Tag Archives: Florida

Instant Karma

Posted on August 30, 2017 by nathanalbright

Florida’s reputation for providing news of the weird is certainly not something that is likely to go away anytime soon, and at times I feel honor-bound to discuss odd news that comes out of the area I long called home … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Anna In The Tropics

Posted on August 1, 2017 by nathanalbright

Anna In The Tropics, by Nilo Cruz This play won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and it was a well-deserved win.  I have to admit that a great deal of my fondness for this play comes from my intimate … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tropical Family Vacations

Posted on December 30, 2016 by nathanalbright

Tropical Family Vacations In The Caribbean, Hawaii, South Florida, and Mexico, by Laura Sutherland This is a rare travel book that delivers more or less exactly what you are looking for.  It gives the precise locations where it provides travel … Continue reading →

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A Penny For Your Thoughts

Posted on October 8, 2016 by nathanalbright

While I was peacefully enjoying dinner, finishing reading a couple of books, and relaxing a little bit after a long week where I ended up working 44 hours despite having not been at work the first day of the work … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Micro Nations: The Lonely Planet Guide To Home-Made Nations

Posted on June 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

Micro Nations:  The Lonely Planet Guide To Home-Made Nations, by John Ryan, George Dunford, Simon Sellars, and Simon Hall As someone who has read my fair share of travel guides [1], I found this to be an amusing and brief … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Unknown World Of The Mobile Home

Posted on June 9, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Unknown World Of The Mobile Home, by John Fraser Hart, Michelle J. Rhodes, and John T. Morgan I must admit candidly, as it strongly affects my own view of this book, that the world of the mobile home is … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Go

Posted on May 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

The story was too weird to ignore, and of course, it happened it Florida. A woman, at last check with her name withheld lest she become the target of immense ridicule and embarrassment, was hospitalized with a two-foot juvenile nurse … Continue reading →

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Don’t Mess With The Crazy

Posted on January 6, 2016 by nathanalbright

About a decade or so ago, when I lived and worked just outside of Tampa, Florida, a friend of mine from California visited Florida and decided to invite me to dinner for a double date with a young woman who … Continue reading →

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The Calm Before The Storm

Posted on October 18, 2015 by nathanalbright

This afternoon at services, the fellow who gave the sermonette talked about his trip to Ocean City, Maryland, with the glorious view of the Atlantic, the threat of hurricanes and the presence of Nor’easters, and the unpleasant experience of being … Continue reading →

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Key West Intermezzo

Posted on May 11, 2015 by nathanalbright

As someone who grew up in Florida, the reality of the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution is one of the aspects of the context of growing up. Throughout the course of my life I have met many people who were … Continue reading →

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