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The Major’s Walk-A-Thon

Sky: Mostly Cloudy With Peeks Of Sun
Temperature: 61°F
Relative Humidity: 94%
Winds: NW 9 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 30.33 STEADY

My thoughts:

1.  The ground was wet when I stepped outside this morning for my 1.3-mile walk around the perimeter of my neighbourhood. It was also chilly out there when the sun wasn’t out. (Wind chills were still in the 50s.) When the sun peeked through the clouds it felt a little more comfortable. I appreciate the South Florida sun !

2.  My neighbours have trickled back from vacation. There were more cars in the various parking lots this morning than on any other morning since I began this walk-a-thon on Christmas Eve.

3.  Dogs simply don’t like me. One little mean growling dog would have run up to me and bitten my legs if it weren’t for his / her owner holding on tightly to his / her leash. Two other little dogs that were actually loose saw me, and then ran back hurriedly to their owner. That same other little dog from last Saturday that was barking loudly and tapping violently on the front window of his / her home as I walked by was at it again !

4.  Virtually every single utility poll along the southern perimeter fence of my neighbourhood (and SW 336TH Street) is tilted towards my neighbourhood at a precarious angle instead of straight-up. It’s probably been like that since Hurricane Wilma in October 2005. I wonder how secure those poles are embedded into the ground ?

5.  Walking is a great time for praying. I prayed for the residents of Homestead, Florida City, Redland, Leisure City, Naranja Lakes, and Princeton to be blessed by the Glory of God. I prayed that the believers stay strong and unwavering with their personal relationship with Jesus. I prayed that the non-believers be guided onto the on-ramp of the fantastic journey by the believers. There’s plenty of room for everyone who truly believes in Him ! 

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Sports

My NFL Weekend Game Picks

LAST WEEKEND I went 13-3 (.813) with my picks. I’m that good !

Here’s who I’m picking to win THIS WEEKEND (in bold green):

Saturday, 4:30 PM EST, NBC
Redskins At Seahawks
My beloved Redskins are the hottest team in the NFC !  If I’m picking them to win the Super Bowl then why would I stray here ?

Saturday, 8:00 PM EST, NBC
Jaguars At Steelers
Forget geography. The Jaguars are a cold-weather team. They are the new Steelers.

Sunday, 1:00 PM EST, FOX
Giants At Buccaneers
This could go either way. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Giants win this one. It’ll be close.

Sunday, 4:30 PM EST, CBS
Titans At Chargers
Watch the Chargers light-up the scoreboard in a blowout !

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Blogging

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Weather

Homestead’s Coldest Morning In 12 Years !

It was (unofficially) the coldest morning in nearly a dozen years this morning, as Homestead ARB FL dropped down to a bonechilling 35°F / 2°C at 6 AM and 7 AM. We haven’t seen a temperature that low since the South Florida Freeze Of January 1996 (unconfirmed).

Homestead ARB was in the 30s for about 8 hours this morning, and in the 40s for an additional 8 hours.

Here in my living room the temperature bottomed out at a near record low of 61°F (at about the same time that it was 35°F outside). I didn’t bother turning on my ‘heater’ overnight. 61°F is generally about 16 degrees below the normal year-round temperature of 77°F in my living room.

The abnormal cold spell is pretty much done and over with, as early-morning temperatures tomorrow are expected to be 15 to 20 degrees less cold than they were this morning. Afternoon high temperatures back up in the mid-to-upper-70s (approaching 80°F) return on Saturday for at least a week. It’s what we expect aqui en el Sur de Florida !