Author Archives: Sparky
Mobstah Lobstah
Our RV park invites food trucks onto the premises twice a week – Wednesday and Friday. We have sampled several of them and weren’t greatly impressed with either the quality or the value. That all changed on the past Friday when we sampled the fare at the Mobstah Lobstah food truck (byline: “seafood to die … Continue reading
Doggone cold
The last 2 weeks have been very cold here in Fort Myers. By “cold” I mean highs in the 60s. Meanwhile, the folks up north have been shivering through sub-zero temps. While I expect no sympathy from my northern friends, I just wanted you to know that the chilliness here has taken a toll on … Continue reading
Shed!
The day after we acquired our fiberglass steps, our shed was delivered. Getting it onto the site was a bit of an adventure which started with me having second thoughts about the precise location. The proposed location had been approved via a drawing on the site plan, but the problem was that the site plan … Continue reading
Steps!
We had fiberglass steps last year at Paradise Pointe, but had to sell them at the end of the season. We wanted to get similar steps for use in Cypress Trail and, with the imminent arrival of the shed, would be able to store them for multi-year use. However, we couldn’t find any suitable used … Continue reading
Blog booklets, 2011-2013 (GTW, QTE, QTS)
I have received enough positive feedback on my printed blog booklets that I am going to post the PDFs online. Here are the first three, 2011 to 2013. OurWanderYears 2011 (13.9MB) – preparation and planning OurWanderYears 2012 (22.5MB) – rig acquisition, more preparation and the Great Trip West (GTW) OurWanderYears 2013 (35.4MB) – California, the … Continue reading
Shed prep
Our shed will be arriving soon – sometime in February, I think. It will be plopped down on our site with no additional foundation work. Four of the six hurricane tie-down points will be on pavers and two will be on grass. I was initially concerned about this, thinking that the corner on grass might … Continue reading
“The Midnight Line” by Lee Child
Copyright 2017 by Lee Child, published by Bantam Books Yes, another Jack Reacher book by Lee Child. I like them, for sure, but the fact that I have read 3 in a row is pure luck. I have a stack of, usually, 6 to 12 books in my to-be-read stack and I choose my next … Continue reading
Softball glory
Anybody engaged in an athletic endeavor has his good days and his bad days. Ted Williams hit a home run in his last at-bat; that was a good day. Hockey players sometimes get hat tricks and sometimes get their faces flattened against the glass. Downhill skiers sometimes win and sometimes wipe out. With senior softball, … Continue reading
Patriots domination, 2019 edition
The New England Patriots are a perennial winner, with Bill Belicheck and Tom Brady (coach and quarterback) teaming up for 5 championships in the first 18 years of the 21st century. Some people are tiring of their winning ways, making them a Team That Some Love To Hate. So when, a few days ago, the … Continue reading
Honoring our veterans
Military Appreciation Month for 2019 started on January 4. I was never aware of any such month and, had I been aware, probably would have ignored it as I am not myself a veteran. However, the RV park where we now reside did not ignore it and, being home to quite a few veterans, scheduled … Continue reading »