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Our sweet little cousin Ally recently celebrated her 4th birthday. Ally wanted a "snow" party, so I used a lot of white, light blue and silver.
Her Mom, Melissa, was nice enough to let me help with some of the treats and decor. Treats included dark chocolate coconut cupcakes (meant to look like snowballs) and chocolate cupcakes with traditional vanilla frosting. On a few I added tiny blue fondant snowmen. Melissa helped make white and silver hair bows, which I later made into cupcake toppers. Also on the spread were white chocolate covered pretzels, popcorn balls drizzled in white chocolate, Hershey's Kisses, and heart-shaped cookies. Tissue paper pom poms added a whimsical, girlie touch.
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The array of whimsical toppers at Ascot's Opening Day, the Oscars of Hats, led us to inaugurate the first annual Arbitrary Hat Awards, cause who doesn't like being gratuitously judgey?
Pippi Longstocking Memorial Award for Excellence in Braiding.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Creationist Award for Excellence in Literalism
The Edgard Allen Poe Memorial Award
The Gamfield Award in Chimney Sweeping Possibilities
The Frank Lloyd Wright Award for Excellence in Form and Function
The Martha Stewart Award for Excellence in Ribbon-Curling.
The Alice Waters Award in Locavore Excellence
The Ray Krok Convenience in Snacking Award
The Pulitzer Award for Hard-Hitting Timeliness in Chapeaux
The Obligatory Award For All Royal Cousins in a Position to Introduce People to Princes, Even If That's Not as Exciting as That Used to Be Award
The Clark Kent Award fro Excellence in Crappy Disguises
The Inbred Talent for Looking Natural in Top Hat Award
The Henry Higgins' Mother Award for Wearing a Pink Hat to Ascot.
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The original floors for many vintage automobiles were made of wood. This was okay 80 years ago. The 1928-31 Model A Ford used a combination of steel floor pans and some wood up front. The Brookville Roadster 1928-29 Ford roadster body is equipped with very nice steel floor pans and was set up for a rumble seat. Having designed a custom frame / chassis for my 1929 Ford roadster hot rod forced me to remove the entire metal floor. Using a C4 Corvette suspension for the chassis / frame on the 1929 Ford hot rod required a narrower frame / chassis width in the rear. My chassis / frame sits inside of the roadsters body rails at the rear of the hot rod. The original Henry Ford design has the entire body sitting on top of the 1928-31 Model A chassis / frame. This was a good design for the time, as the body also provided strength to the lightly made ladder style chassis / frame. Part of my body modifications necessitated the rear floor cross member to be removed and moved a few inches towards the front of the car. Because of this modification the rear floor pan could not be re-used easily. I did consider making new metal floor pans but did not like the 0.5 inch difference between the height of the floor and the roadsters body frame rails and floor cross members. Wanting a nice flat floor even with the top of the roadsters body frame and floor cross members I thought plywood would work but would seal them with fiber glass. Below are a few pictures of this messy process.
Step 1: After giving this a bit of thought, and having done a fair bit of drywall work in all of the houses I have owned, it made sense to trim the edges of the new 0.5 inch plywood floor cut outs with metal drywall j-mold. It fits perfectly over the plywood edges to seal and provide a nicely finished edge. Small nails were used to tack each piece in place.
Step 2: I decided to use a gray colour pigment made for polyester resin to match the grey primer I have been using on the car. Now it is very important to mix the correct amount of catalyst with the amount of resin to be used. Another consideration is the ambient air temperature in the shop. This means if your shop is very warm you can use less catalyst and if it is on the cool side of things, more catalyst is required. Not enough catalyst will be a disaster as the resin will not ever harden. Too much catalyst will cause the resin to set too fast and get very hot. Only mix enough resin for a time period you can handle. The resin is expensive and you do not want a waste any product. I used plastic bowls from the dollar store to mix up the resin. Using a permanent marker, I marked out a 4 ounce and 8 ounce points. From the local farm supplier or even the drug store, purchase several small syringes. These are great for getting the exact measure of catalyst. I used 2 teaspoons or about 6 cc of catalyst for 8 ounces of resin or gel coat. When I did this, my shop temperature was about 65 degrees f. From the dollar store I also purchased heavy duty rubber gloves, several paint brushes, and small paint rollers. For clean-up I used lacquer thinner. Do this in a well-ventilated area and wear safety glasses. I do not clean my rubber gloves or mixing bowls. Once the resin hardens, the hardened resin just peels off the gloves and breaks away from the plastic bowls. When applying the resin to the fibre glass matt, make sure you work out all of the air bubbles to maximize adhesion to the plywood. This is a very messy and smelly process that cannot be rushed.
