THIS EVERYDAY LIFE

Well dear readers, as I mentioned at the initialization of this blog, it would be about the everyday musings by a now senior citizen. The blog was to be about observations that the sponsor observed in just everyday life. Really started off that way with the writer visiting historical locations of his hometown and county. Just wanted to reacquaint myself with my origins in this country. Because of its location (Atlantic side of the country), the county as well as all the coastal counties are very steeped in colonial history. The intention of this writer was just to expound on the casual observations and draw upon whatever knowledge he possessed in creating a portion of this blog. A small portion at that. Well after visiting some of these historical sites I have been astounded by the amount of my ignorance regarding the history of the Georgia coastline. Even more astounded by the fact so much history occurred in so short a time in one of the smallest areas on the original USA's eastern shoreline. It was my intention to pay a scant amount of time on this subject, but the more I delved the more curious I have become. Readers I have become hooked. Being hooked means that I have been spending more and more time on research. It is consisting of researching the various original ethnic and religious groups and the reasons for their wanting to settle in a wild and for the most part unexplored land. Their interactions with each other also is an area I feel worthy of serious investigation. Although the original settlers only totaled 116 souls there was conflict and opposing views. Can you believe it? Most of the opposing views were minor in the beginning, but later some laws were hotly debated and led to the colony to be split into serious opposing camps. More serious were the treatment of the Native American population and the introduction of slavery. It is interesting to note that initially relations between the native population was very relaxed and non-confrontational. Maybe it was due in large part because of the laws dictating they be so. Slavery was also initially prohibited in the colony, but economic and greed considerations nixed those laws within 17 years after the colony's founding. So readers the above issues and others have virtually forced the slowdown of events in THIS EVERYDAY LIFE. I fear colonialism in Georgia is becoming quite consuming of my time and efforts. This is not all bad. As a nature conservationist and lover of the outdoors, my trips to investigate and satisfy my curiosity has really brought me into contact with some of the most astounding beauty I have ever witnessed. So bear with me. I think you'll become as intrigued as I am.