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Intolerance Can Beget Intolerance

blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the backstories and products. Is there no celebration for African or Caribbean heritage? I remember hearing African and Caribbean French and Spanish spoken when I was in New Orleans.

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/15/2018

Louisiana Swamp Monsters

blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the legends and the products. What are the consequences of being in Mississippi with a Louisiana license and vice versa? Is it terrain or tradition that leaves the boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/15/2018

Louisiana and the American Revolutionary War

blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the backstories and products. Were the Canary Islanders unwilling or willing settlers of a homeland so far away?

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/15/2018

Free Textbook Option

blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the practicalities and products. What can be done to introduce permanent quality control? Do you see the situation as getting better or worse or somehow stabilizing?

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/15/2018

Trial of the Pyx

The National Measurement and Regulation Office heeps the plates, and one is in the museum from the 1400s. There is little to be done with faulty coins. The coins are selected at random throughout a year to be used for testing. This is an ...

blackspanielgallery, on 12/15/2018

Trial of the Pyx

blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the backstory, practicalities, products and videos. Where are the standard plates stored in between the trials? What happens to pieces that don't meet proper sizes and weights?

DerdriuMarriner, on 12/15/2018

Trial of the Pyx

Thanks for the comment. Strangely, I get much information on Britain from the Royal Mint website. I recommend reading it.

blackspanielgallery, on 12/15/2018

The Great British Brexit Mess

Britain is in one almighty mess. I would not recommend being in Britain just now. Great questions BSG.... we would all like to know the answers .

Veronica, on 12/15/2018

Alzheimer's Twiddle Mitts

I have adapted the Alzheimer's Mitt to a knee blanket to go over the patient's knees. The picture is above.

Veronica, on 12/15/2018

Trial of the Pyx

Excellent ! This is completely new to me. When Wizzley produces such educational articles, like this, it is Wizzley at its best . Thank you .

Veronica, on 12/15/2018

The Crossover: a review

Thank you. I deliberately wrote an article shorter than the usual one as I thought that I would best serve the author by being more concise. He is a friendly, pleasant person, and I want him to be successful.

frankbeswick, on 12/14/2018

The Crossover: a review

Thanks for the review Frank. This book sounds unusual and fun.

dustytoes, on 12/14/2018

A Potentially Fatal Accident in the Home

Ha, yes, cats underfoot can be an unexpected safety hazard as well! I have several that love to position themselves right where I walk (or in the middle of the staircase). Love the darn things but one of these days I do worry I'm going to break ...

sockii, on 12/14/2018

Perfect the Moment. Seize the Day and Perfect It

Thank you, Pam. Yes, friendships should mean doing things together. I was just remembering yesterday, for instance, how much I lived in the company of other people when I was in my twenties. Unfortunately, as we grow older we share less with our ...

Mira, on 12/14/2018

Perfect the Moment. Seize the Day and Perfect It

I worry so much for this generation and what they will potentially miss by being too absorbed in technology. Of course it's not relegated to one generation, but the younger people (like my 21 year old son) are so dependent upon it. I love your ...

dustytoes, on 12/13/2018