Step 3: Once all of the floor boards had the fiber glass matt applied with a good coat of resin, I started to paint on the gel coat. Again, I used a colour pigment in the gel coat and used the same amount of catalyst as I did for the resin. Several coats of gel coat were applied. Eventually, I will sand the bottom side of the floor panels smooth for an even finish. All edges were sanded smooth on my stationary 6 inch belt sander. The entire process to seal the wooden floor panels took several nights out in the shop.
All of the panels fit into my 1929 Ford roadster without any problems. These will all get screwed down with a heat shield and rubber padding applied to the interior to reduce noise and heat. These floor panels will be extremely strong and well-sealed from the elements. A similar technique is use to make light weight but very sturdy cedar strip canoes.
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Alice Thuma
Mrs. Alice Marie Thuma, age 82 of Jasper, Ga., died Monday, August 31, 2009 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper following a brief illness.
Born Dec. 12, 1926 in Pulowski, Ar., she was the daughter of the late Algeron Par and Florence Marie Roland Vaughn. She was also preceded in death by a son, Terry Neal Thuma. Mrs. Thuma was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Jasper.
Survivors include her husband, Les Thuma, Jasper; daughter and son-in-law, Lesley and Jeff Floyd, Jasper; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Dana Thuma, Jasper; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and sisters, Dorothy Cox, New York, Mary Forrey, Idaho, and JoAnn Swartout, Texas. Nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.
At her request, Mrs. Thuma was cremated and a memorial service was held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 from Roper Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Jeff Floyd was the speaker. A private family interment of the cremains was at Lake Forest Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that donations be made to the Georgia Chapter of COPS, 142 Clubhouse Dr., Kennesaw, Ga. 30144.
Vickie Butler
Vickie Butler of Jasper, Ga. passed away on Monday, August 31, 2009.
She was a loving mother of four daughters and one granddaughter, Julie May, Ft. Meyer, Fl., Christie Clark, Smyrna, Ga., Susan Cook, Woodstock, Ga., Katie Butler, Jasper, and her granddaughter, Hailey McCain, Smyrna, Ga. Other members of her family include, Larry Butler, Jasper; her mother, Eljorie Hudson, and deceased father, C.J. Hudson, Cumming, Ga.; sister, Sheryl Tipton, Villa Rica, Ga.; and brother, Terry Lowery, Kennesaw, Ga.
A memorial service was held to honor the love her family felt for her in the Chapel at Ingram?s Funeral Home in Cumming, Ga. on Friday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Danny Bennett officiating. In lieu of flowers, a college account for Vickie?s youngest daughter Katie is being set up. You may send donations to Christie Clark at 2780 Old Concord Road, Smyrna, Ga. 30082. Please make checks out to Katie Butler.
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Louis Gay
Louis Archie Gay, recently of Talking Rock, Ga. and formerly of Jacksonville, Fl., passed away after a brief illness on Sept. 3, 2009.
Louis was born on Feb. 9, 1927 in Hawthorne, Fl. He was a veteran of WWII and retired from Southern Bell. Louis was also very active in The Shriners and Masonic Temples both in Florida and Georgia.
He is survived by his sister, Mary Virginia Dowling, Tampa; and his daughter, Holly Gay-Bastidas, Talking Rock.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make a donation to the Atlanta Humane Society or Pickens Animal Rescue in the name of Louis Gay. There will be a graveside service at Dedan cemetery in Brooker, Fl. on Sept 19 at 11 a.m. Cremation Society of the South in Marietta is in charge of arrangements.
Norma Younger
Norma Jean Ford Younger, age 75 of Henderson, Ky., died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 at Owensboro Medical Health System.
She was an active member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church for 10 years. Mrs. Younger was preceded in death by her son, Loyd Ford, Jr.
Survivors include her daughters, Linda Ford Waters and husband Randy, Jasper, Donna Ford Kranz and her husband Butch, Cadiz, Ky., and Debbie Ford Rambo and husband Todd, Waco, Ga.; sister, Joan Kilpatrick, Brinkley, Ar.; grandchildren, Alex Ford, Hopkinsville, Lindsay Rambo, Atlanta, and Whitney Waters, Chapel Hill, N.C.; and great-grandchild, Erin Ford, Hopkinsville.
The funeral service was held at 10 a.m.Tuesday from Chapel Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ted Burke officiating. Burial was in Green Hill Memorial Gardens in Hopkinsville. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or Henderson County Diabetes Coalition.
