tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89132894542640434052024-02-06T21:29:01.424-06:00Piecing a Lifespiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-17241279304569956822018-01-15T19:29:00.000-06:002018-01-15T19:29:41.046-06:00January Memories in the Mountains of Southern California<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">Today is the anniversary of our mom’s death three years ago.
It’s also Martin Luther King Day. I’m not sure there’s a connection, but it’s
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">I’m sitting in a folding chair up in the rocks, overlooking
one of my favorite views here: rocky hills and mountains in the foreground,
then some desert and the Salton Sea below, and more mountains and the sky in
the background. Sure, there’s some freeway noise immediately below, but it’s
fun to select a few colorful semi-trucks heading around the mountain, watch
them disappear on the other side of the mountain by Mountain Springs, then emerge
going down the steep grade on the other side. In eight more miles they’ll be in
the desert. They now look tiny, so it’s important to choose
the brightly colored ones as they’re more visible. This afternoon there have
been a lot of car carriers.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">It’s a good sunny afternoon to read <i>Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the
Teachings of Plants </i>by Robin Wall Kimmerer. I just started the book, but was
reminded about some wonderful experiences more than 35 years ago, when my
daughters were still very young (our now-thirty-year-old son hadn’t been born
yet.)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">The girls and I spent lots of time climbing around rocks and
through brush, searching for frogs and picking blackberries. It was so much fun
finding the polliwogs and tiny frogs in small pools of water. We always let
them go. We’d finally head back home, covered with purple juice, our stomachs
full of delicious berries.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">It’s a very simple memory, but an important one. Sometimes I
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">The sun is starting to set and it’s getting cooler up here
at 3,000 feet, probably time to gather up my stuff and head back to the RV.
But, the view and the memories will last forever.</span></span></span></div>
spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-65815682346158630882017-05-22T16:56:00.001-05:002017-05-22T17:10:04.623-05:00Guess what! Bottle caps, tinfoil, and cigarette butts don't burn.<br />
Bet you didn't know that, right? (At least some people don't).<br />
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This summer I'm working as the Camp Host at <a href="https://www.co.benton.or.us/parks/page/salmonberry-campground">Salmonberry Campground,</a> a beautiful shady spot nestled off Highway 34 between the cities of <a href="http://visitcorvallis.com/">Corvallis</a> and <a href="http://visittheoregoncoast.com/cities/waldport/">Waldport</a>, on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsea_River">Alsea River </a>in my favorite state of Oregon. I love the job, at least most of it. Let's forget about cleaning the bathrooms, but at least there are only two of them. Benton County hasn't gotten around to automating that job yet. This morning I decided to muck out all the fire pits at the campground, 28 in all, preparing for the Memorial Day weekend crowd. I've never done that particular chore before and it was kind of an eye-opener.<br />
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Armed with a shovel and bucket, I started out with my own fire ring. No problem, especially since I had my first campfire only last night. And on down the line. <br />
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Some just needed a little TLC; others I swear needed a backhoe. Getting out the non-burned and partially burned wood was easy, but I'm sure glad I was wearing gloves as it was definitely messy. Aha! What's that sparkling thing I see? Hmm. Crunched up aluminum foil. I wonder how long it would take for THAT to decompose? Let's check Google.<a href="https://www.thebalance.com/how-long-does-it-take-garbage-to-decompose-2878033">"Tinfoil- It does not biodegrade."</a><br />
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Well, that settles that. It would be here until the earth disappears in a puff of smoke or something. So, unless you're using wads of foil as a light source, either don't use it, use it for other things, or discard it in a better place, like the handy trash cans. The jury is still out on <a href="https://livegreen.recyclebank.com/because-you-asked-is-aluminum-foil-recyclable">recycling the stuff</a>. Apparently it needs to be clean, free of food or grease.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8913289454264043405" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8913289454264043405" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div>
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8913289454264043405" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8913289454264043405" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>On to the next fire pits. Hidden below all the burned ash and chunks of charcoal were more shiny things, this time steel bottle caps. I couldn't find an exact lifetime for those, but tinned steel bottles take approximately 50 years to decompose. Quite a few recycling places are now accepting bottle caps.<br />
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Finally, doesn't it seem logical that cigarette butts would burn? After all, the rest of the cigarette does. Alas. No. The <a href="https://www.verywell.com/world-cigarette-litter-facts-that-will-shock-you-2824735">decomposition time of a cigarette filter </a>is anywhere from 18 months to 10 years, depending of several factors. From the above source, here's a little more information about discarded cigarette butts:<br />
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"Used cigarette filters are full of toxins known as <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="2" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.verywell.com/tar-in-cigarettes-2824718">tar</a>, and those chemicals leach into the ground and waterways, damaging living organisms that come in contact them.<br />
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Most filters are discarded with bits of tobacco still attached to them as well, further polluting our environment with <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="3" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.verywell.com/a-profile-of-nicotine-2825020">nicotine</a>, which is poisonous."<br />
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So, I guess if you really have to smoke, get rid of those filters in a safe place, a spot that won't pollute the environment. Some places apparently have disposal receptacles, although I haven't seen anything like that.<br />
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It looks like my fire pit experience has turned into a bit more than I expected. I'll think more carefully when dealing with the junk people throw into the fire and expect to burn. <br />
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-77137532109160819792017-01-24T12:14:00.000-06:002017-01-24T12:14:37.604-06:00Important Political Action<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">I've become a political junkie! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">I kept my phone busy this morning, calling both of our California senators: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris">Kamala Harris </a>and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein">Dianne Feinstein</a>, requesting that they oppose the nominations
of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Puzder">Andrew Puzder</a> for Labor Secretary, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Price_(U.S._politician)">Tom Price</a> for Secretary of Health & Human Services,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_DeVos"> Betsy De Vos </a>for Secretary of Education, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessions">Jeff Sessions </a>for Attorney General. I also phoned Representative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Vargas">Juan Vargas</a> of our <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California's_51st_congressional_district">Congressional District 51</a>. Like so many, I've signed online petitions, and realize that they are important. But, I believe the somewhat more personal touch of a phone call lets our Senators and Representatives know who we are and where we stand on important issues we face. Right now there are so many issues at stake and so many adverse actions that Republican politicians and President he-who-shall-not-be named are taking that make our constant contacts extremely important and necessary.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">This quote by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a> is as apt today as it was in 1918:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that
