An Interesting Day
Southern beaches are a wonderful place to relax. You can kick your shoes off, walk along the beach, wade in the shallow part of the water, or just lay back and enjoy the sun. They can also be a little messy at times. Sometimes they are interesting in yet very different [...]
A Day I Will Never Forget
It is no secret. I am in my forty’s. I’ve lived in the south all of my life, so maybe I have lived a little more sheltered life than some. I grew up helping my family with their business. It was just a small service station and garage. Because of those [...]
A Long Way from Italy to the South
NOTE: This post was originally published on my former blog.
Italy is a long way from my little southern town. As if the miles are not enough of a difference, the way people act is an obvious give away. CNN.com ran a news story that has been circulating over the media during the [...]
Trendy Topics
Awhile back, it was suggested that I check out the hot trends page at google. It can be found at http://www.google.com/trends/ but be warned, some of the topics may be quite curious. It changes often, so what I see will probably be a bit different from what you see.
These are what [...]
Amusement Park Escape
Today as I went through my usually daily routine of logging on and seeing what all I can find that I might find interesting enough to actually read, I came across a mention of amusement parks on AOL. I used to really enjoy going to amusement parks. They were a large [...]
Sunday Afternoons
Growing up, Sunday afternoons where the best. Every Sunday, our family would gather at my grandmother’s home. It rarely was the entire family. There was not enough room for that. She had ten children and if you wanted to know how many grandchildren she had on any given day, you better [...]
Welcome to Southern Musings
Southern people enjoy a special way of life. Although, life is busy, they know how to take time to slow it down from time to time. A weekend cookout, fresh lemonade on the porch swing, a pickup game of ball in the yard, or an afternoon listening to the same stories you [...]