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Hurricane Milton?

By Don According the weather boffins, the next hurricane will be Milton and it’s headed directly through the center of Florida and over Cocoa Beach. (Mr. Weatherman) It’s still a couple days away, but as you can see, the projected storm track goes right across our home. Normally, this would be cause for concern, but

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Travel Don

By Don How did I get here again? Flying from Melbourne, FL to Charlotte for a mad dash across the terminal and from there to Dallas. Thankfully, the great state of Texas provides a train from terminal B to A which should assist with the 40 minute link for my flight to Tucson. But all

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B1067

In a world covered with oceans there are millions of beaches, but few come with such a unique feature tailor made for little boys of the late 60s and early 70s who lived their lives as engineers dreaming of adventures in space. ROCKETS! Launching from pad 40 this evening was a SpaceX Falcon 9, unit

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Henry at the Beach

Until recently, Henry has been a reluctant beach participant. Never one for a windy day, he hates when it blows in his ears and has always stepped gingerly around any water. Bath time, well you can imagine… Thankfully, Henry’s world has grown recently upon discovery of some new ‘friends’ just outside the door. These little

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Patience

The sun’s light slowly creeps up across the Atlantic and my vision of each wave rolling ashore improves. I walked north towards the little town center 5 blocks away where a handful of pubs, shops, coffee houses, and scrappy motels cater to visitors still asleep. Only a few fishermen hoping for joy during the short

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Florida Drive 2

Driving past Atlanta the first day proved well worth the effort as we slept in and rested the next day. I suppose one decision presupposes the other but I suspect lolly gagging in the morning was inevitable regardless of the destination and in this way the magnificent lights of downtown Atlanta were a memory without

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Florida Drive 1

Woke this morning in Jackson, GA where we stayed at the brand new Candlewood Suites. It’s very nice, but you knew that because it’s brand new. How did I get here? Why is the Georgian humidity crumpling my baggy eyes and sagging mind as I wander into the truck stop for coffee? Yesterday started at

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