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Montauk, as elsewhere, not everybody was happy with the state of the world. It looks like Phil at Phil’s Auto Repair was one of the disgruntled.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/eaf69c94-e021-4ea5-b639-b2a227e4c6c3.jpegEAF69C94-E021-4EA5-B639-B2A227E4C6C3This is chart of the the number of Coronavirus cases since it began until October, 10th, 2021https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/fdfd6b02-7b9b-4c2b-9e9e-908c9d552770.jpegFDFD6B02-7B9B-4C2B-9E9E-908C9D552770https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/0e3874ce-0476-4952-b70d-3895d0eeaa0f.jpeg0E3874CE-0476-4952-B70D-3895D0EEAA0FSome great whites pondering my presence on Acabonic Harborhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2cd52f6b-571a-49b6-a81e-687d8a46c305.jpeg2CD52F6B-571A-49B6-A81E-687D8A46C305https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/4d9909c6-f845-447d-a7df-2e55aef0b365.jpeg4d9909c6-f845-447d-a7df-2e55aef0b3652021-12-04T19:56:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2021/08/09/__trashed/2021-08-13T18:13:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2021/06/02/__trashed-2/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/75a9d831-c93d-4086-a0a8-4cd5ea5300f4.jpeg75A9D831-C93D-4086-A0A8-4CD5EA5300F4A Cloud Bank Began to Move Across What Looked Like Blue Skies2021-07-07T18:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2021/03/28/it-was-the-music-volume-5-from-college-graduate-to-clam-digger-to-newspaper-man-1967-1968/2021-04-09T13:56:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2018/08/03/it-was-the-music-volume-4-1965-to-1967/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180304_115013_resized.jpg20180304_115013_resizedYoung Tom Wolfe in his signature white suithttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20180304_110316.jpg20180304_110316A young Bob Dylan looks pensive while a young Joan Baez looks on2021-03-28T15:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2011/02/25/grandpa-gets-busted/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/grandpas-boat.jpgGrandpa's BoatOne of Grandpa's boatshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fish.jpegFishI bet this fish was sorry he tried to eat my motherhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/edwina.jpegEdwinahttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/grandpasboat1.jpgGrandpa's boatThis an old picture of mygrandfather'sa boat, The Edwina"https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/grandpa.jpgGrandpaMy mother wrote on this picture "Pop with my Pet"https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/grandpasboat.jpgGrandpa'sboatMy Grandfather's Boat The Edwina2021-02-20T18:53:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2021/01/31/into-2021-we-go/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a4c5e9eb-38f3-495b-82d9-36fbd0e5fed6.jpegA4C5E9EB-38F3-495B-82D9-36FBD0E5FED62021-02-20T16:06:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2020/12/12/paddling-in-a-pandemic-chapter-5/2021-01-15T20:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2020/10/17/montauk-in-the-time-of-the-coronavirus/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/8384bda9-ecbc-4c6f-8416-86e33338d5b3.jpeg8384BDA9-ECBC-4C6F-8416-86E33338D5B3There was always the sound of the surf.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/50e9db9d-bae2-4b26-83c4-69f04c3c942d.jpeg50E9DB9D-BAE2-4B26-83C4-69F04C3C942DThese natural wooden protrusions were seemingly put in place for some reason.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/9bae38e2-8408-4a5a-aabf-c355460f15f7.jpeg9BAE38E2-8408-4A5A-AABF-C355460F15F7An ominous cloud and sea view one morning.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/15979324-3532-4003-9e89-568de4e35da7.jpeg15979324-3532-4003-9E89-568DE4E35DA7My wife was lucky enough to get this shot of a whale just off of our beach. You do not see that everyday!https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/0ab6a845-14d8-40cb-952a-c7a4fc65f0f4.jpeg0AB6A845-14D8-40CB-952A-C7A4FC65F0F4Steve’s WaveCrave truck was a true asset in the time of the Coronavirus https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/c3de94d5-88de-43b3-b1c3-b43bab96de40.jpegC3DE94D5-88DE-43B3-B1C3-B43BAB96DE40https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a3d49721-ed56-485b-9de0-262012863dd9.jpegA3D49721-ED56-485B-9DE0-262012863DD9This is the sign that greets you as you enter the little village of Montaukhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/e579745e-137f-419a-9c2c-aebc8d0e5651.jpegE579745E-137F-419A-9C2C-AEBC8D0E5651Montauk is a montagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/f739df8b-4562-46ad-a268-37f004a59402.jpegF739DF8B-4562-46AD-A268-37F004A59402Montauk is a montage of different currents2020-10-18T14:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2020/07/20/paddling-in-a-pandemic-there-be-fog-chapter-4/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/35d0314a-9b6e-4c2c-ba14-70cbadd1da1f.jpeg35D0314A-9B6E-4C2C-BA14-70CBADD1DA1FThose receiving unemployment claims or other assistance from the government is now over 30,000,000. No though, stocks are UP!https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/a26264f6-6453-46da-abaf-13450cfca7b3.jpegA26264F6-6453-46DA-ABAF-13450CFCA7B3The Donald looking at jets flying over MT. Rushmorehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1b93a784-73d6-4ff1-ad6d-356becbc0d7a.jpeg1B93A784-73D6-4FF1-AD6D-356BECBC0D7ASomeone forgot to tell the Phragmites that they were supposed to die, Some also forgot to drain the little pond.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/b9937013-6865-4220-ba1d-68d1638d5ad1.jpegB9937013-6865-4220-BA1D-68D1638D5AD1The day is gray, but my heart is warm as Iolligag over the waterhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1b2093a5-1629-456b-8836-009ef9c23581.jpeg1B2093A5-1629-456B-8836-009EF9C23581This is my son in Campesino hat enjoying the water with Stone Beach 1 just behind him.