we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only
unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American
public."<br /> ― Theodore Roosevelt<br /> The Kansas City Star, 18 May 1918</span></span><br />
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-11209020137857508412017-01-23T14:38:00.002-06:002017-01-23T15:24:23.932-06:00What a Difference a Year Makes (Political)<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As much as I try, I can't remember a lot of what happened in 2016, other than politics. So, guess I'd better just get all that out of the way in order to write my thoughts about it all. NOTE: for my own reasons, I refuse to mention the name of the new President as, just like John Lewis, I consider him an illegitimate president. There.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I supported Bernie Sanders all the way as I considered him to be the best hope for the country. And still do. Unfortunately, I had to cast my vote for Hillary Clinton since, unlike Canada, for one, we can really only choose between two political parties. I've always been a Democrat, so there you have it. I would have liked her to win the race, if only to see our first woman President. But, for a number of reasons, some of them quite illegal or unfair, that didn't happen. As much as so many people and organizations tried to void the election, the orange one was inaugurated several days ago.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ever since the election in November, I've gone through a long period of depression, disbelief, and fear for the coming four years. As a lifelong feminist and progressive, I've worked hard for women's and LGBTQ issues for almost 50 of my 70 years. I loved seeing much of that work pay off, from the legalization of abortion rights to same-sex marriage. It has been quite a wonderful period to experience passage of the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination Act, the Equal Opportunity Act, as well as many others. I've seen Medicare come into being and now appreciate receiving it after going for too many years with no health insurance. I appreciate the passage of ACA (Obamacare) that provides health insurance for so many. I've experienced the first black President in the country and appreciated all that he has accomplished. Sure, he wasn't perfect. But he worked for the people of the country and considered their needs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And now there's today. For me, as well as so many others, this is truly a frightening time. In my humble opinion, the new "president" has no right to that title. I won't go into what a terrible person he is as I'm sure everyone is aware of that. Needless to say, the turnout of millions of people at the Women's Marches around the country and world the day after the inauguration shows that I am not alone in my beliefs and fears. Standing and walking among approximately 40,000 women, men, and children in the San Diego march provided some hope, as long as we can keep the momentum going. It was amazing and heartening to see so many people marching, even in places as remote as Antarctica.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But, it's a frightening time, especially to be a woman, or someone of another color, or a Muslim, or an Hispanic, or a welfare and/or food stamp recipient, or someone who is unemployed or underemployed. It is a frightening time to be gay or LGBTQ. It is a frightening time to be in poor health, or elderly, or disabled in some way. It is a frightening time to be anti-war. It is a frightening time to be poor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But, as difficult as the coming four years promises to be, I see hope...on one condition. We need to be there for each other. We need love to banish all the hate that promises to come. We need to talk with each other, to forgive each other for all the things we've done or said. We need to stand with each other, help each other, appreciate our differences, come together, become truly amazing people. As many of us as possible need to become politically active and keep our elected leaders informed of our wishes and needs for the country. We cannot just stand by and accept whatever crap is pushed upon us. No. It can no longer be that way.</span></span><br />
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-45711782485031466712017-01-23T13:18:00.001-06:002017-01-23T15:27:42.107-06:00What a Difference Almost a Year Makes! (Wedding)<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My last post was in March last year! How time flies when you're having fun...uh, will rephrase that in a bit. Actually, some of the year was amazing!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It was a beautiful trip from the deserts of Southern California up I-5 through the craziness of the Los Angeles freeway, taking a short detour to Yuba City to visit a high school friend, John McConnell and his wife Barbara. Then on to the GREEN!!! of Oregon with an overnight stop in Roseburg to see another good friend, Pat Zemlin and finally meet her son, Rick Zemlin. I had been away entirely too long, and the trip reinforced my desire to move back there, hopefully soon. More on that later as well.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Rachel loves unicorns and purple, and her gorgeous dress showed that love to perfection. With her red hair the effect was stunning. Then there were her shoes: purple high tops with unicorns! John and his men wore quite formal attire with polished black shoes, vests, etc. Rachel's two women all wore high tops with their beautiful dresses. No one can ever accuse these wonderful young people of being boring! Or uncomfortable. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Up Interstate 8 <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a</span>bout seven miles east, near Alpine, is a popular scenic viewpoint. Yesterday it was graced by four or five semi-trucks as well as several other vehicles. On a clear day, "</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rise and look around you, and you'll see just who you are." Oops. Forgot I was wearing the "My brain is 80% song lyrics" t-shirt. Seriously, when the sky is clear, I've been able to see all the way to Point Loma and the ocean. Yesterda<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y, </span>not quite that far. It's a good spot for truckers to rest themselves and their trucks, preparing for the grade up to a little over 4,000 feet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's the view toward the west yesterday. The ocean is past that very faint outline of a mountain <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">near the center. But, it's still a wonderful view<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> that changes with each season.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hung around for a short time, checked out the view, the people, and my email. Nope. Nothing spectacular, except the view. Time to get back on the road as there was still about 55 miles, more or less, to go. However, I decided to get off the freeway and head up Old Highway 80. There's more to see that way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have a good friend who is a member of the <a href="http://www.sdaa.org/index.htm">San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA)</a>. According to their website, "Public Star Parties are held during the dark of the moon at the Association's observing site at Tierra Del Sol.The
schedule for these parties maybe found in the Events section of this
