Uh Oh

Do dark clouds and lightening mean rain? Not-a-good.

[Edit: Amazingly, the storm just passed by without a drop. I'm finding out this is very typical of the weather around here.]

The chances ...

... Of underage drinking is significant. This place is a pre-game Scene.

swamps

They actually have swamps on campus.

Beautiful place

Made it!

Very nice campus. Tons of tailgating going on. Hot. Maybe some hot girls - hadn't noticed.

Where's a man get a chicken sandwich in this place?

I'm Off

(Above pics with a better camera.) Well, I'm off to Gainesville, FL which is suppossed to be about an hour and half down the road. I hate what is coming next the most: Finding the stadium and parking in a foreign land. But I'll get there with a few hours to spare so I can roam around the campus and area. The game, which will probably be a blow out, features the Florida Gators and the Univ. of Central Florida.

Steve Holy

Some guy named Steve Holy was the opening act at Jacksonville Landing last night. Typical "new" country and western. But it was funny when he opened the show with, "I'm from Texas but by looking around I can tell you that all the best looking women are from Florida!" Of course, it was just "play to the crowd" schitck but the crowd loved it. You girls back home, remember that.

One More

There is some outdoor country concert tonight and, from the looks of it, the redneck factor should be raised to 'elevated'.

Not Bad At All

This place.is vibrant and beautiful, even though there is a boat to my left displaying a very large Confederate flag. Where am I again?

St. John's Riverwalk

Greetings From Jacksonville

Weather: About 80 degrees with 110% humidity Traffic: A breeze, even in rush hour. This place seems pretty laid back. Friendly?: So far, very. What must be close by: Savannah (lots of signs) Off to: Some place called Jacksonville Landing

Land. Sweet land.

uuugggghhhhh

At the time of this post, the plane still hasn't pulled away from the gate. Departure time was to be at 1:10 . Uh, that's not working out to well. The captain said we were waiting on some 'routine maintenance paperwork.'

I hope somebody initials a form very soon. I've already got Tired Butt.

Weve got . . .

. . . A very tall, bald, and black man as our flight attendant. And there is no sign of gayness.

And the seat next to me is still empty with take off in seven minutes. Triple good times.

I'm on a plane ....

... But I don't see any snakes.

Nor have I seen anyone famous. The flight is said to be full but so far the seat next to me is empty. I suspect it will be occupied by a 300 pound man any moment.

Cell phone blog?

I'm not sure this will work but my computer battery crapped out. And thses two people are hogging the only outlet in this place.

I found a turkey sandwich and a guy who got all pissy about the clerk putting too much ice in his drink. Good times.

From A Terminal At DFW

• WiFi access is nerdy, but cool.
• Security is a breeze (seems better than ever)
• I still feel stupid taking off my shoes and belt and walking a few feet
• What's a man gotta do to find a chicken sandwich in this place?
• People in the next gate over are going to LaGuardia in New York. Sounds cool.
• There's a 50 year old lady that looks 60 sleeping in a "massage recliner" in front of me. She's supposed to put in $5.00 but I think she just commandeered it free of charge.
• I was able to access my desktop computer in my office via gotomypc.com (I subscribe). That's very cool. But I'm locked out of my database and my (normally wonderful) secretary won't answer my email.

Football Weekend Trip

Those that know me understand that every so often I run off for the weekend for a "football trip". This is one of those weekends. I leave this afternoon to catch a University of Florida football game in the "The Swamp" (pictured) on Saturday and then the Jacksonville-Dallas game on Sunday. I'm taking technology and cameras with me so I'll try to keep you updated along the way. (Even with an experimental cell phone blog.) My very first trip was documented here. And some will remember my post game auto accident in Tennessee from last year. And....I'm flying back on Monday, 9/11. I won't let the terrorists win.