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No Fishin’

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011
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Most folks out in the country are a generous and helping hand kind of people. They like to accommodate others whenever they can, and usually do. Accordingly, in time past, most country folk who owned a farm or pond would let anyone fish or hunt whenever they wished. This had always been the way it was but times changed. [Full Story »] 

Deer music

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011
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Larry’s green thumb has impressed immensely me this year. Until now, I never knew he had one. Actually, there was that one year that we grew so many white acre peas that we didn’t know what to do with them, but that was the exception rather than the rule. This year he’s grown an incredible and diverse garden. From blueberries to white acre peas, from sunflowers to azaleas, from corn to pole beans, he just keeps on adding plants and expanding the garden. [Full Story »] 

Funtastic Daytona Beach

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011
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Big Red performed wonderfully. He loves Interstates where he can put his head in the wind and lope to his satisfaction. He happily strutted his stuff when he sprinted through Jacksonville and headed down I-95 to Daytona Beach. The high performance super Mustang was beside himself. B. J. kept cautioning me to “hold him back”. [Full Story »] 

Many never claim the gift

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Wednesday, May 18. 2011
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Every once in a while I receive a story that is just too good not to share with our readers. A good friend sent this to me a few weeks ago and this story has a great message. The story is lengthy, but trust me, well worth the read. [Full Story »] 

A prayer for the class of 2011

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Wednesday, May 18. 2011
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On Friday night, May 20, 2011, yet another class will don red and black caps and gowns and march across the field in Jimmy Swain Stadium to accept diplomas and become Appling County High School’s newest alumni. Families and friends sit proudly in the bleachers, waiting to hug and congratulate them. Teachers smile as graduates march by. We’ve nurtured and taught them for four years now. The time has come round for them to move on. The ritual happens every year at this time. As “Pomp and Circumstance” floats on the evening air, every class marches in, each different, yet all very much the same. [Full Story »] 

A load lifted

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Wednesday, May 18. 2011
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Back in the day, the preachers I had to listen to, for the most part, preached Hell (pronounced Hay-yell-huh) and Damnation and preached that if you were not saved you would go to Hell and in order to be saved from this awful place you must first repent and then not sin again, ever. [Full Story »] 

At Sea in a Fishing Boat

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Wednesday, May 18. 2011
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The fog was beginning to lift. We could see more clearly the huge aircraft carriers docked along the shore of the St. Johns River. Where the St. Johns River flows into the Atlantic Ocean is huge. Although the water was calm, we felt intimidated by the immensity of our surroundings. [Full Story »] 

No cheating!

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Wednesday, May 11. 2011
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Rarely today does a student come through school without cheating-not occasionally, but regularly. Students share homework, copy someone’s test answers, or borrow someone’s project. They think nothing of it. That’s the way of their world. [Full Story »] 

A memorable fishing trip

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Wednesday, May 11. 2011
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Mayport, Florida is in Duval County, in the Jacksonville metro area. The community name derives from the “River of May” the French name for the Saint Johns River. Mayport is primarily the homeport for a large U. S. Navy fleet. However, there are other interests there including deep-sea fishing boats. B. J.’s and my interest on this particular trip was a deep-sea fishing trip with our friends Donald and Jerri Lewis. [Full Story »] 

Remembering Capri

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Wednesday, May 4. 2011
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March 1997 was an exciting time for B. J. and me. We spent twelve exhilarating days visiting historic, romantic and adorable Italy from north to south and east to west. Our guide, Young, blond, vivacious Jeanette Berends sporting a graduate degree in English Literature looked as if she would be more at home in Hollywood than on a tour bus. Jeanette, a former college instructor who discovered that she could make more money as a tour guide than teaching, was flown from London to live with and guide us throughout Italy. Jeanette was well versed in the history, geography and other intricate details of Italy. She was loads of fun and kept us on our toes and in high spirits. [Full Story »] 

Digging in the dirt

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Wednesday, May 4. 2011
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As my Spring Break ends, my nails are ragged and unkempt, but my stress level is pleasantly low. I’ve spent the days of my vacation communing with Nature via my yard-digging in the dirt. At night I read far too late, knowing I could sleep in the next morning if I chose. Usually though I rose around 7 a.m. for coffee and the news. As the coffee perked, I fed the cats. One morning I discovered that we’re also feeding a blue jay with that same cat food. I’ve seen it several times this week. The bird stands on the railing as its beady eyes carefully survey the surroundings. If no cat is in view, it settles down to eat its fill of dry cat food. Tasty stuff, apparently! [Full Story »] 

Senior citizens and such

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Wednesday, April 27. 2011
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Paul Payack, president and chief word analyst of the Global Language Monitor, says that “the attempt to remove all bias from language is itself creating biases. It is becoming increasingly difficult to engage in any form of public dialogue without offending someone’s sensitivities, whether right, left or center.” [Full Story »] 

Polecats, Potluck and Politics

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Wednesday, April 27. 2011
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The seventh production of “Tales of the Altamaha” at the Blue Marquee Theater in Lyons, Ga. was another huge success. The “Tales” based on the writings of T. Ross Sharpe, a native-born Toombs County attorney who grew up on the Altamaha River, portray life on the Altamaha around the turn of the century. [Full Story »] 

Don’t forget the real meaning

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Thursday, April 21. 2011
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Just in case you’ve missed all the bunny and egg decorations in various stores in the area, it’s Easter. This holiday is very enjoyable, especially watching the little ones scurry around at egg hunts. Of course one part of Easter that I really enjoy is chocolate. Those Cadbury Eggs really put a hurting on my waistline. [Full Story »] 

Cantankerous old coots

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Wednesday, April 20. 2011
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Older people have a reputation for being bad tempered, ogres that no one knows how to handle. Quite a few maladies might explain this ornery condition, especially if a person has suddenly changed character. For a life-long grouch to remain grouchy in old age shocks no one; when a gentle soul totally changes character, we all jump to attention. Such was the case with my father. Daddy, the very epitome of patience and gentleness all my life, changed drastically in his last few years. He’d call me from the nursing home in Lumber City and scream at me, although I’d never before heard him raise his voice. Alzheimers was screaming, not my beloved father. He spent his last years where he could get the care we could not provide. My sister and I visited him almost daily, making sure he never became one of the abandoned ones. [Full Story »] 
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