...as viewed by me.

random pictures from my world

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My Bolner Connection

My brother has been married 3 or 4 times. His final, his penultimate marriage, connects a Sicilian/Italian family with an Italian family. It’s an incredible story of life.

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“We cannot put our soldiers at risk without the right equipment at the right time in the right place to accomplish their mission,” he said.

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a 54 minute #longreads

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i don’t need a $20 brunch. i have everything i need (except for a good european-style bread); guess i’ll use tortillas instead.

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Black Eyed Peas

8 oz smoked pork belly, cubed 8 oz fried bacon, chopped 1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped 11 oz fresh black eyed peas, cooked 8 cloves garlic, finely minced 6 oz fresh spinach, steamed 1/4 cup dry vermouth 8oz house made beef stock water to cover in a 3qt soup pot onions - sweat add belly and bacon - sauté add garlic - 30 seconds add vermouth - reduce to 3 TBsp add stock to boil add peas just cover with water add spinach simmer for 30-45 minutes cook until creamy serve in french coffee bowls thank me

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NYT Now: Yucatan Shrimp Recipe - NYT Cooking http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013144-yucatan-shrimp?nl=cooking&em_pos=large&emc=edit_ck_20150601&smprod=nytnow&smid=nytnow-share

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19 April 2015 #sunset #samespotforayear

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she said this

<blockquote class=“twitter-tweet”><p>Obama will talk, but he won't sign a bill to <a href=“https://twitter.com/search?q=%23fundourvets&src=hash”>#fundourvets</a></p>— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) <a href=“https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/statuses/387645274635911168”>October 8, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src=“//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=“utf-8”></script>

then she said this

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The #GoSpursGo banner being placed on City Hall to commemorate the playoffs. I hope that banner hangs there until June. #latergram (at San Antonio City Hall)

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16 April 2015 #sunset #samespotforayear (at Highland Park, San Antonio, Texas)

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Fried shrimp and chips on the plaza (before the deluge sets in). Pretty fn good lunch from @cheesyjanes (at Main Plaza)

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A 1969 Asahi Pentax, purchased brand new by my daughter's grandfather in Japan in ... 1969. She uses it for her advanced university film classes. She wants to compliment this with a medium format camera for portraits. And her birthday is right around the corner, just in time for Summer and Fall courses. Any ideas (that won't break the bank) @kenkaminesky?

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New battery case charged? ✔️ iPhone 6? 🕣 Friday night My mood?😆 No sad 🐼 here.

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Since my native 5 just started developing a serious left side screen delamination out of the blue, I must move on. Now I'm just missing an iPhone 6 to fill my favorite brand of battery cases. [i have an appointment for friday] #iPhone #Lenmar #UndeadPower #case (at Highland Park, San Antonio, Texas)

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15 April 2015 #sunset #samespotforayear #taxday (at Highland Park, San Antonio, Texas)