Cumberland Island, Heed the Warnings and Go
I’ve lived in Georgia for nearing half my life now. Some of those years were just outside Savannah, so at one time I lived within a more reasonable travel distance, but still, somehow I’ve...
The Indoctrination of our Children
by Karen I watched the Sunday Morning news program Face the Nation this Labor Day weekend and learned that there is a certain level of controversy and turmoil over the planned message of President...
Shiny Blue Water
by Russ When Karen realized that NASA had scheduled another night launch for Tuesday (August 25) morning, she called me at work to see if I could get off for it. I was fortunate...
Compounding Benefits in all Walks of Life
by Karen I read a book on Human Resources recently. It posed the question of whether of not there would be a workforce shortage in the coming years. In fact, more than one book...
A Hum Tater Lecture
I was doing some internet research yesterday and ended up on the Georgia Organics web page. I checked the calendar just to see if there was anything interesting scheduled. A wild edibles lecture was...
The Coconut Adventure
While visiting a friend in Florida we saw a coconut palm with a ripe fruit (called a drupe). We were about to see Russ’ nieces in Disney World and thought they might get a...
My ‘Maters
I’ve been very pleased with my tomatoes this year. I haven’t actually been able to produce decent tomatoes in any kind of quantity until now. I haven’t, in the past few years, made the...
Apollo 11: Looking Back, and Forward
Today I find myself remembering a particular visit home to grandma’s house. My grandmother, Mimi, we called her lived in Evergreen, Alabama and we lived in Nederland,Texas, so it had been a long drive...
A Day Away, Space Shuttle Launch…manatees!
I went on my first tour with A Day Away Kayak Tours almost three years ago. It was the bioluminescent tour review here and it was wonderful. This time Russ was coming and the...