Tag: general news
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 4 – Magic Kingdom and Universal Studios
Steve and I split off from the main group this day and went to Universal Studios. If it were not for the new Harry Potter part of the park, I would not have been all that interested, but I’ve read all the books and heard a lot about the new attraction so I thought it…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 3 – Magic Kingdom
Day 3 was at the Magic Kingdom. We started the morning with breakfast with Chef Mickey and friends. Toren likes looking at people in costumes and finds them entertaining, but only from afar. When costumed individuals get close he freaks out. So, he kind of had a rough time at breakfast (and he didn’t sleep…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 2 – Animal Kingdom
Even though all of her family was in town, Debi still had summer courses that were just beginning that she couldn’t afford to miss. So she headed back to Tampa this day while the rest of us made our way to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We went on a few friends, saw some animals, then went…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 1
All of Debi’s family came to Florida for a week long vacation in late May and early June. We started the trip in Orlando and ended in St. Petersburg. Here’s a rundown of our activities day by day. The family was all scheduled to arrived in the evening on the 25th of May. Debi, Toren,…
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dinosaurs at the zoo
The local zoo had a dinosaur exhibit recently. We took Toren a couple of times, but he didn’t really seem to like it (despite liking Dinosaur Train); he was scared. Here’s a picture of him by one of the dinosaurs: I, of course, had to get a picture of me taunting a dinosaur, since I’m…
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Easter
We spent most of Easter at the house of some friends where we had a delicious brunch and then went swimming (Toren’s favorite part, of course). Our friends took a few pictures. Here I am getting Toren dressed after swimming: And here’s Toren kissing their dog, Chloe:
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ticket!!!
I got a fracking ticket! It actually happened on December 21st on my way to do volunteer consulting work for the Tampa Child Abuse Council. According to the officer, I was doing 50 mph in a 35 mph zone (I was coming down a bridge on North Boulevard over the Hillsborough River and he was…
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Ski show in November?
What did you do over Thanksgiving weekend? I’m guessing there is no one else who reads this blog who did what Toren and I did (Debi included). We went to a water skiing show! Yep, it was a bit chilly (in the mid 60s), but still plenty warm for water skiing in Tampa. I’ve always…
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Another reason to like Florida
I walked out of my building yesterday on my way to my car to go home and saw this: I walk past this almost everyday, but rarely notice it. The sun setting on Plant Hall struck me as very beautiful. Oh, and it was 85 degrees yesterday. Sucks to be me, right?!? 😉
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Welcome to Florida – where contract killing is legal?
I saw this sign on my way in to work the other day: I hope it’s a joke, but it is Florida. And that means… Well, anything goes.