Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Key West Weekend
Before I give you an update, I have to admit - I am guilty of neglecting my blog. I realize that it is extremely plain and that I am only updating my little narratives about once a week. I think I need to set some time aside to work on the blog. I have to figure out how the whole thing works (I'm lazy). Plus, it is definitely time to re-evaluate my News Years Resolutions and take another stab at them. For the past 3 weeks, I have failed greatly.
On a lighter note, Key West was fabulous. We stayed at a little B&B called the Blue Parrot Inn. It is about 2 blocks away from the main drag (Duvall Street). We parked our car in front of the B&B and walked all over that little island. I think we walked about 7 hours on Saturday and another 4 on Sunday. Does that make up for eating too much of the wrong kinds of food?
Besides spending lots of wonderful quality time with Steve, my favorite part was watching the sunset. It is one of the big attractions of Key West. Every evening, lots of people gather in Mallory Square and wait. There are plenty of little bars, street vendors, and performers to liven the atmosphere. As soon as the sun falls behind the horizon, everyone starts clapping. Where else on earth do people clap for something they take for granted? The second best thing there is that all of your worries magically melt away. I think it is the ultra laid back attitudes. The locals (a.k.a. conchs) are basically surfer bums who make enough money to barely survive.
Speaking of Key West - I have a confession to make. I think having 3 brothers & a weirdo father has warped my sense of humor. I find things funny that only an 8 - 13 year old boy or an immature frat guy would like. Fortunately, Steve is silly too. Anyway, walking down the streets of Duvall, there are lots of tourist t-shirt shops. Added with the fact that Key West is a fairly alternative type of place, there are quite a few that are either shocking or not PC - for example: the HOMO Depot, my wee wee is bigger than yours, tell your boobs to stop staring at my eyes, etc. Why do I snicker at these? Who knows? I can tell you that I wouldn't like to see someone actually wearing them. That person would creep me out!
By the way, I must mention that my brothers & father probably wouldn't find those particular things that funny. They may laugh a little, but they are MUCH more religious than I have ever dreamed of being. - One day I'll have to talk about how I am the black sheep of the family, which isn't hard in a family like mine.
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For people who don't know me, I come from a big family (3 brothers & 1 sister). We moved around a LOT, so I am not really from one particular place. I like to call Katy, Texas my home though.
Recent news, my Dad & Mother-in-Law were diagnosed with Terminal Cancer in April/May of 2005. My dad passed away 5-Dec-05 .
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