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Make Time Stand Still
11 Mar 2023

Make Time Stand Still

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason | 4

Tide and time wait for no man, or do they?

Click on Riley or Marshall to find out.

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Time Perception, Time, Tempus Fugit
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
U of CPR
10 Feb 2023

U of CPR

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, History, Tales From Dead Teds, Travel | 6

My first ride on a train was in an empty boxcar of a grain freighter.
It was a disaster.

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CPR, Rovos
Dreamers and Poets and Clowns
4 Feb 2023

Dreamers and Poets and Clowns

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

“If only I could travel faster than the speed of light, I could be there in a year or two”.

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Alpha Centauri, Proxima, Crystal Gayle, Southern Sky
Making Big Rocks into Little Rocks
27 Jan 2023

Making Big Rocks into Little Rocks

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 8

If customers couldn’t crush gravel for lack of manganese cones, they couldn’t make payments on their loans.

Click on the chemical element Mn for details…

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Manganese, South Africa, Apartheid, Trade embargo
The Fine and Dandy Club
21 Jan 2023

The Fine and Dandy Club

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Tales From Dead Teds | 7

Arcola’s Fuller Brush Man was a charismatic character, he reminded me of Guy Smiley, from the Muppets.

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Fuller Brush
Hopeless Infatuation
31 Dec 2022

Hopeless Infatuation

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

I bought a CD, which began a love affair that has not faded.

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Music, international
Dream Day
25 Nov 2022

Dream Day

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, Science and Reason | 2

Doing good deeds for lost children is not the usual stuff of dreams.

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A Tank of Fuel
11 Nov 2022

A Tank of Fuel

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History | 4

Albert Allsop never carried a gun during WWII, but that doesn’t mean his life wasn’t in constant danger.

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WWII, Albert Allsop, D-Day, Normandy
Do It Soon
30 Oct 2022

Do It Soon

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

We didn’t go to hear an old man sing, we went to witness a legend

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Gordon Lightfoot, Race Among The Ruins

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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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