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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
OK, so we haven't posted in a few days, and it seems like some of our peeps have begun to think that we were eaten by large reptiles. NOT TRUE! We are alive and well! We have just went through an extremely busy weekend......So here's the update....
Thursday, October 23
We went south to pick up Nicolas and met his Father, Chris, at PGA avenue in West Palm, about a 2 hour trek.(if that seems like too much info, it'll make sense in a bit). Once we got home, it didn't take Brianna long to establish the pecking order in the house.........
Friday, October 24
Friends from St. Pete came to town. Meg, Pete, and the "E".
We went to a Halloween dance for Chrissy. She is a sister to Meg, Nicki, and daughter to our friend Amy. I (John) have met her twice and think that she is absolutely wonderful. Each time that I have been there with Shelby, she lights up when my wife enters the room. She truly is an angel and her aura touches all that she graces with her presence........
Saturday, October 25
We took the kids to the bowling alley, then to St. Teresa's fair, after spending a gajillion dollars on rides and stupid booth games, the kids went to bed, and the big kids went out!
There are only a few places to go out in Titusville, and I am going to create a referendum that there should be more! Not because the places aren't fun, but more because the drunk people should be more spread out! Nothing is quite as obnoxious as a group full of 30-somethings, slurring cheesy pick-up lines to my wife! We made it through the night, and even captured some of it on film.........
This was my first experience using the handbook "Southern Partying for Dummies" So, I wasn't exactly sure how to act.....I learned 3 things....
1. Never go inside the bar when you can do anything you want on the outdoor patio...
2. Never assume that the guy peeing off the side of the deck hasn't already tried to use the indoor facilities...
3. Never underestimate the power of Funyuns and chili/cheese nachos at 3 in the morning................
Sunday came and it was time to take Nick back to his dad. Shelby felt like we had driven too far on Thursday and requested that we meet more in the middle........Jupiter was the agreed on location....which was 9.2 miles difference between the last drop-off...................... I will be in charge of future traveling negotiations..........
Thursday, October 23
We went south to pick up Nicolas and met his Father, Chris, at PGA avenue in West Palm, about a 2 hour trek.(if that seems like too much info, it'll make sense in a bit). Once we got home, it didn't take Brianna long to establish the pecking order in the house.........
Friday, October 24
Friends from St. Pete came to town. Meg, Pete, and the "E".
We went to a Halloween dance for Chrissy. She is a sister to Meg, Nicki, and daughter to our friend Amy. I (John) have met her twice and think that she is absolutely wonderful. Each time that I have been there with Shelby, she lights up when my wife enters the room. She truly is an angel and her aura touches all that she graces with her presence........
Saturday, October 25
We took the kids to the bowling alley, then to St. Teresa's fair, after spending a gajillion dollars on rides and stupid booth games, the kids went to bed, and the big kids went out!
There are only a few places to go out in Titusville, and I am going to create a referendum that there should be more! Not because the places aren't fun, but more because the drunk people should be more spread out! Nothing is quite as obnoxious as a group full of 30-somethings, slurring cheesy pick-up lines to my wife! We made it through the night, and even captured some of it on film.........
This was my first experience using the handbook "Southern Partying for Dummies" So, I wasn't exactly sure how to act.....I learned 3 things....
1. Never go inside the bar when you can do anything you want on the outdoor patio...
2. Never assume that the guy peeing off the side of the deck hasn't already tried to use the indoor facilities...
3. Never underestimate the power of Funyuns and chili/cheese nachos at 3 in the morning................
Sunday came and it was time to take Nick back to his dad. Shelby felt like we had driven too far on Thursday and requested that we meet more in the middle........Jupiter was the agreed on location....which was 9.2 miles difference between the last drop-off...................... I will be in charge of future traveling negotiations..........
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Missing you..............
