It seemed to me that everything was made of stone, and that the streets were deserted. We visited the Czech Republic, Germany, and Norway. In April and May 2003, I went on a long business trip to Europe for SAIC and Joint Forces Command, on behalf of the Partnership For Peace. According to her letter, in some of the countries and cultures into which our military is sent, people do not brush their teeth, and it’s impossible to just buy a new toothbrush - receiving a new toothbrush after 7 months is awesome. Susan recently boxed up 20 of them and sent them off to some soldiers for a program where she works called “America’s Adopt a Soldier”.
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We don’t use manual toothbrushes ourselves, anymore, so we stay well-supplied with the free toothbrushes the dentist gives us every time we visit. It’s kind of funny: when a guest does need a toothbrush, and opens one up, they almost always leave it behind. We have guests stay the night from time to time, such as when we have parties and friends come in from out of town, and we try to make sure they have all they need in case they forgot to bring something. Nowadays, this mug sits in our guest bathroom, filled with new (sealed) toothbrushes for guests, as well as floss, a razor, and a tube of toothpaste. Susan and I both used conventional, move-it-with-your-hand toothbrushes back then. I bought this Anchor Hocking mug to use as a toothbrush holder. When I remodeled the hall bathroom, I decorated it in a Victorian sun and moon theme: lots of dark blue, with bronze suns and moons here and there. Back in the early 2000s, I did a lot of remodeling of our house in Portsmouth. This mug has never held coffee, tea, or any other beverage. You might not be able to tell from the photo, but the skull and crossbones is raised a bit in bas-relief, which is neat.Īnd thus we come to the end of the Mugs of August. I am drinking coffee from it right now, in fact. Heavy, but comfortable to hold and drink from. And free for anyone who happened to be walking by. (Or had - apparently they have changed the show up a bit since then.) It was a great show: every bit as good as something you’d see at Universal Studios, in my opinion. The Bellagio has its fountains, Circus Circus has its midway circus show, and Treasure Island has a pirate ship fighting an English man o’ war. One of the hotels we stayed at, the Flamingo, had Russian trapeze artists and acrobats performing every few hours. (Yes, we thought that was odd, too.)Ī number of casinos had free entertainment, either outside or inside. It was a variety show, much like what you would see on “America’s Got Talent”, but with intermittent topless showgirls, and a big closing musical number celebrating the sinking of the Titanic. Splash! was a pretty popular show at the time, but we hadn’t planned to see it, and probably wouldn’t if we hadn’t had the free tickets. I’ve already mentioned how much I liked Showgirls of Magic.
We got another set of tickets for Showgirls of Magic for listening to an hour pitch from a hotel-timeshare. The bus tour was part of the pitch, but I thought it was a pretty cool thing to do on its own. We also got a pair of theatre tickets for Splash! just for taking a bus tour of the Las Vegas suburbs and listening to a half-hour pitch for a time share. For example, every morning, we made the rounds of the “free spin” slot machines, and came home at the end of the week with a dozen decks of cards, a few packs of dice, a number of “collectible” dolls, tote bags, and other assorted crap. When we went to Las Vegas in 2002, we were amazed at how much fun you can have for free, or nearly free. So this, the final installment of the Mugs of August, is a little late.
I spent about six hours in the car yesterday, driving all over central Virginia looking for the perfect kitten. I am going to post a photo of a coffee mug every day in August and talk a little bit about where we got it and why I like it.