Avid hiker Nan Reisinger completed a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail last fall. Here, she pauses along Blue Ridge Parkway in southwestern Virginia.

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The grisly 2,185-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail could not takedown Nan Reisinger. The Central Pennsylvania resident is not the firstwoman to tackle the rocky slopes, but she is the oldest.At 74, she has the strength and determination of someone decades

younger. Reisinger isn’t going to spend her retirement years cooped up athome. Instead, she canoes in Florida, skies in Connecticut, and climbs the

steepest trails in Maine. And she laughs at the idea that she might be gettingtoo old.The record was held previously by a 71-year-old woman. That was all

Reisinger needed to hear. “I decided to give it a try,” she said. “Listen, I can beat that. That was the

reason for it. Strictly for the glory.”With her friend Carolyn Banjak, Reisinger would leave her home to

complete the trek from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin inMaine. Their goal was to finish before winter set in.She would make every last step from March to October with a 25-pound

pack on her back, completely self-sufficient on what she considers one of thegreatest accomplishments of her life.

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• DVD, optical disc storage media format, is announced.

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• Microsoft releases Windows 95 on Aug. 24 and sells more than 1 millioncopies within four days.

• The first computer network wiretap is authorized Oct. 23 and leads laterto the arrest of Argentinean computer hacker Julio Cesar Ardita.

• Toy Story is released Nov. 22, becoming the first movie that is completelycomputer generated.

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Robert McRobbie grew up insuburban Albany, N.Y., and wasdeferred from military duty as he

studied engineering at Cornell Universityin the late 1950s. However, he leftcollege during his senior year to take ajob with United Engineers, a design andconstruction firm in Philadelphia. Hoping to become a naval pilot, he

then took the Navy test and found that itbrought good news and bad news. Thegood news was that he was virtually offthe chart on the many skills the Navyrequired. The bad news was that hiseyesight was not keen enough to qualifyhim for flight training. So he joined the Navy Reserve and

was assigned to a squadron based at thenaval air station in Willow Grove, Pa.There he studied for several months tobecome an avionics technician, learninghow to install, inspect, test, adjust, or

repairavionicsequipment,such as radioand radarsystems inaircraft. The P2V

was the planehis squadronflew—andwhoseavionics hehelped tokeep in topshape—as it served as our Navy’s primaryland-based anti-submarine patrol aircraft.He got to fly often in that plane.He explains that the P2V carried

sonobuoys that could be dropped in acircle around a submerged intruder suband would be able to pick up the

slightestnoise madeby the sub. In its

elongatedtail, the P2Vcarried amagneticanomalydetector thatproduced apaper chartof the sub’strail. And italso carried a

belly-mounted surface-search radar thatdetected surface and snorkeling subs atfairly long distances.When McRobbie flew in the airplane

as a crewman, he would monitor theradar and interpret the signals from thesonobuoys. Crews like his stayed sharp

by routinely flying practice missionsagainst our own submarines. His next assignment was to the USS

Essex aircraft carrier that was goingthrough a major overhaul at the BrooklynNavy Yard. There he worked in theavionics shop until the vessel was able toproceed to its home port at QuonsetNaval Air Station, R.I., where he helpedto maintain the ship’s wide-ranging storeof electronic and radar systems. They cruised the North Atlantic,

patrolling between Nova Scotia andGuantanamo. What was it like aboardthe carrier? McRobbie just shakes his head as he

says, “It was a floating city … except thatit moved at 33 knots. It was nearly aslong as three football fields, with 2,600officers and men aboard and 90 to 100aircraft. It was stable in the sea, and thefood was great.”

He was at Guantanamo When anAtomic War was a Hairbreadth Away

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The P2V whose avionicsMcRobbie worked on at