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've been up there with him many times and have always been impressed by the number, size, and variety of telescopes members set up to view the sky. Tierra Del Sol is located near the small town of Live Oak Springs, off Tierra Del Sol Road. Please see <a href="http://docs.sdaa.org/_tds/TDS_Directions.pdf">this map</a> for more detailed directions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Okay, Sharon Greve Campbell, here's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevard,_California">Boulevard</a> for you. The town used to be a going concern, until the freeway bypassed it. According to Wikipedia, "The town and post office were named Boulevard after US Highway 80 which
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Wisteria Candy Cottage has been in Boulevard since 1921. My mom and dad recalled stopping there many times. However, it went through many changes of ownership and closures over the years. It's now been reopened for quite a few years and is a must-stop for anyone with a sweet tooth<a href="http://www.wisteriacandycottage.com/"> http://www.wisteriacandycottage.com/</a>. I love their caramel and pecan turtles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Almost across the street from the candy store is the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/manzanita-diner-boulevard">Manzanita Diner</a>, where we go for dinner almost every week. They specialize in Italian food, and their lasagna is outstanding. As are their pizzas. I love their barbecued chicken pizza. We usually call ahead and our beers, water, and pizza are usually ready when we arrive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even though a friend and I are almost 70, we're sometimes (usually?) still kids at heart. And Brandy, our favorite waitress, caters to us. For some reason, known only to us, we've gotten into the habit of blowing straw wrappers at each other. So, to cater to the "kids," she started placing a bunch of straws at our places. To thank her, we usually pelt her with four or five, all in fun. I'm sure it's a waste of paper and plastic, but hilarious sometimes. Several weeks ago, one of my wrappers got stuck on a sliver of the wood ceiling and remained up there for quite a while. It finally fell down. Oh, well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Th</span>e <a href="http://www.goldenacorncasino.com/">Golden Acorn Casino</a> is technically in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo,_California">Campo</a>, but since it's right off the freeway, on Old Highway 80, I'll include it here. I've only been there to gamble once, on a Senior Day, but have eaten in their restaurant several times.Nothing to write home about, but they have quite decent prices, such as the typical Prime Rib Dinners for $7.77. I usually stop by to fill up my gas tank on the way back from San Diego as their prices are reasonable.And they do have quite a wide variety of snacks and other items in their store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do you see the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_farm">wind farm</a>" to the right in this picture? Since the casino is located at an elevation of around 4,000 feet, it's an ideal spot for those turbines. There are quite a few of them on a hill across the freeway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">INTERESTING TREE</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I include this picture of an interesting tree just because I love seeing it each time I drive by between Boulevard and Jacumba. Forgive the radio antenna to the left: I was too lazy to get out of the car.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And finally, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacumba_Hot_Springs,_California">Jacumba Hot Springs</a>, at the end of our trip. Borrowing from the Wikipedia article, "Jacumba Hot Springs is located on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border">Mexican Border</a>.
A small settlement exists on the Mexican side, known as Jacume; the
unmanned crossing was closed in 1995. The new, enlarged border fence now
runs through the area. The United States Border Patrol maintains an
increased presence in the area to curtail smuggling and illegal
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jacumba was another spot negatively affected by the freeway. "Around the turn of the 20th century, the health and relaxation benefits of natural hot springs
began to be commercialized. The Jacumba hot spring is prolific and
delivered enough water to fill large public baths, the remains of which
can still be seen. The water contains sulfur but has a pleasant clean
smell. In 1919 rail service connected Jacumba to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a>.
By 1925 the town had a world class hotel, the Hotel Jacumba. In the
1930s, Jacumba had developed into a top destination and had a population
of about 1,150. Many of the foremost movie stars and celebrities of the
time regarded Jacumba as a prime destination for relaxation."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now there is very little left of the town except for a refurbished hotel/restaurant, a small store, a school, and a few other spots. Please read the rest of the Wikipedia article for more information. I would have loved to live here when the city was in its prime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Coming back here after a few years, I cried when I saw this horrible border fence between Jacumba and Mexico for the first time. Families used to be able to walk back and forth over the border and visit with each other. Now it's necessary for them to somehow drive or get rides many miles to the nearest border crossing, either <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecate">Tecate</a> or perhaps <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calexico,_California">Calexico</a>. Needless to say, I hate the fence and always will. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's what's left of the city of Jacumba, looking east.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Breceda">Ricardo Breceda</a> is well-known for his metal sculptures in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrego_Springs,_California">Bor</a>rego Springs, and here is another of them, this one located in front of the Jacumba branch of the <a href="http://www.sdcl.org/">San Diego County Library</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's been very windy up here lately, and I loved the tumbleweed stuck in the wires at the small<a href="http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/dpw/airports/jacumba.html"> Jacumba Airport. </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And here's the turnoff to the Desert View Tower, on <a href="http://wikimapia.org/11025936/In-Ko-Pah-County-Park">In-Ko-Pah Park</a> Road. There was actually a park here for a while but it was shut down many years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And here we are, safe and sound, at the Desert View Tower. Hope you enjoyed your trip. Please come again.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Okay. This morning I threatened to blog about my 120-mile
round trip drive from the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/desert-view-tower-jacumba?utm_campaign=yelp_api&utm_medium=api_v2_search&utm_source=dWJMtmYxpd5N5yoyzSuhtA">Desert View Tower</a> to Lakeside, CA and back. I needed
a haircut, and the woman who has cut my hair for many years now lives there. Besides, it’s been
so windy up here today I wanted an excuse to get away for a bit. So, here goes –
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I got on Interstate 8 and headed west, passing the turnoff
to the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacumba_Hot_Springs,_California">Jacumba</a>. I’ll take you through there on the way back. This first
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Since the <a href="http://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/overview">Border Patrol</a> in their white and green trucks is a
huge presence here, I usually avoid the uphill inspection stop on the freeway
by turning off onto <a href="http://www.aaroads.com/california/us-080_ca.html">Old Highway 80</a>. There’s still a stop on that road but it
takes no time at all. And I don’t have to wait in a long line and then shift
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Old Highway 80 served as the main road between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego">San Diego</a> and
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After a quick drive past the Border Patrol guard, I got back
on the freeway and finished the drive into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cajon,_California">El Cajon</a>. This morning I was in a
hurry to make my appointment so didn’t stop along the freeway to take pictures.
