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856: With a wide range of levers at their disposal, technology and operational executives are strategically positioned to be masters of speed within their respective organizations. In this episode, we feature a panel from our February 2024 Metis Strategy Digital Symposium where Jen Felch, Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Officer of Dell, and Mojgan Lefebvre, Chief Technology and Operations Officer of Travelers speak with Peter High about how they drive speed and agility at their companies. Both executives discuss cultivating a culture of speed and innovation on their team, leading the change management associated with the mindset shift toward agility, and the methods they use to accelerate and automate processes within the organization. Jen and Mojgan also dive deeper into the types of technology they are using today and the emerging technologies like advancements in artificial intelligence that are on their radar for the future.

In this one, Jerry and Eddie recap Trump's troubles of the past few days, have a fourth miracle gift exchange in a row(!), talk the NFL playoffs and so much more... Enjoy!

In this one, Jerry and Eddie talk The Iron Claw and all kinds of Star Wars.  Enjoy!

EP 161: Douglas Clark & Derek Felch - Q&A About Real Estate Investment HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHOW: 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Fear of Failure 07:40 - Networking 09:47 - Future Self 15:29 - House Flipping 21:07 - Key Habits 27:07 - BRRRR Method 32:08 - Final Thoughts CONNECT WITH OUR HOSTS:  Doug is a husband of one, father of six, real estate investor, who is passionate about growth and living life to the fullest! His main goal is to create the life of his dreams and live it on his own terms. He intends on helping as many people as possible to realize this worthy goal for themselves as well. Reach out to him anytime to connect for any reason and you never know he may just have the answer you are looking for! His passions range from his family to being a Christian to studying and implementing success principles, technology, skateboarding, music, and martial arts to name just a few. https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-clark-a13a68191/ https://www.facebook.com/doug.clark.3785373 https://www.instagram.com/thedouglasbrianclark/ Derek is a real estate investor with over 30 years in the hospitality industry. He and his wife own both long term and short term rentals and offer management and consulting services to other short term rental property owners.  Please reach out to connect with Derek at https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekfelch or email him at derek.felch@gmail.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

826: Companies often serve a variety of clients ranging from individual consumers to large-scale organizations. When delivering experiences for each of these clients, Jen Felch, CIO and CDO at Dell, believes they are one and the same. In this interview, Jen explains the interplay between these two types of experiences her team delivers and the customer-centric mindset she fosters at the company. She describes the benefits and challenges of being customer zero for the company's products, the management of the organization's modernization efforts, and what having a magnetic and transformative culture looks like. Similarly, Jen talks about the culture of risk-taking when it comes to innovation, her approach to generative AI and AI more generally, and the necessity of weaving together cybersecurity with these innovative technologies and methods of experimentation. Finally, Jen reflects on the keys to her success and looks ahead at the trends in technology that are on her radar.

EP 136: Douglas Clark & Derek Felch - Q&A About Real Estate Investment HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHOW: 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Fear of Failure 07:40 - Networking 09:47 - Future Self 15:29 - House Flipping 21:07 - Key Habits 27:07 - BRRRR Method 32:08 - Final Thoughts CONNECT WITH OUR HOSTS:  Doug is a husband of one, father of six, real estate investor, who is passionate about growth and living life to the fullest! His main goal is to create the life of his dreams and live it on his own terms. He intends on helping as many people as possible to realize this worthy goal for themselves as well. Reach out to him anytime to connect for any reason and you never know he may just have the answer you are looking for! His passions range from his family to being a Christian to studying and implementing success principles, technology, skateboarding, music, and martial arts to name just a few. https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-clark-a13a68191/ https://www.facebook.com/doug.clark.3785373 https://www.instagram.com/thedouglasbrianclark/ Derek is a real estate investor with over 30 years in the hospitality industry. He and his wife own both long term and short term rentals and offer management and consulting services to other short term rental property owners.  Please reach out to connect with Derek at https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekfelch or email him at derek.felch@gmail.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/

