Archive for May, 2008

The Most Popular Books in the United States

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

A recent Harris Interactive poll of American adults has found that the Bible is the most popular book in the country among both men and women. The rest of the top 10 are some of my favorites that have topped best-seller lists for years:

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

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1,100-Year-Old Prehistoric Canoe

Monday, May 5th, 2008

This is copied from the Pinellas County Government website.
Buried in the sand along the shoreline, a prehistoric pine canoe was found on Weedon Island Preserve, located on the southeast region of the peninsula that is Pinellas County on Tampa Bay. With the ancient discovery, a mystery unfolds: how was quick-eroding wood preserved in the very […]

Ancient Weedon Island Canoe

Monday, May 5th, 2008

A prehistoric, pre-Columbian canoe has been found at Weedon Island.  It is made from a single pine tree and is 45 feet long.
Kolianos said carbon dating of the canoe shows it to be about 1,100 years old.
Long before Sunken Gardens and Tropicana Field and the Don CeSar, there was the Weedon Island culture, she said.
“This […]

TuffyDog.com Does Not Spam

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

We have been receiving a lot of backscatter lately.  There have not been any complaints from our visitors or anyone else but we want you to know that we do not send any unrequested emails to anyone.  This has been in the news a lot lately and we are just being clear about our policy.  […]

Brand New Blog

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

This is the blog for TuffyDog.com.  We have hundreds of interesting pages about a variety of subjects.  Here you will find information about dogs, cats, lions, tigers, squarefoot gardening, kayaking, zoos, local sights, solar power, robots, all types of energy, plants and animals exotic to Florida and who knows what else.  Please enjoy your visit […]