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About me - Dave Franklin

Having always had a major interest in writing and music,I am lucky enough these days to have an outlet for both. On the music front I play in a couple of bands, these days mainly at a local level. My writing seem to sprawl across a wide range of genres and

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Sports & Recreation > Hunting Was the British government right to ban fox-hunting?: 2 of 9
"The unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible" is how Oscar Wilde described the past time of fox hunting, and whilst Wilde's humour was ever based in rhetorical wit, his observation here is nothing less than accurate. Hunting has long been not only a tradition but also a necessity in times gone by, but there is some justificat... More..
Sports & Recreation > Training & Equipment The purpose of black paint, or "eye black", under athletes' eyes: 16 of 18
The actual purpose of Eye Black is to stop the glare of the sun from reflecting off of an athletes face and obscuring their vision. It is the same concept behind ancient Egyptians wearing heavy eye make-up. It was more that just fashion, even manual workers would wear it, and so it is with sports men and women today. That sa... More..
Sports & Recreation > Outdoors & Sportsman (Other) Paintball 101: The basics: 11 of 12
The war had dragged on for over ten minutes now; many of your fellow soldiers who had taken up arms with you had passed on to the other side, probably drinking tea in a tent next to the car park. Only recently your brother had been hit in the shoulder by enemy fire, it makes you glad that you are wearing protection, those pa... More..