Mike Felch's search for identity, approval, and a place to belong drove him to a life of burglary, violence, and computer hacking. However, through all of those experiences, God was placing people in Mike's life that would ultimately draw him to the only true Source of identity and belonging. Show notes at https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/mike-felch ++++++++++++ Compelled uses gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Support the podcast on Patreon and listen to episodes 1 week early: https://www.patreon.com/compelledpodcast Donate to help us create more stories: https://compelledpodcast.com/support-us Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Felcher?? I hardly know'er! Big Dipper (Sloppy Seconds Pod) is here, he's queer, and he's horrrrny. After touching in on glory holes, we discuss:-the sexual charge of American Pie-Dipper's straight therapist-Cum-munity Theaterplus, we play the famous Sloppy Seconds game, "SLANT MY NAME!" An instant classic ep.*******************************************************Buy your Character Actress sweatshirt and more merch at gayasspodcast.com.Follow Big Dipper on Instagram (@bigdipperjelly), Twitter (@bigdipperjelly), and listen to Sloppy Seconds!Follow Eric on IG (@ericwillz), Tiktok (@ericwillzTT) and Gay Ass Podcast on Instagram (@gayasspodcast).Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thats-a-gay-ass-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special guest Carla from Burnt Korn, Alabama, reaches deep into the anals of the THN Mailbag for a couple of classic hate epistles: Jeff from Dampfstain, Ohio, wonders if it's okay to burn down the house of the man who's been driving around the neighborhood with a giant Russian flag attached to his vehicle. Carla's advice: Jeff, arson bad. But…if a flaming bag of dog kaka-poo ended up mysteriously being spread all over this Putin-lover's porch, well, them's the breaks. Sound engineer Pauly from Bali sounds off on the disrespect shown to teachers: “When I tell people I teach ESL, they look at me like I've opened up a meth lab. Parents, students, administration—they're all awful. So my advice to any teacher is: Quit. There's just no reason to do something when you're not appreciated.” Meanwhile, co-host Arik can't stand Wordle. Hey, New York Times! “Felch” is a five-letter word! Show it some love! Pauly: “Are you saying playing Wordle is like poking a straw at the alphabet. Sticking a straw in there and just sucking out all the juicy letters. What's not to like?” Speaking of sucking, Carla can't stand bosses who say they like self-starters, then question every self-start the F out of you. Bosses: stop micromanaging! Also, disdain from Arik for QVC and HSN. Every time his elderly mother orders something off the boob tube, it shows up broken or the wrong size—or just plain “NO.” Thus, The Great Return begins. Find a box the size of a glacier to return the three Bumblebee-Pattern Whisky Barrels that do NOT look nice in the garden. Search the internet for three days for a return slip. Go stand in line at the post office for a century. Wait a millennia or two for your credit card to get reimbursed. By then, 18 more things have arrived to be returned. THN PSA: Do not put duct tape on your package. I mean, unless you're into kinky. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehatenapkin/support

Special guest Carla from Burnt Korn, Alabama, reaches deep into the anals of the THN Mailbag for a couple of classic hate epistles: Jeff from Dampfstain, Ohio, wonders if it's okay to burn down the house of the man who's been driving around the neighborhood with a giant Russian flag attached to his vehicle. Carla's advice: Jeff, arson bad. But…if a flaming bag of dog kaka-poo ended up mysteriously being spread all over this Putin-lover's porch, well, them's the breaks. Sound engineer Pauly from Bali sounds off on the disrespect shown to teachers: “When I tell people I teach ESL, they look at me like I've opened up a meth lab. Parents, students, administration—they're all awful. So my advice to any teacher is: Quit. There's just no reason to do something when you're not appreciated.” Meanwhile, co-host Arik can't stand Wordle. Hey, New York Times! “Felch” is a five-letter word! Show it some love! Pauly: “Are you saying playing Wordle is like poking a straw at the alphabet. Sticking a straw in there and just sucking out all the juicy letters. What's not to like?” Speaking of sucking, Carla can't stand bosses who say they like self-starters, then question every self-start the F out of you. Bosses: stop micromanaging! Also, disdain from Arik for QVC and HSN. Every time his elderly mother orders something off the boob tube, it shows up broken or the wrong size—or just plain “NO.” Thus, The Great Return begins. Find a box the size of a glacier to return the three Bumblebee-Pattern Whisky Barrels that do NOT look nice in the garden. Search the internet for three days for a return slip. Go stand in line at the post office for a century. Wait a millennia or two for your credit card to get reimbursed. By then, 18 more things have arrived to be returned. THN PSA: Do not put duct tape on your package. I mean, unless you're into kinky. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehatenapkin/support

Charles Felch shares the history of his Sesquicentennial farm located in Marinette County. The farm was established by Charles' great grandfather, Christian Felsch (Felch), before any other settlements or roads had appeared in the area. Christian built a house on the property, but it burned down during the Peshtigo Fire, so he had to rebuild with his family. Charles used to raise bison on the property, and his son now lives there with his family. The attached photo is of Christian Felsch in his Civil War uniform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Susan Felch of Calvin University guides us through canto 17 of Paradiso. 100 Days of Dante is brought to you by Baylor University in collaboration with the Torrey Honors College at Biola University, University of Dallas, Templeton Honors College at Eastern University, the Gonzaga-in-Florence Program and Gonzaga University, and Whitworth University, with support from the M.J. Murdock Trust. To learn more about our project, and read with us, visit 100daysofdante.com.

