woman found beaten in satisfactory condition

A headline in today's Daytona Beach News-Journal reads "Woman Found Beaten in Satisfactory Condition" - hmmmmmm, what exactly does that imply?

I haven't blogged in over a month, so here's a quick recap of the highlights:

Went for lunch at Down the Hatch in Ponce Inlet, ordered the biggest Sierra Mist they had, and this is what they brought me!

Took a ghost walking tour in July with John's sister. Tour guide had an enormous chip on her ample shoulder, and we learned as much about eminent domain as we did the spooky history of downtown Daytona Beach. What we didn't see were ghosts.

Took Gretel for a ride up A1A north of St. Augustine one afternoon. Saw some beautiful unspoiled Florida, as well as some quaintly developed areas. And a castle, though we aren't sure what the story is on that. We went back up that way again today to meet with a VW club and have lunch.


Took a quick trip down south to see my fam. Had a great, but short, weekend in which I saw "Monster House" (v. good), bargained for goods during a way-too-long stop at a Cingular store, got my car serviced, contemplated eating a candied oyster (didn't), and painted pottery. All in all, an excellent weekend. It's always nice to see everyone.

Met some strange and some nice people at the New Smyrna Beach 10th Anniversary Classic Car Cruise.

Did some IT work for the Crescent City Gang. Happy to have my grandmother back in town. She has a digital camera now, so maybe I'll teach her how to blog! Also had a few fun days with cousins while they were part of the CCG.

So that's it, those are the highlights. In between was alot of work and TV and reading and such. Tonight I'm off to see Rollins Band in Orlando. Tomorrow, weather permitting, is another shuttle launch. [It was delayed...] And next weekend my mom is coming for a visit!

I'll leave off with a special picture for a special friend. André, this one is for you (please click the little pic for full effect).


And for those of you keeping up with these things, the quiz answer from last month is Atomic Tangerine

Tschüs!