AMae is getting married today.

It was a beautiful Saturday evening. My best friend since I was 11 was getting married. I had flown in from California to Virginia for the event. I knew quite a few people at the wedding, but I also knew I was the only single bridesmaid. Looking for someone to share the evening with, I asked some of the guys I knew if they had any single friends. They told me I had to meet their friend Mike. But the reception was almost over and with over 200 people in the room, I still hadn't met him. Finally, a guy came over to me and said, "Hi, I'm Mike." I asked, "Are you the Mike I'm supposed to meet?" He had no idea what I was talking about. For the rest of the evening we laughed, danced and got to know each other. The next day he asked if he could hang out with me. We spent the entire day together until 4 in the morning when I had to get on the plane to go back to California. The next day he called me and asked if he could buy a plane ticket to come visit me. That was almost 5 years ago. We've been together ever since!

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Debbie124 reports on the change in color of the water at our beaches.

Have you noticed the reddish-brown colored sea water at the beaches in Whyville? Have you considered contributing to help rid the waters of the toxins? Have you ever wondered what caused this strange color to appear on our naturally blue waters? Well, I have recognized this problem and I have looked into it. The odd coloring is caused by a phytoplankton, and this specific species accumulates in organisms that consume algae. How could a bit of contaminated algae turn the whole sea red you ask? Well, the discoloration is the result of a large amount of this toxin. This is called a red tide, or a harmful algal bloom.

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