Here’s a big disclosure for everyone: I’m a big dude. So big, in fact, that I have two diet blogs! So, needless to say, I’m VERY familiar with the capabilities of an online calorie counter – I’ve used a number of them over the years. Today, I created a profile at myfitnesspal.com, the sponsors of [...]

Have you ever been to Orlando and said, “Hey, what this place needs is another theme park?”   J.K Rowling, who became the world’s first billion dollar author on the back of Harry Potter’s success, has given the go-ahead for the creation of a Florida theme park dedicated to the schoolboy wizard.”The plans I have [...]

The Florida Times-Union is reporting that Skybus will start daily flights from St. Augustine in July. Gotta say, commercial aviation in this part of the First Coast is desperately needed. Going from St. Johns County up through Jax to JIA can take 75-120 minutes, depending on time of day. A couple of small puddle-jumper regional [...]

I got a kick out of this – the director of the archaeological group didn’t let a find get in the way of his surfing. I’m having an Apocalypse Now flashback… “Charlie don’t surf”… Bits of nautical history rise in sands of VilanoBy MATT COLEMAN, The Times-Union With Capt. Jack Sparrow and the latest Pirates [...]

Can you tell that Tim is not writing this post? Hahahaha, well I do know he also likes Johnny as Jack Sparrow, no matter what he might say publicly. I am thrilled to read that the delicious Johnny Depp will be continuing on as Captain Jack Sparrow in a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film! [...]

The kids are in a vacation bible camp this week that meets from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Can you say dinner and adult conversation? We can. My wife wanted steak, but I had a taste for Chinese food and wanted to try a new place in Mandarin (Jacksonville). Let’s start with the atmosphere: Think [...]

The move to the new domain is now complete. Of course, you may have to re-subscribe, so click here Subscribe in a reader … …or click below. And if you’ve linked up previously, I hope you’ll consider updating those links. The original links still get you here thanks to the way google re-directs, but as [...]

As you may have noticed, we’ve change the name of this blog from Florida Yard Dog to Florida Sun Dog. The url will be changed as soon as I get an answer to a question. Why? I was recently in St. Augustine and saw some T-shirts that said Florida Yard Dog and had an alligator [...]

Here in Florida, we have a lot of state pride. Or, at least, those of us that consider ourselves Floridians rather than transplanted New Yorkers, Ohioans, or Michigonians. United-states-flag.com, the sponsor of this post, is the largest online vendor of flags and flagpoles, with approx 50% of the online market. The store sells a wide [...]

Orlando-based internet startup, PayPerPost, kicks ASS! Check out what I just won: Baby Jesus Likes Him Some Wii **Happy Dance**