And I also needed to get some gas. However, I made up for it on the way back, as you’ll
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“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeside,_California">Lakeside</a> to Desert View Tower.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well, after filling the tank with $2.45/gallon gas, the cheapest I've found in the area right now, I headed into Lakeside for my haircut and to visit and talk <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders">Bernie Sanders</a> politics with my good friend, Cindy. She now sells <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufactured_housing">manufactured homes</a>, but also still cuts friends' hair at her home. I got to play with her little granddaughter as well. </span></div>
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spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-12405612904608653122015-09-05T10:36:00.001-05:002015-09-05T13:45:28.599-05:00A Somewhat "Rocky" SituationIn the grand scheme of things, this probably ranks way up there with watching water boil or something. But, it's annoying all the same.<br />
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C'mon, shoe manufacturers. Not all of us live with sidewalks and grass. Not all of us have full-time housekeepers to sweep up all the little rocks several times a day. Not all of us have the time or desire to pick out little rocky pieces before entering a building or room to avoid scratching the floor.<br />
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-8479735125362620232015-09-04T18:50:00.003-05:002015-09-05T17:40:30.909-05:00Curiously Trivial? Or Is It?<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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Except for a long stint of playing "Duke Nukem" in the 1980s and
"Scrabble" last year, I have never been very interested in computer
games. But, thanks to my son and his fiance, I've somehow gotten hooked
on "Trivia Crack." Not sure why, but in two months, I've advanced to
Level 130 or so, whatever that means. I'm really not that interested in
the awards like cards, gems or what-have-you. No, I just enjoy the
challenge of answering questions in the various categories. And that's
really what this blog is about.<img alt="Trivia Crack-Education Version" class="detail__media__img-highres js-detail-img js-detail-img-high" src="https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michaelkaechele.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F02%2Ftrivia-crack.jpg&f=1" style="display: block; height: 280px; width: 291.857px;" /><br />
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For those of you who haven't played the game, the categories of questions are: Sports, Art, History, Geography, Science, and Entertainment. I won't go into the details of how to play because it's very simple: figuratively spin a wheel online and answer a question from whichever category the pointer lands on. If you answer correctly, you can continue going until you miss a question. For the rest of the details, you might check out the <a href="http://www.triviacrack.com/">Trivia Crack site</a>.<br />
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The questions are rated Easy to Difficult, with a choice of four answers. Here are some samples:<br />
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Sure, it's disappointing to answer a question wrong. But, I love Google. What's to stop me from looking up more information about those baseball stats or that rock group, to find out more about them? Nothing. I've discovered my best category is Science, but there are many chemistry and physics-based questions I have no idea how to answer. Google. How about the history of the rulers of various countries? How about which states or countries border others? Google.<br />
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In another blog, I might write more seriously about my thoughts on the Googlization (is that a word?) of the world. But for now, it's sufficient to use it for somewhat trivial pursuits in search of little bits of extra knowledge, perhaps just to win a game, or perhaps to expand my knowledge just a little.<br />
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Which Reggae band helped Sean Paul launch his career? Do you know? I don't have the slightest idea.<br />
Google.<br />
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spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-23500868303109518532015-08-28T17:34:00.001-05:002015-08-28T23:02:15.258-05:00Lumbering Around at the Desert View TowerOkay. I admit it. It's been kind of a long time since I've posted anything. Like, way back in March? In between, I worked on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands in Washington for a month, then came back here to the Desert View Tower. This has been the first summer I've stayed here - and it's too damned HOT!!! Hopefully this heat and humidity will end soon. In the meantime, I love the air conditioning in the RV and have been getting a lot of reading done.<br />
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In order to do anything outside, I've found that heading out about 6 am and working for a couple of hours before it gets too sweltering works pretty well. So, we've had a project for the last month. Those of you who know me pretty well might remember that I enjoy starting what might seem like impossible projects and actually finishing them. This has been one of them. And I swear I've gotten some pretty decent muscles in my arms in the process.<br />
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In October, the owner of the Tower will be welcoming his brother and family here from Bali, which will be quite a change for them. They'll most likely be living in the little green house, very close to where my RV is parked. In order to give them some much needed privacy, I decided to move my rig down the hill. Not a bad spot at all. But, the beautiful view has been spoiled by a huge (humongous?) pile of several years' worth of old lumber, immense stickery tree branches, scrap metal, and other kinds of junk and trash. In addition, the owner had dug a long trench to repair the lines for the sewer leach field. He made an offhand remark one day that he has wanted to clear out the area for a long time. Impossible? Well, yeah. But, what else did I have to do? LOL!<br />
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Wish I'd thought to take some "before" pictures, but alas, you'll have to use your imagination to visualize what the area looked like, using the "almost completed" pictures I took this afternoon.<br />
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We started by tackling the huge stack of assorted "stuff," which rose to the lower branches of the three trees and covered all the area between them, out to the driveway. Layers and layers and layers of every size of both useful and no-way-in hell-to use-this wood and metal and ??? you can think of. Sandwiched in between the layers were beer cans and bottles, pieces of wire, cardboard boxes, and anything else you can imagine. It took a couple of weeks to get rid of that pile, piece by piece, layer by layer. We made several secondary stacks of stuff in order to just be able to walk around: good wood in one stack, possible firewood in another, branches and tree limbs, and complete worthless junk in yet another. We threw all the possible firewood into the back of the pickup and unloaded it up the hill, where we'll cut it as needed. So, one huge stack turned into another somewhat smaller stack in another place. Hmm. Did that make any kind of difference? Not sure. You decide.<br />
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Gradually we uncovered the trees by getting rid of all that stuff and doing a lot of raking to get rid of several years' worth of dried thatch. That stack of thatch alone took many, many trips with the wheelbarrow to get rid of it down the hill, out of sight. Note: since the construction-type wheelbarrow has also been used for foundation work, the inside is coated with a nice layer of hardened cement, making it quite a bit heavier than I'm used to. (Are you picturing the development of muscles yet?)<br />
