no chickens here

On July 11th Chik-fil-A had their annual Cow Appreciation Day, offering a free meal to any customer who isn't "too chicken" to visit any of the restaurants dressed as a cow.

Of course our daughter, her husband, and all our grandkids had to try it! The kids cut out black spots to put on their clothes, everyone had cow horns on their sunglasses, and signs saying, "Eat Mor Chikin!"

Melissa called us on their way to Florida saying, "We just got $40 worth of food at Chik-Fil-A for free!" They posed with the Cow mascot who was walking around the store and were asked to sign a photo release by the PR department. It was an exciting way to start their vacation. Anything for a free meal, and there are definitely no chickens in this family!

Statesboro, Georgia

The David H. Averitt Center for the Arts in the Old Bank of Statesboro.


Historic Jaeckel Hotel closed its doors in the late 1960s and today it is home to Statesboro's City Hall.


Over the Top, a Celebration of Education - mural in downtown Statesboro.


Bulloch County Courthouse circa 1894


Georgia Southern University


It is good to be home again after our road trip to South Georgia! We saw lots of flat land and green crops, we identified the tobacco growing, and the others may have been peanuts? We saw folks buying locally grown raw peanuts at Walmart to take home to boil. There were roadside produce stands with green striped watermelons for sale. It sure was hot there, prediction for this week was triple digits! Good to be home to the cooler mountains once again.

came out smiling

We went to the local Pizza Hut last night. They were obviously shorthanded, and a passing waitress called over her shoulder, "Just find a seat!".

Well, we sat and waited, no menus, no drinks, no silverware, strike ONE.

Finally another waitress came by and asked, "Did we want to order a pizza?" No, we just wanted to sit and watch others eat, "Yes, we would like to order a pizza!" So we placed our order. Come to find out, it was Buffet night, and shortly thereafter the pizza buffet started (I didn't look, but I am sure there were kids grabbing food with their grubby little hands, possibly putting it back...).

After waiting what seemed like a half an hour and no pizza, and watching other people eat and leave, we wondered if our pizza was on the buffet, strike TWO.

Needless to say, Buddy was getting pretty ticked by now, expounding on how the business was run, and what he would do if he were in charge…

Pizza finally arrived, but the order was wrong, strike THREE.

I figured that was it for the Pizza Hut, three strikes, you're OUT. But, Buddy just returned the pizza to the kitchen and told them we would eat off the buffet.

We ate our pizza amid grumbling and finally went to pay (since no one bothered to bring a check). The cashier made it all worth while when he asked Buddy, "Please sign here, sir, for the senior discount!" Hah! HOME RUN!

Needless to say, we came out smiling! Well, I did at least...

road trip

Spending a week or so in South Georgia, in the little town of Statesboro. A college town without much else, except for lots of eating places and motels.

Buddy is working, covering a job while the superintendent goes on vacation. I brought my work with me, so while work goes on, we are seeing the area and eating out a lot. Buddy actually was here many years ago building a Chik-Fil-A.

We checked out the beaches this weekend, only an hour to Tybee Island at Savannah. It was good to be at the beach again, the smell of suntan lotion and the sea, the sound of the waves crashing, the feel of the cool breeze and hot sun. Very therapeutic, and free!

a good life all in all

Another birthay is here, I am now as old as the last two numbers in my birth year, see if you can do the math!

A time of reflection, looking back, looking ahead. As with most things, John Denver said it best...

I have to say it now
It's been a good life all in all
It's really fine
To have the chance to hang around
And lie there by the fire
And watch the evening tire
While all my friends and my old lady
Sit and watch the sun go down

And talk of poems and prayers and promises
And things that we believe in
How sweet it is to love someone
How right it is to care
How long its been since yesterday
What about tomorrow
What about our dreams
And all the memories we share

~lyrics Poems, Prayers, and Promises - music and lyrics by John Denver

hot mail

Help! My laptop is having hot flashes!

Is it going through the change? Hot flashes, mood swings, memory lapses, moving sooooo slooowww...

Apparently they make laptop stands with built in fans, so if your laptop is having hot flashes like me, I mean mine, there are ways to cool it off, over-the-counter, no prescription necessary. Or you could do like the in-house IT guy here:

You might be a redneck if your laptop is up on wooden blocks and being cooled by a desktop fan.


Update: The IT guy went to Best Buy and now the hot thang is has a new place to sit with a couple of fans built in. Hmmm... I wonder if they make these for...

something that we do

kisses are a better fate
than wisdom
~e.e. cummings

And I love that you are
the last person I want to talk to
before I go to sleep at night.
~Harry in When Harry Met Sally

Sexiness wears thin after a while, and beauty fades. But to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.
~ Joanne Woodward

I remember well the day we wed
I can see that picture in my head...
Love's not just something that we're in
It's something that we do
~lyrics by Clint Black


Buddy~n~Susan 7/7/73
Happy 35th Anniversary to us!