There never was a good war or a bad peace.
Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer
GINSENG
“Ginseng, a herb prized as a near panacea for varied diseases, is also highly valued as a treatment for sexual impotence. Its history shows that it was used to pep up fading virility by Chinese men for thousands of years. According to reports that have filtered through from the Far East, men who have passed the spring and summer of their lives take ginseng regularly and ar abler to satisfy their romantic desires as though they were young again.
The main picture at the beginning is of the New Smyrna Park (one of mine–the picture not the park
Sugar Mill Ruins – New Smyrna Beach—Volusia County–Florida
Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.
— Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer
Why Get vaccinated?
Influenza vaccine can prevent influenza (flu)
Flue is a contagious disease that spreads around the US every year, usually between Oct. and May. Anyone can get the flu, but it is more dangerous for some people. Infants, young children, people 65 yars of age and older, pregnant women and people with certain health conditions or a weakened immune system are at greatest risk of flu complications.
Pneumonia, bronchitis, inus infections and ear infections are examples of flu related complications. If you have a medical condition, such as heart disease, cancer or diabetes, flu can make it worse.
Flu can cause fever and chills, sore throat, muscle aches, fatigue, cough, headaches and runny or stuffy nose. Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults.
Each year thousands of people in the US die from flu, and many more are hospitalized. Flu vaccine prevents millions of illnesses and flu related visits to the doctor each year.
CDC
My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.
— Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director
ANOTHER GIFT FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS EVERYTHING
The Robot Creating Crash Cars
The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he’s dead.
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Today, India’s population is estimated at 1.35 billion. This means that 1 of every 6 people in the world lives in India. To describe all the seriousness of the problem, the country has over 16% of the world population and only 2.4% of the world area. With 181.5 million people added for last 7 years, India is predicted to surpass China by the year 2024.
25 Facts About Traveling Around the World
Cocoa Beach, FL
Cocoa Beach is a family friendly destination, that is only an hours drive from Orlando International Airport. A laid back beach town with lots of sun and surf and there’s also Kennedy Space Center https://www.cocoabeach.com/ to visit and maybe catch a launch—the night ones are particularly impressive. Check here https://www.visitspacecoast.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAq97uBRCwARIsADTziyY3FIZxDGVXQaovTjZq81H4kGmT-c9xAy0wae1j3O-aGuD8Xr6J_swaAjLNEALw_wcB for all manner of things to do in this area.
Places to note:
Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier
800 foot, historic pier over the Atlantic Ocean–play beach volleyball, splash abut in the surf, enjoy food and drinks at one of the many bars and restaurants and the pier also offers beach rentals, freshwater showers and year round lifeguards.
Nature: The Thousand Islands
Located in the Banana River around Minutemen Causeway, has many channels where you can paddle around or take a guided boat tour to enjoy the wild life, including manatee and dolphins.
https://www.brevardfl.gov/EELProgram/Sanctuaries/ThousandIslandsConservationArea
The Dinosaur Store
250 W. Cocoa Beach Cswy. Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 321.783.7300 info@dinosaurstore.com
Experience the hands on Adventure Zone boasting a variety of science activities, arcade style games and live animals (sorry none of them are dinosaurs.
http://www.dinosaurstore.com/adventurezone.htm
99% of Libya is covered in desert.
22 of the world’s most amazing travel facts
Conde Nast Traveler
The shortest international commercial flight available for purchase is a 15 minute trip from Sint Maarten (Dutch Caribbean) to Anguilla (British
\Overseas Territory).
40 Crazy Travel Facts
SEEING KEY WEST
My recommendation is always to start with THE CONCH TRAIN https://www.conchtourtrain.com/ OR THE OLD TOWN TROLLEY https://www.trolleytours.com/key-west tours of the Key. These are open air rides—and a great way to see the island—many people come here and never see anything but Duval street—missing the beauty and ambiance of the rest of the island. Their guides point out the island’s historic its interesting lore of this island town that is a place all to its own. Both tours do a loop of the island and cover some of the same but enough of the different to allow you to go on both if you want with out a lot of repetition. Along these loops are stopping points to allow you to get off and visit one of the restored homes, museum or other sites and re-board at your leisure.
1. Belfast is second largest city on the island of Ireland.
2. Northern Ireland, along with England, Scotland and Wales make up the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”
3. The land that makes up Belfast has been occupied since the Bronze Age.
34 Fun Facts About Belfast, Northern Ireland
Traveling with the Jones
It was reopened in September—why don’t you try a visit. www.ladylakemuseum.org
BROOKS RIVER FALLS—ALASKA
https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/photosmultimedia/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls.htm
Here’s a park away from it all for you to visit (not now it’s winter and it’s in Alaska…….but!!!!! And why would you go there—-Yaba Daba DOO—-Yogi—to watch the bears of course. Her they have bear viewing platforms—(the view above is a view from that platform)—This is at a 6′ tall waterfall in Katmai National Park and Preserve https://www.nps.gov/katm/index.htm which is 250 miles SW of Anchorage. And what do the bears come for–well there’s salmon traveling up stream in July and all they have to do is set here and wait—sounds good to me.
Other things to do in Alaska in July:
4-Wheeler Adventures and Eco Tours
Bicycle Tours and Rentals
Fishing
Flightseeing
Gardens
Gold Panning
Golf
Ice Climbing
Horse Adventures
Museum, Cultural and Heritage Center
and lots more—check it out: https://www.anchorage.net/things-to-do/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAq97uBRCwARIsADTziyal7dk12lXpCtSEl_2Ap8Afvjz_0aJoKttFVPNgHb7LBp8xrVgHqJYaArw6EALw_wcB
School history for Mt Dora Florida
check the town out: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g34461-Activities-Mount_Dora_Lake_County_Florida.html
This church in Sanford, Florida https://www.allsoulssanford.org/ dates back to 1882, making it one of the oldest Roman Catholic congregations in Central Florida. The original building burned down in the 1930s, in the middle of the Great Depression and it took the congregation 5 years to raise the $28,000 to rebuild the church. This is the present Spanish-style building on thee site with stucco walls, a red tiled roof, tall rectangular stained glass windows and choir loft in the rear as well as two large marble angels. There is also a School next door with more than 120 students.
Check out some other historical churches all over
Florida
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/florida/churches-fl/
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.”
Dali Lama
Henry VII
THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH
The significance of the Battle of Bosworth (1485), then, is that it ended the “lack of governnance” by putting a strong king on the throne. Henry Tufor, Earl of Richmond landed in Wales on a doubtful enterprise, crossed England, and fought the king, Richard III, whose usurpation had divided the supporters of the Yorkists dynasty, Richard was killed at Bosworth, and the Tudor was hailed king as Henry VII
Visit:
Bosworth: https://www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk/
King Richard III Visitor Centre
4A St Martins Leicester LE1 5DB
Richard III’s Original Grave—where he was discovered in a parking lot—formerly buried at the Abbey that was here in Liecester by the Tudor conquerors, the abbey was destroyed by Henry VIII’s destruction of the monesteries and just discovered recently.
Richard’s Final Resting Place:
After the discovery of the body and the confirmation it was Richard he was buried at Leicester Cathedral.
You can see Henry VII’s tomb with his wife one of Richard III’s nieces at a beautiful chapel in Westminster Abbey.
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/henry-vii-and-elizabeth-of-york
As the biggest county in England, Yorkshire is resplendent with historical sites and buildings, from the pretty hillside town of Richmond, to the sprawling ruins of Easby Abbey, to the county town of York (see Part I and Part II), whose history spans back to the Roman occupation.
