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Monday, May 4, 2026
The weather's different across the street...
Afternoon thunderstorms in Florida aren’t normal rain - they’re a full system with attitude. Heat builds all day, humidity climbs like it’s training for something, and then the sky just decides it’s time. No warning, no patience. That’s why one side of the street is dry - and the other side looks like a flooded movie scene.
It’s fast. It’s loud. And it shows up right when you thought you had a normal afternoon. Sunshine at 2:45. Thunderstorm at 3:17. Clear skies again by dinner like nothing ever happened.
This isn’t just rain. This is Florida-engineered chaos.
Thanks to Life in Florida for the inspiration.
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There's something worth noting about Amazon and the stuff you see on
here. Their prices on items literally change every day depending on
demand. Yesterday, there's was a pair of sneakers on here that went for
$ 60.00. Today they're $ 70.00. Just be aware that I only allow ads on
here if the price is their lowest available. You're welcome...
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Trump Offers John Fetterman Total Endorsement To Join The GOP!
President Trump and Republican leaders are reportedly trying to recruit Senator John Fetterman, offering financial backing and full endorsements if he flips his party affiliation. Reports indicate Trump is offering his "total and complete endorsement" and a financial windfall to convince the Pennsylvania Senator to defect.
Despite the overtures, Fetterman insists he is staying in the Democratic Party, pointing out that his overall voting record still aligns with their platform. Sources note that Fetterman is increasingly comfortable with the GOP, often spending hours in the Republican cloakroom rather than attending Democrat-only luncheons.
While rejecting a full switch to the GOP, Fetterman reportedly "absorbed" the idea of becoming an independent without immediately dismissing the suggestion.
It makes you wonder how long someone can stay in a house where they aren't the popular guy before they finally decide to pack their bags and head where they are treated like a friend. Common sense tells you that if the President is offering you the keys to the kingdom, it is awfully hard to keep pretending you are happy sleeping on the porch.
Thanks to Florida Hillbilly for the inspiration and graphic.
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Mother's Day will be here Sunday -
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When you think of pineapples, you don't go right away to Florida, do you...
The majority of the world's pineapples are grown in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Costa Rica, which consistently rank as the top three producers. It’s hard to imagine today but Florida was filled with pineapple plantations in the late 1800’s. Long before citrus, pineapples were being cultivated. Crates of the fruit were shipped by boats from the Florida Keys and Merritt Island on the east coast of Florida to cities in the northeast. They were nicknamed “pines,” because they resembled a pine cone.
Florida Keys pineapples - In the rocky Florida Keys pineapple cultivation started in the 1860s. Benjamin Baker, known as “King of Wreckers” for his engagement in the business of salvaging ships, grew pineapples on Plantation Key, typically shipping them by schooner to New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
In the late 1850s, Baker and his sons sailed for the Upper Keys where they cleared land on Plantation Key and Key Largo. When the fields were ready, Baker left for Havana and purchased as many as 6,000 pineapple slips and suckers to plant on his lands. A firsthand account of Baker’s pineapple operation, written by Dr. J.B. Holder, appeared in an 1871 edition of Harper’s Weekly: “Plantation Key has considerable good soil; many of the trees here are seventy or eighty feet in height. Here was a large plantation of cocoa-nut palms, several hundred in number, and a patch of young pineapples.
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"I didn't know that - did you"?
Venice’s 16th-Century Quarantine Islands: The Birth of Modern Isolation. In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Venice became a pioneer in public health by establishing quarantine islands known as 'lazarettos.' These islands were used to isolate arriving ships, cargo, and passengers suspected of carrying plague or other contagious diseases. The term 'quarantine' derives from the Italian word for forty, reflecting the 40-day isolation period imposed to ensure safety. This policy was not only innovative but also among the first systematic efforts to contain epidemics through enforced isolation. Venice’s approach influenced other European port cities and laid groundwork for modern infectious disease control methods. While records confirm the use of quarantine, exact enforcement practices could vary by location and time. Nonetheless, the Venetian model represented a major shift toward proactive public health measures during the Renaissance.
Maternal telepathy?
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Birthday or Anniversary coming up?
Mother's Day is this Sunday.
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Legislators, Diners, and the Garden State. That is a threesome you wouldn't expect...
A new bill backed by South Jersey lawmakers would slash taxes for long-standing diners and restaurants, offering financial relief to businesses that have operated for at least 25 years as the state’s iconic diner industry continues to shrink. The proposal targets rising costs that have forced many legacy establishments to close despite New Jersey’s long-standing reputation as the diner capital of the country.
