I drove up to the Outer Banks NC on Monday in record time – just under 14 hours, including four stops for gas. As I neared my destination, the landscape changed to the swampy coastal plain that constitutes much of Tyrell and Dare Counties. I’d forgotten how pretty the Outer Banks is in the spring. … Read more
Occasionally I shop at the Publix Supermarket just around the corner. During my last trip I noticed a sign on the front of my shopping cart: “This shopping cart will automatically stop if taken beyond the yellow line at the end of the parking lot” I thought it was a joke – or at the … Read more
A live webcast of the dissection of the largest colossal squid ever caught is scheduled for April 30th at the Te Papa Museum of New Zealand. Weighing nearly 1000 pounds and measuring the length of a school bus, the behemoth was caught in Antarctic waters in February of 2007 by a fishing vessel trolling for … Read more
You know how so many people have trouble sleeping? Well, that’s not my problem. For me, the problem is GETTING to sleep. I can be sitting in the recliner, watching TV, my eyes so heavy I can barely keep them open, but the moment my head hits the pillow – Boinggg! – my eyes are … Read more
My sister, Linda, sent me a link to the video “Mom’s William Tell Overture” today. Since Linda and I are separated by only two and a half years, we have many of the same memories of growing up, so I’m sure she related to the video as strongly as I did. But I’m willing to … Read more
