One thing I noticed about the gulf coast beaches at Marco Island, FL, were they had a high concentration of broken/crushed sea shells among the sand. There were spots were it was all sea shells bits. Walking barefooted in these areas was not pleasant and felt like you feet were suffering a thousand tiny cuts. …
It’s a vacation too!
In case some got the wrong impression that this trip to Florida was all about taking photos in the wonderful wetland national preserves found in this area I’m setting the record straight. … The photo above was the sunset we watched while having dinner outdoors night before last.
I finally win something
Toyota has a recall and current sales suspension on eight recent models (2009-2010) of it’s most popular automobiles for a problem which might cause the accelerator pedal to stick partially or fully open. They’ve not announced a fix yet and say it’s rare and is more likely to happen as the accelerator mechanisms become worn. …
A little snow here, more else where
Paul’s locally accurate and lovely weekend slideshow “One minute of winter” in Charlotte, NC would have been a little different if done west or north or west of his location. Here in Salisbury, about 35-40 mile northeast of the Charlotte there was between 3-4 inches of snow — much of which still covers the ground. …
Moving beyond my preconceptions
Late autumn beside the river About a month ago I was surprised by my wife giving me a Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon. While I’d looked at this devices in the past I’d always thought that I’d miss the experience of the physical book, the touch and turning of the actual pages. Receiving this …
Verterans Day 2009
It’s never been easy for those who answered the call. We are here thanks to their willingness to serve and sacrifice. Thank-you!
Closed comments not intentional
I apologize to any who have wanted to make comments recently but have found the comments for a particular post closed. I never purposely close comments but this blog seems to have a mind of its own lately and is closing some at its own discretion. I think there’s a plugin to blame. Please hang …
Foster wants his own web page
It seems that having a dog diagnosed with Idiopathic Epilepsy* is more about a journey then a single event. I’ve added a special page to Meandering Passage for recording Foster’s experiences–see the [Foster] menu tab above the header. I was already keeping notes of major events on a calendar but this may be a better …
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