And Yet More Of This And That

Just some more pictures of stuff around here.

This made Facebook. Norah and I sharing a shake. Her pucker power wasn't as good as mine so I had to prime the pump a bit and get the goodness up the straw, but after that she handled it like a pro.

A rat-dog in a dress at the flea market. People who do this need psychiatric attention.

Anyone who needs pine cones for their holiday crafts just let me know, I can find you as many as you need in all kinds of sizes. Shawshank, here, is full of them.

I heard once that when a person dies, its like a library burning. Here are two interesting libraries. Man, the wealth of knowledge these two guys have. They were dining together at the Mall the other day.

The latest picture of Lily Lu, Jeff and Carol's new redbone hound that I like it Wataga, and who, I surmise, is pretty much running the place.

When the current Mrs. Blythe bought her car she also received a complimentary $250 gas card. We had to go pick it up and these car salesmen were just waiting for fresh meat in their golf carts. Pull in the lot to just look around and these guys won't give you a chance to do it quietly, on your own.

The latest in big city marketing? Mobile billboards. Yup. Just drive around the main arteries all day. Cool job, that's what I want to do.

There are lots of scooters down here. Makes sense for city driving. Great gas mileage and they are nimble enough to navigate lane changes. This one had a canopy over his, which I'd never seen before.

Norah learning to kiss.

Just a pretty night scene.

Yep, we have trains down here. But they are a hell of a lot shorter than in G-Burg, and decidely more quiet.

Not surprisingly, at the Countryside Mall in Clearwater they have an ice skating rink. Only place you can do it maybe in the entire state. I don't know for sure, but there can't be too many.

And to keep it nice and smooth, the Zamboni!

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Flashback Friday

Class, Or Lack Thereof The Dwight Vice gravestone in Oquawka, Illinois. I bring this old chestnut out every so often just to remind me that class is classless. Dwight Vice was killed in his home near Oquawka in 2001. It was one of those things that can generate crime: two guys thought Dwight had a lot of money stashed at home because of his pot-selling sideline to supplement his fishing job. Not really one of those big drug deals gone-bad things. Marijuana was, according to the trial, about the only stuff Dwight sold. But these two guys barge into the house and killed Dwight and attempted to kill his 11 year old kid, Darryl, before they took off with what money they could find. His son, now 23, was stabbed in the back and left for dead. He survived and is wheelchair bound and has undergone several surgeries to repair his wounds. He will be paralyzed for life. None of this is pleasant. Reading the facts of the murder and attempted murder are most unpleasant

Summer Swim

It's Monday and the start of another work week. Except for me. I have the week off because the parents of my daycare charges are taking the week off, too. This is one of those wordless posts I love on Mondays so I can put my laziness in full view of loyal readers. These pics need no words. Why muddy the waters? They were taken at the pool at Sinkhole Estates aka Death Valley. The nice thing about this pool is it is heated in winter. If one must find positives in one's situation, I suppose that is one. But, please, no more.

Florida Air Museum - Part 3

Welcome back to a pretty neat tour of the Florida Air Museum in Lakeland Florida. There's a lot to see and a couple of the old Geezer Gold Wing guys are already sitting down instead of walking around looking at the exhibits. That's John who is wore out and making a call to his wife. In all honesty, John was pretty well bushed before the ride. He told me his daughter's family was down from one of the Carolina's with the grand kids and he must have played with them too much. He's about to take off on his own and head for home, but he's going to miss a couple of neat things out on Hangar A. But, before we walk over there, we have lots yet to see here. If you saw The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio playing Howard Hughes, you'll remember that he went up in a plane during the filming of one of his movies to prove a point about flying. He crashed trying to execute a roll and this is a picture of the plane he crashed. Note the propeller

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