Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Yesterday the Subject was Tigers We three neighbors sat down yesterday in social distancing, of course, when the subject of tigers came up. It is a favorite topic of the Footloose Forester who had a tiger...
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Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek If You Ever Go Across the Sea to Java “If you ever go across the sea to Ireland,” the plaintive words of an old but enchanting melody begin. The haunting Irish melody forms your thoughts into dreams...
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Acer rubrum To Zyzyphus jujuba Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Rain Shadows and Rainforests On the one hand, you have those who believe in global warming; and on the other side of the divide are those who are currently labeled as climate...
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Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Planting by the Numbers Most adults have planted a tree or two and gained satisfaction from having done so. Perhaps they also mused about how tall it would become and if the fruit would ripen for them...
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On the road…again!!! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek The Concept of Rainforests When a respondent to the Quora.com website explained why rainforests are so hot and so wet, the Footloose Forester was jolted into composing a rejoinder. The contributor, an airline pilot and...
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On the road...again!! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Serendipity in the Library Another dream last night…and another attempt at an essay today. Most dreams are not long enough or sensible enough to savor and save as muted inspiration, but over the past few...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Adventures In Banking Among the many small decisions one makes when mapping out their life, some of them are truly inconsequential but others develop into long-lasting, practical choices. A person may wish to drive a...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek The Goat And The Peacock The tiny island of Pulau Peucang off the western tip of Java was the site of one of only two guard stations for Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park, a virtually pristine...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek The Quirkiness of Malaria Malaria is a serious scourge in the tropical countries of the world. According to the World Health Organization, in 2010 there were 216 million episodes of malaria resulting in 655,000 deaths. The...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia C hronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Let Me Take You On A Little Tour (in Google Earth) Those with wanderlust in their blood often can be found in far-flung places, living out their dreams. So it is that a restless...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Fresh Tuna Steaks They say that there is nothing quite as tasty as fresh fruits and vegetables. No argument about that. But when it comes to meats and fish, the chemistry involved is more complex...
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On the road… again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Petty Scams Being on the road…again and again…is to invite some scam artists who see every stranger as a possible mark. You don’t have to go out of your way; they most often make it...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Nightmares and Daydreams of Indonesia Of all the many memories of foreign lands that are among the very deepest in the conscious and sub-conscious thoughts of the Footloose Forester, more of them are about Indonesia than...
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