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Welcome To My New Castle! Vincennes Castle Feels Like Home In Paris! And It Was – To Louis XIV!Welcome To My New Home! You know the phrase: “a man’s home is his castle”…well, let’s update it to say: “A Person’s Home Is Their Castle.” And in thi…
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Drink Coffee! Live Forever! New Medical Research Proves It! My 3 Favorite Coffee Encounters!Here’s An Eye-Opening Medical Study On Coffee! Drink Up! I love coffee. I have posted many stories about that love of coffee, and a new medical report confirms what we have all known: DRINK C…
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Perth’s “Pee” Shed Problem! “What The Friday!?!?” I’ve Got The $278k Solution!Perth’s Pee Problem! “What The Friday?!?!?!” “Instagram-worthy, that is all.” That headline from Newser caught my attention – and I discovered that Perth Austral…
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The “Doctor Sleep” Movie Trailer Is Here! “The Shining” Sequel Looks Great!The “Doctor Sleep” Movie Trailer Is Here! Yes, the much-anticipated sequel to “The Shining” will be out in November, and the trailer has dropped! Ewan MacGregor stars as a g…
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Icefields Parkway - Hikes and HighlightsIf you're considering a trip to the Canadain Rockies, you will have heard of the worlds prettiest road - the Icefield Parkway. Read about it's highlights...
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No “Red Lights” For The Regrettes! From Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamildrops” Songs To Live At Bottle Rock 2019!The Regrettes Rock Bottle Rock 2019! One reason I love going to Napa Valley’s annual Bottle Rock music festival is to discover new bands – and this year I heard The Regrettes! Not only …
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Bourdain’s Books! Wednesday’s Bookmobile Feasts On The Late Great Anthony Bourdain’s Food Writing…Celebrating The Voice Of A Food Lover And Writer… Every Wednesday, I take my Bookmobile on the road to look at new fiction, classic literature, travel guides, candid memoirs and more…to…
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Who Wants Some “Garlic Coke!” Is It Real? “What The Friday!?!?!” I’ve Got The Answer!Sip On Some “Garlic Coke” – Wait – “What The Friday!?!?!?!?!” Here is why the internet is such a great place to live: everyday, someone sends me a photo, or a vi…
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Skylar Gray Performs “Coming Home” At Bottle Rock Napa Valley 2019! Terrific Live Video!Bravo Skylar Grey! Talk about a Bottle Rock revelation! I was introduced to this phenomenally talented Singer/Songwriter at 2019’s Bottle Rock music festival in Napa Valley California… …
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“Here’s Johnny!” Wednesday’s Bookmobile Celebrates Johnny Carson And The Battle For Late Night!“You have to understand,” Ed McMahon once explained. “Every day, no matter what else is going on in his life, he has to come out there and be Johnny Carson.” Wednesday’…
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Kobe Beef Hot Dogs! Bacon Mac’n’Cheese! Karaage! The Food Of Bottle Rock 2019!Time To Bite Down On Bottle Rock! Need a Crab Roll to get you in the mood for some great music? Done! I’ve posted about the music of the 2019 Bottle Rock festival, held each year in Napa Vall…
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Punching Keanu Reeves! “Always Be My Maybe” Is Great Netflix Rom-Com AND My “Cult Movie Monday!”Want To Punch Keanu Reeves? Then This Is The Film For You! I will explain all of this in a moment, but first – it’s time to share a great new comedy! This “cult movie Monday”…
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My “Cheeseburger In A Can” Taste Test! I Cooked One! I Ate It Too! Here’s My Review!Reblogged on WordPress.com
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Mt. Everest Traffic Jam! Tragedy On The Mountain! The Origin Of The Mountain’s Name!The Tragic Traffic Jams On Mt. Everest… Look at this picture – what the summit of Mt. Everest looks like as climbers wait in line to make the last few steps to the summit! In the last f…
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Sleep Inside A Potato! “What The Friday” Has Your “Spud Life” Air B’n’B!Behold The “Sleep-In” Potato! “What The Friday” Heads To Idaho For A Night Of “Spud” Life! You know the idea of “What The Friday” – I find some…
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Wednesday’s Bookmobile Heads “In Watermelon Sugar!” The Lyrical Brilliance Of Richard Brautigan!“In watermelon sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar.” This is the opening line from my Wednesday Bookmobile, from the brilliant Writer and Poe…
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Hawaii’s Amazing “Stairway To Heaven!” Incredible – And Illegal – Hiking Trail!Reblogged on WordPress.com
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Jeff Goldblum Swings BottleRock 2019! The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra!Jeff Goldblum Swings! Jeff Goldblum is one of the world’s favorite Actors: he stars in big budget films like the “Jurassic World” franchise, but also has great movies like “…
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It’s Sunday, Why Not “Spiralized” Hot Dogs? 5 Wacky Hot Dogs Recipes!Reblogged on WordPress.com
