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Shaken, Not Stirred: Beware the Ides of February

February 12, 2017

Shaken, Not Stirred: Beware the Ides of February #ShakenNotStirred. A blog by Jim Bond The Ides of March took care of Julius Caesar, but every man has done in by what we can refer to as the Ides of February, Valentine’s Day. We have planned, designed, schemed, set our wits to come up with the perfect token of our love.…

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Shaken, Not Stirred: The Owl and the Pussycat

February 5, 2017

Shaken, Not Stirred: The Owl and the Pussycat #ShakenNotStirred A blog by Jim Bond. I’ve had a varied career, primarily involved with language; either the spoken or written word. Most of the words have been of my own arrangement, but I’ve also done a lot of theatre since the age of 13, using the words of others to convey a…

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Shaken, Not Stirred: Septuagenarian

January 29, 2017

Shaken, Not Stirred: Septuagenarian #Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. I turned 70 today. And I’m cranky. I know, I know, it’s a milestone to be proud of. Rather than a milestone, for me it’s a millstone. I don’t want to be 70. In my judgment, (however flawed it may be at my age) I think women are…

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Shaken, Not Stirred: People who love.

January 22, 2017

Shaken, Not Stirred: People who love. A blog by Jim Bond. I recently went through a fairly serious medical crisis; one which had been building for awhile, and due to which I had a brief hospital stay. The nature and details are unimportant, especially since I’m an intensely private person. What is important though, are the people who came to…

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Shaken, Not Stirred: The last man on the moon.

January 17, 2017

Shaken, Not Stirred: The last man on the moon. #Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond, special posting. There was a comedian in the early 1960s named Bill Dana. He made ‘party records’ which were popular at the time. He also made many TV and nightclub appearances as a character named Jose Jimenez, the first astronaut to be launched…

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