| As an adopted son of Liverpool, one is inevitably forced to take a side – to make a choice… Because my wife made the mistake of buying me a book about growing up in Liverpool and the author stated Liverpool was home to the two greatest soccer teams in the world: Everton and Everton Reserves… With my wife (and her father and brother) being committed Reds fans, you might say I was destined to be baptized a Blue… | ||
 The Everton F.C. kit jersey patch |
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| Notice at the center of the patch is a round tower. This is an image of the magistrate’s tower where the police held drunks and criminals for overnight stays. I didn’t see the original tower for many years – even after I lived there (in Liverpool) for almost a decade. Still, visiting the “Tower” remained on my bucket-list. In my imagination, this is what I pictured… | ||
 Glendalough Round Tower |
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 A Round Tower in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| The reality was not quite as impressive… | ||
 Everton Lock Up – Looking Up Hill |
and |
 Everton Lock Up – Looking Down Hill |
| And here’s a historical image… (The sheep “cutting” the grass just kill me. LOL!) | ||
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| Sometimes the reality of a bucket-list item just doesn’t quite live up to the spirit of the item. | ||
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| On This Day In: | ||
| 2021 | Dreaming Of You | |
| Sweet Memories | ||
| 2020 | He Ought To Be Unemployed | |
| May I Have A Little More, Please | ||
| 2019 | Cash Only, Please | |
| Day 14: End Of Week 2 | ||
| 2018 | House To Home | |
| 2017 | Got Education? | |
| 2016 | Necessary Company | |
| 2015 | Reality Vs Imagination | |
| 2014 | Penalty Period | |
| 2013 | Theft | |
| 2012 | Cranky Old Man | |
| 2011 | A Man’s Got To Know His Limitations | |
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