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/baf2168e-c0c2-4693-bbdc-59068fa69547.jpegBAF2168E-C0C2-4693-BBDC-59068FA69547This is my FastCat moored just off of Stone Beach 1. The FasstCat is a new prototype of a new model I am planning for this winter.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7dd061c8-a5f3-413f-a20a-9062e62c798c.jpeg7DD061C8-A5F3-413F-A20A-9062E62C798CThe blue sky, the puffy white clouds, the fog has cleared on this dayhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7d689912-6b23-4e29-88a1-3b324a7abcdf.jpeg7D689912-6B23-4E29-88A1-3B324A7ABCDFAs I come into Little Bay, a dull gray fog hangs over my bay. 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Ferguson case led to many violent acts against black peoplehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lynching.jpglynchingIt is a sad truth that Supreme Court ruling the Plessy v. Ferguson case led some terrible acts against black peoplehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/29983218_1230605527931.jpg29983218_123060552793[1]As his gravestone says, Milton Joseph Cunningham was "An honorable citizen of Louisiana"https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190719_141335_resized.jpg20190719_141335_resizedhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mfc1.jpgmfc[1]A Picture of My Great Grandfather at early age.2020-07-10T21:59:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2020/06/14/paddling-in-a-pandemic-gets-personal-chapter-3/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ad35af5d-5e05-445f-8804-4835749da0ca.jpegAD35AF5D-5E05-445F-8804-4835749DA0CAHere is a view from my TriTiki of a pretty large gathering of algae. I would guess the pod in the distance measure 75’ x 25’. That is really large when compared the the pods we had last summer which were more like 15’ x 5’. Yes, algae is on the move.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2cb07104-42be-4193-bd75-71b26cc38c75.jpeg2CB07104-42BE-4193-BD75-71B26CC38C75This is the Mighty TriTiki with a drop stitch inflatable canopyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/a626b9ba-1992-41d6-9741-f1b834acb4c9.jpegA626B9BA-1992-41D6-9741-F1B834ACB4C9This is a prototype of a new boat I am working on - tentatively called the FastCat 12. And fast it is, here I going 18 mph with a 9.9 hp Hondahttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/747378e1-40ff-4ab6-bbf3-02f08f5b0d53.jpeg747378E1-40FF-4AB6-BBF3-02F08F5B0D53Spring has Sprung, Summer has begunhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/49ba09a2-3c8c-46e6-bb01-5775db216d6a.jpeg49BA09A2-3C8C-46E6-BB01-5775DB216D6AThe water on this morning was a flat glass surface with barely a whisper of wind.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/82f6e818-c30d-4fc6-ab84-770a9885e4b9.jpeg82F6E818-C30D-4FC6-AB84-770A9885E4B9Here is the mighty TriTiki - it is a prototype that I have testing since last summerhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/e9f48c6d-73ff-49cd-9f71-897c448dd2bb.jpegE9F48C6D-73FF-49CD-9F71-897C448DD2BBIt is a gray on a gray bay.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0640aeea-a00c-4f13-a98a-bd48659514c6.jpeg0640AEEA-A00C-4F13-A98A-BD48659514C6This is the view from my living room window. My favorite arm chair is strategically positioned to be able to see the weather and tide conditions. This is also my new working remote position2020-06-20T15:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2020/05/03/paddling-in-a-pandemic-chapter-2/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/505fd14b-7949-40d5-8c37-318df62d1c65.jpeg505FD14B-7949-40D5-8C37-318DF62D1C65By April 24th, 10 days after I started this blog story, there were almost 50,000 deaths in the U.S. from the Coronavirushttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/446dd346-a89b-45ff-8bdc-b1528a68e51b.jpeg446DD346-A89B-45FF-8BDC-B1528A68E51BLessons from the New Scientific Study - Go Outside.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6069e1ef-d7fa-41bf-aefa-04f56fc694d7.jpeg6069E1EF-D7FA-41BF-AEFA-04F56FC694D7Geez, I can actually see the bottom. Yes, there is a good side to this Pandemichttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/31ee4b89-3ba6-4a77-a04e-36203756316d.jpeg31EE4B89-3BA6-4A77-A04E-36203756316DNot many folks out on the water today!https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/4ccf8e73-303b-4b28-9fd0-7f108b52cdd9.jpeg4CCF8E73-303B-4B28-9FD0-7F108B52CDD9Not many folks on the water this morning.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/0078a337-35f1-448d-a2cd-8e9da1ae3223.jpeg0078A337-35F1-448D-A2CD-8E9DA1AE3223The cloud bank is sliding off to the East as I pass the old stone embankment where there once was a bridge.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/f7000cde-174e-4459-bcab-6d3d48a3539c.jpegF7000CDE-174E-4459-BCAB-6D3D48A3539CThe cloud bank is sliding off to the East as I pass the old stone embankment where there once was a bridge.2020-05-20T20:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2020/04/03/paddling-in-a-pandemic/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/52494bb8-9eab-4996-bb2c-e4202f5c587a.jpeg52494BB8-9EAB-4996-BB2C-E4202F5C587AThe darkness before the dawn is just beginning to lift. Soon the sun will erase the moon and spread its light over allhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/66eaa1ea-4b52-4992-91da-6c505fa3fba4.jpeg66EAA1EA-4B52-4992-91DA-6C505FA3FBA4The number of cases on Long Island is rising rapidly by March 26th.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/f218e0c0-750c-42bd-ae23-177b1ceb855a.jpegF218E0C0-750C-42BD-AE23-177B1CEB855AHere be the “Lisa Jean”. Maybe the last of here kind in Setauket Harbor.