Jessica's Murderer, John Couey Gets Death Penalty - 08/24/07 02:33 PM
Hopefully the Lunsford family can sleep a little easier tonight.The judge just gave John Couey, the man that buried little Jessica Lunsford alive the death penalty.
I wonder, how long will he sit on Death Row. How long does it take the state of Florida to put a sentenced person to death?
Why do murders get an appeals process?
The person they murdered didn't get to make any appeals.
Little Jessie was told she was going home, instead she was put into a hole after being bound and placed into garbage bags. No appeals, no nothing, but a stuffed dolphin and darkness.
 
 
Photo courtsey … (13 comments)

Florida Has HOW MANY Different License Plates? - 08/23/07 11:38 AM
Florida has 4 separate categories for license plates when you go to their Speciality Plates web page. 

The catagories and total plates are:
ENVIRONMENTAL ~ 18 MISCELLANEOUS ~ 40 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ~ 9 UNIVERSITIES ~ 36 Including our standard Florida State license plate seen above this brings us to a grand total of 104 license plates for the state!
That's a lot of different plates!
Specialty plates vary in price depending on which plate you choose. Some have a $15.00 yearly fee while others can go as high as a $25.00 yearly fee. This is on top of your "once a year" vehicle registration fee. The … (49 comments)

Century 21 House Of Realty Goes Above And Beyond... - 08/22/07 12:10 PM

To help someone all alone in a strange town and a strange situation.
I wrote about this orginally in my post Working Across The Miles To Help One In Need.
Our (Century 21 Sundance) customer Miss E. was traveling alone from Missouri to Florida to move into her newly purchased home and along the way she was involved in a single car roll-over accident in which her car caught on fire. A good Samaritan saw the accident and cut her out of her seat belt, pulled her from her wreck and called 911.
Miss E's cell phone was burned along with her … (14 comments)

Lunchtime At The Canals Of Pelican Bay - 08/16/07 04:58 PM
 
 
This is an AMERICAN ANHINGA OR SNAKE-BIRD.
 
She has been living (or lived) in a tree by my Century 21 Sundance office for at least the last year, hunting for her daily meals in the pond/canal. She is different from any other water foul I've ever witnessed swim before.
 
 
 

You see, she swims with just her neck and head above the water, (thus the name "Snake-bird") or if she is hunting fish she will be completely immersed as she stalks her prey, hiding amongst the pond muck before striking.

 
 
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Rare Birds Put The Breaks On Beach Driving In Daytona - 08/15/07 10:41 AM

A big tourist draw for Daytona Beach is the fact that people can drive their cars on the beach, just park right where they want to & hang out for the day.
You don't have to fight for parking in a parking lot then lug your cooler, blankets, chairs and surfboards or other toys from the parking lot to the beach, it's all right there for you.
 
 
Recently, some rare visitors decided to visit Daytona Beach. Then they had their baby here and put a small damper on the beach driving for about a quarter mile of the beach. 
 
 
 
 
They are … (30 comments)

Working Across The Miles To Help One In Need - 08/07/07 01:52 PM

I received a call today from a Century 21 office in Illinois, the name of the brokerage is Century 21 House Of Realty, the caller, Denise.
Denise asked me to bear with her and her strange tale, but she had a call from a lady in a near by hospital and was trying to assist her in her quest. Apparently this lady was a customer of a Century 21 office here in Florida, more to the point near Port Orange, FL and her agents name was "John D.". This lady was really desperate to get a hold of "John D." Denise had done some searching … (23 comments)

There’s Somethin’ Wrong With The World Today - 08/04/07 07:43 AM
"I'm Not Sure What It Is"
When Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Mark Hudson wrote this song, they were writing of the "state of the world", "racism" & "religion".
When I hear parts of this song, like the opening verse I think of something different..
 
You see right now three people close to me are fighting cancer. This is not including our own Bruce Bourgault from Hawaii.
Out of the 3 I know, 2 have skin cancer (one is a very rare form) and the other, his tumor was just sent to the Mayo Clinic because they have no idea what kind of cancer it … (38 comments)

Our Favorite Hangout Is In Korona Florida At The White Eagle - 08/01/07 07:21 PM

 
On Sunday afternoons Steve and I like to get on our Shovel Head and go for a ride. We'll go to one of our favorite hangouts where we know there is good food, good people and cold drinks.
 
 
 

 
 
Our favorite is the White Eagle Lounge in Korona, about a 15 minute ride north on US 1 from where we live. We have a history there, Steve's is a lot longer then mine. (He has known the owners for years) Long story short it is where we met during Bike Week of 06. We'll still point out … (49 comments)