Category Archives: Stories of my life

The people have spoken…

Three or four people said that they would like to see more pictures of our trip to Europe… And you know I always do as I am told… The Ambassadors of Music tour lasts almost three weeks. The best musicians from marching … Continue reading

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God save the Queen… Part 3

As I am typing this, BBC America is playing all day coverage of the Queen’s Jubilee, which is sort of awesome. I have sometimes found myself wishing that I could be the Queen for just one day, so that I … Continue reading

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God save the Queen… Part 2

A few years ago, when Jessica was in high school, she got picked to be on the Ambassadors of Music tour. This is a program where all the best musicians in school marching bands all over California were picked to … Continue reading

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God save the Queen… Part 1

As the world prepares for the Queen’s big party, I thought I would take this opportunity to relate a little of my family history, and also to explain why I love England and the English people. My family more or less comes … Continue reading

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I am not a bloodthirsty psychopath…

I am glad I got that off my chest, because it has been eating away at me… I did a post early on where I attempted to explain my interest in history, particularly military history, and how it ties in … Continue reading

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Art is short for Arthur… but Arthur is not short of art…

Not my best title perhaps, but I am returning to the ‘art’ part of pouring my ‘art’ out. From the dusty walls of my garage and the even dustier reaches of my artistic past, I bring you; Here is my … Continue reading

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Back to basics…

(Or);  Yo ho yo ho, an artists life for me… I have strayed far from my roots lately. It is time to pull a few more pieces of eight…uh, I mean art… down from the walls of my garage and … Continue reading

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Express Yourself…

Here is another comic from my early days as an artist. It is…(vaguely)… interesting for a few reasons… My spelling was still atrocious, but my art skills were slowly improving, just from the time I spent doing it. It’s funny … Continue reading

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We all have a little barbarian inside of us…

(Yes, that is indeed my face in there, even if it’s too small to tell). I mentioned, in an early post, that I have a slight fascination with Conan the barbarian. Give me a chance to explain why this is … Continue reading

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What A Way To Go…

I have spotted the weakness in my plan to take over the universe by having the most popular blog ever… OK, that isn’t my real plan. I really just want to show the world what a freak I am, being … Continue reading

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