2020

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Shallow ditch dug alongside the trail, to make it easier for water to drain off.

I’m proud to say I’ve been given the responsibility to maintain a tiny piece of the Appalachian Trail. Duties include trimming weeds and branches that encroach on the trail, removing trash, and repainting the 2-inch-by-6-inch white rectangles (“blazes”) that mark the trail. (Luckily, “my” section of trail has neither a shelter nor a privy, so…

Read More Trail maintenance: Nov. 10 2020
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One of my sisters left her copy of this album (the American version) at the house when she headed for college (or marriage, depending on which sister it was). Six-year-old me scribbled on it, “The Beatles / A Hard Days Night / Must be havering fun.” Indeed, they must have been havering fun. As a…

Read More 1. A Hard Day’s Night