Building A Saltwater Aquarium

September 10, 2016

Back in 2003, I wrote a column about saltwater aquariums, specifically about keeping clown fish. The movie "Finding Nemo" had just been released and children wanted their own little Nemo. At the time, that worried me because I was afraid people wouldn't be able to properly care for the fish.I talked to the people at Clearwater Aquarium and found out that a saltwater aquarium isn't as difficult to set up and maintain as I had feared. You need a heater and a filter, just like a fresh water aquarium, and beyond that, you need to test the water periodically to make sure the proper level of ...

Americans In Peru

September 10, 2016

Travel is difficult. That's something we don't factor into our little travel dreams.It's hard on the body and often pushes good people to behave poorly.I have seen astronomers and psychologists and archaeologists melt down because their key didn't work in the hotel door.I have seen marathon runners and long distance hikers hooked up to an oxygen tank, sick from the altitude in a mountainous region while the overweight electrician on tour sits in the hotel bar sucking down a beer and breathing just fine, thank you.If any tour I've ever led exemplifies this truth, it's this one. And if ...

Editor’s Note

September 10, 2016

I don't foresee myself getting in early on any upcoming trends so I have to hold on tight to the one's I was a part of.Fantasy sports, and Fantasy Football in particular, have exploded over recent years into one of the country's largest forms of gambling. Leagues range from the sort that have you select "X" amount of players on a week-to-week basis in hopes of defeating the field, while others get as involved as including large draft boards, dynasty rules and big payouts.My fantasy career began at the ripe young age of 10. The Buffalo Bills were dominating the AFC and fantasy studs ...

Editor’s Note

September 10, 2016

I don't foresee myself getting in early on any upcoming trends so I have to hold on tight to the one's I was a part of.Fantasy sports, and Fantasy Football in particular, have exploded over recent years into one of the country's largest forms of gambling. Leagues range from the sort that have you select "X" amount of players on a week-to-week basis in hopes of defeating the field, while others get as involved as including large draft boards, dynasty rules and big payouts.My fantasy career began at the ripe young age of 10. The Buffalo Bills were dominating the AFC and fantasy studs ...

Man In A Box

September 10, 2016

It sometimes takes moving from one state to another to realize just how much stuff you have in your life. And I mean stuff in the simplest form of the word.There's all the clothes. The books. The computer and other electronics that all seem to lose their shine the second you break the seal. The box of old photos of people you no longer talk to and insurance paperwork for cars you have long since upgraded.You surround yourself with this stuff long past its shelf life, though it's understandable why you do it sometimes. It's hard to let go of certain possessions that hold sentimental ...

Andrews Family Enjoys The Agricultural Lifestyle

September 10, 2016

When Margie Andrews wanted her father, Fred Milliman, to remove a bug shield from the Ford Bronco she was driving when she married Tom Andrews, her father suggested leaving it and painting "Never Say Never" on the shield. This was Milliman's comment to his daughter when she was a teenager living in Eden, New York, and said she would "never marry a farmer."When the people in and around Randolph thought of the Andrews Family, they thought farming. Tom is the fourth generation of Andrews that has farmed on Randolph's Pine Hill Road and his new wife jumped in with both feet.The Andrews ...