Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern read more

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years.

They all have the best focus of anyone I have seen. They know what they have to work on without read more

They all have the best focus of anyone I have seen. They know what they have to work on without me having to tell them. They remember every shot they take.

We started one year ago, and have had four drives since then. At the first drive we had 33 donations, read more

We started one year ago, and have had four drives since then. At the first drive we had 33 donations, and at the last one in July we had 99. It's amazing. This year we are hoping to have between 75-80 donations because it's the hardest time for the people who need blood to get it.

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but read more

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.

Brooke was special in the sense that we grew up together on that island.

Brooke was special in the sense that we grew up together on that island.

Until divers go down and actually examine the rigs and engineers can make estimates on the repair times, we just read more

Until divers go down and actually examine the rigs and engineers can make estimates on the repair times, we just won't know.

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

Because the whole area around there has grown we need to increase the capacity so we are basically rebuilding the read more

Because the whole area around there has grown we need to increase the capacity so we are basically rebuilding the old pumping plant. The bottom line is this is to the benefit of everybody. When you're upgrading your infrastructure, you're making it more reliable and able to handle the demand.

sends letters once a week to his closest family members and he can get letters regularly.

sends letters once a week to his closest family members and he can get letters regularly.