So, I’ve had an interesting couple of weeks, but before I tell you about it, back up everything you’ve ever done to as many locations as you can possibly imagine. Save the images, the text, the formatting. Save everything! September 13, 2021 #Blogging You may or may not have noticed, but I haven’t posted anything since August 26. If you had come looking to see what was going on, you may have found yourself staring at a screen telling you that the site you were looking for does not exist! And at that moment, it did not. That’s right it…
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