Kathy Felch is a high school teacher, printmaker, and humorist with over 40 years of cannabis consumption under her belt. She earned a BA in studio art in 2012 from the University of Maine and works from her home studio in Union, Maine, where she places an emphasis on upcycling. Felch utilizes not only fresh fan leaves as her medium but also other materials that have been overlooked for their after-market usefulness: Dictionary pages, sheet music, boat charts, and salvaged wood. "My current series of prints are designed to elevate in the viewer's eyes both the beautiful plant once considered a weed and the recycled papers on which these colorful botanicals are printed. Adding lovely repurposed frames to the mix completes the euphoric experience for the viewer as I share my reverence for nature along with my firm-held desire to give discarded materials a brand new, meaningful life.” Kathy Felch, 2021 "Art is not what you see, it's what you make others see." -Edgar Degas Discussed this week: Printmaking, upcycling, and being earth-conscious as a creator, the folly of High Schoolers, paper as a luxury, lack of exposure due to Covid, and hempy days being here again. Find Kathy here: Instagram: @pressed_4_time Website: https://kathyfelch.wixsite.com/mysite --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/potluckypodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/potluckypodcast/support

Dr. Susan Felch of Calvin University guides us through Canto 18 of the Inferno. 100 Days of Dante is brought to you by Baylor University in collaboration with the Torrey Honors College at Biola University, University of Dallas, Templeton Honors College at Eastern University, the Gonzaga-in-Florence Program and Gonzaga University, and Whitworth University, with support from the M.J. Murdock Trust. To learn more about our project, and read with us, visit https://100daysofdante.com.

Martha Sloan Felch, Founder of MSF Consulting, is a Nonprofit Consultant, Board Member, Strategic Advisor and Board Consultant to Nonprofit Boards.She provides consulting services to nonprofit organizations seeking to improve mission effectiveness, fiduciary board effectiveness, board development strategy including recruitment and assessment, board/staff relationships, and governance strategy and process.Martha talks abut her rich career in business and the value she brings to her clients.Winning Business Radio Radio Show is broadcast live at 4pm ET Mondays on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). This podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com).

On the program today we tackle the big question of repatriation and the decades-long debates involving some famous antiquities returned to Italy from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: the Euphronios Krater (pictured) and the Morgantina Silver. More to see, read, and hear: On the krater: Brodie, Neil. “Euphronios (Sarpedon) Krater.” Trafficking Culture, September 6, 2012. https://traffickingculture.org/encyclopedia/case-studies/euphronios-sarpedon-krater/ Edgers, Geoff and Sofia Celeste. “Case in Italy suggests MFA received stolen art, Museum says it received no proof.” The Boston Globe, November 4, 2005.  http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/11/04/case_in_italy_suggests_mfa_received_stolen_art/. Hoving, Thomas. Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993. Kennedy, Randy and Hugh Eakin. “Met Chief, Unbowed, Defends Museum’s Role.” New York Times, February 28, 2006. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/arts/28mont.html. Silver, Vernon. The Lost Chalice. New York: HarperCollins, 2009. Spivey, Nigel. The Sarpedon Krater: The Life and Afterlife of a Greek Vase. London: Head of Zeus, 2018. https://headofzeus.com/books/9781786691606. Watson, Peter and Cecilia Todeschini. The Medici Conspiracy. New York: Public Affairs, 2007. On the silver: Felch, Jason and Ralph Frammolino. Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World’s Richest Museum. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Hartcourt, 2011. The Met. “Statement by the Metropolitan Museum of Art on its Agreement with Italian Ministry of Culture.” Press, February 21, 2006. https://www.metmuseum.org/press/news/2006/statement-by-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-on-its-agreement-with-italian-ministry-of-culture. Povoledo, Elisabetta. “A Trove of Ancient Silver Said to Be Stolen Returns to Its Home in Sicily.” The New York Times, December 5, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/arts/design/06silver.html. Singleton, Maura. “Plunder: The Theft of the Morgantina Silver.” VIRGINIA Magazine, Spring 2006. http://uvamagazine.org/articles/plunder. Steele, Chauncey D. “The Morgantina Treasure: Italy’s Quest for Repatriation of Looted Artifacts.” Suffolk Transnational Law Review 23 (July 2000):1-27. Stone, Shelley C. “Appendix 4: The Morgantina Silver Treasure.” In Morgantina Studies, Volume VI: The Hellenistic and Roman Fine Pottery, edited by Shelley C. Stone, 458-461. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015. Thomas, Suzie. “Morgantina Silver.” Trafficking Culture, November 26, 2012. http://traffickingculture.org/encyclopedia/case-studies/morgantina-silver/. On repatriation: La Follette, Laetitia. “Looted Antiquities, Art Museums and Restitution in the United States since 1970.” Journal of Contemporary History 52.3 (2017): 669–687. (Published online July 2016 by Sage Journals online at DOI: 10.1177/0022009416641198 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0022009416641198). La Follette, Laetitia. “The Trial of Marion True and Changing Policies for Classical Antiquities in American Museums.” In Laetitia La Follette (ed.), Negotiating Culture: Heritage, Ownership, and Intellectual Property, 39–71. Amherst and Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 2013. Sites and museums: Aidone Cerveteri Morgantina   Special thanks to Emily Stegner for her work on these citations.  

