• Close the door behind you

    [picture: the lovebug]
    If you’re from Florida, you know what this is.
    They appeared outside my door five days ago, and now they’re everywhere I look.
    It’s the so-called Love Bug. What you don’t see here is the reason for their name. This insect is attached to another, around the other side of the post (I had to give them *some* modesty).
    The story goes that a few years ago, a University of South Florida genetics grad-student was experimenting with breeding techniques and accidentally left the door to the lab open. Whoops!

  • Sleep Theory

    [picture: granite slab at the end of the Casey Key fishing pier]
    Observation: Getting lots of sleep does not eliminate desire for coffee.

  • It works!

    [picture: flower]
    It is with great pleasure that I can report: Sleep is an effective antidote to exhaustion! 😀 I feel fantastic.