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Fort Canby

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Remember (nearly a month ago) when my last post advertised “And Fort”? Here are the pictures of the fort in question. The Lewis & Clark Interpretative Center At Cape Disappointment is build on the site of Fort Canby – literally. The new structure sits on top of the old one. Another cool thing to explore in the…

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Steve Martin: The Television Stuff

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Steve Martin: The Television Stuff

A great collection of material celebrating some of the most underappreciated and perhaps forgotten work of the seminal comedian

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1

One of the greatest stories in all of comics gets half an adaptation (so far)

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Terminator Anthology

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Terminator Anthology

He said he would be back, and now he is (and some of his friends)

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Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures

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Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures

Four films that may not live up to expectations, but they are still fun to watch

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The Adventures Of Tintin Season 3

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The Adventures Of Tintin Season 3

To the moon and back with the ace reporter and friends

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Lewis & Clark Interpretative Center (And Fort)

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Lewis & Clark Interpretative Center (And Fort)

Part six of an ongoing series looking at our summer vacation to the lower left corner of the state of Washington.     After our hike out to (and back from) the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse we left our vehicle where it was and walked in the opposite direction to the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center.    …

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Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection

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Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection

It’s the box set containing all the Harry Potter films – meant for fans (fans that most likely already bought the individual films)

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Movie Contest

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I have a rather large home video collection. Out of the several hundred movies on DVD and Blu-ray I own, which are in alphabetical order, there are three directors that have their own “section” on the shelf. If you can be the first to guess the three directors and tweet me (@ppmdad) by Friday, you’ll…

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On The Trail (Vacation Part 5)

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On The Trail (Vacation Part 5)

This is the fifth is a series of posts looking at our less than 3 days of vacation this summer.     After Xavier woke from his nap (see previous entry) we decided to check out the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. First, however, there was a detour. While Xavier was sleeping in the Millennium Falcon, Laura…

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