LURKING ON THE GRASSY KNOLL
1/24/2017
President Kennedy Collector Cards 11-20
I found in my parents attic a unique set of playing cards of president John F. Kennedy. The cards are a series of 77 depicting the president in various stages of his career by himself and with his family. Here are cards eleven through twenty.
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1/23/2017
President Kennedy Collector Cards 1-10
I found in my parents attic a unique set of playing cards of president John F. Kennedy. The cards are a series of 77 depicting the president in various stages of his career by himself and with his family. Here are cards one through ten.
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1/12/2017
Trump Blamed For Felled Tree In California
Fake News Outlets (FNO) is reporting the giant Sequoia tree known as the Pioneer Cabin Tree, located in California inside Calaveras Big Trees State Park, did not succum to the weight of a heavy freak snowfall and heavy winds. Instead it was felled by President Elect Donald Trump as a warning to the 55% of California citizens that voted for Hillary Clinton.
The giant Pioneer Cabin Tree now lays dead on the forest floor and will slowly decay as nature begins its reclamation of the 1000 year old tree. The same can be said for Hillary Clintons political career.
This was Donald Trumps way of firing a warning shot to the other states that failed to vote for him in the election. What state and iconic feature will be eliminated next?
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1/06/2017
Gatlinburg Sky Lift
The Parkway in Gatlinburg has many attractions to choose from. I highly recommend the Gatlinburg Sky Lift. Tickets are $15 per person but here is a tip: If you buy an all day pass, it is only $20 dollars. This option allows you to see the top of the mountain in the day time and also at night when the lights are on.
The ride is a standard ski lift set up. You step onto the platform, (There are feet painted to show you where to stand.) The carousel slowly brings your lift chair around and the attendant raises the bar and you step on and sit down. You then lower the bar and you are on your way. (They will also stop the chairlift momentarily to allow people that need more time to get in their chair.)
The ride is mostly smooth with just a tad of swaying up and down. The view is spectacular and the ride very relaxing. Just befor you reach the top there is an opportunity to have your picture taken. (Cost is $11 for small photo but cost goes up with the package deals they present to you)
At the top you raise the bar on the chair and step to the right when the attendant tells you. There is a little shop where your sky lift picture is posted for you to view before buying plus soft drinks and ice cream and assorted snacls and trinkets.
The view is outstanding as you look down upon the city and out to the great Smoky Mountains. Plenty of photo ops available.
The ride down is as simple as the ride up.
Again, I highly recommend buying the all day pass. You will want to ride it many times.
***The 2016 arson fires damaged a portion of the Gatlinburg Sky Lift but most was not lost. I am sure plans are in place to rebuild the attraction in the very near future.
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1/03/2017
Flapjacks Pancakes - Gatlinburg
In Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge there are more than enough restaurants to eat breakfast at. Problem is, they are busy all the time. Flapjacks on the Parkway was no exception but they had a good system that kept customers happy.
On our way to Pigeon Forge, we stopped at Flapjacks for breakfast. The parking lot was crowded but the restaurant was large, much larger than the Flapjacks in the heart of Gatlinburg.
We walked in and we were greeted by the hostess asking how many. We answered two. She said it would be about 10-15 minutes. No problem at all.
In less than 10 minutes our name was called and we were seated. Our waitress appeared and asked for our drinks and promptly returned with them.
I order the Wonderland Egg Breakfast for $9.49. It consisted of three eggs, with bacon, sausage, home fries, and two good sized pancakes.
In less than ten minutes our breakfast was served. And it was good. Real Good. My eggs well cooked as well as the bacon and sausage. The home fries were very tasty and the pancakes, or flapjacks, were delicious.
Great service, great food, great value.
The Grassy Knoll Institute scores 5 out of 5 shots and recommends Flapjacks for breakfast.
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12/16/2016
The Mystique Of Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence, born in Kentucky on August 15th, 1990 is a 26 year old Mega-Movie Star. Lawrence has won an Academy Award for best actress, (The second youngest to ever win the award) plus multiple Golden Globes during her impressive film career. And she is just beginning. Her newest blockbuster, Passengers (A space seed type space ship on a 120 year journey carrying passengers cryogenic sleep pods. Hers malfunctions and she and another find themselves trapped on the ship for another 90 years) Debuts December 21st. Get in line early.
Not only does this movie land Lawrence on the Sci-Fi Sexy Sirens list, but her list of other science fiction movies lands her a first class ticket.
X-Men - First Class
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games - Catching Fire
X-Men - Days Of Future Past
The Hunger Games - Mockingjay 1 and 2
X-Men - Apocalypse
The Passengers
Sci-Fi Sexy Sirens brought to you by the Grassy Knoll Institute marketing team to boost readership and placement on search engines.
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12/14/2016
Dicks Last Resort - Gatlinburg
We stopped for lunch on a busy day in Gatlinburg. We had eaten at Dicks Last Resort before so we knew the atmosphere going in. It was such a nice day we asked to be seated outside. Our waiter said, "I don't care, sit wherever you want." It had begun.
In short order our waiter returned and asked what we wanted. We aksed for cokes and we ordered our meals. He wroye it down and then threw half a dozen straws on our table and said, "Here, I'll be back. Maybe!" He did return with our drinks and sized us up and informed us he'd be right back again.
While we were waiting for our lunch our waiter came back with several large white sheets of paper. he proceeded to write something on each and folded them into the signature "Dick Hats." He placed mine on my head and one on my wife's head. He sneered at us, chuckled, and left. (Check the photos below for our dick hats)
Our lunch was brought out and our waiter placed, or well, sort of tossed our lunch on the table. He said, "There you go!"
I ordered a bacon cheeseburger with fries. The burger was well cooked, the bun fresh and not soggy, the cheese melted and the bacon cooked and not chewy. The fries were there, not many, but they were adequate. The burger however tasted very good.
Our waiter came back to check on us several times to check on us and throw out a few one liners at us as he refilled our cokes and checked if everything was OK. It was.
All in all, we got off easy. Lunch must be really tame for the time we went in the evening, it was rowdy as all H.E. double hockey sticks.
I recommend Dicks Last Resort, but only if you have a good sense of humor. It was a fun time had by all.
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