Let’s be honest. People who rise at 4:30 a.m. and are ready to go swimming by 5:15 a.m. have to be a little weird. Okay, maybe not terminally weird, like send in the white coats and you get a little…
Hats off to Earth Day
The old straw hat ain’t what she used to be. In the front, there is a permanent droop .The silk flowers are perky but looked dated, like maybe they bloomed last spring. Still, I kept it around. It was good…
This playground is boundless
How would you like to go to a playground and just sit there watching? No, that wouldn’t be any fun at all. Yet until the concept of a Boundless Playground came along, children with disabilities often simply sat on the…
Meet Isabel the Cat Woman
Isabel Casin would rather take care of cats than buy new shoes for herself.“If someone gave me $100 for new shoes, I’d spend it on these cats instead,” Isabel said, nodding to the woods behind her.These are feral cats; some…
A time for war, a time for peace
Is there a time for peace and a time for war? That was the question at the Interfaith Alliance forum on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006. It was held in the Fellowship Hall at Druid Hills United Methodist Church in Ocala.…