Southern Byways

“NASA said on Thursday it is ready to lift its ban on space shuttle flights, convinced that only another launch will vanquish lingering safety concerns with the ship’s fuel tank that were exposed by the 2003 Columbia disaster. ”
If this does take place, there will likely be about a zillion people there to watch, but it is predicted that there is a 60% chance that bad weather will cause it to be postponed to a later date.

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“Singer Britney Spears is reportedly moving back to Louisiana and has been renovating her mother’s house so that she can stay there, as she believes her lifestyle in Malibu is damaging her.”
Could it be that Britney the Mom is taking over?? I can definitely see where she is coming from. I would imagine the lifestyles would be completely different! And who knows… while wondering around Louisiana on your travels, you just might bump into someone who looks vaguely familiar!

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Personally, I never want to come this close to seeing an alligator unless it is in a zoo. I’m funny that way, but here is something that might interest you…
“To the unaided eye, the swamp seems to sleep at night. But hit it with a spotlight and alligators suddenly appear everywhere, their bulbous red eyes glowing on the water’s black surface.
The biologists begin to count. In three hours, from just a pair of airboats, they find 754 gators in one small section of Lake Okeechobee, one of Florida’s most concentrated gator habitats.
So, I’m crossing that lake off my …read more

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YBL Rosalita Halter Tank, Bikini Bottom & Pareo Set
Orig. $88.00
Now $69.99
I was just looking at last years bathing suit and I just don’t like it anymore… I think that I would prefer something more like this when we head south later this year. It would work around the pool, but at a public beach too. And it’s on sale! I can’t think of a better excuse that a holiday for some new summer fashion shopping.

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Imagine the main street of your town belonging to two different states. I know of a couple of places in Canada where this occurrs, but no where near where I live most of the year, so to me, this would be a novelty… kind of cool… to say the least. (See below)
“Because Bowie County, Texas is “dry”, a vast number of liquor stores line the Arkansas side of midtown State Line Avenue. Customers as far as fifty miles into Texas regularly cross the state line to purchase alcoholic beverages.”
Things to See in Arkansas
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Have you ever checked when making your way to your row whether or not there was a row 13? I have to admit, that I haven’t and maybe that’s a good thing. But I wonder how many people have??
“Apparently someone a long time ago (we don’t know when) thought we shouldn’t have a row 13,” says Martin DeLeon, a spokesperson for Continental Airlines. “We have let the row numbering system persist, especially since we don’t want to go through the expense of renumbering rows on about 600 aircraft.”
But I wonder if it has anything to do with re-numbering of rows …read more

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Influxes of airborne African dust periodically affect the Caribbean and Eastern United States. The audience was fascinated to learn that researchers believe bacteria and other microbes can endure the 5- to 7-day journey from Africa in a dust cloud and that as much as 30 percent of the microbes identified in dust samples are opportunistic pathogens. Several audience members recalled professors having taught that radiation would kill everything found in dust clouds.
Until more information is learned, I’m not sure how I feel about what I once thought was absolutely gorgeous! Now researchers are wondering if these pathogens could be linked …read more

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I don’t know if it’s just me or if coffee cools down way too quickly when you are in a car. I will buy a small one, take it with me and then before I know it, It’s cold. That wouldn’t happen if I had this! It also works the other way around keeping your drinks cold! Cool or what??

Unfortunately, it’s not a fancy little cupholder that you can simply go out and buy… at least not yet. This one comes with the car. So, if you are in the market for a new one, go and check out …read more

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According to IslandPacket, that is exactly what Roslyn and Robert Loretta was doing when this six foot alligator came calling.

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“Areas damaged by Charley take another hit.
A tornado ripped through Port Charlotte on Wednesday evening, further damaging areas hit by Hurricane Charley less than two years ago.
The tornado damaged homes, knocked down power lines and sparked several small fires from Harborview Road through central Port Charlotte. The storm, which moved through shortly after a bright rainbow arched across the sky, did not cause any major injuries or deaths.”
Just guess where our house is located?? Yes, we bought a home in Port Charlotte a few years ago and since we then we seem to be a magnet for bad weather.
And …read more

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