A New iMac and a Sonic Boom

Wayne has an iMac from the early part of this century. (Ancient History). We know how fast technology can speed ahead. So, with tax return in hand, Wayne bit the bullet and brought home a new 24" display iMac! I have always been impressed with Apple Macs, having owned one of the first issues back in 1984, and again when the one piece Bondi Blue iMax was released in 1998, and others in between and beyond. (Anyone remember the Centris?)

Needless to say, much time was spent this weekend exploring the features. Can you see what has captured Wayne's attention here?

When I was growing up, hearing a sonic boom seemed to be a common occurance. I think with noise abatement issues, they seemed to all but disappear. While Wayne was setting up the iMac, BOOM! He said, "Did you hear that? The Space Shuttle must be coming in for a landing." We flipped on the TV, and a couple minutes later . . . there it was!

Notice the temperature? :-)

Another Tale: This of the Girl Scout Samoas

Alas.......there is more than one Edy's Girl Scout spinoff! Thanks for letting me know, Stacy! I couldn't resist! I'm weak! I have no will power! And, it was on sale! :-) After taking this picture, naturally, I ate the dish of ice cream. But those dishes hold so little, so I had to have seconds.

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An Evening in Saint Petersburg Florida

After I got home from work, I had a quick snack, and then started feeling guilty about not posting more regularly to this blog. So, I took a short ride to downtown Saint Pete to take some pictures of the transformation taking place for the Honda Grand Prix of Saint Petersburg. This will be the 5th annual Grand Prix to take place here. I wanted to drive down a short stretch of the track while the streets were still open! I had fun. OK, so I got a speeding ticket...I couldn't help myself!

And, as usual, I love the palm trees, so took some shots along North Shore Park.

Last week I ate at the Red Mesa Cantina downtown. I went with Otto on Wednesday night, and Wayne and I went there on Sunday night. Seems like we just couldn't settle on a Chinese buffet, so we hit the Red Mesa. I wish I had had my camera with me to take some pictures of our food. Scrumptious! But, I'll make sure I do a future post to include the food.

Wayne and I ate on the patio.

This is the American Stage theatre, diagonally across the street.

The Ides of March 2009

Yum! Yum! Yum!!! Starting the day with fresh strawberries on pancakes. Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!

On Sunday afternoon we went for a ride up alternate Route 19, north of Clearwater.

Our first stop was Honeymoon Island, between Dunedin and Tarpon Springs. It's a State Park. As you can see, we do need more rain!

Walking along the beach was not an easy task. It was very rocky and full of shells. The rocks almost looked like sponges, the way the water had worn them.

The beach is narrow and was quite full of people! I think we're near the peak of the tourist season.

"Gulfwatch Wayne"

The causeway was full of parked cars, people fishing, sunning themselves.

This was in Tarpon Springs. We drove around Howard Park too.

This is on Sunset Point. There were a bunch of picnickers there.

When I got home and was putting a few groceries away, I found an open bag of Christmas M&M Dark Chocolates. So, of course, I couldn't let them go to waste. So, I let them go to waist. Et tu, Brute?

A Tale of the Girl Scout Thin Mint

Tracy took orders for Girl Scout Cookies at work a short while back. I ordered my favorites: Samoas, Thin Mints and Trefoils. Well, the Samoas were the first to go. Then the Trefoils. I picked up another box of Samoas today. I put off opening the Thin Mints until tonight, and I blame Wayne for that.

I was talking on the phone with him while I was out on my walk along Tampa Bay. He mentioned that he went grocery shopping and bought some Edy's Girl Scout Thin Mint ice cream. Well, I had to do some grocery shopping myself, and as I was ending up, I took a stroll down the frozen foods aisle. Well, what do you know? There right in front of me was the Edy's section.

Ummmmmmm, it sure was good! And about 2/3, well, maybe 3/4 of one pack of the Thin Mint cookies are now history.

Gasparilla Festival of the Arts / Ybor City

This past weekend was the 39th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in downtown Tampa. There were around 300 booths of a wide variety of wares and artwork. The day was beautiful on Saturday, sunny and in the high 70s. I haven't spent much time yet in Tampa's downtown, so I enjoyed taking some shots of the various buildings.

There were a bunch of people dressed in various green outfits hanging around Boss Hogg's place. A little early start to St. Paddy's Day perhaps?

We went to dinner at the Spaghetti Factory in Ybor City. We sat in a streetcar in the middle of one of the rooms.

Our waiter took this picture, but he held the camera high, plus it's blurry, so I'm keeping it little.