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Look, I know people are not particularly interested in my vacation photos, so rather than typing up little personal observations, historic backstory, my own thoughts and emotions upon interacting with thousands of years of history and great works of art, critiquing the current culture and its fashion sense, relating the heartwarming stories of all the dogs I met, recalling locals that I met with whom I struck up a conversation and learned a more intimate insight into everyday life- (okay, most of the people I interacted with were the owners of all those dogs I was petting, and I felt that it would be awkward not to talk to them while I did it.)- or indulgently going on about my amazing family, I am just going to show the rest of the really good photos of London and Windsor Castle and some stuff without all the annoying words.

Until we get to the Cotswolds, then all bets are off.

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This tiny wooden sailboat took part in the Dunkirk evacuation of the surrounded British and French forces that were trapped between the frigid English Channel and the advancing German army and air force in the early, dark days of World War 2…

The British Navy was stretched thin, fighting against both the Germans and the Japanese all over the globe. Big ships could not approach the French beaches without running aground. Soldiers were forced to try to swim out to the nearest … Continue reading

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Can someone please explain to me the purpose behind the republican plan to make American children as dumb as possible???

Why are you purposefully trying to dumb the next generation down? They are your own children. All the focus seems to be on sending them to a church where they are told what to think, and not to ask questions. … Continue reading

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I want to say that my new novel is here, but it is really just the four novels of my action/humor sci-fi series, “The Otherwhere Chronicles” all in one place!… part 2…

The cover of my new, full cover for my combined novel series… The broom, briefcase and admiral’s hat are all relevant to the story. The paintings are my originals, that have been hanging in my garage for decades. I just … Continue reading

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I want to say that my new novel is here, but it is really just the four novels of my action/humor sci-fi series, “The Otherwhere Chronicles” all in one place!

This is just the first copy, to check for errors. This one is all my design, and cover art and the included illustrations inside the book. I used my own paintings as the front and back cover images. It is … Continue reading

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A recommendation about an author from Arthur, who is also an author…

I don’t do this kind of thing often, but I have been listening to books by this guy on Librivox, a free audio book app. I am officially recommending G. A. Henty, 1832-1902. Yeah, this guy… He was an English … Continue reading

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More of what you are missing if you aren’t listening to my Pouring My Art Out podcast…

I did a live show. It got out of hand. Yup, music. I talked about mood alteration… and it isn’t what you think it is… mostly. I discussed a famous vagina… for perfectly explainable reasons. I read some parts of … Continue reading

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A short poem about fog, which has nothing to do with the adventure, except that I have been posting a lot of pictures of fog…

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A Recycled Christmas… part 5…

It’s almost Christmas, and you know what that means… the monkeys from my self-illustrated children’s book—> available over there, in my sidebar—> are getting into the spiked eggnog again. *(NOTE… the monkeys in the actual book do not get drunk… … Continue reading

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Zoos: An audio clip of a chapter from my action/humor sci-fi novel series…

This is a free audio book chapter, read by me, that explains why almost all races in all the universes end up inventing zoos of one sort or another. Hey, if it makes you curious about my books, they are … Continue reading

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