My favorite restaurant in the area is Alexander’s. Hands down, the food is always superb and the wait staff is highly trained and efficient. I like that they have and enforce a no cell phones in the dining room policy, too. Very classy.

For years I had a cavity or problem with every dentist visit. I blame bad genes for the lousy teeth and also too much soda as a teenager. I finally wised up and ditched the soda in my 20’s and my teeth are better for it.

The dentist sends out an email reminder of the next appointment and also has a girl call 2-3 days before the appointment to confirm. I suspect that is the smart thing to do to avoid a lot of missed appointments with the excuse of “I forgot.” Now the schmucks who don’t show up have to make up more vivid excuses, like being sick or hurt or something dramatic.

I wish I felt comfortable abut doing it - I’ve worn glasses or contacts ever since I was a kid in grade school and couldn’t see the blackboard even from the front row.

I remember my dad telling me that when you get older your eyesight reverses. He was referring to the way your eyes get worse for close up work and eventually needing bifocals. I have to admit I fought the idea of bifocals for a very long time, but eventually the headaches from not being able to read the newspaper or see the computer screen won out over vanity.

I still remember my mom being pregnant with him and the night she left the house in a hurry to get to the hospital. Back in those days, new mothers were kept in the hospital for a week to be watched over and cared for by the nurses. Of course, in today’s world you can leave the same or next day.

He was a good kid - all boy. Loved to get outside and ride bikes, play in the dirt or take a small boat out to the river for hours at a time.

He’s never had any of his own kids, but he’s got a good woman at his side and he’s been a father figure to her two kids for a long time - the only real father those kids have known. I’m proud of him for all he’s accomplished and for being a hard working, loyal man.

Chuck Failla has written a book called “The Scuppie Handbook,” which will be released later this year. It talks about being “socially conscious upwardly mobile persons.” They are the organic eaters, drinkers and thinkers. They was to make green the norm instead of the expensive alternative.

Love the idea. There was a mention in the article of a website that promotes artisans from all over the world, called Novica. The site is in association with the good folks at National Geographic. If you are looking for handcrafted furniture, wall hanging, pottery or other art from other countries, this is the place to shop. I was only on the site for 2 minutes and found something to buy. Check it out.

I do - I have a small box of 8 of the fat crayons for preschoolers and a big box of the regular crayons in 64 different colors. We break them out of the crafts box when kids come over for a visit. I can teach young ones how to draw several different flowers with stems and leaves, a duck and a rabbit. My grandmother taught me how to draw a pansy - they were her favorite flowers- when I was just a little kid. I hope some day in the future a grown kid will think of me and the flowers I taught him or her how to draw.

Men wear baseball caps to cover bad hair, grey hair, thinning hair and because they think it adds to their casual flair. Women don’t usually have that luxury, although some college girls can get away with it.

Guys have cowboy hats and they used to wear fedoras and berets. Wish they would make a comeback - they make such a great statement of your attitude and state of mind.

Girls have the Red Hat Society - a bunch of old broads with attitude.  What happened to the big floppy brimmed hats of the Kentucky Derby state of mind? Where did the exotic turbans and pillboxes with veil go?

We had dinner at the local Olive Garden the other night. Just wanted something different and we out that way, so we pulled in at a few minutes before 5:00. There was already a wait list, so we took a couple seats at the bar and on a lark I ordered a glass of red wine. The bartender brought me a glass and I had a quick look at the bottle. It was Fuedo Arancio, by Nero D’Avola, from Sicily.

It is considered “lively and fruity.” I consider it very good and it goes well with anything Italian with a red sauce. If you have the chance to try a glass, do so at my recommendation. I wrote down the name of the wine and took it to the wine shop the very next day so I  could buy a couple bottles to have on hand.

Sea Island is a resort founded on a strong Southern family tradition with an interesting heritage filled with celebrities and famous world power figures.

Howard Coffin and his wife visited Sapelo Island and fell in love with the area. As the founder of the Hudson automobile, he was able to travel and invest freely. He bought most of the available land at Sapelo Island, St. Simons Island and Sea Island, and recruited a cousin, A. W. Jones to oversee the properties. Together they built the resorts and developed the area into a world class property that is still managed by Jones’ grandson today.