The Terrible Catsafterme

Concerned about the liklihood of over-eating on a cruise ship, I went ahead and skipped breakfast altogether on the morning of Tuesday, February 8, 2011. The ship was beginning the process of docking in Key West, Florida that morning as I woke up, and by the time Mom & Bob went to eat and I got up and ready, it was time to de-board for our first land stop of the voyage. I hadn’t been to Key West since 1996 – at which time I saw virtually nothing, so there were several things on my checklist that I wanted to check out during the short duration that we would be here. Read the rest of this entry »

The time that we had gained the day before by visiting the Jimmy Carter Library quickly disintegrated into late morning slumber on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The plans were going to be to hit the Carter Library early and then catch a tour of the Georgia State Capitol at 11am, but even without the library, we didn’t make it to the capitol building until 11:20am, missing the guided tour. This ended up being perfectly fine though, as we had virtually all access to roam my fourth and final State Capitol of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

When I first planned out the Disney World trip that I took with Erin and her kids in July, I had wanted to start out in Atlanta before moving on to Plains, Georgia. However, after we added an additional day at Disney and realized we could get started until late morning on our first Saturday, we nixed the visit to Atlanta. Then I had hoped to take my fifth and final vacation in Charleston where Erin lived, and take a side excursion up to Atlanta. But when we broke up, that fell through. But I didn’t let the Atlanta dream die… Read the rest of this entry »

It is certainly true that Jimmy Carter doesn’t typically rank among the top of the most popular or effective United States Presidents, but I’d have to say that Carter is certainly one of my favorites. It’s easy to feel a connection to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter because they are certainly the most down-to-earth and accessible of any of the living Presidents and First Ladies. And I truly believe that Carter has an integrity and value system unmatched by any President. I believe it is because of his idealism, honesty, and faith in the American people that he is generally regarded as one of the weakest Presidents. Read the rest of this entry »

For many years, the name Richard Nixon brought cringes to the faces of the American people. His claim to fame among the presidents was the fact that he was the only United States President to resign from office after the scandalous Watergate break-in, which it was proven that he had knowledge of and that he participated in a cover-up of. It is, however, unlikely that he ever ended his sentences as poorly as that last one, what with two prepositions and all. But back on the subject, it should be remembered that our nations 37th leader had some good points too. Read the rest of this entry »