Since we left the state of Washington, on September 27th, I have tried to use this forum to entertain and inform those that we left behind. The fact is, I miss my family horribly. It hasn't been a month, and it feels like years. Today is my sister Kim's birthday, she will be 44 today and I hope she is having a great one. My parents and I talk most every day as do me and my boys. We made the move because we thought, in the long run, it would create a better situation for all of us. Although that, ultimately, may be the case, it doesn't put a band-aid on the hole in our hearts bleeding for those that mean so much to us. There has yet to be a device invented to replace a hug, squeeze, punch in the arm of a loved one.
To everyone not here, but there, you are missed and loved deeply. The " I love you's" just aren't the same on the phone or in e-mails.
Until we are together again, know that you are in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers every second of every day. And to Jacob and Dylon, I LOVE and MISS you guys so much, it sometimes hurts to breathe. Hang in there, while I try to do the same............
To everyone not here, but there, you are missed and loved deeply. The " I love you's" just aren't the same on the phone or in e-mails.
Until we are together again, know that you are in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers every second of every day. And to Jacob and Dylon, I LOVE and MISS you guys so much, it sometimes hurts to breathe. Hang in there, while I try to do the same............
Monday, October 20, 2008
Animal Kingdom
Sunday we decided go to Animal Kingdom at Disney. We all jumped in the Burb and headed for Orlando, or wherever Disney is located. The park opened at 9:00am, we arrived at about 9:15. I was amazed at the number of people that were already there, and even more amazed that every single one of them felt the need to walk freakishly fast through the parking lot. I was informed by Shelby, who is a seasoned theme park veteran, that what they were doing was known as "park walking". Apparently, to see everything, or as much as possible during one's visit, one must perfect this frenetic pace and maintain it for the entire day...........I am way to cool to alter my "pimp limp", especially for the sole purpose of making sure that I don't miss the pygmy mice exhibit. Nope, I was going to be flip-flop fab, and casually take in my first Disney theme park experience in over 20 years....
We all unloaded from the Burb, made sure we were all supplied with our essentials, then "WHOOSH!". The Holdens were off....Mr., Mrs., Shelby, and Brianna. You could see the dust cloud behind them as they scurried to the entry. They covered 300 yards in under 45 seconds....Then, they reached the end of the line and waited for 15 minutes to gain access to the park. That gave great insight to what the day was going to be, and as I found out, if you don't keep pace with all of the others, you'll mess up the entire day for EVERYONE in the park. It's alot like the Visa commercials, when everything is going smoothly, until some sorry sap tries to write a check, instead of swiping their card........So, that was going to be our Sunday, sprinting to the end of line after line, then waiting...To think people come from all corners of the earth and pay a fortune for this?
Our first stop was a safari. They jam as many people as possible into these buses (5 to a row, in rows that are meant for 3 1/2 children). They race though a man-made jungle at a pace where taking pictures is almost impossible, then dump you off so you can race to the next end of the line........Here's some pics of the Safari.....
Just kidding.....We actually spotted some stuff....
Next, we went on a river raft ride. It wasn't necessarily fun, but the sign said "You will get wet and MAY get DRENCHED!" Shelby and Brianna got the worst of it, I went pretty much unscathed, not because of my river rafting prowess, but just how the ride is set up. The best part of it was seeing a couple in their 50's who went on the ride. They came out of the ride as if they went without the raft. With clothes absolutely soaked through, we overheard this conversation between them:
Man: I've seen about all I came her to see.
Wife: Me too, let's go........
It was only 10:30.........
We then went off to see what we could see. There was "Timon" from the Lion King....
A real life vampire bat.......
A Gila monster.........
We even ran into a girl that I dated in Jr. high......
YIKES! Time has NOT been good to her!
We then sprinted over to the theater so we could stand at the end of the line to see NEMO: The Musical.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ............Ooops! Sorry, I'm back........Next we went inside this tree to see Flik star in a 3-D show.
The 3-D show was pretty cool, the seats interacted with the crowd, spit bugs, stinkbugs, things crawling in your seat. Good times!
It was getting late and the parade started in a few minutes. I think that I would rather watch Dog, the bounty hunter and his wife, wrestling nude in a pit of cole slaw, than watch a parade..........I was looking for any excuse to get out of it....Sometimes, grasshopper, be careful what you wish for, cuz my wife just might find it..........
