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We need to move downisland.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Red Auerbach, RIP
by Roland Lazenby: The Eulogies Are Nice, But Red Was Far From Loved And He Liked It That Way
Best of all the tributes written about Red Auerbach.
Best of all the tributes written about Red Auerbach.
At Auerbach's retirement dinner, Russell addressed the gathering: "When I took this job, somebody said, 'What did you take it for? You have nothing to gain. You got to follow Red Auerbach.'
"I don't think I'm going to be another Red Auerbach," Russell continued, then turned to his former coach. "Personally, I think you're the greatest basketball coach that ever lived. You know, over the years... I heard a lot of coaches and writers say the only thing that made you a great coach was Bill Russell. It helped. But that's not what did it.
"Now this is kind of embarrassing, but I'll go so far, Red, as to say this: I like you. And I'll admit there aren't very many men that I like. But you I do. For a number of reasons. First of all, I've always been able to respect you. I don't think you're a genius, just an extraordinarily intelligent man. We'll be friends until one of us dies. And I don't want too many friends, Red."
Cruising Around Charlotte Harbor
Cruising Around Charlotte Harbor
Nice article titled Gunkholing the barrier islands off Florida's West Coast by Doran Cushing includes this passage:
Cruising in Southwest Florida offers sailors the best of both worlds, coastal cruising and open sailing in the Gulf. There are lots of anchorages along the Intracoastal Waterway, protected by the chain of barrier islands that guard the mainland of Florida from Everglades north to Tarpon Springs. Two cruising guides are Claiborne Young's Cruising Guide to Western Florida and Tom Lenfestey's A Cruising Guide to Florida's West Coast. Another invaluable reference is A Guide to Anchorages in Southwest Florida, published by Boaters' Action and Information League, Inc, which provides aerial views and details on the approach route.
This sweet stretch of Southwest Florida features freshwater rivers that converge with the Gulf of Mexico, forming a 270-square-mile horn of plenty. Throw in 219 miles of natural shoreline, barrier islands and mangrove forests, and Charlotte Harbor shines brightly as an aquatic paradise.We will be keeping Pelican at Burnt Store Marina
Nice article titled Gunkholing the barrier islands off Florida's West Coast by Doran Cushing includes this passage:
The menu was simple enough: gather some friends and work associates for a mid-December cruise from Charlotte Harbor to the protected waters along the Intracoastal Waterway to the south. Our starting point was the Burnt Store Marina and Country Club, home of the Southwest Florida Yachts sailing fleet. The modern, full-service marina is tucked deep inside the gated community and provides immediate access to Charlotte Harbor and easy access to the Intracoastal Waterway, coastal West Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico.
It would be hard to imagine a more boater-friendly starting point with so many destination options within three hours sailing time from the marina docks. By land,the resort is situated in an undeveloped rural area 30 minutes south of Punta Gorda. When I queried cruising guide author Claiborne Young about the region, his answer was unqualified: "If I had to pick only one portion of the Western Florida coastline to cruise, it would be the Charlotte Harbor-Pine Island Sound region. You could spend months and not exhaust all them any varied cruising possibilities."
Cruising in Southwest Florida offers sailors the best of both worlds, coastal cruising and open sailing in the Gulf. There are lots of anchorages along the Intracoastal Waterway, protected by the chain of barrier islands that guard the mainland of Florida from Everglades north to Tarpon Springs. Two cruising guides are Claiborne Young's Cruising Guide to Western Florida and Tom Lenfestey's A Cruising Guide to Florida's West Coast. Another invaluable reference is A Guide to Anchorages in Southwest Florida, published by Boaters' Action and Information League, Inc, which provides aerial views and details on the approach route.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Baby Name Finder
Baby Name Finder - Betsy: "Betsy, a 2-syllable girl's name of Hebrew/Anglo-Saxon origin, means: Gods oath."
David, a 2-syllable boy's name of Hebrew origin, means: Beloved one.
Eric, a 2-syllable boy's name of Germanic/Norse origin, means: Ever-kingly; powerful ruler.
David, a 2-syllable boy's name of Hebrew origin, means: Beloved one.
