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Humorous anecdotes on the daily life of Rick Rockhill. Some facts, some fiction. From the sublime to the ridiculous. Dr Sidney Wang, the psychic betta fish is the resident oracle providing 24/7 wisdom, advice and inspiration.

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  • Philatelic Friday: Stamps From China

    Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 02:12 in philatelic friday

    Another week draws to a close, and once again it is time for a new edition of my Philatelic Friday series. This week I'm featuring Stamps from China. It seemed like a good follow up to the last Sunday Art Review: Chinese Sampler. I've always liked Ch...

  • Philatelic Friday: SUP-ER Heroes Stamps

    Posted on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 07:59 in philatelic friday

    After taking a few weeks off from my Philatelic Friday series, it returns today with a dynamic installment featuring Super Heroes. Or perhaps I should say it in a loud booming and dramatic voice "SUP-ER HEROES". I thought that with all the nagging e...

  • Philatelic Friday: Cats on Stamps!

    Posted on Friday May 15th, 2009 at 02:08 in cats, philatelic friday

    Welcome to another installment of my weekly Philatelic Friday series. This week's topic is Cats on Stamps! As many of you know, I have a Persian kitty named Owen who allows me to live in his home. I love to watch Owen in action. He stands guard, love...

  • Philatelic Friday: Stamps about Guide Dogs

    Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 02:02 in paula abdul, philatelic friday, national guide dog month

    Today is May 1st, the start of National Guide Dog Month. It's a perfect topic for my weekly Philatelic Friday series. Since I am resourceful and persistent, I managed to dig up a series of postage stamps from around the world about Guide Dogs! Can y...

  • Philatelic Friday: James Bond 007 Stamps

    Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 02:02 in james bond, 007, philatelic friday

    The weekend is here, so its time for another edition of my weekly Philatelic Friday series. One of the things I like about philately is the seemingly endless range of subjects and themes that have made their way onto government-issued postage stamps....

  • Philatelic Friday: Stamps About People Helping People

    Posted on Friday April 17th, 2009 at 02:09 in philatelic friday

    Welcome to another edition of Philatelic Friday. I kicked around theme options for today's post, and settled on a broad theme of People Helping People. So I started searching Google for images of stamps and came up with an interesting collection of t...

  • Philatelic Friday: Stamps of Easter

    Posted on Friday April 10th, 2009 at 02:01 in easter, philatelic friday

    Since today is Good Friday, this week's theme for Philatelic Friday is Stamps of Easter. There aren't a great number of official government issued stamps with an Easter motif, but I was able to dig up a few on the Internet. Without question, Easter i...

  • Philatelic Friday: Stamps with Flower Power!

    Posted on Friday April 3rd, 2009 at 02:07 in philatelic friday

    Welcome back to another edition of my Philatelic Friday series. Since Spring is in the air, this week's theme is Stamps with Flower Power! On Wednesday I wrote a post about a recent trip to a nearby nursery and greenhouse. The mental image of those o...

  • Philatelic Friday: Stamps of Noteworthy Women

    Posted on Friday March 27th, 2009 at 02:05 in philatelic friday

    Welcome to another edition of Philatelic Friday, this week's topic is Stamps of Noteworthy Women. I've featured stamps of other women in prior Philatelic Friday posts, so I won't repeat those. Instead, I've searched low and high, near and far and all...

  • Philatelic Friday: Stamps from Space

    Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 02:09 in philatelic friday

    Whew, this week sure flew by quickly- it's already Philatelic Friday! I thought it might be fun to build a theme around Space. To avoid any confusion, these are not stamps that I own. For your viewing pleasure,I scoured the Internet for stamps with a...

  • Philatelic Friday: Stamps from AROUND THE WORLD!

    Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 02:06 in philatelic friday

    Welcome to a new edition of Philatelic Friday! I have been busy organizing my images of stamps for this week's post. Stamps are so much fun. Take this one from the Bahamas, for just 5 cents, featuring Queen Elizabeth II with an ocean scene in the fo...

  • Welcome to Philatelic Friday!

    Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 02:03 in lucille ball, Frank Sinatra, marilyn monroe, ronald reagan, ella fitzgerald, philatelic friday

    Today is the first installment of a new mini series called "Philatelic Friday". For those of you who may be unaware, philately is the study of stamps, which often, but not always includes stamp collecting. There are philatelists who look for very rar...