Jackson Mississippi on Google Street View
Google announced yesterday that Jackson, MS is one of 37 new areas that have been added to their Street View Maps.
To celebrate Street View’s one year birthday, I am very happy to announce we are bringing Street View to 37 (you heard me - 37!) new areas and we have expanded coverage in 15 of our existing areas. All in all, this effectively doubles our coverage. Link : Street View turns 1, keeps on growing
Between this and the new Real Estate maps there is a lot to take in on Google Maps for the Jackson area. Now you can easily find Real Estate for sale and get an instant view of the street and neighborhood, all from the comfort of your computer.
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Tags: Google, Google Maps, Google Street View, Jackson, Mississippi Real Estate, Real EstateJune 11th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Internet, Mississippi Comments (0)
Lazy Magnolia Beer
My lofty goal for the weekend between all the yard work and working on my Real Estate license is to find a Party Pig of Lazy Magnolia Beer. Especially the Southern Pecan beer.
I am not a big beer drinker, but I love beer that is a little different. After seeing a Mississippi Roads segment on Lazy Magnolia I just have to give it a try, if nothing else to support my local micro brewery.
If you know where I can find a Party Pig in or around Brandon, Mississippi please drop me a comment!
Tags: Beer Brewing, Lazy Magnolia Beer, Lazy Magnolia Brewery, Micro Brewery, Mississippi, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mississippi Roads, Southern Pecan BeerMay 16th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Mississippi Comments (1)
Finally some Fall weather
Temperatures here in Central Mississippi finally dropped down to acceptable levels this week. Of course it is almost like we skipped a season somewhere in there.
Since we had a couple of hours to ourselves last night, the wife and I decided we needed some Hot Chocolate after our evening walk. Typically this means going to the local coffee shop, or popping some instant Hot Chocolate through the microwave, but, last night she had a great idea. Let’s do it the old fashion way! I have to admit, I am not sure I have ever made Hot Chocolate like that, and I believe the last time I saw it done was a kid in the late 60’s or early 70’s.
It was great!! There is no substitute for the real deal. If you have not done this, you should give it a try. It only takes 5 to 10 minutes but it is well worth it.
And when was 10 minutes too long to wait for something really good !
October 24th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Mississippi, Ramble On Comments (1)
Hurricane Dean
It looks like Hurricane Season as jumped into full gear after a very quiet summer. After living through the nightmare they called Hurricane Katrina, I would never wish for Hurricane Dean to hit the U.S. but we could certainly use some of the rain to cool off the south.
I have lived in Mississippi for 10 years and this summer has been the worst that I can recall. The heat alone is bad, but the lack of rain and the normal Mississippi humidity is enough to make you sick, literally. If you drive a car without air conditioning the air coming in feels like a heater is pointed right at you, so fans are not much help. So here is hoping for some tropical rain without the actual storm front hurting anyone.
Tags : Hurricane, Hurricane Tracker, Caribbean, National Hurricane Center
August 17th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Mississippi, News, Ramble On, Weather Comments (0)
Mississippi closing only Ice Skating Rink
In a move that I must admit really hurts me to the core, Mississippi is losing it’s only Ice Skating rink. The Ice Park is scheduled to lock their doors and turn off the equipment on August 8, 2007.
I moved my family to this area in 1997, and both my daughters started Ice Skating. 10 years later, my oldest daughter is still loving the sport and has begun coaching at the rink. Not only will she be losing her job, she will be losing the sport she has been passionate about since she was 8.
I am not sure who I am more upset with. The owners of the rink, who I believe could never get a handle on how to manage the facility, or the community which continues to show that it probably leads the nation in apathy, especially for a Capitol city.
For 10 years we struggled to finance our daughter to skate and compete. We always managed, but it was hard. We could hardly find people in the area that were willing to support the youth at the rink, and that is extremely sad to see. I would go as far as to say that some of the local sportscasters would not even consider Ice Skating a sport, and that is just simple ignorance.
The Mississippi Figure Skating Club has done well in comparison to other rinks of the same size. Just this past weekend they took 3rd place in a competition in Alabama. We have a group of kids (and parents) that are now left with nothing but a shattered dream.
Come on Mississippi, there has to be someone out there with a solution to this problem and help keep a facility that offers our kids an opportunity to have a safe and fun place to enjoy themselves.
July 17th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Mississippi, News, Ramble On Comments (3)
