Monthly Archives: May 2013

HELLUVA WAY TO FIRST SEE EUROPE: The Seagoing Life’s Not for Everyone

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

I awakened to total silence. I had fallen asleep to the raucous laughter, boozing, amorous groping and other fulfilling activities which mark a last night at sea with a shipload of grad students, all off for a year in Europe.  … Continue reading →

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CAT AND MOUSE SURVIVAL AT THE PORT OF STOCKTON

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Imagine being fresh out of high school in the 1960’s and ready for college, inspired by a well-traveled father with a love for the great wide world, and snagging a job at an international port.  My duties consisted of spending the day slipping in and out of … Continue reading →

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FINDING A HOME IN YOUR HEART…a plea on behalf of abandoned animals

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

The microcosm:  A neighbor at the head of our cul-de-sac, whose two-acre property fronted a busy country road, obviously thought that letting his cats roam free and breed freely was nature’s way. When he lost the place to foreclosure, I … Continue reading →

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OF COURSE IT’S SAFE TO DRINK THE WATER…An Adventure in Old Spain

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

The whole second half of our Spanish journey hadn’t gone exactly as planned, so why was I surprised to wake up to a smiling physician about to inject me in the butt with a huge hypodermic needle? After all, only … Continue reading →

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