Observations June 14, 2014 - Antebellum
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SportsFan68
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Observations June 14, 2014 - Antebellum
Oaklawn is a beautiful antebellum plantation manor and the site of many scenes of The Drowning Pool (a major disappointment to me when I finally saw it, and easy to see why I never heard of it before my visit to the manor), and by an amazing coincidence, the tour I was on was ending just as my boss's parents were arriving.
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SportsFan68
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Re: Observations June 14, 2014 - Antebellum
The encounter with the boss's parents was very pleasant. Dad noticed our Colorado plates, asked where we were from, and said, "Do you know your City Manager?" Sure, I said, he's my boss's boss.
The tour guide was unaccountably nonplussed by the arrival of the two RVs in the party. "Oh no!" she kept saying. "We're turning into an RV park!" Maybe she was worried about the adequacy of the parking, which would not have accommodated even one more RV.
The tour guide was unaccountably nonplussed by the arrival of the two RVs in the party. "Oh no!" she kept saying. "We're turning into an RV park!" Maybe she was worried about the adequacy of the parking, which would not have accommodated even one more RV.
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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Re: Observations June 14, 2014 - Antebellum
Is that the one in St Francisville?SportsFan68 wrote:Oaklawn is a beautiful antebellum plantation manor and the site of many scenes of The Drowning Pool (a major disappointment to me when I finally saw it, and easy to see why I never heard of it before my visit to the manor0, and by an amazing coincidence, the tour I was on was ending just as my boss's parents were arriving.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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SportsFan68
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Re: Observations June 14, 2014 - Antebellum
I was going to include that in the observation. The only town I found listed when I verified by looking at the photos that Oaklawn was indeed the manor we had visited was Franklin, LA.
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller