"Keyham Gate, Devonport"
191-?
The Diogenes Club
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Phone photo 3023
Charlie got some kind of fight wound on his side which required a cone on his head for two days and nights plus a hideous scar and abcess stent. He was a pretty good sport about it.
His brother Dreamer just sort accepted Charlie's condition with an attitude like, "OK, what have you gotten yourself into now, Brother?" But the classics, Buster and Hettie, regarded Charlie as the Robot Monster and hissed and hid.
I'm happy to report Charlie has healed quickly and life is returning to normal in the House of Morty.
Legal Marijuana in Washington State: a Case Study
The ol' wacky tobacky is now legal in the Soviet of Washington since we spoke as a people in a popular vote initiative in 2012. But, along with Colorado, being groundbreakers we are experiencing some tribulations. All the local governments are now forced to grapple with this issue. Personally, I figure it'll be a great economic shot in the arm for our ailing state.
Here in McCleary, population around 1600, where a wooden bear sits on top of City Hall, our local officials are discussing this topic. Needless to say they are predictably cautious and status quo. Morty the Dog reporter Sarah has supplied us with some interesting recent public documents regarding this issue:
http://www.cityofmccleary.com/vertical/sites/%7B6900A7D9-59CE-4612-823A-FA3E5F25F431%7D/uploads/Council_Packet_11-20-13_merge.pdf
It seems to me a really bold and visionary municipal government would take this opportunity to run and be first in line to collect the enormous revenue that will be realized from this endeavor. But McCleary does not have bold and visionary leadership at this time. Instead, we have the same old sick and tired, play-it-close-to-the-vest, paternalistic, good ol' boy pattern that is killing us. You can hear crickets in the heart of our business district. The bank is gone. The only tavern is gone. The pizza place is gone. The pharmacy is gone. The hospital is gone. The veterinarian is gone (which I really miss). This town has no active public phone. We are dead.
The legal marijuana thing provides McCleary with an enormous economic opportunity but I have to accept the fact that my town is presently led by timid people. In the past McCleary had real visionary and inspirational leadership, I even made a video about it. Those days are long gone.
Favorite Movie Quotes: Jakob the Liar
"Until the last line is spoken, the curtain cannot come down."
Postcard - Dover, Kent
"Dover Castle, Kent. View from north-west with Keep and Constable's Gate."
1966
Friday, November 22, 2013
Postcard - Bern, Switzerland
Whew, that is one long postcard narrative.
I am guessing this dates between 1910-1914
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Postcard - Dehiwela, Sri Lanka
1970s
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Postcard - Madras, India
"Broadway - Madras"
1970s
A puzzling postcard. It was sent to me in 1980 with stamps from Sri Lanka affixed. But I am pretty sure this scene is from Madras, India, now known as Chennai.
Postcard - Vladimir, Russia
"Vladimir, The Trinity Church (1913-1916), The Golden Gate (1164)."
ca. 2005
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Postcard - Mexico City, Mexico
1960s?
Monday, November 18, 2013
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