Eric, a 2-syllable boy's name of Germanic/Norse origin, means: Ever-kingly; powerful ruler.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Monday, October 02, 2006
Rosanne Cash Tour Dates
Black Cadillac Tour Dates:
February 23 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
February 24 Tallahassee, FL Florida State University
February 25 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theater
February 23 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
February 24 Tallahassee, FL Florida State University
February 25 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theater
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Aptitude Quiz
Born to Search and Rescue?
This is a 14 question quiz on aptitude/personality traits. (Hoover makes a good family pet)
This is a 14 question quiz on aptitude/personality traits. (Hoover makes a good family pet)
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Maize Maze
Here's a maze just north of Jacksonville. There was one in Zellwood last year we can try to find as well.
Conner's A-Maize-ing Acres | Admission Information
Conner's A-Maize-ing Acres | Admission Information
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
San Diego Pictures
Picasa Web Albums
Updated the web album of our San Diego trip. We managed to do at least one activity every day.
Saturday: Said goodbye to the dog and left for airport at 5:00 AM, landed at LAX at 9:30AM. Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. This was a highlight of the trip. Drove through Santa Monica mountains and down the coast. When it says 15 MPH they mean 15 MPH! Stopped at Malibu to dip our toes in the Pacific. Dropped by our first house in Stanton, Spent the night in Buena Park.
Sunday: Had a huge breakfast at Po-Folks. Visited Knott's Berry Farm. Rode a lot of coasters, saw a few gunfights and ate at Mrs. Knott's Chicken Ranch. Walked back to hotel and crashed.
Monday: After another huge breakfast at Po-Folks drove to Palm Springs where it was a mild 101 degrees (vs. predicted 112). Took Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to 8615 feet above the desert. 71 degrees on top. Took 1.5 mile nature trail walk. Left Palm Springs and took the scenic route 74 through the San Jacinto Mountains to Carlsbad. When it says 15 MPH they mean 15 MPH!
Tuesday: drove to the Carlsbad beach area before Legoland opened. It is very pretty. Spent the day at Legoland doing Lego things. Then drove to San Diego. Had dinner at El Pollo Loco, and old favorite of David & Betsy. You can't go back.
Wednesday: Went to Seaport Village for breakfast with a view. Visited the Midway aircraft carrier museum. Very impressive. Watched the America's Cup champion Stars & Stripes sail in the bay from on top of the carrier. Later Betsy & Eric took the amphibious Seal Tour and David drove around looking at all the sailboat marinas at Point Loma and Shelter Island. Wednesday night we drove through Coronado Beach and had dinner on the water.
Thursday: went to Balboa Park and visited the Photographic & Science Museums. That night we went to Old Town for an authentic Mexican meal.
Friday: Said goodbye to San Diego and drove to Yorba Linda to the Nixon Library. On the way we stopped at several favorite furniture stores. You can't go back. Nixon Library was great. Had chili hamburgers for dinner from Tommy's. They were as good as I remembered! Drove LAX to stay near the airport.
Saturday: flew home. The dog missed us.
Updated the web album of our San Diego trip. We managed to do at least one activity every day.
Saturday: Said goodbye to the dog and left for airport at 5:00 AM, landed at LAX at 9:30AM. Visited Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. This was a highlight of the trip. Drove through Santa Monica mountains and down the coast. When it says 15 MPH they mean 15 MPH! Stopped at Malibu to dip our toes in the Pacific. Dropped by our first house in Stanton, Spent the night in Buena Park.
Sunday: Had a huge breakfast at Po-Folks. Visited Knott's Berry Farm. Rode a lot of coasters, saw a few gunfights and ate at Mrs. Knott's Chicken Ranch. Walked back to hotel and crashed.
Monday: After another huge breakfast at Po-Folks drove to Palm Springs where it was a mild 101 degrees (vs. predicted 112). Took Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to 8615 feet above the desert. 71 degrees on top. Took 1.5 mile nature trail walk. Left Palm Springs and took the scenic route 74 through the San Jacinto Mountains to Carlsbad. When it says 15 MPH they mean 15 MPH!
Tuesday: drove to the Carlsbad beach area before Legoland opened. It is very pretty. Spent the day at Legoland doing Lego things. Then drove to San Diego. Had dinner at El Pollo Loco, and old favorite of David & Betsy. You can't go back.
