~ the angry red planet weekend work retreat was held in the lovely sequoia and king’s canyon national parks [w], in search of the great sequoia tree. while taking a break at lodgepole, we noticed that the u.s. flag was being flown at half-mast, indicating that a national figure or hero had died. naturally, we assumed that it was president gerald ford, hoped that it was president’s son george w. bush [w], but never imagined that it was old ben….

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