by | Nov 6, 2025 | Florida Sep Oct 25
I had this weird dream at some point throughout the night. Alarms were going off in my head. It turns out it wasn’t a dream at all. Joey had decided to cook himself some late-night bacon, but neglected to switch on the extractor fan. The resulting smoke, although...
by | Nov 5, 2025 | Florida Sep Oct 25
It was another blissfully slow start to the morning. I’ve consciously disconnected from work this holiday—something I struggle with as a workaholic—and the mental break has been therapeutic. Allowing my mind to drift somewhat, I spent the morning lazily catching up on...
by | Nov 4, 2025 | Florida Sep Oct 25
I was up early this morning. I had no reason to be. I’m a slave to my body clock, which wakes me into action whenever it sees fit, and whether I want it to or not. It wasn’t because the bed was uncomfortable. Quite the contrary; it was a most comfortable night. In...
by | Nov 3, 2025 | Florida Sep Oct 25
We agreed with Jennifer this morning that we would return for another overnight stay here in St. Augustine after our visit up north to Jacksonville today. That way, we could break up the journey back to Davenport, giving me my best hopes of staving off World War III...
by | Nov 3, 2025 | Florida Sep Oct 25
We had arranged to drive up to St. Augustine and Jacksonville this weekend to spend time with Dave and Jennifer, as well as Carlos and Kristy. Our plans were still somewhat tentative, but our theme park schedule isn’t set in stone, so we really have no reason to...
by | Nov 3, 2025 | Florida Sep Oct 25
NOTE: For the next several days, I’ve taken a break from my blog writing, so the following few blog entries, including this one, will be written well after the fact and will likely be less verbose and more summarised. We spent quality time with good friends in Saint...