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Supposedly a photo of a tree getting zapped by lightening.  Now you know why you aren't supposed to run underneath them in a storm.

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With apologies to my Catholic friends.



 He's a cool dude.

But this is how we Presby's do it.



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Beer bellies about 4:30 pm.  It's not a bad place to be. 

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Adventures in babysitting.  This afternoon I ended up with both the dog and Ayla using me as a cushion.

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A couple weeks ago the current Mrs. Blythe and I stopped in at Old Key West Bar & Grill for lunch and to see Brendan.  When we were leaving he slipped me this container of ice cream.  Good boy.


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Republicans who have quit the party over Trump:

George Will - writer
Steve Schmidt - former republican operative
Colin Powell - general and former Sec of State
Max Boot - writer for Washington Post
Gordon Humphrey - former Senator
Joe Scarborough - former Congressman/TV commentator
Peter Wehner - Bush and Reagan Aide
Bill Krystol - Conservative writer
Charles Krauthammer - Conservative writer
Susan De Percio - Republican strategist
Glenn Beck - TV personality
David Jolley - Former Republican congressman
John Podhoretz - writer
Charlie Sykes - author, radio host
All of the Bushes 

Democrats who have quit the party for Trump:

Kanye West - singer





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Damn goats.

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A wonderfully Halloweenish picture.

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 Yeah, I know.  I was gonna stop political stuff.  And I will.  Sometimes I just can't help myself.

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Update:  A couple weeks ago I wrote a short essay on how a condom ended up where it did.  I have an update.  Whilst walking Whizzbang aka Dumbstruck the Wonder Pup last Friday I walked by it (it's still there) and there appears to be a couple more somewhat close to it.   






All I can say is it is either starting new shoots or this is a local hangout, pardon the pun.  It's seems to be a breeding ground for rubbers.  I'm contacting the Tampa Bay Times and asking for an investigation, or maybe I'll just do a stake-out.

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Sadly, the only undeveloped area near me and an important part of my daily walks is becoming a condo.  They have mown the weeds and started to place tile and footing markers. It was my favorite section because it was just a little wild.  As much as wild can take a foothold in a area almost completely developed.   
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Also on my walk and not far from the condom and future home of the condos is this apartment complex, Melrose By the Bay.  I saw this chicken wandering around.  Honestly, a free range chicken just clucking around.  Florida, the Septic tank of the country.
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This week I sent in my ballot for the November 6 election.  Florida has a pretty nifty mail-in ballot thing going on here.  Its pretty progressive for this red state.   Oddly there were 10 Constitutional Amendment questions.  That sure seems high, but this is Florida. 

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