Jan 14 2010
On Goat Island, No. 56: Let there be light
And there was … . Horseshoe Falls overlook, Goat Island, Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls, New York, 09January01.
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- Sylesheet, one word 5 August 2008Stylesheet is one word, or two. The best authorities vary on this question. There are stylesheets for written materials such as books, and there are stylesheets for Web pages at the level of CSS code. Sometimes stylesheet, sometimes style sheet. I took my pick. […]
- Grandiloquent ... Grandtastic ... Grand Island 7 August 2008
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