Paul Williams
Mr. Paul Thomas Williams, age 64 of Talking Rock, Ga., died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 at his residence following his battle with cancer.
Born Feb. 3, 1945 in Charleston, W.V., he was the son of the late Daniel Walter Williams and Elsie Jarrett Williams James. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Williams. Mr. Williams was a US Army veteran having served in Vietnam and was a member of the Northside Church of Christ in Jasper.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Burns Williams, Talking Rock; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Bob Raisbeck, Charlotte, N.C.; brother, Danny Williams, Riouton, Wy.; step-daughters, Allison B. Jones, Kingsport, Tn., and Melanie E. Costley, Conyers, Ga.; step-son, Robert O. Burns, Atlanta, Ga. Several nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren and other relatives also survive.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 from Northside Church of Christ in Jasper with Bro. Terry Burrus officiating. Mr. Williams was then transported to Montgomery, W.V. where a graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Montgomery Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, those desiring to do so may make contributions to Northside Church of Christ, 464 N. Main St., Jasper, Ga. 30143. Roper Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Delmer Henson
Mr. Delmer Henson, age 77 of Calhoun, passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009 following several years of declining health.
Mr. Henson was born Dec. 7, 1931 at Hayesville, N.C., the son of the late Archie Richard and Leavey Maney Henson. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Henson, and later by Florence Henson Tish; brothers, Felder and Elmer Henson; and sisters, Pauline Henson and Lorrene Ferguson.
Survivors include his former wife and friend, Susan Hollaway; daughters, Carolyn Teague and husband Roger, Jasper, Nina Parker and husband Steve, Calhoun, Betty Henson, Woodstock, Mary Henson, Cohutta, Linda Smith and husband Donald, Chatsworth, and Jacqueline Shook and Loie Davis and husband Jeremy, all of Eurhalee; sons, Johnny Henson and wife Tracy, Cleveland, Tn., Richard Henson and wife Sadie and Toby Henson and wife Debbie, all of Calhoun, and Linus M. Westberry, Acworth; and sisters, Christine Bruce, Dahlonega, Irene Hollifield and husband Leon, Jasper, and Monteen Ledbetter, Gainesville. Sixteen grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and Sheryl Parker, Pamela Hughes, Donald Smith, Jr., Ashley Westberry, Harley Shook, James Pearson, Hylan and Albert Davis and many other nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home with the Revs. Jether Cochran and Gary Quarles officiating. Pallbearers were: Andy Buchanan, Jorge Baza, Johnny, Shane, Heath and Richard Henson and Chris Channey. Honorary pallbearers were: Lukas Baza, Jacob and Levi Evans, Dylan Thomas, James Pearson and Aidn Channey. Interment followed in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Eric Stuart
Mr. Eric Stuart, age 48 of Ball Ground, passed away Monday, August 31, 2009 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Al.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn (Clem) Stuart, Ball Ground; mother, Maxine Anderson, Ellijay; son, Eric Stuart, Jasper; daughter, Hope Lee Stuart, Ball Ground; brothers, Donald and Eddie Stuart, both of Talking Rock; and sister, Freddie Nicholson, Ellijay.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Bethea Fieldings officiating. Interment followed in Cherry Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Ball Ground. Pallbearers were: Charles Eric Stuart, Tim Puffenbarger, Patrick Kelley, Jo Jo Cowart, Donald Kirby and Stanley Ray.
The recently published obituary for John Adam Osborne listing four surviving daughters is not correct. The listed girls are the daughters of his deceased wife, Anna Lee (Dills) Osborne.
John Adam Osborne?s legal children are Kimberly Anne Osborne Lanier, Jeffrey Michael Osborne and Scott Randall Osborne. There are six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Review in American Scientist
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DISCORD: The Story of Noise. Mike Goldsmith. xiv + 302. Oxford University Press, 2012. $29.95.
Noise and nuisance: the words seem almost cognate expressions for the vexations of modern life. Accordingly, the time seems ripe for "the first and only history of noise in all its forms," as Mike Goldsmith describes his new book. Former head of the Acoustic Group at the UK's National Physical Laboratory, Goldsmith has written many books for young people. Discord: The Story of Noise is his first work for an adult audience and his first extended treatment of a historical topic. His insight as an acoustic scientist and his interest in bringing scientific issues to life animate the book at many points. I thoroughly enjoyed this treasure trove of curious facts and anecdotes.
Goldsmith commendably embraces the need for a historical approach to his subject, which other scientists would do well to consider. As he explains, "The ways in which troublesome noise is viewed, and the reasons it can be so hard to control, are often rooted in the historical development of our relation to it." Merely expressing the physical parameters of noise in contemporary technical terms will not capture the complexity of human perception and reaction, nor the depth of the social and political forces that shape and limit efforts at noise control.
