#4HFair Enjoying the Carroll Co 4H FFA Fair

#4HFair Enjoying the Carroll Co 4H FFA Fair. Aug. 2, 2016

Gunnar Mohlhenrich, on the left holds a new Thin Blue Line Flag

Gunnar Mohlhenrich, on the left holds a new Thin Blue Line Flag and Bob Cumberland holds the Md. State Flag on the back of Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1. Engine 31

The flags were purchased by career and volunteer staff out of pocket. Monday, August 1, 2016

#4HFair Enjoying the Clydesdales at the Carroll Co. 4-H FFA Fair

#4HFair Enjoying the Clydesdales at the Carroll Co. 4-H FFA Fair at the CC AG Center. Sun. July 31, 2016 Pics by Caroline Babylon

Lt. Gen. John Archer Lejeune #USMC 1867 - 1942

Lt. Gen. John Archer Lejeune #USMC 1867 - 1942

#4HFair Dinner at the Carroll Co Md Fair

#4HFair Dinner at the Carroll Co Md Fair. A big shout out to Freedom Broadband and Community Media Ctr July 31, 2106

"Inclined to Recline," in the June-July 2016 edition of AARP The Magazine

"Inclined to Recline," in the June-July 2016 edition of AARP The Magazine

Fri. July 29, 2016.

I found this brief article, "Inclined to Recline," in the June-July 2016 edition of AARP The Magazine. It was written by Samaria Brown, AARP Travel Expert, in a column, 'My Travel Tips.'

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10208307945709857&id=1040426835

I have written about this before, at great length - many-many years ago. Flying is quite difficult and certainly not showing any signs of getting better. If anything, it is getting worse.

Writing about all the challenges of flying these days is beyond my patience keyboarding with my thumbs on my phone, but first among equals among the unforced - fixable problems flying are the reclining seats.

After countless incidents why do airlines still have reclining seat on planes? Many articles about the problem suggest that you say politely something to the person who has totally reclined into your personal space, but I have learned the hard way not to bother because this rude behavior is often perpetrated by sociopaths. I just zen it.

The gamers Wed. July 27, 2016

The gamers Wed. July 27, 2016

Piggly Wiggly Manteo NC Wed. July 27, 2016

Piggly Wiggly Manteo NC Wed. July 27, 2016

Piggly Wiggly Address: 118 SOUTH US 64-264, Manteo, NC 27954 Phone: (252) 473-3727 Where It Began…Piggly Wiggly Beginning

Piggly Wiggly®, America's first true self-service grocery store, was founded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1916 by Clarence Saunders. In grocery stores of that time, shoppers presented their orders to clerks who then gathered the goods from the store shelves. Saunders, a dynamic and innovative man, noticed that this method resulted in wasted time and expense, so he came up with an unheard-of solution that would revolutionize the entire grocery industry: he developed a way for shoppers to serve themselves.

Despite predictions that his novel idea would fail, Saunders' first store opened on September 6, 1916 at 79 Jefferson Street in Memphis. Operating under the unusual name 'Piggly Wiggly®', it was unlike any other contemporary grocery store. There were shopping baskets, open shelves, and no clerks to shop for the customer – all of which were previously unheard of!

Piggly Wiggly Corporation, which Saunders established when he opened his first store in Memphis, secured the self-service format and issued franchises to hundreds of grocery retailers to operate their own Piggly Wiggly® stores.

Piggly Wiggly Corporation became the owner of all Piggly Wiggly® properties - the name, the patents, etc., and Saunders began issuing company stock soon after. The stock was successfully traded on the New York Stock Exchange for some time, but through a series of trades in the early 1920s, Saunders lost control of Piggly Wiggly® and had no further association with the company.

Despite Saunders' departure, Piggly Wiggly Corporation continued to prosper as a franchiser for hundreds of independently owned grocery stores operating under the Piggly Wiggly® name.

All in a Name

Saunders' reason for choosing the intriguing name "Piggly Wiggly®" remains a mystery; he was curiously reluctant to explain its origin. One story says that, while riding a train, he looked out his window and saw several little pigs struggling to get under a fence, which prompted him to think of the rhyme. Someone once asked him why he had chosen such an unusual name for his organization, to which he replied, "So people will ask that very question." Regardless of his inspiration, he succeeded in finding a name that would be talked about and remembered. https://www.pigglywiggly.com/about-us

Xxxxxx

Breakfast at Caroline's Thurs. July 28, 2016

Breakfast at Caroline's Thurs. July 28, 2016

Pastor Sarah gets high-marks for stacking

Pastor Sarah gets high-marks for stacking. This is one of the most awesome dish stacking feats I have seen for years. Tues. July 26, 2016

Found this car at church today at Nags Head Church www.nagsheadchurch.org

Found this car at church today at Nags Head Church www.nagsheadchurch.org
105 W Soundside Rd, Nags Head, NC 27959 (252) 441-7548 https://goo.gl/maps/gHMdw1feM9P2  Sunday, July 24, 2016 #OBX What year is it? #nagsheadchurch @nagsheadchurch

Chocolate covered bacon. Life is good. Sunday, July 24, 2016 #OBX

Chocolate covered bacon. Life is good. Sunday, July 24, 2016 #OBX

Why did the turtle cross the road?

Why did the turtle cross the road? Fri. July 22, 2016

This evening James and I discussed Jean-Luc Godard, French New Wave cinema.

This evening James and I discussed Jean-Luc Godard, French New Wave cinema, a compare and contrast with existentialism and nihilism, and the influences of Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, Nietzsche, and Sartre. Thurs., July 21, 2016

Crepe Myrtle

Crepe Myrtle Thurs. July 21, 2016

Westminster Oyster Crackers

Westminster Oyster Crackers.

Caroline and I really enjoyed the Historical Society Box Lunch Talk by the Gordons

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Caroline and I really enjoyed the Historical Society Box Lunch Talk by the Gordons, "5 Generations of Collecting - A Gordon Family Tradition."