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/da258b5c-5640-430b-8657-68ede33aa986.jpegDA258B5C-5640-430B-8657-68EDE33AA986“The Fleet” at my dock - water filled RazorLite to the left, prototype “GoSkiff” to the right, prototype “TriTiki “ just beyond complete with 2 solar panels, 2 lithium batteries, 2 electric motors. The solar panels charge the batteries, the batteries power the electric motors. The Green Revolution is in place at my dock.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a77e0455-be2a-4fb8-974c-6cf1b82f857f.jpegA77E0455-BE2A-4FB8-974C-6CF1B82F857FHere is my rowing craft.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/c6fad9b8-f1a6-4d86-ae93-cf0d2a375b7e.jpegC6FAD9B8-F1A6-4D86-AE93-CF0D2A375B7ESocial Distancing at its Besthttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/823c8add-39c7-4e4e-afff-a1371d4a702b.jpeg823C8ADD-39C7-4E4E-AFFF-A1371D4A702BHere is an overnight guest that came one winter day. I did not charge youngin a residence fee.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/0589a2a9-1f36-4740-a875-22901a109b49.jpeg0589A2A9-1F36-4740-A875-22901A109B49March 14th - Late that afternoon clouds roll in as evening fallshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200318_061445_resized.jpg20200318_061445_resizedMarch 18th, 5:30am - on this morning the moon has a halo around it. It is before the sun has come up. I paddle out silently into my bay. The temperature is around 45 Fahrenheit. It is a beautiful morning for a paddle.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200317_130843_resized.jpg20200317_130843_resizedOur President signed this on Friday. Due to a reversal of fortune, he did not sign that day.2025-01-05T03:41:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2020/02/16/into-the-20s-we-go/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/88fcfce4-76a9-437b-a34d-81919350fff0.jpeg88FCFCE4-76A9-437B-A34D-81919350FFF0Ku Klux Clan marching for America First in the 1920s. Does that sound familiar?https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ec2f516f-1aab-4a73-aae2-cc086cb82bb8.jpegEC2F516F-1AAB-4A73-AAE2-CC086CB82BB8Oopshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/128a3e69-e3b9-41ac-a633-647eec6564d5.jpeg128A3E69-E3B9-41AC-A633-647EEC6564D5Apparently it is also the age of cow chipshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/0ed6bba9-6778-4f8a-a369-886e8cd79c80.jpeg0ED6BBA9-6778-4F8A-A369-886E8CD79C80In 1920, it was get it while you can!https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/caf09397-0743-4b12-b229-0567f105f28d-e1581863353788.jpegCAF09397-0743-4B12-B229-0567F105F28Dhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/46e13bc0-70bb-4510-8552-4a8f2f19653a.jpeg46E13BC0-70BB-4510-8552-4A8F2F19653AThe Klu Klux Clan marching in 1925https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/73ff939f-0f25-4f14-9549-d099af331612.jpeg73FF939F-0F25-4F14-9549-D099AF331612Covid 19 was still increasing in infections and deaths each week, but there was much dispute about whether the disease would die soon or infect most of the world.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/0eb0dff7-9a6c-4377-9120-1603f8f7ae6f.jpeg0EB0DFF7-9A6C-4377-9120-1603F8F7AE6FThe first day back in the office - it looks as if the heat was not working yet. Face masks, hand sanitizer and daily temperature taking of all employees is now mandated.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/104c31ac-d488-4931-9559-fc76715daf3f.jpeg104C31AC-D488-4931-9559-FC76715DAF3FFrom 11,000+ infected cases to 34,000+ cases in just 7 days. https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200206_104344_resized_1.jpg20200206_104344_resized_1And the winner is The Winner!2020-03-26T11:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2019/11/14/montauk-in-the-time-of-trump-and-tariffs/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/gurneys-1-scaled-2560-e1572550981500.jpgGurneys 1This is Gurneys, but they also seem now to own building to both the left and righthttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20190904_172929.jpg20190904_172929The little wabbit that visited us each morning.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/view-from-our-room-scaled-2560-e1572550511296.jpgView from our roomView from our roomhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/shagwong.jpgshagwongThe dacor at the Shagwong was much the samehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/64d94c54-e69c-478f-912e-5ffab43d1100.jpeg64D94C54-E69C-478F-912E-5FFAB43D1100Here it is - the Iconic Landmark of Montauk - the Lighthouse that was ordered to be built by George Washington himself.2020-02-20T22:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2019/11/29/my-last-trip-to-asia/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tc16k_ep3wsm.jpgTC16K_EP3WsmThis is the new Travel Canoe 16 with accessories.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b0ead98e-cb2b-4247-8755-a89e9afc8317.jpegB0EAD98E-CB2B-4247-8755-A89E9AFC8317On the factory floor or should I say factory table, taking a break from discussing some quality issues.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_0188.jpgIMG_0188This was the view from my room. I would swear the buildings out there were not there 3 years ago when I last visited. Things changes fast in China.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20200117_130857_resized.jpg20200117_130857_resizedThe new fabric handle did look great and was tough as nailshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/df9e2e7ee1759373ae3289cd56a62b8.jpgdf9e2e7ee1759373ae3289cd56a62b8Just heading out for testinghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tritiki_beached.jpgTriTiki_BeachedThis is the TriTiki that I have been testing all summer as a true solar powered boat. It worked great. Unfortunately the newer prototype had issues.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fc3d00342a6c0c27a973ba4cd157f7e.jpgfc3d00342a6c0c27a973ba4cd157f7eMyself, Mr. Wang and Mr. Koriyamahttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/weihaibuildings.jpgWeiHaiBuildingsThis is where Shirley lives. She still has a spare apartment somewhere in this group of high rises.