Monthly Archives: July 2015

Have you ever considered…?

Posted on July 27, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Have you ever considered the fact that if we cured all diseases, then the larger population would cause food shortages that would lead untold numbers of people to die of starvation? If we stopped all kinds of violence against one … Continue reading →

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Paris… part 3… (or); get the right hotel…

Posted on July 27, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The hotel you stay in can make or break a vacation destination. Fortunately, my wife is one of those people who meticulously researches everything before settling on one choice. Also, my mom, a seasoned European traveler, already knew about this … Continue reading →

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Paris… part 2… (or); when you travel, keep your eyes open… and your nose… and your mouth…

Posted on July 26, 2015 by pouringmyartout

When you travel, you can learn a lot about where you are by the food they eat. And you aren’t really experiencing a culture unless you eat their food. This is particularly true in France. Mmmmmmm… the stinky cheese! The thing… and … Continue reading →

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Paris… part 1…

Posted on July 26, 2015 by pouringmyartout

To be honest, going through the Chunnel on a train was less exciting that I thought it would be. It really is just a long tunnel. You have no sense of passing under the English Channel. I suggest, when you … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, England…

Posted on July 25, 2015 by pouringmyartout

It was time to leave England and take the train to Paris… I still miss cousin Dot’s house in the English countryside and the little garden. I miss the quiet little street with the brick houses, and the little day care … Continue reading →

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Which of these are real towns in the United Kingdom, and which are just silly words that I made up… a game…

Posted on July 24, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Haltwhistle Hexham Ballinamallard Swindon Kettlewell Wasdale Head Workington Mallwyd Furnace Peebles Crumlin Nuneaton Wolverhampton Thrapston Thornaby Darlington Hartlepool West Woodburn Ecclefechan Alnwick Hay-on-Wye Llanybydder Kidderminster Fawsley Abergavenny Wisbech Long Eaton North Hykeham Coningsby Horncastle Worksop Thirsk Bridlington Hunmanby Hutton-le-Hole Kirkbymoorside … Continue reading →

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A poem for Donald Trump… and I should probably apologize for this one right here at the top…

Posted on July 24, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Donald, may I call you Don? Or would you prefer Mr. Trump? Into the primaries you have been drawn You say America is in a slump As much as I would love to end up as your pawn I’m afraid … Continue reading →

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Day tripper… part 3… Liverpool was… wait… oh, that is the cutest puppy ever!!!

Posted on July 24, 2015 by pouringmyartout

As we walked back to the train station, my wife and Mollie stopped to do some souvenir shopping, and while I waited I met this little guy. He is a bulldog, and I think his name was Chumley. I love bulldogs. … Continue reading →

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Day tripper… part 2… wait… why are there World War Two era U.S. soldiers in Liverpool???

Posted on July 23, 2015 by pouringmyartout

No way… are they filming another movie? Everywhere we go in England they are filming movies. What’s the deal? Yes, that looks like a movie camera. And that is a real bobbie closing off the street. And that is a … Continue reading →

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Uh… I guess I’m not done doing silly pictures of Eric Idle…

Posted on July 23, 2015 by pouringmyartout

But then again, he did help me get permission to use the Monty Python quotes I needed for the alien who learned how to speak English by watching old episodes of the Flying Circus in my action/humor science fiction novel… the upcoming book … Continue reading →

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