When I lived in Florida, a friend of mine worked for one of the local news stations, where he was a camera operator and he confirmed what I had always expected. That TV news was a form of entertainment and that the old adage of " If it bleeds, it leads" was true. Thus it's important to remember that a lot of what we are seeing on the internet or on the TV news concerning the coming of the so called Brood X Cicada is either not true or inaccurate. This is not a "once in a lifetime" event but rather part of the bug's mating cycle, occurring every 17 years. No, they will not eat crops, bite you or your animals nor will they leave questionable stains on your patio furniture. Yes, they are loud. What makes Brood X so news worthy however is the mere size of their emergence. It stretches from upper state New York to as far south as Tennessee and Northern Georgia; to as far west as Illinois. It's been estimated that there cou
Can the City Mouse adjust to life in the country? The day to day adventures of a "city boy" in rural PA trying to adjust to things like chopping wood, growing his own food and dealing with the horrors of the complete lack of a decent Chinese restaurant.