As some of you may remember, Animated Meat first came to life in 2008 as a way to document some sights that managed to slip through the cracks of most popular travel websites. You may also remember that the original website was built on Apple's now defunct iWeb. From there, it migrated over to WordPress where it met an untimely demise at the hands of Russian hackers. Many of those old, pre-2012 entries have found a new home here in the Before the Now section. I would consider these posts as my starting place as a writer, probably comparable to a musician's first demo tapes. They are very rough, but I took them all seriously and wrote each one with passion. While I would like to believe that I have matured in my abilities as a writer, it is my hope that I carry this same blind passion into all of my new efforts.
Believe or not, I am not a gardening enthusiast. I mean, I can appreciate a job well done, but I’m not exactly on top of my perennials. That being said, the Rose Test Garden is what I would consider a job well done. Even knowing f-all about flowers, I really was impressed. That and the fact that it has commanding views of the city make this a must do.
