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A Spoonbill of Bull<\/p><\/div>\n

Good morning from beautiful Algonquin Highlands. I know, I know, OMG not another stupid blog site. Sorry, but it kinda looks like it. Go Daddy had a sale and I was playing with domain names and realized that Belgium’s domain was .be, what else could I do? I will regale you with sporadic musings and will try to promise almost no bull. <\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good morning from beautiful Algonquin Highlands. I know, I know, OMG not another stupid blog site. Sorry, but it kinda looks like it. Go Daddy had a sale and I was playing with domain names and realized that Belgium’s domain was .be, what else could I do? 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