Probably the First R.V.

One of only 6 made per year in the 1930's, this 1937 Ford Housecar still exists , has 19,000 miles on it, and is in like-new condition.

Caring Bridge

Today I learned of a neat website. It's www.caringbridge.org. The website is a place you can go to keep up with people who are in a hospital and can use the support of friends and family during a trying time. We have been keeping up with a friend who has been in critical condition in a Birmingham hospital. Friends can leave messages of support and find out updates on the condition of the patient.

This method of providing information to those concerned keeps the family from being bombarded with phone calls all day long - explaining what is going on at the hospital.

Johnny Isbell

My dad was born 106 years ago today. By nature, he was a quiet man but in all ways that mattered, he was strong and powerful. He was a strong Christian, an avid Auburn fan, a diligent farmer, a lover of nature and above all else, he was totally devoted to his family. He spent thousands of hours of my childhood reading to me, working puzzles with me, taking walks with me, counting stars with me and singing songs to me. He had such a positive impact on my life that I will never forget the day he was born - or any other day of his life for that matter.

Senator Ted Kennedy

If you are disabled and have experienced full accessibility in public places, thank Ted Kennedy.

If you have lost your job and have been able to keep your health insurance through COBRA, thank Ted Kennedy.

If you have been injured on a job because of faulty business practices and have been compensated fairly for it, thank Ted Kennedy.

If you are on Medicare and can afford your prescription drugs, thank Ted Kennedy.

If you can vote regardless of your skin color, thank Ted Kennedy.

If you are a woman and receive equal pay for the same job the man has in your company, thank Ted Kennedy.

If you are a child and have healthcare provided to you through the S-Chip program when you could not otherwise afford it, thank Ted Kennedy.

If you are an hourly employee and your employer is required to pay you a minimum wage when you otherwise did not make a minimum wage, thank Ted Kennedy.

For 46 years Ted Kennedy was the champion of human rights issues in the Senate and sponsored thousands of pieces of legislation which made life better for the common person.

Even those who disagreed with him idealogically admired him and said there may never be another person as influential and compassionate about the needs of others as he was.

Thank you, Ted Kennedy, for speaking for those who often cannot speak for themselves. You were the epitome of a true advocate!

Grandparent Pride

Will and Kristen had a stellar weekend! Will won the Montgomery County Country Club Invitational Golf Tournament and Kristen won the Principal Pianist position for the Etowah Youth Orchestra!

Congratulations, Will and Kristen ! You have both worked so hard to accomplish those things which you enjoy and I love seeing it happen for you.

"Say it Ain't So, Joe"

One of my all-time favorite movie actors is Morgan Freeman. And MSN reported today that he is dating his step-granddaughter!

Words to Live By . . .

I was reading comments from journalists after the death of their colleague Walter Cronkite and one of them was especially meaningful to me. It was from Andy Rooney of CBS's "60 Minutes".

Andy said:

"I've been proud over the years to see Walter become not just one of the best-known people on television but one of the best-known people in the whole world of people. He was proud of me, too, and there's no better feeling in life than that. I wouldn't trade Walter Cronkite liking me for just about anything I've ever had."

I would love to live so that people could say they wouldn't trade me liking them for just about anything they have ever had. I don't think one has to be famous to aspire to that kind of legacy.