Mount Everest? Big deal! No problem, let's go! I was so happy to be out of parade duty and waving at Mickey, I didn't even ask what the Everest Expedition was. What, we take an escalator to the top, see some corny Yeti up there then run down to the end of another line? I'm in!
Then I heard the screams........Then the carnage came into focus.....
A ROLLER COASTER!?!? I turn green at the thought of sudden drops! I swore off hairpin turns at the Continental Divide! MY GUARDIAN ANGEL JUMPS OFF AT 55 MPH!!!!!!!!!
At that point, I started to get light headed, my palms were cold and clammy, Shelby started to cackle like some warped scene out of the Wizard of Oz......I don't remember too much after that. The fact that I'm writing now, tells me that I survived. And, anyone who has been to Disney and has rode on a roller coaster knows that they take your picture at inopportune moments......Here's what I looked like.....
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Webbed feet
I have been in the great state of Florida for 2 weeks now. Everyone that I have met have been extremely nice, polite, and a joy to be around. Every time I meet someone and they find out that we have just moved from Seattle has the same comment...."I bet you are glad to get away from all of that rain", they say.
Well, to be quite honest, I HAVEN'T gotten away from the rain. In fact, it rains in Florida (the Sunshine state) darn near every day, bless her heart....The difference is that in Washington, it rains a half inch in 24 hours, three days in a row, the faucet just doesn't turn off.....In Florida, it will rain an inch in 2.4 minutes, then the sun will come out again....If you were in the shower when the storm came through, you would never know. Floridians must be the cleanest people on Earth!! But, since I rarely shower, I see all of the rain.
I was going to the store the other day for milk, when a storm came in. I waited til it passed because the raindrops were the size of infant leprechauns. It finally passed, the sun came out, I grabbed the keys. Just as I opened the door, another cloud came over. Five minutes and 1 1/2 inches later it was done....
My point is that I think it rains more here than in Seattle...So, I looked it up. Here's what I found...........
By Andrea Thompson
updated 8:00 p.m. ET, Wed., May. 23, 2007
Do you think Seattle is the rainiest city in the United States? Well, think again.
Mobile, Ala., actually topped a new list of soggiest cities in the contiguous 48 states, with more than 5 feet of rainfall annually, according to a study conducted by San Francisco-based WeatherBill, Inc.
The Southeast dominated the most rainy list, while the Pacific Northwest never enters the list until Olympia, Washington pops up at number 24.
The 10 rainiest cities in the U.S. by amount of annual rainfall include:
Mobile, Ala.: 67 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days
Pensacola, Fla.: 65 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
New Orleans, La.: 64 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days
West Palm Beach, Fla.: 63 inches average annual rainfall; 58 average annual rainy days
Lafayette, La.: 62 inches average annual rainfall; 55 average annual rainy days
Baton Rouge, La.: 62 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
Miami, Fla.: 62 inches average annual rainfall; 57 average annual rainy days
Port Arthur, Texas: 61 inches average annual rainfall; 51 average annual rainy days
Tallahassee, Fla.: 61 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
Lake Charles, La.: 58 inches average annual rainfall; 50 average annual rainy days
Seattle avg........37 inches annual rainfall
The study ranked 195 cities in the contiguous 48 states by the amount of rainfall they received annually over a 30-year period, although Olympia actually had the most rainy days on average across the three decades (63) of all the cities in the study. Mobile came in second on the latter scale, with 59 average annual rainy days. (Several cities in Alaska and Hawaii actually receive more than 100 inches of rain a year, but were not included in the study.)
Southeastern cities are so prevalent on the list because the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel storms that frequently soak the region, particularly between June and November.
There you have it. My guess is that #'s 10 through 20 are littered with Florida cities as well. So, next time you see me in Florida, we'll talk about how rainy Seattle is, but don't forget your umbrella, we'll probably need it.......
