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December 2008

Low Tide

December 31, 2008
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seashell exposed by the low tide After all the holidays there’s an emotional let-down. The money is a little tighter due to special expenses. There’s physical and mental exhaustion. We are depleted in almost every way. We are experiencing “low tide.” The human mind seem hard-wired to notice patterns, to have creative interpretations of the [...]

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Update complete

December 29, 2008

click here to see image on Flickr the first hibiscus I ever grew The update is complete. I’m amazed. There were absolutely no problems…that I know of. Please, everyone, look around the site, and if you find something that doesn’t work, just let me know via a comment or an email. You’ll notice a couple [...]

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Happy New Year Software Upgrade

December 28, 2008

click here to see image on Flickr MR. EGGPLANT SAYS HAPPY NEW YEAR! (I found Mr. Eggplant at the Gulfport Tuesday Morning Market.) Beginning Monday, December 29th, Inkwatu will be undergoing a major technical revamping: the installation of completely new blogging software. The address (http://inkwatu.com) will remain exactly the same. This transition won’t affect the [...]

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Yule & Saturnalia Feasts

December 27, 2008

Please see definitions for Yule and Saturnalia. Two brief quotes: “Yule is a winter festival identified with Christmas in modern times. The pagan Germanic peoples celebrated Yule from late December to early January on a date determined by the lunar Germanic calendar. When the Julian calendar was adopted in northern Europe, Yule was placed on [...]

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Season’s Greetings

December 24, 2008
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  As if you haven’t already endured an unrelenting lashing of holiday music in stores and from the media, here’s three more free selections from my pipe organ mp3 album on Amazon of carol arrangements of mine published by Concordia, “Cherry Tree Carol”, “What Child Is This,” and “Oh Come All Ye Faithful.” Hope you [...]

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Quick Breads

December 20, 2008
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click here to see larger image BANANA BREAD A couple weeks ago I caught the holiday spirit and started making quick breads to give friends as gifts. I’d never really made them before and I was delighted to discover that they’re very easy to make. They make the home smell terrific and people love it [...]

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The Meeting of the Waters

December 17, 2008
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Then and Now click for larger image MIRROR LAKE, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA St. Louis Aloe Plaza When I was a kid, living in Southern Illinois across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, the height of cultural experience for me was getting to spend time at the massive public fountain titled the The Meeting of the [...]

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Mid Peninsula Seafood Market and Restaurant

December 12, 2008

CLICK HERE TO SEE IMAGE ON FLICKR   It’s a good sign you’re in for ol’ time Florida fried seafood if your table has paper placemats featuring a map of Florida. That’s the Mid Peninsula Seafood Market and Restaurant (400 49th St. S., St Petersburg, FL 33707; 727-327-8309). Almost all Google reviews agree that fried [...]

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The St. Pete Shuffle

December 10, 2008
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click for larger image The St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club dates back to January 24, 1924, and was known as “The World’s Largest Shuffleboard Club” with over 5000 members in its heyday. Though much diminished in size it is still a cherished St. Petersburg institution. In addition to providing a physical home for various local cultural [...]

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Lighthouse Books

December 6, 2008

  If you’re reading this blog, the chances are pretty good that you’re reading lots of other blogs, and if you’re doing that, the chances are even better that you’re a Reader (upper case “R” in case you missed it) and you read real books, too, and reading books has been an important part of [...]

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Nitally’s Thai-Mexican Fusion Cuisine

December 3, 2008

  NOTE: Nitally’s has relocated to bigger and better quarters at 2462 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL. Same good food, just more of it and more space and parking too! Nitally’s Thai Coffee House (1040 4th St. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33701) offers something I have never heard of before, nor could I find it [...]

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