Category Archives: The Sunshine State

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 →

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 →

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 →

Intolerance is a virtue Photo by Dreams&Stuffs via Flickr I’m about to lay some intellect on you. I’m giving you a heads up here: if it’s too much for you, just skim it and I’ll sum up briefly after the … Continue reading →

To paraphrase AC/DC: rolling thunder, pouring rain, she’s coming on like a hurricane. Irma is on her way and as of today, the eye of the storm is aimed right at Brevard County, FL, where yours truly lives. I’m one … Continue reading →

When Hancock Fabrics was going out of business, I shopped there regularly as the prices fell. I had my eye on this shaggy faux fur. Every week, I’d see it there on the faux fur table in all its shaggy … Continue reading →

Photo by travel oriented via Flickr Trigger Alert!: This post is racist. I’m really very American. I’ve got ancestors that came over before the Revolution. I have ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War (we won!) and the Civil War … Continue reading →

Painted rock I found on the roadside at the Viera Wetlands, a wildlife preserve Some idiots vandalized Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. I’m sure the people who did it didn’t think they were vandalizing anything. They probably imagine vandalism … Continue reading →

Photo by tsackett via Flickr Spider-Man: Homecoming was just okay. Two reasons.* 1. It didn’t make sense from the start. I’m supposed to believe that Iron Man gave this kid a suit and let him fight in this big battle … Continue reading →