In this episode, Gina has a conversation with Mary Felch MFT, Expressive Art Therapist and Life Coach. Mary shares her story, journey of healing and gives her perspective on the rise of anxiety & depression in this season.  Maryfelch.com Visit us at stocktonministries.com DONATE NOW to support the production of this podcast and other projects of Stockton Ministries.

On a sunny day last week in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Kevin Sundholm picked up a small handful of marble-sized pellets of iron ore from the ground. “Those pellets would go through there and they would get baked,” he said, gesturing at the abandoned foundations of the former Groveland Mine complex near Felch, in Dickinson County. “You can see the remnants up on top of the silos there,” Sundholm said. He knows the lay of the land. He worked here more than 40 years ago. For decades, the complex produced these pellets from the ore taken from the adjacent open-pit mine. Loads of pellets were taken by train to Escanaba, then by ship to steel mills in Ohio. “Basically, there [were] 90 to 100 cars of ore pellets that went out of here every day,” Sundholm said. “This place ran 24/7/365. They put out a good [iron ore] pellet, a specialized kind of pellet here that was used in the steel mills.” But that all ended abruptly in January 1981. Today, the site is just one of countless decommissioned

This episode I chat with Felch native Colleen Msuya and her husband Suma who is from Tanzania. We discuss climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, moving to the U.P. from East Africa, and lots of other great stuff!https://www.trek2kili.com/

On this special episode of The Six Five - Insider Edition hosts Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead welcomed Jen Felch, Chief Digital Officer and CIO for Dell Technologies to talk about how the company is dealing with COVID-19 internally with employees and externally with customers.   Leverage What You Have   Dell has over 150,000 employees globally and preparation to be able to work from home has been key for their workforce. 90 percent of Dell employees have laptops that they can work from at home or in the office on a regular basis, but there was still a need to get the other 10 percent — about 15,000 people — into a remote work environment with the right equipment. The IT team leveraged the device stockpile that they already had and collected extra laptops from other employees around the globe and were able to move the 15,000 employees remote in about 10 days.    Expand on Existing Infrastructure   Prior to the pandemic, Dell had already started to make changes to the internal infrastructure to make the user experience better for remote employees. They redesigned the network, found a better VPN, rolled out SDwan, and started using things like Zoom and Teams for collaboration. The pandemic or major disaster was not in Dell’s plan at all, but thanks to digital transformation efforts they were able to quickly adapt and expand.    Around 60 percent of Dell employees already had some sort of flexible work from home schedule, so Dell was a little bit ahead of the curve when the pandemic started. With a VPN already in place, the IT and security teams just expanded the existing infrastructure to handle the extra remote employees. Data security is key for Dell so to be able to just expand what was already in place ensuring all mobile devices were encrypted definitely helped with business continuity.   The Importance of Keeping IT Infrastructure in a Healthy State   Any IT leader knows the struggle of explaining why infrastructure needs to be funded even if there isn’t an immediate return. But this pandemic has given IT leaders the opportunity to demonstrate that building flexibility into the system and keeping IT infrastructure healthy and up to date can make a difference. It’s critical to make investments in IT to prepare for something like this in the future.   Enabling Collaboration   As people moved to work from home full time, one of the main challenges that Dell and a lot of other companies likely faced was how to ensure that employees can still collaborate effectively. Dell had only rolled out Teams to a few parts of the staff, but took this opportunity to roll it out to everyone. Dell is also relying on leaders, at every level, to maintain and encourage engagement among employees. There needs to be tools in place for employees to work at their own pace and be productive in their new environment, while still being connected to the team so no one feels adrift.   Three Important Lessons   Dell is two weeks into this new work from home environment and Jen shared that there are lessons emerging that she is learning from this experience. If you only take away one thing from this podcast, let it be these lessons:   Stay connected to your team every day. Whether it’s a phone call or a quick chat meeting, maintaining that connection is crucial for productivity and the team’s ability to solve problems. Anticipate what’s next. Think about where your weak spots are and shore those up now so you’re ready for anything. We are living in a dynamic environment where things are changing daily so we need to be prepared. Stay flexible and optimistic. Things will eventually change. We are going to come out of this at some point, and it’s important to let your team know that everything will be okay. We are all learning to work in this new environment so flexibility and optimism will go a long way.   Want to learn more about what Dell is doing in the face of COVID-19? Listen to the full podcast here and while you’re at it be sure to subscribe to The Six Five Podcast so that you never miss an episode.

