This Is Simply Seafoam!

A thick white blanket settled gently on the seaside town of Cleveleys near Blackpool on Wednesday, but this was no seasonal dusting of snow from above. The Environment Agency dispatched officers to Princess Promenade to gather evidence as gobs of foam blew in from the sea and smothered streets, cars and houses. The foam is whipped up by strong winds once or twice a year along the town's

Light!

Recently, a friend showed me a wonderful “secret” that has been happening probably for a decade in this one tiny Florida hamlet. One Christmas a gentleman loaded his bow and arrow with Christmas lights and shot them up into a tree. The effect was so festive he did it to his whole yard and volunteered his services to all his neighbors, who accepted gratefully.  Today, it is not really known

Television

When I was a kid TV was my life. I was quiet and nerdy and did not have many friends, plus we moved around a lot so TV was the only stable companion I had. I knew every show on all 5 networks and did pretty well without a remote or any type of recording device. TV Guide was my Bible. Now I find TV more irritating than pleasurable in general. I don’t know if it is a function of age, but I only

Wedding Observations

Unless you have been in the next galaxy over for the past few weeks, you will know that this morning at O’Dark Thirty US time, Katherine Elizabeth Middleton wed Prince William With Four Middle Names. I am a bit of an Anglophile but my passion is more for the Britain of the past…say… anything pre 20th century, so this really was nothing to me and in a way rather offensive since the royal family

Brandy, You're A Fine Girl

Seven years ago Hilda and I rescued the cutest beagle puppy we had ever seen from an irresponsible breeder who obviously had mistreated her. She was a gift from me to Tommy. Every man needs a dog.She was very sick and it quickly became obvious to Tom and me that she had been abused, even at that young age. I had taken Hilda with me to help make sure I chose a healthy dog since I am the kind that