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Homestead Cold Weather Alert

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date October 26, 2008
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Get ready for the coldest air to penetrate through South Florida in over 6 months – since the late-season cold-snap of the 15TH, 16TH, and 17TH of April 2008. Remember that one ?

Cooler and drier air has already begun to slowly filter into the area from the north. The coldest of the cold air should arrive early on Tuesday morning with actual air temperatures around the Homestead–Florida City area down into the mid-50s and wind-chills approaching 50°F !

During the day on Tuesday we will struggle to get much above 70°F, and then early on Wednesday morning it could be even colder than Tuesday morning with actual air temperatures down into the low-50s and wind chills into the 40s !

Turn off the A.C. and bundle up Homestead !

Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date October 21, 2008
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With this edition of the flagship weekly series on this blog we begin the 2ND year of all-new thoughts on a Tuesday night. Who said this wouldn’t last more than 3 weeks ? Often imitated but never as durable I present this to you:

1. The rainy season has officially ended aqui en el Sur de Florida, and now we can look forward to delightful winter weather that residents of 48 other states (excluding Hawaii) can only dream of while we take it for granted. Having stated that – and how ironic – but we can expect occasional showers and perhaps even a stray thunderstorm or two at any time between now and Saturday night. The high humidity will return as well, but then on Sunday look out – sunny, much cooler, and definitely drier !

2. FINALLY ! AT LONG LAST ! I am seeing political ads on TV for the other half of us, and they are being presented by the Republican Jewish Coalition. I’m actually cheering these ads on (loudly) when I see them because I’m just happy to see anything for my side now after having been blasted by negative attack ads from the other side for way too many months now.

3. I’m hardly ever in a hurry when I drive from here to there, so I typically drive pretty close to the posted speed limit (unlike the other 8 out of 10 of you). Having stated that it just seems like whenever I do need to get from here to there just a little bit faster than normal everyone around me has decided that would be the perfect time to drive way too slow (below the posted speed limit) and box me in. Just my luck.

4. I may look like I’m 22, but I usually feel like I’m 32. I’m approaching 42, but this past Monday morning I actually felt like I was closer to 52. This was after a weekend in which I nonchalantly sprained my lower back while playing air hockey at Dave & Buster’s, got very little sleep on Saturday night, cut open my right index finger on Sunday morning, and then got very little sleep again on Sunday night. Oh yeah I also slept improperly so my entire right arm aches a bit when I try to raise it. This weekend I’ll be relaxing and recuperating peacefully anhd quietly at home.

5. Phil introduced me to Little Max (a Maltese dog) on Monday morning. Dogs don’t like me, but I think that Max did. P.J. and A.J. encouraged me to hold M.J., and once I hesitantly did so he wanted to take a quick nap in my hand. Max is lovable, but I could never be a master of a canine. It’s been about 33 years since my last dog was taken away from me. It was one of the most traumatic experiences of my entire childhood.

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Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date October 14, 2008
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1. Walt Disney World’s Pleasure Island went out of business back on Saturday September 27TH 2008. Apparently people began lining up at the entrances to the ‘Downtown Disney’ section at 9 AM that morning just so that they could get in to the joint for one last party to go. From what I’ve read at Wikipedia it was the biggest party that Pleasure Island had seen since its hey day of the mid-to-late-1990s. I believe it too. I spent a lot of time there for about a dozen years from 1994 to 2006. I saw a once-thriving nightclub district begin to diminish and die a slow death as this current decade continued on.

2. Back in July when gas prices were hovering right around $4 per gallon I boldly stated that they would plummet to the $3.25 to $3.50 range in time for Thanksgiving. Later on I got even more outrageous by stating that gas prices would collapse by at least a dollar per gallon. And so here we are. Average gas prices are now below $3 per gallon in 17 out of 50 states, and several cities in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas now have gas near $2.50 per gallon. Want my next ludicrous prediction ? Tune in next Tuesday night.

3. Get ready for a real-life wintertime cold front to sweep through South Florida this weekend. Get ready for our rainy season to come to an abrupt end. Get ready to shock everything metallic in sight as the relative humidity plummets towards arid conditions. Get ready for temperatures early in the morning in the refreshing mid-60s ! Yeah you heard me !

4. I received my absentee ballot for the upcoming election in the mail last week. Maybe this Saturday I will declare it to be ‘Election Day’ in my living room as I vote on paper and send it on its way via the U.S. Mail.

5. This young man is cool and smart:

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It’s Friday night my friends, and I’m heading over to the hot new Kohl’s at the Homestead Pavilion bright and early tomorrow morning just as soon as they open for business don-cha-know. I plan to help out the struggling economy by buying things ! Hopefully I can get through that store before the mass stampede of shoppers arrive. 😯

Once I return home from Kohl’s I’ll have your ‘Saturday Morning Shenanigans’ posted here on the big blog. Later in the day you won’t want to miss ‘Saturday Night Retro’ as we get in line to board the choo-choo to transport ourselves back 35 years ago to 1973. Ya dig that ? Groovy man !

On Sunday afternoon be sure to check out the ‘Life Pointe Church Sunday Morning Tossed Salad’.

It’s gonna be a soaking wet Saturday here in Homestead – a perfect day to sleep in, stay at home, and relax where it’s safe and peaceful with your loved ones. Just be sure to get to Life Pointe Church on Sunday morning in time for one of our three services – at 8:30, 9:45, and 11:00. Get there early. You won’t regret it pal.

And so until we hang out again my friends – oh yeah – you’re gonna totally love this one … REMEMBER THIS !