Dec
9
The obligatory Tebow girlfriend (not) post
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It is obligatory these days when writing about Tim Tebow that one include a photo of him with his Heisman Trophy wife.
I admit it. I am one jealous, fat, middle-aged man.
So, anyway, congratulations to Tim Tebow of THE University of Florida. For a sophmore on a 3-loss team to win the Heisman, it’s a testament to him that the Heisman voters perceive him to be the best player in college football. Well done, Gator Nation is proud of you, don’t show up against Michigan fat and slow like Troy Smith did in the National Championship game last year.
And, stay away from the girls that have received more than their share of God’s blessings. They’re bad for the legs. Makes ‘em weak.
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Dec
7
Florida Memorabilia
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Florida memorabilia and collectibles are hot right now.
Nov
19
Vacation rental homes in Florida (and other places too!): Easy money
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I have written before about my parents’ having a vacation home in North Carolina. They’re at a point in their lives where they are trying to decide if they are going to keep it or sell it due to retirement and health problems - they just can’t get away as much as they hoped.
I say, why not do both? Keep it AND sell it - or, rent it for a bit, that is. Did you know that you can list your vacation rental and reach 25 million travelers? They bought their North Carolina mountain vacation home many years ago and are fortunate enough to have a mortgage payment of $400, give or take. Do you realize what 2 bedroom mountain vacation rental cabins go for?
About $2,400 per month.
They’re leaving a lot of money on the table, aren’t they? When you advertise your vacation home rental, you get access to a worldwide market, the same way a hotel would. You can list on 4 vacation rental websites for one price and centrally manage your inquiries and listing,
ensuring you reach the maximum audience with your vacation home.
The Florida vacation rental market is especially attractive thanks to the abundance of attractions in this state. Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios, and the rest that Orlando has to offer create built-in demand for Orlando and Disney vacation rentals. While the rent you charge as a homeowner will easily cover your mortgage AND provide a generous profit, in most cases it will be cheaper than hotels for tourists. And with 0% commissions on vacation rentals bookings, you really can’t go wrong.
Maybe you have a beachfront vacation rental property in Destin or Panama City? Perhaps you’re a snowbird with a vacation rental in St. Petersburg or Ft. Lauderdale? You should give it some thought, and if you decide the extra money will come in handy, join the world’s largest vacation rental network with over 100,000 vacation rentals.
Jul
23
Only in FLA: Hemingway look-a-like contest
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Papa Lives! **
A Floridian took home the grand prize at the Hemingway Days Hemingway Look-A-Like Contest over the weekend. The event was held at Sloppy Joe’s in Key West, a Key West institution famous for the fact that I was once thrown out bodily into Duval Street by six bouncers.
Also, Ernest Hemingway used to drink there, so there’s that too.
**Funny story: While living in Gainesville during college in 198… well, too long ago, my roommate was a buddy from home who looked like a 5′11″ Ah-nold. I’m told women considered him very attractive. I wouldn’t know, what with being straight and all. Anyway, he was approached at the Florida Bookstore but a man claiming to be the photographer for the “Men of Florida” calendar and asked if he’d like to take some test shots. Might have been the muscle shirt and Daisy Dukes he was wearing. He agreed, and even accepted a ride home from the photog, where I found them engaged in a deep conversation in the guy’s car when I came home from class. I may have the most finely-tuned gaydar on the planet for a straight-guy, and I knew immediately what was happening. My buddy went over that evening to do his shots, after being warned that he was being set up, and returned an hour later VERY angry and VERY embarassed.
He told me it started with some innocuous head shots, then progressed into shirtless shots, then he was asked to get in a sauna and get sweaty. When he came out, the guy started posing him and let his hands wander a bit. Meh.
So, my buddy shoves him and heads for the door, with the photog trying to apologize and convince him to come back. He hopped into his 1964 red Ford Galaxy (the coolest car in Gainesville at the time, IMO), revved the engine, flipped the bird, and shouted at the top of his lungs,
“Papa Lives!”
Yeah, a long way to go for such little payoff, but thanks for reading. Sorry, I can never see or here anything about Hemingway without that story popping into my brain.
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Jul
22
It’s tough being loved and in demand
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I had an opportunity to spend my Saturday terrorizing drivers on I-95 and I-4 as I drove from Jax to Orlando and back.
An hour and forty-five minutes. A new record, thankyouverymuch…
I was part of a focus group for PayPerPost. They paid me and in exchange I agreed not to talk about the new gay porn production facilities they’re creating. Ooops!
I also got to meet Mr. Fabulous, Cheryl, Kat, and Colleen, all Florida bloggers that sometimes blog about Florida and most times not. I have so many updates to make to my blogrolls. A couple are already over there.
PPP is where an advertiser can go to get some buzz going on the intartubes about a new product or service or whatever. Can’t discuss what I saw on penalty of losing my first-born, but trust me, you want to be there and be a part of it.
If you’re a blogger… ignore the previous paragraph. Too. Much. Competition.
By the way, hasn’t Writing. Like. This. jumped the shark?
On the agenda today is a trip to Gainesville to visit the parental units, who are driving back from their mountain-top bunker in NC and stopping off at l’il bro’s house for a Sunday afternoon pizza or some such thing. I’ve seen them recently due to health issues with my father, but the kids haven’t seen them in almost three months so this will be nice for everyone.
No speed records will be attempted while driving with kids.
Apr
29
Ok folks, I used to work for a florist when I was in high school. Mother’s Day was the biggest holiday of the year, and you wouldn’t believe how many people would come in on Saturday expecting flowers. Don’t do that - there won’t be any left, and everyone has been working for 48 hrs straight at that point and they aren’t going to want to hear you complain. If you wait until Saturday at 3 pm to get your Mom a present, you are going to be out of luck if you want flowers.
So, as you can tell by the logo, this is a paid-post for 2flowers.com. They can send flowers all over the world. Let’s say you’re sitting in Gainesville on the Wednesday before mother’s Day, summer session is just starting, and Mom is off in Azerbaijan on a business trip. Not a problem. Mom can get her flowers, heck, I even see roses available for delivery. Roses in Azerbaijan, can you get any better than that?
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