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Required reading before Thanksgiving dinner
Tom submitted on January 14, 1970
I haven't read this yet, but the title was too good to pass up. "Behaving Badly At Family Gatherings"
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTI haven't read this yet, but the title was too good to pass up. "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/22/dining/22tabl.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin">Behaving Badly At Family Gatherings</a>"
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The Road to Nowhere - November 12, 2006
Anne and Chuck submitted on January 14, 1970
We are running out of time. We all know of noteworthy local places that we have not visited. Tourists go there, but residents don’t. Being here for only six months, and here being a spectacular region, we are working hard to see all such places. We won’t quite succeed, but we are having fun trying. This weekend we visited the arts district of Asheville, the Kituhwa mound of the Cherokee, and the “Road to Nowhere” out of Bryson City. The entrance to the road is adorned by a rusted sign that states “Road to Nowhere – Broken Promise - 1943 to ?” The road did go somewhere before the Fontana Dam was closed and made a lake that ended the road.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTWe are running out of time. We all know of noteworthy local places that we have not visited. Tourists go there, but residents don’t. Being here for only six months, and here being a spectacular region, we are working hard to see all such places. We won’t quite succeed, but we are having fun trying. This weekend we visited the arts district of Asheville, the Kituhwa mound of the Cherokee, and the “Road to Nowhere” out of Bryson City. The entrance to the road is adorned by a rusted sign that states “Road to Nowhere – Broken Promise - 1943 to ?” The road did go somewhere before the Fontana Dam was closed and made a lake that ended the road. The government promised that the road would be rerouted along the lake shore. That has not happened and with the retirement of the local congressman in this last election, it is likely not to. The congressman-elect will seek a cash settlement to resolve the issue. In Bryson City there are those who have found it hard to believe that the government would not keep its promise. Their neighbors the Cherokee say, “tell me about it.” We being folks who often enjoy going nowhere took the road this afternoon. The highway crosses a major bridge and ends just before a 1,000 foot tunnel. We parked and walked through the tunnel that is now part of a hiking trail. I dare say the tunnel is the longest, widest, and highest I have ever encountered on a hiking trail. A fine curiosity. The hike was pleasant. Bright sunlight illuminated coves that are dark during the summer. Remarkably Anne’s cell phone rang as we crossed a ridge and we conversed in the woods with the Woods. The afternoon hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park followed a morning bird walk on Cherokee lands. The historical low mound, a central meeting place for the Tuckaseegee Cherokee, is now on an Indian owned farm and will be preserved. The riverside farm was largely fallow but provided an assortment of fallow fields, weeds patches, and woods to wander across. Killdeer cried and waggled their rusty rumps at us as they flew off. Savannah and song sparrows skipped from bush to bush to maintain their modesty. A Coopers Hawk rose from a tree and circled away harassed by blackbirds and a crow. The birding was not exciting, but it provided a great excuse to walk about on a fine autumn day.
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Today is the birthday of the Marine Corps
Tom submitted on January 14, 1970
Here is an article appreciating the Marines. Read the paragraph about growing up in the '50's with a father who was a survivor of Guadalcanl, Tarawa and Iwo Jima. "Marines"
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTHere is an article appreciating the Marines. Read the paragraph about growing up in the '50's with a father who was a survivor of Guadalcanl, Tarawa and Iwo Jima. "<a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/11/happy_birthday_teufel_hunden.html">Marines</a>"
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Oops!
Kara submitted on January 14, 1970
sorry for the lack of images...will have to talk to my Dad about that and put them up when i figure it out.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTsorry for the lack of images...will have to talk to my Dad about that and put them up when i figure it out.
