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August 2010

Mystery series set in foreign lands

August 28, 2010
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If you enjoy travel to foreign lands and if you enjoy mystery suspense series with a strong, memorable protagonist, then we share the love of a special niche in escapist fiction. I’m sure there are more such series, but there are four authors’ series that I know of. James Church‘s novels, featuring an Inspector O [...]

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Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Member’s Show

August 24, 2010

A friend tipped me off that she had won an honorable mention at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Member’s Show. I was very pleased for her and wanted to see her picture. Plus, I was very curious about this museum. I’d not heard of it at all. The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is [...]

E-book readers for PC

August 19, 2010

I’ve been debating getting an e-book reader ever since they first came out a couple years ago. They’re finally getting down into a price range where I might actually buy a dedicated e-reader at some point, but during the process of pondering the whole issue, I finally decided to buy a netbook because it’s multi-purpose [...]

Ideal Motel

August 15, 2010
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Ideal Motel — Adult Movies 1999 Nebraska Avenue Tampa, FL Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

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Best deal in town

August 14, 2010
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New Orleans, LA Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

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Definitely on the grid

August 13, 2010
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St. Pete, FL Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

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Windswept

August 12, 2010
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Monterey, CA Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

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Bridge at predawn

August 11, 2010
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New Orleans, LA Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

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Necklace on black velvet

August 10, 2010
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Fran Sims handmade original Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

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I should have known better

August 3, 2010
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Hilton’s first “song”–age 3 For young (and old) composers, there are no books that really help you understand the process of composing music. I mean that word, “no,” quite literally. There’s not a single book that I know of that really deals with the process. The books that purport to be about composition are really [...]

Bread in a basket

August 3, 2010
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German Bakery, St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

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Rod & Reel Pier

August 2, 2010
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Rod & Reel Pier Anna Maria Island, Florida That’s from Inkwatu: fishing piers. There’s a couple other pier related posts on here, too: Dubai Long Pier and St. Petersburg Pier. There are so many piers here in Tampa Bay that deserved to be photographed. This one is one of my favorites (as is the Dubai [...]

Skyway Jack’s, Old and New

August 1, 2010
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a bit of Skyway Jacks history Skyway Jack’s is one of my long-time favorite St. Pete breakfast spots, dating back to its original location by the old Skyway Bridge. But, in addition to the current location described in the Inkwatu post linked to above, there’s also a new, additional location: 11140 4th Street North, Saint [...]

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