Ham Lake continued

I think we actually only spent a summer at Ham Lake.  For some reason I,ve never forgotten it.  It really was a special summer. 
         Ham Lake was an eutrophic Lake (swamp) The shoreline was lilly pads all around.  It was hard to get to the middle of the lake and i don,t remember any boats.. Our access to the center was on a dock?? that was a 10 " wide and way long.  Even at my age i was afraid to walk all the way out.  This was actually what made it so special.  The people with money had their summer cabins on proper lakes , with proper shorelines.  Yup, Ham lake had been abandoned.  The shoreline cabins had been abandoned by all , cept for the poor.  I was beginning to get a sense that we were wear we belonged.  (there,s a tongue twister!)  I didn,t care.
          Ham lake was where my mom met Walt, my future father.  It was where my mother attempted to drive..  This experiment ended with a jolting start and an equally jolting crash into a tree.  My mother got out of the car fuming "I,m never going to drive again...and she didn,t.  My father to be was tall, fair, handsome and of course long suffering.  Why he married my mom and six kids, I never did really understand.  It had something to do with Love, a mysterious thing that to this day i don,t understand.  But, Loves effects are real and lifelong..I witnessed it,s birth.  I was in awe, an incredibly hopeful awe...a new dad, something i,d never had.. Something everyone else had and took for granted.  I might even become a regular person.
          I just remember a few things about our cottage.  specifically the red hand pump that we used to bring water into our home with.  I can,t remember what they,re called now.  But they,re all Red for some reason.  My memory, isn,t what it  use to be, it floats. 
          But i remember my first school!  It was an american classic.  One room, one teacher and all the kids from kindergarten to eigth grade.. It was set up simply, each row being a different grade and it was expected that the older kids would help  the younger.  The teacher moved the whole class forward.  I believe that this is still the best model for schools because it involves every student. Each student becomes a teacher and an example of community which the youngest are going to be part of.  All i really remember is the Teacher laughing and forgiving my bad behavior...I can,t remember what it was..  But, i remember seeing and hearing my teachers laugh from my hi-perch in a big maple tree..  She laughed, she said she had never seen anybody go up a tree like that!  Me looking down on her.
          What has spurred these memories is a conversation i h
ad with my good friend Ken.  Ken is from Mississippi (what a deliteful word)  He mentioned that down there he had gone to a museum and had seen an ice wagon. That delivered ice to local homes.  I told him that I had actually ridden an ice wagon to the cabins around Ham  lake.  This brought memories of a big ol red barn. That barn was  special. there was tons of sawdust everywhere.  But buried under the sawdust treasure in the form of ice. Big blocks of ice 2X4 ft?  We would go get some ice and put it on our wagon.  Then, we,d proceed from cabin to cabin and fill up everyones ice chest--to keep things fresh.  The driver of the wagon was dark and wrinkled from the sun.  The wagon pulled by a mule.  It was fun! and my brothers and sisters used to sneek down to that barn to play.  My brother doug use to convince use to grab on to a rope and he would pull us across the barn, eventually leaving us dangling in the middle of the barn.  We had to figure out how to get ourselves down..  But if we couldn,t he,d rescue us.  Better or face moms wrath!
             That,s really all i remember about ham lake the bugs the turtles the long narrow dock?  An absolute treasure for a kid.  Today, Ham lake is an 18 hole golf course in Minneapolis,s  khaki clad, turtle icon,d  players.. Maybe some day i,ll go see it.  I,ll put it on my todo list after Ft. Snelling.
           

Everything you,ll ever need to know about colonoscopyies

I,ve just finished my second colonoscopy sp? "O Joy" no problems. according to the doctor my colon is a true beauty. so, onward towards 80--can you believe it? I feel sorry for all you suckers who need one..The Ducolax 12 tabs and sodium ?? really do clean you out in the 24 hrs of fasting before hand. my advice... make sure all your underware is clean and folded, make sure you have plenty of clean towels available, and lastly have a carton of toilet paper on hand..PS some ankle catchers might come in handy--so you don,t have to wash the floor...
PSS!.... Don,t forget to put a rubber on your bed!

