Florida is home to a fantastic array of flora and fauna. We have artichokes to zoysia grass, and armadillos to zebra mussels. And most of it flourishes at one point or another during the year. As far south as we live, we rarely get a frost, and I’ve yet to see a heavy killing frost […]
Category: state of mind
No Man is an Island
The title should be “No man should try to be an island, or he’ll perish”, but that just doesn’t flow. I’m sure there is a way to make it sound better, to flow, but its beyond me….maybe I should ask Anne Ramsey. (Let me know if you get the reference). While I was down and out, I […]
Post-Op Ramblings…
I’m feeling much better today, able to move around with a lot less pain. Now to get back into a more “regular” sleep pattern. I’ve been sleeping most days and up most nights for the last few days, throwing off everyone’s daily routine. My posts have been irregular at best, and I’m feeling like getting […]
“Living the Dream” (at least a little bit of it)
My good friend and mentor, RidgeRunner was asking about my health yesterday, and in our email conversation, he sent me some pictures of his Kentucky get-away that he finally has sorted out. RidgeRunner and I see eye to eye on many things, wanting to get back to living in the hills being one of them. […]
It takes all kinds
America was once referred to as “The Great American Melting Pot”, something I was reminded every Saturday as a kid. The military represents this very well, with young adults from all across this country coming together to sacrifice for the common good. And in my many travels, I’ve never seen another place that also shows this as much […]
Life Happens – Are YOU ready for it?
I lead a fairly active life, more than most, but probably not as active as I should be. My work consists of heavy lifting, bending, twisting, and can you believe it, swimming. My physical health is an important part of my work, so if I get ill for any reason, I cannot work, and being […]
On my todo list: Recreational Shrimping
For Florida: Recreational Shrimping Regulations Bag Limit: Individuals can take 5 gallons, heads on, per harvester per day. Possession limit of no more than 5 gallons, heads on, per vessel at any time regardless of the number of persons onboard. I’ve gone fishing, set trotlines, jug fishing, clamming, spearfishing, lobstering, seining, turtling (for freshwater ones not […]
National Preparedness Month and My First Giveaway!
Contests are CLOSED! Winners Facebook: Rachel C. Subscriber list: flcracker92 and hcampers Stick around for future contests, and in order to be entered, all you need to do is subscribe! September is National Preparedness Month This contest is inspired by James at SurvivalPunk. He’s giving away stuff all month. He’s already started, go check […]
If you don’t like the situation, change your point of view
I ran into this monstrosity in my back yard a while back.
Because I can, and it’s the right thing to do.
I was recently speaking with a family member that now lives alone, and we were talking about how hard the economy was, and how hard it was becoming to make ends meet. They went on to tell me how they barely had enough money to go grocery shopping after paying all the bills on their […]