Ahh, hell. Yup, that’s exactly how you’ll feel if you can create a perfect blog. A blog with good commercial potential, perfect layout, perfect posts, posts that will satisfy everyone, that will not hurt the sentiments of anyone. A perfectly knit creative layout.
What I’ve learned in last week is simple. A little background on last week, I’ve written certain posts that I am specifically proud of, though I love every single one of my post, the posts that I’ve written in last week are the ones I’ll show if someone asks me to show them some of my selected posts. One hundred and ninety-four posts and four of them taught me something profound.
I said it in one of my previous posts that when I write while traveling I write ugly. If I post any of those notes, in their unedited form, half of you will simply unfollow me. Man, I’m mean when I write. So I guess, even I publish well polished hypocritical posts.
Few of the friends that I’ve made through my blog are the best ones, at least their words seem that way so far. That is what. Words. Not their faces, voice, or skin color. You know we have this judge-o-meter inside each one of us, it’s inherent, this moral ethnic code of shit. I could have said negativity but it wouldn’t have been fair, it’s a rule-book filled with shit.
When we see someone, we judge them based simply on their facial characteristics, believe me, I’m a scientist, I know, we judge them by the pitch of their voice, we judge them by their Color, we all do. We are the best lawyer when we defend our mistakes and we are the best judge when we prosecute others for their mistake. Even the self-proclaimed least judgmental person like me does that. With words, we end up losing that luxury, stripped of all the shit.
There is one saying, “We are drowning in information but we are thirsty for knowledge.” People do whatever is trendy at that moment. I have a story behind everything, my taste in music, my taste in art, my taste in literature or my taste in cinema. Everything has a story. After all, I do hate despacito, don’t I? There are many questions we do not know the answer to, and there’s no shame in admitting to that. Why be part of something you have no sense of belonging to? Don’t believe what is supposed to be true, the greatest discoveries were done against the dogma.
In case my point was not clear so far, let me spell it out more simply, write honestly. Write filthy and ugly. At least that’s the way I do, I don’t know about you duck heads (Grabbety, you’ll get it). Maybe you’ll find another glorious way of writing a blog.
Update:
This post was originally published on 18th September 2017. Since then, it has become one of my best posts (Based on readership and engagement). In last two months, I’ve been followed by many bloggers and I’ve made many new friends. Recently, I came across a post on the official WordPress forum where Michelle Weber wrote one line that connected with me most. Nothing on our blog is permanent, or in other words, our blog isn’t a static entity. It’s dynamic.
That advice seems simple on the surface but it’s something I’ve been ignoring since the day I started blogging.
How do we, as bloggers with free WordPress plan, achieve dynamicity on our blog? Publishing new content every day is one thing, I’m talking about something else. It’s a little tricky but, you know, let’s tread lightly, for now, we are in unchartered territories.
It’s called reposting. Basically, you use your old posts and you update the date to the current day, that way you keep the post visible for those who missed it or for those who have since joined you.
Now, hold on ethical police, I do not believe it is a crime to repost your own content. Sure, you’ll not be able to create permalink or pingbacks to your old posts, but then again, tell me this. If you create something, not writing but something else, do you only show it to everyone at the moment of its creation or do you try to bring it up in any new conversation that you are having, even if it’s months since that little creation?
I really hope you answered the latter part. At least I like to do that. Every sketch that I have ever created, I do not miss any chance to share them with new people.
So, you know what, let me know what you think about it. I’d really like that.
😂😂 fabulous!! What a great article! Who said truth has to be pretty, it just has to be true, right? Truth is sometimes ugly!! I’m going to write truth…just not in black ink…😂
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In which color then?
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Graphite…😉
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Ha ha.
Well whatever the means, only the truth shall prevail. 🙂
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Write only true words
Never filler, never lies
Passionate, true words.
Living, breathing words
Expressing vivid glimpses
Exposing the soul.
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I guess, you are onto your next post.
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I’m trying…but the ‘glorious’ One Word Prompt post is turning into a never ending story…it’s not even about writing
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Write anything that comes into your mind. Who says you have to polish it? Sometimes, imperfect words end up saying the perfect tales. 🙂
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Just writing is enough… example: I was commenting on another blogger’s post about an upcoming movie and it sparked a novel idea that should keep me busy… fingers crossed!
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Well that’s how I wrote my last few posts. Rewriting the comments that I’d dropped on other posts.
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Inspiration can come from anywhere. Thankful for that.
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Well inspiration does strike at weird times 🙂
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Liked this post, it seems to be the true you, whatever that is. I guess it’s how I see you? 😉
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Perfect description, “whatever it is” 🙂
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You reveal a little at a time. Talking to NOPS – I’m curious as to the “four”😂
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Four? You lost me there. 🙂
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Your four best posts.
