Proceed at your own risqué. Wag more. Bark less. Capt. Fritter
Dec 312011
Couldn’t ask for nicer weather…
Florida Keys
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Dec 302011
The island is packed. Traffic is a bitch. Tourists everywhere. But the weather is fantastic. Lots of water stuff going on. Here is the Adirondack out for a sail… This is the island ferry coming in. It runs daily from Key West to Ft. Myers. A nice change of pace from the long drive. Capt. [...]
Dec 292011
…Pray I don’t alter it…what? Oh, sorry, just channelling my inner dark side there for moment. As you may have noticed, and judging from the huge drop in traffic due to some holiday, you haven’t, the Fritter has been changed around. I really prefer to try to keep the in your face advertising to a [...]
Wondering where all your money went?
Minimalist
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Dec 282011
This study by the Wall Street Journal gives a hint as to where some of it went. Capt. Fritter Yeah, I contributed. We all did.
Why do I live in Key West?…
Florida Keys
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Dec 272011
Here’s one good reason… That’s a typical winter cold front about to slam most of Florida today. As it passes over the state there will be a short period of intense rain and storms, the winds will kick up, and after it passes, a large temperature drop. Up around the Orlando area the night time [...]
Dec 252011
Today is Dec. 25th. By our western calendar a very special day of the year. While we spend this day opening gifts, enjoying good food, warm company, and trying to find the Xmas pickle, we must not lose sight of how special this day is. It is a day when we celebrate the birth of [...]
Dec 222011
Today, Dec. 22nd, 2011, around 5:30am Eastern time, the winter solstice occurred. This is the point in the year when, according to our perspective here on earth, the sun reaches its furthest point south on the horizon. For the next three days it will appear to have stopped moving before starting a six month journey [...]
Come up a bit short this holiday season?…
Minimalist
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Dec 202011
Were you able to cover the costs of the holidays this year ok? Or did you come up a bit short? Maybe scrimped on the gifts a bit here, postponed any travel plans there? What if you had some extra cash for the end of the year? What would you have done then? Maybe order [...]
Schooner America 2.0 Stretching Her Wings…
Florida Keys
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Dec 202011
Just the wind, sails, and pure class. A beautiful way to travel on the water. Capt. Fritter
Dec 192011
Well, here we are with about two weeks left in the year. It is that time of the year when all good little worker bees hope and plan on that elusive perk of working…the holiday bonus. The holiday bonus is a reward of some sorts that some companies give out to their worker drones at [...]