Well I made it through the day but have spent the afternoon crying,begging to a deaf God to please let me have one night of real rest,that my body,eyes,mind can't take another night of no deep sleep,it's been three months of it and before that years of it.I can't bear it anymore.When I wake it's like I never went to sleep,every night for months,my body feels like it never fell into a slumber,it's as if my eyes were open.It takes everything in me to do things,then faced once again not being able...

The types of ferns we found to be winners for the fern wall (so far) are species of:

Dryopteris (typical fern appearance and tough)
Asplenium (Hart’s tongue ferns in many different cultivars – v. tough)
Polypodium (largely epiphytic and tough)
Adiantum (delicate and fluffy but small and easy to grow)
Blechnum (some like acid conditions but perfect size for a living wall, very small)
Cheilanthes (full sun loving, some are slightly tender and will...

From the thread I started Do You Really Want Balkanization?


Gee, I've been following this mess of yours for the past two years at least. What can I say, it's been deja vu all over. Plenty of deja vues. It brought me back to my ex country, ex Yugoslavia, all the way back to the late 80s.

Every single **** on the following list is the one we witnessed in the Balkans between 1987 and 1991 and the latter was the year when the war broke out. So, here you go: ...

The long, lazy days of summer have come to an end. The air is crisp and soon the leaves will be changing colors. Since school starts so much earlier than it did when I was a kid, families have probably already adjusted to their “school year” routine. Get ready, the cooler weather will be moving in and the days will be getting shorter. This is my favorite season of the year!
There are so many fun activities to enjoy this season. Here are just a few: apple picking, going to a pumpkin patch,...

For my first blog post, I thought I would take a few moments to introduce myself and the wonderful city of Fort Worth.

Before I get started on Fort Worth, I thought I would share a little bit about me so you have an idea of how my perspective on Fort Worth is framed.

First, my wife and I live in the suburbs. We are in our late 30s and have no kids (yet!). She is a teacher and I am a real estate agent. We like to stay as active as our work schedules will allow with...