A Pound of Thoughts

Well, our trip here is almost done, and it’s barely begun. K and I arrived here late Thursday night, after stopping in Mobile to grab a bite at Romano’s Macaroni Grill. We’re staying at The Beach Club in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Unfortunately, we have to leave tomorrow morning to resume everyday life. But, I thought I’d include you in a little bit of our action yesterday.

We got up yesterday morning and enjoyed wonderful breakfast buffet that included everything from grits and eggs to biscuits with sawmill gravy and muffins. We were so full it was unbelievable. Then after that we decided to take a little trip down to the beach.

This is our path to the beach. Straight ahead from our cottage is the clubhouse, with the condo towers on either side.

My wife, her brother, his wife, and our nephew Noah, as well as my wife’s parents, and myself of course, are staying in a three-bedroom, three-bath cottage. This an outside view of our cottage:

This is the living area. It’s very nice. There’s a high definition TV in every room:

Here’s the kitchen:

And here’s the hot tub:

Here’s a view of the hot tub and the grill. The grill is awesome. That’s where I spent last night grilling hot dogs and hamburgers, as well as some brats. Tonight I’ll be grillin’ porkchops and steaks.

And last but not least, here’s a picture of the beach. It was a little windy and cool yesterday; maybe today won’t be as bad.

Don’t you wish you were here? I guess I need to be going - I need to go marinate the steaks and porkchops, and then head to the beach! Until tomorrow!

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Good morning, all!  The reason I didn’t post anything yesterday is because I’m in Gulf Shores, Alabama, right now on vacation.  This morning I’m in the “Village Coffee & Cones” shop at The Beach Club…I’ve taken a few pictures, and will be taking a few more later on…I’ll post them tonight if I can get back here with my own laptop…Until then, Hang loose!

flagitious \fluh-JISH-uhs\, adjective:
1. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; — said of acts, crimes, etc.
2. Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; profligate; — said of persons.
3. Characterized by enormous crimes or scandalous vices; as, “flagitious times.” 

Origin: 

Flagitious comes from Latin flagitiosus, from flagitium, “a shameful or disgraceful act,” originally, “a burning desire, heat of passion,” from flagitare, “to demand earnestly or hotly,” connected with flagrare, “to blaze, to burn.” 

Example Sentence: 

These men were reported to be heretics . . . , seducers of youth, and men of flagitious life.
– Isaac Taylor, History of the World 

Source:  Dictionary.com

People who honestly mean to be true, really contradict themselves much more rarely than those who try to be ‘consistent.’

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894), author, professor of anatomy and physiology.

I watched the whole thing last night.  Man, did it get a little fiesty.  I think the candidate that should not be invited back is Ron Paul.  He said some pretty absurd things.  Here’s a snippet of the transcript from last night’s debate (below the fold) :

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penchant \PEN-chunt\, noun:
Inclination; decided taste; a strong liking.  Origin:  Penchant comes from the present participle of French pencher, “to incline, to bend,” from (assumed) Late Latin pendicare, “to lean,” from Latin pendere, “to weigh.” Example Sentence:  I have a penchant for learning new languages.

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Say nothing of my religion. It is known to God and myself alone. Its evidence before the world is to be sought in my life: if it has been honest and dutiful to society the religion which has regulated it cannot be a bad one. Thomas Jefferson
3rd president of US (1743 - 1826)

Rev. Jerry Falwell, the founder of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, died this morning around 10:45 a.m.  According to Fox News, he was found unresponsive after he missed an appointment and was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital.

Aides are not sure as to what caused the collapse, but they say he “has a history of heart challenges.”

My thoughts and prayers are with his family and his staff at Liberty U.  May God be with them in their time of sorrow.

Katherine Coble has a great post regarding Johannes Kepler discovering the harmonics law.

But another event also happened on this day in history.  A little country in the Middle East, newly born, fought its neighbors for its independence.  That country was called Israel.

I wish I would have posted a little bit of history yesterday, since 14 May is the birthday of Israel.  Israel was 59 yesterday.  However, I will share what was run in the Philadelphia Enquirer on 15 May 1948.  More below the fold.

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