Damme I almost forgot – today is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Shiver me timbers, I am such a gob. I thought I would re-post some writing and graphics from previous Pirate Day essays. Either that, or I could write on the upcoming US Presidential race–the two are interchangeable. re-printed from 2003’s Talk Like a Pirate […]
Year: 2004
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Moult’s Protea and Golby
hat’s a heck of a title, isn’t it? Moult’s Protea and Golby. It sounds like the name of something on four legs that wins a lot of shows. (Will I be forgiven this? Hard to say…) Allan Moult has a new edition of Leatherwood Online out, and he shares his own Protea photo album. This is an interesting and […]
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Overcast day and hot air balloons
Yesterday the sky was overcast so the balloon photos don’t have much in the way of a nice, sharp blue sky as background. I didn’t mind so much, it being my first hot air balloon race and never having been that close to the balloons before. I thought the balloons, themselves, added enough color, though […]
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Dancing with Balloons
I had an incredibly good day today, but I am exhausted tonight. I got to the Balloon race site at 11:00, was there until about 6:30, and only sat down twice. But the weather was perfect, the people were wonderfully friendly, and the balloons were awesome. I have oh so many photos to post. You’re […]
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Driving
I made a vow to myself yesterday that I wasn’t going to drive at night again. Kicking around town is fine, and I like getting up in the pre-dawn for a trip; but long trips that end later in the night, when your windshield is covered with bugs, and your eyes are blurred with the […]