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florida: Discovering My Florida #2 - Boas Along the Highway - 12/13/07 06:44 PM
Sebastian, Florida
Ahhh, the fauna of Florida...
The headline read:
16-foot python bushwhacked by roadside mower in Vero Beach
The above article appeared on the website TCPalm on December 11th.  The incident occurred on a road I drive almost daily - along a two-lane highly traveled north-south route between Sebastian and Vero Beach, Florida.  Seems they ran over yet another large boa as they were maintaining the grass between the canal and highway.
As mentioned above - this was the second 16-footer found along this road in two years.  Between that and the wild boars I think indoor pets are a good idea.
I just can't imagine walking along … (7 comments)

florida: Only Three of the Deadly Plagues - I Got Off Easy - 11/05/07 09:37 PM
Sebastian, Florida 
 
It only hurts when I sneeze (i.e. - see All The Time).
Looks like the Florida honeymoon is over - I'm on nature's "list."
First I helped the in-laws move a ladder down here on the Treasure Coast of Florida and immediately found out just where my place is on the Food Chain - lunch!  In a celebration of the No-Good-Deed-Goes-Unpunished Principle, I angered a bunch of 'em as I half-dug out their nest moving the ladder, and got a dozen-plus bites on the tender flesh of my left ankle (and other places).
Now I don't have allergies, unless it's to this … (2 comments)

florida: Google Photo Post Un-Contest - 10/24/07 01:17 PM
The Grand Experiment
Want my smiling face posted on Google and need to see if it picks up photos from AR.  (I want my Mom to be proud of me, aside from me having no tatoos and very few physical - and emotional - scars.
I figured it has to be labeled in some way and must be relevant, so it's time to post and hope for the best UNLESS...
UNLESS some bright tech-type can show me how to do this better.  Any and all tutorials appreciated.
Thanks.
Art
Oh - the Un-Contest.    Guess how many hours (or months, perhaps) until this appears in Google Images?
Autographed copy of laser … (10 comments)

florida: Killing Property Taxes in Florida - Will That Really Help Grandma and Grandpa? - 04/19/07 12:52 PM
19 April 2007
I'm not trying to whip a dead horse.
Life can throw a few curve-balls at you - some of which open eyes to a different viewpoint, a different paradigm.  I think my mind's been in Florida a bit lately, especially with reports coming in about my wife's uncle who is in the hospital down there.  I guess you mix that with David Podgursky's blog and an event that happened a few minutes ago, and for me, an idea akin to an epiphany moved to the surface of my mind.
The catalyst to the new viewpoint came from a very simple comment … (6 comments)

florida: Would You Trade SALES TAX for PROPERTY TAX? - A Follow-Up from David Podgursky - 04/18/07 10:41 PM
18 April 2007
Active Rain has a few fine members, and this guy stands out among the crowd.  An hour ago or so I received this great communique (via private email) from David Podgursky (The Mortgage Go To Guy from Boynton Beach, Florida).  He wanted to make me aware of the latest information regarding the continuing controversy over revision of the Florida property tax laws.   David just wanted to let me know what was going on so I too, could pass this information on to interested readers.  He is so cool.
I spoke with Mrs. Blanchet, who is visiting family in Florida (they've not been well) … (4 comments)

 

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