To place noise in fuller context, Goldsmith combines exposition of modern acoustic measures and terminology with a historical survey that goes back to prehistoric times—after a glance at the curious silence of the Big Bang, whose name suggests a large noise indeed, but which occurred before space itself existed to resonate its profound vibrations. A mere 380,000 years later, though, the universe was filled with sound at the very low frequency of about a trillionth of a hertz, far beyond the lower threshold of human hearing (about 20 hertz) yet arguably an aspect of the shaping force for the cosmic structures we still see in the sky. Goldsmith's evocation of this little-known sonic counterpart to the famous cosmic background radiation shows his gift for presenting striking examples.
Other instances include the strange noises emitted by the Egyptian Memnon Colossi, the singing sands of China and the ancient earthquake detector of Zhang Heng that used an ingenious assembly of vessels, balls and metal frogs to determine the direction of a distant tremor. Unfortunately, in this last case (and at times elsewhere), Goldsmith does not provide references that would enable a reader to study the original story further, nor does he give Zhang's dates (78–139 C.E.) or even the dynasty during which he lived (the Eastern Han), which would help us grasp the context of this intriguing example.
Then, too, a fundamental ambiguity pervades his topic. The ordinary definitions of noise as "unwanted sound" and "sound out of place" lead in divergent directions. The book's title, Discord, somewhat misleadingly connotes dissonance in its musical sense, an important artistic element in composition, rather than the cacophonous qualities suggested by the wordnoise. Although 17th-century street cries were thought noisy at the time, Orlando Gibbons's 1611 madrigal makes "The Cries of London" into a beautiful work of art evoking the soundscape of his city, now lost to our ears. Despite Goldsmith's title, his main interest is the combination of ambient sounds to form the more or less irritating mélange we usually call "noise."
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Goldsmith concentrates on the centuries since 1800, the epoch of ever more pervasive industrial and vehicular noises. His rich and diverse examples illustrate the ways different regions and nations became conscious of noise issues, then gradually began to formulate and execute noise-abatement strategies. He contrasts varying responses and situations, from Thomas Carlyle's invective against the "vast shoals" of noise-makers through the relatively greater tolerance for noise during the exigencies of wartime.
The level of historical completeness in his treatments is, however, somewhat variable. For instance, Goldsmith gives considerable prominence to John Connell, the founder of the Noise Abatement Society in the United Kingdom. But when Goldsmith turns to the advent of supersonic transport aircraft (SST) such as the Concorde, he completely omits William A. Shurcliff, a physicist who played an important role in the banning of SST flights over North America. Arguably, this was at least as significant as the British Anti-Concorde Project that Goldsmith discusses and far more decisive than his vague description of "people living near John F. Kennedy airport in New York who organized themselves into a protest movement with international impact," as if this happened apart from the leadership of Shurcliff and other Americans. Having wisely chosen a historical approach with many European and international examples, Goldsmith would have deepened the value of his book by a more complete treatment of the historical context and figures.
But such flaws should be weighed against the excellent qualities manifest at many points throughout the book. Discord is an extremely attractive and accessible, well-written and engaging book, an excellent starting place for readers who want to understand the physics and politics of noise.
Peter Pesic is Tutor and Musician-in-Residence at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A recipient of the Peano Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he is the author of Sky in a Bottle (The MIT Press, 2005).
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A Stormy Night in Prospector's Ridge
March 29, 2016, 10:17:56 AM »
This has nothing to do with Banished, or any other game. It is just a short story I wrote, and like to share with others.
It is quite small, just a hair over 2600 words. I hope you folks like it.
Part One
Robert walked into the saloon to wash off some of the trail dust on his insides before finding a hotel to wash it off of his outside. Ryder glanced around the saloon as he tried to dust himself off.
Almost immediately Robert noticed the rebel sitting in the corner. The Reb must have noticed his blue tunic too, since he got up and approached him with a sneer on his face. At once Robert headed for the furthest corner, knowing that the only reason that he was in the saloon was his in desire to acquire the bounty offered on Killer Johnson.
I heard you Bluebellies got yer butts kicked by the savages up north, The Reb said with a sneer. Seein as how you boys cannot even beat the savages, its a wonder how you boys ever beat the Confederacy.
Robert just smiled and pushed his glasses back up the bridge of his nose before answering. We did it because they had scum like you fighting for them. By the way you look, and murder the English language, I will bet a sawbuck, that you were a part of Bloody Bill Andersons cutthroats.
Bluebelly, you would lose that bet. I were with General Forrest hisself, The Rebel said, beaming with pride about that fact. There werent none of you boys ole Nathan couldnt whup, nor ride circles around.
I beg to differ, my odious friend. Two names that disprove your false statement are Newtons Station and Baton Rouge. I was at both places and we had no problems outfoxing Forrest.
You was with Grierson at Newtons Station? The man said with evident shock as the sneer left his face.
I commanded the 1st Iowa Cavalry, Robert shot back.
I heard tell of the 1st Iowa, The man said with awe. It were commanded by the only man that ever outrode General Forrest hisself. You cant be that man.
You see this scar over, and below, my right eye? That was given to me by General Forrest himself, as I rode by him and his command into Baton Rouge.
The rebel broke out into a wide smile. General Forrest often spoke of the one man who he couldn't catch, and often mentioned that he had gotten away, even though he had slashed the Yankee in the face with his saber. General Forrest called him the Ghost Ryder.
I had heard that was the name that Nathan had given me, Robert said with a big smile plastered on his face.
Put it there Colonel! The Rebel suddenly said as he extended his hand out for Robert to shake. The General told us that if we ever came across the Ghost Ryder that we were to shake his hand and buy him a drink. With that both men sat down at the table and began to reminisce about old times.
Eventually Robert had to change the subject and ask Johnny Reb a few questions. I am looking for a man, Killer Johnson. Have you heard anything about his where abouts?
Johnny quickly grabbed his shot of whiskey and downed it in one gulp. He fearfully glanced around the saloon before continuing. Last I heard tell was that Killer Johnson was heading west, hoping to hole up in Prospectors Ridge.
Robert was disturbed by this revelation. Now why in the name of the almighty would Johnson want to hole up in that God forsaken town?
Who the hell knows? But, since Im a bettin man, and I would bet that Johnson is hoping that the towns reputation would scare off any Bounty Killers. Johnny said with a saw-toothed grin, before he continued. I would also bet a sawbuck that them there stories, and that towns reputation, wont scare off the likes of the Ghost Ryder, would they Colonel?
Robert broke out into a smile. That would be a safe bet for you to make, my friend.
Robert downed his shot of whiskey and headed for the entrance of the saloon. See you in hell Johnny Reb!
Johnny just raised his shot glass in a salute. See you in hell Billy Yank!
The sudden peal of thunder caused Robert to glance at the sky. What he saw filled him with dread.
Robert idly wondered if it was wise to continue to track Johnson, in the hope of getting the drop on him, or whether he should find shelter. A sudden bolt of lightning made his decision for him: Shelter it was!
The moisture-laden clouds were getting closer to the ground, and they were going green. Moreover, and as anyone experienced with the outdoors will tell you, a rain-filled sky going green was very bad news.
Even Ole Bill, his trusty horse and companion ever since the War Between the States, was getting spooked. Bill was snorting and becoming evermore skittish.
Instinctively, both man and horse realized that it was going to be a gully washer of a storm. Moreover, they also knew that if they were going to survive, they needed to find shelter in which to ride the storm out.
With a heavy sigh Robert turned his gaze from the sky to the western horizon. He knew that the only place where he would be able to find refuge from the swiftly approaching storm was where Johnson was supposed to be heading, the abandoned mining town of Prospectors Ridge, Oklahoma.
However, the name that the town was most famous for was just a bit more disconcerting than the off chance that Johnson would get the drop on him. Prospectors Ridge was also known as the Town of the Dead. The stories of folks who have tried to find refuge from the storms of Central Oklahoma, and abandoning the attempt, were legendary.
The stories were told by many different people, of just as many different professions, yet they all ended the same way. To a man every single person said that by midnight they would rather brave the storm than spend another moment in that accursed town.
Ghost stories did not bother the Ghost Ryder. However, the tales of the people who were known to have been heading for Prospectors Ridge, and were never seen again, was disconcertingly large, and in the extreme.
Cheers, Thor
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Re: A Stormy Night in Prospector's Ridge
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March 29, 2016, 04:02:08 PM »
Nice lead in. Could go anywhere from a full-on post-revolution novel, to a fantasy complete with aliens kidnapping the missing folks. Happy imagination.
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Re: A Stormy Night in Prospector's Ridge
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March 29, 2016, 05:24:59 PM »
@ A Nonny Moose, this story was just a weak attempt by myself to combine two genres in one story. I hope it works for you folks!
