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You might be thinking I’m crazy to be writing about backyard games in Alaska. You would be right if that were the case.  Actually this post has nothing to do with backyard, or any other kind  of games.  It is however, a recommendation.  There are many opinions about Sarah Palin who comes from Alaska so this is a suggestion to give you some background – the state not the person. For the past several weeks ( the paper back is a 1.073 page, 2 inch thick book) I’ve been reading James A Michener’s book Alaska. 

It is a novel by a master story teller who starts in prehistoric times with characters hunting Mastodon while the earth was creating the land mass we now know as Alaska.  There is a great mix of historical events and people as well as believable fiction. 

 Some of his characters brave the difficulties of the Gold Rush and move on to aid in the building of the Alcan highway as a defense measure when Japan invaded.  Statehood was fought by merchants in Seattle who wanted to keep control but Congress finally approved statehood with a complicated set of regulations involving  the wealth produced by the oil industry and land distribution  to avoid the Reservation system they forced upon the American Indians in the Lower 48. 

The description of the kinds of people that make up the historical population and the way those characteristics have carried down give a vivid picture of  how Sarah Palin came to have the principles she has which have gained both prase and contempt.  The book is well worth reading.

For several months I have been posting information on this blog to help you find new outdoor games for playing at home or nearby parks to encourage having fun in these days that could be somewhat depressing while saving money and getting the exercise that we all need.  From some of the comments that I reprinted in my last blog some of you are finding my efforts worth while.  So….”who are you, anyway?  You can Google Chauncey Isenhour and get loads of info but allow me to summarize:  I was born in Anderson, IN (date unnecessary) where I went to high school.  My BA was earned at DePauw University, Greencastle, IN where I met Marilyn Morr whom I married on the last day of finals our Senior year.  The Draft caught up with me my first week of graduate school so I spent the next two years in the Army.  Most of that time was in Korea where I was Hq.& Hq. Mail Clerk and came home as a Sgt.  My marriage lasted for 55 years until Marilyn was killed in a traffic accident back in 2007.  We had been Full-time RVrs for 15 of those wonderful years. Since that time I have been working at a Thousand Trails RV Resort near Conroe, TX as a Park Ranger and started my Internet business to augment and possibly replace the income from the park.  If you are reading my blog you have my photo and contact information: support@cysbackyardsports.com

Have Fun

Cy

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