Well, to be quite honest, I HAVEN'T gotten away from the rain. In fact, it rains in Florida (the Sunshine state) darn near every day, bless her heart....The difference is that in Washington, it rains a half inch in 24 hours, three days in a row, the faucet just doesn't turn off.....In Florida, it will rain an inch in 2.4 minutes, then the sun will come out again....If you were in the shower when the storm came through, you would never know. Floridians must be the cleanest people on Earth!! But, since I rarely shower, I see all of the rain.
I was going to the store the other day for milk, when a storm came in. I waited til it passed because the raindrops were the size of infant leprechauns. It finally passed, the sun came out, I grabbed the keys. Just as I opened the door, another cloud came over. Five minutes and 1 1/2 inches later it was done....
My point is that I think it rains more here than in Seattle...So, I looked it up. Here's what I found...........
By Andrea Thompson
updated 8:00 p.m. ET, Wed., May. 23, 2007
Do you think Seattle is the rainiest city in the United States? Well, think again.
Mobile, Ala., actually topped a new list of soggiest cities in the contiguous 48 states, with more than 5 feet of rainfall annually, according to a study conducted by San Francisco-based WeatherBill, Inc.
The Southeast dominated the most rainy list, while the Pacific Northwest never enters the list until Olympia, Washington pops up at number 24.
The 10 rainiest cities in the U.S. by amount of annual rainfall include:
Mobile, Ala.: 67 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days
Pensacola, Fla.: 65 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
New Orleans, La.: 64 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days
West Palm Beach, Fla.: 63 inches average annual rainfall; 58 average annual rainy days
Lafayette, La.: 62 inches average annual rainfall; 55 average annual rainy days
Baton Rouge, La.: 62 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
Miami, Fla.: 62 inches average annual rainfall; 57 average annual rainy days
Port Arthur, Texas: 61 inches average annual rainfall; 51 average annual rainy days
Tallahassee, Fla.: 61 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
Lake Charles, La.: 58 inches average annual rainfall; 50 average annual rainy days
Seattle avg........37 inches annual rainfall
The study ranked 195 cities in the contiguous 48 states by the amount of rainfall they received annually over a 30-year period, although Olympia actually had the most rainy days on average across the three decades (63) of all the cities in the study. Mobile came in second on the latter scale, with 59 average annual rainy days. (Several cities in Alaska and Hawaii actually receive more than 100 inches of rain a year, but were not included in the study.)
Southeastern cities are so prevalent on the list because the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel storms that frequently soak the region, particularly between June and November.
There you have it. My guess is that #'s 10 through 20 are littered with Florida cities as well. So, next time you see me in Florida, we'll talk about how rainy Seattle is, but don't forget your umbrella, we'll probably need it.......
Friday, October 17, 2008
Biketoberfest!!!!!!
Today, tired of looking for places in the house where we could avoid one another, Shelby and I decided to venture out of the cave and do something. Some fresh air and a shower might rekindle the flame that once flickered so brightly. We talked about what we would do. She said Disney World, I said Bagel World. She said downtown Titusville, I said Margaritaville. Mr. Holden got tired of the bickering and told us to go to Daytona for Biketoberfest. Since neither one of us could think of a more inappropriate place for us, we said "Perfect!"
We got ready and I was pleased with our choices of outfits. Shelby chose a light blue v-neck tee with a white skirt. I chose cargo shorts and a button-down long sleeve shirt....We were going to blend right in with the crowd! Off we went.......
45 minutes later I had an eerie feeling of deja vu...
I suddenly had memories of MTV with Bill Bellamy, Downtown Julie Brown, and Paulie Shore! I was hoping that they would be taping a session of Club MTV, maybe the live guest would be N Sync or MC Hammer! I was going to give Mr. Holden a big hug for steering us to this parachute pants paradise!
My bubble was soon burst.....All of those people may have been there, but if they were, they were covered in tattoos and their tats were sagging into unrecognizable ink stains. We saw one woman who had a tattoo of roses that once encompassed her belly button, it now looked like she had a gunshot wound on her thigh......
Any way this is what Biketoberfest looked like.......
Main Street....
Some Bikes.........
Some Ice Cream....
Views of Daytona Beach from the pier....
A Shark.......
And more cool bikes.......
