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Pet Peeves Friday

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Pet Peeves Friday: 1) When you are at a signal, to turn left, and the light changes.  The person in front of you allows huge space to grow between them and the car in front of them as they turn left to assure that people behind them might miss the light. 2) While we are on the subject, when did it become unfashionable to signal.  We have some odd intersections here where the go straight and turn left are the same lane and people don't seem to think turning on their signal is a good idea.  Or worse, make it more fun turn that signal on as you are turning! 3) Which leads to the obvious pet peeve, the reason they didn't signal is they are on their cell phone.  You know the type, it is obviously on speaker cause their lips are just about touching the bottom of the phone.  Which happens to be their left hand that would have taken the time to hit the switch for the turn signal.  They tend to be driving terribly slow and annoying. 4) People who get in line at Starbuck

What Happens in a Moment?

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What happens in a moment? The Rains Come from the beach. The water hits my pane of glass, and I wake up from a sound sleep in peace. The idea of dinner, and cooking and friends. The sunshine returns with a calmness on the narrow Middle River once again. Coffee and an awakened sense of being. Calm from a peace and a realization of contentment. The sun rising over the horizon on the beach. The sun setting over the Gulf. A dream, of new places and friends A death, of notoriety of fame. A life, human, a birth of a new special human. A mystery, that every life possesses. A moment, a breath that brings in an awareness A moment, that brings a tear to my eyes. A moment, to recognize love and its gifts A moment, to be grateful for being human. Now a moment is a memory to be savored.

Mr. Putin: Happy Memorial Day!

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Mr. Putin:  Happy Memorial Day! On this Memorial Day, in Fort Lauderdale, this Gay, Jewish, American thanks all of those who have put a uniform on to defend our country and even more to those whose lives were sacrificed for this luxury of being able to call America my home.  From global wars to keep a free world of independent countries, to wars in our county to free slaves and change our country for the better.  For those, that have left the secure soil of north America to venture around the globe to fight and help other countries at times over concerns for their freedom as well as our own, I thank them. "All Men are Created Equal" Our Memorial Day is unique, it is to celebrate the sacrifice people have made for the survival of this country.  The defense of something you may not be able to imagine in Russia.  A country that was founded on a unique principle, that all men are created equal and that religion should not be the basis of the rule of law of the cou

MotoX Coffee Break

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I sat early at Starbucks on a breezy Friday morning.   I was up at 5am today and instead if rolling over I rolled out of bed and started my day.  Great walk on the beach but wasn't in the picture taking mood this morning.   I know it has been a while since I wrote and partly cause I keep thinking something interesting will happen or inspire me. So in the interest of being out there and keeping my time here on this blog moving forward I am going to share some observations, comments and thoughts about my new MotoX phone.  Yes Luke a walk on the dark side:  I did it. I bought a Motox phone to replace my iPhone 5.  I received an email offer to buy it and not as an upgrade.  The offer came directly from Motorola and was attractively priced. I have been an iPhone customer since the second generation and I enjoyed it mostly.   Although recently it felt more like a cult than an innovative choice.  I am sure the 6 will come out on schedule and since I have an upgrade still comi