Shelby County Reporter | Beach is good for work and play

Shelby County Reporter | Beach is good for work and play: "As you read this, my family and I are enjoying surf and sand for a last minute trip as the summer comes to a close.

Our chosen destination: Orange Beach, or the place known by many as the Redneck Riviera.

It seems summers pass by more and more quickly as children grow up and the pace of the world increases.

The pace of “normal” life is hastened by work, for sure, but many other stressors and time consumers like fighting local traffic, the litany of everyday household chores, balancing checkbooks — the list could go on and on — contribute to making the daily grind, well, a daily grind.

One takes a vacation to get away from such things, or at least that is the intent."