Slo Mo

I just found this video of a hummingbird at a feeder in slow motion. As I mentioned earlier, my wife and I really enjoy watching the birds, so I found this video very fascinating!

Why Does A Golf Tourny Take So Long?

Guest written by our friend Sergio Chaney

As a wife, I often wondered how my husband would leave for a golf tournament early in the morning, and not return until the evening. That was until I played in my first tourney. My husband I were invited to play in a couples scramble a couple weeks ago. We left the house early in the morning, and headed out to the course. His tee time ended up being and hour before mine, so I had to wait with some people I knew, until it was my groups turn. As the day continued, I decided to have a couple drinks off the beverage cart. I noticed that things were moving slower, the further along the course we progressed, and that without even noticing I had quite a bit to drink. By the time we had finished, it was early evening, and I met my husband at the bar. I then realized how easy it was to blow a whole days time in a golf tournament, and was thankful we set our home security systems before we left!

We like hummingbirds

My wife and I enjoy watching the hummingbirds come to the feeder that we have hanging just inches away from our kitchen window. I don’t know what the life expectancy of a hummingbird is, but it seems to me that there is a male hummingbird that has come to our window for several seasons. They migrate away during the winter and in the spring before we put the feeder out a male starts tapping at the window, to let us know that they are back and ready to be fed again. I have to wonder if it is the same male.

Exploring the Athens Acropolis

Author: Dorsey Velasquez

I had never considered Greece as a possible vacation destination, but after watching a documentary on the ancient Greeks on cable, I was inspired enough to take my holiday in Athens along with a girlfriend of mine. Neither of us were disappointed.

After a long flight, we landed at the Athens airport and took a taxi into the city to the hotel. We were on fairly strict budgets, so the hotel extremely basic, but it was central and clean, so that was enough. For the most part, the few days we spent in Athens were spent walking. Since it was our first visit, our main goal was to see the Acropolis, and walking from the hotel, it was almost always in clear view. We just kept walking towards it, taking in everything we saw on our way. As we drew near, we were overwhelmed by its size and beauty, even though it was under restoration work. What a magnificent complex! There is so much to see there – the Parthenon, Temple of Athena, the Theater of Dionysus, and more. We spent several hours there before finally heading back to the hotel, stopping along the way at a small, family-run restaurant for some mousaka, Greek salad, and a little retsina accompanied by some traditional bouzouki music. It was a fantastic day that I will always remember.

I love gadgets

 I really love cool new gadgets.  I found this by accident and thought I’d share it with you – a metal pen that is inkless that will write forever!  Sounds like a great gift idea!  I think I’ll buy a couple for Christmas gifts this year – for those friends who have everything!