SEE: now you know what wisdom is!

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Spokane Wa. thugs

No one should support Bloomsday/Hoopfest where police are executioneers and Mr gerlach can kill (murder) and be exonerated 12/0..  Gerlach bragged about the shot-  thru the head- on the witness stand.  The same week the police firing squad, killed a suspected petty thief 1.5 seconds after he came outside at there request..The next wk the swat team in cour de lane were forced to go into a house,  when suspect refused to leave home.  I saw the entire execution before it was removed from tape. I,m not going outside at police request--would you?

My garden 2014

Today, I got some work done in the garden..My soil is getting really nice. We are at least 5 weeks away from general planting. I have set up three clear clothes storage boxes. as temporary green houses. I put a couple of inches of soil and am growing onions, leeks, bok choy..The Bok choy is litterly jumping out of the soil..I,m using willow (new growth) which i harvested,and clear plastic to create a dome roof so rain will run off.. I,m also using plastic ice cream gallon containers to create a safe envirionment for tomatoes , tomatillo,s, peppers and aspargus ( a 2 year project).. The nice thing is you can use clear plastic bags (grocery store) and by putting the handle up create a mini-gre-house..
I also have garlic ,onions and leeks which i,ve over wintered.. Last fall I pulled everything up and buried them 6" deep so they grow like leeks in stores. my bunching onions i buried last year in the spring and by the end of summer they were about 3/4 " in dia and were white about 4-6" inches from root to green. it does work.. In japan the climate is similar to seattle and overwintering is a common practice, miles and miles of common.
I have also planted a fugi apple tree, our favorite, but it hasn,t bloomed in 3 years and I paid 26$ for it. I also have a Jujuba bush (red berries) which i trimed and took the cuttings and used rootone and put in my bathroom..They are doing fabulous and i,ve given away three plants already and have another 5 or so to give away..If youd like one let me know. I,ll mail it to you.. using a damp paper towel a baggy and envelope--just the way i got it...

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A really great day on the river

Yesterday and today were really great days!! On monday we went fishing. we were gone about 5 hrs. This time I simply went out into spokane river and floated downstream while the current slowed into the lake. I haven,t had a bite or even a follow.. But, rocky is so busy with is own itenerary sp that he creates all kinds of racket and going back and forth side to side front to back really tires me out so i normally go out for only 2 hrs. So by floating downstream i have time to adjust the boat to float over all the gravel beds, change lures etc. and i,m able to sample warm water shallow areas looking for crappies.
Rocky has a great time, normally he luvs to sit on the very front of the boat--all 4 feet in an area the size of a napkin..it,s dangerous but rocky luvs it.. when the water gets warm. i,ll suddenly shut off the power and he goes flying. When going upstream the boat can suddenly jerk left or rt sending him flying.i have to shut the motor off (5hp) and steer the motor away from him..so far so good.. To be honest, up there he balances the boat perfectly and we get the most speed possible..onto a plane? plain? He looks like one of the flying Wolendas and everyone laughs and waves to see him perfecly balanced on about 8 square inches..He must look like a giant hood ornament and i,m driving a Bently. He luvs to swim to shore and explore his world of smell. If i get to far away he jumps into the river and swims out to the boat were i haul him aboard.. I use a harness and not a collar.. so he can put his front paws on the side of the boat. And i can safely pull him up to the point where he can get his rear feet up and come aboard.. Then of course the ritual bath (call me coach). So really, it,s about having fun ,catch some rays and fish hopefully. On the weekends we stay home and putter around..The problems we had were on a saturday..I have less of a problem during the week, when people are working..I like my privacy..
 

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On Being Called...

