Archive for the ‘Vidocq Unscripted’ Category

I’m a winner!!!

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I am the winner of the StretLaw™ ‘Blawg of the Month prize! The post that won was Part 1 in my April mini-blog tour. It was my first ever attempt at guest blogging on one topic for several hosts. I wrote down my musings about the historical mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask. It is [...]

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Books that influenced me

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This post spent a long time in the “making process” because I went back and forth with my decision and indecision to write this. Nice sentence, right? It reflects how I felt! I read these three books when I was decades younger and at that time, they made an impact on me. After reading them, [...]

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Baie Dankie – Thank You – Grazie

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Last night at exactly 8:14:35 pm a Blackberry user in the Toronto area of Ontario, Canada, became my blog’s 100’000th blog visitor. Earlier in the day, my tech man Jacques Soudan, had alerted me that visitor 100’000 could pop up any day now. From the moment that we hit 99’990, we were both glued to [...]

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Vidocq goes on Smashwords!

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I just uploaded an revised version of “Zeigler, through Vidster’s eyes” on Smashwords. It is an updated version from the ebook version available on Barnes & Noble and yes, it is free this time. I checked the status. It has been downloaded twelve times already! Please tell your friends. If you want to read a [...]

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Beyond the Man in the Iron Mask, April mini blog tour

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My mini blog tour for April has started today. In a three part series, I explore the historical mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask. Part 1 is hosted this weekend by Gary Lee Walters. David Swinson is the host for part 2 next weekend and Suzie Ivy will post the conclusion the weekend after that. In Gary’s part [...]

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Norm was right, it raises interesting questions.

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Last night I was making my rounds around the blogs. I stopped by Norm’s. Norm Pattis always makes me think. Last night, Norm made me mad. You see, I had not seen the article he pointed out. In his blog post “Why Florida v. Zimmerman is necessary” he discussed an article concerning the shooting of Trayvon [...]

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A Trini nod for DCC!

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Having friends and supporters around you always makes a difference! Today, DCC got a nod from Gary Howard a.k.a. TriniCSI on his blog. Gary was our #cclivechat guest on December 16, 2011. I am pleased to announce that Gary will be back for another chat! There is still a lot about Gary’s Trini-years we need [...]

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Marc Randazza would support me, right?

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This morning, I read an article written by the attorney Marc Randazza for CNN and it hit home. I quote: “The First Amendment requires neither tact nor politeness. It requires that we permit all views to set up stalls in the marketplace of ideas, and we let that marketplace decide which ideas prevail.” It is my right to [...]

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R.I.P. Phillip Finch 1948-2012

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I just heard that a friend and a fierce supporter in the fight to get justice for William Thomas Zeigler, passed away. Phillip Finch died at the age of 63 after losing the battle to cancer. An accomplished author, Phil published some books based on true stories. One of them was of course “Fatal Flaw.” [...]

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We say NO to SOPA!

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    By now you should have heard or read about SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). On Wednesday January 18th, there will be a hearing about this web-crippling law in Congress. And although you might have heard that some politicians halted their support, the bill is NOT cancelled. Neither is it Senate’s equivalent, called PIPA. [...]

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