The observant among you might have noticed over at the right (just to the right of my rather accurate caricature) a slight change in the home base of this blog.
The change hasn't actually taken place yet but will within about a week. The Ol' Guy and Not-Nearly-So-Old Wife are headed to South Florida where the Ol' Guy has landed a spiffy new job in Naples, FL.
In the mean time, we're spending long frustrating hours downsizing about 20 years of our lives as we get ready to move into a condo that's about half the size of our Champaign house. (And costs approximately twice as much, coincidentally.) Amazing what all you can collect over the span of a few decades living in the same place. Anyone want to buy a snow blower and a couple snow shovels? I won't be needing them anymore. The garage sale is Friday and Saturday. (If anyone's truely interested in the sale, message me and I'll provide the address).
Nevertheless, South Florida presents a new challenge, a new lifestyle and a new climate. It's time for a change and why not make it in paradise?
What this is coming to is that while the Ol' Guy blog isn't exactly ending, it's most likely not gonna see a lot of posts in the future. I've spent much of my time over the last almost 2 years commenting on local issues and local folks. Doubt many of you CU folks are gonna care much that more smugglers are beginning to favor the Naples area for smuggling in Cuban refugees. That's the big news down there.
I may weigh in on a national issue or two, and may make a comment when the Chief's Traveling Minstrel Show finally is retired and when CU finally goes smoke free, but don't expect a lot to be happening here.
After all, there's an incredibly beautiful beach a mile from my front door. And loads of sunshine and warm winds. And the Gulf of Mexico.
Could YOU blog in that kind of environment?
Me neither.
And so it goes.
5 comments:
Congrats on the new job and I hope you have a safe and easy move.
Thanks, PB; If I survive the packing and the downsizing over the next 10 days I've got it made.
Good for you!
I hope the move goes well for you, and that life in Florida treats you and the wife well.
Lucky dog!
good luck with the move, and have a good trip. I can't believe Naples is more appealing than C-U...LOL
Here's some tips from someone who *used* to live/work down there-
Go ahead and suck it up and buy the bridge passes (especially sanibel) - they're worth it.
The Mucky Duck, that BBQ place on S. McGregor, and nearly any beachside place on Estero are worth lounging and pigging out at.
Have your lawn done up in gravel/palms instead of grass - damn waste of time, grass in SWFL.
Invest in Hurricaine shutters, generator, etc. now, while you can and they're cheap. When the storm's a comin', they screw you mightily.
Plan on a scheduled exterminator twice a year, and spray every bit of your yard and house. Termites and palmetto bugs ruin your day.
Don't get into the TV business down there - the pay sucks.
CheapEngineer
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