Danny Gokey “Peace” Music Video – The Locations, the Ice Cream, and More

American Idol season 22 is in full swing and has a quiver full of great singers already, like my early favorite Jennifer Jeffries. When she makes it to the voting rounds and ultimately finds her way into the top 5, she’ll be another great performer in a long line of Idol alumni that did reallyContinue reading “Danny Gokey “Peace” Music Video – The Locations, the Ice Cream, and More”

Monkeys at Silver Springs State Park!?

I had been hanging out at the end of the boardwalk overlooking the Silver River for probably close to an hour. It was beautiful as I waited for any manatees to swim by. Suddenly, a cackle-like sound and I thought to myself, “That’s definitely not a bird.” We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto! I turnContinue reading “Monkeys at Silver Springs State Park!?”

I went back to Nashville as a tourist

It’s been almost two years since I moved out of Nashville, taking a camper van (that ended up being sold and then I bought a travel trailer) down to Florida to be closer to family. I hadn’t been back to Tennessee since the day I left, that is, until I went back to see aContinue reading “I went back to Nashville as a tourist”

I’ve picked my top Florida State Parks photos

This is the second year I’ve submitted photos to the Florida State Park photo contest and I’m just as proud of these as I am of last year’s. Also, I think I’ve improved in my photography between the two submissions. First up, here are the 5 pics from 2022… In 2023, I sent in 12Continue reading “I’ve picked my top Florida State Parks photos”

Today is my 1,276 day as a daily blogger!

On the first day of January way back in 2020, I began a writing journey that has been going for almost 1,276 consecutive days (I’ll explain more about the posts not being consecutive in a bit). I posted a blog that day (this icky creature crawling on my neck!)… and then I kept writing, andContinue reading “Today is my 1,276 day as a daily blogger!”