About 6 miles from our home is the Fort Loudoun Dam and lock. Built in the period from 1941-1943, it is a TVA structure built to provide electricity (largely for the Manhattan Project) and to provide flood control and maintain … Continue reading
… Is that redundant or what? Mary and I travelled to Fall Creek Falls State Park near Pikeville, Tennessee this past weekend to meet up with friends Bill and Phyllis for some golf on the mountain. We travelled seperately so that … Continue reading
The Storm Killer by Mike Jastrzebski My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a fun read with many twists and surprises (all presented in a believable way). If you like a fast moving well written tale, this one is worth … Continue reading
I remember the blue elephant that ate pennies and the bubble gum baseball cards and penny candy I bought with them at Uncle Bob’s store. We lived on West Hendrickson in the housing project in a little house with a pot-bellied … Continue reading
We arrived in Todd a few days before the family homecoming on October 1 to help Betsy & John get the home place ready for the anticipated crowd. Mary & Betsy got started removing the summer’s dust and arranging the … Continue reading
The last day of August was still very hot in the Tennessee River Valley. Temperature in the upper 90’s and no rain for the entire month so Mary and I were both ready to find a cooler pace with some … Continue reading
We have sort of adopted a local golf course that is long on potential but short on manpower. I will occasionally spend a day working with other volunteers to remove downed trees, tree limbs, and brush around the course. Then I … Continue reading
Friday was a day for going to downtown Knoxville for the afternoon. We venture down there every month or so to wander around Market Square, walk along Gay street and visit some of the unique places that make a downtown … Continue reading
The Nationwide Golf Tour’s News Sentinel Open is held in the Knoxville area every year and Mary & I decided to get tickets for the week. This year, the tournament is being held at the Fox Den Country Club in … Continue reading
We finally got a break from the incredibly hot & humid weather and an evening without too high a percentage of thunderstorms so the first mate and the skipper decided to dust off Silver Lining for a sunset cruise. Just a … Continue reading
