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Just Fun
22 Mar 2026

Just Fun

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, The Winter War, History | 2

Here are some images dug up on a snowy March afternoon.

Click on the contents of the rain barrel for a snapshot…

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DM Buchannan, White Bear Reservation, Arcola, Carlyle, Adrian paton, Photo Collection
Generations
15 Mar 2026

Generations

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History | 6

This young fellow just became a father, and the other guy, a grandpa!

Click on either happy camper for details…

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Ancestry, Mason Paton, Geneology, Paton
Watch Your Back
15 Mar 2026

Watch Your Back

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The Winter War, History, Science and Reason | 4

“Well, the Ides of March are come.”

Click on the Roman coin for the flip side…

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Ides of March, Julius Caesar, Sacrifice, Calendar, Fencepost Error, Brutus
Slippy, Drippy, or Nippy
8 Mar 2026

Slippy, Drippy, or Nippy

by Russ Paton | Posted in: The Winter War, History, Science and Reason | 0

If you are unhappy about losing a Daylight Savings Time hour today, blame this guy.

Click on Pope Greg XIII for details…

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Daylight Savings Time, Julian Calendar, Gregorian Calendar, Republican Calendar
Taphephobia
1 Mar 2026

Taphephobia

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, The Winter War, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 2

Edgar Allan Poe was the “shock jock” of the Victorian Era.

Click on the macabre poet for details…

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Grave Bell, Costco, Funeral, Edgar Allan Poe, Bells, The Pemature Burial
Pursued by Furies
23 Feb 2026

Pursued by Furies

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, The Winter War, History, Science and Reason | 0

The Bergmann home wasn’t a “Mom, Dad, and the Kids” kind of place.

Click on the tormented man for details….

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Matricide, Orestes, Furies, Light My Fire, The Doors, Murder, The End, Planet of the Apes
Taking Allis Home
12 Feb 2026

Taking Allis Home

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, The Winter War, History, Travel | 2

“Little Allis” was loaded at sunrise and we embarked on an 1100 km journey.

Click on the long shadow for details….

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Antiques, Allis-Chalmers, Little Allis, Kevin Paton
Monkey Mind
1 Feb 2026

Monkey Mind

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

Why does it say “critical” and “error”?

Click on the self portrait for details…..

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Greece, Monkey Mind, Buddha
Pheidippides
27 Jan 2026

Pheidippides

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

Pheidippides, the first man to run a marathon. It did not end well.

Click on the Greek athlete for details….

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Greece, Athens, Pheidippides, marathon, Olympic, Nakukymppi
Muse
26 Jan 2026

Muse

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

“Oh, so long, Marianne
It’s time that we began
To laugh and cry
And cry and laugh about it all again”

Click on the musician and his Muse for details…

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Greece, Hydra, Leonard Cohen, Marianne Ihlen, Muse, So Long Marianne, Bird on the Wire

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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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