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On to the maybe-useful wood. I rounded up lots of old plastic buckets and filled them with kindling-size pieces, ready to grab for winter fires. As for all the old branches and tree limbs, I dragged them all down the hill - again, many trips - minding all the thorns (Band-Aids help). We stacked all the possibly-building-usable wood nearby. Lots of 2 x 2s, 2 x 4s, and 4 x 4s. Couple of huge black plastic trash bags took care of the plastic, bottles, cans, weird metal, and other stuff. I filled six other trash bags with dried cardboard and paper, again, to use as kindling.<br />
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In the meantime, the owner finished the sewer leach field project and filled in the trench. One less thing to jump over. Yaay! We've still got a bunch of old fencing, hoses, and other possibly usable stuff, as well as a big stack of tree stumps. Perhaps we'll even level the ground a little.<br />
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See the little building in the pictures? A former tenant built that several years ago but didn't get to finish it. Ben is going to complete it, covering a couple of walls to go with the sliding glass doors and the windows, all of which provide a beautiful view of the canyon, mountains, and desert below. We'll cover the roof and finish the floor a little better and...voila, something special. I'm visualizing a possible getaway when the weather is dismal and the RV gets too crowded with one person. And my friend Cindy Crawford has offered a picnic table and bench for under the tree. Thank you, Cindy.<br />
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It's still a work in progress, made slower by the 100+ degree weather and humidity. But, the end is in sight. Probably time to pick another project, you think? Hah!<br />
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P.S. A big thanks to Ben's sister, Mary, who just sent me this picture of the area in 2013. She wrote that they moved a lot of the stuff in order to get to the leach field. So, we didn't have to worry about the chain link fence, the wooden wire core, and some of the other larger things. However, other than the leach field ditch (and the piled up dirt), the area got filled up with more stuff.<br />
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-80269651561124979492015-03-16T09:38:00.001-05:002015-08-28T19:59:55.527-05:00It's Green! Note: I wrote this on March 16, 2015, but for some weird reason, didn't publish it. So, here's s different view, this time in Spring. Things bloom and flower and it's beautiful.<br />
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What difference a little rain at the right time makes in the desert! I've usually left the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_View_Tower">Desert View Tower</a> by the end of February, so this my first time to see how the area blooms in early spring. It's time to take advantage of all the "weeds" and flowers because I'm sure they'll be gone in a month or so, but they're sure beautiful right now. I keep pinching myself to make sure I'm actually lucky enough to be here.<br />
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Care Center, fire and wine, French bicyclist, Mexican
border, Sherlock, good friends – add them all together to make a different and unforgettable
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My friend Jackie drove up from Quartzsite, Arizona to spend
Christmas with me at the Desert View Tower. Although it was kind of crowded
with two of us in the RV, we managed just fine. And it was wonderful to have
her here. We drove down to see my mom at the care center in La Mesa on
Christmas Eve day, pick up her mail, and make sure her house was okay. Hopefully
she’ll be able to return home soon. No fun spending her Christmas and
Thanksgiving away from home.</div>
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On the way back to the Tower, Jackie and I did some
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I’d already found all of them, my job was chief chauffeur and coach.</div>
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That night Ben invited many friends for a bonfire and wine
fest at the Tower. We had lots of fun meeting everyone, enjoying the huge fire in
the sheltered fire pit in the rocks, and drinking good wine and hard cider. </div>
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After dark, we were joined by a young man from France who
had ridden his bike up the grade from El Centro and needed a spot to stay for
the night before continuing his trip to Tecate, Mexico. Apparently several
people with us had seen him riding up the hill earlier. He spent the night
inside the Tower and told me it was one of the best highlights of his trip so
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Antoine started his journey in Manitoba, Canada, continuing
across the U.S. to Washington state, through Utah, and down here to the Tower.
Because his U.S. visa was only good for three months, he needed to get to the
Mexican border by Christmas night. He planned on riding his bike the 45 miles.
However, last night turned very, very windy and cold and Jackie and I couldn’t
imagine him riding into the wind for that distance and making it before dark.
So, we offered him a ride today and he gratefully accepted. And, did we ever
have fun!</div>
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Highway 94 towards Tecate is very winding, hilly, and narrow
in spots but quite a beautiful drive. The wind continued to blow and we even
experienced some rain. Not exactly great bicycling weather. We all got acquainted
and Jackie and I introduced him to geocaching. I think we made a convert.</div>
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One of his memorable experiences was spending six days in an
uninhabited area of Utah when the rim of one of his wheels broke. He has been
camping along the way so was prepared with food and shelter. He melted snow for
water and attempted to fix the rim as best he could in order to get somewhere
to get it fixed. He finally made it to a bicycle repair place in Moab, Utah and
was able to continue on to California.</div>
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When we reached the border town of Tecate, California, we
watched as Antoine readied his bike for traveling, putting on all his
saddlebags and other packs, along with a small stuffed dragon he’d found
alongside the road somewhere. He named it Balthazar, and it rides in a spot of
honor on the back of his bike. He’s planning to write a children’s story about
the creature. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We asked how much longer
he’ll be riding and he told us probably another 1 ½ years. He’s hoping to make
it to Patagonia in South America. For right now, he’s going to spend time
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He told me he’d been a gardener in France and had created a
beautiful butterfly garden where butterflies could fly free and uncaged. He
misses that job but said he had been getting bored in France. He loves his
journey now but at the same time is also looking forward to returning to France and
seeing the country with new eyes. He would like to write a book about his
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After we said goodbye to Antoine at the border and wishing
him a safe journey, Jackie and I hit the road again and did more geocaching on
the way back to the Tower. She had to leave for Quartzsite about 2:30, so we
said goodbye and off she went for several more hours of driving. What a
wonderful and fun friend!</div>
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I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening reading and
watching another episode of what has become one of my favorite shows, “Sherlock,”
a modern version of Sherlock Holmes. Tonight was “The Hound of Baskerville.”
Good old Netflix. I heated up some Margarita pizza we’d bought at Trader Joe's
yesterday and ate a bunch of their Triple Ginger Cookies for dessert.</div>
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Quite a different Christmas from other years but memorable. It
felt a little like welcoming the traveling stranger to the inn and giving him a
home for the night, making him a friend. And isn’t that a bit of what Christmas
should be? </div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">During our short time exploring Mt. Moriah Cemetery on the hill overlooking
the city of Deadwood, we couldn't possibly cover the whole area. But, with
the help of their excellent "Walking Tour Guide" and some posted signs near
many of the graves of some historical figures, I was able to learn about
quite a few of them.