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I’m sure you’d have gone through them. Well, I hope. 🙂
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How are you tonight?
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Morning. And I’m quite chirpy right now. I had a really good coffee.
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😉
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The more important question is how are you? After all, I did promised I’ll talk about your worries, didn’t I?
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Much better, no worries
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Well good. You know, there isn’t anything that I’ll say to that you wouldn’t have heard before but sometimes reassurance works better than life altering advices. 🙂
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I appreciate that, and thank you.
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Always. Contrary to my speaking habits, I do not mind talking or writing through comment sections. Strange, isn’t it? 🙂
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Not really. I like listening. What are your plans for today?
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Well, I have planned quite a lot of experiments, so my day is booked. After I leave my lab, the remaining evening would go pretty much the way it always does. Reading. Writing.
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Cool. Good luck with them!
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Thank you.
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Did you have a good weekend?
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Well, I finally did started editing the draft of “A Love Story?” So that was the most dominant positive among many others.
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How do you feel about it looking it over again?
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Well, I started with a print. So far I’ve gone through 15 out of 57 A4 pages, and those fifteen look like they belong at a murder scene. So much red. You tell me now how I feel about them? 🙂
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Oh, don’t be so hard on those pages. The story really drew us in and so don’t be too heavy handed with that red pencil 😉
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I can’t help it. I’m always too critical of my works. A little secret, I have never liked any of my sketches fifteen minutes after I drew them. That’s the shelf life of my sketches for me, fifteen minutes of adoration. 🙂
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Ok, then don’t look at them. My sister paints she never liked her work. You artists are sensitive souls, too hard on yourselves
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Sensitive, I don’t know. If we were that sensitive, we wouldn’t be that critical now, would we?
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It’s two sides of the same coin?
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Might be. I guess, it’s simply about perspective. Just like for everything else.
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Yes. It’s difficult to see your own gifts, even for a nops😂😂
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Ha.
Even you don’t miss a chance to remind me of that. 🙂
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Nope😂
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Arts are obsessional, you know. My sketching process, I generally doodle for five ten minutes everyday, but the day I sketch, I end up sketching for eight-ten hours in one stretch or until my back gives out. 🙂
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You are a dedicated person
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Now if I agree to that, you’ll call me a NOPS. See, you tell me, what is my fault. I’m such a poor soul who is appreciated by so many. 🙂
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I don’t think you’re a poor soul. No bad inference with dedication, it’s all good
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Well, that was a joke. 🙂
Either way, I’m too humbled by all the support that I get by so many brilliant people, you know.
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How are NOPS and humble compatible
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A conflict of sterotypes. Didn’t I said it before? 🙂
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Probably. You do talk a lot…..zing!
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Write. Not talk. 🙂🙂
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I just use talk because I feel like we’re talking
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That is true.
Ha, I’m still laughing at your last comment. Now this is a perfect combination, walking, laughing and listening to Metallica. Now the morning can’t get any better. 🙂
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Well I’ll leave you to it then…have a great day!
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I won’t mind. You çan say if you have something more. I’m still an hour away from my experiments.
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How far do you live away from your work?
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30 km
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And you take the bus? That’s quite a ways
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I take bus, metro and cab. It’s a twisty way to my workplace. 🙂
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Now that’s what I call dedication! No wonder you listen to heavy metal!😳😂
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Well, that’s one reason. Let me tell you one funny incident which happened five minutes ago, I was in bus and listening to Metallica’s Disposable Heroes. And the person standing next to me can actually hear through my headphones (a common problem with heavy metal, considering they are bass rich) and the look that dude gave me was so comical, you won’t believe it. 🙂
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See? You’re making someone’s day! Cool
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It didn’t seem that way for that person. He was like, “what the hell is wrong with this kid?” 🙂
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I’m old and I get those same looks…makes it all worth it, don’t you think?
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Perspective.
Some people get bothered. We enjoy. Ha, life.
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Exactly. I must say you are feeling chipper today.
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Even I’ve observed that, for two days now. Two mornings when I’ve been chipper than usual.
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Any special reason? If I had to guess, I’d say …..
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New headphones. 🙂
I’ve said it many times, music is my life. It’s funny how trivial things give so much satisfaction.
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That was not my guess, but I know what you mean. After ten pm I use headphones if I want to listen to anything. The apartment rules call for quiet after ten.
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Your guess was?
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My favorite of course, you are in love
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I’ve been in love for five years. Nothing new in that front.
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That’s wonderful.
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It is. Nothing is better than that. And if there is, I haven’t been able to find it so far.
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You never will
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That is the plan, atleast. 🙂
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On that front. Ahh, I hate autocorrect
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Me too. Five years – you must have fallen early!