Primary sponsors Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald, Assemblyman William F. Moen Jr., and Assemblyman Dan Hutchison, along with co-sponsor Senator Maureen Rowan, are advancing the measure as both an economic lifeline and a preservation effort. At the center of the legislation is the creation of a statewide registry for qualifying diners and restaurants.
To be eligible, establishments must operate continuously for at least 25 years, meet small business criteria, and comply with health and safety regulations.
What could possibly go wrong?
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Reason No. 3 why cruises are a bad idea...
An outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people – including an elderly married couple – and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and South Africa’s health department said on Sunday. Hantavirus is normally transmitted by rats. Yikes.
The WHO said an investigation was under way but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. One of the patients was in intensive care in a South African hospital, the UN’s health agency said in a statement to the Associated Press, and the WHO was working with authorities to evacuate two others with symptoms from the ship.
The outbreak was reported on the MV Hondius, which was travelling between Argentina and Cape Verde. According to several online ship-tracking sites, the MV Hondius was just off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Sunday night.
When you're on a cruise ship that doesn't stop in port overnight, like an Atlantic crossing, you're trapped on an incubator for four or five days. One lady sneezes at the buffet table and 60 people get sick. And then ya got the cruises with eight million kids running around like they have no parents. This is definitely not my idea of something to do. Juss' sayin'...
Maybe he's a harbinger of doom, but he sure ain't funny...
During “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Kimmel played a clip of Giuliani, 81, remarking on his podcast that the not-funny talk show host is “one of the most distasteful human beings in this country.” “I have to say, it hurts to be called distasteful by a man who farted his own pants off in front of Borat’s daughter,” Kimmel, 58, responded.
“Kimmel was making believe that he was hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which I think he did once, I don’t know. Probably once… and about four people probably watched it, and he bombed like usual,” the two-term mayor continued in the clip. “This is supposed to be a comedian,” Giuliani raved. “He’s also like an incompetent jackass.”
“I have to say, it’s confusing to be called an incompetent jackass by a man who accidentally held a press conference outside a dildo store, who doesn’t seem to have any understanding of when videos are running and when they aren’t, and has a gallon of squid ink dribbling off the top of his head,” Kimmel fired back at “America’s mayor.” “Does this man have any family members who can come get him already?”
At what point is anything Kimmel said funny? I really have to wonder what kind of choir he's preaching to, because I haven't heard him spew anything but venom since he's been on TV - not that I watch that late-night shit anyway...
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Spirit’s decline accelerated after a federal judge sided with the U.S. Department of Justice in January 2024, blocking the merger on antitrust grounds. Regulators, backed by the U.S. Department of Transportation under then-Secretary Pete Buttigieg, argued the deal would reduce competition and raise fares. Without the merger, Spirit remained independent but financially vulnerable.
By mid-2024, the airline faced multiple challenges: grounded aircraft tied to engine issues, rising debt obligations, and increased competition from larger carriers matching its low fares. Those pressures led to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in late 2024 and continued service cuts into 2025.
Buttigieg had argued at the time that preserving competition would protect consumers from higher fares and reduced flight options. Senator Elizabeth Warren echoed that stance in 2024, calling the blocked merger “a win for flyers” and warning consolidation would harm competition. Critics now argue the decision removed a potential lifeline for Spirit, accelerating its financial collapse.
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at halting construction of a major offshore wind project off the coasts of New Jersey and New York, dealing a setback to residents and advocacy groups who argued the turbines would harm coastal communities.
U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi granted a motion to dismiss filed by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, rejecting claims brought by Save Long Beach Island and several Shore residents who sought to block the project’s development in the New York Bight.
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Mother's Day will be here Sunday.
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Today in History: The U.S. Buys the Panama Canal from France
This morning in Panama, 162 years ago, French authorities handed over the keys to their canal building operations in Panama.
They had begun building a canal across Central America 25 years earlier. But they had run out of money and workers. Tropical diseases and dangerous work had killed over 20,000 French canal workers.
The U.S. took over the project after paying France $40 million. It was just a small part of the total bill that would approach $400 million — an amount close to $13 billion in today’s money.
It remains one of the greatest achievements of engineering and human endurance. A canal across 51 miles with 12 lock systems that included cutting an 85-foot-deep valley through the Continental Divide.
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Handmade gifts are extra special when
they're for someone extra special.
And Mother's Day is coming up...
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Lara. Talk about deadly eyes...
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Birthday or Anniversary coming up?
Mother's Day is coming up Sunday.
Here's a great idea for a gift for her
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