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This line - "the same feeling I had when my wife and I saw Sammy Hagar walking a miniature horse along the square in Santa Monica, California." - made my entire day.

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It’s a true story. Though my wife says it may have been a miniature donkey.

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This reminds me of a story my partner's mother told us about seeing Nick Nolte in his bathrobe outside of a CVS somewhere in L.A. years ago. (not quite as charming as Sammy Hagar with a miniature horse)!

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"I’m off to go see the sight of a famous beheading"

Either that's the best typo of the day, or, unbeknownst to me, the UK has re-instated capital punishment.

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FYI we’ve always found London Walks both informative and entertaining: https://www.walks.com/

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Loved this post, John. I worked at SAIC for five years and lived with a visual artist for about six years - makes me a little nostalgic for those days (now long, long past).

Gerard in Hospice. So elegant and devastating.

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Gosh...

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Oops. Finger slip. Always enjoy your writing. I'm curious...as to how you found where to stay...was it affordable? Perhaps managed with points? Any info helpful.

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