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1. 

   what are these lizards?

   February 26, 2008 by Eric in Orlando

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   At the Coral Castle in Homestead I saw a couple of kinds of lizards, didn't know what they are. The first is the smaller, it was a brown with green markings on the head. They are a little bigger than the Brown or Cuban Anoles. They were quick, couldn't get a photo. The 2nd one is the larger, I saw some over a foot long. These were braver but still coudn't catch one. These are in the photos below;

   

   Last reply by FRITO, March 9, 2008
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   Dee-Gee, Decomposed Granite

   March 5, 2008 by DoomsDave

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   As many of you know, or suspect, there's a type of soil here in So-Cal called Dee-Gee, Dee and Gee, or Decomposed Granite, which is actually made up of particles of granite. Which, upon first blush, blew my feeble mind. You make monuments, countertops, headstones-rocks-of-ages out of granite, so how [expletive] can it decompose? A good question, which I've known the answer to for a while. And illustrate, after my trip to Lake Elsinore, in the hot-beating heart of the DG belt. Here's a boulder, weathered by sun and wind. A perfect candidate.

   

   Last reply by FRITO, March 9, 2008
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   Avatar Needs a Home

   March 6, 2008 by PALM MOD

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   I am always on the look out for things that members could use for their avatars. I came across this nice one, and it reminds me of someone, but I just can't remember who. Can anyone help?

   

   Last reply by FRITO, March 9, 2008
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   Happy Birthday to Big50..

   March 9, 2008 by Kris

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   Dear Big50 . And many happy returns of the day ! lots of love to you, Kris

   

   Last reply by Kris, March 9, 2008
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   Movie stars tackling Deer in Florida

   March 6, 2008 by bubba

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   "One of my friends had an airboat and one of the things we did that nobody believes to this day was to tackle deer from the side of an airboat.You'd see one,and you'd try to get the air boat up alongside of him,and you'd dive out and grab him and roll in the water,and then of course,he would win.I mean ,a deer is a handful!But we were 16 years old and thought we were immortal.Because of the water it was sort of even for about five minutes,and you could always let them go,but they would cut our legs to ribbons with their hooves.We didn't do this to little does or fawns,of course,but if it was a pretty good-sized deer,it became a real contest.We never hurt a deer or tried t…

   

   Last reply by DoomsDave, March 9, 2008
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   Happy Birthday to kakariki..

   March 8, 2008 by Kris

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   Dear brent hubbard . And many happy returns of the day ! lots of love, Kris

   

   Last reply by Kris, March 8, 2008
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   Billy boy no longer king of the hill !

   March 7, 2008 by aussiearoids

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   Poor old Bill Gates is no longer the richest , hehe :cool: some other Yank is , forgotten already who it was .. but what was more surprising to me was the fact that 3 out of the top 10 are Indians , and a few Aussies way down on the list ..

   

   Last reply by Mats, March 8, 2008
9. 

   Has anyone seen this film?

   March 6, 2008 by Jason Baker Portugal

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   Here is a film about the oil peek crisis that I found very interesting. It has sub-titles in french but I think google has a pure english version. It sure makes me glad I fertilize with only ecological material. Enjoy the film. Jason http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=-63...77868&hl=fr

   

   Last reply by STEVE IN SO CAL, March 7, 2008
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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
19. 

    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
20. 

    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