Hi All, It is my intention to make you home sick. I want you to come to Jessamine County. If not in body, maybe in your minds-eye. I want to tell you a story. This happen only a month or so ago. I was on the paddle wheel boat, the Dixie Bell going up the Kentucky River. It was a nice day. The boat was full of people. They were laughing and talking, and everyone seemed to be having a great time. This fellow came up and set down next to me. He introduced himself as Tom Beall. We talk about the river, and what a beautiful place it was. I pointed to our old home on the bank of the river, and told Tom that wife Mildred and I had raised five daughters there. One word led on to another. I told Tom that when I was a young man I took a canoe up into eastern Kentucky, and put in at the headwaters. I told him I took no food, just a gun, and a little fishing gear. I was going to live off the land. Will, I stayed on the river for five days. If it had not been for an old rusty lard can I had found, and some corn I had sold along the way, I would have surely starved to death. Now, I thought this was a pretty good tell. That is until Tom told his. He said he put a canoe in the river, "one time" and stayed on the water for nine months, and went all the way to New Orleans. I knew at this point, I was going to have a hard time toping that one. We parted company, thinking I would never thinking I would see Tom again. My story don't end here. A few weeks after our boat ride, I was at our monthly Historical meeting. I was standing up front, talking about something. I looked up and there coming in the door was Tom Beall. I stopped and introduced Tom. I told the folks about the conversions we had on the boat. I told them about me going down the Kentucky River, and I told them about Tom going to New Orleans. I then told them I had come to one of two conclusions about Tom Beall. He was either a bigger liar then I, or one of the most interesting people I had ever met. I so happens that Tom is a interesting person. He reminds me of a fellow I knew many years ago. Your going to love this Shelia. Tom owns the old Sageser place at the end of Cream Ridge. He owns part of that bend in the Kentucky River. He is remodeling the old Sagester Log Cabin. I think I have about talked him into renting it out in the summer. He also has a riding stable and rents canoes. He and I talked a while back about haveing a good old Kentucky pig roast. You ever been to a pig roast? Would you like to go to one? Clyde ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.