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  1. Thread: Apples

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    Apples

    I've always enjoyed good apples, especially heirloom varieties--Baldwins, Jonathans, Northern Spy, etc..

    BTW Common Ground Country Fair is this weekend in Maine--Unity. Well worth going to if...
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    "Hoarders"

    As with alcoholism, there are support groups for people who are affected by other people's problems. De Nile isn't just a river in Egypt....

    The most serious hoarding problem I knew was a former...
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    "Hoarders"

    I am something of a minimalist, but have known hoarders who fly into a rage when you try to throw a "treasured" piece of junk out. I cannot deal with hoarders now because of what someone who was...
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    9/11 Remembered

    Those who were viciously murdered on that day by criminal extremists have been honored by their families and by many others. Some of the ringleaders remain at large. Thousands of our fellow...
  5. Lyme Disease

    http://info.lymebook.com/matthewgoss.html

    There are also natural treatments for Lyme disease, that could be taken to boost the immune system in addition to antibiotics.

    Two herbalists...
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    If you go to...

    If you go to FACTNET--http://www.factnet.org/--you can find just about any "ism" or religion or political group being talked about. And while I would agree with the "cult" characterization about a...
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    Complicity

    The "complicity" issue is a complicated idea. Is "feeling uncomfortable" a sound basis for accepting or rejecting something? I prefer right reason as a basis for judgment. My bias is as a...
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    Complicity

    Thanks, L. Wolf for the links. We're probably both now on "the list".

    In the former link, the letter to Bob Pardon from "Yoneq" is particularly telling. A completely paranoid attack with Bible...
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    Hospitality and Complicity

    Having researched their background, I am well-aware of their agenda: That all other religions than their own are bad and evil, especially the Catholics and Protestants...They have an enemies list,...
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    Hospitality and Complicity

    This is a complicated problem that I am looking for help in thinking through. When is accepting hospitality a problem when you stay, as with "The Twelve Tribes" in Rutland, a known cult? Is it better...
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    Businesses Linking Up with A/T

    Are there any businesses that have issued A/T credit cards, insurance plans geared to the physically fit outdoor hiker, and so forth? Perhaps the AMC has used the A/T brand for helping the long...
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    Twelve Tribes and alternatives

    Why the huge expansion of this group? Why are there few non-hierarchical Christian fellowship farms out there? Where do you go if you have no addictions, want to serve the Lord and healthy...
  13. Stratton Mountain

    I worked at the ski resort this winter for the first time. I remember Craig Jolley in 1991, who worked as caretaker on the southern Stratton peak referring to the developed half (where he had worked...
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    Hiking with unresolved tax issues, perhaps using...

    Hiking with unresolved tax issues, perhaps using the hiking system as an escape from reality. A conscience issue, sometimes we overcompensate in doing bad by escape or charity...
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    Work in Maine

    Thanks for the question. The discouragement factor has to do with competing with people who do farm work year round, are therefore in shape for it when they show up, and are united in their work. So...
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    Seasonal work in Maine

    If any thru-hikers are looking for work, apple-picking is starting soon. There is quite a range of orchards to work at, big and small, you will likely be competing with Jamaicans and others with work...
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    Limmer boots

    I thought I'd put in a plug for Limmer boots--I hesitated for a year or so to try/buy the standard model, but have been very pleased with the quality, I even bought them for $100 off because of...
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    Natural Remedies and Hiking

    Forgive any controversy brought up. Here are some remedies I recommend for health and endurance: For the muscles--botanical oils, birch or wintergreen, clove, lemongrass, peppermint, etc--also helps...
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    What Has Hiking Done For You?

    I remember Boy Scout hiking back in the 1970s and how enjoyable the camping experience was--an escape from the plastic society, hiking and camping in the winter, canoe camping, varied camping and...
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    The Twelve Tribes and Christianity

    This hostel, the quality of hospitality and example of fellowship sets a good example for hikers. There is some Scripture about provoking others to do good or godliness--my hope is that there be...
  21. Thread: Nettles

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    Nettles

    Lots of stinging nettles in Vermont. Do any hikers experience more than a minor, and momentary irritating rash? Herbalists have a lot of uses for decoctions of the plant, in Spring, the new plant is...
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    Quality hostel

    Yes, hospitable, with really good natural beverages and food. It would, however, be great if a hiker or two could organize such a place without the commune philosophy of voluntary poverty, which...
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    "Hike Naked Day"

    I took off my tee shirt as I walked into Manchester--not as a display of nakedness, rather lacking anything but a smelly shirt, and got a little disrespect. The health food store was cool about it,...
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    The "why" of hiking

    Thanks for the topic. It all depends on choices...Are responsibilities being avoided, work, family, society, etc.--are people being let down? Is the huge expenditure of energy and resources sapping...
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    Skills Learned on A/T Transferable?

    Here's a thought--after finishing my A/T hiking, I found some of the skills used hiking in other parts of life. The physical fitness acquired, the release of tension, are transferable, the aesthetic...
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