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Various items that may be of interest, or not.



Bet you didn't know that each state has its own rules regarding resale of mattresses in retail shops.  In Illinois it is illegal to sell used mattresses in stores although it is OK in private transactions.  Florida allows it. From the looks of this store, however, I wouldn't by a key chain.  


This cute fellow was hanging onto the side of the exterior wall early one morning as I was taking the garbage out.





My son-in-law manning one of the machines at work.  When his Personal Training days ended when the gym was sold, he landed a job in Dunedin at Coca-Cola.  


I still babysit.  As you can see, we have a general policy of diapering convenience.  Every day when I sit for Norah it's Casual Friday.   She particularly enjoys being at the command center. 




This little guy was rushing along the sidewalk the other morning.  The picture isn't too clear, is it?  I need a macro lens for the camera that would really get in this snail's grille.  Funny about these things, though.  I slipped inside to do something breifly and when I returned, he was gone.  I looked all over and never saw him.  I guess they can speed up when people aren't around.



In keeping with what appears to be a wildlife theme, this little guy lives just outside the from door.  These Florida scrub lizards are all over the place down here.  We usually call them geckos, but they really aren't.  This guy is sporting a forked tail.  Now, in my best National Geographic impersonation, I sat on the steps for a long time waiting to get the right picture.  And then I only had my cell phone camera.  I thought I would grab him and run off to the circus where I would be famous for discovering a unique species.  Sadly, the forked tail is fairly common.  It happens when the tail experiences a trauma but doesn't fall completely off.  When it starts to regenerate, it looks like this.  
Ever wonder what it looks like underneath a pinball machine?






You just can't get this kind of stuff anywhere else.  

The bad news,  I'm going to keep posting.  The good news, it's free.

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