My 9-year old is teaching herself to use GIMP, and created this little animated gif for this blog on her desktop. Can you say proud daddy?

Living in the area, we sometimes forget that St. Augustine is a destination for visitors from the area and vacationers. But, sometimes I like to take a step back and give readers some actual value for stopping by. That’s right, I do it all for you! Here’s 5 cool things to do in St. Augustine: [...]

This is the best time of year in St. Augustine. The weather is beautiful and the city does a great job of decorating with Night of Lights. There are also activities every single weekend, and one of the cool things to do is the St. Augustine Artwalk. On the first Friday and Saturday every month, [...]

You know I love writing about St. Augustine events almost as much as I love going to them. I think I’m going to have to do some “optimizing” to make it easier to find those kind of posts, because my category system is a mess. Anyway, the last Saturday night in each month is now [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I first heard about the Greek Festival last year, from a young coworker who was performing as a dancer. I wasn’t able to make it then, but when I saw the notice about it this year, I made special plans to attend. It was held this past weekend, October 12-14.

Wow. I don’t have a clue what drove St. John’s County Commissioner Ben Rich to jump on this guy. For all I know, Bud Markel could be the biggest jerk on the planet. What isn’t in doubt is that it’s pretty inappropriate to threaten a citizen with anal rape. Let’s go to the tape: Ben [...]

It was a while ago. A lifetime, really. Back when it was unique and had flavor. I even proposed to my wife in a lookout tower on top of the Castillo de San Marcos. A while back the local government passed an ordinance to get rid of sidewalk vendors and performance artists. Local businesses hated [...]

I thought I knew tequila, It comes in a bottle, has a distinct odor, burns on the way down, and I have to watch out for the worm. What else is there? I learned from The Tequila Guy that the Mexican governemnt actually certifies tequila to ensure it is made from at least 51% blue [...]