Who Takes A Trip Can Tell A Tale

Somehow Grapeshot in Florida doesn't sound as dramatic as Ephengenia in Aulis and that is a good thing.

Blond woman on cell phone can't seem to say goodbye to whomever she is talking to when going thru airport security. Still in shoes and jacket with stuff (lots of STUFF, naturally) not in bins. Big line waiting. Security person says, "everybody turn off your phones." She is the only one using a phone, but doesn't think it applies to her. Then again, she is on the phone and can't hear the announcement.

Man in seat 22D belongs in 10A. How could anybody be off that that much? I don't know.

Toward evening, in a hot tub in Boca. Significant Other and I relaxing. Another couple also entubbed. Very tan young thing joins us. Eyes diamond studs in woman's ears. "Are those real," she asks. Hushed silence, while we all wait for an answer.
"Yes."
"How big are they?"
Another silence.
"I'm not sure."
"Where did you get them?"
"St. Martens."
Long conversation (I was mute) about jewelry shopping in St. Martens. Sweet Young Thing tells tub denizens that her husband bought her a Seven (7) caret ring for their anniversary.
La Di Friggin Da! How about them apples?

In CVS buying a new travel hair brush. Long, long line. Older (but not ancient) woman trying to swipe debit card. No luck. Line grows and grows. Still no luck. Clerk at photo counter says, "next person" and I am there in a flash. Complete my transaction. Woman has still not been able to swipe card. Line very very long. Clerk still patient. I wonder if she is still standing there.

We had a cold spell and my hostesses windows were still boarded up from Wilma. Big gap between plywood and windows letting 40 degree air in. We stuff with newspapers. Place warms up. Lots of buzzards (vultures) swarming around where I have never seen them before. Maybe they came to eat the animals, etc. killed by Wilma and stuck around. Not much carrion there now. I bought honey at the nature center, which had many trees and plants destroyed, but they are still truckin.' Sad to see all the tree damage. Lots of plants have new growth and recovery, while slow, is steady.

My mom swore by a flower food called "Super Bloom," and I have never seen it in the Boston area, so when I head south to Florida or Arizona I always pick up a couple containers. Can't find any in the usual places this year. Panic time. Drive to a nursery in Pompano Beach where they have it. Place has so many plants it's impossible to reach the fertilizer. Man says they have moved the plants inside in case of frost. He says, "It's too cold here; I'm moving to Florida."

I will be the gardener with the spectacular blossoms this summer.

Hoping the 8 days of mail we pick up at the P.O. tomorrow will have some good news apropos Promiscuous Mode. Wouldn't that be ducky?

Off to watch some new Olympic sports.

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