Further Greetings From The South

I decided, after a fantastic lunch on River Street, that it was far too nice a day (especially in light of the current weather conditions back in TC) for me to go back inside and listen to more talks about fire, carbon sequestration, and climate change. So, instead I decided to wander about Savannah and play freelance photojournalist. And then I got back here to my room and realized that I don't actually have the USB cable for my camera so I can't post the pictures. And then I realized I never posted the pictures from Tahoe. And then I realized that there are a LOT of pictures on my camera that I never downloaded onto my computer. So instead of posting pictures of this very beautiful southern city......I will just tell you that I fail at life and I'm sorry.

What I CAN give you, however, are pictures from my phone thanks to the hard-to-use magic of bluetooth:

What I DIDN'T have to drink with my lunch (something called Artillery Punch):

What I DID have to drink with my lunch (the southern specialty--a mint julep):

I Love the South

Hello from Savannah, Georgia!

I just got here at 4:30 then headed directly to my conference, so I can't say as I've seen much of the town yet, but it certainly does feel good to be back in the south. Where people on the street say "how ya doing?" as a matter of course. I'm hoping to find some time to explore, because this city is just steeped in history and historic buildings and classic southern charm.

I did, however, have an AMAZING dinner on Tybee Island at a little restaurant on the marsh called, no lie, The Crab Shack. Photos to come as soon as I can round up the USB cable for my camera. I will, however, inform you all that I ate: 4 raw oysters on the half shell, a half a pound of blue crab, a half a pound of shrimp, and a quarter piece each of key lime pie and pecan pie. And I'm totally not over full.

And now I will watch the ACC/Big Ten challenge.......the only non-tournament week of college basketball that I look forward to for the entire year. Though.........no one had better ruin tomorrow's game for me. Threats of death will follow this post.

Long live the south! (and my laptop.....it's starting to break again)