Monthly Archives: January 2012
Landon and the Ostrich . . .
Brandi sent over some photos of Landon playing with the horsey we got him for Christmas. She says he gets on and off of it all by himself now.
He’s such a cutie!
Nick Russell called about 12:30 to double check the directions to our park. Unfortunately he will have to cross over two big bridges, so I guess we’ll be lucky if he shows up at all. They should be here Monday afternoon, staying for five nights. We’re really looking forward to it.
Jan and I left the rig about 2pm on our way up to Brandi’s, with a quick stop at O’Reilly Auto Parts for some electrical connectors.
Then, after playing with Landon for a few minutes, Brandi, Lowell, Jan and I headed up to The Woodlands about 3pm. They wanted to show us around the Woodlands Mall and take us to the Kirby’s Steakhouse for dinner.
And when I tell you this is a high-end steakhouse, how many places do you know that have Ostrich,
or a $120 Wagyu Beef steak on the menu?
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From the Fried Asparagus appetizer, to the fabulous steaks, and the Lobster Risotto, Garlic Mash Potatoes, and Sautéed Mushrooms sides, finishing up with Crème Brule with fresh berries, this was a meal to remember.
And somewhere there in the middle, we killed off a delicious bottle of Moscato d’Asti. And that’s all I’m saying about that.
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Even the bathrooms are high class.
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Afterwards we walked off dinner, sightseeing around the Woodlands Mall Outdoor Courtyard.
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The place even has a Tiffany’s. Lucky for Lowell and I it closed about 5 minutes before we got there.
Whew! Dodged a bullet there.
Unfortunately a few minutes later, Brandi and Jan came across a Baby Gap store, and about $150 later, we were again on our way. But I guess it was still better than Tiffany’s.
After a wonderful evening, we headed home, finally getting back to the rig a little before 10.
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Thought for the Day:
"The three most dangerous things in the world are a programmer with a soldering iron, a hardware type with a software patch and a user with an idea."
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Fat Albert and Red-Headed Lizards . . .
Did client stuff this afternoon before Jan and I headed to the Alvin Opry for the evening performance. On the way we stopped off at Monterey’s for soup and nachos.
On the way home we stopped off at Wal-Mart before getting back to the rig about 11:30pm.
Thought I’d repost some of our visit to Key West in 2008.
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Birthday Wishes and Key Largo Dreams
Originally posted on May 19, 2009
First off, Jan and I want to wish our son Christopher a Happy Birthday today.
Jan and I decided to explore back up the Keys today. We went all the way up to Key Largo and then back down to Key West. There were several places that we drove by on the way down that we wanted to take a closer look at.
Strangely enough, most of them seemed to be gift shops.
Lunch was at a small, but very good Chinese buffet restaurant in Marathon called Panda Cafe. Really good!
We drove in and out of several rainstorms both up and down the Keys. But it did produce some very pretty pictures. And the ‘Glades and Keys can certainly use the rain.
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One thing we got see on our trip today was ‘Fat Albert’ floating over Cudjoe Key.
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‘Fat Albert’ is a 175 foot long helium-filled blimp floating at 10,000 ft. It is tethered to a pickup truck at the small blimp base on Cudjoe Key.
It is used mainly by NORAD, and the radar it carries monitors suspected drug smuggling flights, fast boats smuggling Cubans, weather, any low flying plane and other potentially harmful activity.
It is also sometimes used to broadcast ‘TV Marti’, which consists of anti-Castro TV programs beamed toward Cuba.
After we got back we headed down into Key West for another dinner at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville. Just as good as last time.
And of course, a few more gift shops had to be visited.
Tomorrow will be our last full day in the Keys before we head north to West Palm Beach on Thursday. We’ve really enjoyed all the sights we’ve seen here in Southern Florida and the Keys.
Here’s a few pics…
Traveler’s Palm
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We also saw this interesting lizard while we were at Coral Castle.
Red-headed Agama
This one was about a foot long and I had never seen one like it.
A quick Google told me that it is a Red-headed Agama, native to Africa. It seems that some agamas being kept as pets had escaped and there are now a number of colonies thriving here in South Florida.
When they are in courting mode, the males are even more colorful.
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We’ve also seen a number of interesting signs.
Looks like this guy has his business plan mapped out.
Yes there are crocodiles in the Keys. The really scary part about this sign is that there is a 6 ft fence on both sides of the highway for the entire 6 miles. I’m not sure I want to think about crocodiles that can jump 6 ft fences.
And finally, like I needed another reason to eat more Key Lime Pie!
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Thought for the Day:
I wish life had an UNDO function.
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