Posted in General

Orontes was a character in the Aeneid by Virgil. He went down with his ship when Juno convinced the winds to sink the fleet of Aeneas. The seed of golden club sinks in its vessel also. The Or in Orontium adds another layer of meaning to the genus name - it is French for gold, the color of the flowers, Aquaticum is simply Latin for "growing in the w… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

Once a VERRY WISE and old Indian Chief shared his wisdom with the tribe. All of the young braves walked away mystified. How could ANYONE be so wise? asked they. WHAT the wigwam was HE talking about? asked others. His summation of all of life boiled down to this: "After the kids, and the great buffalo hunts, the tribal disbutes, the fire wa… read more

Posted in Breeds

Hmph... just LOOK at 'em... runnin' and hoppin' ... it's nothing but a lil cold snap fer goodness' sakes !!! GURL and Klondike act like somebody put extra protein in their food. They ate the same thing as I did. I'm not acting like a fool. I guess it just that "youth and enthusiasm" thing. Gotta be. Oh well, like my papa always told me ( and… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

Why does everbody make such a big deal over gold? Hmph !! Misplaced values, in my book !! There's LOTS of things more truly valuable than gold. You don't see no jewelry on my neck !! As the Apostles once told the lame man, "Gold and Silver have we none, but such as we have, we give to you !!" It reminds me of a song that I can't remember the… read more

Posted in Current Events

The so-called wise "neck" once said, "If'n ya can't run wid de BIG DOGS,... STAY ON THE PORCH !!" HE had no idea what the ramifications of his oft quoted utterance would be !! I'm sure he was a heavy thinker... a legend in his own mind ! But he didn't comtemplate, or care, the effects it would have on those who are experiencing L O N G convalesc… read more