Category Archives: History

REI Unionization

I know there are a lot of you who shop at REI. Right now their workers are trying to unionize and need your help. Sadly, this outdoor outfitter has been fighting unionization like many big corporations. Union organizers are asking … Continue reading

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President Carter 12_29_24

The first election I was eligible to vote in was in 1976 and I voted for Jimmy Carter. He represented a new way forward in politics and a rejection of the stale politics of Nixon and Ford. He was youthful … Continue reading

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Happy Veteran’s Day

Dad somewhere in the South Pacific, 1942

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38 years o’ matrimonial merriment!

I’m sooooo lucky to have someone who put up with me for this long.

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Asheville flooding 9_24

One of Hurricane Helene’s sad aftermaths is the flooding of the Asheville River Arts District which we visited last September. We especially enjoyed the non-profit, volunteer run fiber arts store, Local Cloth. The nearby French Broad River rose over 17 … Continue reading

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Fort Union 5_12_24

After years of passing by the signs along I-25, I decided to take a Sunday drive with a good friend to visit Fort Union National Monument. The fort was established in 1851, 3 years after the Mexican American War and … Continue reading

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Pat

A brother of mine has passed on. I met Pat in the Scouts. He was a tall gangly Southern boy with a wry smile and an uncanny ability to make friends with anyone. His outgoing nature and adventurism was a … Continue reading

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Fall photographic history of Aspen Vista

16 years of essentially the same shot on the Aspen Vista Trail in the Santa Fe National Forest above Santa Fe, New Mexico (except for 2005, when we discovered the side trail that led up to the view of the … Continue reading

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El Ranchos de Las Golondrinas 10_8_23

We went to the 51st Fall Harvest Festival at Las Golondrinas; a living history museum of the Spanish colonial settlers of New Mexico. Cottonwoods would normally be turning orange but it was still too warm. We had fun exploring all … Continue reading

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37 years of love and happiness!

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