The Gardens
Palm Beach, FL I left Daytona this morning at about 9:30. It was great to be around the academic world again. I miss these types of conversations. Bob and I spoke for a while this morning and then I was off. Awaiting me was a key at UPS Store #313 that would get me into my residence for the next few days. I’m sitting in a screened in porch in Palm Beach Gardens staring at the Intracoastal Waterway. This differs form Daytona. Here, there is a marina right in front me. I can see some major yachts and big sailboats. I guess I never realized how water based Florida is. I’m not...
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Daytona Beach, FL I tied up some loose ends bill wise today in Orlando and didn’t leave for Daytona until 2:00. I guess no matter how free you think you are, the end of the month comes and student loans, cell phone bills, car payments, and car insurance and everything else hits. You can’t go back to being 17 with nothing but the hassle of waking up early for school. I made it to Daytona, in this case, Port Orange, which is just outside of Daytona at about 3:30. I was going to visit/re-meet my Aunt Diane’s sister Marilyn and her husband Bob. Marilyn had given me directions and she said...
Read MoreThe Turks
Jacksonville, FL I’m back… I’m sitting in the kitchen of my newly adopted Uncle Glenn and Aunt Ginny. I got in from the islands last night at 9:30. This was a vacation you needed a vacation to recover from. I have a lot to write, especially since I could not use email or cell phone for the past week. It was very freeing to be away from technology. Now, I could have used the CPU if I wanted to pay for it, but, I was in the islands. And, it was $4/minute for dial up or phone usage and also $1/minute to use their internet connection. Where to start? I guess with the excitement...
Read MoreLast in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL Today was a day to catch up. I had a lot of emails to look at and some pictures to download. I did what I could and then set off with my hosts to see some of Jacksonville. The downtown is set right on the water/river. You could see the football stadium. We walked along the river and across the way to the Landing, a mall type area where a jazz festival was going on. One of the Florida storms blew in, so we did not stay long. Long enough for an ice cream cone though. The Super Bowl will be here in 2005. I can see why. The buildings and downtown are very cool. I hope...
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