Being sharp is usually considered a compliment. It implies the recipient of this assessment has the intellectual ability and the mental agility to handle the rigors of contemporary life with ease. Sharp individuals anticipate coming events and prepare for them with preemptive actions which lead to a better than typical outcome. This proactive approach leads…
By the time I was 12, I was hooked on horror. First it was
grisly pulps like Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror, published from
1950-55 by EC/Entertaining Comics (though there
St. George Island has once again made the list of the best beaches in America in a prestigious 30-year-old annual list created by a South Florida professor of coastal science. Specifically citing the beach at Dr. Julian Bruce St. George Island State Park, Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at…
Its called Community Moving Education, and its about to make a huge summertime splash in Apalachicola for middle and high schoolers. This five-week arts program, headquartered at the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and the Arts, is the brainchild of former New York City dancer Frenchy Haynes, the founding director of the non-profit Moving Education…
Spots on the leaves of plants in the home landscape can be an indication of a hazardous condition for commonly used shrubs. Armored scale is a class of insect pest found on many plants used in Franklin and Gulf counties. Scale insects are a diverse group of piercing-sucking pests (Hemiptera) commonly found on ornamental plants…
Its a Thursday afternoon and a group of strangers have gathered to talk about something personal, painful, and raw. I ask the group to share why they have decided to attend today. Nearly every response suggests a yearning to be understood; to be in the company of others who get it. As we close our first…
Your loved one or friend suffers from chronic depression, and youd do anything for them. But sometimes you wonder if youre doing more harm than good. Besides feeling as if almost everything you say ends up being wrong, the longevity of their depression is beginning to wear on you. When my family and several of…
When you think about the Apalachicola Area Historical Society, do you think Oh yeah, they run the Raney House Museum? I was asked this question and decided it was time to talk to the community about the historical society. In January we began the third year of our monthly Spring Speaker series, which runs from…
Watering the lawn has not been on anyone’s list lately. The ample, if not excessive, rain has placed a temporary hold on this necessary task to maintain most home lawns and landscapes. It is true the spring weeds are enjoying the liquid bounty supplied from above. Flowerbeds and gardens have new residents peeking through the…
The cicadas are coming and, yes, by the billions! The Cicadoidea superfamily dates back 250 million years and numbers more than 3,000 species. Those soon to magically emerge from their subterranean abodes in the eastern U.S., as many as 1.5 million/acre, and launch into an amorous sing-along are in the genus Magicicada, magician cicada. Often…
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