Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Creek Indian Tribe Annual Pow Wow, 2012 The name Pensacola comes from a common Apalachee Indian surname, “Pansacola,” which meant, “hair people.” Now isn’t that interesting? The local native Americans attacked Cabeza de Vaca in 1528 in the middle of the night after first appearing somewhat friendly. De Vaca reported they lived in permanent houses…
Don’t those babies look alike?? Which one’s which?? Testing the double jogger resulted in mutual face-mauling. Chris and his students flew training flights to the East Coast over the first weekend of November. My dad was in Venezuela, leaving my mom and me spouse-less at the same time, three states apart. My folks graciously offered us…
That guy doesn’t look Japanese! He was in fact Mexican. I was dressed and ready for our date when we discovered there had been a miscommunication; the babysitter was not in fact coming. Chris announced, “Family date!” and salvaged the evening for fun. We had a coupon for a local Japanese restaurant. We were seated…
Who you callin’ puffball? Ever onward, Captain Goodbaby! Snowy cotton puffs were all that was left of summer’s leafy green field. Florida’s usually balmy air was dry. Autumn sunshine filtered through clouds of dust kicked up by the gigantic harvesting machine. Wisps of cotton blew around and clung to everything—the field’s leftover stubble, the side of the…
Captain Goodbaby votes for Captain Goodbaby.
Sonshine Farms, Milton, 2012 Another day, another pumpkin patch! Here’s what I like about being Stateside: talking to strangers. Lots of people are so friendly. All the elderly ladies and most everybody else smiles at Isaac and says hi, and he smiles back and (today!) waves, then cracks up. The fifth elderly person to smile…
Halloween 2012 — Hurricane Isaac Chris likes Halloween; I don’t really get it. Or rather I didn’t until this year! Tons of wildly excited kids in totally cute costumes—what’s not to love?! What I don’t get is ‘adult Halloween’ I guess—horrifying or slutty costumes and generally being terrified and having nightmares. No thanks. And while Thanksgiving will…
