Tag: history
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Kingman Retreat – Memoir Continued
Kingman Retreat We took a couple of days’ retreat in Kingman, AZ. It’s 3400’ above sea-level in the Hualapai valley, between the Cerbat and Hualapai mountain ranges. It sits at the juction of I-40 and US 93. It also sits on old Rt 66 in northwestern Arizona. During WW11, it serviced an airbase that housed…
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Our New Home in Tucson – Memoir Continued
We Bought a House in The South End of Tucson We had walked in the neighborhood many times, but had not paid much attention to the house we’d eventually buy. It just looked too expensive and out of our reach. We didn’t even know it would be up for sale by the time we were…
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First Sailing Lesson – An Ancient Memory
I was 12 at the time of this episode in my life. I had sprained my ankle on our trip to Boston and was using my great grandfather’s bent bamboo cane with its brass ends… First Sailing Lesson Boston HarborSkiff with a sailTacks into the windEasily Grandpa showsMe the ropesHand on the tillerEye on sailWind-rippled…
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Our First House in Tucson – Memoir Continued
Our First House in Tucson The house came together pretty well. We set it up comfortably with a combination of things we brought with us and furnishings we picked up here and there after we arrived. We did buy new bed frames and mattresses. Both Ming and Che settled in well. There was a chain…
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The Move – The Journey (2/2) – Memoir Continued
The Move – The Journey (2/2) After many miles of sagebrush, wind farms, and advertised gas stations that were no longer in service or just currently closed, we crossed into New Mexico with more of the same. We traveled many empty highways on our way west and south from I-40 to I-10. But before we…
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The Move, The Journey (1/2) – Memoir Continued
The Move, The Journey (1/2) We drove to St. Louis for the first leg of our move to Tucson, where we met Ian and his good friend Kristine for dinner before we continued on. We had a pleasant dinner and conversation. Plus I had a couple of paintings that I had set aside for Ian…
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The Kent State Massacre – A Memoir Memory
4 Dead in Ohio – The Kent State Massacre The Ohio National Guard had killed four students at Kent State on May 4th ‘70. LC3 (the community college I was attending at the time) organized an assembly in the school’s outdoor mall area to discuss the event. I was on the stage as one of…
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Anniversary of the Kent State Massacre
Anniversary of the May 4, 1970 Kent State Massacre —Four Dead in Ohio— And they’re at it again, all over this country, governors, university admins, and cynical politicians are calling in police and national guards to arrest protestors and put down demonstrations, which are our civil rights, guaranteed by our constitution. There are laws currently…
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The Move to Tucson 2019 – Memoir Continued
The Move to Tucson 2019 After we got back to Ashland, we spent some time thinking about what a move would entail. Tina decided to sell her house to finance one in Tucson. We hadn’t looked at any while we were there, so we decided to rent for a few months or even a year…
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Vacation in Tucson – Memoir Continued
Vacation in Tucson AZ 2018 In early October, Tina and I took a trip to Tucson to visit her son, Scott. We hadn’t gone anywhere since our last trip to Savannah in 2015. We had just bought a new car (2018 Chevy Spark) in July and were pretty confident that it would make the 3-day…
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