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Then he chuckles about areminiscence of reaching “Gitmo.” “A few of us went ashore to unload

the ship’s vehicles. We stayed at the baseovernight. But when we woke the nextmorning, we found that the Essex hadleft without us. It had a big role to playin the naval ‘quarantine’ on Cuba inOctober 1962 when it was discoveredthat the Soviets were shipping missiles toCuba.“Having no official duties, we went to

the base commander and asked if hewould give us something to do. He wasglad to have us as drivers to haul suppliesto the Marines who were there in thenearby mountains to deter any Cubanattempt to attack our base. And we’dbring Marines down every now and thenfor a hot meal and a shower. We werethere a month before we were flown backto Quonset.”By that time, McRobbie’s hitch was

about up, and he was discharged from

the Navy as a second class petty officer inSeptember 1963. He worked for Rohm and Haas in

purchasing while he pursued his degreeat Drexel at night and earned a B.S. inmechanical engineering. He then workedfor Honeywell, first as a project managerand then as a manager in research anddevelopment. After 23 years, he retiredfrom Honeywell in 2001.Friends told him of a retirement

community in Central Pennsylvania, to

which he moved in 2007. Since he hadbeen using computers for some 30 yearsby then, he has been a leading memberof the retirement community’s computerclub and a regular source of counselwhen other residents need help of anykind with their computers. “Which,” he says with a smile, “is

surprisingly often.”

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber inEurope in World War II.

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• Peter the Great, czar of Russia, imposed

a tax on beards in the 17th centurydesigned to make Russian society lookmore European. Citizens who paid thetax and retained their beards wererequired to carry a token with theminscribed with the phrases “the beard taxhas been taken” and “the beard is asuperfluous burden.”

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Panic kicked in like a lightningbolt. The team in white coatsswarmed through the offices as

medicinal odor encircled me.Yes. I was at the dentist’s office.“It’s so hot in here.” My face was

red from a hot flash. I was givenwater. I closed my eyes so I wouldn’tsee the needle. Then came the spine-chilling sound of the drill.Terrified, I asked, “Are we almost

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husband, Bob’s, appointment.I was in the room while he was

having a cavity filled. I was there tocomfort Bob, who happened to beasleep. I’ll tell you: If he could givebirth, he’d sleep right through it. I also had the notion that I could

desensitize myself from my fear ofthe dentist by watching theprocedure. Hah! Bernadette was assisting that day.

As always, she treated me like I washer best friend.“Do you like your work?” I asked

her. “I do. I love the people.” And I love her. Which leads to what I believe is

one core of anxiety: isolation. The antidote? Connection. When I’m at my dentist’s office, I

am frail and frightened. I tell thestaff that. Therefore, what bringsdown my panic is that they care

equally as much about me as they doabout my teeth. I’m not just apatient; I’m a human being who isafraid.Once I saw a dentist for a root

canal. I told him I was very anxious.He said, “You’re old enough to stopbeing a baby.” My terror then soared. So I did

something that I’m still surprised Idid. As he was about to proceed, Iremoved his equipment from my

mouth, stood up from the chair—and abruptly left. I sent him a letter to which he

never responded. Who could relaxwhen being dealt with the way thisfellow dealt with me? As I’ve saidbefore, “If someone doesn’t treat mewell because I’m afraid, whoseproblem is that?”Recently, without knowing that I

had asked Bernadette the samequestion, I asked Lisa, a hygienist atRobert’s office, “Do you like yourwork?” She said, “Oh, yes. I love the

people.” Lisa and I don’t socialize, but

when we’re together at the office, it’sas genuine a bond as any other. HowI am feeling is priority to her. Just as it is with Robert and

Bernadette. In all parts of my life, it is the

connection I give and receive thathelps settle my angst. Ruminating tomyself makes nothing better. Insteadit fuels my isolation and anxiety.“We’re done now, right?” I asked

Robert. “Just about,” he said. It was hard

to hear him over Bob’s snoring. I put my head between my knees

so I wouldn’t pass out. Bernadetteoffered me a cool towel and morewater. Then Robert said, “All done.” I

didn’t realize he was talking to Bobwhen he said, “You did great.” “Oh, thanks,” I said. “It was pure

hell but I made it through.” As we left the office, I said to my

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and said, “And you’re a doofus.”“Well, I’m perfectly calm now.” We got into our car. I gave him a

big hug, told him how relieved I wasit was over, put on my seatbelt, andpassed out.

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The elevator rises; my stomachdrops. Zooming upward at 15miles an hour, it takes only 58

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This means that during 16 days in Julyand another nine in August, Toronto andits surrounding burgs will host upward ofa quarter million tourists as well as

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A double-decker bus provides an easy wayto tour Toronto’s many neighborhoods.

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Movies are better than ever. Thatwas what Hollywood wastelling us back in the 1950s.

