57 Fun and Amazing Florida Facts, Tips, and Tricks to Wow Your Friends
Living in Florida for 30 years, I’ve learned quite a few nice and not-so-nice things about my adopted state. Yep, we’ve got sun. And lots of it. Yep, we’ve got sand. And that’s why you don’t put in nice wood floors. Yep, we’ve got...
Surviving Hurricane Irma: Part 2
If you missed Part 1, you can read it here. Sunday, September 9 5.6 million—around a quarter of Florida’s population—have been ordered to evacuate. Many joined the mass exodus. We decided to stay put. Read more here. I woke Sunday morning to these words blaring...
How to Live Through a Hurricane: The Prep Part
Most of Florida and Georgia felt the brunt of Tropical Storm Irma’s 65-mph winds and torrential rains Sept. 11. (©2017 photo courtesy of NOAA) It’s been a month since Hurricane Irma blew through the our part of the state (near the Gulf of Mexico), so I want to...
Florida Travel Way Down Upon the Suwannee River
“Way down upon the Suwannee River…..” Those lyrics are from the Florida state song, “Old Folks at Home,” written by Stephen Foster in 1851. You can listen to the song performed by Pete Seeger as part of his historical “American Favorite Ballads”. Sit back, close your...
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