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, "was murdered in Deadwood on August 2,
1876. Wild Bill came, as many others did, to the Deadwood gold camp in
search of adventure and fortune. While pursuing what others</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> often said was his only true passion—gambling—he was shot in
the back of the head and killed instantly by a local rogue, Jack McCall. A
hastily convened miners’ court found McCall innocent, but he was later tried by
a regular court, found guilty, and hanged. Wild Bill’s friends buried him in
the Ingleside Cemetery, but two years later he was reburied at the present site
in Mount Moriah. Wild Bill’s colorful life included service as a marshal, an
Army scout and numerous other tasks which called for a fast gun, and no
aversion to bloodshed.”</span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“Potato Creek Johnny, a name synonymous with Black Hills
prospecting, was without a doubt, one of Deadwood’s most colorful characters.
The small, bearded figure of John Perrett was a familiar sight along the
streams of the Tinton area where he may or may not have found one of the
largest gold nuggets ever panned in the Black Hills. Some older residents claim
this huge nugget was actually several nuggets melted together. Potato Creek’s
later life saw him become somewhat of a Deadwood fixture as he took part in
numerous parades and community activities. John, ever popular with the
children, was an ambassador of good will with visitors to the community until
his death on February 21, 1943.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“Martha “Calamity Jane’ Canary (1850? – 1903). In her short
53 years Calamity Jane lived more than most. She worked on a bull train,
performed in a Wild West show, and was a prostitute of little repute—we assume
because of her appearance. One story most historians claim to be strictly a
figment of Calamity Jane’s imagination was her claim to have been Wild Bill
Hickok’s sweetheart. Her acts of charity and her willingness to nurse the sick
attest to the warm, soft side of this rough and ready denizen of the Old West.
In 1903 Calamity Jane died in the mining camp of Terry from a variety of
ailments, chief among which was acute alcoholism. One can only wonder what the
elegant and fastidious Wild Bill would have had to say of Calamity’s dying
wish—which as you can see was granted—that she be buried next to him.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“Henry Weston Smith – ‘Preacher Smith”. Deadwood’s first
ordained minister truly lived his faith and was an outstanding individual liked
by the entire community. During a brief stay in Deadwood, he worked at menial
jobs during the week and preached on Sundays. Smith was an ordained Methodist
minister and a medical doctor. On Sunday, August 20, 1876, while enroute from
Deadwood to the nearby mining camp of Crook City, Smith was murdered,
presumably by Indians. Wild Bill’s death caused little stir in Deadwood, but
the killing of Preacher Smith filled the community with rage, and for a time a
bounty was placed on Indians. Before being exhumed and reburied at Mount
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operations of the famous Homestake Mining Company at Lead, three miles up the
gulch. The American flag at the overlook flies 24 hours a day by act of
Congress. It is one of the few spots in the country which is afforded this
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“John Hunter—Many pioneers did not come to the Hills for
gold; other business pursuits brought them. John Hunter was a businessman and
for many years ran a sawmill, furnishing lumber for homes, mines, and mills.
Hunter was co-founder of the Fish and Hunter Company, which for many years was
one of Deadwood’s flourishing wholesale houses. The Hunter family has been a
positive force in Deadwood for over 100 years.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“George V. Ayres—a Nebraska native who migrated first to
Cheyenne, Wyoming where he and a small group of gold-seekers set off afoot for
the Black Hills gold camps. After seventeen days, ten of which it snowed,
George and his compatriots arrived at Custer. Going on to the gold fields in
Deadwood, he became seriously ill and was forced to return to Custer to
recuperate. He returned to Deadwood in 1877 to work in a hardware store. By
1909 he had become the sole owner of the hardware store that still bears his
name. Ayres was instrumental in developing the first good road system in the
Deadwood area and in upgrading life in general for the population. An example
of this hardware man’s ‘Mark Twain’ style of wit is best demonstrated by his
reply to a question posed to him on how to cope with Deadwood’s rough element.
He replied, ‘Just let the ruffians alone and they will kill each other off.’”</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">“Colonel John Lawrence—Although the title of ‘Colonel’ was
only an honorary title bestowed by an early governor of Dakota Territory, John
Lawrence will be remembered as the first county treasurer and as the namesake
of Lawrence County. He came to the Black Hills in April 1877 following a varied
political career as a Dakota Territorial Legislator, Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., and Deputy United States Marshall
of Dakota. After serving as treasurer, he was sought out for his advice on
matters of importance in the county, and for several years served as road
supervisor for Central City and the surrounding mining camps and as an election
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Finally, although she isn't included in the Walking Tour Guide, I felt that Charity should be included here, if only because she lived to the old age of 100 years during a time when women usually died much younger.</span></div>
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spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-33668996411740194212014-08-08T13:52:00.001-05:002014-08-08T14:28:12.229-05:00Discovering Deadwood and Sturgis, South Dakota - Part 1 - Mt. Moriah CemeteryThursday morning, Michel and I took off early for the cities of <a href="http://www.deadwood.com/history/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PPC&utm_campaign=BHDS&gclid=CKyE3b-yhMACFSpp7Aod-BAANg">Deadwood</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgis,_South_Dakota">Sturgis</a>, South Dakota, presumably to check out all the festivities and activities during the <a href="http://www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com/">174th Sturgis Rally</a>. And we weren't disappointed. I had truly never realized there were so many motorcycles in the whole United States until seeing hundreds (thousands?) of them of different brands, colors, types, and age in just these two cities alone. And that's not counting the many we saw on the highway. But more about them later.<br />
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We first drove up the winding, very steep road from Deadwood to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Moriah_Cemetery_%28South_Dakota%29">Mt. Moriah Cemetery</a>, overlooking the city. After paying our $1.00/person admission fee, we began a fascinating walk through this beautiful cemetery. Here is the resident we saw first.<br />
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What a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains. <br />
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<b>Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood’s Historic ‘Boot Hill’</b></div>
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“Deadwood, so named because of the dead timber on the
surrounding hills, is not unlike many frontier towns with interesting histories.
