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   osideterry - one man show

   March 5, 2008 by osideterry

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   I'm a graphic designer by day, but I started out in fine art. Every couple years I subject myself to various art classes just to remind myself I "still got it". Kind of like a pick-up basketball game only without the trip to the ER and the ankle x-ray. Here goes. It all starts with drawing, and here's an onion rendered in charcoal pencil.

   

   Last reply by Gonzer, March 6, 2008
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   Jeff Healy

   March 5, 2008 by fastfeat

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   Hate to be the beare of bad news here, but... Jeff Healy, guitarist extraordinare, passed away after a long battle with cancer. RIP...

   

   Last reply by Paul S, March 5, 2008
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   Glamorous new vacation property 1 2

   February 28, 2008 by STEVE IN SO CAL

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   ...OK, so it's a trailer. But it's right smack-dab in the middle of the best fishing, bird hunting, ohv riding and skiing in California. After LA stole the water out of the Owens river in 1920, they were just ordered to rewater 62 miles of river between Big Pine and Owens Lake. This property lies right in the middle of the newly rewatered valley. Kudos to the environmentalists on this one (don't tell Paul I said that... )

   

   Last reply by osideterry, March 3, 2008
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   Technically correct, but necessary?

   February 26, 2008 by fastfeat

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   Saw this where Atlantic Bl in Pompano Beach crosses the Intracoastal. Though it's hard to tell from the crappy cell phone pic, those are Cocos fronds at the bottom left:

   

   Last reply by amazondk, March 3, 2008
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   Happy Birthday to spockvr6..

   March 1, 2008 by Kris

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   Dear Larry Jolliffe . And many happy returns of the day. lots of love to you, .

   

   Last reply by Kris, March 2, 2008
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   The Florida Cowboy/cica 1870

   February 29, 2008 by bubba

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   "A correspondent of the Sandersville Georgia-Herald,reported some years later that these Florida cowboys were generally well mounted on nimble ponies with large water proof saddlebags filled with rations for themselves and feed for their horses,and all with the indispensable double-barrel shotgun or repeating rifles,and ammunition strapped across their shoulders.They are a sui generis class and recognized as soon as seen. The party often takes a wagon with supplies of corn,oats,the inevitable hominy or grits,coffee,flour and salt for the game they kill.By their nomadic life,they are fine riders and show themselves men of strong will and solid sense.They are pleasant and a…

   

   Last reply by amazondk, March 1, 2008
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   Saving the environment, or not...

   February 29, 2008 by JeffreyApolloBeach

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   This is a story out from California... http://www.cnn.com/2008....ex.html I was always under the assumption that if you can grow some shade trees that can keep the air around your house cooler, at the same time the inside of you house cooler, then you would not use as much energy on your A/C. It would be interesting to know if the amount of extra energy the solar panels are going to produce will offset the amount of extra energy consumed by the A/C now that the tress are not there to protect the house from the sun. For those growing palms in California, now you are aware of this law...be nice to your neighbors!! Do we have anything similar in Florida? Je…

   

   Last reply by DoomsDave, February 29, 2008
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   E-3 Sentry AWACS plane

   February 26, 2008 by Eric in Orlando

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   My brother is in the Air Force reserves. he was at Homestead AFB for reserve training. he flies on the AWACS, E-3 Sentry based at Tinker AFB in OKC, OK. Here it is

   

   Last reply by bgl, February 29, 2008
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    Happy Birthday to feef706 & Tim McKernan..

    February 28, 2008 by Kris

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    Dear James And Dear Tim McKernan . And many happy returns of the day. lots of love to you both, Kris

    

    Last reply by Jeff Searle, February 29, 2008
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    Any locals know a drywaller?

    February 27, 2008 by MattyB

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    Hey guys and gals. I need a couple of holes patched where I had a leaky pipe in the wall. It's just a small job, probably just a quarter sheets worth so I'd like to find someone who does this regularly so they already have a scrap and mud ready to go, and can wham bam thank you mam it. Any suggestions? Thanks. Matt call me if you need to 619-206-7782

    

    Last reply by MattyB, February 28, 2008
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    Silly Japanese Game Show

    February 25, 2008 by DoomsDave

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    Once in a while, the Devil leads you to things you shouldn't see he hee hee hee I guess I'm easily amused. CLICK HERE, IF YOU DARE

    

    Last reply by Gbarce, February 28, 2008
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    Sudden weather here in So Cal.

    February 15, 2008 by BS Man about Palms

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    Some of you may not recognise this, not having been here and all..... But we got some sudden "weather" here to day that no forecaster thought would come. (actually, now as I'm typing this, I remember many folks had said rain on Thurs as of last weekend, but all had revised to say it wasn't gonna happen. Here is a view off the roof of my second floor to the coast...

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, February 27, 2008
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    Happy Birthday to palmotrafficante..

