Recent Posts - page 59
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BIG FOOT, the definitive proof!
BIGFOOT LIVES AMONG US!! DEFINITIVE PROOF!! Skeptics reading this blog might think to themselves “Surely if definitive proof of BIGFOOT had been found it would be the lead story on CNN, not hidden away in an obscure blog.” I say,… Read More ›
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Doing Instanbul
Last year I took a Skeptours cruise with two dozen friends, around the Mediterranean. Our embarkation was from Istanbul. Istanbul has been on my bucket list for decades, and was a place that I never thought I would get to… Read More ›
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And We Are Off!
Kitty and I are off on another adventure. We haven’t seen each other since last fall, so I’m looking forward to catching up and hearing all her stories about her visit to France and Switzerland earlier this month. We are… Read More ›
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A Parisian frog asked me “What?” after rejection…
Springtime in Paris is synonymous with love. Or is it? Here a sad Parisian suitor asks me “What?” (probably “What went wrong?”) after he is rejected. Monsieur Grenouille lives a happy life at the Jardins du Plantes, where tourists and locals… Read More ›
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Eating Bait
I like to call myself an adventurous eater, right up until I turn on an episode of Andrew Zimmern’s travel show “Bizarre Foods” and watch him scarf down sheep earlobes, or chunks of raw camel that’s been sitting unrefrigerated in… Read More ›
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The hatred of Marie-Loise Pailleron
John Singer Sargent was probably the best known portrait painter of his time. He was talented enough to make a living painting the famous and the rich. He painted a American President and English Royalty. While his most famous painting… Read More ›
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Who Are Your Lifesavers?
All through life, we have people who help us. Being social, tribal creatures, living in a complex dangerous world, most of us cannot be 100% self-sufficient. We all have lifesavers. As a child, your lifesavers are your parental unit. Beyond… Read More ›
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Who wants Wal Mart? We have Village Discount!
Many people don’t remember what life was like before Wal Mart. People that live in Antrim or Hillsborough New Hampshire don’t have a Wal Mart nearby to visit. If you need something, you visit the Village Discount Center. The Village… Read More ›
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An Amaz!ng Breakfast
I’ve been working14-hour days, if you don’t include the driving time, while commissioning a new processing plant in West Texas, for the past few weeks. Kitty is still on her European trip (I should mention here that those two activities… Read More ›
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Paris and the Devil that lives there….
Le Diable au Musée The Devil at the Paris Museum If you visit Paris, you may be lucky enough to encounter the devil at the museum. Most visitors come across the devil quite by accident. My own first encounter with… Read More ›
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