Breathing Room When I was a boy, I found out that I had asthma and was given all the great medicines that come with the disease. Inhalers, prescription nasal sprays, horse pills named Theo-Dur that had to be broken up into apple sauce, putting me off the desert for life, as well as a daily […]

April 4, 2012: The experts at Colorado State University have released their forecast for the 2012 Atlantic basin hurricane season. The forecast calls for just 10 named storms, four hurricanes and just two major hurricanes.According to the report, there will be less activity this season because of the abnormally cold Atlantic and the potential development […]

Six Years of Off-Grid Island Living Greetings from the island everyone. Hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed your Easter Sunday with family and friends. Barnacle and I went in Sunday morning and spent Easter with Mom and the family. I had found a recipe in one of my dad’s Grit magazines and […]

100 years ago, the RMS (Royal Mail Steamer) Titanic tragically sank on her maiden voyage Sunday, April 14, 1912 after hitting an iceberg. 1,598 passengers and crew perished due to a combination of errors. Many books have been written, and movies made about this famous disaster, including the 1997 hit film “Titanic”. Titanic was the […]

The Easter season, for me, has always been an enjoyable time of the year. As a child, I looked forward to the Easter celebration, but not necessarily for religious or spiritual reasons. For one thing, the temperatures were warmer, meaning that I could run around the Mississippi countryside in a short sleeve shirt and a […]