Monthly Archives: September 2015
WALKING ON A HIGHWAY IS NOT SAFE ! While walking is the best exercise, where you walk is also extremely important. Impaired and distracted drivers are by far the greatest danger when walking on the highways. BREATHING CARBON MONOXIDE that comes from the exhaust of the cars and trucks can not be very good for your health either. In my book Miles From Home I talk a little bit about the hazards of walking on the highways. It seems there…..
Yes, I had help walking across America. I could not have made it without the help of my wife, Carole Woods. She had many jobs, she drove the Chuck Wagon as we had to have food and water on hand when I was hungry or thirsty. She had to make sure the truck had enough gas to last us all day. On real hot days the engine would run all day to keep her cool or warm. It also felt…..
Some of my early memories involving alcohol was my father making Home Brew, a beer that was made in his special 10 gallon UHL crock. As I recall, it would take about a week for this brew to be ready to consume. The next step was to bottle and cap the beer. Yeast was used in the process of making the brew and if it was still active when they bottled the stuff, it would make the bottles explode after…..
Our youth is America’s most valuable asset. We must nurture, protect and educate our youth “ ALL OUR YOUTH “. Reforming our educational system will be very difficult as we have too many people and institutions with differing views on how to achieve the best results. It starts with: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: The Federal Government should set the objectives and standards for education in America. It is then the obligation of the rest of us to try to attain that…..
An article in the August 16th, 2015, editorial section of my local newspaper, the “NDN”, written by a gentleman named Thomas Hughes, could have been written by me. I must share it with you. Patriotism is a word seldom heard in our culture anymore. Unfortunately, our love for America has changed over the years, which has even effected its definition. Noah Webster’s “ An American Dictionary of the English Language “ of 1828 defines patriotism as “love of one’s country;…..
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