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Fascinating place, Ravenna, so much history. I went there by train 30 years ago to see the famous mosaics. It was winter, all misty, which added greatly to the atmosphere. Walked around, saw the Byzantine sights, though there was restoration work going on in the Basilica San Vitale, the mosaics were still visible. Saw the mausoleum of Theoderic, and I remember there being a Venetian fort too, just lying around, hardly worth a mention apparently. Almost too much history!

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View attachment 711633Why is Barb looking at Messa?
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Hmm, will there be some girl on girl action admiration under the Byzantine architecture?
 
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Barb, on a whim, tried to discern if Riesling grapes were shown.
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Well ... what did you expect? It’s becoming an obsession with me. :rolleyes:

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(Barb’s IDP was still revoked from the last accident in Oxford))
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At least in the UK ... as opposed to Arkansas ... that’s not a capital offense, punishable by hanging or crucifixion ... yet. :confused:

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Sensitive and caring about others, Messa was always very modest about herself.
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Are we sure that she’s really French? :p

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Barb couldn’t help but notice how pretty the French girl was in the warm sun with the wind whipping her hair.
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Well, now that you mention it ... :tits:
 
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...and vandals has caused severe damage and removed anything of value.
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Not astonishing that in France , we call people who dont care of beautiful things and spoil everywhere where they're passing : "des vandales " ... :eek:

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Barb was reminded why she liked Messa so much. Not only was the girl smart and driven as Barb had been at that age, but he was very sweet and charming. Sensitive and caring about others, Messa was always very modest about herself.
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messa pensive 8.jpg It's too much ... but, after all, have fun ...:love3:

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Not astonishing that in France , we call people who dont care of beautiful things and spoil everywhere where they're passing : "des vandales " ...
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Very appropriate term in this context. This story has spoken of the Goths (usually divided into Ostrogoths - who conquered Italy, and the Visigoths who settled in the Iberian peninsula until pushed north by the Moors), an Eastern Germanic people believed to come from Götaland in south Sweden, and the island of Gotland in the east. They were preceded into Iberia by the Vandals, a related tribe.
While the Goths continued to dominate western European culture for hundreds of years (and even bequeathed the term Gothic for a period of culture and architecture), the Vandals ended up in North Africa and were removed from history by the expansion of Islam. They have left only the term Vandal in several western languages meaning one who destroys beauty or art for the fun of it.
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“Well, I have told you how I was dragooned into playing the bugle in my High School marching Band.
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Do British "High Schools" (I don't think they call them that) have marching bands? That seems purely American!:D
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I havin only a few males with grey hair.
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Stan Goldman has NONE (and that bottle of Grecian Formula is for a friend);)
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Wonderful pics ... kudos to Madi ... hope Dean Windar doesn’t see them ... what does the Presidential Suite cost per night, I wonder?
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I don't wonder. Too much, for sure!!
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We Minnesotans believe in thrift, except when someone else is paying
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No kidding!
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“But, Dr. Moore,” Hans said with a smile, “I cannot believe you have an ‘gaps in knowledge’ of anything!”
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There is at least one thing I could mention.:p
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Truth be told, Dean Windar has gone much further than just “wanting to get a hold of my tight little for some badly needed correction.”

The man has never spared the rod on my tight little and I can personally attest to the direction of the grain of the wood on his desk top!

Film at 11.
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You probably know the grain better than the Dean himself...
 
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Do British "High Schools" (I don't think they call them that) have marching bands? That seems purely American!
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Turns out Geoffrey's father sent him the Phillips Academy Andover to expose him to American culture in the hopes the more loose language of the Yanks would stimulate some poetry. Geoffrey's two years there failed at that but taught him some interesting slang and swear words and even how to leave out the occasional u in his spelling. Unfortunately, he failed to connect with any of those 'easy' American girls.:(
 
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Turns out Geoffrey's father sent him the Phillips Academy Andover to expose him to American culture in the hopes the more loose language of the Yanks would stimulate some poetry. Geoffrey's two years there failed at that but taught him some interesting slang and swear words and even how to leave out the occasional u in his spelling. Unfortunately, he failed to connect with any of those 'easy' American girls.:(
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Andover has educated two American Presidents — both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush - as well as inventor Sam Morse and actor Humphrey Bogart (who was expelled).
 
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Andover has educated two American Presidents — both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush - as well as inventor Sam Morse and actor Humphrey Bogart (who was expelled).
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Geoffrey attended between the Bushes. Mostly to hide since his trousers and shorts had been stolen by two football players as part of a hazing. He was very much a wimpy nerd back then.:oops:
 
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phlebas said:
Fascinating place, Ravenna, so much history. I went there by train 30 years ago to see the famous mosaics. It was winter, all misty, which added greatly to the atmosphere. Walked around, saw the Byzantine sights, though there was restoration work going on in the Basilica San Vitale, the mosaics were still visible. Saw the mausoleum of Theoderic, and I remember there being a Venetian fort too, just lying around, hardly worth a mention apparently. Almost too much history!



Hmm, will there be some girl on girl action admiration under the Byzantine architecture?
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Glad you enjoyed the return.

There is action of several types coming
 
Editor: Today’s post is delayed. I’m not sure exactly when it will arrive.

I would like to take this opportunity to totally deny and refute the rumors that P. Pulp is out of ideas and has turned to booze for inspiration and solace.
Totally false, scurrilous and fake news!
Yes, it is true that he is back on his private island in the Bahamas.
Yes it is true that, now he is retired and rich, he doesn’t believe in observing some silly don’t drink until 5PM nonsense.
Yes, it is true he's going through a personal rough patch now - but he is handling it well!
Yes, it is true he loves listening to Garth Brooks:
So bring me two piña coladas
I want one for each hand
Let's set sail with Captain Morgan
Oh, and never leave dry land
But he is totally in control of his drinking! (his personal valet has assured me that they only have to carry him to bed once or twice a week)
 
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