Big Bird

At the end of a long scooter ride up Long Boat key the other day, I walked the beach and the inlet and spotted this big, fearless bird.  He was hanging out near fisherman, snatching up bait when it fell from their hooks.  He just had a lot of character.

I just finished reading "The Plot Against America", a novel by Philip Roth, and it was downright spooky.  It read like an autobiography and seemed so real that it gave me chills more than once.  The premise was Charles Lindbergh defeating Roosevelt for the presidency then persecuting the Jews, in America.  As the New York Times Book Review put it, "A terrific political novel...Sinister, vivid, dreamlike...creepily plausible...You turn the pages astonished and frightened."  That sums it up pretty well.

I continue to download the Sunday services from Jubilee! and get great comfort from them.  The other day I received an electronic newsletter from them that contained some of the funniest stuff I've seen in quite a while, all quotes from famous people.  Here are my favorites for you to enjoy.

"I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered.  But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue - 'No good in a bed, but fine against the wall.' "  Eleanor Roosevelt

""Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.' "
Lillian Carter (mother of former president Jimmy Carter and Billy Carter)

"Be careful about reading health books.  You may die of a misprint."  Mark Twain 
I love Mark Twain and always have.  We sure could use the likes of him today.

Last night I went to a favorite watering hole, the Packinghouse Cafe, where the music is good, the beer is cold and the people are fun to watch.  Three ladies came in and sat at the bar near me, and the one closest was from.....Chapel Hill!  It was fun to talk to her in between songs and before they went to their table for dinner.  It made me a little homesick, but not enough to head that way before April.

Debbie and Ginger at Sun n Fun bar

Melancholy has been with me lately for no apparent reason.  A band at the Sun n Fun bar Saturday night helped to lift my mood, as did these two ladies who love to dance. 

Reservations have now been made at good ole Rutledge RV park in Fletcher for April, May, part of June, and September through November 23 when I'll return to Florida for the winter once again.  Of course we all know that the way to make God laugh is to tell her our plans, so we'll see.  I consider all plans tentative, knowing how fast and far a plan can change.