Generally, the Road Trips column serves as a source of for interesting destinations. But sometimes, how you prepare for a road trip is as important as where you go. For the past two years, my wife Nancy and I have been fortunate enough to be allowed to take our Atlanta grandchildren on road trips to Cherrystone Campground on the Eastern Shore. It’s a place that we took our own kids as far back … [Read more...]
Roasted Lemon Chicken
“Eat mo’ chiken!” That’s what the cows on the Chick-fil-A commercials advise. And the bovines are right! Especially if you’d like to get the needle on the bathroom scales heading the right way – down! I weigh myself daily, and with few exceptions, when I eat chicken for dinner the previous day, I lose weight. But chicken every day gets old, even fried chicken, which won’t allow you to lose … [Read more...]
When There Were Great Movies
We don’t go to many movies, Nancy and I, but we recently shelled out twenty bucks for a Sunday matinee to see Hot Pursuit, with Reese Witherspoon and Sophia Vergara. It was quite an experience. We arrived in time, but the previews these days last as long as the feature film. I suppose it gives you more time to eat $15 worth of popcorn. If you order a large drink, it comes in a container about the … [Read more...]
Visionaries For Shade Control
Gene and Debbie Shifflett at Professional Optical Service in Charlottesville always stay up with the latest in eyewear technology. One product they now carry is revolutionizing the sunglass industry. Now, with Visionaries by Shade Control, any prescription eyeglasses can be immediately transformed into polarized eyeglasses. That means one pair, not two, can accompany a golfer, a shooter or an … [Read more...]
On the Road for Snakeheads
A scary looking fish called a snakehead showed up in the Potomac River watershed about 10 years ago. They began biting hooks and lines and made numerous appearances in fish surveys. With all the negative publicity and hand-wringing by various game biologists, one would have though the Martians had landed and were eating our babies. Snakeheads, they said, were prolific breeders and would compete … [Read more...]
Cook It All On The Grill
My old gas grill died last week. At the end, it had fewer jets working than the candles on a toddler’s birthday cake. After a brief ceremony – recalling some really great outdoor meals and a few I’d rather not mention -– the grill was laid to rest. We like to think it’s in a better place – without bird droppings. I am now the proud owner of a new gas grill with 4 burners – and they all work. It … [Read more...]
Paperboy: A Boomer’s First Job
Paperboy: A Boomer’s First Job For many young Boomer males, becoming a “paper boy” was the first real job. There may have been a few “paper girls” out there, but not many. Today, automobiles – particularly those with 4-wheel drive – are the principal means of newspaper distribution. But in the years following the war and all the way through the 60’s and 70’s, paper boys on … [Read more...]
Keeping the Deer at Bay
Keeping The Deer At Bay No deer allowed! Don’t we wish that’s all that was necessary, to put up a sign in our yards and gardens instructing the deer to stay out? Unfortunately, deer can’t read, but they sure can eat. Our flowers, vegetables and shrubs can attest to that fact. So what –if anything – can we do to assure a few fresh flowers and vegetables each spring? Personally, I … [Read more...]
Getting Out of Rough Places
Getting Out of “Rough” Places In heaven, when you hit a golf ball, it will land on Cavalier Zoysia, every time. It will be just like the fairways at Stoney Creek’s famous Tuckahoe course. In golf heaven, the lie in the fairway will always be perfect, sitting up on top of the grass, ready to be crushed with an iron or a wood. And in golf heaven, every swing will be perfect. Down … [Read more...]
The Cobia are Here!
Dr. Julie Ball says cobia hunters in North Carolina are still reporting excellent catches this week as they intercept schools of fish heading north. But this week, both sightings of schools of cobia as well-boated fish confirm their arrival in local waters off Virginia. This trend will only improve over the next months. Although the bite is not as crazy as it was a week ago, the drum bite … [Read more...]
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