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Tron Doras
15 Jul 2019

Tron Doras

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

To know where you come from is to know where you are going.
– Russell Paton

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Paton, Scotland
Cuba Libra
30 Mar 2019

Cuba Libra

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 0

When the waiter came by, he told us that the guests who had just left were descendants of Fidel Castro.

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Havana, Travel, Cuba
Time and Tide – The Maritimes
2 Oct 2018

Time and Tide – The Maritimes

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

“Time and tide wait for no man”
– Geoffrey Chaucer

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Maritimes, Hopewell Rocks
From Ashes to Phoenix
3 Nov 2017

From Ashes to Phoenix

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

“How can you rise, if you have not burned”

― Hiba Fatima Ahmad

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Tilting at Windmills – Spain and Portugal
20 Feb 2017

Tilting at Windmills – Spain and Portugal

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

“Perhaps to be too practical is madness.”

Miquel de Cervantes – Don Quixote

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Spain, Portugal, Don Quixote, Windmill
Walking to New Orleans
6 Feb 2015

Walking to New Orleans

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

This time I’m walkin’ to New Orleans
I’m walkin’ to New Orleans
I’m gonna need two pair-a shoes
When I get through walkin’ these blues
When I get back to New Orleans

Fats Domino – Walking to New Orleans

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New Orleans, Cajun
Leprechauns – Ireland
30 Sep 2014

Leprechauns – Ireland

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 0

There once was a young lady named Terri
So tired of snow it was scary
To Limerick I’ll go
With my husband in tow
And trade all this ice for a fairy.

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The Journey that Matters in the End – Cuba
30 Jan 2014

The Journey that Matters in the End – Cuba

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 0

Click on the link below for the full story… Everything in Havana works, except when it doesn’t, but especially not on weekdays, or weekends.

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Gentle People – San Francisco – 2012
26 Feb 2012

Gentle People – San Francisco – 2012

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Travel | 0

If you’re going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you’re going to San Francisco
You’re gonna meet some gentle people there

San Francisco – Scott McKenzie

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City of Broad Shoulders – Chicago 2011
28 Sep 2011

City of Broad Shoulders – Chicago 2011

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

Bet your bottom dollar you lose the blues in Chicago

Chicago – Frank Sinatra

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  1. Russ Paton on Win the War19 January 2026

    Thank you. The story has been repeated many times with proper noun substitutions.

  2. Autumn Downey on Win the War19 January 2026

    Thanks. Good lessons once again.

  3. Russ Paton on Win the War19 January 2026

    It shall, I don’t think the “Athenians” have the stomach for this much longer”….

  4. Judy Darvill on Win the War19 January 2026

    Sounds scarily familiar! Thanks for the history lesson and hope that this too shall pass.

  5. Russ Paton on Immortality18 January 2026

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