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The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.


Do you need a parasol to qualify? Bellerive Wharf, June 2011.

All GAMBLERS and FANCY WOMEN must sign up with captain?

Who decides? What if you change you mind mid-voyage? Will there be a test?

I must say, this seems a little heavy-handed in that rollicking hotbed of libertarianism New Orleans! Does it have something to do with their hurricane? How did they end up in Bellerive?

So many questions, so little time...

Comments

Roddy said…
Who decides? The captain of course.
Change your mind? What? That you are not a gambler or a fancy woman! And what do you change into if you do decide to change? As for the test. Will it be written or orals?
Time is infinite. Where do we start measuring and where do we stop?
Hi! Kris...
The quote is so very true and the photograph is nice too!
"Do you need a parasol to qualify?"
If so, I will sign-up dressed as author Gail Carriger.
deedee ;-D
Kris McCracken said…
Roddy, time.

DeeDee, the more the merrier.
Roddy said…
Time, I have an abundance of at the present. Although a little more would come in handy.

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