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Imagine Dragons Make Me A “Believer”! Live Bottle Rock 2019 Festival Music!It’s Time For Bottle Rock 2019! Welcome to wine country! Bottle Rock 2019 has begun! This annual music festival in California’s Napa Valley is a three day celebration of music, food and…
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Hilarious #Stefdies! An Artist “Dies” For Selfies At World’s Greatest Landmarks! “What The Friday!?!?!?!” Internet Art!“Stefdies” In Corsica Fountain In La Course! What a tragic accident – oh wait, it’s not – it’s ART! It’s another “What The Friday” look at the …
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“Rocketman” Is Here! New Film Celebrates Elton John’s 70’s Musical Madness! Brilliant Creativity! Outrageous Outfits!“Rocketman”! How Reg Dwight Became Elton John! I have posted stories about the best-selling Artist of the 70’s before – yes, Elton John! Now, a movie tells the story of how …
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Bite Down On “Food In History”! Wednesday’s Bookmobile Has The Story Of How We Eat!Eat Up! Have you ever looked at a picture like this and asked yourself: “How did we get here?” Yeah, so did I. But “get here” we did. As you all know, I post LOTS of stories…
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Iconic Paris Dining With Nicholson, Keaton and Keanu! “Dinner And A Movie” From The Legendary Le Grand Colbert! “Something’s Gotta Give”!How About A Meal With These Stars? This edition of “Dinner And A Movie” travels to Paris to dine with Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton and Keanu Reeves. Well, they weren’t there when …
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Frances McDormand’s Brilliant Performance In “Fargo!” “Cult Movie Monday” Says “You Betcha” To Oscar!Ready For An Ice-Cold Film Noir? This edition of “Cult Movie Monday” offers up a modern day film noir: a moody, brilliant modern take on crime and justice, thanks to filmmakers Joel and…
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Scenes From A Paris Street! The “City Of Light” At Night! Notre Dame Rebuilding Update! Seine Hitch-Hikers And Spiral Staircase Selfies!My First Night In Paris… I have been sharing some pictures on social media of my just-concluded trip to Paris, and it began with this shot of an iconic Parisian building as the sun was settin…
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Celebrity Smackdowns! “Hell, Upside Down!” The Disastrous Duo Of “Poseidon Adventure!” And “Towering Inferno!”Reblogged on WordPress.com
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Behold A Massive “FATBERG!” Yes, “What The Friday” Breaks Down An English Town’s Clogged Sewer!Behold The “Fatberg!” Yes, it’s EXACTLY what you fear it is: this week’s “WHAT THE FRIDAY?!?!?!” journeys to a wonderful seaside down in England called Sidmouth:…
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Here Is Some Classic Daryl Hall and John Oates Live! “Out Of Touch” Is Never Out Of Tune!Time For Some “Live” H&O! I love this picture of Daryl Hall and John Oates performing live – I’ve seen them many times, and they play lots of hits, and some more offbeat…
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Raymond Chandler’s Iconic “Book Noir”! Wednesday’s Bookmobile Recites Detective Philip Marlowe’s Best Lines! Classic Mary Tyler Moore Scene!Meet Gumshoe Philip Marlowe! Humphrey Bogart is one of Hollywood’s most legendary Actors – and one character in particular is our focus today…Wednesday’s Bookmobile heads in…
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Sushi Hot Dogs! Mackerel Burgers! Mr. Sato Bites Down On Japanese-Infused All-American Food!Time For A Sushi Hot Dog! Yes, I love Japan, and I love how much they love food! So of course, a restaurant in that country would come up with a sushi hot dog! As reported in “Rocketnews24.co…
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“The Stepford Wives!” This “Cult Movie Monday” Has The PERFECT Wife For You!Meet The Ladies Of Stepford! You think “The Handmaid’s Tale” is torn from today’s culture – how about this classic sci-fi film? The 70’s were chock full of class…
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Three Things To Love About Paris! Eating The Eiffel Tower! Mona Lisa Selfies! Potatoes, Potatoes, Potatoes!Welcome To Paris! I’m on my way today to Paris for business, and it will be strange NOT to be in the “city of lights” for ONLY non-stop fun: That’s the first thing to love a…
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A Man Walking His Duck! A Man Being Walked Like A Dog Through Tokyo! A Turtle In A Vineyard! Funny Animal Pics From Around The World!I Love Animals Of All Kinds! And I love butterflies, so when I got this shot of one visiting my backyard, it reminded me of some other “animal” pictures I had taken. Like recently, when…
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Mushroom Walnut Bourguignon with Cauliflower MashMushroom Walnut Bourguignon with Cauliflower Mash #mushrooms #Walnut #Bourguignon #glutenfree #Cauliflowermash #Vegan
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What Makes A Walk With Jaipur City Palace Museum Curators Unique?Jaipur City Palace | A Guided Walking Tour With The Museum Curators. A detailed Jaipur City Palace guide.