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/koriyamazong-and-me.jpgKoriyamaZong and meMrs. Zhong, Mr. Koriyama and a way undressed mehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/weihaifishfleet.jpgWeiHaiFishFleetWeiHai fishing boats with well-used motors2020-01-30T20:28:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2019/04/09/milton-joseph-cunningham-attorney-general-of-louisiana-landowner/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/4626f911-bd44-420c-b9a0-889e81adbe6f.jpeg4626F911-BD44-420C-B9A0-889E81ADBE6FThis is a picture of Homer Plessy, the subject of the landmark case, Plessy v. Fergusonhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/8db99978-18f5-454a-91b6-59a98802114a.jpeg8DB99978-18F5-454A-91B6-59A98802114AAt the time of the Civil War, New Orleans, the city where my great grandfather resided, was the largest city in the South, having a population of 168,000 peoplehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190224_160310.jpg20190224_160310This is very old picture of my great grandfather, Milford Joseph Cunningham - aka Joe Cunningham2019-05-04T16:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2019/03/17/big-changes-is-coming-and-they-aint-all-good/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/taizong.jpgTaizongEmperor Xi might not like folks walking out on him.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/83574e73-94a0-4123-8a01-19479d3130f6-e1552924619773.jpeg83574E73-94A0-4123-8A01-19479D3130F6Here is a very scenic nearby which this last summer acquired a dayglo green color from algae.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bb4dcf2e-0188-4642-824d-82e01dc83d47-e1552755616749.jpegBB4DCF2E-0188-4642-824D-82E01DC83D47Here is Mrs. May scolding Parliamenthttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/scum-at-my-dock-e1550091662433.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAs you can see from this picture, the scum that arrives at my house can look pretty nasty. It is not always like this. Somedays the water is almost clear.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/clump-of-algae.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHere is a nice clump of algae the I came across on my bay this summer. It measured about 14 feet by 6 feet. It was one of many that I saw this last summer.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/setauket-fire-department.jpgSetauket Fire DepartmentThis is the grand new Setauket Fire House. I am guessing it can house up to 30 bright red fire trucks. We don't get that many fires, but it sure will be a nice place to keep fire trucks.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/little-joes.jpgLittle JoesThis was Little Joe's - home of some mighty good Pizza and Chicken Fancese. It is no more. Now the an orange paper sign scotched taped to the window saying "For Rent"https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/e1f088ff-0bf8-4abf-9265-51b0cfdad0d5.jpege1f088ff-0bf8-4abf-9265-51b0cfdad0d5This is the Nashville skyline from my 10th floor room2019-04-02T15:48:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/11/11/grandma-causes-a-ruckus/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/champagnelady.jpgChampagneladyHere is another newspaper clipping I found regarding the antics of my grandmother. It seems she was just too hot to handle.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/stolenjewelrysmall.jpgStolenjewelrysmallI found this newspaper clipping telling the story the missing pearls and jewels.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pastedgraphic-3-e1545317149943.jpgPastedGraphic-3Grandpa with Momhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/anna-ann-and-diane-with-anna.jpegAnna Ann and Diane With AnnaGrandma with my mother and aunt2019-03-07T18:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2018/12/20/james-shewan-my-great-grandfather/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20190305_111822-1.jpg20190305_111822https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20190305_111822.jpg20190305_111822https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20190305_110253-e1551903437431.jpg20190305_110253Here is a picture of Sir Thomas Lipton standing tall with a not too clear picture of his America's Cup Challenger, the Shamrock IV.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/04d65c4d-848b-4e8d-94f4-c822af2bae67-e1551797710666.jpeg04D65C4D-848B-4E8D-94F4-C822AF2BAE67https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Strike-e1545167323530.jpgStrikeHere is a copy of an article in 1919 about a strike that occurred at Shewan Shipyards.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/St__George_Building_Hong_Kong.pngSt__George_Building,_Hong_KongThese are the old offices of Shewan and Tomes & Co., owned by another relative, Robert Gordon Shewan.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Shewan.jpgShewanHere is another residence of my great grandfather. This was a summer retreat when he was not on the Hudson.