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Gone to Alaska
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
- Hits: 2007
The blog has been less than regular, what with all the excitement at work and all. But finally it's vacation - with the kid(s?) to Alaska.
3 Weeks prospecting for gold and diamonds.
Then I'll be back, and back to work, so the blog will probably not be updated until mid-September.
Until then, have a great summer.
Storage Wars
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Other
- Hits: 1982
In that limbo of decompression between work and vacation I take some time to catch up on my recommended television - the series "Storage Wars" - oft recommended to me by a few people at work. Which is good, in it's fashion, silly characters and some awfully staged looking scenes, still it informs one of the value of things one never would have guessed, and expands one's horizons for searching for treasures...
Favorite character is Barry (by far), who's really into it for the love of the chase, then there's the whipped Jarrod and his whipping wife Brandi, the ass Darrell followed by the complete ass Dave...
Some interesting treasures, amusing viewing, otherwise completely ridiculous and strangely addicting. Inspiring...
behind the bar...
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
- Hits: 2244
And I caught your glance behind the bar - 10 years, is it? and a glance was enough. Pleasant enough husband and beautiful children, enough said, but searching for me on "Dogpile"? Really! I should be offended. What's the matter with Google? In Canada for long? Your accent, by the way, has faded to next to nothing - very good. And your husband sound's positively English. But it was good seeing you, I've been curious. And I see you've been too....
Antiques Roadshow - Rhino Cups worth 1 - 1.5 Million Dollars
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
- Hits: 2018
What pains me is the countless items of similar appearance I myself have overlooked at garage sales and thrift shops.
The items, in this instance, consist of 5 16th & 17th Century carved cups out of rhinoceros horn, worth together between 1 and 1 and a half million dollars.
Link: 'Antiques Roadshow': Most Valuable Find Ever (Video), Item at Antiques Roadshow Breaks Appraisal Record (text), Google Image Search for Carved Rhinoceros Horn
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