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Other interesting museums that areslated to debut in the second half of2015 include: Kunsthaus Dahlem inBerlin, Germany, dedicated to postwarEuropean art and culture(www.kunsthaus-dahlem.de); the long-awaited National Museum of AfricanAmerican History and Culture on theNational Mall in Washington, D.C.(www.nmaahc.si.edu); and the IKEAmuseum at the site of its first retailstore in Älmhult, Sweden(www.ikea.com). The Ringling Museum is a site with

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Chester County Library Programs

Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave.,Downingtown, (610) 269-2741April 16, 6:30 p.m. – Downingtown Library’s Writers

GroupApril 23, 1 p.m. – Senior Book ClubApril 23, 6:30 p.m. – Reading the Classics

Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times

Chester County Department of Parks and Recreationwww.chesco.org/ccparks

April 19, 2 to 3:30 p.m. – Intro to Hiking, Warwick County ParkApril 25, 9 to 11 a.m. – Spring Plant Swap, Hibernia County ParkApril 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Sheep & Wool Day, Springton Manor Farm

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April 1, 6 p.m.Memory Loss and Dementia SupportGroupSunrise Assisted Living of Paoli324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern(610) 251-9994

April 7, 2 p.m.Grief Support GroupPhoenixville Senior Center153 Church St., Phoenixville(610) 327-7216

April 7 and 21, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Bereavement Support GroupBrandywine HospitalConference Room 2N201 Reeceville Road, Coatesville(610) 998-1700, ext. 226

April 8, 1:30 p.m.Family Caregiver Support GroupSarah Care425 Technology Drive, Suite 200Malvern(610) 251-0801

April 13 and 27, 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupAdult Care of Chester County201 Sharp Lane, Exton(610) 363-8044

April 14 and 28, 5 to 6:30 p.m.Bereavement Support GroupMain Line Unitarian Church816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon(610) 585-6604phoenixbereavement@yahoo.comNondenominational; all arewelcome.

April 14 and 28, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Bereavement Support GroupJennersville HospitalConference Room B1015 W. Baltimore PikeWest Grove(610) 998-1700, ext. 226

April 14, 7 p.m.Hearing Loss Support GroupChrist Community Church1190 Phoenixville PikeWest Chester(610) 444-4454www.hearinglosschesco.com

April 21, 6 p.m.Family Caregiver Support GroupSunrise of Westtown501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester(610) 399-4464

April 29, 6 p.m.Living with Cancer Support GroupPaoli Hospital Cancer Center255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli(484) 565-1253

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April 4 and 18, 5 to 10 p.m.Bingo NightsMarine Corps League Detachment430 Chestnut St., Downingtown(610) 429-8174

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April 9, 6 to 7:30 p.m.Free Community DinnerGrove United Methodist Church490 W. Boot Road, West Chester(610) 431-4526grovecommunitydinner@gmail.com

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Coatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-690022 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville –www.coatesvilleseniorcenter.orgWeekdays, 9 to 10:30 a.m. – Hot BreakfastApril 7, 14, and 21, 10:30 a.m. – Art with CarolApril 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Caregiver’s Resource Expo

Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown –http://home.ccil.org/~dascApril 6, 12:45 p.m. – Rover Transportation PresentationApril 16, 7 p.m. – Live, Learn, and Grow: Art on

Canvas WorkshopApril 23, 5 to 7 p.m. – Spaghetti Dinner

Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 889-2121 47 Church Road, MalvernApril 8, 1 p.m. – Koffee KlatchApril 9 and 23, 10 a.m. – CanastaApril 23, 2:45 p.m. – Metaphysical Group

Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square –www.kennettseniorcenter.orgApril 7, 7 p.m. – Wills, Living Wills, and Powers of

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Phoenixville Area Senior Center – (610) 935-1515153 Church St., Phoenixville –www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.orgApril 8, 7 p.m. – Wills, Living Wills, and Powers of

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Not so elementary. Sir ArthurConan Doyle created the famousdetective Sherlock Holmes, buthis own deductive powers weren’talways superior to anyone else’s. Two young girls, 16 and 10,

once sent him a picture of fairiessupposedly photographed in theEnglish village of Cottingley.Doyle brought them nationalattention. Photography expertsdeclared there had been no

touching up or manipulating ofthe picture. In the early 1980s, the two

girls (now grown women) hadadmitted that they had posedwith paper cutouts of fairies,which had been supported byhatpins.

