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Overripe Bananas
18 Sep 2022

Overripe Bananas

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

This story involves a Russian immigrant, a boatload of bananas, and a corrupt Central American government.

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Honduras, Banana, Samuel Zamurray
The Ex
28 Aug 2022

The Ex

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason | 1

Finding the Humour in a Very Unflattering Family Photo…

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Ivy Charyna, Pas de Deux, Death
Create God?
22 Aug 2022

Create God?

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

“Listen to the thunder. That is God, rolling out the
barrels to dump rain on our crops”. – Grandpa Billie

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Thunderstorm, God, Lightening, Thunder
PS
28 Jul 2022

PS

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

The only thing better than Smørrebrød, is s’møre.

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Windmill, Denmark, Scandinavia, Mermaid, Smorebread, Thatched Roof
Here We Are
28 Jul 2022

Here We Are

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

“A ship in harbour is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.”
– John A. Shedd

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Dawkins, Futurism, Family, Bekker, Scandinavia
Gunslinger
19 Jul 2022

Gunslinger

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

Next time you are in a gunfight, wait for the other guy to pull his gun first.

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Gunslinger, Niels Henrik David Bohr
Bones Turn to Dust
17 May 2022

Bones Turn to Dust

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

“That wind’s gonna blow tomorrow, Just like it blow’d today” – Joe Ely

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Turbine, Windmill, wind
This Means Something
7 May 2022

This Means Something

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

The Kiowa believe that the vertical gouges in Devil’s Tower are
claw marks, made by a giant bear.

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Devil's Tower, Wyoming, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Kiowa
The Tribe
21 Apr 2022

The Tribe

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

“Nobody sits or stands before him in the canoe.” – Chief Wickaninnish

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Tofino, Wickaninnish, Potlatch, The Tribe
Acres of Shade
5 Mar 2022

Acres of Shade

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

I think that I will never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

Joyce Kilmer – Trees

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