Remembering Paul Newman ::

“He was smiling... That's right. You know, that, that Luke smile of his. He
had it on his face right to the very end. Hell, if they didn't know it 'fore,
they could tell right then that they weren't a-gonna beat him. That old Luke
smile. Oh, Luke. He was some boy. Cool Hand Luke. Hell, he's a natural-born
world-shaker.”

Making Jelly ::

Every year I grow some Habañero peppers. I started this several years ago on a whim without giving much thought as to what I would do with what is one of the hottest peppers known to man, but somewhere along the way I came across a recipe for Habañero Pepper Jelly so I make a couple dozen pints per year. Most of the hot peppers are late producers and now is the prime time to harvest Habañeros so I spent the late afternoon doing about 14 half pint jars of the jelly.

Oddly, I seldom eat any of it and primarily use it as a glaze on baked chicken. Each 1/2 pint jar of pepper jelly has about 1 cup of sugar and since I'm mildly diabetic I closely watch my sugar intake. More often than not I give the jelly away and one of these jars will go to a co-workers grandmother who really likes it. I also recommend that any small children be given just a tiny bit before their tolerance to the heat is determined.

It is really good with crackers and cream cheese or cream cheese and toasted bagel. I've yet to find anyone who doesn't like the jelly although the reaction to the heat is often delayed!

Photoshop Elements ::

One copy got shipped out to Doug Elliott in Rock Hill earlier this afternoon so there is 1 copy left. Let me know if you want it!

Photoshop Elements ::

I just got a new scanner and a new printer at work and both came with the latest iteration of Photoshop Elements which I do not need. I have been using Photoshop for years and we have a maintenance contract with Adobe on the software at work for approximately 55 licenses.

I have these 2 copies of Elements to give away. If you would like one shoot me an e-mail with your address and I'll get the CD right out to you.

On a side note-I was just out murdering wasps which were building a nest underneath the eave on one corner of the house. One got down my shirt and stung me right next to my belly button. Not a pretty picture!

Hurricane Ike ::

Here's what it looked like 2 days ago (Sept. 10) from the International Space Station orbiting 220 miles above Earth:





Here is a high resolution version from NASA's Human Spaceflight web site.

Camden Alumni Information ::

Passing this on:

September 7, 2008



Dear Camden High Alumni:



Another school year has started and it’s time to start thinking about plans for Homecoming 2008. The CHS Alumni Association is planning a tailgating event at the Homecoming game on Friday, October 17th. We have some Camden High graduates lined up to provide live music. Start time will be 6:00 pm in the reserved parking area behind the home stands. We will have a tent near the band for alumni to socialize. If you do not have reserved parking, you will have to park in one of the general parking areas and walk to the reserved parking area.



We are also planning to have a musical program in the new Performing Arts Center in early 2009. Members of the Alumni Association will have priority on purchasing tickets for the event. Preliminary plans have this event as a fundraiser for one or more scholarships. Stay tuned for more on this event.





Tailgating Time will be co-sponsored by the Camden High School Alumni Association, Dennis Arledge Agency-AllState Insurance and the Camden Bulldog Club.



We hope to see you at Homecoming 2008 and GO DOGS!!



Johnny Deal, Chair
CHS Alumni Association

And then there's this:

CAMDEN BULLDOG CLUB OPEN MEMBERSHIP MEETING

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th at Camden High



On Tuesday, September 9th, the Camden Bulldog Club will hold its annual open membership meeting. Dr. Frank Morgan has been invited to give an update on the district’s Facilities Equalization Program. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm in the Camden High Library Media Center. All members of the Camden Bulldog Club are encouraged to attend.



Since this is our annual open meeting, anyone may attend.

Johnny Deal can be reached via e-mail at:

jdeal151(at)aol.com

Camden's City Streets ::

I know times are tough, but I've always considered Camden to be relatively affluent and it is past time for many of the streets to be repaved!

My editorial comment for the day!

Twittering

If anyone else out there TWITTERS let me know so I can add your link over on the right.

Twittering is pretty cool-you can quickly post a statement or comment of 140 characters or less.

On The Road ::

We should be pulling out early tomorrow morning for the trip to Columbia and Camden. Not much of an itinerary yet. I just got off the phone with my sister-in-law and apparently my brother had a medical problem yesterday and had to go to the emergency room. Everything seems to be ok now. I'll be visiting my mother in the Karesh Wing of the hospital during the stay and we'll probably make a day trip to Gastonia on Saturday. Since we'll be heading back over here Sunday morning this is looking like another hurried trip. One of these days I'll be able to spend an entire week in Columbia and Camden.

I should have net and e-mail access during the trip and I'm going to try to get in a few photographs. I haven't been watching the hurricane track for the past few days, but my fingers are crossed for good weather.