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August 4, 2018  

Canyon de Chelly: 4-Hour 6-Wheeler (Jeep) Tour With “Thunderbird Lodge Tours”.

by Anura Guruge

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In reality this is the ONLY way to see and get to know Canyon de Chelly. Going into the Canyon on horseback is fun (and we have done it twice) but you can’t cover as much ground and, from our experience, the guides that do horseback are not as ‘proficient’ as those on the ‘jeeps’. (But, there could be exceptions and we LUCKED out in that we got ‘Daniel Draper’ who has been doing jeep tours for 29-years). Yes, you can hike down to the ‘White House‘ (which we have also done twice) but you don’t get to see any of the key ‘pictographs‘ (painted) or ‘petroglyphs‘ (carved).

This was the second time I had done a ‘Thunderbird Lodge Tour‘ — albeit 19-years apart. The first time, in 1999, was in the BIGGER Korean-war era Army vehicles they used to have. But, then there was the infamous 2012 roll-over that (eventually) killed two. Everything changed after that — including the ownership of the iconic & historic ‘Thunderbird Lodge’. The 6-wheelers they use now are smaller and newer.

We lucked out — as was invariably the case during this entire 4-day trip to the Canyon (my 4th). Very few people. Most of the time, wherever we would be the only ones there. That is nice and highlights the trademark serenity of the Canyon (which is my favorite part).

We did not book a private tour. We just booked (in the morning) the 4-hour, 4pm (sunset) tour. We were told be there 20-minutes early.

Well it was just the two us, Teischan & I, and that was special. I, with extensive experience with Navajo, soon established a good rapport with Daniel — and I think he enjoyed it too, in that I was not a total novice when it came to the Canyon or the Navajo. We had such a good time that I invited Daniel and his two daughters for dinner with us (at ‘The Junction‘) and they accepted. We had a great time and the two, extremely talented daughters, regaled us with songs after the dinner.

The tour was good. We learnt a lot.

Totally recommend it. Yes, there are other tours. From what I can see they are roughly the same price, i.e., ~$70/person for 3-4 hours. But, I liked the tour we took.

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by Anura Guruge

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April 29, 2018  

“The Cartoon Trump” At The 2018 “White House Correspondents’ Dinner”.

by Anura Guruge

This is HILARIOUS. So, so clever and cutting.

This is the FULL, 3:40 minute version — uncut and unedited.

You will like this.

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by Anura Guruge

April 29, 2018  

Michelle Wolf’s Entire 19-Minute Monologue At The 2018 “White House Correspondents’ Dinner”.

by Anura Guruge

I liked it. But, it was kind of my humor. Yes, a few that were a bit mean and uncalled for.

I wasn’t familiar with her. She is good. Was rather self-conscious, but that was to be expected. 32-years old.

I hope the media is kind to her tomorrow. As she said at the start ‘she has no agenda’.

But, if you haven’t seen it, you really must watch the whole video.

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by Anura Guruge

April 28, 2018  

Live TV Coverage Of 2018 “White House Correspondents’ Dinner” Tonight On CNN, MSNBC & C-SPAN.

by Anura Guruge

The dinner per se is scheduled to start at 7:30pm, Saturday, April 28, 2018.

It is being held at the Washington Hilton (and NOT at the White House).

Guests will start arriving at the Hilton starting around 5:30pm.

CNN coverage starts at 6pm. MSNBC at 7pm and C-SPAN at 7:30pm.

Online coverage will be available from all the above PLUS “The Washington Post“.

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April 22, 2018  

President Trump Should NOT Have Been Permitted To Hold A Dinner At Ever So Historic ‘Mount Vernon’.

by Anura Guruge

Click to access CNN original. Google for more.

Google “JFK Mount Vernon” for lots of stuff about this historic dinner — way back in 1961.

There has to be limits. It is bad enough that he is in the White House, but to let him desecrate lovely, historic ‘Mount Vernon‘. That is bad, that is sad.

While the ‘State Dinner’ is at the White House on Tuesday, all of us who know history knows what he is trying to emulate. JFK’s famous State Dinner at ‘Mount Vernon’.

I did not know JFK, but I do know that ‘Donald Trump is NO JFK‘ — other than possibly in one department, and even there I am sure that JFK was better and far classier.

I am a loyal Brit and this bothers ME! I have only been to ‘Mount Vernon’ once, 20-years ago, but I was greatly impressed. Amazing place.

The notion of Trump’s obese self lording it up at ‘Mount Vernon’ makes me feel sad.

Shame.

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by Anura Guruge

April 3, 2018  

Fort Stark, New Hampshire — On Easter 2018.

by Anura Guruge

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The ‘Fort Stark‘, historic site, just south of Portsmouth, N.H., is one of our closest points to the ocean. As such we tend to visit Ft. Stark fairly often, at least once a year — and looking back at my pictures I realize that we tend to make the first visit in early Spring. So, we lived up to form on Sunday, Easter. We went down to Portsmouth, for Easter, to see ‘Sherlock Gnomes‘ and then have . But, we wanted to visit the ocean before. So, we went to Ft. Stark. It was a bit grey and a tad windy. There were only about 4 other people in total around.

But, it was, as usual, still fun. We walked around. Clamored among the rocks. There was a large ship coming in … and a tug from Portsmouth was going out to meet it. There was a helicopter overhead. We were there for about 45-minutes.

Enjoy.

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by Anura Guruge

October 20, 2017  

2017 Al Smith Dinner With Paul Ryan: Full Video, Transcript & 8 Best Zingers.

by Anura Guruge

Click image to access FULL Al Smith 2017 Dinner video from C-SPAN.

Click image to access the FULL TRANSCRIPT from ‘lastcommentary.com’.

Click here to access full, original from ‘Fortune’.

Click to ENLARGE and ENJOY here. Use above link for original from ‘Fortune’.

The 2016 Al Smith Dinner, a HUGE annual New York city fundraiser for Catholic causes (started in 1945), was ‘one for the ages’ with both presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump, delivering speeches (or ‘roasts’ to be more accurate) — as is a longstanding custom on election years.

This year, i.e., 2017, the keynote speaker was House Speaker, Paul Ryan, a practicing Catholic from Wisconsin, his father of Irish descent. Ryan, as was to be expected, did make some jokes at the expense of Trump. Whether he cleared them with Trump ahead of the dinner has yet to be established. We will have to see if Trump reacts.

But, here is the whole story — so to speak, video and transcript.

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