Dez Blanchfield gets up close & personal with Jen Felch, Chief Digital Officer & Chief Information Officer, President Dell Technologies, to talk about her academic & professional career, her role as CDO. Jen shares an overview of Dell Digital, what it is, why was it created, what it's remit is, the key unique points of differentiation Dell Digital offers and what they do different. Jen also offers her key thoughts and key insights on how digital transformation changing, culture change and putting a human face on that change, some of the big trends being faced by CDO's in all industries such as "security embedded everywhere", cloud computing and in particular "hybrid-cloud", Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, the Internet of Things and Sensors, Edge Computing, Edge Networking, Big Data & Analytics / Data Science, the impacts of the "Cambrian explosion" around Data & data growth and sensitivity, treatment, leveraging and protection of that data as an asset, governance, compliance, and the ever changing landscape around regulatory requirements. Jen also offers some great practical tips for peers around what needs to be discussed in the boardroom versus what needs to be discussed on a daily basis throughout organisations from heads of business to water cooler conversations, and much more. For more info visit http://j.mp/jenfelchdelltech

Jonas ist 16 Jahre alt, als er in die Drogenszene abrutscht. Mit Hilfe der Staatsanwaltschaft und der Polizei schafft er den Ausstieg. Heute ist er 31, studiert Soziologie und Philosophie und spricht öffentlich über seine Jugend mit Drogen. Moderation: Achim Bogdahn

Meeter Center Director Dr. Karin Maag sits down with Dr. Susan Felch, Professor of English at Calvin University. Dr. Felch recently finished editing a book on the English Reformer Anne Lock, and is currently the executive editor of a seven-volume critical edition of the works of William Tyndale, which will be published by Catholic University of America Press.

On the 8th day of our Road Trip 2 .conf, we find ourselves at the Dell Technologies headquarters in Round Rock, TX.  Cory and Brett sit down with Dell's new Chief Digital Officer, Jen Felch to hear about Dell's vision for digital transformation.  In a organization where digital transformation is a never ending journey, Jen talks about the role that  people, process technology and culture play in driving Dell's strategy and next phases of digital transformation.

The superb comedian Lizzie Roper and wonderful writer and broadcaster Jake Yapp join Jon Holmes to ask The One Show to come to our house at which point we stage an intervention. This week: Matt Baker says 'felch'. You probably don't need to know anything else. It can only be....The The One Show Show! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Tradecraft Security Weekly hosts Beau Bullock (@dafthack) and Mike Felch (@ustayready) discuss methods for evading network-based detection mechanisms. Many commercial IDS/IPS devices do a pretty decent job of detecting standard pentesting tools like Nmap when no evasion options are used. Additionally, companies are doing a better job at detecting and blocking IP addresses performing password attacks. Proxycannon is a tool that allows pentesters to spin up multiple servers to proxy attempts through to bypass some of these detection mechanisms. Links: Nmap Evasion Options - https://nmap.org/book/man-bypass-firewalls-ids.html ProxyCannon - https://www.shellntel.com/blog/2016/1/14/update-to-proxycannon

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Google provides the ability to automatically add events to a calendar directly from emails received by Gmail. This provides a unique situation for phishing attempts as most users haven't been trained to watch their calendar events for social engineering attempts. In this episode Beau Bullock (@dafthack) and Michael Felch (@ustayready) show how to inject events into a targets calendar using MailSniper bypassing some security controls that Google has in place. Links: Blog Post: https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/google-calendar-event-injection-mailsniper/

Having watched her mother go through breast cancer, Jennifer knew her risk was high.  She shares with us her journey and the steps she took to catch her cancer early and what happened when she became a patient.  Today Jennifer uses her experience to help influence and impact others as a member of the Susan G. Komen Austin Board of Directors.

