Monthly Archives: March 2024

In Vino Madidus

March 14, 2024 – 1:33 am

Staying with Latin. Sitting at home with a bottle of wine. Non veritas Not true. Solo madidus In vino madidus Soaked in wine. A paraphrase of Julius Caesar’s classic ‘veni, vedi, vinci’ or ‘I came, I saw, I conquered.’ Veni, vedi, madidus means I came I drank I fell over. We’ve all been Classical Latin […]

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The Now World

March 13, 2024 – 4:17 pm

Skateboarding never gets old.

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Spaceley John Spaceley

March 13, 2024 – 1:57 pm
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Skateboarding Pattaya 2006

March 13, 2024 – 11:30 am

Back in 2006 while living through another hot season in Pattaya, I watched the 2006 Winter Olympics from Torino Italy. After viewing the downhill and fantasized about snow mountains and skiing, then spotted my skateboard. Skateboard, Pattaya Hill, road, downhill on asphalt. I told Angie’s mom about my plan and she frowned, even after I […]

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The Death Of Baseball

March 13, 2024 – 1:45 am

Three years ago I was invited to a Red Sox-Yankees game at the Rich People Stadium. Our seats were behind home plate and I wanted to show my gratitude to my host and ordered four beers and hot dogs. The bill came to $70. At least the Red Sox won the game, but despite the […]

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