bobmacliberty

It seemed like Brady made an appearance in several commercials.

My thoughts exactly. The 10 seconds of her singing behind the piano were the best part of the whole halftime show. I only recognized one song, so that didn't help. Congrats on the win Greg! The Chiefs are now up there with the 49ers, Pats, and Steelers as a dynasty team. The Bills have work to do to get by Mahomes and the Chiefs.

We did this with my father's house. My brother, sister, and I first went through to see what we wanted to keep. The service that we hired took care of the rest. It's a good way to quickly handle the situation.

FlightAware works well for this. They have an app and it works in a browser. It's like MarineTraffic for planes. It's amazing to see how many planes are in the sky at any point in time.

I was there twice but traveling on business both times. We typically took a taxi (expense report 😁) and only used the MRT a few times. I don't remember exactly but I think we just bought single trip tickets. My last time there was in 2016 and I don't remember there being an option to tap a card at the time. I'm sure that option must exist now.

We visited the St. Marys historic downtown area shortly after moving here. Not much there, other than a few historic homes and the ferry to Cumberland Island (which we've still not done...on the list). If we are lucky, we can see a sub sailing in or out to sea at the northern end of our island, in the St. Marys River. I say lucky because they don't announce when this happens...you just have to be at the State Park there at the right time. I've been told that boaters on that part of the river will occassionally be told (not asked) to temporarily move out of the area without explanation, although everyone knows what that means.

I like to say that we are in Georgia, but with Florida's benefit of no state income tax. 😁

I'll add that the Singapore Metro (called the MRT...Mass Rapid Transit) is VERY clean and felt like the safest Metro that I've ever ridden. It's a very easy way to get around.

I'll add that Singapore is very expensive. Like London, but it seemed more expensive to me. If you can find a reasonably priced room at Marina Bay Sands, go for it. Otherwise, definitely go up to the MBS roof, have a drink or even dinner, and enjoy the view. I agree with Gardens by the Bay...nice area, and also dinner at Clarke Quay. If you're into shopping, Orchard Road has everything. A few other touristy things to do...I enjoyed riding on the Singapore Flyer. It's like the London Eye but a little taller. Get your picture taken so that it looks like the water from the Merlion is going into your mouth. Kind of like holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. And get a Singapore Sling at the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel where it was invented.

Anything that you post will be greatly appreciated!

I agree with keeping things here, so long as there's someone to continue posting.

Looks like The Scientology ship Freewinds is in Bridgetown, Barbados. Edit: Oops. DP beat me to it.

We should figure out some way to organize ourselves on this issue, to increase the chances that they will actually do something. A bunch of individuals complaining doesn't seem to have any effect. We've complained in the past on the post cruise survey and I've heard others say that they've done so also. At a minimum, the high volume level eliminates the enjoyment of the event. Micheline has to actually leave (although she hadn't cruised with her Loop earplugs yet). Worst case, they are causing hearing damage.

Micheline has a pair of these. They work well. Loop Experience Plus: 23 dB Sound Control – Loop United States (loopearplugs.com)

I played golf this morning in very windy conditions. Pretty consistently more than 20 mph and often gusting even higher. I took this quick video of the ocean. The sea was angry that day, my friends. Untitled video (20).mp4

For OB and any other Android users who are .mov challenged. Untitled video (19).mp4

You're not trying hard enough. 😜 Again, you're not trying hard enough. 😁

Love The Patio. Great food, usually good live music, and a nice casual atmosphere. It has become very popular and hard to get in without reservations. We eat at the Salty Pelican a lot and enjoy the upstairs area for the sunset views over the marsh/Amelia River. You may have forgotten to post your photo, so here's one of ours. The sky was lit spectacularly. There was a replica of the Santa Maria at the marina that's partially blocking the view.

This is hanging in our shower. What have I been missing all of these years????

We're giving up and flying to Punta Cana on the 19th in search of warm weather. I hope you have better luck in Florida.

Thanks for the suggestion. Sounds like several interesting things to do there. We don't think about visiting the panhandle as much as we should. Pensacola is only about 5.5 hours away taking I-10, which also happens to be the name of my current favorite IPA. 😁

We just dropped friends of ours from Cincinnati at the airport. It was great having them here for a few days. Lots of fun. Time however to now spend several days without drinking, eating a lot less, and sleeping a lot more!

@akcruz I'm also interested in what you liked most about your trip. We're still relative newcomers to Florida and are always looking for someplace that we can visit for a long weekend.

Are they limiting the number of lobster tails that you can get?

I first thought this was a map of the world showing where the beer comes from. I couldn't figure out why they had Carib near Northern Canada. 🤣