Mr Trail Safety Speaks!

  Someone might get lucky, sometime. This is a continuation of last year's posts . This post has nothing to do with ultras, or any of that. Cartomancy, the four suits:     Spades represent challenging tasks or events coming in the future.     Hearts are about feelings, family, home, love, and relationships.     Clubs represent positive things that are coming in the near future.     Diamonds are all about money and finances. Nov 9 2023 8 of Diamonds: Surprise romance or travel later in life 9 of Clubs: New admirer or opportunities, warning against stubbornness 10 of Clubs: Unexpected money, travel I found these cards in the seasoning stacked-firewood yard of a traditional wood-fired ceramic factory we were visiting. Last year I found a discarded bong, used for smoking the "knock you on your ass" Thuoc Lao ; literally Laotian Tobacco. Its a Vietnam thing. When I tried it in 2019, I choked like a little girl. And I used to sm...

Ohio National Guard in Athens Photograph.This photograph of Ohio National Guardsmen marching in Athens, Ohio was taken in May 1970. Ohio University closed on May 15, 1970. Anti-Vietnam War protests increased in Ohio after President Richard Nixon announced that United States troops had entered Cambodia on April 30, 1970. Riots erupted at many college campuses, including Kent State University, where four students were killed on May 4, 1970. By the end of May, all of Ohio's public universities except Bowling Green State University were closed. Photo by Carl Fleischauer. The photograph measures 4" x 6" (10.16 x 15.24 cm).  May 4, 1970 I was fourteen, living in Athens Ohio, home of Ohio University; when we got news of the shootings at Kent State. The Kent State shootings convulsed the campus, leading to riots, the closing of the University, and then a 14-day occupation by the Ohio National Guard. The iconic Carl Fleischhauer photo shows a Guardsman standing guard o...