Ok. I admit to being driven..10 years ago or so, I testified that I had received a Blessing from our Lord..He removed my pain, He healed my heart and made me giddy with happiness..Its been a great 10 years and has lasted longer then I ever expected.or deserved.   Now I,ve been called and I don,t want to go...But there is no doubt when you,ve been called...So what am I to do? I,ve been called to remove CIA chief John Brennan Grand Inquisitor for the USA gov,t from office. and to turn him over to our God for disposal.  The world has gotten along just fine without an Grand Inquisitor since the inquistion of the 15th century.  What amazes me is that NO Christian minister or priest or rabbi has yelled screamed out against torture..Whilst Satans minions do their evil work...Why have these men not spoken up?  They know that these men are in satans grasp--yet they remaine Tongue Tied!  So what is my tool for a root canal of my gov,t..I,m using Twitter. 140 chacters at at a time..Calling John Brennan out..I,m saying the most repulsive things..such as this: did you like cutting kitties and puppies as a child?  Have you had the BTK (bind, torture,kill) killer hold a seminar for your Tortue corps.  Did he give you any really good tips on how to render a human.   Am I being too rough ? Is a root canal without novicaine fun?  How long will I have to blow on these embers of decency until the flame of righteousness are lit?  I don,t know..But liberty and righteousness must be restored..  When the japanese struck Pearl harbor we struck back, nobody was tortured..we just kicked there ass burned down there cities and crushed them...at great cost.. As I, my brothes, sisters and mom  know. 
Last night-hell every nite i have trouble sleeping, I find myself weeping and saying - why me?  The lord has reminded me that when We lived out at ham lake--No water, no electricity--I was about 6 or 7 and enjoyed riding the ice wagon with a  weathered old man and a mule for power...what fun I had..One day I walked down to the lake only to find two older boys about to roast a live mud turtle..They had this poor creature streched out over a fire they had just lighted up.    I don,t know what gave me the power but I scattered the fire , sent the boys away and saved the turtle.  But the turtle being frightened and singed bit my finger and wouldn,t let go.  I took that poor turtle and walked to the waters edge crying all the way until I finally put him in the lake , and after a minute or so he let go and swam away..Then I rejoiced over my good deed.
Many years later, I was junior at Minnetonka H.S.  One day, a punk, a hoodlum  call him what you will, came to school--looking to beat up this boy who wasn,t macho was ordinary in every way except he couldn,t defend himself..Being from the wrong side of the tracks myself, I secretly paid attention to what was going in his world..
When this guy came into our school..I became incensed..and decided to interveen on behalf of this kid..  Before I new it..there were 8 or 10 of us..  we went down and grabbed this guy.. the tables were turned.. we picked him up and hauled him to the door.  The unforseen problem was that the school doors have two doors with a post in between.. I confess that half exited right and half exited left --leaving this poor bastard to the center post--When we finally untangled everything.. We threw his groggy body into the gravel..  He never came back..
I was reminded that i,ve always stood up for the weak..
Torture is not right,  we don,t need it,  It is really about bullies..
 Sheryl and I grew up during the Peace corps era.. were American kids fanned out across the globe to help people.. America was truly "The Arsenal of Democracy"
The Last 10 years we,ve seen the rise of John Brennans Torture Corps..About as far a way from the "Peace Corps" as you can get.
I don,t  want to be called.. But I have been.
I don,t want my children or g children or gg children growing up in a facist America were the few have everything and the poor have nothing..Where everybody has to beg and kiss ass to feed themselves.  And Democracy is an illusion a historical artifact...of once upon a time..
I don,t want this burden.  My impulse is to run away...Like i did in Charlotte..Only to find God chuckling as an air conditioning unit..with no way out except to fight..So take off your glasses, take off your watch..set them on top of the air conditioner, turn around and face the door..there is only one way out and it,s not an  easy way...It,s the only way.

Will you please stand up with me? Will you pray for me? Better yet , will you start yelling!!! If we all yell together perhaps Satan will get confused and not know who to strike. This man is perfectly capable of killing anyone on this planet with his shadow gov,t

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A Theory on Climate Change

I've been trying to figure out what Earth, will look like in a 100 or 1,000 years from now.  Traditional Theory holds that an ice sheet up to a mile thick covered N. America..I don,t doubt it and the evidence is all around us to support this idea..
If this happened, my question is: What was the Arctic like?  No one knows for sure.  But we do know that the woolly mamouth, grazed on the plains of Siberia and N America.  And we know that they died out.  Conventional theory holds that as the ice sheet descended , the mamouth was caught in blizzards and died out. It's range being reduced.  I wonder if this is what actually happened?

