Category Archives: The Sunshine State

Where it’s too hot to think straight…

1979

There it was…on Facebook. The call. Who, it asked, was in charge of planning the Class of ’79 forty year reunion? Strangely enough, my first thought was, “Didn’t we already have the 40th reunion?” So, my second thought, “Are we … Continue reading

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I went outside today so you don’t have to…

Snowy egret. Viera Wetlands, Viera FL August 17, 2018 This morning, we went out to the Viera Wetlands and, like idiots, tried to walk it. It was so ridiculously hot we practically melted. The only reason I don’t have a … Continue reading

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Out and about and the meaning of life…

Happy, relaxed squirrel. Erna Nixon Park August 8, 2018 We visited Erna Nixon Park last weekend. We haven’t been there in quite a while. It’s a boardwalk path through some natural Florida landscape. That means scrub, marsh, pines, oaks, vines, … Continue reading

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Good news…you are nothing

Good news: you’re nothing. Photo by Salvatore Gerace via Flickr I’ve been struggling quite a bit lately. I’m supposed to be finding something good in every bad thing that I find myself confronted with. I’m told there is, undoubtedly, something … Continue reading

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Sea World’s Food Festival has nothing on Epcot’s…

Well, apparently Sea World saw how fabulous the Epcot Food & Wine Festival is and had to have one of their own. 2018 is the second year for Sea World’s Seven Seas Food Festival. They’ve got a long way to … Continue reading

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Instagram is making crazy people crazier…

Squeakers I recently read an article (not this one, but this was the only one I could find in the time I was willing to spend looking) about Instagram filters and the way they are probably contributing to mass insanity…or … Continue reading

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The problem with men…and women

You people are creepy. Photo by the_quick_nick via flickr There is a high-pitched whine emanating from a machine in the corner of the room and it’s probably going to drive me insane. I don’t know how long that sort of … Continue reading

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Dear 2017: I regret nothing

Photo by Ari Helminen via Flickr I regret nothing! Well, almost nothing. I am ready to wipe the filth of 2017 off the bottom of my shoes, sweep it up, and put it out with the trash. This has been … Continue reading

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The Great Holiday Movie Countdown (with notes)

Pic by BrianFagan via Flickr I haven’t blogged in a while. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say…it’s just that all of the things I wanted to say had a lot of swearing involved and I didn’t feel … Continue reading

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The weird and the wonderful: Epcot Food & Wine Festival

It’s become a tradition! Every year, we trek over to Epcot and pay a huge amount of money to sample foods of dubious deliciousness. Some are supposedly authentic to a particular country. Lately, however, Epcot has added booths of less … Continue reading

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