Funny as always, Robin Williams talks to Johnny Carson about being nervous on his first Tonight Show appearance.
More Classic Television posts.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
My Mother and I in Search of Hookers... Sort Of...
View full article Looking for Hookers with My Mother… In Amsterdam
Excerpt:
"Not a lot of people can say that they went out looking for hookers with their mother, but I can. Shortly after college I went on a cruise with my mother, aunt, and members of my aunt’s church group. We started in England and traveled the coast of Norway eventually ending up in France. We made several stops along the way wandering through the towns taking in the sites and learning about the area. We joked that I was becoming my mother’s body guard as I would follow a couple steps behind her and pull her out of the way of bicycles, cars and whatever else might come our way.
One night at dinner my mother, my aunt, my aunt’s friend and I were talking about tomorrow’s activities in Amsterdam. My aunt and mother were discussing how they heard that the prostitutes in Amsterdam stood in glass storefronts. The three of them, I thought, were joking when they decided it would be fun to find these ‘hookers in the windows.’ My mother scheduling this activity would not have been too shocking, but it was unexpected from my aunt and her friend as I thought it was a well known fact that hookers are rarely kept in the nice part of town.
Anyway, that afternoon after seeing the sights, my mother, aunt, her friend, and I went out looking for hookers. The belief was that hookers wouldn’t go on duty until the afternoon, so as it got dark we started trying to find the red light district. As it became clear that they were not joking, I started to protest."
Full article Looking for Hookers with My Mother… In Amsterdam at Rambling Web Blog
Excerpt:
"Not a lot of people can say that they went out looking for hookers with their mother, but I can. Shortly after college I went on a cruise with my mother, aunt, and members of my aunt’s church group. We started in England and traveled the coast of Norway eventually ending up in France. We made several stops along the way wandering through the towns taking in the sites and learning about the area. We joked that I was becoming my mother’s body guard as I would follow a couple steps behind her and pull her out of the way of bicycles, cars and whatever else might come our way.
One night at dinner my mother, my aunt, my aunt’s friend and I were talking about tomorrow’s activities in Amsterdam. My aunt and mother were discussing how they heard that the prostitutes in Amsterdam stood in glass storefronts. The three of them, I thought, were joking when they decided it would be fun to find these ‘hookers in the windows.’ My mother scheduling this activity would not have been too shocking, but it was unexpected from my aunt and her friend as I thought it was a well known fact that hookers are rarely kept in the nice part of town.
Anyway, that afternoon after seeing the sights, my mother, aunt, her friend, and I went out looking for hookers. The belief was that hookers wouldn’t go on duty until the afternoon, so as it got dark we started trying to find the red light district. As it became clear that they were not joking, I started to protest."
Full article Looking for Hookers with My Mother… In Amsterdam at Rambling Web Blog
Monday, March 24, 2014
Little Boy with Down Syndrome and His Yellow Lab Buddy
So sweet how this dog is so caring and gentle with this boy with Down Syndrome...
Yellow Lab Loves Little Boy with Down Syndrome Posted at Rambling Web
Yellow Lab Loves Little Boy with Down Syndrome Posted at Rambling Web
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Photography Tips and Insights from Nature Photographer Russell Graves
The beautiful photography of Russell Graves...
Nature Photographer Russell Graves - Texas Parks and Wildlife first posted at Rambling Web
Nature Photographer Russell Graves - Texas Parks and Wildlife first posted at Rambling Web
Friday, March 21, 2014
2013 Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters
Intense video of some of the worst weather and natural disaster events last year.
Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters in 2013 initially posted at Rambling Web.
Extreme Weather & Natural Disasters in 2013 initially posted at Rambling Web.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Flying with a Flock of Birds
Very cool. How would you like to go out flying with your own flock of birds?
Flying with Birds - Amazing & Unique Perspective first posted at Rambling Web
Flying with Birds - Amazing & Unique Perspective first posted at Rambling Web
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Women's Rights
From Wikipedia
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage[1] is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or marital status. The movement's modern origins can be attributed to late-18th century France.
Limited voting rights were gained by women in Sweden, Britain, Finland and some western U.S. states in the late 19th century.[2] International organizations were formed to coordinate efforts, especially the International Council of Women (1888) and the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (1904).[3] In 1893, New Zealand became the first nation to extend the right to vote to all adult women. The women in South Australia achieved the same right in 1894 but became the first to obtain the right to stand (run) for Parliament.[4][5] The first European country to introduce women's suffrage was the Grand Duchy of Finland—then a part of the Russian Empire with autonomous powers—which also produced the world's first female members of parliament as a result of the 1907 parliamentary elections.
In most Western nations woman suffrage came at the end of World War I, with some important late adopters such as France in 1944 and Switzerland in 1971.[6]
For information on the current Equal Rights Amendment movement.
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage[1] is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or marital status. The movement's modern origins can be attributed to late-18th century France.
Limited voting rights were gained by women in Sweden, Britain, Finland and some western U.S. states in the late 19th century.[2] International organizations were formed to coordinate efforts, especially the International Council of Women (1888) and the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (1904).[3] In 1893, New Zealand became the first nation to extend the right to vote to all adult women. The women in South Australia achieved the same right in 1894 but became the first to obtain the right to stand (run) for Parliament.[4][5] The first European country to introduce women's suffrage was the Grand Duchy of Finland—then a part of the Russian Empire with autonomous powers—which also produced the world's first female members of parliament as a result of the 1907 parliamentary elections.
In most Western nations woman suffrage came at the end of World War I, with some important late adopters such as France in 1944 and Switzerland in 1971.[6]
For information on the current Equal Rights Amendment movement.
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