Tenth Life

Soldiers of the Queen - An Online Museum of Authentic Victorian-era British Military Photographs
Antique Images of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces Brought to You Through Great Peril From the Far Corners of the British Empire
(Tip of the hat to Hexidecima at Steamfashion.)

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So far it only goes back to 1885, but eventually the online Sittings By Decade (Hansard) will go back to 1805.
Hansard, the Official Report, is the edited verbatim report of proceedings in both Houses of Parliament. Hansard is not a verbatim account of debates in Parliament. It seeks to eliminate “repetitions, redundancies and obvious errors”.

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I very much regret the late reminder, but tonight, as every third Tuesday, you may find me at home at Ormsby Hall, Little West Sniggery, Caledon Murdann for a literary salon from 5:00 to 7:00 pm SLT. Tonight’s starting point:
Sir Timothy was a fluent speaker, and when there was nothing to be said was possessed [...]

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Linden dollars, that is, in contributions to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Second Life. This Sunday I will be privileged to have a date auctioned off.

I had the pleasure of having my portrait done by Mr Jaksoi Pak for the auction vendors:

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There’s a thought-provoking post about social norms and privacy at Grace McDunnough’s blog, Phasing Grace: Upholding Social Norms
Reflecting upon my early Second Life social experiences and those today I see dramatic changes, especially related to social privacy. For example, part of the subtle but consistent reinforcement from the early community was that the separation between [...]

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