Happy Birthday Jimmy

Happy 65th Birthday to the Parrothead -in-Chief, Jimmy Buffet. Looking forward to seeing you work at your summer job again this year.

Merry Christmas To All

Luke 2

The Birth of Jesus

¹ In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. ² (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) ³ And everyone went to their own town to register.

⁴ So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. ⁵ He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. ⁶ While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, ⁷ and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

⁸ And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹ An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

¹³ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

Merry Christmas to all and may Peace On Earth reign.

28 Degrees

This morning is a great reason I should be in Key West instead of The Woodlands.

Boo!!!

Last Swim of Season

The pool at the Westin in Key West is a a great place.

Swam last Sunday October 9, water was nice at 83 degrees. Finally cooling off and pool is at 74 degrees now. The spa will be good all fall/winter, but water a little too cold now.

Swim In October

Did not make it in yesterday, but did this afternoon. Water felt great (83 degrees) after the heater ran for a while. And this is my pool.

Swim Until October

One advantage of the heat wave/drought is that I was swimming today and will swim tomorrow, October 1.

And , yes, this is not my pool, but so what. It is one of the five pools at the Westin Maui Resort & Spa in Kanapali. Great place. My backyard pool is also a great place

53 Ain't Bad, Considering the Alternative

Well now, if I ever live to be an old man,
I'm gonna sail down to Martinique.
I'm gonna buy me a sweat stained Bogart suit
and an African parakeet.
And then I'll sit him on my shoulder
and open up my trusty old mind.
I'm gonna teach him how to fuss,
Teach him how to cuss,
And pull the cork out of a bottle of wine.

Yeah, I got a Caribbean soul I can barely control
and some Texas hidden here in my heart.

Fall Almost Here

This water loving parrothead likes the cooler weather, but it is not good that the pool temperature has dropped 10 degrees in one week. 88 F is perfect, 78 F is a little too cool.

How Hot Is IT?

How hot is it this summer in Texas? My grill thermometer starts at 100 F and goes to 800 F. It displays an accurate temperature in the afternoon. 105 F right now and 110 F earlier in the week.

Air Cover

Yesterday afternoon I was floating in the pool when a B-29 flew directly over at about 500 feet. Good thing it was not on a bomb run.

Rocky Mountain High

Colorado was just a little bit cooler than southeast Texas.

Why Men Have Dogs

Why Men Have Dogs:

1. The later you are, the more excited your dogs are to see you.
2. Dogs don’t notice if you call them by another dog’s name.
3. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor.
4. A dog’s parents never visit.
5. Dogs agree that you have to raise your voice to get your point across.
6. You never have to wait for a dog; they’re ready to go 24 hours a day.
7. Dogs like to go hunting and fishing.
8. A dog will not wake you up at night to ask, "If I died, would you get another dog?"
9. If a dog has babies, you can put an ad in the paper and give them away.
10. A dog will let you put a studded collar on it without calling you a pervert.
11. If a dog smells another dog on you, they don’t get mad. They just think it’s interesting.
13.. Dogs like to ride in the back of a pickup truck.

And last, but not least:

14.. If a dog leaves, it won’t take half of your stuff.

More Concert Photos WTF 2011

Great concert, perfect weather, sittin' with the Parrotheads!!!

Welcome To Finland Cinco de Mayo in Houston

01	The Wino and I Know
02	Brown Eyed Girl
03	Off to See the Lizard
04	Havana Daydreamin’
05	It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
06	Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
07	Life is Just a Tire Swing
08	Come Monday
09	Cinco De Mayo in Memphis
10	Son of a Son of a Sailor
11	It’s My Job
12	Cheeseburger in Paradise
13	One Particular Harbour
14	Use Me
15	Railroad Lady
16	Door Number Three
17	Making Music for Money
18	School Boy Heart
19	Volcano
20	Margaritaville
21	A Pirate Looks at Forty
22	The City
23	Fins
24	Southern Cross
	First Encore:
25	The Great Filling Station Holdup
26	Fruitcakes
	Second Encore:
27	Death of An Unpopular Poet (Solo Acoustic)

Party On Parrotheads, Jimmy is in Town

Time: 8 pm

Place: CWM Pavilion

Group: 16,000+ Parrotheads

Occasion: Welcome To Finland Tour 2011

We Still Miss You

Three years seems like forever. We love you and miss you, Momma.

Coast Of Carolina
By Jimmy Buffett/Mac McAnally

Little roadside restaurant we artfully complain
Groovy tells the waitress that his chicken died in vain
Most every day goes by according to design
I live this dream but still it seems I have you on my mind

From the bottom of my heart
Off the coast of Carolina
After one or two false starts
I believe we found our stride
And the walls that won’t come down
We can decorate or climb or find some way to get around
Cause I’m still on your side
From the bottom of my heart

I can’t see the future but I know it’s comin’ fast
It’s not that hard to wind up knee deep in the past
It’s come a lot of Mondays
Since the phone booth that first night
Through years and miles and tears and smiles
I want to get it right

From the bottom of my heart
Off the coast of Carolina
After one or two false starts
I believe we found our stride
And the walls that won’t come down
We can decorate or climb or find some way to get around
Cause I’m still on your side
From the bottom of my heart

These days I’m up about the time I used to go to bed
Living large was once the deal, now I watch the stars instead
They are timeless and predictable unlike most things that I do
But I tell the wind and my old friend I’m headed home to you

From the bottom of my heart
Off the coast of Carolina
After one or two false starts
I believe we found our stride
And the walls that won’t come down
Hell we can decorate or climb or find some way to get around
Cause I’m still on your side
From the bottom of my heart
From the bottom of my heart

Key West Today:Westin Resort

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1780

We have stayed at the Westin Resort in Key West twice and recommend it highly. In a great location on the water and close to Old Town attractions, it is a great value. Not cheap, but good value. Great sunset views from the deck and a nice pool. Breakfast at Bistro 245 was good.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Enjoy today with a beer at your favorite Irish bar. I am.

