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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong Jul 13, 2019, 6:05 AM UTC

An Angel Smiling Down on Anaheim

## Hats off to the Halos for an incredibly classy performance **** Recently, the Los Angeles Angels (the Major League Baseball team in Anaheim, California) lost a player. Young pitcher Tyler Skaggs,…

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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong Jul 8, 2019, 8:58 PM UTC

Kale, Plums, and Cherry Tomatoes

What do these foods have in common? I picked some of each in the garden on the same day. Besides being very tasty, these particular foods happen to be quite full of nutrition. Should I label them fru…

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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong Jun 20, 2019, 2:52 AM UTC

Tis the Season for Some Nice Looking Fruit

If you've followed my blog for long enough, you might have seen me posting about apples, plums, pluots, and a variety of different fruits. So here we are at the beginning of a new fruit season here i…

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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong Jun 16, 2019, 11:52 PM UTC

Yosemite's First Adventure Sportsman, Part II

### This is Part 2 of a 2-part post. Please read Part I first, which you will find in my blog. John Muir was not just an outdoorsman; he was deeply religious. His father was a minister who made him m…

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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong Jun 16, 2019, 5:47 AM UTC

Yosemite's First Aventure Sportsman, Part I

### This is a two-part post. Please check my blog for the second half, coming soon. **** This week brought news that a 10-year old girl summited El Capitan, the famous vertical rock face in Yosemite…

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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong Jun 13, 2019, 6:28 PM UTC

Memo to the Neighbor Who Told Me Not to Walk My Dog in the Middle of a Hot Day

Some would call you a busybody neighbor, though I have too much respect for animal welfare to dismiss your argument that lightly. In fact, I agree with you in general. On hot days, it would be cruel…

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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong May 27, 2019, 11:52 PM UTC

Antique Pinball Machines, Plus My Favorite Game

Previously, I have posted about some classic pinball games and about the game's early history. Today, I am including some of my own pictures of antique tables. Look at the Ballyhoo game in this first…

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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong May 22, 2019, 11:07 PM UTC

Remembering 1994, a Baseball Season That Could Have Been Special

Balls were jumping out of stadiums that year and a few hitters were on a torrid home run pace. One player was making a serious bid to hit .400 for the season, a cherished but elusive batting average.…

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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong May 9, 2019, 9:17 PM UTC

A Great Steppe for the Mongol Empire

The Altaic or Uralic language group has been controversial among linguists, but there certainly seems to be some shared convergence between some of these languages that span the Eurasian continent. W…

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Donkeypong (Tom)
@donkeypong May 3, 2019, 5:32 AM UTC

Some Pinball Games From the 1960s and 70s

Physical pinball games are a favorite pastime of mine when I can find them. As fun as video games can be, there is something very special about a machine that operates manually and provides hours of…

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