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new web site for catechists
Tom submitted on January 14, 1970
"catechist web site"
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENT"<a href="http://www.unfunnychristian.org/adopttheunfunnynow.html">catechist web site</a>"
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humorous picture
Tom submitted on January 14, 1970
I hope this link works. "picture"
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTI hope this link works. "<a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1730016/posts">picture</a>"
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November 1, 2006 – Sylva, NC
Anne and Chuck submitted on January 14, 1970
The sun is bright and the morning clear and cool. Now the orange glow of dawn shines through the rows of trees and outlines the ridge above us. Before, the forest would keep the house in shadow until mid morning. The sky has opened up and so too the forest. Along the road we find homes and other structures that were previously invisible. I have fed the dogs, cats and horses. With the pasture now at rest, I must provide oats and hay daily. The lawn growth has slowed too, but I will have to mow a time or two more. As glorious as is this homestead, I itch to get back on the road. Enough of these daily chores.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTThe sun is bright and the morning clear and cool. Now the orange glow of dawn shines through the rows of trees and outlines the ridge above us. Before, the forest would keep the house in shadow until mid morning. The sky has opened up and so too the forest. Along the road we find homes and other structures that were previously invisible. I have fed the dogs, cats and horses. With the pasture now at rest, I must provide oats and hay daily. The lawn growth has slowed too, but I will have to mow a time or two more. As glorious as is this homestead, I itch to get back on the road. Enough of these daily chores. I will miss the lovely garden plot. Even now we harvest greens; spinach, Swiss chard, Brussels sprouts, or collards daily. We have lettuce in abundance, bok choy, and a few beets. Leeks and onions are coming. We are short-timers now. Our departure is a definitive January 8th. We plan a week of walking if the weather is not too harsh and will then be headed north. Meanwhile we continue to enjoy this wonderful area. We completed our last missing link in the AT in North Carolina this Saturday through Monday. This walk took us from the rugged Davenport Gap at the equally rugged I-40 highway at the east end of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the Newfound Gap in the middle of the range. We had previously hiked from Fontana Dam at the west end of the park to Newfound Gap. Although we wanted to continue our walk this time down out of the range, the shelter was booked solid when I called at the beginning of the month. So we had to reverse our route and once again climbed the range. This meant a vertical ascent from about 1,400 feet at the Pigeon River to 6,400 feet at Mount Chapman. We gave ourselves three days for this 33 mile walk in the park. It was tough. The trail was well graded and relatively smooth, but there were lots of ups and downs even after reaching the ridge top. The weather turned out well for this walk, unlike our last one with its three days of rain. A cyclone arrived on Friday and was departing on Saturday morning. It was raining when we started. Then the rain stopped but the fog condensed on the trees, which continued to drip until noon. By then the gusty northwest wind whipped the trees dry and blue streaks extended across the sky. At ridge top vistas other ridges appeared through the clouds and gave a thrill. The high ridges were green and gray. The valleys were still pumpkin orange with autumn color. The two shelters were new and framed in stone. Fireplaces provided heat after the chore of gathering firewood. The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club had hung a tarp across the fronts of the shelters. We thank them. Saturday night was cold and very windy. The temperature fell only into the 20s, but the wind gusts rattled the tarps severely at times. With short days, we awoke before dawn to breakfast and break camp. Both nights we were alone in the shelter. A young couple tented nearby the second night. We encountered no bears, but saw lots of bear scat full of mountain ash berries. The trail through the park is nicely graded, wide, and mostly clear, unlike other sections of trail in this region. Along the ridge crest, the CCC even built walled ramps across some of the dips, forming an elegant causeway of sorts across the sky. There is no timberline here, above 5,000 feet we were in dense spruce-fir forest. At times it looked like we were in Maine woods. Vistas came only at ridge crests and outcrops. These provided views of the great Balsam Range that intersects the Smoky Mountains Range at Tri-Corner Knob, spur ranges, the Smoky range itself, high valleys between the ridges, and the Great Valley of Tennessee to the northwest. The bird life is limited this time of year. Northern species: black-capped chickadees, golden-crowned kinglets, and pine siskins were a treat along the high ridges. We saw evidence of peregrine falcons, piles of feathers on the ridge top, but didn’t see any flying hawks during this walk. American robins were abundant, feasting with the bears on the abundant mountain ash fruit. The last big vista was at a curious rock designated as Charlie’s Bunion. Even on a Monday, dozens of day-hikers coursed from Newfound Gap for the view from “Charlie’s.” At Newfound Gap, the main park road - US 441, crosses the top of the ridge. The Rockefeller Memorial is at this popular spot. We were a curiosity when we emerged among the hundreds of motorists who stopped to snap pictures and walk about. “Where did you sleep?” “Weren’t you cold?” “What did you eat?” We could have set up an exhibit and answered questions all afternoon, but finally broke away to drive back to our other car and return home for the marvelous pleasures of a hot shower and a cold beer. With this section completed we have now hiked all of the trail from U.S. route 19E in Tennessee to Springer Mountain in Georgia, a total of 385 miles. We hiked 285 miles of the trail, from Allen Gap south this year, most of it on our big May walk. We have completed all of the trail in North Carolina and Georgia. If we complete our planned hike in January, we will have completed the entire trail in Tennessee and south of Virginia. Next August/September we will be hiking in Vermont and possibly in Massachusetts. More details on that as plans develop. Perhaps some of our kin will join us on parts of that walk? So, we had a good hiking year. We have now completed some 1,123 miles or 52% of the 2,200 mile long A.T. But who’s keeping track? Lots of more good hiking ahead.
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New development in Rahway
MarkD submitted on January 14, 1970
This article from the NY Times talks about the new development in Rahway that has Mike and Sam excited. Using a newly renovated train station as its centerpiece, the mayor’s huge project includes more than 1,500 rental and condominium homes to be built over the next three years, and rows of restaurants and shops, some already springing up on streets newly lighted with Victorian lamps. The new Rahway will be a pedestrian-oriented, distinctly upscale commuter mecca, sort of the Hoboken of Union County, according to the plans.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTThis article from the NY Times talks about the new development in Rahway that has Mike and Sam excited. Using a newly renovated train station as its centerpiece, the mayor’s huge project includes more than 1,500 rental and condominium homes to be built over the next three years, and rows of restaurants and shops, some already springing up on streets newly lighted with Victorian lamps. The new Rahway will be a pedestrian-oriented, distinctly upscale commuter mecca, sort of the Hoboken of Union County, according to the plans.