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Since 1999 the members of the GreatLakesHikes email group hosted over on Yahoo Groups has held a gathering in early November the weekend before modern gun (rifle) deer season starts. For a weekend we take over the Schoolhouse owned by the Western Michigan Chapter of the North Country Trail Association. The Schoolhouse is located near the town of White Cloud at the intersection of 5 Mile Road and Felch. The North Country Trail is less than a mile away and other trails like the Birch Grove Loop are even closer. It's a great place to get together for a base-camping weekend where you can enjoy the company of friends in an indoor or outdoor setting.   This year the Gathering was held the weekend of November 12-14. People started arriving in the early evening of the 12th and so the fun around the campfire was well under way by the time Andy, Elwira, John, and I pulled in just before 11:00PM on Friday. The evening was chilly but their was little wind and the fire was burning bright and hot. People were comfortable and having fun. We joined right in once we got our shelters pitched. Of course, some people were already asleep for the night but when you remember that some of those people are young, very young, kids that's quite alright. Even the diehards, including me, packed it in around 1:00AM, after all we all knew we had a long fun day ahead of us Saturday.   What really makes the Gathering shine are the people who attend. We had our usual mixed-bag breakfast before getting ourselves sorted out for the various hikes Saturday. The longest of these turned out to be about 11 miles starting at Echo Lake Road and returning to the Schoolhouse. SHorter hikes used that same basic route just starting closer to the Schoolhouse. The weather was overcast and crisp, threatening rain. A pretty typical autumn day in Michigan's woods. By the time we were closing in on the end of the hike that threatening rain began to drizzle down upon us. It wasn't a storm but it was steady. More than enough to cause us, once back inside, to stay pretty much inside. Durning the evening the on-and-off rain kept us from making a second campfire but we made up for it throughout the night with the usual good varied food, excellent conversation, and impromptu live music from Chuck and Charlotte on guitar and violin with Chuck providing gritty vocals.   Sunday dawned colder but dry. Weather that would turn out to be ideal for what we had planned to do. People helped clean up the Schoolhouse and then went their separate ways. Several others decided to join Andy, John, Elwira, and myself and hike our section of North Country Trail and help us do our fall maintenance work. That help was quite welcome as we had a dozen or so major blow down of primarily oak trees stretching across the trail. Over half of them were too big to merely drag off and required us to saw through them first. Many of those required a few hundred strokes with the bow saw to cut through: oak is tough. But with the help we got through the 7 miles of trail in about 5.5 hours of good solid work. Thanks everyone.   This was a very good Gathering and perhaps one of the best attended. My apologies for the problems in the audio. For those of a technical bent wondering what is going on it is a side-effect of using an external microphone with an iPhone left in regular mode. The iPhone must be in Airplane mode when doing such recording to prevent any chance of interference from the radios in the phone. This is annoying, but to be fair a smartphone isn't a dedicated recording device.  

We begin with Warren attempting to impress us with his extensive knowledge of cricket, but we think he's full of shit. However, if your name is Tarnqvist and you know what silly-mid-off means, let us know (email maskedman@limitedappeal.net) so Warren can gloat. Then in Dictionary Plus, Warren asks why felching is so popular it's been dignified with a name. If you don't know what felching is, we can't help you. Try our old friend Google Images! Finally, in this week's Nature Walk, Luc describes a calf with an unusual eating habit. Moral of the story: never question a sacred cow, because he probably just cut himself shaving. Theme music courtesy of General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners and Ipecac Recordings.

We begin with Warren attempting to impress us with his extensive knowledge of cricket, but we think he's full of shit. However, if your name is Tarnqvist and you know what silly-mid-off means, let us know (email maskedman@limitedappeal.net) so Warren can gloat. Then in Dictionary Plus, Warren asks why felching is so popular it's been dignified with a name. If you don't know what felching is, we can't help you. Try our old friend Google Images! Finally, in this week's Nature Walk, Luc describes a calf with an unusual eating habit. Moral of the story: never question a sacred cow, because he probably just cut himself shaving. Theme music courtesy of General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners and Ipecac Recordings.