the avocados are sprouting

The avocado tree is just beginning to blossom with a dozen or so small fruit. I suspect it will be another 30 days or so before we’ve got a full tree and ripe, large specimens.
Friends: Prepare for me to share the harvest!

congratulations to the hometown boys

Well, against the odds the Magic prevailed!
On an interesting note I followed the game on Twitter. Very 21st century of me!

a full day

Half-day Friday offered a full itinerary: late birthday lunch for a friend, a haircut, drinks and snacks with other friends, and the stage show, Grease, co-starring one of my girlfriend’s sixth-grade daughters. It was awesome! I see a future with her name in lights. As I told her attorney-mom, the acorn didn’t fall far from [...]

all is calm

Finally the wicked storms have subsided, for the moment. I took in a lot of water on the back porch and I’m a little worried about mold and mildew. I have a feeling that a bleach/water bath is in the near future.
GO MAGIC!!!!!!

winter park teenager julie rivkees missing

I sent a tweet about this yesterday with a picture of 15-year-old Julie and the family website. But in case you aren’t on Twitter, I wanted to share this. I don’t have details but it seems that she could be just about anywhere so keep an eye out.
I have also posted an article from the [...]

more details on missing julie rivkees from the tampa examiner

Tampa Jewish Community Examiner: Orlando family utilizes online Jewish community resources in search for missing teen
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what a wonderful world

What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong is one of my favoriite songs. Paired with this endearing YouTube video, it could not be more lovely. The end is adorable!

believe

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55 ideas about ideas

55 Ideas on Ideas
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the froggies are a’ courtin’

Let me just say for the record that the frogs that live in my yard are among the loudest and chattiest in frogdom. And they are particularly prolific at night. They’ve had me up for three hours already … Two of them passed away in the storm, and while I am sad to see any [...]

hmmm … not sure what i think

A friend invited me to — and treated for — a conference based on the Laws of Attraction. What the woman said made good sense. I think I was a little suspicious of the whole adventure. But apparently she is channeling the greater pool of consciousness. When she talked about herself in the third person [...]

a little reprieve from the rain

Very little but very welcome.

really … it’s time to stop raining

The pool held its own and I didn’t have an overflow. I’m not sure if it will drain into the house or if it will head toward the lake. We may find out this weekend. The good news, I guess, is that I still have a persistent leak. So even though it rained overnight, the [...]

overflow?

There should be a plug on pools you can pull in strong rains. Of course mine is 25 years old. I understand there is a way to drain the pool … I know they did it when they were replacing the tile. I have been watching as the water level is growing to just about [...]

rain, rain go away

We’ve had a drought in Central Florida for several months, and it has been very wicked. Yet now we have so much water that we’re flooding. Our prayers were answered but perhaps more than we anticipated. Now we must pray for some eco balance!

twittering

Do you tweet? If so please join me at @geral64. I’ve discovered the Tweetdeck, which allows you to manage your twittering. This has become my new source of news … and entertainment! Please tell me who you are or your connection to this blog and I will be sure to follow you too.

a woman of such courage

Wow … the Farrah story is amazing.
I always felt the 2 degrees of separation. My next door neighbors (I babysat their girls) were in college with Farrah (and knew her well) and Farrah’s parents lived in the subdivision across the street. When I was in drill team (yeah, I know … don’t say it, lol) [...]

what about elizabeth edwards?

I just watched her Larry King interview, and I think he was willing to ask the hard questions. I didn’t see the Oprah interview, nor have I read the book. I did read Maureen Dowd’s column in which she clobbered Elizabeth as being selfish and serving up her family while perhaps punishing John.
To me, Elizabeth [...]

reputations are fragile

This is not about political affiliation or preferences. It’s about thoughtlessly forwarding hateful emails that are, in the end, untrue and have the power to ruin a good name — not a politician’s but an innocent person whose identity was stolen.
I have a family member who shall remain nameless and a few donors who have [...]

social networking for charity

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wordpress: post by email

Post by Email
by John Godley

Have you ever wanted to fire off a post from your phone, Blackberry, Outlook at work…? Following on from Comment Reply Via Email we’re introducing our latest feature to make it even easier to publish to your blog: Post by Email.
Maybe you’re on holiday and want to show your journey. Maybe you’ve [...]

wow, it’s fragrant

All the way on the other side of the yard (not that the yard is that huge but …) is the ginormous gardenia bush/wall of which I have written.
Even though there is very little breeze in Florida right now (beyond the ceiling fan on the porch), you can smell gardenias the instant you walk outside [...]

where do you live?

I am somewhat easily amused, and I like gizmos and whizbangs. So this whole Traffic Feed function is fascinating to me. Look at where all the nice readers hailed from recently …

Arrival or Departure
Country
Browser
OS
Long description
Current time: 07:09:05 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Greenville, South Carolina landed on http://geral64.wordpress.com/
06:03:06 — 1 hour 6 mins ago

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what the flock?

I have discovered a new and handy website, www.flock.com, which allows you to put all your social networking on one dashboard. I now officially have ADD.

happy day

My niece and godchild made her first communion today!

golfing is good

Today a wonderful group of local women professionals threw a golf tournament on our behalf. So far they’ve raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars for student scholarships over the years. I got to play with some of my dearest buddies. It was a good day!

re-entry is tough …

After a week at the beach, working on school stuff, I finally had to return to work. I didn’t take a single picture but it was very beautiful. I can’t believe I only was there twice in the past 12 months. I will have to do better …

waves are good

There is nothing quite like watching the sun rise over the ocean, with crashing waves and a brilliantly blue sky. I am very blessed.

intermittent connectivity

For some reason my wireless card has had very sporadic reception. It’s driving me nuts, but perhaps it’s a sign that I should put the computer away and walk on the beach …

fashion don’t

Very few people can carry off a thong swim suit or a pink Speedo … Middle-aged, round men, in particular, should shy away from them. I’m just sayin’ …

am i a twitterer or a tweeter or just a twit?

At our board retreat, we explored some technologies that may help to connect our board members and donors. My new Facebook page is attracting both. I’ve been playing with Twitter. I now have several dozen followers. There isn’t much to follow at this point, but the strange thing is that — unlike Facebook friends — [...]

happy weekend

I plan to relax, watching some movies, read and enjoy the seashore. Hope your weekend is as lovely!

retreat went well

Ah, I got to spend two days at a beautiful hotel overlooking the ocean with my fabulous board volunteers. They truly are wonderful, generous, selfless people. The feedback was quite positive, which is always encouraging (and a huge relief). I have the best staff in the whole world — the event was flawless. And if [...]