Key West Today: Faustos Food Palace

Faustos is mentioned in MY HEAD HURTS, MY FEET STINK AND I DON'T LOVE JESUS by Jimmy Buffett on the Havana Daydreaming album.

Got to get a little orange juice,
And a Darvon for my head.
I can't spend all day,
Baby, layin' in bed.
I'm goin' down to Fausto's
to get some chocolate milk.
Can't spend my life in your sheets of silk
I've got to find my way
Crawl out and greet the day.

"When Faustino Castillo came from Havana, in 1910, to become one of hundreds of cigar workers in Key West, he had not the slightest idea that he would later become one of the leading grocers of this little coral island. But such is the fact regarding this genial gentleman.

For fourteen years "Fausto" has been helping to supply groceries for Key West tables. Like many another successful man in the business world, Fausto began on a small scale. His first grocery store was opened in 1926 at Packer and Virginia streets in a little building that had been a house. As business grew he was required to remodel and enlarge the store. This growth continued for eleven years until such a time that Fausto could no longer "stretch" his building to meet his needs. In August, 1936, he took over the ground floor of a large house at 600 Fleming Street and converted it into an attractive store. This downtown place was what Fausto had always wanted. Now he was near the center of the business district. His store was handy, parking was plentiful, and he had room to display his wares.

Proudly he served various customers who come to his place for their daily food. Writers, artists, housewives, husbands, children, natives and visitors - all find courtesy and a wide selection of groceries at Fausto's. Specializing in fancy foods, he sends to Cuba for tropical fruits, to the far-flung markets of the world for the finest cheeses, to New York for other delicacies. Also from Cuba come special jellies, preserves and marmalades. The northern visitor finds the everyday tropical fruits in his store strange and exciting - and very fascinating. In season, Fausto sells such delicious fruits as the soursop, sapodilla, mango, plantain, pineapple, sugar apple, avocado, Jamaica apple, papaya, pomegranate and tamarind.

Faustino Castillo was born in Havana, Cuba, November 29, 1888. He attended private school in that city. Following the completion of his studies he was employed in Havana by the cigar industry. Coming to Key West in 1910, he continued here with the same industry until he entered the grocery business. Mr. Castillo married Miss Ana Luisa Alvarez, a Key West girl, and they have one daughter, Ana Luisa. Mr. Castillo is Vice-president of the Order of Caballero de la Luz, a Mason and a member of the Elks."

http://www.faustos.com/

Key West Today: Aquarium

Perhaps one of the most unique aquariums in the world, the Key West Aquarium has delighted visitors since 1934.

http://www.keywestaquarium.com/

During the Great Depression, Key West had turned over its charter to the federal government due to the economic disaster that had hit the island. The federal government believed Key West, with its great weather and location, would make a wonderful tourist destination. The Works Project Administration (WPA) was sent in and built the Key West Aquarium between 1932-1934. The Aquarium was originally an open air aquarium, one of the first and largest at the time. Today, it is nearly twice the size of the original with the addition of the Atlantic Shores exhibit and the large outdoor holding pens.

Key West Today: Turtle Kraals

Turtle Kraals is a seafood restaurant and bar along the Key West Bight. Interesting decor and apparently a favorite of the locals. Food is reported to be good. A good place along the docks to have a drink.

Key West Today: Jack Flats

Jack Flats is across the street from Margaritaville in the 500 block of Duval. A favorite with tourist and locals, it offers good food, friendly service, and enough big screen TV's to find your home team playing, no matter where you are from. We have eaten there every trip to Key West and probably keep it on the must eat there list the next time. You can't go wrong with a burger, pot roast, fish and chips, local fish bites, or anything else we have had. Try a Key West Sunset Ale. Not bad.

If you have limited time, buy a tee shirt at Margaritaville and then cross the street to eat at Jack Flats (assuming that you have had a cheeseburger and margarita at least one time in Jimmy's place.)

Jimmy Buffett Fall At Concert

Jimmy Buffett fell from the stage at the end of a concert in Australia Wednesday night (local time). He is in the hospital and Margaritaville.com is reporting:

Update from Australia
UPDATE: Jimmy has been released from the hospital and is doing well.

As you probably already know, Jimmy had an accident while performing in Sydney last night and was taken to the hospital. The doctors say he is doing well and will be released tomorrow. More info as we get it, and thank you for all of your well-wishes!

http://www.billboard.com/news/update-jimmy-buffett-hospitalized-after-1005012582.story#/news/update-jimmy-buffett-hospitalized-after-1005012582.story

Please pray for Jimmy and his family.

Bubbas Comin' Back To Town

Semi-official news is Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers will be in The Woodlands at the CWM Pavilion on Thursday May 5, 2011. Lets get ready to party down Parrotheads!!!