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Flags of Our Fathers
Norb submitted on January 14, 1970
Saw this Thursday night. It's very good. Dad told Margaret it was realistic. See it quick. It won't be in the theaters much longer. I think it's important to see it to witness Dad's experience on Iwo Jima.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTSaw this Thursday night. It's very good. Dad told Margaret it was realistic. See it quick. It won't be in the theaters much longer. I think it's important to see it to witness Dad's experience on Iwo Jima.
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Our visit with Anne and Chuck
marywoods submitted on January 14, 1970
in Cherokee, western NC. Anne is a doctor at the Cherokee Native American Reservation and at the nursing home. It is for tribal members only at no cost. Chuck maintains the property of 44 acres. The horses use most of the land. There is a shed and natural pond for the horses. There are three beautiful horses, three loving, eager dogs and two cats. Chuck voluntarily mows a large portion of the grounds and has a very productive garden as you would expect of him. Anne and Chuck made delicious dinners every evening with fresh produce from the garden. The house is built like a lodge with large rooms and a porch which surrounds the whole house overlooking the garden, horses, valley and distant mountains. The foliage was very colorful while we were there.
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BLOG TITLEBLOG CONTENTin Cherokee, western NC. Anne is a doctor at the Cherokee Native American Reservation and at the nursing home. It is for tribal members only at no cost. Chuck maintains the property of 44 acres. The horses use most of the land. There is a shed and natural pond for the horses. There are three beautiful horses, three loving, eager dogs and two cats. Chuck voluntarily mows a large portion of the grounds and has a very productive garden as you would expect of him. Anne and Chuck made delicious dinners every evening with fresh produce from the garden. The house is built like a lodge with large rooms and a porch which surrounds the whole house overlooking the garden, horses, valley and distant mountains. The foliage was very colorful while we were there. Saturday, we drove to the Cherokee Reservation and saw the hospital and the arts and crafts museum store. They sold authentic baskets, blow guns and darts and face masks. Across the street, the Native American men in eloborate dress, chanted and danced. We stopped at a bead store on the way home and bought several selections of beads. Sunday, Chuck and Anne packed a picnic lunch, stopped at an apple orchard store and bought apples and a pie and drove over the mountains to the Pisgah Forest. We ate lunch at a public picnic area and saw the Mirror Falls, one of the most beautiful falls I have ever seen. Monday, Anne took us to the Oconaluftee Village which is a restored Native American village as it was 225 years ago. There we were escourted on a tour by a young Native American in authentic dress. We observed the making of beaded necklaces, hand held pottery, blow guns and darts, dug out canoes and houses made of twigs enmeshed with red clay. They looked like stucco houses. We also saw bear, fish and small animal traps. Mom particularly liked the fish trap which was made of twigs. We could have built and used one up on the St. Lawrence. We listened to a lecture given by an elder dressed in robes telling of their belief in a single, loving creator and in the structure of government and customs of the seven tribes. This elder said that 70% of the people were veterans of military service and they were proud to serve our country. They are extremely patriotic and devoted to America. They are not the political, but spiritual owners of this country. He and Dad both knew of Ira Hayes, the Native American youth that helped raise the flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. He was not Cherokee, however. Ira and Dad were both members of the 28th Marines Regiment. We enjoyed a lunch with Anne at the Bryson City Train Station Restaurant where we saw a train many blocks long full of sight seers leaving on a scenic trip from Bryson City to Dillsboro and back. Tuesday, we rode on errands with Chuck and stopped in Sylva for homemade beer and rootbeer. Wednesday, we also drove around with Chuck and had mango smoothies at Bradleys, an old time ice cream parlor. Thursday, we drove to Franklin and saw stores along the highway which rented buckets for visitors to pan for gold in the streams and look for sapphires and rubies and other gems on the ground. It is the discovery of gold that precipitated the forced removal of Cherokee known as the "Trail of Tears" from the Carolinas to Oklahoma. Friday, we packed and loaded up the car and climaxed our visit with a buffet lunch at Harrah's Casino decorated with many neon lights. Harrah's is the largest employer in North Carolina with an annual payout of 80 million dollars giving a discretionary annual income to the tribal members. With this money, the members have been able to make many improvements to their health including the hospital and nursing home. Then we drove to the airport in Asheville, the location of the famous Biltmore House. Following the erection of the Biltmore House, entrepreneurs built many upscale bed and breakfast houses and mansions, many of which are still there. These buildings give the city an artsy atmosphere. Anne and Elley had fun shopping there. When Alex came for a visit, he and Chuck went white water kayaking on the Nantahala River. This visit was an unexpected vacation and novel experience. We scarcely knew it was there and would never had seen it if we had never gone to visit Chuck and Anne. It was an area of great beauty and history. We had a wonderful time and cherish the time we spent with Chuck and Anne.
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