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Tempus Fugit
7 Mar 2023

Tempus Fugit

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason | 9

Most people over fifty have a neurological disorder, which makes the perception of time grow shorter.

Click on any of the Army Brats for details….

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Time Flies, Dont wish your life away
The Polka Dot Ones
28 Feb 2023

The Polka Dot Ones

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 6

The dream of Alan Paton, and all those who fought for freedom, has not yet been fulfilled.

Click on the child for details….

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Alan Paton, Apartheid
A Remedy for Superstition
22 Feb 2023

A Remedy for Superstition

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 2

To encounter a rhinoceros, would be to enter a battlefield.

Click on a rhino for drtails….

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Rhinoceros, Poaching, Extinction
A Journey of Giraffes
19 Feb 2023

A Journey of Giraffes

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Travel | 7

Fresh coffee in a tin cup, with home-made cookies, served on the hood of a Land Rover. You can’t beat that.

Click on the tall one for details…

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Africa, Safari
A GNT
17 Feb 2023

A GNT

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Travel | 1

OD put us in camera range of every animal in the park.

Click on the Land Rovers for details….

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The Hyaenas
15 Feb 2023

The Hyaenas

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 2

“How he died and why he died 
Troubles them not a whit”

Rudyard Kipling

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Giraffe, Impala, Lion, Hyena
Flying in Africa
14 Feb 2023

Flying in Africa

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth | 3

Tswelelo invited me into the right seat and for the next hour and a half I was living the dream.

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Flying, Cessna Caravan, Africa
Zambezi
13 Feb 2023

Zambezi

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 1

“The hippo was made of parts left over from construction of other beasts” – Peter Godwin

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Zimbabwe, Zambia, Crocodile, Elephant, Hippopotamus, Zambezi
House Cats
12 Feb 2023

House Cats

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 2

“You mustn’t open your windows, the monkeys will get in.”

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Africa, baboon, zebra
Colonial Past
12 Feb 2023

Colonial Past

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 3

Smoke That Thunders

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Zimbabwe, Zambia, Victoria Falls, smoke That Thunders

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  1. Russ Paton on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Liz, How adventurous! Neither Timbuktu, nor Russian aircraft, are accessible these days. You are fortunate to have made the trip…

  2. elizabeth Seale on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Russ: I am lucky to have been to both Timbuktu in 2000 and Tuk in about 2019. We actually drove…

  3. Russ Paton on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Thank You Liz, A friend of Autumn's is a friend of mine....

  4. elizabeth Seale on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Great piece. I was very fond of your dad and I see you have inherited his skill with words. Liz…

  5. Russ Paton on Taphephobia1 March 2026

    Now, there’s a topic for another time! 🤩

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