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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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Southern Sky, Alpha Centauri, Proxima, Crystal Gayle
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
It Will Come Around Again
9 Oct 2022

It Will Come Around Again

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History | 0

I am privileged to be among what is now the oldest living generation of the Wells family.

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Reunion, Family, Wells
When Kerchunking Was Normal
2 Oct 2022

When Kerchunking Was Normal

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

In 1986 Amazon was a river, and the only mouse involved was one I chased out from behind the storage container.

Click on the ancient laptop for details…

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Computer, Lap Top, Sharp PC 4500
You’re Not Alone
25 Sep 2022

You’re Not Alone

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

“My love life has been rocky, but it makes for good song writing” – Ian Tyson

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Lonliness, Ian Tyson, Lonely

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    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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