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I’m Baaaaaccccckkkkkk!!!!
Read more: I’m Baaaaaccccckkkkkk!!!!Haven’t blogged in forever – lots has been going on. Deb was really sick with the same thing she had in January – I can’t pronounce it but it’s something that affects the soft tissue around the ribs & such & it’s very painful & lasts a couple weeks or more. She’s finally feeling human…
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How Stuff Ends Up In A Story
Read more: How Stuff Ends Up In A StoryHow does a nice B&B (Casa de Suenos) like this get turned into part of a story? It does in Chapter 17 of my first completed manuscript. The chapter deals with a romantic carriage ride enjoyed by soon to be 16-year-old Jack (the main character) & his girlfriend Talia during twilight in St Augustine. Deb…
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The First 24 Hours – Of The Weekend
Read more: The First 24 Hours – Of The WeekendThis post was pre-empted for my ‘Thanks Dad’ post. These were the waves late in the day (Saturday 6/14). I was gettin’ pretty beat up – including one major face plant on the hard sandy bottom. It had me worried at first bounce, I was expecting to find my ear centered on my forehead when…
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Thanks Dad
Read more: Thanks DadI get irritated when folks make the excuse that they’re the product of their environment & therefore have no hope of ever escaping their circumstances or bettering themselves. It’s such bull. It’s another Father’s Day – the 4th one to come along since my dad passed away. My grandson was born one day – Dad…
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Basements In Florida??? Nah!
Read more: Basements In Florida??? Nah!When we first met with our awesome real estate agent Niki Lee Hurst, I mentioned that it would be strange buying a house without a basement. She replied matter-of-factly that “in Florida we call basements swimming pools”. Of course she was right. Dig down 3 or 4 feet & you’re likely to hit water, but…
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Da Boyz In Da Pixture
Read more: Da Boyz In Da PixtureBefore moving to Florida, we lived in Pennsylvania & had a house at the beach in Delaware, where we spent our weekends & most of our vacations. This picture was hung in the living room of that house. Now it hangs in the sitting room off the master bedroom down here. I remember the day…
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Just For Fun
Read more: Just For FunWHO IS JACK SCHITT ??? For some time many of us have wondered just who is Jack Schitt? We find ourselves at a loss when someone says, ‘You don’t know Jack Schitt’! Well, thanks to my genealogy efforts, you can now respond in an intellectual way. Jack Schitt is the only son of Awe Schitt.…
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Word Addiction
Read more: Word AddictionI’m obsessed with words – written ones anyway. No matter where I go I have a book. At the first pause in whatever I’m doing, especially when I’m waiting for something or someone – I read. This gets expensive since I consume 2 or 3 books per week, on average. At night it’s a review…
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Homeowner’s Associations & Pink Flamingos
Read more: Homeowner’s Associations & Pink FlamingosHow do ya like our new pink flamingos? We’re gonna put them in the front yard to make a statement. OK, these guys are alive so we’ll need to get plastic ones. OK, that won’t work either – Deb doesn’t like plastic pink flamingos. We, like many folks, live in a community that has a…
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PORCHES
Read more: PORCHESThe back porch is our favorite place to hang out when we’re home. It’s where I do about 75% of my writing, where we have our morning coffee & where we have dinner (when the heat & humidity isn’t too high). It’s quiet, secluded & best of all, screened in. This slithery looking character is…