April Walk About

hi all,
well already April! what a fast year so far. so far its a fun year and my day trip a month plan has continued with April's trip being to Tate's Hell State Forest in and around Carrabelle Florida. after a 8 mile hike we stopped off at Angelo's seafood in Panacea Florida to have a nice dinner. the food was good, a little pricey but my idea of food is it should be more expensive to better represent the true cost of inflation.i hope your year is going well and i hope you enjoy the nice weather days when you can.

cheers!

links...
http://www.floridaforestservice.com/state_forests/tates_hell.html
and
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/136/910409/restaurant/Florida/Angelos-Seafood-Restaurant-Panacea

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March Walkabout

hi all,
this month has two day trips planed to continue my "1 day trip a month" new years resolution, next week for for my fist day of spring trip down south.

Yesterday i visited two gulf coast (forgotten coast of Florida) parks and reserves for a 12 mile walkabout... also had great BBQ at a Crawfordville place Hamaknockers. great weather with great conversation with some great friends and a great day overall. happy day trips to you!
links to places visited yesterday...

Bald Point State Park
http://www.floridastateparks.org/baldpoint/default.cfm

and St Marks National Wildlife Refuge
http://www.fws.gov/saintmarks/
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Wow! Today is a great day for weather outside in Tallahassee Florida. Get outside some if you can -z-

So gas is four twenty five a gallon for high test this morning in CapCity Fla USA. But no one notices the inflation? -z-

January 2013 Trip, Tallahassee Museum

hi all,
each month i plan to travel to a new destination i have not visited yet, and for January it was The Tallahassee Museum. A neat place to visit if you are in the capital city area. i hope your first month of the 2013 year was great!
cheers!
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http://tallahasseemuseum.org/

new year!? wow, the last one went fast

hi all,
happy new year a few days late. I also celebrate lunar new year witch is February 10th this year so i will be saying happy new year again in a few weeks.

so this years resolutions are like more new years resolutions now a days, eat better, exercise, take a small trip and keep working on on going projects like this blog, the YouTube channel, and other on line journals and micro blog internet sites.

the big project will be the documentary i have started recently that should take around a year with editing, 3 to 4 months to film.

have a great weekend!
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trying to find somthing its like

hi all,
i love how commentators always try to compare news with something from the past. so let me give it a shot. the financial crisis is like a tsunami, the money and debt get washed out, then return as hyper inflation flood.

o well, something like that.

glad 2012 is almost over, fingers crossed for a positive 2013.
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Holiday Season 2012 and Yesterday

hi all,
yesterday i finished up my third year in this part of the Florida Panhandle. It was a mixed feeling kind of anniversary... this is not a bad place to be, but it still doesn't feel like home... i have a few more cities and geographic locations on my "wish list" to try out that might be a better fit, but right now the basics of steady work and wages keep me making the best of this here.

i consider this the half way point of the holiday season i tend to observe. this is the hardest time of year to be alone for me, the anniversary of this time in 2007 sometimes is overpowering. that is an anniversary time that is much harder to recognize.

on a lighter note, the cards and gifts are finished up for the most part, not much in the way of gifts other than cookies and bob's red mill soup mixes but people seem to like them ok.

have a great season!
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sad way to start a morning for some

hi all, building number nine in my complex had a fire this morning. hope everyone is ok. I am in building 4
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nice quiet thanksgiving weekend

hi all, i was able to make food for some family members for the Thanksgiving Fall holiday this year. It was a nice few days off of work and we were also able to travel some to a small town Sopchoppy Florida and visit with a local pottery artist George Griffin. I hope your weekend has been nice wherever you are.

the holidays are mostly sad for me, i do not look forward to them much, but doing things not in the traditional way and getting out and about helps keep the mind of sad memories.

have a good reminder of the fall and winter holiday season and please continue to support local artists and poets!
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alone is and November already!

hi all,
yes, the year is flying by. if you haven't noticed yet, its already November. November and December always go by so quickly with the holidays for me. Happy Holiday season to you all. Also of note as the year has gone by, after many months i now feel that my writers block is lifting. with the help of a 30 dollar ukalai, i feel like what ever 8 month long feeling that i had to work thru is finally coming to an end. we will see.

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a haiku for you...

alone is color
cool and warm breezes blow now
alone is a time

lost in FLA.... it is kinda Space like here

hi all, Fall continues, temps are still not quite Fall like but a least turning nicer. Hope everyone is doing well!

So the post title, lost in Florida (and most places, i know the grass is not more greener for the most part) is a dig at the overall tone, feel, people you interact with on a daily basis. I say 2 in 10 seem real, while the other 8 act like they from another planet.
Stay positive everyone if you can and stay informed at whats going on around you.
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