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December 28, 2008

Sorry for the light posting

I was in Florida with my family. I'm horribly jet lagged from sleeping on the long plane ride home, so I thought I'd catch up on some posting.

I did several new activities this week. I went to a pet store that let you play with the puppies. I decided that I have a hankering for dog ownership. I guess puppies are geneticly programmed to accomplish that task, but I don't mind. Part of my genetic heritage is that having a dog around was a good survival technique. When the BlueEyedGirl and my landlord eventually relent, I want a hybrid like a Goldendoodle or a Labradoodle.

I got to ride in a airboat in the Everglades. Those are the flat bottom boats that have the big fan behind them that they use for tours and rescues in swamps. It was stunning, filled with birds, turtles, gators, and more. The speed was thrilling, and I took way too many photographs.

Speaking of speed, we also rented jet-skis. This was our first time doing so outside of an empty expanse of ocean water, instead we got to use a sound with islands, a bridge, and other boats. The machines were much more powerful. The BlueEyedGirl and I shared a jetski. I had a good time piloting when it was my turn, and the BlueEyedGirl continued her reign of terror when it was her's. My solace for her turn was that at the speeds that she operated it, she had to grip the machine so hard that the next day pretty sore in every major muscle group. Unfortunately for me, she complained about it for the remaining day of the trip and the way home.

I also saw Yes Man, the new Jim Cary movie. I liked it, and I'd recommend it as a rental.

I went hiking in a nature reserve with my father, which was almost like a jungle. It was filled with interesting flora and fauna, contained a mile long wooden foot bridge with an amazing view, and ended in stairs over great sand dunes stretching to the horizon in both directions.

As is often the case on family vacations, service and to a lesser extent food quality play second fiddle to food genre and the ability to sit a large group. We had great meals at Morton's, Spoto's Oyster Bar, and an Italian place I can't find again. We had weaker ones at RA (rude and incompetent service and agonizingly slow) and Saito Japanese Steakhouse (they rushed our group through drinks, appetizers, sushi and a main course in 45 minutes). For lunch we mostly made sandwiches, but we also had decent pizza, poolside dining and among the grossest buffet Chinese I've ever had.

The worst part of the trip was definitely that Interpott couldn't be there. He wanted to be, but inclement weather in the north-west rewarded his travel efforts with 4 days of snow, boredom, and emotional trials. We missed you and toasted to you often.

Posted by OneEyedMan at December 28, 2008 6:04 AM

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