So, there you are, Biketoberfest in 3 minutes!! If you were hoping to see beautiful people in leather chaps, you might have to hire someone from craigslist, cuz there ain't none at biker banquets............
We got ready and I was pleased with our choices of outfits. Shelby chose a light blue v-neck tee with a white skirt. I chose cargo shorts and a button-down long sleeve shirt....We were going to blend right in with the crowd! Off we went.......
45 minutes later I had an eerie feeling of deja vu...
I suddenly had memories of MTV with Bill Bellamy, Downtown Julie Brown, and Paulie Shore! I was hoping that they would be taping a session of Club MTV, maybe the live guest would be N Sync or MC Hammer! I was going to give Mr. Holden a big hug for steering us to this parachute pants paradise!
My bubble was soon burst.....All of those people may have been there, but if they were, they were covered in tattoos and their tats were sagging into unrecognizable ink stains. We saw one woman who had a tattoo of roses that once encompassed her belly button, it now looked like she had a gunshot wound on her thigh......
Any way this is what Biketoberfest looked like.......
Main Street....
Some Bikes.........
Some Ice Cream....
Views of Daytona Beach from the pier....
A Shark.......
And more cool bikes.......
So, there you are, Biketoberfest in 3 minutes!! If you were hoping to see beautiful people in leather chaps, you might have to hire someone from craigslist, cuz there ain't none at biker banquets............
Monday, October 13, 2008
Golf.......
I woke up this morning with great expectations. We were going golfing at Royal Oak in Titusville, and I was going to meet some friends of the Holden's. The last time I went golfing, a little over a month ago in Washington, I had recorded my first ever eagle. My confidence was at an all time high and I was ready to impress.
The time arrived for us to leave, I kissed my wife(realizing how fortunate I am to be able to see that gorgeous smile of hers every day). When we arrived, I met everyone and they all were very nice and friendly. We split into our foursomes and hit the course.
Now, understand that whenever I had previously talked about reptiles, the Holden's have always downplayed the conversation, almost dismissing the fact that there was even a danger. Our playing partner Billy, immediately informed me that if my ball went near the water, be very wary of alligators and water moccasins, even telling me about two different occasions where golfers had been bitten by said moccasins on this course during the past 12 months, including one poor duffer in the face!
Undaunted, I forged on to the first tee. Billy hit, then Bill....then it was my turn. Ready to set the tone for the day and show them that they were going to be in a fight, I promptly topped my tee-shot, and dribbled my drive about 20 off the tee box. Diane was next to tee off, but I was still away. The course was really wet and I hit my second shot fat, taking a divot big enough to sod a small front yard and splattering mud all over my face and clothes....It only got worse from there.
As if the soggy course and filthy wardrobe wasn't enough, as we neared the first green, I spotted these!
Are you kidding me? How can I play golf with Ostriches guarding the pin? I took an 8 on the hole.
The next hole wasn't much better. After I crushed my drive right down the middle of the fairway on a dogleg right, I was left with about 160 yards to the green, my only obstacle was a 40 foot palm tree between me and a birdie putt. I pulled out my 5-iron and hit the shot of my life........But, the ball hit a frond from the tree, and never came down...........Are you friggin' kidding me? Alligators, Water Moccasins, Ostriches,and now golf ball eating palm trees? The only thing missing here is the windmill hole and the clown-face hole!!!............ Triple bogey 7.......
The 8th hole was a microcosm of my day, after slicing my drive into a group of trees, I thought that my luck was changing, when I reached my errant tee shot, I actually had a clear view of the pin. All I had to do was hit an easy 7-iron into an even easier pin placement, tap in for birdie and turn my day around! Redemption was mine and I could taste it...........
Head down....easy swing.....be the ball.........I took back the club and made a nice easy swing....THWACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! No, that wasn't the sound of me making contact with the ball, it was the sound of a rock, that my club kicked up, hitting me on the bridge of my nose.......
That picture was taken 3 hours after the incident, believe me when I tell you that I was bleeding profusely, and the fact that I finished all 18 holes was a herculean effort.
