Happy 81

Today we (the daughters, Mother and Mike) celebrated Daddy’s birthday…a couple of days early, but hey, everyone was off work and we had all afternoon to discuss politics, religion and all those other taboo topics…

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GSMNP-Campsite 17

John and I took Friday off and went backpacking with his son Lee. We selected campsite 17 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park based on the fact that we could go in via Abrams…

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A Visit to the Zoo

Just came home from an afternoon at the Knoxville Zoo and found my party affiliated yard sign missing. I suspect that my party’s members would not steal a yard sign hawking our candidate so I…

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John, Lee and a Couple of Bikes

John and his 14 year old son Lee completed their first metric century this morning, riding in the Smoky Mountain Wheelman’s 31st Annual Fall Century ride. Under lightly rainy skies, they finished the 62 miles…

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A Rhinoceros and an Evening of Art

Tonight, the sisters and I joined Daddy for a wine and cheese gala opening of the Tennessee Artists Association’s annual fall show. The show, a joint presentation of TAA and the East Tennessee Historical Society,…

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