A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-17-03....Florida~The Sunshine State

dansangel

[dansangel]

Dansy did a thread on Flor-ida
Not even once did I snore-ida
Even though the state brings back bad memories of Gore-ida
And if you don't start making more errors in your threads,
poems like this you'll get more-ida

ROFL!!!

I laughed so hard people outside my office were looking at me!!!!

((((((((((TTM)))))))))) - thank you for the best (and much needed!) laugh I've had all day!

:-)

[dansangel]

Comfort sometimes is a question of 'Mind over Matter' - - if you think in terms of "I'm Uncomfortable," you are bound to be that

That is so true LadyX. I found that the people who hated FL after going there to live were the ones who had made up their minds beforehand that they were going to hate it.

[dansangel]

(((((((jwfiv))))))))

You are the sweetest thing, I swear. My eyes teared up when I saw those two beach chairs.

*Thank you.*

[dansangel]

((((((((Julie))))))))))

My Favorite Florida FReeper!

Thank you for the book recommendation. I haven't read it but will certainly look it up.

One of my faves is "Team Rodent" by Carl Hiaasen. Anything that trashes disney like it has trashed central Florida is a gem.

I look forward to being able to live back down there and go "exploring" again. I wish employment opportunities were a little better. :-(

[FreeTheHostages]

Thanks. That's helpful. It's got to be more humid in Atlanta. And with the sea breeze . . . .

I have never seen the Everglades but I will some day.

I love your colors on the thread, I'll say again. It's so Florida, from what I now from movies/photos.

I've never been to Disney World either.

[dansangel]

I've never been to Disney World either.

You're not missing anything there. It's a cancerous blight on Central Florida. I can't get started, because I am downright *militantly* opposed to disney, and once I get on a roll I can't stop!

[dansangel]

Florida sounds wonderful right about now .. I need sun and beaches and surf

I need that like a fish needs water.....sigh. Maybe someday soon, God willing.

(((((Mo1))))))

[dansangel]

PS: Forgot to mention that I'm still searching for the Fountain of Youth.......LOL

When you find it, let ((((((Cal)))))) and I know. We have both drunk from the one in St. Augustine and we both have gray hair - LOL!!!

:-)

[dutchess]

Hi Dansy. Great thread today. And...Free just said what I was going to..the colors are so Florida! We go down every year to visit my folks who winter there but they are in Sebring (central Florida) on a golf course so we haven't spent much time at the ocean (a definate shame) And while we've flown into Orlando over the past 20 years...have never done Disney (and don't intend to LOL!)

We will be in Key West for a week at Thanksgiving however. Have a time share right down from Mallory Square with our balcony facing the sunset. Can't wait!

P.S. Again a wonderful job today. (((((((dansy)))))))

[dansangel]

Thank you for the flowers and the kind words, sistah ((((((Billie)))))))

I'm kinda *biased* on the subject matter, for sure!

[dansangel]

(((((((knighthawk))))))

Thank you for your best wishes for NC. We are all praying for them - it's going to be a rough ride.

[FreeTheHostages]

Key West for Thanksgiving sounds great

[dansangel]

The beef came on a truck from Texas and the Cowboys are only there on a temporary basis.. to whip the tar out'n the Dolphins.

Spoken like a true Texan, (((((((humblegunner))))))))

I can understand, so I *forgive* you - LOL!! :-)

[LadyX]

Ha!!
You are delusional, my lad - eat your heart out:

FLORIDA COWMAN

"This attractively bound book is the first comprehensive history of Florida's colorful cattle industry. The author has spent many years carefully researching an area of Americana that has thus far received little academic or literary attention.

Beginning with the arrival of the first cattle in 1521, Florida Cowman, A History Of Florida Cattle Raising, traces the founding of Florida's cattle industry by the Spanish rancheros up to the modern era of scientific beef production. It is a story vividly colored by Indian wars, border disputes, cattle rustling, range wars, long trail drives and all the other elements that have helped romanticize and popularize the history of the American frontier."

{There was NO TEXAS BACK THEN, gunner!!)

Another source:

"In December of 1995 a group of cracker cattle men and women, dedicated to the preservation of the history of the first cattle and horses to set foot on American soil, drove 1000 head of cattle across Florida. The event was to celebrate Florida's 150th anniversary of statehood, and stirred up dust along 100 miles of pristine ranch land. Florida has always played an important role in the production of beef in the United States. Cracker cattle have roamed the plains, savannahs, and piney woods of the sunshine state for almost 500 years. This video will bring a great adventure and the history of Florida's cowhunters to life. Come join us as we venture across some of Americas oldest and most beautiful cow country."

[dansangel]

We will be in Key West for a week at Thanksgiving however. Have a time share right down from Mallory Square with our balcony facing the sunset. Can't wait!

You are just going to *LOVE* that, (((((((dutchess)))))

I've been there 3 times and although I really prefer the middle and lower keys, Key West is fun.

And *definitely* more *real* than disney!

[dansangel]

{There was NO TEXAS BACK THEN, gunner!!)

You ***ROCK*** LadyX!

:-)

[Calpernia]

>>>>Did you read my explanation in Reply 31 about the height of the Indians and why Ponce de Leon was convinced he had literally found The Fountain of Youth,

I had only skimmed the post and threads before I left for my son's school. I saw the references to St.Augustine and Ponce de Leon and posted the Fountain of Youth Real Player file to add to it.

I did see the cross of stones while I was in St. Augustine.

[Flyer]

Beginning with the arrival of the first cattle in 1521

300 years later the scientists arrived and explained those were actually alligators.

[Calpernia]

>>>The Rodeo in Kissimmee was a Big Deal back then - long before Disney was created and the area boomed.

I wish there was a way to stop the developing. We all get more hurt by losing farms and ranch life.