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You can see why the Spanish established Havana where they did. The bay is protected by a narrow channel which was easily defended by forts on either side of the inlet. Here are some snaps of the harbor area:   … Continue reading →

Yes. I’m guessing that about 40% of the cars in Havana are vintage American cars from the 50’s. There were six of us traveling together. We hired two cars, A 56 Chevy and a 57 Chevy. Beautiful cars wherever you … Continue reading →

It’s Monday, and I need a day to rest up. I’ll show you some photos of Havana tomorrow.   Here’s yesterday’s Sunday…     Quite a while back Steve B asked me to post a son-in-law tossing week. Here you … Continue reading →

  I’m going to Cuba tomorrow. I’ll be back on Monday. I may not be able to post till I get back, so here is the rest of the Arnold the Geek story. I’ll do next Sunday’s post when I … Continue reading →

Lisa asked me about Fatty Arbuckle in a comment in response to my mentioning that my father worked for him. Fatty was the biggest star of his time. My father was born in 1901, and he was quite a roamer. … Continue reading →

    Quite some time ago Roscoe asked me to post an Arnold the Geek story. (Did I ever tell you that my father worked for Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle during the silent picture days?) Here is the first appearance of … Continue reading →

We went swimming yesterday at Manatee Beach. When I was young it was called the Public Beach. My friend, Larry, who was about the smartest guy I ever knew, lived right near there. I’ll tell you a story about him … Continue reading →

Lars Å emailed me about my mention of Russell’s Paradox in a strip from years ago. He included this panel: My answer was that Russell’s Paradox is best illustrated by this description in Boolean algebra: It is the set of … Continue reading →

Yes, Frau G joined the Moose Lodge in Bradenton Beach. It’s been there for ages. Two years ago they remodeled. It’s really nice since it’s right on the beach. And for that reason it’s very popular. Here are some shots: … Continue reading →

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