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…
It’s been a while (2018?), so I don’t remember all the details, but I recall this was a Cancer benefit, and perhaps it was the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Foundation. I remember is was held in Culver City. It was not just any ordinary charity event; it was a gathering that brought together some of the…
So after I got the news that my mom had been in the hospital, I soon came back to my hometown of Atlanta. This is not something I was expecting, but I am very honored to serve my family. In the middle of September, my mother fell and hit her head and then had a…
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…
I never realized that the top of the strike zone was between the top of the shoulders and the top of the pants on a baseball player. I thought it was from the armpits down to the knees. As I understand now they’re starting to use AI and automated tools to judge if a pitch…
I won’t say this is all true, but this is a technical analysis of my Zodiac sign. It is interesting to read. 🙂 My Zodiac Sign: Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Since I’m a Cardinal Water sign, I blend leadership and emotional depth. The Cardinal quality makes me someone who initiates—I often get the…