http://floridaguy.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Florida en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:51:30 GMT 2010-01-05T11:51:30Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967174&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Book Review: Randy Wayne White's Gulf Coast Cookbook Author: Randy Wayne White & Carlene Frederika Brennen Genre: Cookbook ISBN #: 9781592280964 Rating: ***** Great photos, delicious . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:58:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967174&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-12-29T14:58:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967158&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Book Review: Alligator Gold Genre: Cracker Western Author: Janet Post ISBN #: 978156164476 Rating: ***** Genre Review : Florida was the scene of many Indian battles, still produces . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:41:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967158&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-12-29T14:41:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963657&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace More Tampa Bay Area Eateries of Distinction In the Tampa Bay area we are blessed with a plethora of excellent eating establishments of many & varied ethnic origins. Cuban, Greek & Sicilian . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:00:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963657&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-12-26T17:00:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962837&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace A few goodies from people who like me, made a big difference under the little tree. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:51:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962837&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-12-25T17:51:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959462&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Gone now two years??? I'd thank you for it.   Lloyd Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:01:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959462&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-12-23T00:01:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957680&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace I always knew little Glenn Beck would win some kind of honor... Happy Holidays to the Sane People out there! Spartan Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:54:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957680&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Spartan * 2009-12-21T22:54:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947533&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace we went to the Wolf preserve this weekend and got rained out. Coming back I stopped in a Goodwill store and found a nice used Bread machine for $9.95. I've been wanting one for quite awhile as I'm . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:37:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947533&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-12-15T05:37:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928134&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Many of the folks that still check in now and then suffered with me thru the loss of Mom at the end of '07. Dad had been gone since '82. It was no fun but I survived it alone. Tonight I felt that I . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:14:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928134&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-12-03T02:14:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925825&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Slow Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes to a Close   The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends today marking the close of a season with the fewest named storms and hurricanes since 1997 . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:27:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925825&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Matthew M. 2009-12-01T19:27:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919491&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace I just came in from outside watching to bright stars chasing each other across the dark sky... once they reached the middle of the sky they faded out (crossed behind the shadow of the earth).   . . . Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:13:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977919491&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Matthew M. 2009-11-27T00:13:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914347&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace *Gro an* End of the day drawing near stress and strain evident and clear *Gasp* WOW how can it be I am Blessed red, yellow, blue and green *Mmm* . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:28:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914347&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Jerri H. 2009-11-23T20:28:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912838&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace My boys have been asking us for days whether or not we could go to the beach this weekend, and I kept my fingers crossed as I was going through serious beach withdrawals myself. When the weatherman . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:10:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912838&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-11-22T22:10:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911869&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace This morning the boys and I went to the library, and afterward we decided to go on a discovery walk. I had noticed that there was a small park right next to the highway and the train station. We don't . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:51:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911869&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-11-21T20:51:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907009&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Check out this Page.   It would be cool to manually shake a 327 foot high rocket... they were testing the vehicle's stability. The Ares 1-X successfully launched on October 28, 2009. . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:10:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907009&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Matthew M. 2009-11-18T19:10:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903596&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Gawd I wanna go!   This is a nice clip of today's launch.   Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:06:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903596&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-11-16T21:06:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901901&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Deer-11-09 Marianna, Florida     Coming home yesterday after a very successful Community sale in Marianna I stopped by the local Wal-Mart. The store is very near Interstate . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:23:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901901&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-11-15T19:23:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901614&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace The boys and I went for a fall walk yesterday, as the South Florida weather was gorgeous with a blue sky and no clouds in sight. As we were getting close to home we discovered something that had all of . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:40:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901614&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-11-15T13:40:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901172&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace We started off early this morning, as the boys were up playing around 7 a.m. At 8 a.m. one of my husband's friends came over to help him fix something on one of the computers he is working on. The friend . . . Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:38:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901172&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-11-14T23:38:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821838&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace   the 'great lady' I had written about not long ago. "at home as she wished", the love of her life at her side. what more can any of us ask? peace.   Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:32:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821838&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-09-22T14:32:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824793&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Dear.... Something persists. Which is different than saying survives. That doesn't mean there is a god or a heaven, it means something persists. Judy and I sat at Jay Haldemans' memorial service, . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:21:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824793&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-09-24T14:21:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977838718&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace How many?   Recently I've begun to wonder, just how many of us there are, alone in this world?   I have noted many times that you are not allowed to express that reality, unopposed. . . . Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:45:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977838718&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-10-05T03:45:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249550&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Wherever there is NEED!   A smart operator will come up with a business to serve it!     Saw this Sunday in Fort Walton Beach, coming home from a fishing trip. . . . Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:12:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977249550&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2008-02-05T01:12:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977272936&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace New to me Camera, backup: Digital Camera Brand: Panasonic Digital Camera Type: Point & Shoot Optical Zoom: 3x Digital Zoom: 3x Product Line: Panasonic Lumix Flash Type: Built-in flash Model: . . . Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:51:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977272936&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2008-03-01T22:51:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977286551&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Lens Check.. This is not from my new camera, this is the 3.3 MPX I have been using.     Shot on the road to Birmingham Alabama, March 14th 2008, heavy overcast.   . . . Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:36:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977286551&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2008-03-17T15:36:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475287&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace If you are lucky... you are now about 43... your kids are almost gone, your folks are still independent. my experiences last year showed me what I lived thru in the last decade, and I want to prepare . . . Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:55:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475287&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2008-10-12T13:55:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938276&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Some of you know that almost two years ago now my Mother was diagnosed with lung cancer and given "3-6 months to live". I held off on getting her Hospice care for well over a year because, with my help,  . . . Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:28:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976938276&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2007-03-22T03:28:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892908&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace   In the quiet of the living room. Stands an old schoolchair.. On it a glowing lantern... Made ready for what.... Is to come, if not now,... then. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:09:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892908&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-11-09T21:09:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892563&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace I love it here, there is a hurricane, no... Tropical Storm, no... wait it's a hurricane again on the way. There are Oak and Grape vine leaves on the ground, at seventy degrees and a storm on the way. . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:23:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892563&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. 2009-11-09T17:23:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891467&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace Today my family went to the Wings over Homestead Air Show at the Homestead Air Reserve Base, in Homestead Florida. Our oldest son has been dreaming of becoming a pilot for a few years, so when my husband . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:38:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891467&grpId=3659174697238609&nav=Groupspace j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-11-09T00:38:54Z