Uncle Gator's Kiawah Adventures

Simplicity is what makes our lives fulfilled. This year take a few moments, turn on the lights of the tree find a comfortable spot on the floor and reflect on how simple life really is.   Does it really matter? Life gets more complex as each minute passes, we are inundated with information, driving us to a level of perceived happiness that will never be achieved because there will always be more. Each year 6 spends some time thinking about the true meaning of Christmas. This year 6 would like to call it Does it really matter? One night many years ago a child was born under a star in a manger, the savior of the world. The family was all alone other than the animals that surrounded them. After a few days three men followed that star and brought gifts to the new born king. Truly a very simple story with implications that more than any other event changed the world. Fast forward to now. We have taken that simple event and lost the beauty of it simple meaning and unbound...

After a long day, when   6 lay his head on the   pillow, visions of Kiawah fill his imagination, the warm sun beating down on a bald head, three empty glasses glistening on the beach as the sun raises over the horizon,   the sight of empty beach chairs as a wave gently washes a jelly fish across his leg, standing in a line while patiently waiting his turn at the evening dinner, carefully pouring a glass of Rex, as to not alerting the beach patrol while keeping that sand from impeding the bouche of the fine vintage. Then it is off to never-never land and the anticipation of the new day.   Over the course of the year, 6 finds that there are times when events divert his imagination from the beach to current activities: Parties, weddings, anniversaries, funerals, holidays..... Well this is the time of year where visions of sugar plumbs (whatever they are) are dancing in his head. The other night my imagination brought me back to a Christmas 50 years ago. In a simp...

6 has a little advice for all of those who are going to my house for thanksgiving.. STOP EATING NOW! As of today, we are expecting 7 guests (and no 7 is not one of them) for dinner, who are going to consume 3 birds. 6 was able to bring one home from 8’s house when he was there earlier this year, so no one other than myself will know which one is the wild bird, Vs. the birds purchase from the local bogega.   Now granted the sizes very,, but the combined total poundage is…(drum roll please) 43 pounds! That is ½ a turkey for each person, or 6 pounds each!   Martha Stewart may suggest that might be a little over what she would plan, but then again she was a jail bird! That doesn’t include the mashed potatoes, gravy, GBC, cranberries, stuffing, corn, rolls, sweet potatoes,   brussel sprouts, apple pie, pumpkin pie, vanilla ice cream, cookies and cream ice cream, two types of whip cream, real Rex and fake Rex, and fresh from Firefly Whiskey chocolate pecan pie. All to be...

Let’s start out with some news from the island! Does anyone remember all the “junk” we saw on the beach on the beach cam? Well thru some intensive undercover work 6 discovered that they were wax myrtle trees that washed ashore from the erosion on Seabrook Island.   Kiawah Island is expanding, Seabrook is shrinking go figure! The interesting part is Kiawah held a council meeting and determined that they were going to contract Seabrook so that they could come and pick up their trees. 6’s take on this one: Kiawah is so proud of their beaches, they are in the top ten beaches in the USA, so logically one would Kiawah would go pick up a few tree’s (more like big bushes) and dispose of them. No Kiawah Island is too good for that, they contract Seabrook to come and get them. Humm it is peak beach time, Kiawah decides to just leave them there, so all the visitors to the island have to deal with it, and after all they are just renters! Did you know that there are sixty five Hyena’...

The other night the debates were on, and on all the other stations was re-runs from last year, so 6 was forced to watch Andy of Mayberry, 4 episodes in a row! It was a glorious time, but one thing 6 noticed was the wardrobe budget of that show must have been next to nothing. Andy wore is uniform, Barn his uniform and the same suit, Aunt Bee the dress, Otis the same suit, and Opie the same jeans and striped shirt. 6 Then was thinking about The Beverly hillbillies, they all wore the same thing with one exception, they got all dressed up in their fancy duds for special meals in the bill-yard-room. OK you all give? What the heck does this have to do with vacation… let me tell you! Well 6 will just focus on himself, one could relate this to yourselves if you like, but this is all about 6. The night before we left on vacation , 6 stood all alone in his bedroom wondering what to take on vacation! I opened my closet, it was full, went to my dresser it was full, and was just amazed at...