The “dog days of summer.” What does the term mean?
Hi, friends and readers: It’s so hot during the day in Florida right now. Most days I don’t even venture outside until the sun sinks low in the west and a breeze starts to blow off the Gulf of Mexico....
View ArticleA nice Arctic photo. I’m so tired of hot weather ….
Hi, friends and readers: I came across this photo a few days ago and it took my breath away, for more reasons than one. First of all it’s a spectacular photo. I don’t know who took it, but he deserves...
View ArticleHurricane Irma. Will it strike Florida’s Gulf Coast?
Hi, friends and readers: If you follow this site then you know I live on a small barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast, west of St. Petersburg. The Intracoastal Waterway is about 40 yards from my...
View ArticleHurricane Irma’s gone but not its aftermath ….
Hi, friends and readers: It has been four days since Hurricane Irma slammed into the Tampa Bay area. Fortunately for us, the storm moved a bit eastward before it reached us, so we received only a...
View ArticleMy new novel, “On the Way to San Jose”, is released ….
Hi, friends and readers: I am pleased to announce that my latest novel, On the Way to San Jose, has just been released by NineStar Press. The book will be available in both digital and print formats....
View ArticleI’m off to spend six days in beautiful Maine ….
Hi, friends and readers: Tomorrow around noon I will board an airplane to travel to the great State of Maine for a six-day stay at a friend’s lakefront cottage near Greenville. It’s a beautiful spot...
View ArticleFear of change. We have to fight it ….
Hi, friends and readers: I came across the photo to the left here, and it made my brain fluids churn for a bit. About six months ago I broke up with my partner of seven years. The breakup was terribly...
View ArticleThe joy of travel. I’m off to North Carolina ….
Hi, friends and readers: It’s my belief that travel is the most enriching activity we can engage in. Travel exposes us to different cultures and different ways of living. It takes us out of our comfort...
View ArticleOld Florida and citrus stickers ….
Hi, friends and readers: What you see to the left here is a sticker that was once affixed to citrus crates distributed by Harvey’s Groves in Brevard County, Florida. Florida’s best citrus comes from...
View ArticleMerry Christmas to all my readers ….
Hi, friends and readers: It’s Christmas Eve 2017, and while this has not been the happiest year of my life, due to the ending of a seven-year relaitonship with my ex-partner, I still have much to be...
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