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One of the coolest gifts I have ever gotten for Christmas !!!

Thank you, Derek !!!

While many tourists center their Carnival season activities on Bourbon Street, major parades originate in the Uptown and Mid-City districts and follow a route along St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street, on the upriver side of the French Quarter.

It's about that time - to go the beach and let the good times roll !

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

Pittsburgh might be one of the most consequential cities in American history. From the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries, Pittsburgh was a center of industry and was responsible for many of the raw materials that powered the American economy.

In more recent years, Pittsburgh has become a leader in technologies such as robotics, self-driving cars, and medical advances.

Winston Churchill wrote a number of historical books and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. He was also named an honorary citizen of the United States.

The grey wolf is the world’s largest wild dog species, although this fellow still has a ways to go !

Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.

Marilyn Monroe

“IF VOTING MADE ANY DIFFERENCE, THEY WOULDN’T LET US DO IT.”

Mark Twain

“Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.”
— George Washington

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”

― Mahatma Gandhi