So what do we know about what is going on now?

1. We know the ice sheets are melting and are adding water to the oceans, increasing the height of the oceans.
2. We know that as the oceans warm up, the molecules of water are fattening up, helping to increase the oceans volume.
3. The water molecules being warmer are much more volatile and make the humidity higher across the globe. Doubling or tripling the rainfall where it usually falls, causing the problems we are seeing today.
What does it mean when this happens? Simple, it means that more warm  water is flowing thru the Bering Straights, and thru the Greenland Straights. This will cause a cycle in the Arctic Ocean, as warm water enter the arctic the cold water will sink causing even more warm water to enter into the arctic until finally the Arctic will be ice free.  The ocean will continue to rise and fatten-up.  As the ocean rises, the straights leading to it widen allowing even more water to flow in.  Also,  it becomes gravity driven..the southern ocean being fat and the n.pole being cold..its downhill. 
Eventually, the Arctic will have a Mediterranean Climate.  If i,m right, there will be an ice sheet which will cover the land all the way to Chicago.  One of the indications that this is happening will be when Lake Superior is frozen longer into the summer.  When Lake Superior is still ice covered  in July, prepare for the worst.  Snow will last all year. The Arctic will be open with warm water protecting it.  Northern plains animals like Bison and Moose will thrive.  They will not know or care about the southern ice sheet.. Grazing will be lush!
So if my theory is right, the woolly mamoths were caught between a southern ice sheet and the North Pole.   As the cycle starts to repeat, the Arctic will freeze  over, re-balancing Earth.
Frankly, I don,t know if this Theory is correct or not.  I Don,t know if the evidence can be found or not.  I don,t have a clue where you could even look to prove it or not.  Time will tell.
The facts are clear: the Oceans are fattening up.  Measuring the height difference between the equator and the Bering Sea, should give us a clue. as to weather water flows downhill..

Remembering Pete Graves and other Outlaws

Today I took rocky for a walk as usual.. I went to walk under the power lines looking for morels--the last three yrs,  i,ve been going there a few times a year and finding a few.. However today i was challenged by a parti on the other side of a fence.. Actually i wasn,t challenged...I was told by the man, his wife and father..He told me to get off his property as they had only given a "rt of way"  I told him "go fuck yourself"  He said He was going and getting his gun...I said " don,t threaten" if your going to get your gun..He said , Maybe i,ll just come over and kick Your ass " I said c,mon..."knock me down"  shouldn,t be much of a problem as i,m 70.. I said as long as your threatening me with a gun and assault...I,ll go ahead and call the sheriff..which i did... I asked them : why are you bothering me?? Especially, when there is a flat black 4X4 truck which is driving on the power line right of way and your property...Look! there it is!  The truck proceeded down the hill and disappeared into the woods.. A minute later the truck reappeared about the same time the the sheriff pulled up.. So, i explained the situation to them and pointed out the truck...The sheriff said that crooks use the powerline road to get rid of stripped vehicle and other stuff..Not surprising to me.. i,ve noticed that there is at least one mangled vehicle in every little canyon.. i assumed they were bajaers that lost their vehicle and stripped it for anything of value...You see  this in the george too...Mater of fact I paid Pete Graves brother $100 to have my vehicle towed out of a canyon that I had become hopelessly stuck in..Graves happened to have a D-4 cat and went and got it for me.  As I recall i had a friend try and pull me out with his truck...He about got stuck, so I went to plan B..One of my many adventures...I thought it was very generous for him to help...In the spring time farmers are busy.. He could have said, I,ll get it when I have the time and left me dangleing...But that is not like the Graves family..Pete was a great muscian and a member of the country music hall of fame.. He has a wonderful collection of songs on tape now DVD..Most of them about the white salmon area...I really liked pete..I used to visit him and he would play.. When you think your hot stuff and then you meet Pete--you just feel humbled .  A real man...
PS. I,m glad this incident ended with Pete graves and his brother..Makes it a lot more tolerable