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Plumbush.jpgPlumbushThis was my great grandfather's beloved house on the Hudson. He called it "Inverugie" after a Scottish town near his birthplace. Apparently, this house the Hudson had its own golf links. https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Norman-Court.jpgNorman CourtThis was the ship that my great grandfather rode great, great, great uncle Andrew Shewanhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ShewanYard4.jpgShewanYard4Here is another picture of my Great Grandfather's Shipyard2025-10-12T04:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/11/11/sailing-clipper-ships-around-the-world/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/OneWay.jpgOneWayThis was one way to get around in old Hong Konghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/HK-in-1870.jpgHK in 1870This is an actual photo of Hong Kong in 1870https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/HK1870.jpgHK1870Here is an old a pic of an old painting showing Hong Kong in the 1870shttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/normancourtclippersfpl.jpgNormancourtclippersfplThis is a photograph of a painting of the "Norman Court", the clipper ship that my great, great, great uncle Andrew Shewan sailed around the world.2022-07-07T19:20:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2018/02/20/it-was-the-music-volume-3-1963-to-1965/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180217_105203.jpg20180217_105203In 1963 the Beatles first came on the American scene. By 1964 they had conquered the continent.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180217_105018.jpg20180217_105018This is just one of the haunting images that just kept being played on TV and popping up in my mind2018-05-11T17:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/12/21/i-am-sorry-about-thomas-jefferson/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/thomas-jefferson1.jpgthomas-jefferson[1]Our 3rd President2018-02-08T15:32:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2017/03/13/it-was-the-music-volume-1-1953-1959/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/image.jpegimageThe King himself in army gearhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image10.jpegimagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image8-e1487518645238.jpegimageThis guy who changed my lifehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image7.jpegimagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image6-e1487437364424.jpegimageThe Maestro himself, Bill Haley & Cometshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image5-e1487436873810.jpegimageA Wild and Crazy Entertainer of the Time2018-02-05T16:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2017/12/16/on-the-possible-corruption-or-disruption-of-the-internet/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/v-for-vendetta-v-for-vendetta-4375966-851-479.jpgV-for-Vendetta-v-for-vendetta-4375966-851-479Will this guy bring down the internet?https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/image2.jpegimageNew York City during the 2003 Great Blackout - Could it happen again? And if so, for how long?https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/image1.jpegManhattan skyline is dark as the sun comes up on the morningUNITED STATES - AUGUST 15: Manhattan skyline is dark as the sun comes up on the morning after a massive power failure caused the largest power outage in the nation's history, affecting 50 million people in parts of seven states and Canada. (Photo by Mike Albans/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/image.jpegimageIf the internet goes down, I may have to bug out!https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/internet-pic-bw.jpginternet pic bwCould this be the next big thing?https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/oldphone232_facing_left.jpgOldPhone232_facing_leftWhen I came into the business, this had just started to get the majority of orders.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/telegraph-key.jpgtelegraph-key-An early form of the internethttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sun.jpgsunThis was the paper that my father first worked for. It was started in 1834 and disappeared in 19502026-02-05T14:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2017/12/03/in-praise-of-thanksgiving/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0172.jpgIMG_0172This was not the actual group that came, but it is a recent Thanksgiving picture and some of the folks in this picture were at this particular Thanksgivinghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/psx_20171125_075700.jpgPSX_20171125_075700My beautifully cut string beanshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171126_180037.jpg20171126_180037My wife demonstrating the fine art of mushroom peelinghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/20171124_133205.jpg20171124_133205The Big Bird Is Ready2017-12-03T20:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2017/11/03/the-city-after-many-a-year/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image9.jpegimagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image8.jpegimageil vaggabondo, no longer in it former glory, closed for sale. Where will the bocci ball players go?https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image7-e1509286496323.jpegimageNello in a spot I think was formerly occupied by Hamburger Heavenhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image6-e1509285759217.jpegimageMy father's old building, presently surrounded by scaffolding and high end stores.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dictaphone.jpgDictaphoneThis was state of the art in my father's day.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/moondog5.pngmoondog5I Do Not Recall Seeing This Gentlemanhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image5.jpegimageThis is a picture of the living of one of the corner apartments in 1215 - I do not remember our living room looking quite like this, but it was sImilar.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image4.jpegimageOur apartment was on the 9th floor of this buildinghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image3.jpegimageThe street where I used to live with my parents over 50 years ago, only 5 blocks from Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image2-e1507215118159.jpegimageSome of the many food carts along the street2017-11-05T20:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2017/10/02/breaking-news-i-talk-to-swans-charles-and-monique-tell-all/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/crows.jpgCrowsThe 7 male furies gathering on Stone Bridge.