Month: September 2023

Trying to rent a property in Florida this past summer was strictly a no go proposition. Renters already had a triple digit heat index outside their front door in most of the United States. Sure the Sunshine State offered additional draws like poisonous snakes, alligators, fire ants, pythons, flesh eating bacteria, red tide and one…… Continue reading HOUSE FOR RENT

After our divorce and extreme generosity of my wife letting me keep our house, I wandered through the rooms becoming ever more aware that our former home was very quiet, empty and more space than one man needed. I began to rent it out on various Vacation Rental websites. While that was successful enough I…… Continue reading House To Let

I have been reading that the trump campaign has been pulverizing Meatball’s Presidential ambitions. While I am happy to read this status report it’s not much more positive than learning syphilis is now more prevalent than Gonorrhea. I’m thinking that our entire country is like a village taken over by pirates. These are not the…… Continue reading AArrrggh!

Yes, the bill please. Today again, as I did yesterday, I passed a leisurely few hours at Parc in Center City, Philadelphia. It is almost a representative example of a Parisian bistro with an American touch. Everyone is professional, even deferential , unlike their French counterparts. Servers anticipate your needs, wait on you with charm…… Continue reading ” l’addition s’ill vous plait”

I had dreaded hearing the news which I knew must one day arrive. Jimmy Buffet was gone. It struck me as hard as something like that could when happening to someone I didn’t know. I had unashamedly listened to, bought and enjoyed the mans music for decades. It had certainly been a big part of…… Continue reading BUFFET