I love to listen to music while I work. It relaxes me, puts me into the right frame of mind and blocks out all the noise. However, there is only so much classic, and lite Jazz a man can take in one day. The British Library has released a new CD called “Sounds of the Deep, An exploration of life in our seas”.

When you hear the word Pennsylvania, what image comes to mind? Describe it and tell us your impressions about the state. I will be happy to get things started with my image of Pennsylvania.   Do you remember the old license plate “You’ve Got A Friend In Pennsylvania”. That is my image of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has always extended hospitality to people looking for a new start it started with William Penn and continues today.

Leon really loved the outdoors. He loved to hunt but he was tired of coming home with wet cold feet. I know exactly how he feels, especially this time of year.

Someone recently sent me a link to The SandBox Blog. This is blog is a collection of stories from soldiers and Marines in Iraq. They login and record their thought on the day. It is pretty good and I find myself going there on a regular basis. I love the blog because at one time I had the honor of knowing a Marine in Iraq and I heard the stories as told through his Aunt.

I was convinced at an early that people learn best from the stories they have heard, stories that

Awhile back my good friend Jack York made a comment about the word 'redd'. The comment appeared in the blog titled Mark's Buck.

Motown’s polishing up the chrome and cranking up the tunes for the 500 heritage professionals who will converge on Detroit this summer.

How would you like to be diving a local quarry or lake and be worried about those angry Falcutus Falcutus. Well, technically you probably would not be too worried, considering that these prehistoric sharks were really only interested in shrimp. Falcutus Falcutus were named for their large dorsel fin jutting up from their head, in the picture to the left it looks like a sickel. The drawing below is a better picture of the sickel like dorsel fin. The males were the only ones to have this first dorsel fin and the other dorsel fin. They developed them when they became mature males.

There are three holidays in November. Three days where schools are canceled, people take off, and families get together. Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, and opening day of deer season. I have participated in two out of three of the events, playing a trumpet in the Veteran's Day parade and assiting in the preparation of a Thanksgiving meal but never have I been a part of deer season.

The following Blog was written by Randall Cooley back in June of 2006 on another site. I found it very appropriate for our new site.