Mount Vernon, Jamestown, DC Trip – Summer 2002
























This appears to be a Joro spider weaving a web in the backyard. It seems the spiders came from East Asia, but have been more and more common in the United States. The Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) is not considered dangerous or highly poisonous to humans. While it is venomous, as are most spiders, its…
Today was a relaxing day, and I enjoyed it very much. It wasn’t that different from other days, but had some nice surprises, and I was around good people. Here is a little run down: It was a great day, and I wanted to write and remember it. 😊 I hope that if you read this, you…
When you’re presented with a set of numbers or you have to choose one, are there certain numbers you avoid? For me, I tend to do the opposite. I often lean toward the number that makes me feel a little uneasy — the one with some negative association. If 13 is considered unlucky, I’ll pick…
I just had a nice, relaxing epsom salt bath. It really does wonders in making the body feel better. I never really knew much about what it does, so I researched it a little. They actually have an Epsom Salt Council. 😁Who’d have guessed? I found these benefits: http://www.epsomsaltcouncil.org/health_benefits.htm So if you are feeling stressed, try…
My friend sent me a picture of the socks, and I had a little difficulty finding the meaning. Especially the first character was hard to read, but I finally figured out that it says: 踩小人 which basically means step on small people. I’m not sure I fully understand what it means but it’s kind of…
Perhaps there are millions of people related to Charlemagne, but I am one of them, and my grandmother was an avid genealogist, who spent hours and hours researching these things before we had the internet, so this is both interesting and sentimental for me. Charlemagne Family Tree Charlemagne(768-814)=Hildegard Pepin, King of Italy Bernard, King of…