What About Watermelon?

Watermelon festivals are a pretty common occurrence here in the United States (mainly in the South) and most share similar features, like watermelon eating contests, seed spitting contests and the crowning of a watermelon queen. Pretty typical stuff, but that’s not the case at watermelon festivals … [Read more...]

Anyone who knows me is well aware of my watermelon addiction, but those who know me really well also know that I love ice cream. That’s ice cream, not sherbet. There’s a difference, of course. Ice cream is made with milk and cream (hence the name), while sherbet is mainly fruit juice, with only a … [Read more...]

I woke up Saturday morning with every intention of creating one of my last watermelon carvings of the season. It was going to be a really cool Viking helmet. (I was even going to talk my wife into letting me put it on our three-year-old for the photo op.) But alas, one thing led to another – as … [Read more...]

Today’s entry offers a hodgepodge of information and updates. It’s a watermelon buffet of sorts, which is a lot like a recurring dream I have. The first announcement is about the 2013 Watermelon Carving Contest. The entry period has ended (thank you to everyone who submitted carvings!) and the … [Read more...]

July is behind us, which means National Watermelon Month is over. While that doesn’t make me happy, I’m generally okay with it because today is National Watermelon Day! To celebrate this delicious occasion, I ate three wedges of watermelon for breakfast and I’m wearing my lucky watermelon socks. … [Read more...]

I think if I had to choose any other occupation besides my current one, I’d probably choose teaching. As a child, I remember rearranging my room to look like a classroom and playing pretend school with my friends. I was the teacher and they were the students. I’d lead them in lessons on spelling and … [Read more...]

Have you ever learned a new word and then, immediately after learning it, you hear it and see it everywhere you go? For me, it’s the same way with watermelon. I see it everywhere. Only it’s not a word, but a delicious food. And rather than a new interest, it’s something I’ve loved my whole … [Read more...]