Archive for July 18, 2008

Tour d’EPO?

Posted in Personal Stuff by John E. Pannell on July 18th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

A third rider in this year’s Tour De France was removed from the Tour for doping.    Gee, do you think there’s a drug problem in professional cycling? ;)

In “honor” of this most recent bust, I offer up this parody video that first appeared last July.

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"The greatest wealth consisteth in being charitable, and the greatest happiness in having tranquility of mind. Experience is the most beautiful adornment and the best comrade is one that hath no desire. "
Tibetan Doctrine


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1961 Area 6-A Fellowship

Posted in Area 6-A, Section Conclave Patches by John E. Pannell on July 18th, 2008 at 5:02 am

1961 6-A PatchThe eight lodges of Area 6-A once again met for their area fellowship in 1961.  Croatan 117 hosted this event at Camp Lejeune.  This was the first 6-A fellowship to be held at a military base instead of a the host lodge’s camp as had become customary.

The patch issued for this event is shown here.   As we move into the 1960s, these patches become easier to acquire.   Some patience is still required to find one of these in a truly mint condition.  The white background has a tendency to discolor over time due to age, poor storage conditions, or exposure to smoke.

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"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know. "
Donald H. Rumsfeld


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