Let me just start by saying this is a beautiful walk. I won’t call it a hike, in which there is implied a sense of grim purpose that includes the word exercise, which I have difficulty fitting in the same sentence with the word enjoyable. So yes, in spite of its probable 7 miles of length, you will have a great time admiring scenery that is by degrees stunning, interesting, bucolic, historic, and even idyllic, without the need of humping a water blivet, a Swiss Army knife, an emergency First Aid kit, a means of triangulating your position using a satellite in geosynchronous orbit with the Earth, and of course the all-important emergency ration of toilet paper. No, this is a little simpler than that. Just put on your shoes and go (but, staying close to the lake is a good idea)! Continue reading
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Boy Scouts vs. the Orlando United Way
NOTE: I wrote this article way back in 2001 under a pen name. If you are looking for my normal humor, travel, or current interest fare, you probably won’t be interested. Also, if you are a militant homosexual or someone who sympathizes with them you’ll probably hate it. But if you think that something is wrong with America today that needs to be righted, it might be just what you want to hear. Continue reading →