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Bobby Petrino is a true Georgian

I knew Bobby Petrino was truly a Georgian. The man who left the state in the middle of the night. The man who was too scared to tell anyone he was leaving with a face to face conversation. The man who would not let grown men talk on a plane. The man who did nothing...

How to Make a kite

The Eddy Kite I love making kites with my kids. Here are the instructions The Eddy kite was “invented” and patented by William A Eddy---- a journalist from Bayonne, New Jersey in 1900. Mr. Eddy was interested in lifting cameras and scientific equipment by kite. The...

How to Make Crystal Gardens

Crystal Garden 1)  Break brick or charcoal into small pieces and place in a bowl or pan or jar. 2)  Mix 25ml. salt, 25ml of liquid bluing, 25ml. of water and 1 teaspoon of ammonia together. 3)  Pour the solution over the pieces of coal or brick. Put...

Organic or Not?

Should you pay the extra price for organic vegetables or not? Depends on what you are buying. Use this handy dandy cartoon to help you decide.

My favorite cartoon

This is my favorite cartoon of all time. Author unknown. Self explanatory. I find this to be one of the funniest cartoons ever written. Enjoy.  

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan Day 11 Saturday June 18, 2011

Today was more relaxed. I did not want to overexert the kids seeing as how much walking they did the day before and plus the south side of the “UP” is more general scenery with less actual attractions and events. We were in Iron Moutain so we started off with the...

Cards favor Federer, Li, and the Mavericks

Bold predictions! What are the cards telling me? As you know I follow trends. The trends this year are that the overwhelming favorites are not winning the titles. Often times they are getting to the finals but never winning it.  The team/person that wins it all has a...

The Bad Larry Drew comes out again

Here are my bullet points from Game 5: 1. I loved our energy. This was the first time I saw us play a playoff game the way we should every day 2. We battled early and recovered despite their hot shooting. It was good to see us battle back and even briefly take the...

Open Letter to Josh Smith

Dear Josh Smith, Nobody hates you, please get that out of your head. I will lay out exactly what people think of you and why: 1.  You are a local product, you are one of us. We love you. 2. TO (Terrell Owens) is a loser. Please do not do yourself the disservice...

NBA Hawks vs Bulls: Officiating Controversy Explained

Why did Bennett Salvatore feel the need to review and comment specifically about only this call. Granted, it was an odd sequence but there were quite a few non calls going against Atlanta which he did not comment on.  I agree it is rare to see an inadvertent whistle...