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Happy New Year! This is my favorite version of "Auld Lang Syne"....Love this! Read More

This has been a hell of a year....So much has happened that I can hardly stop my head from spinning - and then it's something else. One good thing - [if you can call politics good] - The N… Read More

Back in the fall of 2012, while cruising around on youtube, I ran across what I now consider an absolute treasure. That treasure is Dr. Chuck Missler. Over time, I've also discovered a few o… Read More

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Toccoa River, Morganton, GATo the left is a photo of the Toccoa River taken from the Shallowford Bridge that crosses the river, connecting Aska Rd to Shallowford Bridge Rd. The sun was going… Read More

I'm spending a little time with my Mom in Ellijay and needless to say, it's a welcomed break from the hustle and bustle of metro-Atlanta. Ellijay is laid back and quiet - I like that. But at… Read More

Four US Marines killed by an Islamist terrorist in Chattanooga, TN /July 16, 2015 and one Navy Petty Officer who died from his wounds on July 17, 2015. [L to R] Sgt Thomas Sullivan[Hamp… Read More

 I got this recipe from an employee at ETC - the cake is delicious. [My copy says that it is 'slightly stolen' from Donna Pierce and Paula Deen]...:) Although I prefer my pound cakes pl… Read More

It's Valentine's Day - may love find you...:) Read More

Back around November of 2014, I had a very vivid dream, so frightening that it awakened me. I refused to go back to sleep because I knew that it was a possibility that the same dream would c… Read More

Something very significant is happening in Germany.That something is the rise of Pegida [Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West]. On the heel of the Charlie Hebdo attack in… Read More

and it ain't over.Each year when New Year's Eve/Day arrives, it is only human nature that most people are in a joyful mood with the expectation of new beginnings for the New Year. This year… Read More

And I'm wondering....how low will it go? Anything is better than $4 bucks per gallon! It was costing me about $80 a week to fill up my GMC truck.Currently, the price is $1.97 per gallon, whi… Read More

A Lyric for Saturday NightWe zealots, made up of stiff clay, The sour-looking children of sorrow,While not over-jolly today, Resolve to be wretched tomorrow.We can’t for a cert… Read More

This is the manager scene located in downtown Ellijay, Georgia. Whenever I drive by it, I am reminded to be thankful for all of the good things that have happened in my life over the past y… Read More

Don't forget to tell someone that you love them...:) Read More

Newt Gingrich responds to CNN's John King....It looks as though the GOP candidate's are weary of attacks upon them by liberal media who promote Obama's re-election [or another GOP candidate]… Read More

Around a month ago, I discovered that I was hosting this spider outside of my kitchen window. The species is Argiope Aurantia, but around my area they are commonly known as writing spiders… Read More

Back in May, I caught this snapshot of what I thought was a moth resting against the wall of my apartment building. It was large like a luna moth but was brown. Tonight, after reading NellJe… Read More

This time around, I didn't hang around Cobb or Paulding Counties. With the forecast predicting that the worst area would be around metro-Atlanta and east, west and south of, I high-tailed it… Read More

Wikipedia - Public DomainA few months ago, I went with my Mom to the Veterinary Clinic in Ellijay, Georgia. We had a kitten who was having trouble with his eyes. While waiting outside to be… Read More

I received this text message in response to the Georgia *Slow Poke Bill* that passed the house and is now before the Senate:Feb. 27, 2014The 'Slow Poke' Bill has just passed the house for Ge… Read More

I could say that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's testimony at a Senate Armed Services Committee congressional hearing on March 7th, is 'unbelievable' - but it's not. We should thank Panetta… Read More

On March 1st, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, released to the public the findings of his six month investigation into President Obama's birth certificate and his eligibility… Read More

There's so much to do around Ellijay - but unfortunately, it's waaay too cold to get out and about right now. There is one particular place of interest that I can't wait to hike and explore… Read More