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Fiddling While Rome Burns
4 Apr 2020

Fiddling While Rome Burns

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, An Altered Reality - Life in a Pandemic, Day Zero - Initial Shock and Isolation | 0

Buy me a flute, and a gun that shoots
Tail gates and substitutes
Strap yourself to a tree with roots
You ain’t going nowhere
– Bob Dylan

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Stay Safe, Find Joy
28 Mar 2020

Stay Safe, Find Joy

by Russ Paton | Posted in: An Altered Reality - Life in a Pandemic, Day Zero - Initial Shock and Isolation | 0

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana

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Terrifying and Beautiful
21 Mar 2020

Terrifying and Beautiful

by Russ Paton | Posted in: An Altered Reality - Life in a Pandemic, Day Zero - Initial Shock and Isolation | 0

Know that we are connected
in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.

-Lynn Ungar, Pandemic

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Texas – Life Imitating Art
21 Jan 2020

Texas – Life Imitating Art

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

When I got old enough to take the train alone
I rode that Texas Eagle down to San Antone.

Texas Eagle – Steve Earle

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The Road Less Traveled – New England
23 Oct 2019

The Road Less Traveled – New England

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

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
– Robert Frost

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Meriwether and Clark – Montana
2 Aug 2019

Meriwether and Clark – Montana

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

“Kid Russell, I got a job for you.
You’re in charge of sunsets up in old Montana,
‘Cause I can’t paint them quite as good as you.
– Ian Tyson – The Gift

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The Gift, Montana, Lewis and Clark
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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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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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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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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  1. Russ Paton on Just Fun22 March 2026

    Yes, we are fortunate. Many of the photos have images in the background that are as fascinating as the intended…

  2. Keith MacDonald on Just Fun22 March 2026

    It's so wonderful and amazing that Bear's and your ancestors amassed old family and other photographs. The photographs and text…

  3. Liz Seale on Watch Your Back16 March 2026

    The is an intriguing eclectic piece. I love it!

  4. elizabeth Seale on Generations16 March 2026

    Amazing that you have photos that go back so far…and that you can find them ! Liz Seale

  5. Keith MacDonald on Generations16 March 2026

    GREAT blog and pictures, Russ. CONGRATULATIONS, grandpa.

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