The discovery of gold in the Black Hills brought thousands of hard-working
people to the Deadwood area. However, some residents proved to be quite
colorful and many were buried here at Mount Moriah or at its predecessor, the
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inscribed in Hebrew as well as a Masonic section, “one of the most attractive
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-79080808156420243702014-07-05T09:27:00.001-05:002014-07-05T09:31:16.889-05:00Fourth of July at Sylvan Lake in South DakotaTalk about great timing! My friend Michel and I drove to Sylvan Lake fairly early yesterday morning so we could have time to explore the area and devour a picnic lunch before I had to go to work. We'd wanted to have a potluck here at the campground, but everyone works very different hours and we would have been the only ones here.<br />
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The weather was perfect - very blue sky, warm and sunny - and not very many people. We'd planned our picnic menu of potato salad, barbecued chicken, crackers and cheese, Moscato wine, chocolate candy, etc. with things we had on hand since the nearest actual grocery store is about 20 miles away. It was so much fun hiking the trail around the lake, watching some mountains climbers practicing on the high rocks, talking to people fishing for trout, and just enjoying the scenery. We ate lunch in the shade under some tall pine trees and did some people-watching.<br />
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When we left, the parking lots were full with more people showing up all the time. I went to work at 3:00, and Beth and I were so busy selling beer, soda, candy, chips, and other picnic stuff, restocking the cooler and shelves, and providing directions to the nearest fireworks displays and availability of diesel fuel that I didn't notice the sky clouding up. I DID notice the thunder, lightning, and heavy rain a few minutes later, though. It cleared up a little about an hour or so later, but I'm wondering how the fireworks went at Crazy Horse Monument and in Rapid City. I understand they used to have fireworks at Mt. Rushmore but stopped a few years ago because of the fire danger.<br />
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So, except for the crowds of people coming into the store, it was quiet here, which was fine with me and fine for Michel's six dogs. When I got back around 10:30 last night, really tired from the hiking earlier and standing on my feet for almost 7 hours, I found a small bag of homemade Snickerdoodles on the counter. Delicious! Thank you, Michel Rouse. <br />
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P.S. I forgot to take either my camera or phone, so the pictures are from Michel.<br />
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-72396967366843088862013-05-26T18:09:00.000-05:002014-07-05T09:52:50.089-05:00Goodbye Word Press, Hello Again, BloggerIt's been such a long time since I've done any blogging, and I think part of the problem was my attempt to learn to use Word Press. As much as I read the instruction books and tried to make some sense of those instructions, the less I wrote. So, I let my domain name, etc. lapse when they expired and am now going back to Blogger. The place I'm working this summer is too beautiful to miss any of it. Facebook is fine for many things However, it's just too difficult to go back and find posts.<br />
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So, here I am again, hopefully with some well-written and interesting reading for you as well as lots of pictures. It looks like Blogger has also become "better," so I'll most likely discover what that newness actually is while writing.<br />
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In the meantime, here is my first post in Blogger since August 2011. I've posted since then, but it was using Word Press and all of those posts disappeared when my account lapsed. No problem. New is good.<br />
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In the meantime, here's a sneak preview of my home for the next three months. Hint: It's in Montana and Idaho, with a little also in Wyoming.<br />
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P.S. It looks like all of the pictures from earlier blogs disappeared. I could probably do a lot of searching to find them again. However, for some reason, let's make this a fresh start. <br />
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-18752909606056638942011-08-15T19:40:00.000-05:002011-08-15T19:40:06.836-05:00Misunderstandings between friends hurtI'm a little down right now and can't seem to spring out of it. Friday night a friend and I had a misunderstanding caused by the way we wrote some email. We seem to have made it worse by both trying to prove how right we each were. And now we've been trying to not think about it by staying busy with work, perhaps too busy. I know I hurt him and he hurt me as well. Sometimes it might be nice to just be able to jump in some kind of time machine and return to an earlier time. It's possible to use Restore to take a computer back to a better time. Why not people?spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-62736519880071399752011-08-13T23:22:00.000-05:002014-07-05T09:54:15.809-05:00Exciting news!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had an interesting experience this morning while shopping at Sprouts, our local produce and healthy-food store. The checker, a young man, greeted me and asked, "How are you today?" I told him I was fine and then asked how he was doing. He stopped what he was doing for just a few quick seconds, smiled broadly, and replied that he was doing great. He thanked me for asking and said that he'd gotten so used to people not saying anything that my question was a welcome surprise. We talked a little more while he rang up my few purchases, and he thanked me for our conversation.</div>
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I thought about my own son who worked as a grocery-cart pusher, a checker, and a produce clerk for quite a few years, and wondered how many people are actually aware of how hard supermarket employees work. I wondered how many people realize how difficult it can be to stand in one spot for an entire shift and handle all kinds of food and other supplies and be pleasant all the time. I wondered how many people think to return the polite questions with real care and concern for the checkers at those grocery check stands. </div>
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-63955967699756920422011-08-08T12:06:00.000-05:002014-07-05T09:55:36.909-05:00The Real Reasons We Explore Space<br />
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At coffee this morning, someone asked why we were spending so much money on <a href="http://www.theweatherspace.com/news/TWS-08_05_2011_juno.html">a mission to Jupiter </a>that will take five years to get there and another five to return. She wondered why we couldn't spend all that money here on earth for our needs and requirements here. As you might imagine, that question launched a very spirited conversation with excellent points made on all sides of the topic. Most of my answers revolved around the joy of discovery rather than economic possibilities. Although I agree that the economic possibilities are extremely important, I deeply feel that we humans are capable and desirous of knowing and experiencing so much more than that. So, <a href="http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/Uncommentary.html?c=y&page=2">this excellent article in the July 01, 2007 <i>Air & Space Magazine </i>by Michael Griffin </a>satisfied my need for more reasons for space exploration.</div>
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I loved the author's comparison of space exploration today with building cathedrals hundreds of years ago, of the wonder, awe, and curiosity about things unknown. Because building massive cathedrals took such a long time, most of those builders did not live to see their projects completed. In the same way, most of us now living will not be around to see the results of our space exploration. However, it gives me a wonderful feeling just knowing we might be accomplishing important work for the long haul of life here on earth for future generations.</div>
