florida

Tracking Hurricanes (MM #3083)

Like many people, I spend too much time tracking hurricanes. That’s what happens when most of your family lives in Florida. My parents have become old pros over the last 25+ years. I’m still a nervous wreck…

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Snowbirds (MM #2575)

On Friday we saw snowbirds everywhere.  Of course these weren’t flying birds, but the kind of birds that drive their Buick extremely slow…

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Florida (MM #2286)

A friend was talking about moving to Florida. My parents wished they had moved there in the 60’s rather than in the early 90’s. They all must love the heat….

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Hurricane Season (MM #2027)

I loathe hurricane season. I know, it really shouldn’t effect me since I live in Tennessee, but it does. The majority of my family live in Florida, and you know the story there…

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Heading South (MM #1941)

It’s vacation time, and some of our friends and family are heading south this month. An old Ohio co-worker and his family are vacationing here in Music City, while much of our Indiana family is heading to further south. Both my brother-in-law and sister-in-law and the respective families are making the trek to Florida to…

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Salt Life (MM #1607)

Everywhere you go in Florida, you see Salt Life stickers, shirts and hats. The message behind Salt Life paints a great visual until you notice that most of the people who sport these stickers and apparel are living anything but the ‘salt life’…

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Florida Drivers (MM #1606)

Is just me, or are Florida drivers some of the worst anywhere? The combination of senior citizens, tourists, and young people always makes driving in Florida a challenge. But now there’s an added element that makes Florida drivers even scarier than before…

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No Starbucks? (MM #1602)

I’m not the biggest coffee drinker in the world, but I have friends who are. And they’ve always said that you’re rarely ever more than a few miles away from a Starbucks. So, when I try to locate one… you guessed it; no Starbucks.

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The Best Of: Air Conditioning (MM #1598)

Today, we have a first. It’s our first ever ‘best of’ The Mason Minute. In all honesty we weren’t planning to ever run a best of, but real life has definitely intervened this week. I had planned ahead for a last minute trip out of town, but didn’t plan for a few extra days away…

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