Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Hiking, Part 8

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Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey Words and pictures Watching the weather forecasts approaching my hiking day gave me some cause f...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Hiking, Part 7

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Jagged edges Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey I've been saving this one for one of those rare days off when I actually h...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Hiking, Part 6

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The Potomac River Near Harper's Ferry from Weverton Cliff Copyright  © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey Pictures and written content ...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Redskins in the Crosshairs -- Chiefs Next?

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Copyright © 2014 by Ralph Couey Written content only. In 1988, the National Football League franchise located in Washington DC wo...
Friday, July 11, 2014

An Island of Unity in a Sea of Discord

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Soccer Madness Americans celebrate in Kansas City's Power & Light District © Kansas City Star C 2014 by Ralph F. Couey ...
Saturday, June 28, 2014

New Life...And Hope

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Copyright 2014 by Ralph Couey "Babies are such a nice way to start people." --Don Herold There are so many wonderfu...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Saturday, Glorious Saturday!*

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*Somerset, PA Daily American  April 30, 2010 as "There's Something About Saturdays" Copyright © 2010 by Ralph Couey Li...
Monday, June 23, 2014

Miles and Milestones

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Copyright ©2014 by Ralph F. Couey Two years ago this month, I woke up one morning and decided that it was time to exercise.  I star...

Getting Slapped in the Face by Real Life

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Copyright ©2014 by Ralph F. Couey You know how it is. Days get loaded up with the "have-to-dos" endemic to those whose re...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Civil War: Events of August 1864

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Union General Phil Sheridan was named to command the Army of the Shenandoah on August 1st. August 3rd saw the start of one of the major na...
Monday, June 16, 2014

Civil War: Events of July 1864

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On July 1st, the United States gets a new Treasury Secretary as William Pitt Fessenden is appointed by President Lincoln and immediately con...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Hiking, Part 5

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Crooked Run Valley from Sky Meadows State Park Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey Words and images Today's sojourn took m...
Monday, June 02, 2014

Time Out Becomes Time Vanished

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The Human Rhinovirus, from University of Wisconsin Virology Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey I hate getting sick.  Not only is ...
Monday, May 26, 2014

The Sands of Infinity

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The Vegas everyone knows... ...And the stark beauty of the desert that I know. Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey pictures...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Hiking, Part 4

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Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey Today my wishes lost out to various demands, and as a result, I spent a good portion of the day ...
Thursday, May 08, 2014

Thinking About a Motorcycle?*

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A wedge of Honda Pacifc Coasts Photo taken by an unnamed IPCRC member *Johnstown Tribune-Democrat 3/28/2006 Copyright © 2006 by R...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Hiking, Part 3

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Appalachian Trail Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey This week's sojourn took me to the grandaddy of all the eastern U.S. h...
Saturday, May 03, 2014

Gathering and the Family Dinner

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The Reagan family dinner Publicity still from CBS Television Our family dinner  The Tavern "You can't forget how...

Civil War: Events of June 1864

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On June 1st, Joseph E. Johnston continued his stubborn defense against William T. Sherman with a skirmish at Allatoona Pass.  On that same d...

Civil War: Events of May 1864

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Starting on May 1st, Federal troops returned to Alexandria, Louisiana where heavy skirmishing will persist for several days. A broad sprin...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Hiking, Part 2A

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Mather Gorge, Great Falls, Virginia A long way to fall... Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey Words and pictures I decided to ...

Hiking, Part 2

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Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey Pictures and written content Great Falls Park in McLean, Virginia is a great place to hike.  T...
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Hiking: Good for the Heart, and the Soul

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Great Falls Park, Virginia Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey Almost three years ago I woke up one humid June morning and de...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Why We Ride*

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Hull Canyon, south of Jerome, Arizona *Johnstown Tribune-Democrat June 6, 2010 as "Tuck Away Pieces of Joy for Later Recall"...
Friday, April 11, 2014

The Big Bang Theory and William Shatner

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Copyright © 2014 by Ralph F. Couey I discovered the hit television comedy "The Big Bang Theory" later than most.  But once fo...

April**

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Copyright © 2011 by Ralph Couey *Johnstown, PA  Tribune-Democrat March 27, 2011  as "Spring ushers in life reborn" *Water...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

That Other Shoe**

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Airport picture from the FAA website. No attribution listed. Copyright © 2007 by Ralph Couey Written content only *Chicago Tribune ...

Son Rise

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Copyright © 2011 by Ralph Couey It’s early morning; the sun has just risen.   It is quiet and peaceful, such a contrast to the chaos...