Monday 5 Things” ™ …..5 D’s for a Monday….. I screamed a two-word expletive at the radio and wanted to pound my head against a wall. I had reached a point of abject annoyance listening to the media talking heads skreiching over themselves.
Labyrinths come in many shapes and sizes. And types. Beside physical labyrinths, there are labyrinths of the mind, situational labyrinths, spiritual labyrinths, metaphysical labyrinths, existential labyrinths, and relationship labyrinths. This morning’s M5T considers rising up. Up above the fray, the noise, the confusion, the demands, and the clatter of all that is around us to get to the center of our own personal labyrinths.
I once again pinched myself as I walked down Peter Hays Hill to the Lodge at Pebble Beach, thankful that once again that Michael Brooks and South Magazine arranged for ‘South Goes West’ after Covid cancelled last year’s concours.This morning’s M5T shares some the conversations heard and had during this past week in Monterey, Pebble Beach, and Carmel by the Sea.
Exquisite Queen Anne Victorian home overlooking Forsyth Park takes top honors in a competitive category featuring historic homes across the country
Turning down King Saul’s armor and with only five smooth stones in his sheppard’s bag, David faced and killed the giant Goliath. This morning’s M5T considers five stones to find focus, rest, and victory over Goliaths in life.
I have been pondering space of late. Not the type of space that Branson and Bezos went to; although given the opportunity and the cash flow to do so, I’d be there in heartbeat. Rather, I have been thinking a lot about the space in my life. What and who I fill it with. What needs to be removed and replace. Who should I create more space for in my life. At the risk of sounding platitudinal, this morning’s M5T reflects on some of the things I want to make more space for in my life.
Plant Riverside District Honored by Global, National and Local Organizations for Excellence in Urban Design, Historic Preservation
It was a relatively normal, very early, lengthy morning drive for some meetings. I arrived early and decided to stop to get some gum to cleanse my palate after one too many Red Bulls during the trip. Oncoming traffic made it easier to turn right into an old food store rather than left into a cleaner Shell station. Gum in hand, I returned to my car and noticed a man in his car next to me crying. As I backed up, I glanced at him again. A vision of a man broken and in despair; despondent and defeated. I felt compelled to not leave.
What would you do for the smile of your dreams? At Beyond Exceptional Dentistry, perfection and satisfaction of the patient is the name of the game for Dr. Ryan M. Reeves, DDS.
Moon Deck LIVE at Electric Moon Series to Feature Free Concert by Individually Twisted on July 29 at Plant Riverside District.
The results are in and it appears that a diet consisting of only raw foods could be the best thing for your dog.
New district live venue at Plant Riverside District marks landmark partnership between the Kessler Collection and Live Nation, bringing national artists to Savannah, Ga., beginning August 24
And on a distinctly lighter note this week, do you think that Aristotle, Socrates, Kant, Nietzsche, Confucius and the other usual philosopher subjects were ever tempted to share their wisdom in the loo? Apparently, the Romans were quite fond of graffiti, but I presume WCs were somewhat different in their time. I also suspect that ink wells and quill pens didn’t travel all that well; plus Sharpies weren’t invented until 1964. This morning’s M5T shares some of my favorite quotes of Loo philosophy.
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens welcomed its first reticulated giraffe born in two years, born Friday to 13-year-old Luna.
Deep valleys. Secret valleys. Not just low points or bad days. The kind of moments that the 15th century writer, John of the Cross, called 'La Noche Oscura del Alma' - the Dark Night of the Soul. Today M5T looks at climbing out of valleys.
New Cooking Classes Celebrate International Flavors, Plant-Based Cuisine
Mountainfilm on Tour Savannah will host a free Family Movie Night on Saturday, August 7th, at Ships of the Sea Museum and Gardens.
Five Seabolt Real Estate Listings in Savannah, Ga., Selected as Finalists in HGTV Ultimate House Hunt 2021.
