Archive for October, 2007

Scratch my nuts

Mr. Fab, can you account for your whereabouts on the day this video was taken? Can you imagine asking a Florida Highway Patrolman to scratch your nuts? I mean, after you’re in handcuffs?

Redneck Rocket Launcher

Having spent my formative years in rural Florida, I am familiar with the type of gentlemen depicted in this video. I’m not saying I’m initimately familiar or anything, but I’ve woken up in the middle of pastures with cows grazing by my head. Twice. So, the only thing in this video that surprised me is [...]

Florida Nature Photographer

Wow. I like to Stumble through photos. I hit a Florida Nature Photographer Sunday night that just blew me away. His images were so vivid and so unique. I’m not posting any here out of respect for his copyright (there are a couple I’d dearly love to post, though), because these photos are truly works [...]

The coolest place to go trick-or-treating around Jacksonville

We’re making our Halloween plans, figuring out where the best candy will be. There’s a nice neighborhood up the road that has a killer feature: The house of one of the guys that run the Robot Costume company. Last year’s display was awesome, scared the bejeebers out of the kids! Here’s a link to an [...]

No one under the age of 30 should be allowed to vote

From the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, where Recount, a movie about the 2000 election, is being filmed: OVERHEARD Don’t know much about recent history Two 20-somethings chatting in a San Marco bakery earlier this week. First guy: They’re filming some stuff for that HBO movie Recount today. Second guy: Yeah, I saw the crew working [...]

Why you don't win the Florida Lottery

You didn’t play the right numbers. What did you expect, some convoluted conspiracy theory about how Jeb Bush and the ghost of Lawton Chiles got together with a bunch of other He-coons to take pre-dawn walks and figure out a way to screw YOU? Anyway… Did you know that the Florida Lottery publishes a frequency [...]

Is there a Jacksonville winner in McDonalds' Monopoly contest?

My coworker is telling me her neighbor has the Boardwalk piece to McDonalds’ Monopoly game at her office She apparently is thinking Park Place is the hard piece to get and is offering my coworker a chance to split the prize. I think she’s mistaken and has Park Place. Hell, I have 2 Park Place [...]

Only in FLA: Underwater Pumpkin Carving

It’s just underwater pumpkin-carving, held down in the Florida Keys at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Space Shuttle Launch Tomorrow; History to be Made

There is a space shuttle launch at 11:38 a.m. Tuesday, and history will be made with two women commanding two orbiting spacecraft at the same time. If you’re within 100 miles or so and the weather is fairly clear, look in the direction of the space center to see the shuttle liftoff.

"Our geneology is a little vague…"

Mr. Fab‘s Kentucky cousin has graced us with the UK Fight song – Enjoy!     Go Gators!