A note about some old posts returning

By rallain on September 14, 2008.

I am sure I mentioned that I am moving to WordPress (from Rapidweaver). I would like to have all my important posts moved. To do this, I am just going to repost them in WordPress. Maybe there is a better way, but I am not sure. So, the point is that if you have been reading this for a while, you might see some repeats.

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