What this golf course did to me today was like what Apollo Creed did to Rocky Balboa in Rocky I.....I took everything it had, my face looked like raw ground beef, and I kept swinging back, the only difference being that Adrianne didn't greet me at the clubhouse when I was done.......
I'm going to bed now, I have a butterfly bandage on my nose, my confidence is extremely compromised, and just in case you're wondering, I shot a 118.........
The time arrived for us to leave, I kissed my wife(realizing how fortunate I am to be able to see that gorgeous smile of hers every day). When we arrived, I met everyone and they all were very nice and friendly. We split into our foursomes and hit the course.
Now, understand that whenever I had previously talked about reptiles, the Holden's have always downplayed the conversation, almost dismissing the fact that there was even a danger. Our playing partner Billy, immediately informed me that if my ball went near the water, be very wary of alligators and water moccasins, even telling me about two different occasions where golfers had been bitten by said moccasins on this course during the past 12 months, including one poor duffer in the face!
Undaunted, I forged on to the first tee. Billy hit, then Bill....then it was my turn. Ready to set the tone for the day and show them that they were going to be in a fight, I promptly topped my tee-shot, and dribbled my drive about 20 off the tee box. Diane was next to tee off, but I was still away. The course was really wet and I hit my second shot fat, taking a divot big enough to sod a small front yard and splattering mud all over my face and clothes....It only got worse from there.
As if the soggy course and filthy wardrobe wasn't enough, as we neared the first green, I spotted these!
Are you kidding me? How can I play golf with Ostriches guarding the pin? I took an 8 on the hole.
The next hole wasn't much better. After I crushed my drive right down the middle of the fairway on a dogleg right, I was left with about 160 yards to the green, my only obstacle was a 40 foot palm tree between me and a birdie putt. I pulled out my 5-iron and hit the shot of my life........But, the ball hit a frond from the tree, and never came down...........Are you friggin' kidding me? Alligators, Water Moccasins, Ostriches,and now golf ball eating palm trees? The only thing missing here is the windmill hole and the clown-face hole!!!............ Triple bogey 7.......
The 8th hole was a microcosm of my day, after slicing my drive into a group of trees, I thought that my luck was changing, when I reached my errant tee shot, I actually had a clear view of the pin. All I had to do was hit an easy 7-iron into an even easier pin placement, tap in for birdie and turn my day around! Redemption was mine and I could taste it...........
Head down....easy swing.....be the ball.........I took back the club and made a nice easy swing....THWACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! No, that wasn't the sound of me making contact with the ball, it was the sound of a rock, that my club kicked up, hitting me on the bridge of my nose.......
That picture was taken 3 hours after the incident, believe me when I tell you that I was bleeding profusely, and the fact that I finished all 18 holes was a herculean effort.
What this golf course did to me today was like what Apollo Creed did to Rocky Balboa in Rocky I.....I took everything it had, my face looked like raw ground beef, and I kept swinging back, the only difference being that Adrianne didn't greet me at the clubhouse when I was done.......
I'm going to bed now, I have a butterfly bandage on my nose, my confidence is extremely compromised, and just in case you're wondering, I shot a 118.........
Sunday, October 12, 2008
85 degrees........97% humidity
Not much to report today, other than the snakebit mailman. Shelby took it easy and watched TV with Brianna and her mom. I was a little more adventurous, I was getting bored, so I went outside where it was hot and humid, stood in the driveway until I worked up a real good sweat, then walked back inside.........
I came up with the great idea of putting Annabelle on a boogie board in the pool for some entertainment, but as you can see by the look on her face, she was enjoying it, so my idea backfired..........
After that torture, Shel was still veging in front of the tube, so I took the dog to Fox Lake, there is a park there and I planned on taking Annabelle for a walk near the water to try to lure some Alligators onto land. Everything was going good until I pulled into a lot with a covered picnic table and saw this........
I'm not sure if that particular area was called "GATOR", or, since I've never really seen one, that WAS a gator, but I wasn't taking any chances. But, I promised the dog that I'd take her for a walk, so here's how it went.....
