Tag Archives: military history

Hey, I bet nobody else you know got up at four this morning and drove for miles just to walk out onto the Golden Gate Bridge to get you some photos… part 2… in which I pay tribute to our military, and discuss some of the military history of the Bay Area…

Posted on August 27, 2018 by pouringmyartout

This will be the only part of my series about my most recent adventure in San Francisco that is not, more or less, in chronological order- probably- and I guess, most of it almost is. After I finished walking out … Continue reading →

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Who were the most bad-ass warriors of all times… a random survey poll…

Posted on September 12, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I don’t mean individually, but in general, which warrior culture in history strikes you as the most awesome?  There is no wrong answer. I just want to see what people think. I have given a few suggestions for the top … Continue reading →

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We went camping… part 6… wait… is that a tank driving down the road???

Posted on October 20, 2015 by pouringmyartout

When we went to that festival at the tractor and farm equipment museum, I wasn’t really expecting to see a tank driving in. No, it didn’t drive all the way there from Camp Pendleton. It was brought there on a … Continue reading →

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The Art of war… part 1…

Posted on July 28, 2015 by pouringmyartout

See, it’s a clever title, because I went to a military museum in Paris… and my name is Arthur, so you could conceivably call me Art… although I wish you wouldn’t… and also there was a book called ‘The Art … Continue reading →

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Name that piece of Art… part 38…

Posted on March 22, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Okay, this is the last piece of art with a piece of Art stuck in a piece of military history… at least for now… And just so you know, I am judging the winners of the first five posts in … Continue reading →

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Name that piece of Art… part 37…

Posted on March 21, 2015 by pouringmyartout

By now you might well be getting sick of this game… but you should also be gaining a serious respect for both the sheer volume of my artistic output and the diversity with which I express my love for my … Continue reading →

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Name that piece of Art… part 33…

Posted on March 21, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Now that I have explained why you shouldn’t worry about seeing me stick my head into pictures involving military history, name this work of Art… For those of you who have become interested in the details, that picture of German … Continue reading →

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We interrupt the game we are playing where you all try to come up with the cleverest names for various pieces of art I did that have me in them, so that I can attempt to explain why my being interested in military history is a much less troubling indication of the state of my mental health than is the fact that I have done so many pieces of art with me in them… or something…

Posted on March 20, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Fortunately, I already did a post that explains it all.. that I posted the first time I posted all these pictures of me involving military history… so… here it is… It was called; Don’t worry about it… ———————————————- By now you … Continue reading →

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Name that piece of Art… part 31…

Posted on March 20, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Our game is entering a new phase. This is where we combine your ingenuity for coming up with clever names for my works of ‘Art’ with my ability to combine my love of history… and, yes, military history… with my … Continue reading →

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I went back in time… part 2…

Posted on March 9, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Ten points if you noticed that I am not wearing any shoes… They didn’t have any size 15 shoes in the bins of spare uniform parts where they kept extra stuff for temporary volunteers like me. So I fired a … Continue reading →

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