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Bailey's choco vanilla Malteser cake 🤤

Yes. It was delicious. Yes. I'm a beached whale now.

Who am I really?

I have always believed that a person’s life is their philosophy in motion. The way you wake up, the way you treat others, the choices you make when no one is watching, these are all small brushstrokes on the canvas of what people will one day call your character. I am not a religious man, but I do... read more

On This Day in History - March 2, 1940

March 2, 1940 #OTD World War II: The cargo-liner SS Domala (Pictured) carrying mainly British Indian subjects repatriated from Germany was bombed and machine gunned off the Isle of Wight by a German He 111 aircraft with the loss of 108 lives. Dutch ship Jong Willem, which rescued 48 of the 183... read more

The Merchant and the Marauders: A Tale of the Reverse Raid

The port town of Aeridor was known for its bustling trade, its vibrant markets, and above all, for the seemingly gentle nature of its chief merchant, Elias. Elias, a man with a kind smile and a reputation for generosity, often extended credit, offered aid, and rarely spoke ill of anyone. To the... read more

On This Day in History - March 16, 1941

March 16, 1941 OTD The German Ocean liner SS Bremen (Pictured) was set alight by 14-year-old crew member Walter Schmidt while at her dock in Bremerhaven and completely gutted. A lengthy investigation discovered that the arson resulted from revenge stemming from a ship's officer who had punished... read more

Mother Sea

From Dot and the Whale, a 1986 animated childrens movie from a series of movies by Polish born Australian native Yoram Gross based off an 1899 book published posthumously on behalf of Ethel Pedley titled Dot and the Kangaroo. This book and the subsequent movies are all made in the name of... read more