Friday, May 15, 2009

UPDATE BROS. AN GREE ARRESTED FOR MAKING AND SELLIN MOONSHINE ( FEDS AIN’T HAPPY)

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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON SENSE CLUB CALLED FOR MONDAY MAY 18 2009.

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DISCUSSON WILL BE LIMITED TO SITUATION REGARDING BROS. AN GREE 

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"MOON SHINE CAN MAKE A HARD-SHELLED PREACHER FALL FROM GRACE"

BROS. AN GREE RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM FRANCE

BROS. AN GREE ARRESTED

AS REPORTED BY SCRIBE: JOE TODD

by Lunsford

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

GONNA BE A BEAR

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SUBMITTED BY LINDA “BEAR” FRAKER

BORROWED FROM SOMEWHERE. MAYBE POOH BEAR IN THE JOHNY JUMP UPS

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REGULAR WEDNESDAY MEETING OF THE COMMON SENSE CLUB THIS THIRTEENTH DAY OF MAY 2009

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     Our club was addressed by Bros. Jim  H. who said: “ I hope we are still striving for success. We may each one have a different definition of the word. But this being a materialistic age in which we live, no doubt the majority would say that success means to become wealthy, or, at least prosperous. “To  all such there are dangers. There may result pride. Many there are whose hearts swell with their money bags . The poor man, who suddenly acquires riches is sometimes unbearable. He seems to “think more highly of himself than he ought.” This may be one reason why most of us do not prosper, so we are spared this danger.     A greater peril to the prosperous is the failure to rightly use his means.  A good thing abused becomes an evil thing.     “One may develop a spirit of generosity, or of selfishness. What a wide difference in the two characters. The strong should help bear the burdens of the weak.

obama8  One may be strong physically, mentally or financially.     “Some say, money is not hard to get but difficult to keep.”  This idea may lead to miserliness. It is dangerous to hoard. It destroys one’s liberality and he becomes known as a “tightwad.”     “It certainly requires sound sense and wise judgment to use wealth aright, and avoid the perils of prosperity.”     “Usually the man who gives his entire time and strength to amassing an estate sacrifices almost everything else.”     “ He has no time for books, or travel, or friendly associates or even the sweet amenities of home. His interests are narrowed, his soul warped and his mind crippled. When he has achieved  a competence and wishes to retire there is nothing to which he can retire. As a companion he is dull and uninteresting.     As Bill W. (our newest applicant for membership) said; “True ambition is simply a deep desire to live a useful life, and walk humbly under the GRACE OF GOD.”

AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SWEET AMENITIES OF HOME WE OFFER THE FRAKER FAMILY OF PATASKALA, OHIO…………………..

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Submitted by Scribe Joe Todd this thirteenth day of May 2009..

    Before the club adjourned it was announced that Bros. An Gree was arrested and charged with a felonious crime. Little is known at this time but as more details are revealed members will be updated. We ask that you keep Bros. An Gree in your prayers.

BEAR1 Bros. An Gree may not have used common sense..

CLUB ADJOURNED..

 

Friday, May 08, 2009

REMEMBERING THE TRIP TO BEAUFORT, HILTON HEAD, AND SAVANNAH GEORGIA

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Over the past fifteen years my wife and I have made several trips to this area and have just enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.

First: Beaufort South Carolina :As horse-drawn carriages leisurely wind through the streets in the historic district

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We would often camp at Hunting Island State Park

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We are still Tent Campers at heart

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Off to the beach::

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The GRANDCHILDREN William & Alexandra are now in school,playing baseball, taking Taekwondo classes and growing up. Where does the time go?

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Met this really HOT gal on the beach. She seems to travel a lot

Getting Hungry:

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My son Nathan (second from right) joined the marines in 1994 and graduated from “boot camp” that fall

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He then served several years with the marines and “saw the world”. After leaving the marines he was a deputy sheriff in Beaufort County, South Carolina. for a period of time.

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Hungry Again; So we  had The Sunday morning brunch at the Parris Island Traditions. Where Cassie ( Nate’s wife) was the manager.

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Second: Palmetto Dunes and Hilton Head South Carolina:

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When at Hilton Head we try to rent a condo at Palmetto Dunes ..

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Always important to find some good seafood to eat::

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My neighbors; Larry, Peg,and my wife Linda at the Old Oyster Factory.

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The Chef and Linda  at the Crazy Crab..

A Few more Pictures of the area then we will move on to Savannah Georgia

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Picture of Intertidal Zone

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I have always needed help 

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At Least one picture of a Golf Course……………………………………

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Quick stop at Harbour Town Yacht Basin

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Spent some time here; more than 40 independent boutiques, clothing shops, gift and craft galleries, nature stores, jewelry stores, independent art galleries, beach and souvenir shops.

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DAY TRIP TO SAVANNAH GEORGIA AND LUNCH AT CLARY’S CAFE (FOR ALL YOU FANS OF: “MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL”

RIVER STREET,CARGO SHIPS ON THE RIVER,BAGPIPES AND MORE:::

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Larry & Peg they were still putting up with Linda and I. They tell me they don’t have a PROBLEM WITH LINDA

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No recession here (a few years ago)

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Love that Spanish Moss

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Always room for more food at Clary’s.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST PICTURE FROM WARF AT TYBEE ISLAND

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THANKS FOR STOPPING BY::JOE TODD

Thursday, May 07, 2009

QUICK UPDATE ON “QUALITY TIME FARMS” OR MY BACK YARD IN LANCASTER, OHIO

     As I may have mentioned before, last spring I rototilled my backyard and turned it into a vegetable garden. This year for the most part all I had to do was clean up any debris, do some raking,and then plant. In cleaning up the garden area Johnny Jump-Ups  were growing everywhere. I Dug them up and planted them in a large flower pot.

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Nothing quite as nice as free flowers.They are a perennial and return each spring from same roots, forming expanding clump. Blooms second spring from seed.Once established, this species often spreads rapidly.

Next is the Peony Plant, I have two of them and they are planted at the back of the garden near two of the peach trees. Though they haven’t bloomed yet the time  for them is getting much closer.

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Peony flowers are often very fragrant and make a wonderful addition to any garden.

Now we will get down to it  “FOOD”

There is an area at the back of the garden about 14 feet by 14 feet that is my strawberry patch. This patch was started with four plants. Over the last few years I would cut the runners off and start new plants.

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I remember the strawberries of my childhood, dew-covered and fresh-picked early in the morning and served with shortcake and whipped cream. Won’t be long now…

One of my favorites TOMATOES..By following the tomato link I just learned, They were first cultivated by the Aztecs and Incas as early as 700 AD. Right now I have about 45 plants in the ground with about 20 more ready to plant. I’m going to have to give some of the plants away.

This picture shows one row with strawberries in background.

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This next picture shows the plants I still need to do something with .

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I have a total of six different varieties which I listed in a previous post and am trying out two different types of specialized soils to see what works best. If  you would follow the tomato link above  you would find out as I did; The French were convinced tomatoes had powerful aphrodisiac qualities and called them pommes d'amour or
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Now just for fun what is this:

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Thanks for stopping by  Joe Todd