I suppose the good news here is, the nuclear-war plan has trended upward since 1997. I’m traveling today. I am in Demopolis, Alabama, “City of the People.” You should Google it. It has a very interesting history. It was founded in the early 19th century by Bonapartists, political exiles from France after the return of Royalist government there. The settlers in west Alabama established what became known as “the vine and olive colony.” They thought they would be able to grow these crops, because the soil and climate reminded them of Bordeaux. They were wrong about that. There was a John Wayne movie supposedly set in French Demopolis that bore no relation whatsoever to anything that ever really happened.
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You could say that about most John Wayne movies!
Summer weekends, the rich kids from my high school went to Demopolis to ski on The River. (Ski boats were relatively expensive, even back then.) Personally, I never saw the appeal of water skiing as a pastime. Or snow skiing, either.
x-c skiing with wife and friends was fun, and this area is ideal for it. A stressed knee ligament now rules that out.
Today’s TIP is ironic. If Lauren did it, I’d not be surprised.
Peace, emb
Forgot this: http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/ emb
The “Welcome to Demopolis” has no content at present, so I went to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demopolis,_Alabama
This site is rich / history and lots else. Click on “Demopolis Chalk Formation” for a look at critters from the Late Cretaceous [ca. 60-65 MYA] of the area.
Peace, emb
2 days in a row. Thank you Jimmy. Hope that your are enjoying the summer.
Thank you Jimmy! Have fun in Demopolis
The stage play, The Little Foxes, was set in Demopolis and had a very successful run starring Tallulah Bankhead and a movie starring Bette Davis, that also did quite well.
Talk about out of the frying pan and into the fire: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11755836/I-adder-lucky-escape-Teenager-falls-from-100ft-cliff-survives-then-is-bitten-by-snake.html
I’m assuming Brock’s nickname is not “Lucky”. But then again, he didn’t die, so maybe so.
Here’s the scoop on Trebarwith Strand where the fall and adder bite happened. Nice, rugged country. It’s on the Atlantic side of Cornwall.
http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/north-cornwall/trebarwithstrand.asp
Lyme Regis, of “French Lieutenant’s Woman” fame, is on the Channel side, and just east of Cornwall, in west Dorset.
Peace, emb
I was in The Little Foxes in college. Strange town . . .
Any luck with your olive trees Jimmy?
I hope that he has better luck than I did. I planted a whole jar of the !#&* things, watered them, fertilized them, and nothing happened.
Laughing in Paducah, Jerry!
Jerry in FL, did you take the top off? Hard to grow through metal.
Good one Jerry!
You probably would have gotten pimientos anyway!
Debbe 😉 Walking Playlist – Song #2…because CCR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl32N1VotYE
I use the eleven minute version on my playlist.
..God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the world..
then he made the Earth round..and he laughed and laughed.
But then again He made Eve from Adam’s rib — not to walk ahead or behind but alongside.
Good morning Villagers….
Still laughing at Jerry’s comment 🙂
GR 😉 their eleven minute version is great, but have you ever seen Lorraine?
Good to see you pop in Indy Mindy…..
Back to work today, saw Mom yesterday. Nursing homes are depressing, she was setting at the table with a 105 year old woman. Sad day. Going to drop $ off so she can get her hair cut and permed next Tuesday….she’ll like that.
Gotta go…..
ya’ll have a blessed day.
🙂 https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/8539365376/hA488B2B8/
Today’s realtime strip made me think of my Dad. He used a shaving mug and brush. And of course, Old Spice afterward. Thanks, Jimmy.
Meg’s chickens are safe! A vaccine for the current strain of bird flu has been developed.
http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/07/22/usda-bird-flu-vaccine-works-in-chickens-tested-on-turkeys
Debbe 😉 Just wait…thoughts of Lorraine and her cleavage are what get me through the entire walk.