Some may call her "old school", but with 35 years of experience under her belt, Joy Ross is cutting edge in the hair and makeup industry.
M. Scott Peck wrote that “until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.” Recent discussions with some friends about their fears, taking risks, making changes in life and how we value – or more expressly how we undervalue ourselves – led to thoughts on higher valuations. This morning’s M5T considers realizing and affecting a higher value.
2020 marked the 60th anniversary of ‘Green Eggs and Ham’. I still have a collection of Theodor Seuss Geisel’s, otherwise known as Dr. Seuss, books on my bookshelf. With all the negative-rhetoric of late about this most positive-hearted man, I pulled the books off the shelf and re-read them. With no politically correct intent, this morning’s M5T reflects on taking risks by trying something new, through the eyes of Sam.
With an Instagram following of over 51,000 and a verified blue check mark by her name, it could be said that this Florida native is on the path to stardom. As it is with most successful personalities, she has an agency and many TV appearances under her wing, but there is something very different about this celebrity that makes her stand out from the rest of the flock. Sammi is a chicken.
When it comes to new pets, it’s not the potty training, the torn-up furniture or the countless hours of walks that can push an owner over the edge, it’s the large vet bills. Having pet insurance can not only save you your sanity, but also ensure you aren’t spending exorbitant amounts of money out-of-pocket. We are here to help by bringing you the South’s top-rated pet insurance firms.
A life-or-death situation. A split-second decision. And consequences that change a life forever. Mack Kitchens faced them all in one shining moment of heroism.
Head to Bluffton, SC, this fall and enjoy a week full of events that will keep you coming back for more
The droning drive down highway 95 to MIA a couple of weeks ago gave me plenty of windshield time to simply think.This morning’s M5T chases down some higher pursuits.
Free Family-Friendly Celebration to Feature Live Music, Cirque Performances, Mini Golf and More
Live Performance Featuring “Songs of the Sunshine State” by the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus.
“Monday 5 Things”TM ….. More Or Less ….. A friend asked me, “what’s your answer when people ask, ‘how are you?’”. I answered by saying that it depends on who is asking. Pondering the question and my answer for a few hours, I recalled a conversation I interloped on in a caffeine den. A woman asked her friend how she was doing. She replied, “I’m fine…..more or less.”, and moved onto other innocuous points of conversation. Her lack of elucidation, stuck with me, and is More or Less the reason for today’s M5T.
Join Stone & Webster Chophouse in the Plant Riverside District on June 10th for a five course wine dinner.
I took the backroads from Watkins Glen up to Syracuse a couple of weeks ago. Well, there actually is nothing but back roads on that journey, but that’s a mere detail. Beautiful vistas of the finger lakes, a surprising number of vineyards, and rolling upper New York state roads made for a most pleasant two-hour drive. Along the way, I enjoyed some Classic Rewind on Sirius XM, and if you know me at all, this involved singing at the top of my lungs to the point of a rather hoarse voice by the time I reached my hotel. Today, M5T shares some of the more notable lyrics that struck my fancy.
Step into a dreamy scene of vivid nights at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens brand-new event, IllumiZoo Summer Spectacle.
Today is a day to give honor to those men and women who gave the ultimate price of their lives, so that we can live free. It’s a day to offer up a prayer of humility and gratitude. A day to really listen to the words of this country’s anthem. A day to take a moment longer to look at the sun reflecting through the back of a flag that has come to mean so much to so many around the world. M5T starts this day with the words of those that have served and sacrificed for this country.
Amiri Geuka Farris’s “Dreaming Savannah” exhibit will be open to the public from June 10 - July 9 at The Mansion on Forsyth Park in the Grand Bohemian Gallery.
As I sorted through the three to four thousand images that I took each day at Watkins Glen for the Ferrari Challenge race series last week, I found myself thinking how photography has changed since my days of using Kodachrome. Photographic technology has changed radically with digital imaging – for starters, I wouldn’t have taken that many images with Kodachrome - but the importance of photographs has not. This M5T snapshot from 2017 just seemed like a good start to this week.
