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− | The back nine is a much better challenge than the front. It starts with yet another great par five, and like the two long holes on the front, is virtually unreachable in two. Every step of the way, accuracy is required on this hole, first with a fairway metal or long iron through a window that stays short of a creek, then another long shot that avoids a watery grave that lines the entire right side of the fairway. We played this one like we knew what we were doing, with Hansard rolling a ten-footer for birdie while I wasn't disappointed with a par.<br /><br /> | + | In addition, whilst sacrilegious it may be to mention, several people have tried to imitate Austen's style, writing sequels and prequels of her works. Obviously, this is just for fun and one can't expect these books to be as exquisite as the real thing (or even close for that matter), but I have enjoyed a few.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today, the skies are still dark gray and storms are coming and going. They are not constant as they were a couple of days ago, but the most we've went without a storm has been three hours earlier today. There are several closed roads in the area and police are giving motorists fines in the amount of $250 for driving through or around closed road signs and barricades. The three major roads in the Asheville area that are still closed right now are Butler Bridge Road, Glen Bridge Road Southeast, and Glen Bridge Road.<br /><br />A couple of cars had slid into the ditch between the highway. Tow-trucks were already on the scene helping them out. But something worse had happened further on, beyond our seeing. One fire truck, then two. An ambulance and police cars. We were still inching along at about 5 miles an hour. Fernley was a long ways off.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Speed is such an enormous factor in accidents today. Keeping the speed limit is so important. I always worry what would happen if one of my tires blew at a high rate of speed. Driving too slow is also detrimental because you can be easily hit from behind. I can't stand it when I am in a car with someone else driving and they are not necessarily tailgating, but yet pretty close to the car in front of them. I always worry what if they need to stop suddenly. There is no way that they can break on time if they are going 60 or 70 miles per hour. This is how traffic pile up accidents happen.<br /><br />Pride and Prejudice - Read it first, because not only is it wonderful, it is her most famous book. In fact, truly one of the most famous novels of all time. The characters are so full of life, they very nearly leap from the page. This is especially true of the heroine, Elizabeth Bennett. For [https://insotay.vn/ sổ lò xo a4] , try the 1995 BBC epic with Jennifer Ehle (another American, no less) as Elizabeth Bennett and Colin Firth as the quintessential Mr. Darcy.<br /><br />The back nine is a much better challenge than the front. It starts with yet another great par five, and like the two long holes on the front, is virtually unreachable in two. Every step of the way, accuracy is required on this hole, first with a fairway metal or long iron through a window that stays short of a creek, then another long shot that avoids a watery grave that lines the entire right side of the fairway. We played this one like we knew what we were doing, with Hansard rolling a ten-footer for birdie while I wasn't disappointed with a par.<br /><br />They're risk-takers, but they're experienced risk takers, and know that stunt driving should be left to the professionals. This is a talkative group, and they should consider putting their cell phone down and just driving.<br /><br />I had an odd task a few years back. I was asked by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation to go get his bed up in Michigan. The bed was in the possession of a nephew in the town of Petosky. This is the site of the Hemingway cottage on Walloon lake and the setting of many of his short stories; Big Two Hearted River, Up In Michigan, Indian Camp, Three Day Blow. Hemingway spent his summers up there, hunting ,fishing, camping and gathering fodder. I chose the weekend of the New Year to go. |
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In addition, whilst sacrilegious it may be to mention, several people have tried to imitate Austen's style, writing sequels and prequels of her works. Obviously, this is just for fun and one can't expect these books to be as exquisite as the real thing (or even close for that matter), but I have enjoyed a few.
Today, the skies are still dark gray and storms are coming and going. They are not constant as they were a couple of days ago, but the most we've went without a storm has been three hours earlier today. There are several closed roads in the area and police are giving motorists fines in the amount of $250 for driving through or around closed road signs and barricades. The three major roads in the Asheville area that are still closed right now are Butler Bridge Road, Glen Bridge Road Southeast, and Glen Bridge Road.
A couple of cars had slid into the ditch between the highway. Tow-trucks were already on the scene helping them out. But something worse had happened further on, beyond our seeing. One fire truck, then two. An ambulance and police cars. We were still inching along at about 5 miles an hour. Fernley was a long ways off.
Speed is such an enormous factor in accidents today. Keeping the speed limit is so important. I always worry what would happen if one of my tires blew at a high rate of speed. Driving too slow is also detrimental because you can be easily hit from behind. I can't stand it when I am in a car with someone else driving and they are not necessarily tailgating, but yet pretty close to the car in front of them. I always worry what if they need to stop suddenly. There is no way that they can break on time if they are going 60 or 70 miles per hour. This is how traffic pile up accidents happen.
Pride and Prejudice - Read it first, because not only is it wonderful, it is her most famous book. In fact, truly one of the most famous novels of all time. The characters are so full of life, they very nearly leap from the page. This is especially true of the heroine, Elizabeth Bennett. For sổ lò xo a4 , try the 1995 BBC epic with Jennifer Ehle (another American, no less) as Elizabeth Bennett and Colin Firth as the quintessential Mr. Darcy.
The back nine is a much better challenge than the front. It starts with yet another great par five, and like the two long holes on the front, is virtually unreachable in two. Every step of the way, accuracy is required on this hole, first with a fairway metal or long iron through a window that stays short of a creek, then another long shot that avoids a watery grave that lines the entire right side of the fairway. We played this one like we knew what we were doing, with Hansard rolling a ten-footer for birdie while I wasn't disappointed with a par.
They're risk-takers, but they're experienced risk takers, and know that stunt driving should be left to the professionals. This is a talkative group, and they should consider putting their cell phone down and just driving.
I had an odd task a few years back. I was asked by the Ernest Hemingway Foundation to go get his bed up in Michigan. The bed was in the possession of a nephew in the town of Petosky. This is the site of the Hemingway cottage on Walloon lake and the setting of many of his short stories; Big Two Hearted River, Up In Michigan, Indian Camp, Three Day Blow. Hemingway spent his summers up there, hunting ,fishing, camping and gathering fodder. I chose the weekend of the New Year to go.