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Thanksgiving Greeting Cards
The online versions of holiday cards are becoming ever more competitive with traditional formats.
In particular, it's quite compelling the way the sender has control over the arrival date of an online card to the sendee.
Might it be possible ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/04/2023
Redheads and pain tolerance – scientific facts and myths
The computer crashed before I could continue with an additional observation concerning redheads and their alcoholic intolerances or tolerances.
Might redhead intolerances or tolerances vary according to the alcoholic type?
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/04/2023
Thinking About Painting Your Walls Pink?
The computer crashed before I concluded my comment concerning pink shingles.
If there be no pink shingles available, what color would respond best to pink-painting? If so, what protection would be needed to keep them their pinkest?
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/04/2023
Redheads and pain tolerance – scientific facts and myths
The first sentence in your first introductory paragraph contains the question, "How about alcohol tolerance of redheads?"
What is the configuration that research and tradition show for redheads and their intolerance or their tolerance of ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/04/2023
Thinking About Painting Your Walls Pink?
The shingles on the garage/shed and the house need replacing. The roofers selected green to replace what weathers into black-green and black-gray.
Would you ever have come across pink shingles?
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/04/2023
Oscar Wilde's Women
Wilde is an Anglo-Saxon surname originating in Western England in Anglo-Saxon times. Edric the Wild fought a private war against Normans who tried to take his estates. He is considered a Saxon hero. There is a walking route in Western England ...
frankbeswick, on 09/30/2023
Simone Weil, a short-lived genius
I do not know, but I think that Simone changed her surname to Veil, so the two were probably unrelated. But Veil is pronounced Weil
frankbeswick, on 09/30/2023
Simone Weil, a short-lived genius
The second paragraph in your first subheading, Life and death, intrigues me.
The Simone Weil about whom you write and the Simone Veil of the European Parliament presidency both instill in me respect for how they led their lives personally and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/30/2023
Cybersquatting
The first case, Typosquatting, somewhat mystifies me.
Spellcheckers seem so abundant; they even show up on Wizzley ;-D!
Would submitting sites to spellchecking be easy or onerous, expensive or reasonable?
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/29/2023
Make a statement with black zirconia engagement rings
There's a style of having more than one gem in a bracelet, an earring, a necklace or a ring.
What gems might go best with black zirconia in such settings?
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/29/2023
Mary of the Gael: St Brigid of Kildare
Much evidence has been lost.
frankbeswick, on 09/29/2023
How Long Does It Take To Plan A Wedding?
Your last subheading, Can You Do It in Two Weeks, contains an interesting first sentence anticipating that "Your next question would probably be: Can I have a wedding in less than 48 hours?"
The fifth sentence identifies Las Vegas as well-known ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/29/2023
Mary of the Gael: St Brigid of Kildare
The Early Middle ages predates canonization. Minor saints did not always pass the rigorous canonization process. did she? If so evidence would have been required, and it must be held somewhere.
blackspanielgallery, on 09/29/2023
Redheads and pain tolerance – scientific facts and myths
The second paragraph in your introduction keeps drawing me back with its thought-provoking observation that "Several studies proved people with red hair (natural or dyed) act significantly different than everybody else, but their behavior could ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 09/29/2023
Mary of the Gael: St Brigid of Kildare
Nothing is written, but they probably followed traditions handed down over years
frankbeswick, on 09/28/2023