    February 24, 2008 by Kris

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    Dear Tad . And many happy returns of the day ! And by the way even iam 38 years of age... :: Lots of love to you_My friend... Kris

    

    Last reply by palmsrgreat, February 27, 2008
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    Massive Power Outages in South Florida

    February 26, 2008 by Palmarum

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    There are about 420,000 people without power in my county, Broward at the moment. I just got power back for the first time all day, about 10 minutes ago. The streets are a complete disaster without working traffic lights. People do not seem to know what a 4-way stop is. If you can, do not get on the streets. NBC 6 We just now got a tornado warning for Eastern Central Broward County if this wasn't enough. Broward is getting it today... Ryan

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, February 27, 2008
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    American Chopper

    February 26, 2008 by Gbarce

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    This might be old news to the Americans but I was watching the latest season of American Chopper being aired here (one of my favorite shows) and it was mentioned "...now that Vinnie's gone..." So I searched the net a bit and found some news that he really did leave the show. What happened??? Chemistry of that show is liable to change.

    

    Last reply by Gbarce, February 26, 2008
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    Gainesville Marathon/HalfM tomorrow

    February 23, 2008 by metalfan

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    Wish us luck, we're running the 5 Points of Life Half Marathon tomorrow bright and early. Race starts at 7am which is a good thing as the forecast high for tomorrow is almost 80F. I am hoping to run the 13.2 miles in under 2 hours, somewhere between 1:45-1:59, LOL. We'll see. The last time I did this race my time was 2 hours 8 minutes. Should be a nice day for it, all the rain, hail and other severe weather blew through last night (we got almost 2.5 inches of rain!) and there is a 0% chance for precip tomorrow. Hubby will be running the half as a training run for Boston in April, but since he's so much quicker than me I'll be dogging him to the finish.

    

    Last reply by metalfan, February 26, 2008
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    The Signature Plants of Your Homescape

    February 25, 2008 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall: So, Elvis has come to Earth and taken you aboard his spaceship and after a few dozen orbits, you both get dizzy, and he takes you home. But, aside from being dizzy, he and his pilot appear a bit buzzed, so you seek reassurance that you really are home again, e.g., in Oakland California, and not Auckland, New Zealand (or vice versa). In Southern California, I see the signature plants of the local landscape include: Cupressus sempervirens var. "Stricta" or, as the Cable Guy would say "Eye-TALLIAN SIGH-press".

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, February 25, 2008
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    Vacation Ideas??

    February 10, 2008 by JakeK

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    Many of us here on the board have traveled to some really exotic places, so I'm looking for some suggestions. I purchased a week of vacation this year so now I have 15 days of vacation. I'm looking for suggestions on where to spend around 6-8 of those days. I found r/t airfare from Cincinnati to Lima Peru for $850, $900 to Istanbul, $1,200 to Morocco, $850 to London, and $950 to Hawaii. Cincinnati is the most expensive airport to fly out of in the United States by a wide margin, so these prices may not sound like deals to anyone. My entire budget is in the $2,000-$2,200 range, I'm looking to travel in September-October.

    

    Last reply by JakeK, February 25, 2008
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    There ain't no surf in Texas

    February 20, 2008 by weldertom

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    Corpus Christi, this past weekend...

    

    Last reply by weldertom, February 25, 2008
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    Slide Show of my jungle

    February 21, 2008 by Walter John

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    Hi folks, I'm putting together a slide show of recent photos of the palm gardens around my house, I affectionately refer to as my jungle. I always use some background music or tunes and was wondering if anybody has some ideas on songs that would suit a palm slide show, for example "Gone Troppo" by George Harrison, ah what's another example, "Run through the jungle" Creedence etc etc. Please give me some ideas. The slide show would go for about 20 to 25 minutes, so need about 5 or 6 songs. Thanks

    

    Last reply by paulgila, February 25, 2008
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    Pythons in the U.S.

    February 23, 2008 by ruskinPalms

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    Pythons invade the USA! Interesting article on Yahoo. These look to be taking over a lot of area. a 250 pound snake is not something I would like to run across during a morning jog...

    

    Last reply by palmmermaid, February 24, 2008
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    Here's a REAL Palapa

    February 22, 2008 by DoomsDave

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    Howdyall: Here's a pic of what I think of when I think of a palapa, a good place for drinking, smoking, eating way too much barbeque, with the swamp nearby for the consequences.

    

    Last reply by palmtiki, February 24, 2008
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    Name the Song

    February 22, 2008 by bubba

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    to your health share your wealth run your life steal your wife shake the hand shook the hand PT Barnum Charlie Chan

    

    Last reply by bubba, February 22, 2008
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    Happy Birthday to freakypalmguy & kennash..

    February 21, 2008 by Kris

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    Dear Matthew Crowther & Dear lovelline mane . And many happy returns of the day ! lots of love to you both, Kris

    

    Last reply by freakypalmguy, February 22, 2008
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    Happy Birthday to Ceroxylon..

    February 22, 2008 by Kris

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    Dear Fernando Roca . And many happy returns of the day ! lots of love, Kris

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, February 22, 2008