I’ve never attended a County Fair before, but when my girlfriend, Marlene, told me there would be pig races at the Sarasota County Fair – well, that’s something I just had to see. On opening day last Friday we arrived in time to see the very first race. As the first five pigs were herded … Read more
I’ve seen manatees. I’ve come nose to nose with them through the window of an underwater observatory. I must admit to being just the tiniest bit obsessed with manatees at this point. So of course, the only logical next step was to swim with the manatees. Although manatees have been known to range as far … Read more
Who says Brits are straight laced? At 11 a.m. on January 15, 2009, hundreds of T-Mobile dancers who had trained for eight weeks showed up at London’s Liverpool Street train station and unexpectedly broke out into dance. The event was organized by T-Mobile as part of its “Life’s For Sharing” campaign. And if the number … Read more
This week’s Blogging Boomers Carnival has a bit of a different twist. Our host, So Baby Boomer, asked members to write about recession anxiety – specifically addressing how we are handling challenges in these very tough economic times. This was definitely a stretch for me. Frankly, I’m handling things by ignoring them. I don’t watch … Read more
On my third day of travel around the Nature Coast of Florida, I visited the towns of Homosassa Springs and Old Homosassa (HO-mah-SASS-suh). Meaning “place where the wild peppers grow” in the Seminole and Creek Indian languages, the town’s names may refer to the holly bushes that used to grow in abundance along the banks … Read more
