John Boyd Thacher State Park

John Boyd Thacher State Park, is situated along the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world. Even as it safeguards six miles of limestone cliff-face, rock-strewn slopes, woodland and open fields, the park provides a marvelous panorama of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys and the Adirondack and Green Mountains. The park has volleyball courts, playgrounds, ball fields and numerous picnic areas with nine reservable shelters. Interpretive programs are offered year-round, including guided tours of the famous Indian Ladder Trail. There are over 25 additional miles of trails for summer hiking and mountain biking, and winter cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and snowmobiling.

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Move to Minnesota for a Long Life

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The median age of a man👨 in United States is 36.1 while the median age of women 👩 is 38.8 — women are nearly 3 years older on average compared to men.

This is largely due to the fact that men die earlier then women ⚰ — the median death age for men in our country is 76 years, while the median death age for women is 81 years.

The best state to live in for a long life is Minnesota 🐄 — men die there on average at 79 years, while women live until 83. In Hawaii though, women last even longer — the median life expectancy for women in Hawaii is nearly 85 years. 🏖

For a while I thought about going to Punxsutawney for Ground Hog Day 🐻

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But the truth is Ground Hog Day is in the middle of winter – literally – and kind of cold. There isn’t a lot of camping areas nearby so there is a good chance that I’d have to stay in a hotel and I hate staying indoors when I travel. It’s such an early morning, high on a steep hill that this morning was probably quite icy with the snow that came down. So I’m kind of glad I just watched the celebration on my phone, even though it would have been a perfect day to go down there, being a Sunday morning.

The World’s Biggest Bag of Lima Beans

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I often buy large sizes when I buy frozen food because I figure it’s saves money and cuts down on trash. I’m always very careful to get things with as little packaging as possible, because it’s expensive and a pain to take trash to the transfer station at $2 a bag, and a 8 mile round trip drive on a Saturday morning.

Every week I try to include a significant portion of vegetables in my diet. When I’m home and when it’s off-season, I get a lot of frozen vegetables in large packages which provide a healthy treat but produce minimal waste when the packaging is discarded. I often buy two or three pounds frozen bags of peas, corn, blueberries, etc.

Getting a little bored with peas as my green vegetable of choice the other day I bought a massive 3 lb bag of lima beans. I like lima beans, and they’re really healthy, but god I don’t know how I will ever get through three pounds of lima beans. There not something I would necessarily want with every meal, although I’m sure eventually they will go.

It will be kind of like the three pound bag of frozen brussel sprouts that I bought in November or December in one year, and they were gone by April. So be it.

More Thoughts on Television

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Being somebody who doesn’t own a television, 📺 I find watching any television to be incredibly disturbing. The bright colors, the sex and violence a find so nauseating. 🤢 The endless chants and championing of big government makes want to punch the screen. 👊

The truth is, I don’t know how anybody could stand to watch television for more then five minutes without their brains going to mush.💭

Along The Potomac River

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Slide Mountain is 4,180 ft elevation, highest point in Ulster County. The lowest place in Ulster County is the Hudson River at 0 ft elevation.

That said, Mount Marcy is 5,344 ft elevation in Essex County. The lowest place in Essex County is Lake Champlain at 95 ft above sea level.