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henrythedog

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Jan 3, 2017
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Lancashire UK
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Annually - often more - from 2014
Notwithstanding that it is (or has recently been) one of the peak times for Peregrinos on the Frances; there is considerable danger in extrapolating from limited information; whether it’s your personal experience or not.

Three professors of logic travel by train to a conference. They compete to show their mastery of the art of observation.

They see a brown cow in a field by the side of the rail track.

1. ‘There are brown cows here’

2. ‘ There is at least one brown cow here’

3. ‘There is at least one cow here which is brown on at least one side’.
 
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The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
Dec 12, 2022
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Ireland
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CF 2006, CP 2013, Salvador2017,
Inglés 2019
Notwithstanding that it is (or has recently been) one of the peak times for Peregrinos on the Frances; there is considerable danger in extrapolating from limited information; whether it’s your personal experience or not.

Three professors of logic travel by train to a conference. They compete to show their mastery of the art of observation.

They see a brown cow in a field by the side of the rail track.

1. ‘There are brown cows here’

2. ‘ There is at least one brown cow here’

3. ‘There is at least one cow here which is brown on at least one side’.
Reminds me, happily and freshly, of a course I took some years ago online - Rational and Critical thinking. From a university in the Anitpodes. Straw people. Thank God I grew up with a pencil, and eraser, and stiff teaching with mental arithmetic. 😁
nb. I might be misremembering. Don't you love the modern propensity for turning everything to your advantage? Nothing is wrong now. (Loud voice: oh yes it is)
Thanks for the laugh, dear Henry. Have a great day. Watch out for the holes in the bucket.
Seriously, may all those for whom this special day in UK is one to be treasured make the most of it.

edit: https://www.classical-music.com/features/works/theres-a-hole-in-my-bucket-lyrics/
 
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Pilgrim9

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Nov 27, 2017
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SJPdP-SdC (2017)
SdC-Muxia-Fisterra-SdC (2017)
Lisboa-SdC (2018)
Ferrol-SdC (2018)
Notwithstanding that it is (or has recently been) one of the peak times for Peregrinos on the Frances; there is considerable danger in extrapolating from limited information; whether it’s your personal experience or not.

Three professors of logic travel by train to a conference. They compete to show their mastery of the art of observation.

They see a brown cow in a field by the side of the rail track.

1. ‘There are brown cows here’

2. ‘ There is at least one brown cow here’

3. ‘There is at least one cow here which is brown on at least one side’.
There was, at the date and time that I observed that particular field, at least one cow which was brown on at least one side.
 
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Vacajoe

Traded in my work boots for hiking ones
Feb 14, 2017
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Northern California
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Frances, Portuguese, Aragon, Norte, SJWayUK, Nive
I’ve never seen a brown cow,
Someday I hope to see one.
But I can tell you anyhow,
I’d rather see one than be one.

A take-off of a Shel Silverstein poem I was required to memorize at school 50 years ago(!) and have never forgotten!
 
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The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.

trecile

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Feb 19, 2016
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Francés, Norte, Salvador, Primitivo, Portuguese
I’ve never seen a brown cow,
Someday I hope to see one.
But I can tell you anyhow,
I’d rather see one than be one.

A take-off of a Shel Silverstein poem I was required to memorize at school 50 years ago(!) and have never forgotten!
Not by Shel Silverstein - in fact it was written by Gelett Burgess well before Shel Silverstein was born.

 
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The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.

David Tallan

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Dec 8, 2013
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Toronto, Canada
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1989, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024...
There was, at the date and time that I observed that particular field, at least one cow which was brown on at least one side.
There appeared to be, at the date and time that I observed that particular field, at least one cow which was brown on at least one side, unless, of course, I misidentified what I was seeing or its colour or was otherwise mistaken in my observation.
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.

bullingtonce

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Jun 25, 2020
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North Tustin, California
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I plan to do the Ruta de la Lana in August/September 2021
Notwithstanding that it is (or has recently been) one of the peak times for Peregrinos on the Frances; there is considerable danger in extrapolating from limited information; whether it’s your personal experience or not.

Three professors of logic travel by train to a conference. They compete to show their mastery of the art of observation.

They see a brown cow in a field by the side of the rail track.

1. ‘There are brown cows here’

2. ‘ There is at least one brown cow here’

3. ‘There is at least one cow here which is brown on at least one side’.
If you will permit me to take a tangential route . . . the Camino can never be full as there can never be too many pilgrims even if there is no lodging and it is pouring cats and dogs. The Camino is limitless even if there is no lodging, no food, and even insufficient water. The spiritual aspect of the Camino far outweigh any physical/material concerns, at least to my way of thinking.
 

mattythedog

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Jun 21, 2021
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USA
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2016-2023 and future caminos planned
There appeared to be, at the date and time that I observed that particular field, at least one cow which was brown on at least one side, unless, of course, I misidentified what I was seeing or its colour or was otherwise mistaken in my observation.
I think Y’all have partaken of a bit too much vino tinto
 
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Vacajoe

Traded in my work boots for hiking ones
Feb 14, 2017
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Northern California
Time of past OR future Camino
Frances, Portuguese, Aragon, Norte, SJWayUK, Nive
Not by Shel Silverstein - in fact it was written by Gelett Burgess well before Shel Silverstein was born.

Curse you my pre-school teacher!!!! Funny, for 50 years I’ve remembered the poem but misremembered the author! Thanks for teaching me something new today! 👍
 
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Forestgirl

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Dec 2, 2015
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California
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2016 Frances
2017 Portuguese, Muxia y Fisterra,
Ingles, Primativo
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If you will permit me to take a tangential route . . . the Camino can never be full as there can never be too many pilgrims even if there is no lodging and it is pouring cats and dogs. The Camino is limitless even if there is no lodging, no food, and even insufficient water. The spiritual aspect of the Camino far outweigh any physical/material concerns, at least to my way of thinking.
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