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After college I had an opportunity to spend several years living in South Korea. It was my gateway to Asia, so I traveled whenever I could. I took these pictures in ~1972 on a trip to Hong Kong and Macau. The fishing scene is Macau.. Hong Kong

I can't claim I took these pictures, They're from a Chicago Boys Club group in 1959 led by Charlie McCann, a naturalist with the Cook County Forest Preserve (Illinois). I can say, however, that these experiences left me with an appreciation for the outdoors and the environment that lasted my...

I've always had an interest in the Wisconsin CCC. Growing up in the late 50's, we always pitched our large side-wall tents in the old CCC barracks area at Devils Lake State Park, Baraboo, WI. The buildings were deserted, but the legacy has remained for over 90 years. The stonework on the...

I don't know how I missed this thread, but it makes interesting reading. As it's a little picture light, I'll add this one. In another version, there's only a single saucer. Also, this year is the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. My father landed there in a WACO glider.

You're lucky your Goodwill stores still value good will. Ours in Nashville have all bumped their prices up $2 across the board and essentially eliminated the colored tag discounts. On the donation side, they've gotten fussy about what they accept...

Well, the dog agility/speed/leaping season is starting off. Ruby (Kelpie'ish) and Willa (All America mutt) have been eating, sleeping and occasionally working out all winter. They had some spring tryouts and have both qualified in their classes. I don't know which is more difficult to have sit...

I wouldn't mind a small collection of very vintage sterling flasks to go with my napkin rings. I have a collection of one - not silver - so far. I suspect the covering is a faux reptile skin, but maybe not. The bottom is a tin cup for civilized drinking. It has a good metal threaded cover on a...

The Thinker, JOSEPH KLIBANSKY Rembrandt Square (Rembrandtplein) Amsterdam Not the greatest technical quality - more of a snapshot. I got a kick out of it , though. Rodin - The Thinker, Philadelphia, PA

We had her DNA checked... she's >80% Australian Kelpie - basically a cattle/herding dog. She started a tracking program and we'd have her herding if it wasn't so darn expensive to find a trainer with a herd of something, i.e. goats, sheep, geese, cats, etc. My weird daughter aspires for her to...

Indoor competition.... Barn Hunting. The dogs must locate several rats enclosed in tubes hidden under hay bales in a set amount of time. Two rats in 1 min. 30 sec. and 4 rats in 2 min. 30 sec. Ruby found her two rats by smell in 38 sec. She advanced to the 4-rat class and located them in 1...

I like this thread. Over the years I've thought that learning shoe repair would be an essential skill for when the SHTF. It could be a skill set that could be bartered. I mean as a former hospital administrator, what can I bring to the table that has value to a community?

Thanks for resurrecting this thread... I hadn't seen it when I posted my Market Garden trip last week. Next year will be the 80th anniversary of the battle.

Rained every day in Amsterdam and Paris. However, the Market Garden battlefield trip to Groesbeek (at the German border) was clear, sunny, and windy.... almost too cold for a top down jeep ride. Here are a couple of pictures that show the actual field my father landed in, with the forest he...

Heading to Groesbeek (Netherlands) at the end of this week to tour the museum (Grateful Generation Tours) and the battle field where my father (82nd Airborne) landed in a glider. These guys have my fathers uniform, medals, etc.on display. I'll post some pictures when I get back.

As I grew up, my family always had a bread box in the kitchen. However, only my grandmother in rural Wisconsin had a match dispenser, and only with the strike-anywhere wood matches. When the cousins were really being cool, we'd strike the matches on the zipper of our pants... tough guys. What...