Recent content by jackpot

Hi, Just came upon your post... Terhune is buried not very far from my home in NJ. Also, his most famous dog, Lad, is buried about a mile or so away from me, in Sunnybank Park. I've visited it a few times. My dad told me about Terhune when we moved into the area, years ago.

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this isn't a "thing", it's more of a practice that seems to have disappeared: ...drinking from a garden hose on a hot summer day. Back then tap water was drinkable and I can still taste the water and the slight rubber smell from drinking so close to the threaded end. It was glorious relief. In...

Tiki Tom, Wow, your post brought me back.... I guess it was in the 70's when I read as much Michener as I could get my hands on. Loved Tales of the South Pacific; Islands in the Stream is also one of my favorites. In more recent decades, favorites include Tolkien's works, Zen and the Art of...

Hi Everyone, This is my first post on Fedora, and right now I'm reading "The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot", by Robert MacFarlane. Prior to that I read "When Gravity Fails", by George Effinger. Happy Holidays!