November 2011
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October 2011
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Seen on the Skyway Piers
Claire and I decided to visit the Skyway Piers on the way home from dropping Kyle off at a ref clinic in Bradenton. The South Pier is the longest - more than twice the length of the North Pier.
The fishermen were very helpful explaining what they could catch (halibut), what they were catching (everything else) and the rules of the pier. Admission includes the fishing license, so as long as...
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More from the Library...
The advertising on this truck says it has been on the National Geographic Channel. I must have missed it, but this may be a career option for Bob. Except for the snakes, he’d love getting the critters from their hiding places. And just think of the pix I’d have then!
More pix at “read more”
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Who would have thunk it....
the LIBRARY is the place to see “odd” things:
Bumper sticker mania:
A couple of close-ups under “read more”
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Shaggy on a Lawn Service Trailer
Not sure why, but, “Heeeeeeere’s Shaggy!”
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Yummy's in Gulfport
Claire had a glass blowing/molding art class at the Industrial Arts Center in Gulfport (more info on that later as one of her creations is a bday present for me).
When Kyle and I picked her up after the class she (and Kyle) were “starving”, so we had lunch at Yummy’s in Gulfport. It was yummy! And I loved the colours!
Kyle had a roast beef sandwich (au jus!) and Claire had...
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Trying to Catch Up on Old Photos/Posts
I’ve taken a lot of pictures that haven’t made it to the blog yet - so much to post!
I’m going to try to catch up with these this weekend as it seems I’m never going to run out of material - it is just too odd!
All back “blog” will have the “backblog” tag, so you’ll be able to view them all in one fell swoop on Monday (hopefully).
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Curbside Sightings - Week of Oct 17-23
Here are the curbside furniture and appliance sightings for the week of October 17 - 23, 2011:
The following printers (inkjet scanner/fax and TWO dot matrix!!) and monitor for free:
This had a price tag of $10 on it…
Thought about grabbing the scanner, but didn’t feel like dealing with compatibility issues…
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I'm So Cool, I Look Ridiculous!
We couldn’t stop laughing at this “rolling down the highway”, and finally got close enough at a stoplight to snap some “candid” photos…
The “dashboard” is a stereo - which was pumping out hardcore RAP!!
We’re still giggling over this one…
P.S. Googled “Regulatorz” and “Regulatorz, Miami” and...
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A Study in Stop Signs...
We are all familiar with a “normal” stop sign. It’s size, shape and height are uniform, and it is commonly seen at intersections where cross traffic may be dangerous…
I’m not quite sure why the size of the following sign is so much larger. The intersection is not a very dangerous one - I commonly cross this intersection a few streets to the west with no...
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“I thought I would eventually run out of “oddities”, but they just...”
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John Oliver Rocks!
Although Claire didn’t get a picture - and didn’t understand a lot of the show. She’s so Canadian.
Speaking of which, there was a “Canadian” heckler in the audience. She said she was Canadian, but she’s been in the US for 20 years and based on her rudeness, there’s very little Canadian left in her other than the birth certificate. She was even getting...
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John Oliver Show in 3 Hours!
http://www.strazcenter.org/Events/1112_Theater_and_Comedy/John_Oliver.aspx
We couldn’t find a fourth for the box, so we’ll have some room to “spread out”.
Claire wants to get her pic taken with him. Wish us luck!
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Manatee Sighting!
I don’t think I told anyone at the time, but a few weeks ago I saw something making large ripples near the shore of a canal and eating leaves. I wondered what lived in the water and ate leaves. The only answer I came up with was a manatee (they are called sea cows after all), but I talked myself out of it and decided it was a turtle feeding frenzy (yes, it is a ridiculous notion,...
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“From Claire after watching Stephen Colbert’s bit on potatoes in middle...”
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Curbside Furniture Sightings - Today!
Here is the furniture I saw today on my drive back from taking Kyle to school.
Two box springs? (I wasn’t interested so I didn’t turn them over)
What was probably a nice “settee” in its prime…
and a short/small nightstand/drawer. I took this one. Went up to the house and cleared it with the owner. He wanted to help me load it into the car… This one...
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The Train at the Mall
Claire begs me to go on this train each time we’re at the mall. I never have the $3 cash for the ride. I was able to take these pix for you, though…
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