2011 in Review — Part 2

My favorites for the 2nd half of 2011.  Yesterday's post covered the from January to June. JULY July 27th -- Weekly Photo Challenge: Colorful Original post AUGUST Aug 4th - Sky Watch Friday: Floating Away See original SEPTEMBER Sept. 25th -- Lessons From the Road There was road construction this summer on my path to … Continue reading 2011 in Review — Part 2

2011 in Review — Part 1

My favorites from 2011. JANUARY Jan 29th -- Fortress Built between 1672-1695, the Castillo de San Marcos is still an imposing structure.  It was built by the Spanish to protect the town of San Augustine. It was constructed from coquina and built in a star shape. Despite numerous assaults and the town changing hands the … Continue reading 2011 in Review — Part 1

Posta Week 2011 Wrap Up

I've been participating in WordPress's Post a Day/Week Challenge this year.  It is time to take a look a back at my blogging for the year. Why did you start the Post a Day/Week Challenge? In 2010 I started having trouble coming up with topics for my blog. I thought participating in the Post A … Continue reading Posta Week 2011 Wrap Up

Weekly Photo Challenge: Between

Weekly Photo Challenge: Between

This week's theme is between.

Inexcusable School Behavior

On December 14, Sandra Baker of Harrodsburg, KY was shocked when she arrived at Mercer County Intermediate School to pick up her son Christopher.  It is not uncommon for the school to call Baker when  9-year-old Christopher, who has autism and ADHD, becomes unmanageable. What made that day different was a large green duffel bag … Continue reading Inexcusable School Behavior

ID10T: Pocket Dial 911

This has got to be one the best stories of stupid criminals I've heard about.  Jason Hamielec and Brian Johnson, of Madison Wisconsin ripped off DVDs and video games from a local Target. They planned to sell the stuff to a local used video store.  As the guys were in headed to the video store … Continue reading ID10T: Pocket Dial 911

Sounds of the Season 2011: Final Edition

This year I've been busy and haven't posted as many Christmas songs as usual. I wanted to post one last song for the year. Mary Did You Know? written by Mark Lowry performed by Kutless