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Tag Archives: Florida
Last Roar of the Lion
There was a song by the band Looking Glass that poured out of every car radio the summer I graduated high school in 1972. It was called Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) and if you listened to the melody streaming through an … Continue reading
Posted in MindFrame
Tagged Brandy You're a Fine Girl, Easter Parade, elderly parents, Florida, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, New York
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Rules of Engagement
Husband and I had to fly down to Florida again last week as a result of my father-in-law’s injury from a fall, except it was bad weather and schools were out for spring break, and the grand total was no flights to … Continue reading
Posted in Travelblog
Tagged Even More Legroom seats, family, Florida, JetBlue, New York, turn off all electronics
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Lobby Tales
While we were down in Florida visiting my hospitalized father-in-law, we stayed at our favorite Hampton Inn with its lightning fast wireless Internet service and free tasty breakfast. One of us rocks the early evening manager’s reception complete with complimentary … Continue reading
Posted in Travelblog
Tagged Florida, Hampton Inn, in-laws, lobby sitting, people watching
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All the Right Moves
We just went down to Florida to be with Husband’s 89-year-old father who took a spill while out shopping. Seems he was in the parking lot of Best Buy where he went to check out the latest flat screen monitors … Continue reading
Posted in 'Til Death Do Us Part
Tagged AT&T, Best Buy, elderly parent, Facebook, Florida, ICU, in-laws
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The Natural Look
The newspaper recently ran a half-page obituary about a race car driver from the 1960’s who just died at the age of 82. It caught my attention because the picture was of an attractive young woman in a race car … Continue reading
Posted in All the World's a Stage
Tagged Century Village, continuing care communities, Florida, new wave funerals, strange burials
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The Pipeman Cometh
The smell under the kitchen sink lived on so I called the plumber and he came back yesterday. He said it wasn’t so unusual for this to happen, not the smell but the customer noticing some weird odor and thinking it … Continue reading
Posted in 'Til Death Do Us Part
Tagged Florida, God's waiting room, Joni Mitchell, Shalimar, snowbirds, Starbucks
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The South’s Gonna Do It Again, Part Two
In times past, Husband and I would choreograph our vacations by plotting out a route on a map and consulting travel books and the Internet to arrange stops in historic little towns at quaint bed and breakfasts. Nowadays we’re still … Continue reading
Posted in Travelblog
Tagged Embassy Suites, Florida, Nashville, Sopchoppy, Tennessee, Worm Gruntin' Festival
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The South’s Gonna Do It Again, Part One
Last week we took a little vacation since I had a break from school and Husband is a sweetheart. We flew down to south Florida (see What, Me Worry? for an overview of my history with flight) and visited his … Continue reading
Posted in Travelblog
Tagged Delray Beach, early bird dinner, Florida, Gainesville, Gators, hot boiled peanuts
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