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Mountain Mama: Smoky Mountain Chronicles. By boomer54 and sisboom56

This is the first of our collaborative articles of real and anecdotal history of the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee.   boomer54   Elkmont  Early 1900's Levi decided against deeding the land for the community cemetery.

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Oh the games people play...

I often think of myself (at times) a bit obsessive. I would make a great investigator with my personality, too bad I'm not.   When I was in my early twenties I was really into chess. My friends and I played a lot.

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Gimme Shelter

Oh, a storm is threat'nin' my very life today, If I don't get some shelter, Oh, yeah I'm going to fade away...   There was this house it seems. Built post W.W.II. On a rural highway then, but it's a bustling place now, though still enveloped in privacy.

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Whattsamatta these people?

It seems there is no end to the smut that we put up with from our Politicians, elected Representatives. No one Party or side is exempt.   I can go to work everyday and come home knowing I had no sex with no one at any bathroom.

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Come on baby light my fire!

Something light for the weekend... What was the first album ( or you kids, cd ) that you bought. A magical mystery tour of music... My first album was the Blues Magoos (anybody remember them?) but... the second album I bought changed my world. The Doors.  I was thirteen.

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Who am I gonna hate now?

Today a miracle happened.   In my family a wrong has been righted.

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Only five percent...

I just watched a report on sexual abuse of children by Catholic Priests. The study was by the C. Church. Homosexuality was not a factor of abusive behavior. The Church reported there was less than five percent pedophile Priests.

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ROASTED CARROTS AND STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Having several family get-togethers lately (Easter, Mother's Day, Daughter's College Graduation), these two southern epicurean delights were a big hit!   Very simple   Whole roasted carrots. 2 lbs. for serving 10-12 people.

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The RIGHT and The "My Name Is Earl" checklist.

As I sat at my Receptionist job desk, the conversation I overheard as everyone headed to their offices...   CEO to OWNER: Well, whatcha think about Bin Ladin? OWNER to CEO: Really? Didn't know... CEO to PLANT MANAGER: Hey! They got Bin Ladin... PM to CEO: Yeah? Think that's  …

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Age discrimination... or what?

Ok, this is it...   I have been a loyal poster for six months. Wrote, but could NEVER get out of the greenhouse.

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Fune-real/ Tragedy and God

Today I went to a funeral. A young man of eighteen and a girl of fifteen were killed. Two more were hospitalized, and a fifth walked away. The eighteen year old and driver was the son of my direct supervisor and CEO where I work. A tiny community is swallowed in grief.

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President Donald Trump

Donald Trump leading Tea Party candidate for President. NBC reported tonight. He is all up Birthers a$$$$. What up?

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Mother I'm sorry....Really

Dearest Mother, I've finally seen the light-no, really. Mother, I need a gun. I'm so scared anymore...with all the Hispanics and Muslims mixin' with us Americans, If I was to be accosted or raped, I don't want my baby's first words to be "Allah".

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Smoky Mountains, Wildflowers and the "Y".

Last weekend was beautiful. The Smoky Mountains are my home, but I'm away temporarily. They called me home to see, smell and play with spring.

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Tips for Seeding Articles to Newsvine

The link again to Newsvine's "Adding Stories to Newsvine... or "Seeding", is

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Newsvine Information for Newsviners

This page contains links pertinent to all Newsviners in an effort to make it easier for myself and others to quickly find them.

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Beautiful Chinese Poetry. Thirteenth Century.

. 35 years ago I discovered and fell in love with these poems My very favorite poem Untitled Fear, as I see the spring go, watch the silk of willow fly from bough. Quiet locks this perfumed chamber, beyond the curtain the oriole cries the dawn.

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Shove it (the braying of America)

I don't know what happened between the time of my parental admonishment as a child of you are not allowed in anyone's house to a Governor running for office telling the President to shove it. We were taught respect.

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