Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Comedy of Speeding

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Al Martine

I may or may not have mentioned that over Memorial Day my 10 year run of no speeding tickets came to an end.  Yep, a Texas County Mountie (actually Fort Worth city cop) nailed me doing 77 in a 65.  … Continue reading →

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French tourists ranked as world’s worst – Seasonal- msnbc.com

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Al Martine

PARIS – French tourists are the worst in the world, coming across as bad at foreign languages, tight-fisted and arrogant, according to a survey of 4,500 hotel owners across the world. And my favorite statistic is that 90% of French … Continue reading →

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Franken-furniture

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Al Martine

Over the weekend, Mrs. M and I went furniture shopping.  We need a new bed – well actually Karen and her husband Jeremy need someplace to sleep that isn’t the floor when they come in October- so we’ve used this … Continue reading →

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