Free Family-Friendly Event to Feature Live Music, Cirque Performances, Riverfront Cookout and More
Seabolt Real Estate founder and Broker Elaine Seabolt, Associate Broker Staci Donegan, Associate Broker Cindy Meyer and Realtor Ruthie Seese were inducted into the invitation-only global network.
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” Aristotles 'Nicomachean Ethics". In other words, practice. This morning’s M5T looks at practical practices we can all adopt for fuller, richer lives.
This morning’s M5T is for my mom, for your mom, for moms everywhere, and for the reasons we have to be thankful for them, as seen through the eyes and pens of the literary world.
Take a moment as you wrap your hands around your favorite bit of ceramic – inhaling the aroma that is like no other – then take that first sip of jitter juice. And pause. Cogitare; Latin for think. Today’s M5T postulates on cogitating, deliberating, pondering, musing, ruminating, mediating, considering, and reflecting. Thinking. On this Monday, before the world comes rudely hurtling in on you, take just a moment to think.
I have always been fascinated by the Vikings; not for their ruthless plundering and pillaging though. Rather, the image of intrepid seafaring Norsemen in their longships traversing unchartered waterways of the new world has captivated me since I was a kid. Even more so when I discovered how the Ostman, when advancing for battle, would often burn the bridges behind them; sometimes even burning the very ships that they sailed into harbors. Leaving only two options - victory or death. Today M5T looks at when burning a bridge can and should be a choice.
Rather than cram myself into the Plane Train with far too many fellow travelers, I decided to walk between terminals last week at Hartsfield International. I had forgotten about the beautiful piece of art called “Flight Paths” in the people-mover tunnel between terminal A and B. I stopped in my tracks.
As I sat in the Atlanta Sky Club under a bizarre weather delay, I enjoyed a hot cup of black elixir and listened to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’. Enjoying the moment of one of my favorite albums of my youth, I reflected on the past year and shook my head in disbelief that we are already through Q1 of this year.....in the words of that great philosopher, Roger Waters, it’s time to stop waiting for someone or something to show us the way. And this morning’s M5T took form.
A few years ago, as we drew near Good Friday, there was a great image circulating online. It was a head, half of which wore a crown of thorns, the other half a crown of gold. The caption said, “A lot can change in three days.” I once again find myself preoccupied with the convergence of God’s plan and promises fulfilled.
Car enthusiasts of all walks are welcome to attend this community event each month at Habersham Village—because who doesn't love cars and coffee?
“I think. I am. I will.” One of my favorite quotes from Ayn Rand’s novella ‘Anthem”, which is about a society in which freedom, individual rights, values and thinking have been abolished. Today M5T celebrates one of the most precious gifts that we can give ourselves. The gift of thinking.
A couple of weeks ago I was back up in north Georgia with a client. Over the years I have spent a lot of time working up there and it was a pleasure to drive back to Savannah on backroads. “In the Air Tonight” came on XM, and I turned it up to ear-bleed, speaker damaging levels. A big grin crossed my lips as I recalled many such drives in the past and this M5T in particular from over 6 years ago, and I wanted to share it with you once again.
It’s that time of year again. And no, I’m not taking about having to brush off inch-thick yellow pollen off of our cars. Savannah’s population is over 7% of Irish descent. On this week in March, everyone in Savannah is Irish.
It was a year ago this month that we first started to realize the changes that Covid would make to our lives. Little did we know just how radically our lives would be affected. Given this is the month of Ides, you may want to consider pulling out your copy of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, throw a social distanced toga party and pour copious amounts of wine as the Romans were want to do. With a nod to the Ides, this morning’s M5T takes a lighter look at life during this pandemic.
It took me a moment to realize what was happening. The first field I drove by had farm tractors parked at the edge of the fields, perfectly aligned and facing the road. For all my travels throughout this part of Georgia, I had never seen equipment parked like this.