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<i>"It is my contention that the products of our space program are today’s cathedrals. The space program satisfies the desire to compete, but in a safe and productive manner, rather than in a harmful one. It speaks abundantly to our sense of human curiosity, of wonder and awe at the unknown. Who can watch people assembling the greatest engineering project in the history of mankind—the International Space Station—and not wonder at the ability of people to conceive and to execute the project? And it also addresses our need for leaving something for future generations." </i>(Michael Griffin)<i><br />
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<br />spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-10120523171339528632011-08-03T13:03:00.001-05:002014-07-05T09:55:54.562-05:00Wisconsin professor wins 2011 bad writing contest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">First of all, can someone tell me if this rule applies to posting it in a blog? I would much rather cut and paste the entire article instead of just copying the URL. However, that’s what I’ll do for now since I don’t want to make the powers-that-be somewhere mad.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The winners have been announced for the 2011 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, named after British author Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, whose 1830 novel "Paul Clifford" begins with the oft-quoted opening line "It was a dark and stormy night."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here’s Sue Fondrie’s Grand Prize winner: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Cheryl's mind turned like the vanes of a wind-powered turbine, chopping her sparrow-like thoughts into bloody pieces that fell onto a growing pile of forgotten memories."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Napoleon's ship tossed and turned as the emperor, listening while his generals squabbled as they always did, splashed the tepid waters in his bathtub."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"As his small boat scudded before a brisk breeze under a sapphire sky dappled with cerulean clouds with indigo bases, through cobalt seas that deepened to navy nearer the boat and faded to azure at the horizon, Ian was at a loss as to why he felt blue."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Just in case the copyright police find this blog, I’d better include the actual URL so you can read the entire article: <span style="color: #990000;"> </span><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2011-07-26-worst-writing-contest_n.htm" style="color: #990000;">http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2011-07-26-worst-writing-contest_n.htm</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hmm. Somehow I don’t think I should use these as examples to help improve my own writing. But, in case you'd like some laughs, here is more than anyone would probably like about the contest and its winners over the years: <u style="color: #990000;">http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/</u><span style="color: #990000;"></span></span></div>
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spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-79917410085386630572011-08-02T20:14:00.000-05:002011-08-02T20:14:40.903-05:00Healthcare? What healthcare?<span style="color: #003300;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">A wonderful August 2nd to all of you as well as lots of ice and freezing temperatures to those of you in the scorching parts of the country. I wish I could ship tons of the stuff to you. It's been hot and muggy here in San Diego but nothing like Oklahoma or New York. Please try to stay cool. It's got to end sometime.<br />
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Today I got a kind of wake-up call about how high medical costs have risen lately. I haven't had any kind of medical insurance since getting divorced in 2006 and am anxiously looking forward to Medicare (ala Secure Horizons) in December. I've been very healthy, only going to clinic doctors as needed and buying meds in Mexico. So, I just hadn't noticed the costs, other than the out-of-reach cost of medical insurance. However, my left eye has been bothering me a lot for a week so I finally made an appointment this afternoon. Turns out I have a virus in my eye (had never heard of that) caused by the same virus that makes cold sores. The treatment is one drop of stuff nine times a day for a week and an ointment to make it feel better. All well and good---until the bill.<br />
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The doctor visit was $160, and my debit card groaned but spit it out into the machine. However, the tiny bottle of drops (generic) was $143! Ouch!!! That had to go on a credit card since I haven't even paid this month's bills yet. I sure do hope those drops do the trick. I was kind of expecting to pay $4 or so at Wal-Mart, too. And what world am I living in, I wonder?<br />
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I've now been living in East San Diego County for six months and it's been okay so far. But, I can't keep from comparing the area to the way it was when I grew up here so many years ago. Like most other big cities, it's become too big with far too many people and few areas of actual quiet. Right now my jobs require a lot of driving from one area of the county to another. With the price of gas rising each day, now anywhere from $4.09 to $4.35 per gallon, I needed to make a decision. I could accept only those jobs within a small radius of my home, I could quit them completely, or I could find other transportation options.<br />
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I used to enjoy driving. However, I don't like to drive here any longer. Using freeways, I am able to get just about anywhere, using surface roads to complete a trip. But, that convenience is marred by too darned many other vehicles going at too fast a speed. It's marred by too many speed bumps, by too many dead ends, by too many roads that go nowhere, by too many "Right Turn Only" signs, by the need to make too many U-turns, by the need to shift gears in my pickup constantly on surface streets, by too-long waits at huge intersections, and especially by my impatience with all of these things.<br />
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Yesterday I discovered that I am old enough for a Senior Transit Pass, paying $18 a month instead of the normal $72 for unlimited rides on buses and trolleys. Considering that it now takes at least $50 to fill my gas tank, it's a no-brainer. Yes, trips will take much longer. Yes, I'll need to plan trips ahead of time. And yes, I'll need to do a little more walking from stop to stop. But I also see it as an adventure, as a way to thumb my nose at oil companies, and as a way to do my small share to make this planet a little greener.<br />
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The adventure begins today with a very short walk down the hill to the bus stop, a bus ride to the El Cajon Transit Center,<br />
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While living in Portland, Oregon, I used to ride the MAX light rail everywhere, and buses where the MAX didn't go. So, there's really no reason not to get into that habit again. It might be interesting to keep track of how much gas I DON'T use this coming month.spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8913289454264043405.post-92008311953536063152011-03-22T12:59:00.000-05:002014-07-05T09:57:30.307-05:00Food Instead of Football<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This story about a small Texas college converting their football field to an organic farm is probably one of the best things I've read in quite a while. I especially enjoyed reading about students' experiences eating carrots right out of the ground for the very first time, without even any ranch dressing to cover up the taste. There is hope.</span>spiritualastronomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288962617101204649noreply@blogger.com0