The Isle of Print What a place it can take you anyplace you can meet anyone I met Sandra Locke when she wrote about Her relationship then her break up with Clint she told about as a child how she sold pop bottles at a General store that was one that took me back but even more exciting was where she was at a place Called Shelbyville Tennessee I know it firsthand one reason it is seventy miles from Nashville and is the Tennessee walking horse capital and all so my wife was born and raised there until she was six we would Take trips there quiet often until two trips we carried her parents to the family cemetery on horse Mountain we have my wife’s brother fighting Leukemia he said thats where he wants to be buried but for Now God’s mercy is preventing that I met a guy and I’m sure you have met him many times also his Name is Samuel Clemens he got a little more famous name when he had one of his many jobs as a Mississippi River boat captain they called him just like when they measured the rivers depth mark twain he was a News paper editor in Calaveras County he brought a simple frog leaping contest national notoriety for Ever after known as the Calaveras bull frog jumping contest I bought three acres for retirement Unfortunately I made like a bull frog and jumped off the property I drove a truck several times into Hannibal Missouri you got a quick leap in your heart and head as you thought about the great river Running by and all of the characters Twain created two losses are recorded there of course twain met A fiery personage that was even greater than him a space traveler with a glory all together wondrous went by The name of Haley the other less known but my heart slows when I think of her eight years old blond Blue eyed her father’s and mother’s pride and joy he was a pastor in northern Illinois she lays in her Sacred rest in Hannibal until that great waking up day as time goes on I get less and less patient if it Weren’t for so many precious ones in danger I would be tempted to pray come Lord Jesus. Well not done By any means just going to stop for now plan on going and doing some hard thinking