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I am sharing this.

I’m in awe. People faced such hardships and suffering before modern medical science’s advances. And maybe 100 years from now people will say the same about our times!

We should appreciate more the role Public Health and sanitation have played in eliminating these ailments. Next up, Richard Mentor Johnson, one of the most interesting Kentuckians who is buried in your area.

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

I enjoyed reading this, Reggie! From the image showing all the different ancient religious traditions, I would be intrigued to learn more about how ancient cultures thought (or didn’t think) about these questions.

All the best!

Xander

Interesting question and one that every person should entertain well before the answer is demanded of us. Most have seen friends or relatives go through painful procedures to gain a few more days or weeks and, as you say, at what cost imposed by a health care system that assesses costs in a seemingly arbitrary way AFTER the fact. Here’s my own question to those willing to think about death: what will you contribute during your additional days/weeks/months? Will you add anything or just be a consumer of health care while enriching pharmaceutical CEOs? Ever count the number of drug commercials? Think those companies are concerned about your welfare? Might want to look up Opioid Crisis/Perdue Pharma!

Based on some of the “unpopular” data available about Covid and the treatments, we may have already opened Pandora’s Box and be on the cusp of some revelations regarding the extent of the avarice in health care.

Reggie, I enjoy your essays as they are thought provoking and well researched. I have shared the posts with our son, Keith (living in San Francisco), and Ellen Sisti Wade because I think they’ll appreciate them. Take care my friend.

It really is AMAZING how tuberculosis (https://www.premiermedicalhv.com/divisions/services/tuberculosis/) can sit, dormant, within us for years at a time. I was diagnosed a few years ago without having any symptoms at all. Really makes me think about what else we might be carrying without knowing it.

Loved this!!!

Very intriguing to learn most the knowledge, but you explanation on everything seems factual.

I enjoyed your article and learned a lot about my home county. Your style of writing made it a fun and interesting read. Thanks!

I lived in Glasgow for a number of years and have driven that route many times when returning to visit Glasgow. One of the most scenic routes in Kentucky.

I grew up on Little South and still own a farm there. I have a lot of happy memories of wading in the creek and walking through the knobs.

You write about the area with passion but some of the areas you mention may be quite hazardous if not properly prepared. I have explored most of the area you have mentioned an have photos of things you most likely never seen. Is it wise to tempt folks into areas without proper knowledge of the areas.

The colorful way of describing the journey makes me feel like I was there.

Thanks for the nice trip.

Very interesting. 7 miles of paddling?
Wow. Thank you!

Reggie – been a long time. Glad to be on your list. I am retired and spending about 1/2 my time on the family farm in McLean country doing a lot of conservation projects. Getting ready for the first prescribed burn on my 23 yo native grass stand – the first in the county. Serving on the state nature conservancy board – who’s work is dear to my heart. We’ll need to catch up sometime. Best, Allen

Lovely video

Delightful

How wonderful to see the mountains and rivers of Kentucky through eyes that see every nuance and appreciate the history of rural Kentucky. Thank you!

great stories. keep up the good work. enjoy the posts very much.

I love your posts Reggie!

Intriguing narrative I’ve somehow ignored the first half of my life. You’ve talked me into seeing this wondrous juncture for myself. From my own kayak, next Spring. See it as the pioneers and the Shawnee surely did, time difference being a veritable blink of an eye.

After watching this video, I want to go there. Reggie. You are a wonderful teacher, the way you present information.