Cheers, Thor
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Re: A Stormy Night in Prospector's Ridge
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March 30, 2016, 07:50:25 AM »
: Well, I like the western genre, and the idea of something untoward happening to people who go to Prospector's Ridge. Now you've got a nice story going, so what happens to "our hero" either during or after the storm? I rather like cliff hangers too, but now you need to follow through.
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Re: A Stormy Night in Prospector's Ridge
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March 30, 2016, 07:51:16 AM »
Part Two
Ole Bills reins were rattling in the wind and thunder as Robert approached the town limits of Prospectors Ridge. He did not know what bothered him the most, the ravens caw which, instinctively, he felt was directed at him, or the slowly squeaking windmill as the wind, ever so slowly, rotated the rust-coated vanes in the rising storm.
Robert scanned the Ghost town and decided to hole up at the abandoned saloon. When he arrived Ryder tied 'Ole Bill to the hitching post out front. As he walked up to the entrance he could have sworn that he heard the faint sound of laughter, accompanied by a festive melody played on an out of tune piano.
Yet when he opened the squeaky door to the saloon all Robert could hear was the rain beginning to fall, along with the rising number of peals of thunder as the storm approached. Ryder went back to the hitching post and grabbed Bills reins, to lead him into the saloon.
After tying Bill off at the bar Robert glanced around the main room of the saloon. Along with the cobwebs, dust, and decay, he noticed a few things that stood out. On one of the tables he noticed five hands of cards, coated with years of dust, lying on the table, as if a game of poker had been stopped suddenly.
Wondering why he had not noticed it earlier, Robert spotted a few shot glasses that had a brownish tar-like residue in the bottom of the glasses. Like all of the water in the whiskey had evaporated after the drinkers had left them, in a hurry. What the hell happened here? When does a drunk leave a shot glass full?
Robert glanced up at the bottles that lined the shelves, next to the center mirror that ran nearly the length of the bar. Most of the bottles were still full! While others had cracked and their contents had evaporated away.
As far as Robert was concerned, if Killer Johnson, or anyone else for that matter, had been here in the last ten years they had left no trace of their presence.
The old Bounty Killer glanced up at the mirror just as a bolt of lightning struck. Out of instinct Robert spun on the balls of his feet and pulled his pistol! What he saw was... nothing. Slowly he put his pistol back in its holster.
Robert could have sworn that he had seen the head of a man with a sneer on his face. Yet when he had spun and faced the saloon doors, flapping in the wind, nobody was there.
Nervously, Robert scratched his head in confusion as he walked across the saloon and plunked the keys on the piano a few times. The sound produced was poor, and he knew that the piano was in need of a serious tune up.
Robert wondered even more now whether, or not, the laughter and music that he had heard earlier was real, or just the product of his fevered imagination, running wild with the tales of this town swimming in his head.
With the storm raging around Prospectors Ridge, Killer Johnson was quickly forgotten by the Ghost Ryder.
Robert walked back across the saloon and looked out the front door of the decaying building. The rain was coming down in sheets and the storm was such that the area was not fit for man nor beast.
With a snicker he walked over to the bar and rang the bell a few times. Roberts smile lasted only for a few seconds, wiped off of his face by the thought that he may have, with his bell ringing, attracted the attention of things that were best not disturbed.
Robert sighed and, with his spurs jangling loudly, walked over to a table and sat his saddle bags on the floor and took a seat. The sudden peal of the towns church bells spooked him to the point of drawing his Colt Navy Dragoon revolver and give the cylinder a spin, to check and see that it had a full load of six rounds.
Robert stood up and holstered his pistol, deciding to check out the saloon, to see if he could find any trace of Johnson.
The kitchen, behind the doors to the left of the bar, was in an advanced state of disrepair. Dishes were stacked up, simply abandoned in the wash tubs. A large spider had spun its web between the handles of two saucepans.
Robert entered into the kitchen, his brown eyes scanning the decrepit room as his black boots scattered years of dust that had settled on the grimy wooden floor. He suddenly began to shiver, forcing him to wrap his ankle length duster tighter around his lanky frame.
Robert stood in the kitchen, shivering. Although he knew that it was midday, in the middle of the summer, the normal intense heat was, somehow, being drowned out by an otherworldly chill.
Glad theres nothing here, Robert whispered nervously to himself. His nerves were getting on edge, while the wind, rain, and constant thundering, was not helping any. He walked out of the kitchen and headed for the stairs that led up to the rooms above the bar.
With the floorboards creaking under his weight Robert headed over to the stairs and looked up at the landing at the top. Right at a woman who was as pale as death itself.
The woman headed to her left and disappeared out of Roberts sight. Ryder steadied his nerves as he prepared to head up the stairs after the woman he had seen.
