The Coronavirus – a brief guide

Thought as this was topical and way too funny to not share widely, reblogging would be in order.

Halfbananas - humour, short fiction & verse

Unlike people, viruses are smart and evolve quickly, making them a challenging adversary.

Scientists are racing to perfect a vaccine, but in the meantime what can you do to protect yourself and your loved ones?

Here’s the handy halfbananas guide to the (almost) pandemic.

Avoid drinking Corona beer, a possible source (allegedly) of infection. You’ll be safer with Sol!

One meaning of corona is a crown, so it makes sense to avoid royalty at all costs. They travel a lot, spreading all sorts of nasty bugs.

Cheap surgical masks are not very effective, but add a few drops of chloroform and voila! You can stay home and take a nice nap instead of going out and risking infection.

Viruses can be disrupted or destroyed by heat and possibly by certain sound frequencies. Initial lab results show promise, especially with Christian rock music and anything by Vanilla Ice.

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A Poem About How To Rhyme When Writing A Poem

This is an excellent play on words from Jame Proclaims. He has a great way with words, enjoy.

James Proclaims!

When trying to rhyme, it isn’t a crime
To use the same word twice
Or thrice or quatrice
Quatrice is not a real word
But it isn’t all that absurd
To make up words
If you poetate with a valid license
But never poetate without a license
Otherwise people won’t be able to tell
That poetate is not meant to be potato
And you just can’t spell

And when I’ve lost my muse
A simple ruse is to overuse
Poetry to express my views
But I often confuse the rules
Of the various forms
Though it isn’t a crime not to rhyme
And when you rhyme, it isn’t a crime
To use the same word twice
Or thrice or quatrice or even quintice

It’s better to say twice twice
Than say rice, if rice has no context
Any more than mice or lice
And frankly it isn’t nice to talk…

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SEO: Using WordPress Categories To Your Advantage

Although I have been working with WordPress based sites for a number of years, it only dawned on me recently how best to use Categories and Tags to improve the SEO on your sites. I think most of us know that it's essential to organise your posts into Categories and to limit the number of …

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Improve Your Heart Health

Incredibly useful tips on how to lead a healthy lifestyle and to avoid Coronary heart disease (CHD).

Celtic Sanctuary

Every day your heart beats, on average, more than 100,000 times. Unfortunately the more weight you are carrying, the harder that pump has to work.  This will cause health problems over time.

Coronary heart disease (CHD) usually causes chest pain because the heart is not getting enough oxygen.  This pain varies from person to person.

Other types of symptoms can include the feeling of a “heaviness” or like someone is squeezing your heart, pains or numbness in your chest, neck, arms, stomach or upper back, shortness of breath and fatigue with activity as well as general weakness.

CHD is a result of inflammation forming a build-up of plaque that accumulates within the walls of your arteries.  This plaque will cause a reduction in blood flow that can slow down or stop your heart beating.

Inflammation and heart disease symptoms are linked to free radical damage (oxidative stress) and antioxidant levels…

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My How Time Flies When You Lose Your Writing Mojo

I can't believe it's been over 3 years since I last wrote anything here. I have been trying to get back into writing, but since the demise of the websites that I used to write on (Squidoo, Yahoo Contributor Network) and the fact that my full time job leaves me fairly brain dead every evening, I …

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