Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Fred Goes To Florida (part 2)



Fred Goes to Florida Part 2

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I've vented, almost, about the bad parts of Miami. But here are a few of the good points.  I may still share a bad story. 

Truth is...I like most about life in South Florida.  Great food at very reasonable prices. One has to find a local who can direct you.   Christopher, our son, has a new girl friend.  Her nick name is Loo-lee.  I'm not sure about the spelling.  It's a Polish name but she isn't really Polish. Her dad's from Argentina and her mom's from Brazil.  She speaks 3 languages well.  She's beautiful too.  She has blue-green eyes and reddish-brown hair.  She's a stock broker .  Anyway...she knew where to go.   YUM!  She found  RANDAZZO's in Coral Gables.

Marc Randazzo is a prize fighter from Chicago...The Chicago Shaker.   With financial help from a Cleveland lawyer he opened this place using family receipes.  Everywhere you look on the menu is a funny line or wise crack.  Almost with everything.  Under dessert, it reads   "SHUT UP and eat a cannoli.    It's 10,000 calories,  SO WHAT,  YOU AIN'T A MODEL!"    At the bottom of page 4... "My friends I hope you enjoyed your meal..if not call my mother they're her recipes"  It goes on and on with every meal.  Under steak it says "Why would you come into an Italian resurant for a steak...Go down the street to Ruth's   She does great with steaks"....More on the menu later.

I love everything about the  tropics, birds, flowers, etc...it's just the NUT cases there that I hate.
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Friday, August 17, 2007

Fred Goes To Florida (part 1)


Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 4:06AM

 Fred Goes to Florida

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Notes on our latest trip to Florida.   Part 1
 
What I like about Miami: 
Sunshine tropical plants and critters.  Beaches.  Fun places to shop.  Great Resturants.  More on all that later.  

But I'm Mad as Hell about the transition of Miami  to a Foreign Country.
 
We went down for sole purpose of remodeling Chris' condo.  Karen worked every day and the end result is fantastic.  

When we went to Home Depot to rent a large ladder, hardly anyone spoke English.  When I returned  the ladder two days
later, the security guard at the door not only didn't speak English, he coped an attitude because I didn't speak Spanish. 

When Karen sent me  for masking tape to a big discount store, noone, it seemed, had ever heard the words masking tape.  I gave up and found it on my own.  Same story in resturants, but at least we managed.  Food by the way was GREAT.   

Another thing...Traffic Idiots.

We've driven in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Omaha and Detroit...but I've never seen as many lunatics.  Young people who floor it  and demand you get out of their way.  Total disrespect.   Accidents are common.  The commute is a nightmare.  Chris says it's nuts because cops don't enforce the rules of the road... they've got bigger fish to fry.  It's scary.
 
Next,  I'll tell you about the Good Parts of South Florida
 
Ta ta
 
Fred
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Thursday, August 09, 2007

A Mom's Trek with Pam Cook


 Posted: Thursday, 09 August 2007 7:41PM

 A Mom's Trek

 Pam Cook

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August 9, 2007

There are days when being a mother can be one of the most trying times of your life, but in the end, as most you know, it is all worth it.  I am starting to see firsthand (yet again) the rewards of motherhood.  

It's that time of year already when I am making the trek to Columbus to return my son Jordan to his second home, Capital University.  Jordan is beginning his sophomore year and it hardly seems possible that the little boy who used to say "Mommy, can I please..." now says "Hey Mom, I'm going to..."

He is a young adult, full of excitement with a bright eye towards the future.  Since he was old enough to walk, football has been his passion.  I have watched him take hold of the game and fulfill his dream of playing college football.  From the Malvern Little Hornets, to the Sandy Valley Cardinals to the Capital Crusaders - most people who look at him (5'9" 155 pounds) say FOOTBALL? He's playing FOOTBALL?  

He might be fast as heck, but it's never been the physical attributes that have made him the player he is
today.  It's the determination, discipline, love of the game and HEART that drives him to win.  And, those are the things I'm most proud of.  

His coaches will tell you he's a team player who is dedicated to helping the team win.  I've always told Jordan winning awards is a wonderful thing, but it is the character of the person that will follow you for the rest of your life. Character lasts a lot longer than statistical achievements.  

Parents who are sending their child off to college - take heart!  

As Jordan heads off for another year of academics and football, I am not crying because he is going away.  I am celebrating the wonderful young man he has become and all of life's experiences that lie ahead.  

And, as you may know, I have another son who is following in the same path - but it is HIS path and he has his OWN passion and sparkle in his eye.  It is his character that shines.  I am just as proud of Alex as I am of Jordan.

Alex. my next blog, it will be YOUR turn.  

I love you guys!  Thanks for making me smile.
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Thursday, August 02, 2007

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Posted: Thursday, 02 August 2007 6:25AM

 Mother-In-Law

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August 1, 2007

Did you hear the one about the guy's Mother-in-law ?   

There are many jokes about nasty In-Laws.  I was lucky in that department.  My mother-in-law Mary Kush was a sweetheart.  She died recently, and all who knew her  will miss her terribly.   

She suffered many heartaches, but remained a loving cheerful human being.  As a child her little sister fell down a well on the family farm in Ontario.  Mary never got over it; she felt  that somehow she should have kept an eye on her sister.  Mary was 5 at the time.  

Her father and brother were killed in a dynamite accident.   Her husband suffering from alzheimers disease took his own life.  Her son Al,  a doctor, died in a car wreck.  Tragedy after tragedy never really changed her.  Always smiling; never judgemental.  

I hope some of her rubs off on me.  I will have a daily reminder of Mary....my wife Karen looks just like her.
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