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#943 Christian the Lion

Posted on 2014/05/20 by Troy — 1 Comment ↓
christian the lion

Sometimes smiles don’t look like smiles. Sometimes they look like tears. But sometimes tears are really smiles in a different form. Such is the case with Christian the Lion. Let’s Continue Reading →

Posted in Animals, Love, Nature | Tagged Anthony “Ace” Bourke, Born Free, Christian the Lion, Harrods, I Will Always Love You, John Rendall, Kora National Reserve | 1 Comment ↓

#944 Pimp my mixer Alton Brown style

Posted on 2014/05/19 by Troy — 2 Comments ↓
mixer fighter jet

Being normal is kind of, well, normal. So why have a normal mixer in your kitchen? Pimp it out Alton Brown style. Brenna first introduced me to Alton Brown via Continue Reading →

Posted in Education, Entertainment, Food and Drink | Tagged Alton Brown, baking, Brenna, cookbooks, cooking, Flying Tiger, Food Network, kitchen gadgets, KitchenAid, mixer | 2 Comments ↓

#945 When your dog is happy to see you return

Posted on 2014/05/16 by Troy — 80 Comments ↓
happy white dog close up

Almost every day I leave the house and sadly, most of the time our dog has to stay home. I wonder what she thinks about when I leave? I am Continue Reading →

Posted in Animals, Love | Tagged dog, language, pet, travel, welcome home, work | 80 Comments ↓

#946 Bonsai trees

Posted on 2014/05/15 by Troy — 9 Comments ↓
bonsai tree on rock

One thing that always makes me smile though so far in my life I have not had the patience to successfully pull it off is bonsai trees. Every time I Continue Reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged Bonsai, Buddhist monks, China, Japan, Karate Kid, Mr. Myagi, tree | 9 Comments ↓

#947 An empty row on the airplane

Posted on 2014/05/14 by Troy — 2 Comments ↓
bored at work in airplane cockpit

Many times when I get on an airplane we are so crammed in like sardines it is almost painful. But every once in a while I get on a flight Continue Reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged airplane, Cyprus, Frankfurt, Germany, Larnaca, Phoenix, travel | 2 Comments ↓

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