Sounds like fun. I did Florida as a run away in my teenage years in Tampa and Orlando. Probably a lot has changed by then.

I set my Mom up in Sun City in Phoenix Arizona. It is a senior citizen city with it's own hospitals, golf courses, Malls. Residents drive their golf carts on the streets like cars. The laws are geared towards senior citizens.

I know also what you mean by downsizing. I rented the biggest ryder truck and car trailer and loaded up Mom's 20 acre chicken farm house and barn and left 50% behind for the farm buyer. Selling the farm bought the house in Sun City.

My plans are to stay on the Mexican Border till I die. Nice and warm. Lot's of good food and beer. Good people. We have a desert golf course, but being a scooter tramp. I never played the game. Just caddied as a kid.


Enjoy Florida. I don't handle humidity real good and hate skeeters = (mosquito).
The desert does not have a whole lot of either one. Also. Bicycle and motorcycle riding weather is the bomb down here also and the roads are empty of big city traffic. Just expanses for miles.

Finished my snow girl

I spotted a "salt truck" today (looks exactly like a plow to me),
and I said "no way, it's not even..." and then I shut up.

Snowing today.

Yeah, I heard about those tornadoes.

We had thunderstorms in November. Tornadoes in December--yet more weirdness.

Changes are coming. Woke up to a foot of snow covering my truck in the desert.
My snow storm and Arctic front is headed your way.

I got off light. Everyone east of me lost their homes in tornados.
So be careful out there.

We've run the air conditioner for four days now. In the middle of what used to be winter in these parts.

I went for a bicycle ride in gym shorts and a tee shirt on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

This is not right.

$ inxi -W 79772 xx
Weather: Conditions: 34 F (1 C) - rain Time: December 26, 8:56 PM CST

On the Mexican border in the Texas Desert.

The snow here can be cleared by peeing on the driveway.

60 Degrees in Ohio this day before Christmas.

I think a flamethrower would be a great snow dispersal tool.

Kansas has been warm this year too. We've only had a couple of frosts so far.

In my part of the world, the fall has so far been eerily warm. We had temperatures in the 70 Fahrenheits week before last and I was able to go for a bike ride wearing shorts and a tee shirt. In November.

When I was growing up about 40 miles north of here some (mumble) many years ago, we would have already have had at least one hard freeze and several frosts and already broken out the winter coats.

Commonly, when I was young, we would have an "Indian summer" about Thanksgiving, but, as you can't have an "Indian summer" unless you've had at least one hard freeze, there's no "Indian summer" in prospect, though no doubt if it's warm this week the whippersnappers will think they've had an "Indian summer" because what do they know?

If you are waiting on God to remove snow, He's busy until Wednesday of this week.

I understand that a lot of courses don't allow walkers any more. The one my place overlooks does. And it is a most pleasant area for walking.

You're not getting any exercise riding around in a golf cart drinking beer, that's for sure.

I think golf is kind of like birding. The best part is being outside walking in the sunshine.

At 5 feet 8 inches, I loves me my bicycle.

http://www.pineviewfarm.net/weblog/w...10-300x205.jpg

I've been through west Texas on the choo-choo several times. There's a lot of there there.

I used to have a pool table--it was a seven-footer that probably started its life in a bar. I did enjoy it. I don't have it any more, but I still have my sticks. Ahhh, misty water-colored memories.

At 6 foot 7 inches. I got tired at swinging at air.
So I took up bicycling. To toughen up the old casing on these bones.
In 100F+ temps.
Then hit the air conditioned pool hall during stops.

Our local semi grassed links.

http://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bpho...zcfmhmzQ/o.jpg

what it looks like after you drive out of town

http://www.land-for-sale-texas.com/pics/25cerro.jpg

So don't judge us too harshly.

So not too bad in Illinois I bet. Especially after looking at your WeaverRidge pictures link.

I live next to a golf course. I don't play. I just point and laugh.

All seriousness aside, I understand the fascination of the game. You're not playing against an opponent--you're playing against the ball, like pool on a much larger, bumpier table.

Good price on those with the cases,cards, and power supplies. Nice find there.

I help more than ask here.

My philosophy.
Free download.
Gratis operating system.

No one owes me anything on this planet earth.
It is up to me to carry my own weight.
If I get a snarky answer.
I consider the source and grin and bear it because of my thick skin.

Forum support is free, done out of caring, and is a volunteer labor of love. Done as brothers supporting brothers and sisters supporting sisters. On a journey to more knowledge.

If you are a ingrate or poser. Bye. If you are a fellow traveler.
Howdy. Nice to meet you. If I hurt your feelers online. Grow a pair.
Real life must be a trial then, if personally perceived online insults appear to you inside your head.

I don't insult people but my gruff manner can rub some sensitive egos raw.

This gangster mentality of mine is best. Fsck the rest. I see enough of that in the real world at biker runs and other outdoor events.
That mentality does not impress me in the real world. Same can be said for online folks.

I like Gnu/Linux because I am not main stream. Some easy to do things are OK by me. Like Slackbuilds, Gslapt, and Sourcery. But dumbing way way down for main stream can make me run to BSD
(which I am learning slowly) in a heart beat. Choices have not
been limited to that status yet in Gnu/Linux. If one researches enough. Operating systems are seen as a tool by me to run on my computer. As I said once. "Durable is good. Free and durable is even better".

Main stream is just one of those things I cannot stand.
Just personal preference from a twisted personality.
But a fun loving personality also.

Must be why distro developers like, and appreciate me.