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It has come to this…

The Cedar Journal August 4, 2020

With all that is going on in the world it seems some things and companies are dependable. At a cost, of course.

I never would have guessed that it would ever cost me personally $74.00 to vote in a US election. That is only the primary, I will have to do the same for the general election this fall.

I don’t usually mix my blog and my political views but many who follow my blog know how deeply I feel about the trends in my mother country.

Shock…when I saw attacks by leadership towards the US Postal Service earlier this year. I joined the thousands of other Americans who purchased postage to show our support for a system so many rural Americans depend. Support for the US Postal Service that hires thousands of military veterans.

Shock…once again as the leadership placed someone in charge at the US Postal Service to make it more profitable. Instantly, I experienced change in the US Postal Service and how it approached customers services. Prices to send packages jumped, letter mail and packages to get to me here in The Netherlands now takes weeks and months to receive. Can we blame the delay in service on the current pandemic?

Last week that US Postal employees announced that their hours have been cut and undelivered mail is now piling up at facilities. How is that possible in these times where everyone is depending on package delivery to avoid shopping in stores?

The final straw for me was hearing that our US election would not be valid due to mail in votes this year. A shout to delay the US election went out.

I couldn’t believe it!!!

For the first time as a voting adult I chose this election cycle to pay to place my vote. I don’t care what it costs me. I know I can still exercise my freedom to choose who I want in office.

Hopefully, we (American citizens) will experience some change of leadership with the next round of elected officials.

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Hummm…Georgia

The Cedar Journal February 11, 2020

For now the file needs to be emptied from the Georgia Mission Impossible trip.

Georgia Indian Mounds- Etowah

The Cedar Journal February 10, 2020

On the last day of my trip to Georgia, I spent the day doing the things that make my travel easier, downsizing my things to one carry on, and laundry. The dreaded laundry! I did find time to make a visit to the Etowah Indian Mounds just outside the town limits of Cartersville.

Hope of an AT Approach

The Cedar Journal February 4, 2020

Failure is not something I make part of my life. When road blocks of failure present themselves to me I just find another way. Sometimes that is pushing my way through by brut force and sometimes it is just by looking at things from a different angle. This hike to Springer Mountain, the terminus of the AT trail, had already shown me, I was not mentally or physically ready for a 15 mile strenuous hike in cold weather. My plan now was to visit the park visitor center and then head back to my cabin in Cartersville with my head hung in defeat.

Sometimes, the universe has other plans for me.

Tic Tock – Hiking the AT

The Cedar Journal February 3, 2020

I had not planned what I was about to accomplish, hiking the Appalachian Trail (aka AT) but my internal clock was ticking. The month of unexpected changes to my pretty dull life had me thinking I had better just go, try to hike the five miles into and out of Springer Mountain. I have always admired the few who have attempted the grueling thru-hike from Georgia to Maine. A six to nine month commitment of lightweight wilderness backpacking along the longest footpath in the world. But, I was inching my way towards another birthday in two weeks and I did not know if this opportunity would ever be possible again in the future.