Anyone interested in my artwork and/or possessed of a creative knack for problem-solving should note my recent post on a construction problem I'm having with a book I'm making.
Viagra jokes aside, it's a difficulty of finding the right stiffener for this particular project.
(Can't wait to see what my blog stats will look like after this post. Bring on the spam.)
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Don’t ever wish for spam! I am SO tempted to junk all of my infected comments, but can’t bring myself to do so. So I’m editing by hand.
Spam is one of the things that WordPress handles REALLY well. Akismet Spam filters are fabulous things; very little setup required and they nab darned near everything. I go through a list of comments it thinks are spam and can untick ones that are keepers. The others are deleted. Quite handy, really. Some scarey spam has been stopped in its tracks.
Incidentally, the title of your post on you spam woes has had me reciting “One Duck Stuck” for most of the day. I find I can remember most all of it. Arg.
Your archived message wouldn’t load, so I don’t know specifically what the problem is.
Have you looked at http://www.talasonline.com? They sell bookbinding supplies (along with a host of other interesting things if you work with textiles). If they don’t have what you need, they may be able to refer you.