Hotter than Hades

Still HOT.

Went to Tallahassee and had a wonderful day there. Stayed at a Hampton Inn and I think it's better than the Mariott Residences I usually go to. Car all fixed, detailed, beautiful. Of course 2 hrs. after retrieving the car, it rained and hailed. Nice. Coming out of Tallahassee for the trek home it was very smoky and the acrid air was not pleasant at all. It cleared about 100 mi. south of Tallahassee.

Went to the Ritz Carlton last night to see some friends playing in the Hotel Lobby area. Jonita and Butch and Randy - violin, bass, piano - nice music, very relaxing. Met up with Jonita's niece, Rachel, who is just adorable. She goes to Vanderbilt Univ. in TN and just finished her first year. VEry interesting person - at age 22 she can hold her own in conversation. Also plays violin, piano, among other things. Very Independent person too.

Other than that...it is now Saturday and I really don't want to go out. It's hot again and the traffic will be horrendous I'm sure. The only place to go would be the mall where it is cool at least. Might do that.

Saw "Midnight in Paris" by Woody Allen. Excellent movie. At least it had some intellectual level to it. Photography was also interesting and reflected "old timey" style with movie color from the early 50's. The fashion was impressive also. Very true to the timeframe. The photos taken in Paris made me want to go back even though I never really liked Paris - too city. Too many dogs. Too much dog poop on the sidewalks even though they did wash them every morning. Did enjoy Paris though, the last time I was there - rode a bike through Paris at night - THAT was an experience.

Stay cool....

Hot in the South

Yes, well, you would expect it to be HOT here. But not this early in the "summer." It has been in the 90's every day for the past two weeks. Very little rain - We could use a good tropical storm right now. Not that I am fond of all that wind and torrential downpours where you can't see 2 ft. in front of the windshield. But a little rain is definitely a need right now. Florida relies on an aquifer that runs beneath the state. When that aquifer gets low, we are in "drought" with no other source of water except the ocean. And I really don't know of any desalinization places along the coast here, do you?

I will be taking a little trek to Tallahassee tomorrow to have my car serviced by the people I bought it from. Seems that Orlando Acura can't be bothered to have me as a customer. I've only gone to them for the past 5 yrs and been a loyal customer there. Really burns me. They can't afford to turn away customers.

THis trek by the way is a four hour drive one way. So I just might make it a little vacation for moi and enjoy the northern part of the state for a change. I really do like Tallahassee. If I were to move, that is where I would go. Lot of hills, big trees, better climate and a university right there. I miss that university city feel. Certainly don't get it here in Mickey Land.

HEre is my little video on a volcano. I did it as a demo for a presentation to the company that I was going to work for as a professional educator presenter. Fun.