Author Archives: Sparky
A birthday weekend
No, not my birthday – Marlene’s brother, Mike, turned 69. He drove over from Fort Lauderdale to spend 4 days with his sister and me. Marlene’s friend Dottie joined in on most of the activities, too. On Thursday we dined out at Skip One 41 in South Fort Myers. Marlene called it a “hole in … Continue reading
Redbones
One of the music venues that I have become more familiar with, post-banishment from the Buckingham Blues Bar, is Redbones. A variety of music is played there, but Marlene likes going when Zydegatorz is playing. This band, which contains several musicians that also play at the BBB, is a zydeco band. I had never heard … Continue reading
Travel plans
The year is not yet half over but it is shaping up to be a year of travel. But travel by ship and by car; no RV travel. Beside the TC2 cruise already completed and the TP1 cruise being planned I am also planning on a summer auto trip to MA. I will designate that … Continue reading
My next cruise adventure – TP1
The TC2 wasn’t without its problems, but overall it was one of the best trips I have ever taken. Now Marlene has been offered another cruise – a 30-night cruise across the Pacific – at a price so low that I couldn’t say no. So I will be off, again on September 10, returning on … Continue reading
Recovering from a wallet loss
It has now been two weeks since my wallet was lost/stolen in Madrid. I now have a new wallet (which I needed anyway) and it has two credit cards and a new laundry card (which is used to control the washers and dryers in our resort laundromat). I had forgotten that I had lost that … Continue reading
TC2 wrapup
This was a trip of 21 days and 20 nights. It was the first trip Marlene and I have taken together and the first time we were together for more than a couple of days consecutively, so it was a test of our relationship. Here are the highlights and lowlights. Highlights: Barcelona. This is a … Continue reading
TC2 Day 20: Madrid, Spain, to Ft Myers FL
The last day of the TC2. All that remained was getting back to Florida. Easier said than done, We checked out of the hotel and used Marlene’s credit card to pay the incidental expenses. I discovered after the fact that I could have used my stolen Visa card because I had not, as I thought, … Continue reading
TC2 Day 19: Madrid, Spain
This was our last full day in Spain. We had no specific goals but wanted to get back into downtown Madrid. We had plenty of Metro tickets but decided to walk to the Metro rather than take the bus as Marlene wanted to stop at the nearby supermarket to get coffee and pastries. That is … Continue reading
TC2 Day 18: Madrid, Spain
This was a sightseeing day in Madrid with the Museo del Prado being our primary goal. It began with us deciding to forego the 18-euro (over $20) breakfast buffet and dine outside the hotel. In this case the “dining” occurred at a supermarket that we found while walking to the Metro. We got some very … Continue reading
Cease and desist
Two days before returning to the US from Spain, I received the following email (names redacted to maintain anonymity): RE: Cease and Desist from Contact/Communication/Harrassment Dear [Sparky]: Please be advised that I represent [Ooma]. [Ooma] has informed me that you continue to harass her even though she has ended her dating relationship with you. [Ooma] … Continue reading »