Morning D-Legionnaires! "7 December, a day that will live in infamy." Yes BBH you are right, there are things that are more important than losing a UK basketball game.
When I was Commissioner and Mayor of Smiths Grove my big project was getting the records of the Smiths Grove Cemetery up to par and changing the applicable Ordinances on the cemetery up to date and made firm enough that it would be hard for my replacement in office to change them.
The first order of business was to remove the large species trees that would damage monuments etc. I finally got the ordinance passed to remove all the big trees (nearly $20,000 project).
The first tree that we cut down was a large sugar maple at the main entrance. (The maple is to the extreme right of the entrance:) It had a hollow trunk and low and behold in the hollow of the tree was a large metal box. Inside the box was a journal wrapped in plastic. The journal was filled with folks names and addresses from all over the U.S. and many other countries that were on this massive scavenger hunt all based on John Carpenters books and movies. We kept the box and journal. I assume it is still at city hall.
After we cut the tree down I got a lot of bad emails. But since 2011 no tree has fallen and destroyed a single monument. We had trees in the cemetery growing around old monuments. No more. The asshole mayor fixed things!
Also, one thing about our cemetery is that most of the early folks buried there are from one area of Virginia. My folks and many others that settled this area got land warrants for fighting in the Revolution. My folks got hundreds of acres in this area. We came in large groups as the Shawnee Indians were allied with the British to kill Europeans in this area.
My 5th great grandfather was Patrick Henry's lawyer. The youngest children or the girls got the "western" land. My 4th great grandfather was the youngest child so he got the Kentucky land. He came to this area with Patrick's sister, Susannah. She is in the Smiths Grove Cemetery. Her brother in law was the third governor of Kentucky. Her brother Patrick was the 1st and 3rd governor of Virginia.
They lost to Mercer and Georgia State.
And then beat the Cats by 17. Not good at all.
My Dad was like that even though he fought in Europe. Maybe not as passionate about it as your Uncle, but he always called it 'junk'...even up to the mid-80s when he died.
When I was Commissioner and Mayor of Smiths Grove my big project was getting the records of the Smiths Grove Cemetery up to par and changing the applicable Ordinances on the cemetery up to date and made firm enough that it would be hard for my replacement in office to change them.
The first order of business was to remove the large species trees that would damage monuments etc. I finally got the ordinance passed to remove all the big trees (nearly $20,000 project).
The first tree that we cut down was a large sugar maple at the main entrance. (The maple is to the extreme right of the entrance:) It had a hollow trunk and low and behold in the hollow of the tree was a large metal box. Inside the box was a journal wrapped in plastic. The journal was filled with folks names and addresses from all over the U.S. and many other countries that were on this massive scavenger hunt all based on John Carpenters books and movies. We kept the box and journal. I assume it is still at city hall.
After we cut the tree down I got a lot of bad emails. But since 2011 no tree has fallen and destroyed a single monument. We had trees in the cemetery growing around old monuments. No more. The asshole mayor fixed things!
Also, one thing about our cemetery is that most of the early folks buried there are from one area of Virginia. My folks and many others that settled this area got land warrants for fighting in the Revolution. My folks got hundreds of acres in this area. We came in large groups as the Shawnee Indians were allied with the British to kill Europeans in this area.
My 5th great grandfather was Patrick Henry's lawyer. The youngest children or the girls got the "western" land. My 4th great grandfather was the youngest child so he got the Kentucky land. He came to this area with Patrick's sister, Susannah. She is in the Smiths Grove Cemetery. Her brother in law was the third governor of Kentucky. Her brother Patrick was the 1st and 3rd governor of Virginia.
Thank you for posting this Bert. That is some great history and the kind of stuff I love. Much appreciatedWhen I was Commissioner and Mayor of Smiths Grove my big project was getting the records of the Smiths Grove Cemetery up to par and changing the applicable Ordinances on the cemetery up to date and made firm enough that it would be hard for my replacement in office to change them.