Out of the Stone Age. In1971, the world was told that atribe of Stone Age people, never

exposed to modern civilization,was found deep in the jungles ofthe Philippines. There was greathubbub about the discovery. Then in 1986, a Swiss

journalist revisited the tribe, onlyto find them living in huts anddressed in t-shirts and shorts. Thegroup of people then revealedthat they had been instructed bya government official to pretendthey were cave dwellers.

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An active person—participating in Kick’n Gliders, a cross-country skiing group,and the Harrisburg Bicycle Club—Reisinger enjoys a challenge.But this wasn’t her first time on the

trail. She completed a section hike in2011. It took six years for her to pick uppieces of the trail whenever she had thetime.“I always wanted to do a thru-hike, but

it was always tough,” she said. “I wasworking andnever had time togive up sixmonths of my lifeto just walk inthe woods. WhenI finished thesection hike, Ithought I wasdone with it.Then I found outI might be ableto do somethingpretty neat.”It was Banjak

who toldReisinger sheshould try tobreak the record.It didn’t takemuchconvincing. Thetwo took a trip toFlorida to canoebefore makingtheir way toGeorgia to startthe hike. Theywould set offtogether on March 30.Even though it was just the two of

them on the journey, they had a slew offans. Reisinger kept a journal and wouldmail pieces of it when they would reach arest stop. Bill Stine, a member of Kick ’nGliders, would post her stories online.Her entries describe the many people

they met along their way, including Tonyaand Tina from Germany, whom theyfondly called “T&T.” They also metOsprey, a 74-year-old man who wished the“biddies” good luck on their journey.They hiked through rain and hot sun.

They devoured eggs, bacon, and homefries when they had the rare stop at arestaurant along the way. They dreamed ofwarm beds and hot showers.Despite her age, Reisinger embraced the

lifestyle that a hike on the AppalachianTrail requires. She doesn’t know how muchlonger she’ll be able to sleep under thestars or carry on her back everything sheneeds to survive.“Some people like the trail, but they

hate that part of the experience,” she said.“I enjoy it. I feel like a kid getting ready tobuild a fort any time I need to set upcamp and make my dinner.”Tired and hungry, the two planned a

break for the end of June. They wouldcatch up on bills, sneak in a dentistappointment, and attend reunions beforeheading back out.In the rush to get home, with just a few

miles between the women and the comfortthat waited, thetrip nearly endedfor Reisinger.Climbing over

rocky terrain, herfoot got caughtand sent herflying to theground. With athrobbing knee,she made ithome. But shewondered if she’dreturn to thetrail.X-rays showed

the injury lookedworse on theoutside. Withrest, the swellingsubsided. Notwanting to let aninjury set herback, Reisingerheaded back tothe forest.When they

finally got backon the trail, the

pair would have to make up about 5 milesthat were missed in Pennsylvania. So, theydecided to save it for last. They each askedtheir families to meet them in the end andhelp them cross the finish line.The women would power through the

remainder of the hike, making it throughthe toughest climbing in New Hampshireand Maine. They reached their end pointon Oct. 4, but it wouldn’t be until Oct. 19that they’d hike those last 5 miles intoPine Grove Furnace State Park.About 50 people showed up to join

them for the hike and a cookout thatfollowed. It wasn’t just Reisinger andBanjak who celebrated that day—but allthe people who had kept tabs on theirjourney through Reisinger’s blog.“I never thought of giving up, but I can

understand why sometimes people do giveup,” she said. “I think I’m in good shape,but I know I don’t have the stamina ofsomeone who is 25. So, for me, I thinkI’ve done my last hike of the AppalachianTrail. I think I can say I beat it.”

HAPPY TRAILS from page 1

Reisinger beneath a misty tree in George Washington National Forest in Virginia.

Reisinger atop Mount Katahdin, Maine’s highest peak (5,270 feet).

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Family feuds are as old as mankind,beginning with Cain killing hisbrother Abel. Disputes that age

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Bandleaders Tommy and JimmyDorsey were estranged brothers forseveral years, reconciling toward the endof their lives.Feuds between parents and children or

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Patti Davis, daughter of Ronald andNancy Reagan, had highly publicizedpersonal criticisms of her parents,eventually reconciling. In 2011 film star Mickey Rooney, at

the age of 90, testified before the U.S.Senate Committee on Aging that afamily member had abused him recently.When families fight over the assets of

their parents or grandparents, lawyersare likely to reap all the rewards. Thelegal expenses of some feuds can drainvirtually the entire estate.

