Monthly Archives: April 2009

Miniatures: Rebooted

By ACF | Published: April 25, 2009
Once upon a time, and somewhere along the road, I became completely engrossed in making miniature buildings. This rather preoccupied my spare time for a couple of years. The buildings were initially intended to be used for miniatures gaming, but became a hobby (or obsession!) in their own right. The building blocks are made out [...]
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Privateer Day 2009

By ACF | Published: April 19, 2009
The 5th annual Privateer Day was held on April 17 and 18 in the Fell’s Point waterfront neighborhood of Baltimore, Md. Fell’s Point was the center of Baltimore’s clipper ship industry and was once called by the British Admiralty a “nest of pirates.” This celebration of all things piratical (the fantasy kind, of course) included [...]
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Pirate Quote of the Week

By ACF | Published: April 7, 2009
ARABELLA: I’ll never wear them, never! These nor any other ill-gotten by a thief and pirate. CAPTAIN BLOOD (Dumbstruck): Thief and pirate …! ARABELLA: I’ve seen your pirate ways. I’ve seen myself bargained for and fought over, a combat between jackels. CAPTAIN BLOOD: But I thought you understood …. ARABELLA: You mean you thought you’d [...]
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How I Learned to Keep Worrying but Still Tolerate the Internet: Setting Up WordPress for a Self-Hosted Blog

By ACF | Published: April 7, 2009
When I set out to put up this site as a self-hosted blog, I found that basic instructions on how to do so are almost always incomplete. There are gaps in the instructions from several sources that one has to fill in oneself. I thought I’d share the links that helped me, in case they are useful [...]
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