Tag Archives: art

Not just a dog’s life…

As I just told you in my last post, I like all kinds of animals. Here are some of the famous Thames river swans… Oh, and Jessica and her band friends are there also. These swans are the ones that … Continue reading

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The way I like to travel…

I am going to do a series of posts today that highlight my peculiar mode or tourism. People seem to like my pictures of the trip I took to Europe with my daughter, so I am going to show them … Continue reading

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This one starts off not being funny at all…

Yes, that is exactly what you think it is. That is one of the many ovens at Dachau concentration camp, where I spent two hours walking around, taking pictures and being lost in a world of horrible thoughts. Dachau is … Continue reading

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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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Sometimes life doesn’t feel real…

Like maybe I am part human and part cartoon. But I am working on it. If I meet Roger Rabbit or Dick Flintstone, I will let you know. Now, back to our show…

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The black flag…

It was a balmy, steamy day, that one particular day, in the year of our Lord 1716. A southerly wind pushed at the sails of H.M.S. Glasgow, a merchant trader out of Southampton. She wallowed sideways in the troughs between the … 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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