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/terns.jpgternsThe 7 female furies appeared.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kongming.jpgKongMinghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/image-e1506868235138.jpegimageCharles and Monique by Stone Bridgehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image6-e1506796966447.jpegimagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image5-e1506794453300.jpegimagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image4-e1506789071553.jpegimagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image3-e1506788600249.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image2-e1506778265365.jpegimagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image1-e1506777646120.jpegimageCharles out a cruise2017-10-05T14:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2017/06/17/the-age-of-buffalo-chips/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image1-e1498483425830.jpegimagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image.jpegimageMan and his dog, now walkinghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/220px-dung_cooking_fire__pushkar_india.jpg220px-Dung_cooking_fire__Pushkar_IndiaA Nice Toasty Fire To Gather Round!https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chip1being-eaten.jpgchip1being eatenSustenance in the The Age of Buffalo Chipshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/plates-made-of-dried-buffalo-dung-and-straw-used-as-fuel-for-firesthese-cxc9r1.jpgplates-made-of-dried-buffalo-dung-and-straw-used-as-fuel-for-firesthese-cxc9r1Buffalo Dung Made Into Plates Now Being Burned - The Dishes Are Done, Honey!https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/10210971-buffalo-dung.jpg10210971-buffalo-dunghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lady-carting-a-load-of-bcs.jpgLady Carting A Load of BCsPerhaps This Is A Good Time To Reconsider This Ladyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pile-of-buffalo-chips.jpgPile of Buffalo Chips2017-06-26T14:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2017/05/22/it-was-the-music-volume-2-1960-1963/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/image1.jpegimageAnother gentleman that we discussed.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/image-e1495399065421.jpegimageSt. Thomas Aquinas, bright shining star of the Catholic Churchhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/image2-e1489954618658.jpegimageA black Gentleman who moved Beethoven over2017-06-20T11:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2017/02/12/moses-drury-hoge-preacher-to-the-confederacy-during-the-disunion/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image9-e1487603271116.jpegimageA grainy picture of Moses Drury Hoge in later lifehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image4-e1487249909293.jpegimageWhere Stonewall Jackson spent his last minutes alivehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image3-e1486920589221.jpegimageJefferson Davishttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image2-e1486913986866.jpegimageSecond Presbyterian Church where Moses Drury Hoge preached to Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and many other leaders of the Confederacy.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image1-e1486912197277.jpegimageGeneral Robert E. Leehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image-e1486912008351.jpegimageThe beloved Stonewall Jacksonhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hogemd011.jpghogemd011Moses Drury Hoge, one in a long line of family preachers2017-02-23T19:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/11/11/the-zirinsky-house/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image1.jpegimageA painting of the Zirinsky House, courtesy of Bill Zirinsky and familyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/image.jpegimageThis is a painting of the Zirinsky House that we rented for the summer.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/southampton-house.jpgSouthampton-HouseThis ain't the place, but it is close enough!2022-12-27T14:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2017/01/29/on-time-and-travel/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/image14-e1485647620917.jpegimageThis is the skywalk from one part of the Grand Hyatt to the other part. I was almost home.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/image13.jpegimageSitting in what Ryan called a Big-Ass Chair at the Hotel Bliss, waiting for the arrival of Mrs. Zhonghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/image12-e1485637791157.jpegimageThey started these buildings in July. They may not look ready for 500,000 people, but I bet they will be ready in five years.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/image11-e1485634748970.jpegimagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/house-in-weihai.jpghouse-in-weihaiThe skies in WeiHai are not always a yellowish gray. This is a picture of a house that I visited in WeiHai a few years back and as you can see the sky is actually blue.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/the-things-with-the-colorful-strings-are-crabs-not-sure-about-the-rest.jpgthe-things-with-the-colorful-strings-are-crabs-not-sure-about-the-restThe things on the left are crabs tied with colorful strings, the rest I am not sure about.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/some-yummies-in-a-concrete-boat.jpgsome-yummies-in-a-concrete-boatSome yummies swimming in a concrete boat.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/image10.jpegimageThis is not the bridges that we passed under along the river, but it might give you an idea of what they looked like. Ryan took this picture the day before our walk.