Charles Henry Lang

While walking on the Schuylkill River Bike Path on Saturday I noticed something new. The bike path is nice in that it has a bench for weary walkers every here and there. These benches are memorials - people can buy the bench and the park services installs them.

Now, I've never heard of Charles Henry Lang, and know nothing about the man except that someone thought he merited a bench. If the park service is like the justice system - this bench has been a dozen years in coming.

September 22, 1922 - July 10, 1995

In Loving Memory Of

Charles Henry Lang

Beloved Father, Brother, Grandfather

and Patriarch of Port Indian

Donated By Richard and Roberta Larocca.

I most likely will never use this bench for seating purposes - but...I definitely will use it!

You see...it's strategically located at mile 17.75 on the trail and a place some of you know about already!

Yep, it is in downtown Styxyladiumville!

So now, thanks to Charles Henry Lang, I won't accidentally walk past the three Styxyladiums as they so very slowly walk up the hillside here (or is down the hill? who can tell?).

I always make a mental note of them on my way by and secretly eyeball them to note their condition, health, and for signs of any recently acquired tattoos or branding. When no one is looking I may even (looks around to see if anyone is watching) wave to them.



In the odd timing department...As I was composing this entry, none other than roving Photojounalist LadyStyx sent me a message saying, "Psst...Check out the new photographs I got for ya - one of them is of a newborn Styxyladium right after it hatched!"

Awwwwww.... isn't he (she? it?) cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuteeee?!