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Found chair restored

I spotted this chair on the street while giving a walking tour and after I finished went back and got it. It was painted in purple with a sloppy gold wash and the back was broken into three pieces. I used … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to Ambrose Bierce, b. 24 June 1842

Patriotism, n.- Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.  In Dr. Johnson’s famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior … Continue reading

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Christie’s “Exceptional Sale” July 9 in London

If you’re in the market for Napoleon’s hat or one of his bottles of wine, this is the Christie’s auction for you. Or maybe you have one or two million £’s laying about that’s burning a hole in your purse … Continue reading

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More pot myths discredited by legalization data

Ha!! In some instances, the entire flow of the drug trade has changed course. DEA spokesman Lawrence Payne told NPR last year that “Sinaloa operatives in the United States are reportedly buying high-potency American marijuana in Colorado and smuggling it back … Continue reading

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Aussie Mayor Assaulted by Flouride-Hater

But, but… precious bodily fluids… Communist plot…  Lismore mayor assaulted in broad daylight by fluoride-hater.

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Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away

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Ya (don’t) Gotta Believe

More fun with mythology:

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What a Croc!

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More Wet Mammals

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Ground Score at 710 Ashbury

This unopened bottle was left on the steps of the Grateful Dead house at 710 Ashbury. I regularly find ‘offerings’ there. Pipes and other marijuana smoking devices most commonly. But occasionally a bottle of spirits like this one. I know … Continue reading

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