Wednesday: Went to Seaport Village for breakfast with a view. Visited the Midway aircraft carrier museum. Very impressive. Watched the America's Cup champion Stars & Stripes sail in the bay from on top of the carrier. Later Betsy & Eric took the amphibious Seal Tour and David drove around looking at all the sailboat marinas at Point Loma and Shelter Island. Wednesday night we drove through Coronado Beach and had dinner on the water.
Thursday: went to Balboa Park and visited the Photographic & Science Museums. That night we went to Old Town for an authentic Mexican meal.
Friday: Said goodbye to San Diego and drove to Yorba Linda to the Nixon Library. On the way we stopped at several favorite furniture stores. You can't go back. Nixon Library was great. Had chili hamburgers for dinner from Tommy's. They were as good as I remembered! Drove LAX to stay near the airport.
Saturday: flew home. The dog missed us.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
San Diego
San Diego Trip Photos
We are having a wonderful time. Links to photos are above. We landed Saturday morning and drove to Simi Valley to the Reagan Library. What a beautiful place. Besides the museum his library includes the Air Force One pavillion. Reagan set the record for miles flown as president. While he was in office he came up with the idea of creating the pavillion at his library so his fellow Americans could see what Air Force One was like. His friend T. Boone Pickens picked up the $35 million tab.
The Reagan Library was a great way to start the trip. We then cut through the Santa Monica Mountains on a pretty scary drive to get out to the Pac Coast Highway. Followed that to Buena Park where we spent two nights.
Sunday we went to Knott's Berry Farm. KBF is the first theme park in America. We had a lot of fun on the roller coasters and shows and were worn out by the end of the day.
Today we woke up and drove out to Palm Springs. Right outside Palm Springs is the Tramway to the San Jacinto Mountains. It really is a lot of fun. The trails on top are pretty well groomed, but do include some pretty steep inclines. Today the temperature was 30 degrees cooler on top of the mountain.
After four hours at the top we drove to Carlsbad through the San Bernadino mountains. As we drove we climbed up to 5,000 feet before working our way down to sea level at the coast.
Tomorrow Legoland, then down to San Diego.
We are having a wonderful time. Links to photos are above. We landed Saturday morning and drove to Simi Valley to the Reagan Library. What a beautiful place. Besides the museum his library includes the Air Force One pavillion. Reagan set the record for miles flown as president. While he was in office he came up with the idea of creating the pavillion at his library so his fellow Americans could see what Air Force One was like. His friend T. Boone Pickens picked up the $35 million tab.
The Reagan Library was a great way to start the trip. We then cut through the Santa Monica Mountains on a pretty scary drive to get out to the Pac Coast Highway. Followed that to Buena Park where we spent two nights.
Sunday we went to Knott's Berry Farm. KBF is the first theme park in America. We had a lot of fun on the roller coasters and shows and were worn out by the end of the day.
Today we woke up and drove out to Palm Springs. Right outside Palm Springs is the Tramway to the San Jacinto Mountains. It really is a lot of fun. The trails on top are pretty well groomed, but do include some pretty steep inclines. Today the temperature was 30 degrees cooler on top of the mountain.
After four hours at the top we drove to Carlsbad through the San Bernadino mountains. As we drove we climbed up to 5,000 feet before working our way down to sea level at the coast.
Tomorrow Legoland, then down to San Diego.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Google Guide Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators (Cheat Sheet)
Google Guide Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators (Cheat Sheet)
Bookmark the above page to learn more about the power of Google and the Google toolbar. Need a residential white pages listing? Try googling
phonebook: lundeen, st. pete beach, fl
or for a business:
bphonebook: davis island yacht club, tampa fl
Bookmark the above page to learn more about the power of Google and the Google toolbar. Need a residential white pages listing? Try googling
phonebook: lundeen, st. pete beach, fl
or for a business:
bphonebook: davis island yacht club, tampa fl
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Tools To Bulletproof Firefox
Tools To Bulletproof Firefox: Here is a list of important add-ins to make Firefox safer:
NoScript: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/
SiteAdvisor: http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ff.html
Netcraft Toolbar: http://toolbar.netcraft.com/install
Google Safe Browsing: http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/safebrowsing/
Clear Private Data: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1280/
Password Maker: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/469/
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Katrina people, Katrina dogs
Tampabay: Family pleads to reclaim pets
St. Pete Times attempts to write a tear jerker of a story about a couple from New Orleans in the area trying to get their dogs back after they were adopted out after Katrina. Only problem is, the kept their dogs outside, they were heartworm positive, the were "treating the heartworm with monthly medication" and they brought their grandkids with them to use as props to create a human interest story.
