Being a Local

June 11, 2008 - Tonight I took the scooter to the beach for the first time. After all, I bought it to joy ride 4,000 miles ago back when gas was really cheap, I didn’t buy it to save gas, so take it 22 miles to and from the beach as a joy ride I will. : ) I decided I don’t want to become one of those locals who misses out on our back yard. I live a few miles from the beach. I can go every day. I just might do that. Tonight I experienced a lovely walk on the white soft sand. It feels great to walk in the water and its great exercise with the extra resistance the waves make and not to mention trying to stand upright while talking cell phone photos adds to the fun. The sunset was only ok. I guess that’s local talk for, I can go again tomorrow, or the next day or the next. Here’s hoping for the green flash next time. I have high expectations. Don’t know what the green flash is? Let me educate you. According to dictionary.com (a green coloration of the upper portion of the sun, caused by atmospheric refraction and occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks below the horizon.) On the way home the pretty white puffy clouds in the background turned to nasty black clouds full of lightening the closer I got to my house. I made it home fine on the scooter. I didn’t even get wet, but I hear it raining now that I’m home safe and sound. I hear a lot of talk on the radio about stay-cations. Vacations in our backyard reminding the locals we live in paradise, we don’t need to travel far away to have a great time. The water was warm, so next time I think I will go swimming. I spent the afternoon in the pool before going to the beach, so I was water logged enough today.

John Levique Days

On June 7, 2008 I went to the John Levique Days. Each year, John's Pass celebrates its heritage with John Levique Days. This three-day pirate themed event celebrates the discovery of John's Pass by John Levique after the hurricane of September 1848. Scheduled activities include a pirate ship battle and invasion of the Pass, street parade, story telling, a village-wide treasure hunt, Pirates' Ball, Auction, costume contests for children and adults and a hurricane expo. It was a great time. Very hot though. After we left there we had dinner on the beach. Who is John Levique? Find out here.

Comedian Chonda Pierce

I went to see the comedian Chonda Pierce, the queen of clean on June 5, 2008 in Lakeland, Florida. Who is Chonda Pierce? Find out here. As you can see I did not have all that great of seats. I didn't really care, she was funny from way back afar. I've met her twice at the EWomen conferences. She came to shake my hand before I even knew who she was. That's what makes it funny. Turns out she was the funny one. I was in the front row of the EWomen conference she was at and they told everybody to greet their neighboors. We did.