Everett Jenkins 2018

The following email was originally posted on July 31, 2018 Over the weekend, in pursuit of leg three of my five leg tour of regional Shakespeare theaters, I drove down the oh so scenic Highway 1 from San Francisco to Santa Cruz.  The goal was to make the 2pm presentation of Romeo and Juliet by the Santa Cruz Shakespeare Company.  However, as fate would have it, it seems that everyone in the Bay Area was attempting to escape either the heat, or the fire created smoky haze, by driving down the coast road at the same time that I was.  Frustrated, I heeded the request of my companion to turn off the road and have an early lunch at what a friend had told her was the most romantic dining location on the coast -- the Moss Beach Distillery.  http://www.mossbeachdistillery.com/ Located at a site that overlooks the ocean, the restaurant was indeed romantic.  However, what added to its allure and mystique was the story of its famous ghost -- the Blue Lady. h...

The following email was originally posted on July 27, 2018 I think this second set of responses is even more informative than the first. Peace, Everett "Skip" Jenkins **** -----Original Message----- From: Grant  Sent: Fri, Jul 27, 2018 12:23 pm Subject: Re: [AMHERST-1975] Valhalla A Norwegian friend of mine, known as “The Viking” on the tennis court, tells me that American society is viewed by the majority of modern-day Scandinavians as rather cruel, not only to immigrants and foreigners, but also to its less-fortunate citizens.  He seems to think that our President and his party are particularly uncaring and ruthless.  He offers the consoling thought that even the most cruel of societies can sometimes, over time, become compassionate. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Sent: Fri, Jul 27, 2018 9:02 am Subject: Re: [AMHERST-1975] Valhalla For those interested in Viking history and culture, there is a wonderful exhibit at th...

The following email was originally posted on July 27, 2018 I happened to have gone to college with a group of extraordinary guys.  The email thread on my "Valhalla" post shows some of what always amazed me about them. Peace, Everett "Skip" Jenkins -----Original Message----- From: skipjen2865 < skipjen2865@aol.com > Sent: Fri, Jul 27, 2018 11:48 am Subject: Re: [AMHERST-1975] Valhalla Wonders never cease.  It is a small world after all ... and, it seems, that we are all connected in one way or another. Skip -----Original Message----- From: Andy Sent: Fri, Jul 27, 2018 10:55 am Subject: Re: [AMHERST-1975] Valhalla I thought every Amherst alum, especially those from the mid-70s, knew that Cullen Murphy '74 wrote the Prince Valiant comic strip for decades, first with his late father and then continuing it himself.  And Cullen recently served years as president of Amherst's Trustees, so alums of all generations wou...

The following email was originally posted on July 26, 2018 To write my previous emails about my reminiscing about the events of 1968, to better refresh my memory, I revisited my junior high school yearbook.  The title of the yearbook is Valhalla and on the cover there is the image of a Viking.  Now, in 1968, the sports teams at Victor Valley Junior High were called the Valiants.  I was never quite sure what a Valiant is.  I think it had more to do with being courageous in some form or fashion.  However, whatever a Valiant is, the image that seemed to adorn a lot of our team spirit was a Viking image.  After all, Vikings were an aggressive war like folk and our sports teams tended to want to emulate them. Seeing that Viking on the cover of Valhalla inspired me to want to learn more about my "Viking" heritage.  As luck would have it, the History Channel has been running a dramatic series for the last five years entitled "Vikings"....