next 2024/04 ― On March 8, 2024, Raymond went to the Civic Center in Cornwall to experience the total eclipse of the sun. Fortunately, it was the moon and not the clouds that blocked the sun.
Can I?
next 2023/11 ― Questionable Prose Can I open this giant can?Will I be able to with a crowbar?Could it be a giant’s can?Must I seek this giant’s permission?Should I ask this giant,“May I have this can?”Might this giant have shaken this can?Would an exploding can hurt me?Shall I take such a risk?
Get Smart
next 2023/10 ― Raymond came across two automatic doors in a hallway and decided to have fun with it by making video imitating the Get Smart sitcom series of the 1970s. Mayra recorded it on a cellphone.
The Mouth of Truth
next 2023/09 ― According to the legend, if you lie while your hand is in the Mouth of Truth, then the mouth will clamp down and bite your hand. I think my hand is pretty safe; firstly, I am not much of a believer in superstitions, and secondly, I seldom feel the need to lie. […]
Il gelato
next 2023/07 ― Spesso mangiavo gelato quando ero in Italia. La commessa non voleva farmi un cono con più di 4 gusti perché aveva paura che tanto gelato pendesse come la Torre di Pisa.
La cabane à sucre
next 2023/03 ― Selon la tradition depuis que je suis très jeune, ma famille va à la cabane à sucre au printemps. Tous sont d’accord que j’ai un excellent appétit. Quand quelqu’un me cherche, il a des bonnes chances de me trouver au comptoir des tartes au sucre.
Sipping Mate
next 2023/02 ― Raymond drinks an ethnic tea called “mate” from a Mafalda cup, while sporting the blue and white soccer shirt with number 10. Those are the colors of the Argentinian flag and that is the number for the soccer superstar Lionel Messi who just helped win the third world cup for Argentina. The […]
Feeling Claustrophobic
next 2023/01 ― What kind of contraption is Raymond in now? Could it be a stand-up bed? Perhaps it is a coffin which is far too short for an adult occupant? You’ll have to think outside of the box to figure this one out. It is actually an ancient one-person wooden sauna. It was used […]
Winter Skipping
next 2022/12 ― It’s December, it’s warm enough to go out without a jacket, and there isn’t a snowflake in sight. That’s enough to make me jump with joy. If it were up to me, I would skip winter altogether.
Asian Food
next 2022/09 ― Raymond has a sweet spot for Asian food. He finds that eating is more of an experience than a necessity when the dishes are Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, hotpot, do-it-yourself rice paper wraps, sushi, dim sum, or gogi gui. Initially, he might forget his manners in the excitement by spinning the Lazy Susan […]