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Even the worst places can have good memories.

Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices, That, if I then had waked after long sleep, Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, The clouds methought would open, and show riches Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked, I cried to dream again. William Shakespeare (The Tempest, Act III, Scene II)

Sometimes you just have to play the cards you're dealt - even if that card is a one-eyed Jack.

The banalities of "Bob's" and a trip to Boston to clarify the mind. And stay in your lane!

It's the Tiffany lamps that really class up the Hut. That and the red plastic cups.

Take a snapshot with your Brownie. It won't last forever.

Soulless architecture with a decent cup of coffee.

Looking for coffee in all the wrong places...

Ignore them at your peril.

You can eat an entire meal for free at the supermarket... Believe It Or Not!

This episode has a lot of things to unpack... which is what happens when you pack a lot of things.

Sit down, Old Chap, and celebrate the Great American Cheeseburger! 

Working under the influence... of the teachers you had in your youth.

It's autumn. There's work to be done and you have to know how to handle the pressure of any situation.

Sometimes you just have to "immerse" yourself into another world.