Camping in the Smokies with George and Clem (Guest Post) August 3, 2008
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Blogging, Friends.Tags: best friends, Black Bears, Camping
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[Ed Note: This is a guest post by a childhood best-friend of Clem. Any resemblance between Clem and the author of this blog is unavoidable.]
For a former Wyoming mountain and back-country guide, this is a story I wish I could forget. It does, however, demonstrate that in the absence of technical expertise, passion and desire will press on…along with a few good memorable laughs.
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Souvenirs March 25, 2008
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in Love.Tags: best friends, Family, gifts, mementos, memorabilia
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Billy Joel wrote a song titled “Souvenirs” on one of his first albums that included the following lyric:
A picture postcard, a folded stub
A program… from the play
File away… the photograph
From your holiday
But your mementos, will turn to dust
For that’s the price you pay
Every year, is a souvenir
That slowly fades… away
I’m a big fan of mementos and souvenirs, but not so much in the traditional sense. Yes, I buy t-shirts and hats when I visit a new place, and I tend to snap a picture here and there when I travel. My favorites though, remind me of people. (more…)
A Fool and his Words are Soon Parted 