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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
The Elvis of Anthropology
3 Feb 2023

The Elvis of Anthropology

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

Homo Naledi lived in the Rising Star Cave System, northwest of Johannesburg.  

Click on Naledi’s frontal lobe for the whole story…..

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A Sleeping Lion
2 Feb 2023

A Sleeping Lion

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” is arguably the most popular South African song of all time.

Click, carefully, on the Lion.

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Lion sleeps tonight, Soloman Linda
Which of us is Truly Alive?
1 Feb 2023

Which of us is Truly Alive?

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 5

I came away from the experience with the sense that, despite the difficult reality of living in Africa, there is a wholesomeness to life here.

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Saxon Hotel, Johannesburg, Mandela, South Africa
Sala Kakhule
30 Jan 2023

Sala Kakhule

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Travel | 2

Together, we will take trains, planes, and automobiles across three southern African countries.

Follow the blue line to Africa…

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Enroute, Delta Air
Home to Africa
30 Jan 2023

Home to Africa

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

It will take about 20 hours to fly from Calgary to Johannesburg, a relatively brief journey when you consider that the outbound leg of the trip took 200,000 years.

Click on the wing tip for details.

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Human Migration, Africa, Day 1
I Will See Africa
29 Jan 2023

I Will See Africa

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, History, Travel | 7

My fascination with Africa began during a Saskatchewan blizzard.

Click on the African sky for details…

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Africa, Zulu, Day 0, Alan Paton
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
Lang May Yer Lum Reek
31 Dec 2022

Lang May Yer Lum Reek

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

We have a wood-burning stove, two fat lazy chairs, and some leftover eggnog; it should be a great evening.

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New Year, Crimson lake, Cabin
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

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