Over the weekend I rummaged through thrift shops and antique stores for old National Geographic magazines. While I didn’t find any, I did pick up some fun postcards from Steve’s Shadow Box (1522 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, Fla.). While the images are fun, I’m more intrigued with what’s written on the back. Reading the back of…
September means the dog days of summer are lingering here in Southwest Florida. Humidity has dropped a little but days are still warm and a little dewy. The great outdoors is calling a little louder and when spending time soaking up the sun, I exercise these tips to keep cool during these dog days.
“Salt water runs through my veins,” Janet E. Spurr, author of Beach Chair Diaries, Summer Tales from Maine to Maui wrote me in a recent email interview, “My parents met at the beach, my grandparents owned a guest house two blocks from the beach. My father once filled the floor of our basement with sand…
Let me tell ya about the $700 in AT&T data charges incurred with my iPhone from my weekend in Vancouver. Yeah, that’s right, $700. Although I was only in Vancouver for a few days earlier this month, I still packed in some fun activities such as the groovy Vancouver Police Museum, canoeing with Takaya Tours…
I didn’t “get” the Groupon craze until I made my first purchase a couple of weeks ago and my first redemption today. It’s my understanding Groupon works this way: a set number of people need to buy into a “deal.” Deals range in value between 50 and 90 percent off. This is where the name…
If you’re like me and enjoy travel then you certainly love photography. Good folks at The Weather Channel (no, not Jim Cantore) recently made me aware of a new show called ‘From the Edge’ which brings together the works of Mother Nature and photography. Master Photographer Peter Lik is the show’s host and throughout the…
Being involved with a roller derby league means bitchiness is part of the shtick. Off the track, roller derby is a business and carrying that bitchiness isn’t business and personal transactions just isn’t cool. I realize I’m probably too nice for the sport but I thought I was holding my own. Working in the tourism industry for the past 20 years, I have also crossed paths with my fair share of bitchy women and after reading, Bitch? Please! How Nice Girls Can Succeed in a Bitch’s World by Megan Munroe, I’ve realized I’m too nice and can learn to hold my own, both in my professional and personal lives by embracing the nice girl and using my strength.
Buckle up because it’s time to relive the ultimate girls’ road trip film, Thelma & Louise. The chick flick, where women became aware of Brad Pitt, celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year. Boy, I feel old. I remember when this hit movie theaters! To commemorate the occasion, MGM Home Entertainment is releasing Thelma & Louise…
Have a funky, unique, old, fun or rare souvenir from a Florida attraction? It may be the perfect artifact for a new exhibit on Florida attraction souvenirs called, “Remembering Paradise: Souvenirs of Historic Florida Attractions,” scheduled for display at the Florida Historic Capitol Museum in Tallahassee April through September 2011. Souvenirs dating back to Juan…
Winter’s here which means good hair days, unlike the humid days of summer. Unfortunately for me it means dry, scaly skin. Sometimes I feel like I’m donning lizard scales. Ew! I’m a fan of Vaseline lotion products and keep a tube at the office which is why I was excited when the folks representing Vaseline…
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