Tag Archives: florida

Southbound

March 24, 2019 – 1:41 am

Vladmar is heading to Florida. At 60 the Pittsburgh native has never been to the Sunshine State. My first visit was in Spring 1971. Four friends drove a Chevy Nova from Boston to Fort Lauderdale. I-95 was half-finished and US1 ran as a two-laner through small southern towns. We only stopped for gas and food, […]

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Cave Anatis

August 2, 2018 – 3:16 am

In 2008 I spent the summer on Palm Beach. It was very off-season. Rainy, hot, and no one on the beaches. The mansion off Ocean Avenue was a big change from my previous place of residence, Pattaya, Thailand. I also living alone instead of dividing my time between two women; girlfriend #1 and our daughter […]

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Alligator Protection

December 15, 2017 – 6:35 am

Florida has about 1,000,000 Mesozoic inhabitants i.e. alligators and 800-1000 crocodiles. None exist on Palm Beach, except as shoes, belts, and pocketbooks for the filthy rich, however alligator attacks occur in the Sunshine State and every resident and visitor should know the proper response. First scream. Won’t scare the ‘gator, but it’ll alert people to […]

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RV Cemetery

November 11, 2017 – 12:53 pm

Okeechobee is a prisoner to the US Army Corp of Engineers and the expanse of water is encircled by a 40-foot dike. The lake is never visible from the road. To see the inland sea you have to climb the earthen works. Nature harnessed for the business and pleasure of Man. Despite this barrier Okeechobee […]

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Mad Matthew

October 7, 2016 – 1:08 pm

Last week the weather was cool in New York and I thankfully thought, “Another year without a hurricane hitting the East Coast.” I had said the same thing before Tropical Depression Sandy had its way with New York and now Hurricane Matthew hovers off the coast of Floria, threatening destruction should the storm makes landfall […]

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