I have seen some evidence of the monetary crisis around Indianapolis but if you really want to see the results of the consumerism binge, come to Florida. The boarded up restaurants, the empty condos, the brand new strip malls with NO tenants, the stopped and abandoned construction projects and the 28,000 foreclosures in one town alone are depressing enough to drive Prozac sales through the roof.
Ah, well.
I haven’t been on here to post in a couple of weeks because Susie and I went to Florida to get out of the Indiana cold for a little while. We spent 10 days tent camping in the Koreshan Historical Site campground south of Fort Myers. There was not much in the way of internet access and I didn’t go out of my way to seek any.
We also did not have a radio or tv which is kind of nice except that you lose track of what’s going on in the world. Not being bombarded by 24/7 breaking news is the pathway to tranquility but eventually you have to go back to the real world.
We are currently in Panama City Beach where the temperature is in the low sixties and the wind speed is about the same. It’s brutal compared to our high seventies in SW Florida but it is also helping to re-acclimate us to the weather we’re going to face up north.
I’m sitting in a bar at ten o’clock in the morning with a couple of friends watching a twenty something, bare midriffed bartendress mix me a Virgin Mary. I cannot drink any more coffee and I was looking for something to fortify myself before tackling the news to see if the new administration has gotten us out of the terrible mess we’re in.
I was a bit embarrassed at the way the girl looked at me when I ordered it. She either thought I was someone who was to much of a pansy to have a real drink before noon or else I was some kind of an old geezer pervert throwing innuendoes around.
It was neither. I just happen to like the drink.
Scientists in Colombia have discovered the fossilized skeletal remains of a huge snake. I’m impressed. I thought the only thing they did in Colombia was grow coffee and cocaine. I won’t dwell any longer on this. I’m not your noprmal snake lover, anyway and this thing could easily cause nightmares. Please, Juan Valdez, wherever you are, please keep an eye out for this fellow.
I think I mentioned earlier that Susie has been at war trying to keep the squirrels out of her bird feeder. Here are the latest photos of the skirmish directly from the battlefield.
She's not fooling me. I know there's food in there somewhere.
Both of the photos were taken by Susie and will be turned over to homeland security.
give it your best shot, lady. Go ahead and make my day!
At last report, a cease fire order between Susie and the head squirrel is being negotiated by the authorities.
This is a post about my grandaughter, Riley Marie. If you’re not into proud grandpa stuff, better skip this one.
This is a link to the film to be used in a Kohls / Riley Hospital commercial this spring.
There are three recorded stories on this website. Riley Marie can be seen in the one entitiled ‘child booster seats.’