After that, both Annabelle and I were spent, so we went home and got ready for the new week. Tomorrow, I am going golfing with with the Holden's and I'm going to meet some friends of theirs. I'm planning to wear my Obama pin on my Al Sharpton T-shirt, just so I can make a good first impression.....
I came up with the great idea of putting Annabelle on a boogie board in the pool for some entertainment, but as you can see by the look on her face, she was enjoying it, so my idea backfired..........
After that torture, Shel was still veging in front of the tube, so I took the dog to Fox Lake, there is a park there and I planned on taking Annabelle for a walk near the water to try to lure some Alligators onto land. Everything was going good until I pulled into a lot with a covered picnic table and saw this........
I'm not sure if that particular area was called "GATOR", or, since I've never really seen one, that WAS a gator, but I wasn't taking any chances. But, I promised the dog that I'd take her for a walk, so here's how it went.....
After that, both Annabelle and I were spent, so we went home and got ready for the new week. Tomorrow, I am going golfing with with the Holden's and I'm going to meet some friends of theirs. I'm planning to wear my Obama pin on my Al Sharpton T-shirt, just so I can make a good first impression.....
Here's something to sink your teeth into.......
Fla. mailman bitten by snake during his rounds
Suspected rattler in mailbox strikes his hand; carrier resumes delivery
TAMPA, Fla. - Forget rain, sleet or snow. The bite of a poisonous snake wasn't enough to keep Florida mail carrier Efraim Arango from his appointed rounds Friday.
The 66-year-old was bitten as he put mail inside a mailbox. He told authorities that he shook his arm and thwacked the snake against his car door to break its grip.
Arango continued to deliver mail for 30 more minutes before getting help.
Authorities said Arango identified the snake that bit him, and it was probably an eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
He was treated at a Tampa hospital.
Hay Caramba!!!!
Suspected rattler in mailbox strikes his hand; carrier resumes delivery
TAMPA, Fla. - Forget rain, sleet or snow. The bite of a poisonous snake wasn't enough to keep Florida mail carrier Efraim Arango from his appointed rounds Friday.
The 66-year-old was bitten as he put mail inside a mailbox. He told authorities that he shook his arm and thwacked the snake against his car door to break its grip.
Arango continued to deliver mail for 30 more minutes before getting help.
Authorities said Arango identified the snake that bit him, and it was probably an eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
He was treated at a Tampa hospital.
Hay Caramba!!!!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Please.....Help....Me...........
As you all may or may not know, Mr. and Mrs. Holden like to volunteer at certain PGA events around Florida through out the year. Upcoming is the Disney Classic, to be held in early November. Today, was the volunteer training meeting in Orlando. Mr. Holden had a previous engagement(he had a tee time) and Shelby and I didn't want Mrs. Holden to have to drive up there alone, so we planned on going along for the ride and maybe spend some time at Downtown Disney with Brianna while Mrs. Holden was in her meeting.
We woke up early, in order to get to Orlando at 8:30. I was nominated to be the designated driver for the day, never mind the fact that I have been in Florida for 7 whole days and Brianna could probably navigate through town a lot easier than I could. No matter, we hit the road at about 7:45. At approximately 7:45:37, Shelby told me to turn left......At approximately 7:45:37.5, Mrs. Holden told me to turn right.......Orlando was an hour away, bless their hearts........
Now, with this kind of animosity going on, one would think that we could all come together to reach the common goal.....One would think.....This went on the entire trip to Orlando. When we finally reached our destination at the front door of Coronado Spring Convention center, Mrs. Holden said, "I think it's the door on the other side of the parking lot, but this'll be fine"(she was right, btw). Being the monkey in the middle, I was just happy that we had arrived and could go park the bus, before it started again......
So, we went to Downtown Disney and had breakfast, walked around and took some pictures..........
Disney....Bringing Creepy Back..........
After that disturbing photo, we went to get Brianna's face painted and put on mouse ears(as if THAT was going to erase the image of fairy boy!)
