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Divergent Skies
Here are some photographs taken of the sunset sky above Rockport taken sometime last week from the parking lot of the Baptist Church. I had collected Little Ted and a friend from Grandmommy’s house and was heading home when I … Continue reading
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Decorate Downtown Weekend
Last year, when Little Ted accompanied me to the Decorate Downtown event, we had to work around 5,000 people queuing Downtown waiting to receive a free turkey from the back of an 18 wheeler courtesy of one of the larger … Continue reading
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Breast Cancer Walk 2011
Ted and Little Ted went to town this morning at 6:30am calling in at Aransas Pass to pick up breakfast before moving on to the Port Corpus Christi and dusting down the DTown tram. Then it was on to Resaca, by a … Continue reading
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And then there was L’Institute Francais d’Ecosse
What can I tell you, I went to High School, learned a foreign language, and dabbled in the culture. Here are three examples of my 15 year old interests invoked by membership of The French Institute in Edinburgh Watch this … Continue reading
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Even more Saturday afternoons
And here we are in 1965 where folks appear to be improbably niave or perhaps just English. In 1966 I was so incredibly jealous of Mick Jagger but I was obviously not destined to cavort with Marianne, indulge in mind … Continue reading
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More Saturday afternoons – As Usual …
Moving on to 1962 … The sun comes up and brings the dawn As usual Saturday afternoon comes around and through the London fog I hear – Brenda Lee Watch this video on YouTube. Frankly I’m surprised I never displayed … Continue reading
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Saturday afternoons, Dr Who, smoke filled rooms …
Continuing along my train of thought from August 20th here is a YouTube clip of Acker Bilk playing perhaps his most famous composition “Stranger on the Shore” or Jenny as it was originally titled. It became the theme tune to … Continue reading
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Sweltering September Saturday
The entire weekend has been hot, even for South Texas, with temperatures into 3 digits so that probably accounts for why I feel absolutely exhausted after three days of September Corpus Christi First activity. Friday started badly with the tram … Continue reading
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Saturday afternoons with cousins
Today my children were fortunate enough to experience a day with one of their younger cousins. They seemed to appreciate this “privilege” and spent the whole day happily entertaining their 2 year old cousin. I also appreciate this for what … Continue reading
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Photography is increasingly in the news …
… and not necessarily by virtue of awesome regard for the skill of the photographer. New York City and Chicago transit police seem to be “cutting edge” when it comes to violating citizens rights but we are not free of unwelcome … Continue reading
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