The first order of business was to remove the large species trees that would damage monuments etc. I finally got the ordinance passed to remove all the big trees (nearly $20,000 project).
The first tree that we cut down was a large sugar maple at the main entrance. (The maple is to the extreme right of the entrance:) It had a hollow trunk and low and behold in the hollow of the tree was a large metal box. Inside the box was a journal wrapped in plastic. The journal was filled with folks names and addresses from all over the U.S. and many other countries that were on this massive scavenger hunt all based on John Carpenters books and movies. We kept the box and journal. I assume it is still at city hall.
After we cut the tree down I got a lot of bad emails. But since 2011 no tree has fallen and destroyed a single monument. We had trees in the cemetery growing around old monuments. No more. The asshole mayor fixed things!
Also, one thing about our cemetery is that most of the early folks buried there are from one area of Virginia. My folks and many others that settled this area got land warrants for fighting in the Revolution. My folks got hundreds of acres in this area. We came in large groups as the Shawnee Indians were allied with the British to kill Europeans in this area.
My 5th great grandfather was Patrick Henry's lawyer. The youngest children or the girls got the "western" land. My 4th great grandfather was the youngest child so he got the Kentucky land. He came to this area with Patrick's sister, Susannah. She is in the Smiths Grove Cemetery. Her brother in law was the third governor of Kentucky. Her brother Patrick was the 1st and 3rd governor of Virginia.
My Dad was like that even though he fought in Europe. Maybe not as passionate about it as your Uncle, but he always called it 'junk'...even up to the mid-80s when he died.
Remember?...
I was the Mayor.
He could not hurt a monument, he could only piss on it!
This was the truth. I remember my grandmother saying she got on her knees by her bedside every night from 1941 to 1945 praying for God to keep her boys safe. And God Bless the USA.
My mom requested prayers in church for decades for several men who never came home.
It is incredible in the fall and spring how fast the sun moves north/south.These pictures were taken from the same location for 12 months
Little know fact: A father-son pair were both KIA on the USS Arizona.
Thomas Augusta Free (50) and his son, William Thomas Free (18) both died on the ship at Pearl Harbor.
St Johns River, a river that flows North. The St Johns Flows North because its Headwaters are a mere 27 feet higher in elevation than where it ends – dropping approximately 1 inch per mile over the course of 310 miles. This slow drop in elevation, makes it one of the “laziest” rivers in the world. It starts as a trickle and ends up very wide as he empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
Reminds me of years ago my bro' and his family came down and visited for a few days when I lived in Atlanta. Has two boys, one was a teenager at the time, the other was first year med school. I took them to Lake Lanier so they could see it (both were/are big outdoorsmen). Went to the dam and while there we saw a huge fish at the spillway. What I don't know....but the conversation for the day was how the lake had a lot of big fish in it.There is some very, very good fishing in that river
Below is an interesting tweet regarding Mintz, who also leads the team in steals with 5, compared to Askew. We're currently 47 assists to 73 TOs. Awful.
I usually go alone but, I would make exceptions.There is some very, very good fishing in that river
Nice. both are keepers.There is some very, very good fishing in that river
Federal agents (i.e. Border Patrol, National Park Rangers)
Fished it at least twice, including once as an 11 year-old with my father and brother, his brother (my uncle) and his two sons (my cousins) in a 14 ft Jon boat.St Johns River, a river that flows North. The St Johns Flows North because its Headwaters are a mere 27 feet higher in elevation than where it ends – dropping approximately 1 inch per mile over the course of 310 miles. This slow drop in elevation, makes it one of the “laziest” rivers in the world. It starts as a trickle and ends up very wide as he empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
Nice. But I don’t see how this pic relates to fishing. Maybe I’m missing something.There is some very, very good fishing in that river
ATXC know of anything for VETERANS?
My 1st house in Jacksonville was near the St. Johns. We got gators from the river in our yard.
What fish?
