Posted on July 4, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
Action Girl is not an easy person to buy a gift for.
That’s putting it mildly. She’s fiendishly difficult to buy a gift for, and with her birthday coming up fast, I was in a bit of a panic.
Over the years, I have made progress in working out what she likes for prezzies and what falls [...]
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Posted on June 30, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
A few months ago my father sent me a scan of an old and half forgotten photo of his father; my Grandpa. It was taken by my Grandma while they vacationed in Canada. Yesterday was their 70th anniversary. It’s been along time since I’ve seen my either of them, I was twelve when he [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
My apologies to all who are looking for a funny post today, but it’s another important, historical day for me. Actually, the First of June was the day when it all started… but I’m getting ahead of my self…
One day, very long ago, a little boy was on his way someplace far away with his [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
This was a tense moment for me.
I immediately looked at my Dad, half expecting him to object or refuse it for me. He looked stern, but said nothing.
“You want to try it out?” Grandpa asked. You can guess my answer.
Dad left me alone with my Grandfather that afternoon and I learned to shoot. My very [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
I figured that since I seemed to have the trust of my folks, this wouldn’t be an impossible sell. Hard, I was sure, but not impossible. I scoped out the toy store and found what I wanted. I gathered all the particulars: price, availability, safety goggles, specs and formed my case for getting it in [...]
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