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Feeding Pheasants…

“They” tell us we can’t ‘domesticate’ pheasants, and I suppose we can’t… I currently have 25 pheasants I am raising to release.  I hunted these beautiful birds for so many years, and still would hunt, if I didn’t have to … Continue reading

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The Swiss Family Holliker: Johannes – Confirmation

This is the Certificate of Confirmation for Johannes: Again, the first thing I noticed are the folds.  Then we see his birthday stated as the 27th of the winter month of 1803.  This just serves to tell us we are … Continue reading

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“Das Boot” – 1

I began to build my second canoe on 10 Sept. 2012.  I enjoy building these things.  Don’t know what I am going to do with it, maybe put it on the water? The first canoe I built I call “The … Continue reading

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Raspberry Jam

One of the first things I did when I bought my place here in Whitehouse, OH, in 1991, was to plant a red raspberry patch.  Over the years I added two more patches!  I just like red raspberries, and ya … Continue reading

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Bill Bowman

Bill Bowman came to mind tonight… Bill was a kid I met my junior year of high school; at Verdun, France.  We actually lived at Chambley AFB, France, and commuted to Verdun – 29 miles away.  Bill was a senior … Continue reading

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Hiding No More, Forever…

‘Hiding’ has been a survival tool of mine for what seems like, forever.  I don’t know if I have ever lived a day without hiding from someone, or something…. It’s a ‘character defect’ of mine.  It’s a character defect that … Continue reading

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“Vot Ve Vant to Know Ist…”

(This is one of the stories I heard while flying at Northwest Airlines.) Apparently a Northwest jet showed up at Frankfurt Airport one day, a “bit low” on fuel – for whatever reason.  It happens.  Upon initial contact with Frankfurt … Continue reading

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Hiding No More, Forever…

‘Hiding’ has been a survival tool of mine for what seems, forever.  I don’t know if I have ever lived a day without hiding from someone, or something…. It’s a ‘character defect’ of mine.  It’s a character defect that until … Continue reading

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‘New Age’ Ohio Driving Regulations

In flying ‘good enough’ was never good enough for me.  For some it was; not for me.  I always reached for the “Outstanding,” and upon occasion, was able to catch it… Today, in retirement, I don’t fly.  Just doesn’t hold … Continue reading

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Say Goodnight…

Say Goodnight… I don’t know if I can ever fully appreciate how Johannes Holliger must have felt that early spring day in April 1833, as he readied himself to leave his home in Rein, Switzerland.  Johannes was 30 years old, … Continue reading

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