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19
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I married at nineteen a million years ago
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Well, we all have our own pace.
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I wouldn’t recommend it. I was too young. But now I am grateful that I’m not an ancient grandparent, old but not ancient, yet😂 now I’ve said that Murphy’s law is going to come calling
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Marrying late? Or falling in love early?
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Well you can’t help falling in love, I know that. Marrying? It’s up to the couple, no one else.
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Agreed.
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Nothing is perfect and everything is perfect.
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Even your argument or reasoning is. 🙂
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True. The word perfect should be removed from vocabulary. It has stopped making sense.
At least i removed it from mine.
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Maybe we should publish your version of the dictionary then 🙂
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Ahhaha i would rather keep it to myself. Or people close to me.
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Well, in that case I’ll Honor your wish.
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🙂
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I hope my mean side is to your liking cause, grrr, it’s in there. For now I my sweet self which is 73% of my personality, roughly. The thing is, that teensy tiny teenie weenie mean side of me is a real badass. And she’s judging someone right now. Actually, she’s barely awake and will judge someone later.
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Ha, who cares if it’s to my liking or not. It’s yours and only yours, so the point is whether you can be satisfied or proud of your meanness.
Mean or not, there is no way I won’t appreciate a Metallica fan. I’m pretty sure you have headbanged to master of puppets as much as I have. 🙂
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I care, but I was just saying, I iz a meanie butt.
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Really, no comment about Metallica. Are you alright? 🙂
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Yes, comfession time. I originally they were saying, “Dye, dye my hair.”
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In creeping death?
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Yep
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Well, I can’t remember any of those instances but when I do, I’ll definitely let you. We all do that, misinterpreting lyrics.
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Yeah, I still “sing” it that way for kicks.
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Yeah, your version does sound better.
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Lol
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Well, I’m not sure about ugly but recently, I have decided to write whatever is the first thing that comes to my mind, you know, and post it without any further editing, without giving much thought to my thoughts.
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And that is what I am exactly trying to say. As writers, we generally tend to think that our first drafts are ugly.
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Yeah, when in all reality they are really just raw.
Anything written on impulse speaks more about us then the words so finely decorated to perfection.
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Polished hypocritical words. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Success Inspirers World.
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Very well said. certain poetry is off putting to me because it can seem to be disingenuous. itcan seem to be more about the craft than the actual sentiment. I respect the craft alot but i just cant buy that people genuinely feel that way.
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Sorry mate. I don’t know how I missed this comment. Poetry isn’t off-putting, it’s the ostentatious nature of the words that makes it difficult. For example, I wrote poems with rather simple vocabulary.
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well said. simpler words seem to be more effective.
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I bought a cable to connect the iPad to the miniUSB on my Sony a65. The software ‘seemed’ to find the camera (no fiat lure messages) but no display on either device. What am I doing wrong? And what are the limitations with the a65 and similar bodies?Is thee a manual for wired connections?
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http://www.hackaday.com/2007/05/06/powershot-firmware-hacking/I like the hack, but again, it’s already been here. I like the firmware, got it on the camera after reading about it last time.
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I so appreciate your obedience and words of wisdom. Regardless of who sits in that office, we know that through God’s plan there is a reason for that purpose. My hope and prayer are that people understand the difference between someone who follows Jesus (showing their fruit) and someone who uses the Christian name (although may believe they are a Christian) to get what they want. People can disagree all day long about policies and government, but when we claim to be Christian, we must live out the teachings of Jesus no matter what position we hold or are running for.
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This success puts them in a much better position to be healthy even when they will aren’t taking it at all.Here is my blog: Dangers of Garcinia Cambogia Extract – Women’s Health
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10 points for realness and inspiration 👍🏻 first post I have read of yours and I want more lol
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Thanks for sharing and being so honest, really interesting approach I’ll definitely have to try out. This seems especially relevant for new blogs or ones with quickly increasing follower numbers.
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Yes, it is. The biggest downfall is just that you can’t create pingback to your old posts, but if you act judicious and practical, maybe that can be worked out too. You know, like continously updating the posts with new links, but then again, that can be a bit hectic. Let’s see, I’ve only started doing it today, let me figure out the details, I’ll definitely share that experience.
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Your post has actually inspired me to do a repost of an old blog post I wrote that didn’t get seen by many people anyway so appreciate you sharing. I see what you mean with the links etc, with my post it had barely any views and zero links so it shouldn’t be a problem. Thanks for the inspiration though and look forward to following your blog to see how you get on!
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Glad to be of help, I hope you have a good stay here. 🙂
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Interesting concept, I never considered doing. However, you have given m something to contemplate. Thanks for your advice. 🙂
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LOVED this!
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