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/julian-in-a-rib-e1484071559639.jpgjulian-in-a-ribHere is Julian on one of the Highfield Ribshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/johnandryan-e1484070358100.jpgjohnandryanJohn and Ryan chowing down in the Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant.2017-01-31T20:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/11/10/i-go-for-a-row-in-the-dark/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/redsky2.jpgredsky2November 9th, 2016, 6:05 am - The Dawn of a New Day is Upon Us. Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning,https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/house-at-night1.jpghouse-at-nightThis was all I could see as I rowed out of Little Bayhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/light-and-sky-breaking1.jpglight-and-sky-breakingAs I rowed into Setauket Bay the faint image of the sky, trees and landscape began to emergehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/light-coming-up1.jpglight-coming-upAs I came out into Port Jefferson Harbor, the sky began to become more visiblehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/light-and-sky-breaking.jpglight-and-sky-breakingThese are the only lights I saw as I rowed our of Little Bayhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/red-sky-in-morning.jpgred-sky-in-morningRed Sky in Morning, Sailors Take Warninghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/light-coming-up.jpglight-coming-upThe first breaks of light emerging from the back of Setauket Bayhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/house-at-night.jpghouse-at-nightOn leaving my dock and rowing out into my little bay, appropriately called Little Bay, these is almost nothing visible except a line of lights from a house on the shore2016-11-18T20:45:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/11/07/my-hospital-visit/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wall.jpgwallThis is the wall in my room. If you look closely you can see my recorded blood pressure and heartbeat taken at 8:30pmhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/emergency-room.jpgemergency-roomThis is where I went!2017-09-16T00:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/about/2022-04-22T22:29:15+00:00weekly0.6https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/08/22/on-the-deceptive-beauty-of-our-waterways/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/oar.jpgOarLook closely and you may see my oar just below the surface of the water - It is almost a good day.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/backoflittlebay.jpgBackofLittleBayWith Summer Foliage One Would Almost Think Your Are In A Remote Wildernesshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/greenpond.jpgGreenPondThis the Melville Mill Pond in Setauket - once upon a time is was clear of algae. In the last two years it has become quite literally clogged with algae.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lowtidegreen.jpgLowTideGreenView from my house at low tidehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/beautifulwaterway.jpgBeautifulWaterway2016-09-24T16:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/12/16/a-fog-moves-into-berlin-and-i-gain-a-stepmother/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fritzi.jpgFritziPortrait of the future Edelfried E. Hoge with their house in the backgroundhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/messerschmitt_bubble_car1.jpgmesserschmitt_bubble_car[1]Jackie's Messerschmidt took all overhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/momanddad.jpgMomandDadMy father and Fritzi doing some modeling work for our inflatable kayak business in the 1970shttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/arithma-addiator-f-120dpi1.jpgarithma-addiator-f-120dpi[1]https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pocket-adding-machine-ad.jpgPocket ADDing Machine AdThis is the ad that worked2016-08-31T15:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/11/18/our-family-secret/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/halsey-house.jpgHalsey HouseYes, this was one of the houses we rented. Now it is a museum.2016-08-28T20:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/11/11/a-family-friend-starts-a-garden/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/herb1.jpgHerb2016-08-28T19:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/08/15/dan-rattiner-my-old-boss/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hampton-beach-cover.jpgHampton Beach CoverThis was an early version of my clamdigging sagahttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/east-hampton-summer-sun.jpgEast Hampton Summer SunMy first article claims the Light-In was a Fiascohttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/summer-day.jpgSummer DayTowards the end Dan ran several of my storieshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/danrattiner-233x3001.jpgdanrattiner-233x300[1]Dan composing for a future issuehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rattiner-dan1.jpgrattiner-dan[1]Early Dan - I think when I met him he sported a mustache2016-08-18T22:34:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/05/09/some-were-short-timers/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/earlymom.jpgEarlyMomMy mother was a born hellion - this is her in 19202016-12-04T15:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/07/11/cecile-and-freddy-find-love/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ceal.jpgcealCeal Havemeyer was active in many charitable fields2017-11-13T02:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/07/11/growing-up-wet/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/meinww.jpgMeinWWMe Running the Chatooga River in Georgiahttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cecil_riding_wave.jpgcecil_riding_wavehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cecil_floridasm.jpgCecil_Floridasmhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cecil_surfingsm.jpgCecil_SurfingsmBefore