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Starting the blog ultimately introduced me to lots of people, both online and offline who I\u2019ve been able to learn from as well as have some fun along the way!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an event filled and interesting 10 years that would have been entirely different if I hadn\u2019t decide to carve out my own corner of the Internet<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019ve ever read anything on here, shared it, commented on it, met me in person, or emailed me I just wanted to a thank you! <\/p>\n<p>And what better way to celebrate than with some decade old clip art! <a href=\"https:\/\/andyparkes.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/clipart-birthday-RcAbGMecL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clipart-birthday-RcAbGMecL\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 7px auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clipart-birthday-RcAbGMecL\" src=\"https:\/\/andyparkes.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/clipart-birthday-RcAbGMecL_thumb.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"234\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks 10 years of this blog! 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