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The Apple Pan Lives On! A Legendary Los Angeles Restaurant Saved! My Apple Pan Review!The Apple Pan Lives On! Drive down Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles and you see this distinctive sign – a classic restaurant that’s been serving burgers and pies up for more than 70 y…
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“Tokyo Vice”! A Gritty “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile” Trip To Japan’s Underworld! My Tokyo Police Encounter!Welcome To Tokyo’s Underworld Thanks To The “Weekly Wednesday Bookmobile”! As you know, I love Tokyo – so a penetrating book about Japan’s underworld was a must read f…
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Bruce Springsteen! Martin Scorsese! “Dancing In The Dark”, “Springsteen On Broadway” And The Creative Process!Springsteen And Scorsese Get Creative! As the Emmy Award season gets underway, some of television’s biggest events are being discussed and promoted, as was the case for Bruce Springsteen, as …
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Eddie Murphy Times 2! “Cult Movie Monday” Has “Chubby Rain” Thanks To Steve Martin’s “Bowfinger” !“Did you know Tom Cruise had no idea he was in that vampire movie till two years later?” That hilarious line – and the poster for Kit Ramsey’s epic sci-fi thriller “Ch…
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Live Outside Paris And Make $5k! Yes, Get Paid To Move To France!Want To Live Here? Want To Make $5,000? That’s right, a beautiful area in France wants you to live there – so much so they are willing to pay you to do it! France’s Gorgeous Aisne…
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“May The 4th Be With You!” How “Flash Gordon” Created “Star Wars!” Olivia Munn As Princess Leia! Han Solo Revelations!“May The 4th Be With You!” Yes, it’s “Star Wars” day – as fans around the world celebrate May 4th – you know: the classic line from the movie “May th…
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Pickle Soda! Butter Soda! “What The Friday!?!?!” Bizarre Soft Drink Flavors Invaded My Home!Bubblegum Soda Anyone? Yes, it’s time for another “What The Friday?” This time, it was a flavor invasion of the most unusual sort. First, see what it says on the box? Well, that&#…
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R.I.P. Peter Mayhew ~ 1944 – 2019Reblogged on WordPress.com
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Wild Blue Jellyfish Invade Malibu! These Unique “By-The Wind” Sailors Attack The West Coast!Imagine walking down this gorgeous Malibu beach and coming across THIS??!?!?!? No, it’s not a space “Alien”, although the bottom looks EXACTLY like the creature that attacked the …
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LA’s Iconic “Astro Burger” On Route 66! The Legendary “Pastrami Burger!” I Eat The Whole Sign!Hungry? Well I Was, So I Ate An Entire Sign! I have lived in LA for a long time now, and I have passed this sign hundreds of times…one of those places you always say “I’ve got to …
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Cannibals! Headhunters! Paradise!? The “Wednesday Bookmobile” Heads To The Wild Wild Wild South Pacific!It’s A Wild Wednesday Bookmobile! Look at the title of this book! How can you not love it! This “Wednesday Bookmobile” heads to the South Seas – not quite as exotic as you m…
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Windy Joe Mountain - Manning Park hikesHiking up Windy Joe Mountain is a great introduction to Manning Provincial Park. This trail follows an old road, so it is pretty wide, with a not-too-crazily-steep gradient. This makes it pretty perfect for snowshoeing, although I have a feeling it’d be a fun walk at any time of year. The trail finishes at a fire lookout with a cool building, a historic fire-locator and epic views. I had made plans to go hiking with the lovely Lisa from West... Read More Read More
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Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater‘The dirty little downside of belonging to a big happy family’ I have this very good friend, Jim, who is astonished that anyone could have grown up in a house with only one bathroom. It…
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Bravo To La Copine Restaurant! 4 Years As An Incredible Desert Oasis! Unique Destination Dining!Feast Your Eyes On This! This sandwich is the result of an incredible culinary collaboration in one of the most unusual places you could imagine! Four years ago this week, an incredible culinary ad…
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