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ABRA-CLAM LINCOLN

He found a clam he figured was born in 1809 and named it ‘Abra-clam Lincoln’

Blaine Parker was collecting clams with his family on a Florida beach with the intention of turning his catches into chowder. Then he stumbled upon something that stunned him: a seemingly centuries-old quahog clam.

Parker, an AmeriCorps member at the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Panacea, Fla., near Tallahassee, spends his days studying shellfish. This one he encountered on Feb. 18 left him speechless.

He was struck by its size, which indicated its age, he said. Generally, the larger the clam, the older it is. Most quahog clams found in U.S. waters are between 2.8 and 4.3 inches long, although they can grow larger.

“I’ve seen that species of clam, but never one that big or even close to that big,” said Parker, 23, explaining that the average quahog weighs about half a pound and that his discovery was 2.6 pounds and six inches long...read more + pictures

MY PRODIGAL WIFE

Two things, that my prodigal wife would turn away from her ways and trust in God for her freedom. That I would remember that I am not to carry this burden alone but to cry out to the Holy Spirit to meet me in my suffering. Thank you all.

Chris