| When we made a stop into town earlier I went into the liquor store and picked up some beer and Sailor Jerry. When I drink beer, I like to drink local and I rely upon beer name and graphics to capture my attention. That led to me picking up a six pack of Hop Gun, which is obviously a reference to the 1986 movie Top Gun. And even though I don't get my nickname of "Iceman" from Val Kilmer, I still feel the need, the need for speed. Dad made some steak for the dogs (I had to fend off those ravaging hounds for a piece) and I made some of that fall off the bone, melt in your mouth broccoli. It was a good meal to end a good day. I'll allow a few more of these before I have to go home. |
| Cape San Blas, FL Spring Break 2018 - Day 4 |
| I had spent enough time indoors and finally had to capitulate to the beautiful day. I wanted to go swimming so I went to the pool (I'll go in the Ocean but I won't go deep enough to swim in it). Dad came with me but only to sit in the sun. To him it was a little too cold to go in the water. I go in the water no matter what the temperature is, citing the reason that it's ok - I'm from Wisconsin. I might be crazy, but that's the way that I have chosen to live my life. And for the most part, I don't regret that decision. Somewhere down the road it might negatively affect me, but until that happens, I'm just going to keep doing what I do. It hasn't failed me yet. |
| I bought a few mystery t-shirts from an online retailer for $5 each and was pleasantly surprised by what I received. I brought one of them along because it felt right to where while I'm in my current location. Being next to the sea, I was only a stone's throw away from where Pirates may have operated, desperately tried to avoid scurvy, walked the plank, drank rum and engaged in nefarious swashbuckling activities. How do I know? Trust Smee, I'm a Pirate. My first mate TP helped me to take this picture to show off my new outfit. So thank you TP. |
| There was a playground complete with swings and a mini palm tree garden. With beach access, the Ocean and multiple pools, this place had everything a growing boy needs. Shit, it has everything that a non-growing boy needs. I can't imagine a better place to spend my Spring Break. |
| After the pool escapade, we went back to the condo to spend some time with the dogs. And since the dogs have spent enough time indoors, we took them for a walk around the neighborhood. This was a nice little community and if I was ever financially stable, I would stay here permanently. But since I am not a resident, I had to pay attention to the signs which read "Watch for Snakes" and "No Wading or Swimming". Luckily this community cares about the outsiders and makes a proper effort to warn and care for the people who provide temporary income by renting their properties for the week. People like my Dad and I are their bread and butter - Northerners who need an escape from Winter. |
| Thanks to my new Wasp Camera (which is like a Go Pro) that I got from Miller Park for my 15 years of service, I am able to give you a glimpse of what life is like under the water in the pool. And it's no different than life above the water, except that you can breathe up there and live a normal life. So I guess that means underwater life is the complete opposite of surface life. I should have known. The Little Mermaid taught me this lesson many years ago but I failed to listen to that lesson. Serves me right. Perhaps that's why I'm still single instead of marrying the daughter of the Sea King. I'm probably better off. King Triton wouldn't have liked me anyway. I can't breathe underwater and I'm not comfortable when I have my shirt off around others. I would never make it. |
| Time passes like it always does, and soon the sun was starting to set. I wasn't happy with the time lapse video that I took from the beach yesterday, so I decided to give it another shot from the 3rd floor balcony. Once I set my phone on the tripod and hit record, I don't know how it looks until the video is complete. So there's always a little anxiety because I only have one shot each day to get it right. |
| At the time I still hadn't figured out the various settings of the time lapse video, so you'll have to excuse the changing speeds that take place. While this does add a little variety, my intention was to film a seamless transition of the sun in the sky to no sun in the sky. While this was going on I decided to make the most of it by prancing around without a shirt and drinking a rather potent drink. How else can you explain this Tomfoolery? It's complete nonsense! Who does this sort of thing? Certainly not any self respecting human being with their reputation on the line. Thankfully I am neither. Because if I was, I wouldn't be taking these kinds of chances. You're welcome. |
| I'm not sure what I like better - the sunset or the period after the sunset. If a World existed where I had to choose, I guess I would have to take the after the sunset time period. I guess I'm just more of a fan of the blues, purples, whites and pinks that remain when the sun is gone. |
| I don't think I mentioned this yet, but I had never seen Stranger Things (on Netflix) despite it first being released in July of 2016. Season 2 came out in October of 2017, but I was waiting for a chance to watch Season 1 before starting Season 2. On the first night we got here, I watched like 4 episodes and had to quit so that I could sleep, but I was hooked. I know I already said I spent a lot of time in my room when I should have been outside, but I never said why. Well now you know. I watched a couple episodes before bed and a couple more in the morning. This morning I looked outside and saw Dad walking the dogs on the beach, which indicated to me that he was feeling better after having the Bojangles. After a few more episodes, I sat out on the deck topless, eating a banana and listened to Taylor Swift. That's the way it should be. |
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