Actor Peter Ustinov left a fortunesaid to be in the “tens of millions ofpounds” (The Daily Telegraph, Jan. 24,2013). Almost all of his estate went forlegal fees as his children and theirstepmother battled for years in variouscourts.One of the Ten Commandments

instructs us to honor one’s father andmother. It seems odd that we must becommanded to do so. This commandshould include a clause requiring parentsto earn that honor. With the divorce rate

at about 50 percent of marriages,blended families with stepchildren andstepparents raise issues of the boundariesof filial obligations imposed byScripture.Family disputes should reach a

compromise that is preferred to asought-after, but unworkable,dominance. Brothers Abraham and Lotfollowed this path, as reported in theBook of Genesis. They avoided a fightby negotiating a division of land. The benefit of settlement becomes

more apparent to family rivals as theyage. When the battles of our youth andmid-years become distant memories,harmony should be within grasp in ourclosing decades.

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-researchanalyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a SeniorCitizen and A Musing Moment: MeditativeEssays on Life and Learning, books ofpersonal-opinion essays, free of partisan andsectarian viewpoints. Contact him atwaltsonneville@verizon.net.

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Letter to Harriet Beecher StoweIn 1850, a Mrs. Edward Beecher

wrote her sister “Hattie,” who hadalready written and published severalbooks, making this request: “Hattie, if I could use a pen as you

can, I would write something to makethis whole nation feel what an accursedthing slavery is!” Her sister promptly wrote back, saying

that with a new baby, “I can’t do muchof anything, but I will do it at last. I willwrite that thing if I live!”Less than a year later, Harriet Beecher

Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’ s Cabin, a bookthat became a bestseller, galvanized theNorth against the institution of slavery,and contributed to the outbreak of theAmerican Civil War. In 1862 Beecher Stowe visited the

White House, where she was met by animpressed President Abraham Lincoln,who greeted her saying: “So this is thelittle lady who wrote the book that madethe big war.”

William James’ Letter of AppreciationIn 1869 William James graduated

from Harvard University as a medicaldoctor. All his life he struggled withdepression, a factor that may havecreated his interest in psychology. He is regarded as America’s first

psychologist, famously declaring: “Thefirst lecture on psychology I ever heardbeing the first I ever gave.” Offered a teaching position at

Harvard University, James accepted andremained there for 35 years. A group of female students from

RadcliffCollege tooka class withhim and, atthe end,presentedJames withthe gift of anazalea plant.Clearly,James wasover -whelmed bythis gift,indicating it was the first time he’dreceived such appreciation. Addressing the group as “Dear Young

Ladies,” he wrote:

I am deeply touched by yourremembrance. It is the first time anyoneever treated me so kindly, so you may wellbelieve that the impression on the heart ofthe lonely sufferer will be even moredurable than the impression on your mindsof all the teachings of philosophy 2A.

I now perceive one immense omission inmy Psychology (a reference to hisrecently published book)—the deepestprinciple of human nature is the craving tobe appreciated, and I left it out altogetherfrom the book, because I never had itgratified till now.

I fear you have let loose a demon in me,and that all my actions will now be for thesake of such rewards. However, I will try tobe faithful to this one unique andbeautiful azalea tree, the pride of my lifeand delight of my existence. Winter andsummer will I tend and water it—even

with my tears. Mrs. James

shall never go nearit or touch it. If itdies, I will die too;and if I die, itshall be planted onmy grave.

Harry Truman’sLetter

DefendingHis Daughter’s

Recital In December 1950, U.S. President

Harry Truman’s daughter, Margaret, gavea public singing recital. Present was PaulHume, the Washington Post’s musiccritic, who reviewed her performancenegatively, writing that her voice had“little size and fair quality.”

He also noted that Margaret sang flatmuch of the time, adding sarcasticallythat there were “few moments … whenone can relax and feel confident that shewill make her goal, which is the end ofthe song.” Truman was furious and wrote Hume

the following letter: “I have just read your lousy review

buried in the back pages. You sound likea frustrated old man who never made asuccess, an eight-ulcer man on a four-ulcer job, and all four ulcers working. “I have never met you, but if I do

you’ll need a new nose and plenty ofbeefsteak and perhaps a supporter below.” When the letter was made public, it

caused considerable controversy, butmost Americans seemed to approve of afather defending his daughter.

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