Friday Night's "Earthquake"

Friday night I was jogging at the beach. Beautiful sunset. Moon hovering low over the orange glow. All of a sudden I heard what sounded and felt like thunder. There were no significant clouds around. Turns out it was 2 F-18s that broke the sound barrier while flying in from Pensacola. It registered 2.7 on the Richter scale and could be felt throughout West Central Florida.

An Alternative to Radio Boredom

My kids recently commented to me that our local radio stations "sucked". I'd been thinking the same thing for some time. Since the new year I've been listening to educational CDs instead. I started with "Six Easy Pieces", Richard Feynmann's introductory physics lectures. Although these lectures are now 40 years old his take on the universe and life in general is fascinating. Once I finished the Feynmann CDs I found the Western Civilization course taught by Professor Thomas Noble in the nearby library. Again, great stuff. So ... radio's okay sometimes but there's a big fascinating world out there - learn more about it while you're driving.

Campfire on the Greenway

On top of land bridge

Hiking - One of my favorite things to do

First off, I love hiking. Two weekends ago I took my youngest son's Boy Scout Troop on an overnight hike on the Cross-Florida Greenway near Ocala Florida. The route followed the path of the now defunct barge canal. It crosses over I-75 utilizing a one of a kind "land bridge". West of the bridge you enter hill country unlike anything else in peninsular Florida. It's the product of the canal diggings. We spent the night on top of one of these hills.

In the beginning ...

If you found this blog through my ERISA law blog or through my law firm's web site you've got an idea of what I do 9 to 5. This blog will explore the world of 5 to 9.