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Pegs, VW, and Margaritas

Pegs, VW, and Margaritas

Adventure (Friday) night – Shelley and I headed to the  Gulfport Artwalk for dinner at Pegs.  We both ended up having the chicken enchilada followed by key lime pie with great beer, Ale to the Chief and somethign Dunkle  for me. We explored the artwalk, and I  forgot to pick up coconuts for making some [...]

[ More ] May 4th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Weekend Wrap-up |
Tri Green Beach Buffalo

Tri Green Beach Buffalo

What a busy weekend! St. Anthony’s hospital held their annual triathlon on Sunday. Several thousands of people were participating. Sadly though the swimming portion was omitted due to heavy surf. Shelley and I went plant/garden shopping at the Green Thumb Festival and Home Depot. We took the Angus and Biscuit for a walk that was [...]

[ More ] April 27th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Weekend Wrap-up |
My First Regional Burn

My First Regional Burn

The past weekend I went to the 2009 Florida PreHeat regional Burning Man event.    About 500 people were in attendance (or so I heard) at a ranch in Lakeland, Florida having come from places as far away as Miami or Atlanta.   From my experience it was closer to one of the weekend campouts [...]

[ More ] April 20th, 2009 | 27 Comments | Posted in Art, Food, Outdoors, Social Activities, Weekend Wrap-up |
Bikes, wine glasses, and a pet fountain.

Bikes, wine glasses, and a pet fountain.

Running late for the weekend wrap-up.  Maybe because I have spent time riding my new bicycle! Saturday was shopping day for the apartment and the pantry.  With the special ability Angus has for knocking over glasses it was time to find some replacement wine glasses.  As it happened Bed Bath & Beyond had a suitable [...]

[ More ] April 16th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Weekend Wrap-up |
Alinea, Magnificent Mile, Crobar, and a Billy Goat

Alinea, Magnificent Mile, Crobar, and a Billy Goat

It was nearly non-stop from boarding the plane in Tampa on Friday 2:00PM till stepping back off the plane Sunday at just before midnight. Arriving at O’Hare was fun and the ride on the CTA gave a chance to sink into Chicago in getting ready for the weekend.  Stepping off the CTA at the Red [...]

[ More ] March 23rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Food, Travel, Weekend Wrap-up |

Irene rains arrive in BronxHe came back!New boat in the making - its the one on the right... 3 weeks till its completed and ready to go sailing.  Still working on a name.Walter Cronkite's house.USS New York arrives for 2011  NYC Fleet WeekStormking sculptures come to Governors Island!!  Art you can climb on!Fields of dandelions on the grounds of the Vanderbilt mansion.Megayacht week continues as EOS worlds largest sailing yacht (305 ft) moors to Chelsea Piers for her NYC stay.Aviva superyacht from Georgetown docked at Chelsea pier. Her 223 feet keeps her in the top 100 largest yachts in the world.Waste your life following the wall
man in a powered parachute flying over palm trees with the sunset in the background