Birthday Sunset
Ah key west………
Wednesday Night Dinner
After a two year hiatus, the much anticipated Wednesday Night Dinner has finally been resurrected for a one night only special event. For years, Barb hosted a potluck / block party / gathering of loved ones that quickly became a midweek staple and, dare I say, crutch for the Daytona area crème de la crème. The scene was always a… Read more →
Projected past
This weekend, Barb asked me to help clean out the attic… I came across this little gem A 30s or 40s keystone A-81 projector that still worked! It was a ton of fun to figure out and play with… We even watched an old silent news reel That is, until the half-millennium old drive belt stretched beyond its grip point…. Read more →
Festival day
It was a weekend of festivals on the eastern shores of central Florida. First was an East Indian festival. While it wasn’t huge, it was really nice…. I was completely ready for the food, but was surprised by entertainment, many vendors, a super friendly environment, and an air filled gauntlet course! Next up was an Italian fest at one of… Read more →
Dunes
Sunset at Smyrna Dunes… Hard to find the sunset on the east side, but this is a nice spot if you’re up for a walk…
the Tampa brew scene
This weekend at a food and strong beer pairing, I made the mistake of letting my mouth get away with its thoughts (again) by saying that the beer scene was virtually nonexistent in Florida… Not true for either the home brewer or hip downtown brewery… As I learned from my subsequent tongue lashing and by discovering the Tampa Bay Brewing… Read more →
a Parable
-The Meeting- At a time not unlike this time, the animals, sensing that the world was heading in a direction that was not healthy for them, came together to discuss how to make their collective existence more in line with what they felt was correct. Although the direction was unclear at first, the need was real, the buzz was global,… Read more →
Easter on the beach
Easter was quiet this year. No big family gatherings, no expectation to be here or there… Just a nice walk on the beach with Angela Then we got all dressed up for a drink at the top of Daytona And then had a beautiful sunset meal beach-side Buona Pasqua.
The ultimate apocalypse vessel
Today, I started work as usual, and before I could steep my first cup of coffee, I got a call from my friend Gordon asking if I wanted to blow off work and spend the day in the marsh on an air-boat. Hmmm, let me see…. YES! So exactly one hour after the call, I was in his truck hauling… Read more →
What to do with those pesky 45s?
I spent last night troubleshooting one of the coolest freaking technogeek toys ever invented… A 45 (single records) turntable jukebox! The thing was amazing! With enough gears, plungers, relays, motors, micro-switches, solenoids, and tubes to dazzle even the most finicky of tech fanatics, 5 hours of tech support flew by in a blur. We took that that old beauty from… Read more →