Aging is part of the process of living. Each day we are alive, we are getting older. I remember in my 70s talking about getting older with my friends. We were just getting older and then it happened, when I turned 80 I received a birthday card with a big 80 on it and at that moment I knew I ...
Compared with last year’s drought and excessive heat this was a pretty nice summer. We did have a few too many rainy weekends but overall we managed plenty of nice, sunny, comfortable days and the rains we experienced kept lawns green and crops and flowers happy. Meteorological summer ...
Warm, moist air has overspread the area from the Gulf of Mexico and when you step outside you can feel this muggy, oppressive, humid air. It’s just late morning and as the temperature continues to climb, puffy cumulus clouds begin to show up and as the day progresses these clouds begin ...
Isn’t it amazing that Appalachian Black Lung rates are the highest in nearly 50 years as coal miners protections stall while the Black Lung Trust Fund owes $3 billion to the US Treasury because of company bankruptcies and being under insured; all of this while the administration in June ...
Just like life, mountains have peaks and valleys ups and downs. On July 13 of this year retired doctor Art Ulene became the oldest person to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. July 13th was his 90th birthday and it is the day he reached the summit at 19,341 feet above sea level. He and his ...
For some it has been a beautiful summer with lots of sunny days and just about the right amount of rain. The corn fields are happy with recent rains and folks with pools and golf outings have been able to enjoy being outside. We did have two visits from intense heat domes that brought some ...
