May 31, 2008
Fire Rock Pale Ale
May 29, 2008
When the Great Fall
Indiana Jones 4 is horrible. If anyone tells you that this movie is even "OK" there is something really wrong with them. It's a total piece of crap. I didn't want to see this movie, but somehow, I got cornered into going. "A fun night out"....Yea right. The part that gets me so mad is we spent $30+ dollars on this travesty, and I even had one get in free pass. Spielberg and Lucas have lost touch. Its the same old movie we've seen a hundred times. It worked in the 80s and 90s, but not anymore. How many more car chases through the jungle can we endure? Seeing these two great American directors and producers reduced to Indiana Jones 4 is embarrassing. Other people deserve our money, not these two dinosaurs.
Newcastle
May 26, 2008
The Plantation Trolley (RIP)
The Plantation trolley circulated in an empty Midtown with nothing to do and plenty of parking. A better use for the trolley would be a direct shuttle to downtown Ft. Lauderdale or even Sawgrass Mills. Then people would use it! Parking is an issue in downtown Ft. Lauderdale and at least there are different restaurants, bars, entertainment and shopping at these other destinations.The much awaited, but lets see if it happens, 321 North, is nowhere close to even being actualized. With the downturn in the housing market, everybody's dream of bringing people to Midtown is not coming anytime soon. So why not use our resources and use the trolley for existing areas. The shuttle to these destinations would make Plantation a better place to live by providing public transportation to places people want to go. Saving on gas and parking would be a another benefit.The Plantation Trolley has a lot of potential, lets hope the City uses it right.
May 25, 2008
Carlsberg Beer
May 24, 2008
Yes, We're Certified !!
Today our yard became a Certified Wildlife Habitat. All you have to do is go online and fill out a questionnaire. It is a very simple process. The City of Plantation is encouraging its upstanding citizens to certify their yard. If your vain enough, and I guess I am, you can buy a metal sign to stick in front of your house. You also get a tee-shirt as well. If your interested, here is the link:
http://www.nwf.org/backyard/
May 16, 2008
Icon Las Olas
Here's another building that I have been fascinated with. Icon Las Olas. Yes, right next to the poor Ol' Stranahan house. 42 stories. Makes it one of the tallest buildings in Ft. Lauderdale, along side the empty , but , somewhat growing on me, Las Olas Riverhouse. Parking is the main issue here, along with finding people with just tons of cash to live downtown. It makes no sense to me to make all these sky scrappers so "high-end". Make it affordable so normal people, professionals, young people, eclectic /artistic/ Richard Florida type of stuff, who like to go out and create a scene live there. Maybe people with children......Fill up these places first with really affordable prices, demand will drive prices up, people will sell, then you'll get the people you really desire to live there. I mean, haven't these people played Sim City????? Click Icon Las Olas to check it out.
Atlantic Center
May 13, 2008
Go Retro
May 9, 2008
I'm Not There......Really.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
I love this beer. Its very pure to me. The second glass is always the best. I went through a stage with this beer about a year ago were it was all I wanted to drink. It stays in the back of your mind, so I bought it this time around. I am trying to do "new" beers, but I decided to revisit. Maybe I should do some more revisiting.
May 7, 2008
May 2, 2008
Grand Theft Auto 4
Wow, this game is too much!!!! Its so deep, so complex, that at times, you cant even believe it. I mean, I went on a date with some chick, and took her bowling, man..........is this really a video game?????? The graphics are awesome, the city, in which you play the game in is so big, that you wonder how they can fit all of this information on one disk. Its good, clean, American fun...for a while. I am ready to go back to Halo 3.....
Bird Feeder Update II
Garden Update
Who's your City?
I'm always thinking about moving somewhere else. For a while it was Portland, Oregon, then it was Asheville, NC... Now it's Austin, TX. All the trendy, cool cities that are soooooo hip( I'm such a fraud!). I wanted to read this book to settle my nerves, to learn about different areas and what makes geography so important in your choice in where you want to move. Maybe........ convince myself that South Florida isn't the hell hole I sometimes find it to be. This book somewhat helped me. It's a bit too technical and dry, and I wanted something fun and regional, learning about different areas and what makes them so special. I think South Florida doesn't get enough credit for our tolerance....... We have everyone and everything here(except full out gambling and legal prostitution), and yet we aren't seen as progressive as some cities. We are very progressive in my opinion. I give this book a B-, very worth a read, but I just really wanted something to make me laugh.