The stairs leading up to the second floor creaked even more than the floorboards below in the main room, each one bending far more then they should have been allowed to. As he walked down the hallway Robert found no one waiting anywhere, in any of the rooms.
The rest of the rooms in the building were just like the saloon itself, run down and filled with cobwebs, dust, and decay. One room had once, obviously, belonged to a young girl.
The room probably, many years ago, had been bright and full of color, and now all that was left was faded, peeling wallpaper. Along with other features it gave this room the feel, and look of, extreme sorrow.
Where did she go? Robert asked out loud. Not really wanting an answer to that question.
Robert continued to examine the room. The Bounty Killer noticed that the neatly folded sheets looked out of place. However, when he touched them he found out that looks can be deceiving. As soon as he touched the sheets they fell apart and puffed up in the dust of dry-rot.
They had been made up neatly and placed on the bed, most likely by a person that would never sleep in that bed again. Bottles of perfume and hair brushes sat on the mirror backed table, all of which were out of date and had been here for years.
Whats this? Something had caught Roberts attention. He took off his Stetson and laid it on the desk as he bent down to retrieve the item that had drawn his gaze in that direction.
A kerosene lamp was lying on the ground, seemingly out of place with the rest of the room. Considering it useful, Robert picked it up and set it on the desk, while he fished a stick match out of his coat pocket.
Striking the match on the desk Robert plied the tiny flame to the wick, and it flared into life. This indicated that the kerosene had not crystallized and was still good.
Turning to face the mirror, Robert froze, catching sight of his reflection. His chestnut brown hair lay flat along the sides of his head, yet was wild and spiked near the back, where his hat had ruffled it. However, it was his eyes that shocked him, they were bloodshot. Robert looked bone tired, and he felt it too.
Roberts eyes widened as he saw who stood behind him, a pale, ghost-like, figure of a woman. Her blonde hair was put up in a beehive hairdo, and she was dressed in a ragged set of saloon girls clothing as she clutched at a bullet wound to her chest. It was the ghost of a saloon girl.
Flee this place... The woman pleaded, in the lifeless echo of a living voice, as she strode towards the Bounty Killer, passing straight through him and out the far wall into the storm. In that moment Robert was lost to the soundless void of unconsciousness.
Roberts eyes snapped open, looking around from where he was lying on the floor. Ugh... Last time I disbelieve the rumors about a town. He mumbled to himself, still holding onto the lantern as he rose back to his feet, causing the dust from the faded carpet to billow up into the air.
Robert headed back down the stairs and sat back down in the chair next to his saddlebags. His encounter with the apparition had unnerved him and set his nerves on edge.
When he got back he noticed that the continued ringing of the church bell had spooked Ole Bill. Something that was more unnerving to Robert than the storm. Ole Bill had heard cannon and musket fire, the rattle of a diamondback, and the horse had never acted like he was acting now.
The old Bounty Killer put his revolver on the dust-covered table and sat back down. Ready for anyone, or anything, to disturb him, or so he hoped. The thunder, and steady rainfall in the background, suggested otherwise.
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@ A Nonny Moose, you posted just before I did. Let me know how you like this section.
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Going along just fine. Another short chapter ending with a cliff hanger. Has our hero eaten anything lately?
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March 30, 2016, 05:14:30 PM »
Good question, but this is all there is to this story. The rest is up to the reader to imagine what happened to Robert.
However, I do have other stories that are quite a bit longer.
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There are a couple of others, game based, on this topic you might find interesting. I got tired of mine, so I killed off my principal character.
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Lol, I have never written anything yet that got me so bored I had to kill a main character off. However, and saying that, my main character I have in a series of stories has his death all planned out!
I think I will post another of my stories. This one is a bit longer, but does not leave so much too the reader to imagine how it ended.
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In "Into the Wild" the problem was that the narrator's family was growing and I was faced with a larger and larger cast of characters. One of the problems that one has with a big cast is that everyone has to have a name, profession, and some talents. Then you also have interpersonal relationships. Tracking starts to get very tedious. Keep your cast small or you'll regret it.
And watch that "It was a dark and stormy night" stuff. That got the Bulwer Lytton award for the most tedious opening sentence a few years back. If you've never read any of Lytton's stuff consider yourself saved.
I just don't have the kind of mind set that Leo Tolstoy must have had. It took me about a year to get through War and Peace with lots of time off between sessions. Every character in that tome has at least three names, which I gather was pretty normal in Russian society of the time.
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Yep, I have seen the cast bloat and did what was needed, killed a few off. Never read any of Lytton's stuff.
