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I got $700, Andra. 700 dollars. I can pay for stuff. Dad and his money are not easily parted. Unless one is selling him a television or anything related to the Georgia Bulldogs. At our first stop for lunch: I can get this…..All I got is hundreds. Lots of placesContinue Reading

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According to Dad, he was born in a hospital above a drug store in Dayton, Tennessee. That building was an institution. The Scopes Trial occurred in Dayton, Tennessee. Only, it didn’t start at the storied courthouse with the battle between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in what was theContinue Reading

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That’s a big ole birch tree. Beautiful tree. Traveling with Dad is a study in trees. The kinds. The colors. The ages. One sees the forest AND the trees. When he worked, he was a forester. His specialty was wood procurement. Translated, he bought trees. I remember him coming homeContinue Reading