Archive for the ‘Florida’ Category

NaBloPoMo: Hunkering down

November 22, 2009emily 1 Comment »

One thing I really bemoan about living so far south is that we don’t really have a winter. I love super cold winters where you get to hunker down in your house with the fire blazing, wrapped in multiple layers, and really enjoy the warmth inside juxtaposed against the cold outside. Everyone I know got [...]

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Southern survival tip

May 28, 2009emily 1 Comment »

The scene: John and I were in bumper-to-bumper traffic yesterday evening, barely moving an inch. Now, we don’t live in New York City. We live in a town whose population is, in fact, less than the population of New York City in 1820. Not a lot of people live here, is what I’m saying. And [...]

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The swarm

September 17, 2008emily 1 Comment »

Tonight at the dog park, I looked across the field that lay before me and it appeared to be swimming. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that individual blades of grass were moving, but not all of them. This was weird in and of itself for a few reasons, not the least of which was that [...]

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