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.......as we continue on to another sport, sadly flag football is coming to an end. Tyler still has the playoffs to compete in but Luke's season has ended. The pictures above show just a little action of what the kids have been doing. Tyler has played both defense and offense, he has done a great job at both. He has been involved in breaking up several long passes that would have gone for TD's . He also has been able to stop several running TD's by getting the flag. I like this kind of football for kids, the danger of severe injuries are not that high. And most of all, they have a lot of fun, and that is the way it should be for kids. Luke played QB and defense also. Luke threw for many TD's during the season. He has a great arm and feel for the game for a 7 year old. He also ran for a few Td's , he is the 2 nd coming of TIM TEBOW ....yea! I don't know what the next sport we will be watching but it will be here soon. The boys have been involved with sp...

Above are some Ice Sculptures that were on display in Blue Ridge Ga, Went spent one day just shopping and then going to Morganton Ga to see if we could find Jerry and Fedora Campbells home. And find it we did, 2 1/2 miles off the main road, right through "dueling banjo" country. It is a gorgeous home as you can see. I think that the lake it sits on might be a finger from Lake Blue Ridge. As most lakes up there they dry up or get drained this time of the year. As you can see we did a lot of snooping, well at least they all did. We knew we had found the right place when we peeked into the window and saw a mug with the name Fedora on it. As I walked around this mansion I thought to myself, "what a great place to have a class reunion". No question that this home would be big enough. Oh by the way it was not all that hard to find, there were at least 20 signs with arrows pointing to the Campbell home. We spent some time in a town in NC called Hayesville. While we we...

This years trip to the mountains with Pat, Gary and Harriett Gregory started on February 12th. We started our venture by going to the Florida vs Tenn basketball game which was on Saturday at Gainesville. (Fla won !) Prior to the game we spent some time in the University Book store shopping (a must). Then we went to the famous restaurant called "The Swamp" for an early supper. After the game drove to Lake City to spend the night. Sunday was a beautiful day to drive to the mountains and we left the Hotel about 9:30 that morning. We arrived at the rental office about 3;30 that afternoon to pick up the directions and keys to our cabin. The directions that they give you are very precise and we found the cabin with no problem. The cabin was not as big as we normally rent but it worked just find for all of us. The view was as nice as could be for this time of the year. As you can see it was basically the sunsets, as you can see by the photos. And yes, NO SNOW this year "Dad...

As life goes by quickly I find myself asking the question, “If I could, would I do it different”? Looking at my life back when I was a little toddler and looking at the present, I wonder. When I was a little guy growing up in Miami life seemed so simple, and was a lot of fun. As you can see by the pictures life was cool when I was young. The little girl was my first love, her name was Maria, don’t remember the dogs name. (I don’t think he was important) Washing my dad’s 1952 Chevrolet was my job as you can see. Standing by my big brothers 1948 Mercury Club Coupe was just plain cool. That car had a spot light and white walls on it. It also had real loud mufflers and 27 coats of black lacquer. High School Graduation present. (1st car) My Dad! Then at age 15 my life was shaken by a move to Bradenton . When I arrived here I felt like I had to prove my manhood all over again. In Miami I grew up with the same kids and went to school for 9 years with the same. We all knew each other; we k...

Yesterday we had a great luncheon with classmates at the Olive Garden restaurant. We had 15 classmates and one teacher attending. I am going to put some pictures and write some more later this week. I have also taken some pictures of the Davis Building under construction which I will share. I also did a little research on the Davis Building and that also will be part of this Blog. So....stay tuned for more.... Pat and I were at a Gator social downtown Wednesday night and it was a blast. As we were leaving we heard someone call my name. You would never guess who it was, but here is the picture. What a beautiful family....God Bless them. History What is now Manatee High School has had at least four names over the years and has had several different grade configurations during that time. 1897–1930 1912 high school building on Manatee Ave., W What is now MHS began in 1897 as Bradenton High School in a building located on the northwest corner of 9th Avenue and 14th Street, West, where the ...