Custom TextBox : Fiona created an amusing verse after an afternoon of play ended by a drizzle
2018-08-13

Drizzly Day

Verse by Fiona One afternoon in 1993 or 94, I took our daughter Fiona to Foothills Park above Palo Alto. It's great for enjoying a picnic, hiking the trails, or playing catch. On this occasion, we were wrapping up our visit just as a light rain began to fall. A car pulled up next to us with several youngsters, who 90s, All, Anecdotes, Fiona
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Beware infant daughters from bosses bearing gifts !!!!!

2018-07-26

Dave’s Insanity

Back in the mid-1980s I had a boss who knew that I liked to spice up soups with Tabasco sauce. One day he gave me a new bottle of Dave's Insanity. Shortly thereafter, I was making a lentil soup and decided to set a couple of cups aside, ~ then added to that two-cup portion a drop - just ONE 80s, All
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2018-07-25

Fourth of July 2018

Daunna and I joined two other couples for burgers, dogs, watermelon, corn on the cob. As we were eating I was astounded to notice that the other five were "harmonica" corn eaters (side to side), while I was a "rotator" (roll the cob and eat around the circumference in columns). Of course I was roundly hit with all sorts of 10s, All, Anecdotes, People
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2018-07-25

Ugly Encounter at a “T” Intersection in Australia

One afternoon as I varied my route from work at IBM, taking a different road to my motel, I came upon a T intersection, with my road ending at the cross street.  On approach, one lane became two:  One for turning left, the other, right. In front of me was a car straddling both lanes, making it impossible for me 80s, All, Anecdotes, Australia
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