Gray Hair and About 15 lbs.https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/393rl_cecilsm.jpg393RL_CecilSmMe in 2015 on a Kayak I Designedhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/340xinrocks2.jpg340XinRocks2Running The Farmington River2016-07-26T22:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/04/17/i-go-backstage-with-the-grateful-dead/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/this-is-not-me-but-it-is-what-i-wore.jpgThis is Not Me, But it is what I Worehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/the-grateful-dead-doing-their-stuff.jpgThe Grateful Dead doing their stuffThe Dead Get Goinghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/filmoreeast.jpgFilmoreEastFillmore East When It Was Cooking2023-09-19T02:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/11/11/cecil-hoge-my-father/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/barb-and-cec-dancing.jpegBarb and Cec dancingMy mother and father dancing in the early dayshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/c-and-b-at-the-beach.jpegC and B at the beachMy Mom and Dad in the early days of their marriagehttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mom-in-hat.jpgMom-in-hatMom liked hatshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dad-bytree.jpgDad by tree2021-08-29T02:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/03/11/how-the-stomach-eliminator-almost-eliminated-me/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/young-master.jpgYoung MasterYoung Master of the Universe Before the Fallhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/capture.jpgCaptureThe Ad That Launched 770,000 Stomach Eliminatorshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gogymcover-e1456939587224.jpgGoGymcoverThe Cover of our new exercise cataloghttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/girl-with-stomach-eliminator.jpgGirl with STomach EliminatorPretty with our Stomach Eliminatorhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/il_570xn-608870053_himu1.jpgil_570xN.608870053_himu[1]This is the weird exercise device that we sold 770,000 units of2016-03-18T18:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/11/10/sidney-cecile-cunningham-hoge/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/peter-obolensky-house.jpegPeter Obolensky househttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/surge-vladdy-ivan.jpegSurge, Vladdy Ivanhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mammi.jpegMammiThis is a picture of Mammi, the lady my Grandmother from the age of 4 onhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/grandma.jpg2016-03-15T22:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/03/06/hamilton-hoge-my-gumbada/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/41kvdo8bmbl-_sy300_1.jpg41kVDO8BMBL._SY300_[1]This was the pin I thought was cool at age 7https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/barbara-sarah-ham-dapne-vari.jpgBarbara-Sarah-Ham-Dapne-VariHam at right with his wife Sarah, his sister Barbara, his daughter Cecile and niece, Vari2019-02-13T04:29:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/01/18/chris-and-svetlana-finally-tie-the-knot/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/svetlana_chris_alexandra.jpgSvetlana_Chris_AlexandraChris, Svetlana and Alexandra in Bucharest circa 1975https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chrisandfamily.jpgChrisandfamilyChris, Svetlana, Alexander, Jeremy and Leilahttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chris-svetlana-on-boat.jpgChris & Svetlana on boatChris and Svetlana in the early dayshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_20160117_110252_335.jpgIMG_20160117_110252_335https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fullsizerender-2.jpgFullSizeRender-2Chris and Leila, his grandchild2016-03-06T21:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/11/11/francis-loses-the-paddillac/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/young-francis.jpgYoung-FrancisThis young man had difficulty in telling a Cadillac from a Packardhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/packard-1927-phaeton-27657.jpgpackard-1927-phaeton-27657This was the car found at the scene of the crime2016-03-01T15:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/01/11/life-or-death-moments/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/340xinrocks2.jpg340XinRocks2This was not one of them2016-01-14T19:31:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2016/01/04/i-circumnavigate-long-island-10-times/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ricandme.jpgRicandMeRick and me after a well-deserved dinner at Claudio's in Greenporthttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/greatgatsbyhouse.jpgGreatGatsbyHouseOne of the cottages we passedhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/manhattanwowtc.jpgManhattanwoWTCManhattan without the World Trade Centerhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ricrowinginwaves.jpgRicRowinginwavesRick in some waveshttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pict0019.jpgPICT0019Rick approaching the cityhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/unplus-e1451917116129.jpgMINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAThe UN as we went byhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/molokai20hoe2011.jpgMolokai%20Hoe%201[1]This picture shows a similar craft in a similar situationhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/loaded-forbear-e1450976506883.jpgLoaded forbearRic and Me Ready to Roll2022-10-19T21:33:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/2015/11/11/i-graduate-to-clam-digger/https://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cherrystoneclams.jpgCherrystoneclams2015-12-07T18:15:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledtalesofanamericanfamily.comdaily1.02026-04-02T19:24:59+00:00