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Ever since permitless carry passed the mush-for-brains Florida Legislature I’ve been wary of answering the doorbell. Or having the...
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laurieyoung9
- Mar 19
- 2 min
It's Stinky-Winky time in Florida
Florida is going to be smelly this year. You’ve probably heard about the great Sargassum belt heading towards Florida. Five thousand...
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laurieyoung9
- Nov 2, 2022
- 4 min
After the Deluge
Now that I’ve been back in Sarasota for a couple weeks, I can report that Sarasota proper received very little damage compared to the...
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laurieyoung9
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Summertime and there's always some damn thing...
It’s hair day. The day I get up and look in the mirror at my graying roots and wonder what would happen if I just let it go. Then I...
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laurieyoung9
- Jul 17, 2022
- 3 min
Hot time in the city!
Normally in mid-July I’d be writing this blog while watching part of the Osprey family that lives on the telephone pole behind my house...
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laurieyoung9
- Jun 24, 2022
- 2 min
Only in Florida (?)
Our topic today is “Only in Florida”. Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that all that weird stuff that happens in...
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laurieyoung9
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
Tourist Season Redux
Carl Hiassen’s first solo novel was “Tourist Season” written in 1986. Things have changed since then so I’ll try to update you. We have...
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laurieyoung9
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
“Give me your tired, your cash rich, your...
“Give me your tired, your poor , Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” Florida...
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laurieyoung9
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water...
Thud. Slam. Screech. The sounds of my head banging on the wall, the doors of many art venues and restaurants slamming shut and the...
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laurieyoung9
- Nov 16, 2021
- 3 min
Boats Rnt Us
When Robin and I mention to friends, relatives and the guy cleaning the pool that we’ve bought another boat, they all say the same thing:...
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