*** Surname fun

*** Priceless

*** Washington Beach Trivia

Have you a documented marriage like this one:  Arnold FRANCIS married Frances GATEWOOD ca 1720 in Virginia. So she was Frances FRANCIS. Interesting, no?

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Civilization in 2017- this is priceless!

� Our Phones – Wireless

� Cooking – Fireless

� Cars – Keyless

� Food – Fatless & Tasteless

� Tires -Tubeless

� Dress – Sleeveless

� Youth – Jobless

� Leaders – Shameless

� Relationships – Meaningless

� Attitudes – Careless

� Babies – Fatherless

� Feelings – Heartless

� Education – Valueless

� Children – Mannerless

We are-SPEECHLESS,

Government-is CLUELESS,

And our Politicians-are WORTHLESS!

I’m scared – Shitless!

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At the Coastal Interpretive Center, Ocean Shores, Washington, I picked up several leaflets to teach me more about the history of the coast. One was Native Stories of Pacific Northwest Cataclysmic Events and gave the Native oral tradition stories of the pre-history event, the 1700 Cascadia tsunami. This event affected the entire coast from Puget Sound to Northern California and changed the coast line to what we know today.

Another leaflet was about the Brown Pelicans of the Beach. These four feet long birds are gregarious and like to congregate in flocks of 50 or more. They are the most skillful of the diving birds, folding their wings and zooming into the ocean, thus providing a wonderful spectacle for bird watchers.

One last leaflet was The Captivating Sand Dollar. The caution given in the leaflet was to never pick up shells that are furry green or brown in color as that indicates that the Sand Dollar is still alive. The many legends regarding the pattern on the top of a Sand Dollar mostly have a religious connotation. In reality, the pattern of the five petals are the locations of hollow filters that the creature uses to breathe. The most natural way to preserve your Sand Dollar is to put it outside int he full sun until it turns bright white in color……but beware of seagulls stealing them!