I live in this house, with many interruptions, from since I was two years old. About 40 years in other words. Until 10 years ago we were guarded day and night. In the entrance hall of the police station an the oposite site of the street used to be a bullet-proof glass window, where 24h/24h, …
Book: Dancing into Battle. A Social History of the Battle of Waterloo
Around the end of last year, I received this noteworthy little book written by Nick Foulkes. The weeks after I read through and through, intrigued more by the title than by anything else, I must confess. It rather seemed one of those typical Britisch history books. The author is well read into the subject, he …
The (sometimes) hard life of archive rats.
Normaly you wont hear me complain often about the hard work I invest in my pretty intense hobby. Most of the time I consider it as a privilege to be able to do what I do. Most of the time, though some days are not like the others. The last two weeks, for instance, where …
This site was temporarily hacked by a certain Badi
For those who didn’t see it: you didn’t miss anything. For those who did: I appologize For those who encountered the same problem: here you can find some remedy. Good thing is: Badi doesn’t destroy your content. He (or she for that matter) is only messing with the admin’s site. Lucky enough you can easily access …