Not to late to head to Pursell Farms for Labor Day

Looking for a quick Labor Day weekend getaway in the South?

Well, avoid the college football traffic and get out and enjoy the great outdoors at Pursell Farms in Alabama.

Pursell Farms is a quaint resort located on 3,500 beautiful acres less than an hour from Birmingham. To celebrate Labor Day, they are offering a Labor Day Weekend Golf Getaway special, running Aug. 30-Sept. 2.
 
For $199 per person, based on double occupancy, guests receive one day of all-you-can-play golf at FarmLinks Golf Club, cart, overnight stay in a luxury cottage or cabin, a Southern-style lunch, unlimited snacks and non-alcoholic beverages and use of the expansive practice facility. In addition, each guest receives one dozen TaylorMade golf balls upon arrival.
 
“Labor Day is a perfect time to visit The Farm with friends or family and experience our fun, unique amenities and serene natural setting,” says Pursell Farms’ co-founder and CEO David Pursell. \

More info and specifics at http://www.farmlinks.org.

Shuttle Endeavour Heading to California

Riding piggyback on top of a specially modified 747 jet, the shuttle Endeavour will be the second of NASA's three surviving shuttles to leave the Kennedy Space Center and begin new roles as space ambassadors.

The shuttle, named after the ship that 18th-century British explorer James Cook sailed during his first voyage of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, will spend its retirement at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

Endeavour was built after the Challenger was destroyed in a fatal accident in 1986. Endeavour's space life was relatively short by shuttle standards - just 25 missions over 20 years, totaling 299 days in space.

Nice slideshow here:  http://www.reuters.com/article/slideshow?articleId=USBRE88F0C520120916&slide=1#a=1

Kindle Free Pick of the Week: States of Confusion: My 19,000-Mile Detour to Find Direction

Rather than deal with the problems he was facing as a recent college grad, Paul Jury decided to leave them in his rearview mirror. He might not have known the direction his life was headed, but he knew the route he was taking to hit all forty-eight contiguous states on one epic road trip.

Filled with plenty of adventure and the unforeseen obstacle (or twelve), States of Confusion puts you in shotgun to see where the road takes Paul. All he knows - after crashing on the beer-soaked couch of his younger brother's frat - is that there's no going back.