We were driving down the road towards the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge this morning and spotted this heron coming out of the canal along the side of the road. It had caught something, and was struggling to get airborne.

The heron flew out right in front of us, going down the road in the same direction. We had to slow down to keep from running over it. At first we thought it had a snake, but then we could see it looked like an eel. We followed the heron down the road for a minute, until it flew back over into the brush along the side of the road. We pulled over to watch. Click read more to see what happened...

Nearly 4,000 Americans killed.

Unknown thousands of Iraqis killed.

Millions of Iraqis displaced.

Hundreds of billions of dollars spent.

Have we found that yellowcake yet?

In an op-ed in the New York Times, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen says the Democrat Superdelegates have all the information they need and should meet in June to pick the Democratic nominee for President. He proposes a two-day public meeting. I'm guessing most of the 'work' would not be accomplished in public and maybe not even at this meeting. I'm also guessing there will be a lot of mad people whoever the 'supers' pick. As for me, I'm ok with the Democrats fighting it out all Summer. Story here:

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The economics of passenger rail would seem even more compelling. Would the Orange route money provide more bang for buck completing rail track from Monterrey to Knoxville?

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"profit margins have become so small refiners have little incentive to make gasoline."

That is a perspective I had not thought about.

I want to show you a neat picture from India about the Chaturshringi Temple in Pune, India in an exhibition in the Francis Land House in Virginia Beach, VA.

Chaturshringi Temple in Pune, India. The Hindu temple was built for the goddess Chaturshringi. Within the temple grounds there are three smaller temples dedicated to the goddess Durga in various forms.

The exhibition was about the Samgam World Center of the World Assocoation Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in Pune, India. The picture were shot by a lifelong Girl Scout, Kaylen Hopkins . The Girl Scout Museum of Tanasi Council (Link...) has a sari and several other Guide uniforms also. The sari was donated by Oak Ridge Senior Troop 69 after the graduating seniors went to the Sangam World Center.

Art Museum Touring.com has several pictures relating to Kaylen's trip to Sangam and the Francis Land exhibition by the Colonial Coast Girl Scout Council. This link will take you directly to the pages on the site: Link...

Sherrie