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Steve Hood · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:11 pm Post subject: Thought for the Day

The Forum has been pretty quiet lately, so maybe I can start a threat that will generate some interest.

At Wyanoke, the "Log for the Day" always concluded with a "Thought for the Day." As I recall, some were pretty lame, but many were really meaningful. I wish I could remember some of them. It might be interesting if the old logs were available in an archive so that the best ones could be captured and posted.

Sooooooooooo: I'll take the theme of "Log of the Day" and give three of my favorite "thoughts." So far as I know, none of these were ever in a Wyanoke Log, but are thoughts that I have had for many decades.

1. Does Thou Love Life? Then do not waste time, because Time is the stuff life is made of.

2. It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and erase al doubt.

3. Beside the art of getting things done, there is also the art of leaving things undone. One of the great wisdoms of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

Maybe some of your other campers and councillors have some thoughts to share with this Forum.

Cheers to all.
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1951: C-9. F. Whitemore, P. Durkee.
1952-53: J-11. E. Wilkins.
1957: S-7 D. Irons, JA
1958: J-4 W.Dann JC
1959: J-1 G.Engstrom JC
1960-61-63: J-6. Councillor
1964: JA-2. Councillor

Mike Freeland · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:05 pm Post subject:

A few I've always liked:

“To be is to do”—Socrates.
“To do is to be”—Jean-Paul Sartre.
“Do be do be do”—Frank Sinatra.

(Accuracy of citations not guaranteed.)

and

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx
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'56-C-9 C. Mosher '57-C-9 Bill Feaster
'58-J-14 H. Peavy '59-J-11 G. Wood, C. Duncan
'60-S-8 R. Leavitt, D. Hemphill '61-S-1 E. Slocum
'62-JA-1 H. Dunbar '63-C-2 (JC)
'64-C-5, (JC) Councilor
'65-C-9 '66 - '72-J-8
'73-JA1 '75-J-6

David Bentley · Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:51 pm Post subject: Thought for the Day

I am posting two TFTD's, both by the same person, and the challenge is to guess who used these at Camp:

(1) "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday", and,
(2) "Luck is the residue of design", - Branch Rickey

Both of these are over 40 years old.

(Personally, I have days when remembering what I had for lunch is a challenge!!)
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C-1 49 J-7 52 S-3 55 J-10 58
C-7 50 J-7 53 S-2 56 J-8 59
C-8 51 J-4 54 S-7 57 (JA) J-8 60 - 64
1965 - 1968 Military service
Pine Cone 68 - 75 (with wife,Sherry,
and daughter Tracey)
Wolfeboro - full-time since 1997

Mike Freeland · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:44 pm Post subject:

Wow. They don't ring any bells to me.

Hint?
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'56-C-9 C. Mosher '57-C-9 Bill Feaster
'58-J-14 H. Peavy '59-J-11 G. Wood, C. Duncan
'60-S-8 R. Leavitt, D. Hemphill '61-S-1 E. Slocum
'62-JA-1 H. Dunbar '63-C-2 (JC)
'64-C-5, (JC) Councilor
'65-C-9 '66 - '72-J-8
'73-JA1 '75-J-6

David Bentley · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:05 pm Post subject: Words of Wisdom

Okay, small hint. The author of #1 is unknown, but may have been the staff member who used it as a TFTD, or maybe not; and the author of #2 is Branch Rickey, and in the use of it as a TFTD attribution was made to Mr. Rickey by the staff member who used it. Both of these were used by the same staff member. I hope I didn't muddy the water with this attempt to clarify the setting.

Now, the small hint: This individual is well known to many of us, particularly for his lofty ideals.

Happy thinking.
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C-1 49 J-7 52 S-3 55 J-10 58
C-7 50 J-7 53 S-2 56 J-8 59
C-8 51 J-4 54 S-7 57 (JA) J-8 60 - 64
1965 - 1968 Military service
Pine Cone 68 - 75 (with wife,Sherry,
and daughter Tracey)
Wolfeboro - full-time since 1997

Jim Culleton · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 10:50 pm Post subject: TFTD

Could it have been either Richard (Dick) Irons or E. Slocum? Just a shot in the dark!!
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'56 - J-9 J. Moulton
'57 - J-11 J. Moulton
'58 - J-4 E. Web Dann, S. Hood
'59 - S-6 P. Leavitt
'60 - S-2 F. Avantaggio
'61 - JA-1 RK Irons
'62 - C-9 JC with P. Freeland
'63 - C-1 JC with S. Borger
'64 - C-6 Councilor

Mike Freeland · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:41 pm Post subject:

Ooo I bet you're close Jim. I'm stuck on "lofty ideals." Play on words, I'll wager.
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'56-C-9 C. Mosher '57-C-9 Bill Feaster
'58-J-14 H. Peavy '59-J-11 G. Wood, C. Duncan
'60-S-8 R. Leavitt, D. Hemphill '61-S-1 E. Slocum
'62-JA-1 H. Dunbar '63-C-2 (JC)
'64-C-5, (JC) Councilor
'65-C-9 '66 - '72-J-8
'73-JA1 '75-J-6

David Bentley · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:21 pm Post subject: Words of Wisdom

Sorry, Jim, a shot in the dark just didn't do it (my friend), but, at least you eliminated two at once (only several hundred, or more, to go)!