After Disney and the meeting, we pick up Mrs. Holden at the correct entrance. I was then told the we were going to the Millenia Mall.....Right, Left, Left, Right,Right, Right, Right, no back! And we were there........Macy's, Coach, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn for Kids, Crate & Barrel, Gucci, Tiffany & Co, back to Pottery Barn, American Eagle.......
LET ME OUTTA HEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!!!!!!!!!!!
I was now experiencing a migrane, feeling nauseated, and bleeding profusely from the nose and ears.....I had taken in toxic levels of estrogen and had started to see a bright light. We went by Bed, Bath, and Beyond and I HAD to go inside and buy a candle. I went to Abercrombie & Fitch, picked out an armful of clothes, tried them on, put them back and was in a foul mood because I was too fat.....
I had to get back to Titusville, I knew Mr. Holden was in his lazy-boy, watching football. I HAD to get home! The girls wanted to eat and chose Chick-Fil-A.....I ORDERED NUGGETS WITH SWEET & SOUR!!!!
We finally made it back to the bus and were heading home, all of the girls fell asleep and I made it back to Titusville without much help(I stopped and asked for directions, further proving my testosterone deficiency). I staggered into the house, walked to the TV room, where football was on. I then tied a rubber tourniquet around my arm, found a vein and shotgunned a silver bullet directly into my bloodstream..........
As my eyes rolled back into my head and I slipped into my alcohol induced realty, I looked at my dog, and thought of how cute she would look with a pink bow, tied to her collar.....................I might need an intervention..........
We woke up early, in order to get to Orlando at 8:30. I was nominated to be the designated driver for the day, never mind the fact that I have been in Florida for 7 whole days and Brianna could probably navigate through town a lot easier than I could. No matter, we hit the road at about 7:45. At approximately 7:45:37, Shelby told me to turn left......At approximately 7:45:37.5, Mrs. Holden told me to turn right.......Orlando was an hour away, bless their hearts........
Now, with this kind of animosity going on, one would think that we could all come together to reach the common goal.....One would think.....This went on the entire trip to Orlando. When we finally reached our destination at the front door of Coronado Spring Convention center, Mrs. Holden said, "I think it's the door on the other side of the parking lot, but this'll be fine"(she was right, btw). Being the monkey in the middle, I was just happy that we had arrived and could go park the bus, before it started again......
So, we went to Downtown Disney and had breakfast, walked around and took some pictures..........
Disney....Bringing Creepy Back..........
After that disturbing photo, we went to get Brianna's face painted and put on mouse ears(as if THAT was going to erase the image of fairy boy!)
After Disney and the meeting, we pick up Mrs. Holden at the correct entrance. I was then told the we were going to the Millenia Mall.....Right, Left, Left, Right,Right, Right, Right, no back! And we were there........Macy's, Coach, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn for Kids, Crate & Barrel, Gucci, Tiffany & Co, back to Pottery Barn, American Eagle.......
LET ME OUTTA HEEEEEEEEEEEEERE!!!!!!!!!!!
I was now experiencing a migrane, feeling nauseated, and bleeding profusely from the nose and ears.....I had taken in toxic levels of estrogen and had started to see a bright light. We went by Bed, Bath, and Beyond and I HAD to go inside and buy a candle. I went to Abercrombie & Fitch, picked out an armful of clothes, tried them on, put them back and was in a foul mood because I was too fat.....
I had to get back to Titusville, I knew Mr. Holden was in his lazy-boy, watching football. I HAD to get home! The girls wanted to eat and chose Chick-Fil-A.....I ORDERED NUGGETS WITH SWEET & SOUR!!!!
We finally made it back to the bus and were heading home, all of the girls fell asleep and I made it back to Titusville without much help(I stopped and asked for directions, further proving my testosterone deficiency). I staggered into the house, walked to the TV room, where football was on. I then tied a rubber tourniquet around my arm, found a vein and shotgunned a silver bullet directly into my bloodstream..........
As my eyes rolled back into my head and I slipped into my alcohol induced realty, I looked at my dog, and thought of how cute she would look with a pink bow, tied to her collar.....................I might need an intervention..........
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