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  Hellman-Ehrman Mansion  In 1897, San Francisco businessman I. W. Hellman began buying property at Sugar Pine Point and by 1913 had acquired nearly 2000 acres. His grand but informal summer home, called Pine Lodge, was completed in 1903 and was considered to be one of the finest in the high Sierra. His daughter, Florence Hellman Ehrman inherited the estate and she and her husband Sydney spent many summers here entertaining family and friends.  The view is fairly nice-  Upon entry you are greeted with these beautiful stairs The formal dining room is to the right. Dinner was served at 7:30 PM. The walls were adorned with a weave of redwood strips taken from the heart of the trees. The same pattern was used  on the ceiling.    The chandeliers were imported from Spain in 1903 The second floor bedrooms:  With lovely views of Tahoe The third floor has 16 bedrooms for servants  The kitchen was outfitted with both gas and electric stoves  1      And a refrigerator-  And pantry     Creepy doll

  'I tried to say no repeatedly': More men accuse ex-Abercrombie boss over sex events According to the BBC, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO lured men into sexual exploits. 20 men accused Mike Jeffries of making false promises in exchange for sex, some claim they were even injected with drugs.  “Luke says he was shocked as he was guided into Mike Jeffries’ presidential suite in a hotel in Spain. "It was like a movie set of an Abercrombie store," he recalls of the event in 2011. "And I thought we were going to do a photoshoot." He says the room was dimly lit with erotic photos of men’s abs adorning the dark walls. In the middle, a group of assistants dressed in Abercrombie & Fitch uniforms - polos, blue jeans and flip-flops - were casually folding clothes on a table, pretending to be shop workers, he says. In the suite, he says Mr Jeffries' assistants began engaging with in role-play, encouraging him to act as a shirtless greeter, a hallmark of A&F sto

  Watch this epic race ! Make it Go! The ladies can’t control those camels!  Several things to discuss today- to begin with  This is a real photo of a Haitian with geese in Ohio. Whether he is in Columbus or Springfield does not change the argument. Trump was correct and the ABC moderators were wrong. Kamala Harris was also wrong. This shows Kamala Harris does not understand what is going on in our community and the media is willing to cover for her ignorance and lack of leadership.  Secondly, this does not change the fact immigrants are bringing in drug resistant TB to our communities.  In a 2022 study by the University of Texas, researchers analyzed patterns in tuberculosis patients who had been diagnosed when crossing into the U.S. from the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which serves as a "migration waypoint." The study, which was published in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, found that an average of 30% of immigrants screened positive for tuberculosis over an e

The small mountain town of Virginia City, NV was once a booming mining town that brought thousands of people out to the west. Known for the Comstock Load, one of the largest silver deposits in Northern America this little town was the place to be. In 1859, it was one of the largest city between Denver and San Francisco.  It is home to Mackay Mansion, famous for much paranormal activity. And we will tour that-  And some of the oldest hotels in Nevada - The town as many variety stores and a shooting gallery-  The shopping is interesting-    Catering to everyone -   There was a live Wild West show and a fantastic Fire Engine Museum-  The cemetery is spectacular- with great finds- But what brought us to Virginia City this weekend were the International Camel Races-  Ostrich Racing  Zebra Racing And all the fun things that go along with such activities-    And, of course, corn dogs - Davis Fire -  Coming down from the races we got another evaluation notice- the fire has now hopped over into

  Animal sacrifices on the rise in Queens with chickens, pigs being tortured in ‘twisted’ rituals NYPost-  Animal sacrifices  are surging in Queens, with chickens, pigs and rats being tortured, mutilated or killed in “twisted” religious rituals in parkland surrounding Jamaica Bay, The Post has learned.  In a little over a month, at least nine wounded animals or carcasses have been discovered in the federally-managed Spring Creek Park in Howard Beach and the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel — including five live pigs with partially severed ears. Reported NYPost    The US Supreme Court upheld the right to animal sacrifice on religious grounds in a 1993 ruling.  Under New York State law, however, aggravated cruelty to animals, meanwhile is a felony punishable by up to two years in prison   Last year- but NY is seeing a significant uptick  Two decapitated goats were found in black plastic bags  behind a Burger King in New York  in what detectives are calling a "ritualistic

PAL Patrol Almost went in the water!  Reno Balloon Races  The sky was littered with balloons! We had sheep and cows and flying frogs - real police and convicts - a beautiful tulip garden- Smokey the Bear- and Gold Fish    We had Paw Patrol  We had them all!      But today’s blog is about Fishing!! FunkOut is going to teach me all about lures!  So- let’s do this!