The good news is, the new owners aren't giving them back and there is nothing the old owners can do. The poll of readers is running 2:1 against giving the dogs back.
St. Pete Times attempts to write a tear jerker of a story about a couple from New Orleans in the area trying to get their dogs back after they were adopted out after Katrina. Only problem is, the kept their dogs outside, they were heartworm positive, the were "treating the heartworm with monthly medication" and they brought their grandkids with them to use as props to create a human interest story.
The good news is, the new owners aren't giving them back and there is nothing the old owners can do. The poll of readers is running 2:1 against giving the dogs back.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Garmin: StreetPilot c320 Firmware updates
Changes made from version 5.10 to 5.20:
* Improved route calculations with car pool lanes.
Changes made from version 4.80 to 5.10:
* Added via point support (After selecting Final Destination, select Via point from Where To? menu just like you would your Final Destination. Unit will prompt you if you wish to continue on to your Final Destination by way of your Via point. Select Yes).
* Improved address searches to allow for selecting which map to search on when multiple maps are available.
* Corrected a bug where the user could get stuck in the address search pages.
* Corrected a bug where some address searches would give back invalid results.
* Added ability to save waypoints from the Browse Map page.
* Improved city searches to search across all available maps.
* Improved the timing of voice guidance prompts.
* Added WebUpdater support for Voice Guidance updates.
* Corrected a bug where navigating on a roundabout could cause the unit to lock up."
* Improved route calculations with car pool lanes.
Changes made from version 4.80 to 5.10:
* Added via point support (After selecting Final Destination, select Via point from Where To? menu just like you would your Final Destination. Unit will prompt you if you wish to continue on to your Final Destination by way of your Via point. Select Yes).
* Improved address searches to allow for selecting which map to search on when multiple maps are available.
* Corrected a bug where the user could get stuck in the address search pages.
* Corrected a bug where some address searches would give back invalid results.
* Added ability to save waypoints from the Browse Map page.
* Improved city searches to search across all available maps.
* Improved the timing of voice guidance prompts.
* Added WebUpdater support for Voice Guidance updates.
* Corrected a bug where navigating on a roundabout could cause the unit to lock up."
Windshield Mount Law
Windshield Mount Law: "NOTICE TO DRIVERS IN CALIFORNIA AND MINNESOTA: State law prohibits drivers in California and Minnesota from using suction mounts on their windshields while operating motor vehicles. Other Garmin dashboard or friction mounting options should be used. Garmin does not take any responsibility for any fines, penalties, or damages that may be incurred as a result of disregarding this notice. (See California Vehicle Code Section 26708(a); Minnesota Statutes 2005, Section 169.71)"
Monday, June 26, 2006
The Story of the Clearwater Beach Monster
Floridian: Man, not beast:
"The mysterious tracks spotted on Clearwater Beach in the late '40s caused quite a stir. Were they left by a monster? A giant penguin? The answer eluded everyone. Well, almost everyone."
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Eric performed in a concert today marking the end of summer band camp at Florida Southern University. Everyone was very impressive. Eric led off the concert with a snare roll intro to the Star Spangled Banner. Later he moved in front of the band to perform "Mallet Maniacs."
click on image for larger picture
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Monday, June 19, 2006
Photos Now Online
David's Picasa Web Albums
Google has updated Picasa for the first time in over a year with the beta (or test) release of Picasa Web Albums. With it they give you 250MB of free space, or for $25 a year they give you a full 6GB of space to use for over 25,000 photos online.
Right now it is invitation only. I received one today and uploaded a few albums to it including Jane's 75th birthday party, a few shots from Bermuda and some Pelican shots.
Google has updated Picasa for the first time in over a year with the beta (or test) release of Picasa Web Albums. With it they give you 250MB of free space, or for $25 a year they give you a full 6GB of space to use for over 25,000 photos online.
Right now it is invitation only. I received one today and uploaded a few albums to it including Jane's 75th birthday party, a few shots from Bermuda and some Pelican shots.
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