You see my openings never use that line...
I will try to get the initial post up on the next one.
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George Clooney has said he will get behind the camera to direct a film on the phone hacking scandal at News International.
The film star, who has previously directed movies including this year's Monuments Men, will bring journalist Nick Davies' book Hack Attack to the big screen, with shooting scheduled to begin next year.
The 53-year-old, who is the son of journalist Nick Clooney and is engaged to London-based lawyer lawyer Amal Alamuddin, said he is delighted to be involved in the film which will focus on the scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch's news empire.
"This has all the elements - lying, corruption, blackmail - at the highest levels of government by the biggest newspaper in London," he said in a statement.
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In the latest example of do-gooders using big money to fight big money, a super PAC is advising candidates how to rebuff super PAC attacks and how to score political points by assailing unrestricted campaign spending.
The Friends of Democracy super PAC has also stepped up its campaign to oust eight House Republicans who its organizers argue are especially beholden to special interest donors. The group was co-founded and is heavily backed by Jonathan Soros, son of billionaire George Soros, and the super PAC expects to spend $2 million to $3 million in this election cycle.
"We are using the appropriate vehicle, but we understand that it's kind of ironic to fight the issue of money in politics with a super PAC," said David Donnelly, who co-directs Friends of Democracy with Ilyse Hogue, whose previous posts include director of political advocacy and communications for MoveOn.org. Donnelly is executive director of the Public Campaign Action Fund, a nonprofit that backs public financing and that has given in-kind backing to Friends of Democracy.
Launched in April, Friends of Democracy is a "hybrid" PAC, housing an unrestricted super PAC and a conventional PAC under the same umbrella. The group unleashed $700,000 worth of ads in August that attacked four House Republicans, including Reps. Charles Bass (N.H.) and Dan Lungren (Cali.), with the message: "Corporate lobbyists have your Congressman's full attention."
The group plans to go after Bass, Lungren and six other GOP House incumbents with direct mail, phone banks and online ads. One direct-mail piece targeting Rep. Nan Hayworth (N.Y.) and her attendance at a Florida fundraiser features a fake "Greetings From Florida" postcard with the handwritten message: "So glad I made it down here to pal around with my lobbyist and big donor buddies. Wish you had the cash to buy some influence too. - Nan."
The other targeted Republicans are Reps. Ann Marie Buerkle (N.Y.), Francisco "Quico" Canseco (Texas), Jim Renacci (Ohio), Mary Bono Mack (Cali.) and David Rivera (Fla.).
"How ironic," Hayworth campaign spokesman Michael Knowles said. "They only criticize Republican big money, I've noticed. Their own big money is different." He said the attacks on Hayworth, who faces a strong challenge from Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney, belie her "center-right stances representing a center-right district."
The bigger challenge for Friends of Democracy may be that attacks on big money, which Democrats sought to leverage as a core campaign issue in 2010, have a history of falling flat. Much as polls reflect record-low public opinion of Congress, voters appear to blame both parties equally.
And while GOP-friendly super PACs have far outraised their Democratic counterparts in this election cycle, Democrats have recently stepped up their big money fundraising. George Soros, for one, has committed $1 million to Priorities USA Action, the main super PAC backing President Barack Obama, the New York Times reported today.
Donnelly said Friends of Democracy is pioneering a different tack by linking campaign donations to issues that candidates care about, such as health care, oil industry subsidies and banking regulations. The group's latest project is a briefing book on "Connecting With Voters on Money in Politics."
The book will be distributed to every candidate in the country, Donnelly said. Friends of Democracy has also set out to work closely with about two dozen candidates that it can hold up as "champions" of getting big money out of politics. The briefing book gives candidates talking points, sample press releases, useful statistics and proposed policy reforms, such as "citizen-led elections" that would match small donations with public funding.
"It's not just: Let's beat the bad guys," Donnelly said. "It's also: Let's elevate the champions."
As Democrats, in particular, brace themselves for a barrage attack ads from such well-funded GOP super PACs as American Crossroads and the Congressional Leadership Fund, the most eagerly read section of the briefing book may be its advice on "What to Do" when you're attacked by a super PAC.
The book lays out the following scenario: "Your campaign is attacked by a shadowy group called Americans for Freedom in a $500,000 television ad buy running for two weeks throughout the district." The book's advice: "Don't debate Americans for Freedom. Criticize your opponent."
For Bass, Hayworth, Lungren and other Republicans targeted by Friends of Democracy, it's advice that might come in handy.
Correction: Sept. 27, 2012
An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to American Action Network. It is a nonprofit.