Mike, on the other hand, is sniffing around in the right, generally, direction.
_________________
C-1 49 J-7 52 S-3 55 J-10 58
C-7 50 J-7 53 S-2 56 J-8 59
C-8 51 J-4 54 S-7 57 (JA) J-8 60 - 64
1965 - 1968 Military service
Pine Cone 68 - 75 (with wife,Sherry,
and daughter Tracey)
Wolfeboro - full-time since 1997

Jim Culleton · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 11:15 pm Post subject: TFTD

Gotta be Walt Sheirer? Has to be!! Smile

If not . . . . . . . Norm Risser?

I'm thinking perhaps your Dad, David? Had to be someone who liked baseball to some degree . . . . . . . . . .

Respectfully Submitted,

Jim
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'56 - J-9 J. Moulton
'57 - J-11 J. Moulton
'58 - J-4 E. Web Dann, S. Hood
'59 - S-6 P. Leavitt
'60 - S-2 F. Avantaggio
'61 - JA-1 RK Irons
'62 - C-9 JC with P. Freeland
'63 - C-1 JC with S. Borger
'64 - C-6 Councilor

David Bentley · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:51 am Post subject: Thought for the Day

Not Walt, not Norm, not my Dad; but, that is quite precise thinking and could lead you to a favorable answer.
_________________
C-1 49 J-7 52 S-3 55 J-10 58
C-7 50 J-7 53 S-2 56 J-8 59
C-8 51 J-4 54 S-7 57 (JA) J-8 60 - 64
1965 - 1968 Military service
Pine Cone 68 - 75 (with wife,Sherry,
and daughter Tracey)
Wolfeboro - full-time since 1997

Steve Hood · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:14 pm Post subject: Lofty Ideas

Lofty Ideas !!!
Hmmmmmmm.... Name a councillor whose head was "in the clouds."

I need more clues. What was/were the approximate years that this lofty soul was at Wyanoke? Or if this is to much of a clue, how about at least telling us which decade.
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1951: C-9. F. Whitemore, P. Durkee.
1952-53: J-11. E. Wilkins.
1957: S-7 D. Irons, JA
1958: J-4 W.Dann JC
1959: J-1 G.Engstrom JC
1960-61-63: J-6. Councillor
1964: JA-2. Councillor

David Bentley · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:22 pm Post subject: Thought for the Day

Ideas ,not quite, ideals, much loftier>
_________________
C-1 49 J-7 52 S-3 55 J-10 58
C-7 50 J-7 53 S-2 56 J-8 59
C-8 51 J-4 54 S-7 57 (JA) J-8 60 - 64
1965 - 1968 Military service
Pine Cone 68 - 75 (with wife,Sherry,
and daughter Tracey)
Wolfeboro - full-time since 1997

Mike Freeland · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:46 pm Post subject:

Ray "God" McConn? That goes back to '58 - '60 so that's unlikely - too few of us would remember him.

With lofty ideals firmly stuck in my head, I'm thinking of someone who might have spent a notable amount of time in the "pulpit" in Chapel services (sure as hell wasn't me).

Tom Niblock?

Great stumper, Dave. Maybe we should keep this kind of thing up, and us on our toes.

Any thoughts from Dr. Ayars?
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'56-C-9 C. Mosher '57-C-9 Bill Feaster
'58-J-14 H. Peavy '59-J-11 G. Wood, C. Duncan
'60-S-8 R. Leavitt, D. Hemphill '61-S-1 E. Slocum
'62-JA-1 H. Dunbar '63-C-2 (JC)
'64-C-5, (JC) Councilor
'65-C-9 '66 - '72-J-8
'73-JA1 '75-J-6

David Bentley · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:48 am Post subject: Thought for the Day

Think of lofty in a higher way.
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C-1 49 J-7 52 S-3 55 J-10 58
C-7 50 J-7 53 S-2 56 J-8 59
C-8 51 J-4 54 S-7 57 (JA) J-8 60 - 64
1965 - 1968 Military service
Pine Cone 68 - 75 (with wife,Sherry,
and daughter Tracey)
Wolfeboro - full-time since 1997

Bob Kennington · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Thought for the Day