Month: February 2008

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Food

Saturday Morning Food Run

This morning I went on an early-morning food run to Cracker Barrel for breakfast and then to Publix for groceries. This was in lieu of the regularly-scheduled ‘The Major’s Walk-A-Thon’. I’ll resume the walk next Saturday morning, and then I’ll be taking the walk on-location next Sunday and Monday over to the Naples / Fort Myers area.

But as for this morning’s food run here are my thoughts:

1.  Going to Cracker Barrel for breakfast was an impromptu spur-of-the-moment decision that I made this morning. The new me is far more spontaneous than the former me. Nowadays I think outside of the bun. Back then I was the bun.

2.  Some restaurants have good food but bad service, and some restaurants have good service but bad food. Now I’m not saying that Cracker Barrel has bad food, but I am saying that their service is better than their food – at least for breakfast. I’ve had lunch and dinner there before, and I remember some pretty good meals. Their breakfast selection seems to be a bit below average as far as I’m concerned.

3.  For about 3 to 4 years I was a regular 6:30 on a Saturday morning customer of the IHOP in Naranja Lakes. I sat at the same table. I ate the same MASSIVE meal. I had the same fantastic waitress for all of those years. Last Summer my waitress abruptly quit her job there, and my Saturday morning meal at IHOP came to a screeching halt. This morning my long lost IHOP waitress suddenly appeared LIVE and in-person as a waitress at Cracker Barrel !  We were both glad to see each other for the first time in about 8 months. I think I may have found a new home on Saturday mornings. I just need to experiment with different breakfast combinations to find the perfect meal deal for me.

 4.  I spent $53.80 at Publix this morning. It would have been $58.80 if it weren’t for a $5 coupon that I received in return for donating $5 to the South Florida Council of the Boy Scouts Of America. They are currently selling a ‘Camp Card’ that helps a young Scout earn his way to camp. Included with the Camp Card are a bunch of money-saving coupons including the one for Publix. As a former Scout of the late-1970s I’m all about supporting today’s local Scouts of South Florida.

5.  There’s a bad virus spreading at the new Oasis Plaza in Homestead, and it’s called subpar customer service. It’s prevalent at Publix, Casavana, China Yan, Quiznos’, and (especially) McDonald’s. The Walgreens at the corner may be immune to the virus. I’ve had good experiences there so far.

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Weather

Rain: So Close Yet So Far Away

It is currently raining – actually pouring down in buckets up in North Miami-Dade County and into Broward County on this Friday afternoon. But here in Homestead it is still bone dry. This is our 12TH day in a row with absolutely no rain whatsoever (0.00), and since the official start of the South Florida ‘dry season’ on November 01ST only a mere inch and a quarter has fallen over Homestead ARB over the past 100 days.

Can some of that heavy rain just 30 miles to the north of us reach us down here in Homestead ?  The answer is no. It’s headed in the opposite direction; however, I am forecasting occasional showers for Homestead during the day tomorrow (Saturday) as a cold front approaches. Once the front eases through late on Saturday night any chance of rain comes to a screeching halt. Sunday looks slightly cooler and dryer for us. It should be a perfect day for a picnic over at Homestead Bayfront Park !

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Blogging

Friday Night Blogroll Review

If it’s Friday night then I must be celebrating the existence of some of my favourite blogs in the blogosphere:

Travis announced earlier this week that we will be staying in the movie theatre for another year.

Jesse is promoting ‘Life Pointe Latino’ – coming soon to a theatre near you !

The Saturn Project needs an Executive Producer for their upcoming album.

Nathan loves living in South Florida.

Harmony doesn’t understand why there’s leftover bread crust sitting in her living room’s TV cabinet. 

Chris Elrod needs his church members to stop having sex.

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Hoaxes Internet People

Thursday Night Internet Hoax Hall-Of-Shame

Last Thursday night we realized that our cell phones would not be instantly inundated with calls from telemarketers if we did not submit our number to the National Do Not Call Registry before a certain deadline. That was (and still is) an Internet hoax.

This Thursday night it’s all about an Amber Alert for a missing 15-year-old boy by the name of Evan Trembley. You are urged to forward an E-Mail (and accompanying picture of Evan) to everyone that you know so that someone – anyone could find him and return him to his Mom.

The fact of the matter is that Evan is a real person, and he is also fine and well. It was actually he himself who started this Internet hoax last Summer (2007) in an effort to become famous online to impress his friends. It worked. He is now Internationally-known. Just don’t go looking for him – unless you live in his neighbourhood.

Read all about this Internet hoax at About.com: Urban Legends.

DON’T believe everything that you read within your E-Mail Inbox. If it doesn’t sound right then it probably isn’t true. If you receive an E-Mail that states that you should forward it on to everyone that you know then that should be the tip-off right there that you are dealing with an Internet hoax. Kill the hoax. Hit the DELETE key !