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I’m going to walk across America!
Clive Maxfield
5/21/2012 4:51 PM EDT
I’ve decided to walk from Central Park in New York to Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco (metaphorically speaking).
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Max the Magnificent
Unfortunately, the reward I want at the moment is an ice-cold beer... ...why oh why can't drinking ...
It looks unappealing and it smells appalling, but…
Clive Maxfield
5/18/2012 2:13 PM EDT
I note that people seem to be giving my office a wide berth as they pass by my door.
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David Ashton
I should have figured that one out. You remind me of the older George Bush: "I do not like ...
Americans should stop whining about gas prices!
Clive Maxfield
5/17/2012 4:46 PM EDT
Gas was much cheaper when I first came to America 22 years ago, but even today the price isn’t too bad compared to many other countries…
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Charles J Gervasi
For most people gasoline is a tiny fraction of their expenditures. Regardless of all those ...
Book Review: Shakespeare – The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
Clive Maxfield
5/16/2012 2:43 PM EDT
This is an interesting and informative book that had me rolling on the floor laughing…
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SteveD_Aus
I must confess that I've never been in that particular region of New South Wales, but if I do, just ...
Wow – I am “tickled pink” as they say!
Clive Maxfield
5/15/2012 6:06 PM EDT
Being “tickled pink” refers to enjoyment great enough to make the recipient glow with pleasure – which certainly describes my current state of being…
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wswbln
Of course! (Albeit a little slow ;-) )
The most beautiful words in the English Language are...
Clive Maxfield
5/14/2012 9:16 AM EDT
This is the sort of thing that, once you see it, you can’t fail to have your own thoughts and suggestions...
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ThermalHunter
There was a short series of films called "America by Air". I have one on VHS but sadly not ...
Clive Maxfield
5/12/2012 2:56 PM EDT
In which a reader asks ... a lot of questions pertaining to the "Magnificence of Max"
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Max the Magnificent
I can tell you right now that no one would want them -- I suppose even a note saying "Don't forget ...
Is this a map of dark matter or the "fools gold" equivalent?
Clive Maxfield
5/11/2012 6:09 PM EDT
Like Winnie the Pooh, I am a bear of simple brain, and many things confuse and confound me. One such topic is that of dark matter.
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WKetel
If one has selected the career of being an astronomer, and being well paid for it, one must deliver ...
Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, and Thunderbirds
Clive Maxfield
5/9/2012 3:41 PM EDT
My mind is churning away thinking about the various different genres of television programs I used to watch as a kid circa the early 1960s.
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ReneCardenas
LoL, Rollings stones with a flair of AC/DC? Nah , may be not. To each band their credit, both ...
Well, this certainly took me by surprise...
Clive Maxfield
5/8/2012 6:32 PM EDT
This is the story of mankind clawing for survival, of mankind on the edge...
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Lizard
If you want to see enthusiasm, check out his Facebook page. He drops one little tidbit about some ...
