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81What does 101 mean?
by chabrenas
As a Brit who doesn't always keep up with current expressions, I had a pretty good idea what 101 meant from the context in which it was used, but I had no idea what its origins were. So I started researching... published 8 months ago
70What to do if you can't sleep
by chabrenas
Can't get to sleep? Don't let that worry you; I have a 75-year-old friend who often has trouble sleeping. Her husband is the one who worries about it, not her - with good reason. If she can't get to sleep,... published 8 months ago
65Desert Racing
by chabrenas
Most 4x4 vehicle owners never do anything more adventurous than park on a grass verge or mount the kerb to park on the pavement (sidewalk). Just as well, since if they all took to serious off-roading, the... published 6 months ago
64Pirates of the Caribbean
by chabrenas
I started out by researching 'pirates'. I already have a few useful textual sources of information about pirates in general, so I started to check out videos, and they were overwhelmed by derivatives of the... published 8 months ago
59The last 'Poilu' dies aged 110
by chabrenas
On 12 March 2008, Lazare Ponticelli died. While he was alive, he refused all ceremonial recognition, declaring that he was unfit to represent all the French citizens who died in World War I. It is only within... published 6 months ago
58Fourth of July - and Quebec is celebrating
by chabrenas
Even people on my side of the pond associate the fourth of July with US Independence Day. (I did get that right, didn't I? It's not Washington's Birthday, is it?) This year, however, celebrations a litlle... published 2 months ago
58Frenchwoman dies after losing euthanasia court case
by chabrenas
Chantal Sébire was a cheerful, healthy, 52 year old French mother of 3 children - until she developed a rare form of cancer affecting her sinal cavity (only about 1,000 cases have been reported). A massive... published 6 months ago
57The Mad Irishman
by chabrenas
I have been asked to present myself at a French police tribunal (the equivalent of a UK magistrate's court) on 5 Feb 2008 because my mad Irish neigbour was given two days' sick leave on account of the bruises... published 9 months ago
57HubPages as a Social Network
by chabrenas
Do you have an account on MySpace? On Facebook? On LinkedIn? Or Twitter? Or any number of other 'Social Networking' sites... Some people join just to hang out with like-minded pals, but more and more people... published 4 months ago
57Postman patter
by chabrenas
The first person to publish my writing (and even pay me for it!) was Roberta Beach Jacobson when she and Alf Meier were running an e-zine called Kafenio (kafeniocom.com, not kafenio.com, which is a totally... published 8 months ago
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