ODDS & ENDS

There’s not a person in Gulf Shores, Alabama that doesn’t know the name Patti Hall.   And, it didn’t take but a few minutes to understand why people in this part of the…

Anyone that’s been to Destin, Florida knows how perfect the sand is compared to other beautiful beaches around the gulf coast or anywhere around the world.  On a hot day, it doesn’t…

First of all, no ducks were harmed during the writing of this story. Turns out duckpin bowling has literally nothing do with ducks at all.  It’s a bit bizarre, though more nostalgic. …

As a child I had absolutely zero interest in going to camp.  I’d hear about classmates heading off to remote places for weeks at a time or neighbor kids who would catch…

Saint Louis media enthusiast Frank Absher is outside polishing the doorknobs of what was once the Third Christian Scientist Church at 3504 Russell Blvd as I pulled in front of the building’s…

Tucked away in the back of an industrial complex in northern Canton, Ohio is the MAPS Air Museum.  It’s a mixture of retired, rebuilt and refurbished aircraft – with a heavy emphasis…

During my personal tour of the beautiful Huntsville Botanical Garden – there was one thing that kept coming up again and again.  Volunteers are the driving force behind what makes this such…

The 100 Men DBA Hall in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi once hosted many of the biggest names in music.  Fast forward to 2005 when the same building sat in disrepair and largely…

If there’s one thing that’s important to pass onto younger generations – it’s the importance of money management.  Kidtropolis does just that at the acclaimed Children’s Museum of Houston.   The museum is…

Here’s a phrase that’s never been uttered in the history of the human race:  “I’m really looking forward to visiting the hospital today.”  I’m not sure I used those exact words but…