Today I met a man. He approached me and said, “Can you help me? I do not need money, I do not need cigarettes, I do not need food. I need your advice!” “Answer just one question. Can you tell me what I need to do, what I should to do, to improve myself? …to…
Tag: Florida
369. Sarasota Ballet
Bucket List Item #369: See a Ballet. COMPLETE (29 April 2016). The Sarasota Ballet 25th Anniversary with Wheeldon and Ashton at the historic 1926 Sarasota Opera House. Three beautifully choreographed ballets with three very different styles. The night started with Tony Award winning choreographer Wheeldon’s The American to Dvořák’s String Quartet; a classical ballet with…
Low-Speed Malfunction
The day I landed in Winter Haven, situated amongst hundreds of acres of open landscape in the heart of central Florida, the sky above the landing strip formed a thick layer of clouds because the day provided the usual amount of moisture to create them. Behind me my ‘better half’ breathing heavily from the rush…
Cigar City
As I walk the main street of this historically preserved city situated within the center of a major Florida metropolitan area. I have witnessed bars, restaurants and various shops change from one thing to the next over the years while some have remained through the economic recession; most likely through customer loyalty and since their…
The Sounds of Drums…
Mid-October is here and it is just now getting a little cool for Florida, if you consider sixty or seventy degrees to be such; an enormous difference from the ninety degree weather only two days prior I must say. I am actually lying on the beach waiting for the evening to begin and the sun…
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