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RIP Tim Bushey

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 My brother Tom texted me last weekend to let me know that long-time family friend Tim Bushey had passed away. I was not totally shocked but it still made me feel real sad. I have known Tim, or "Bush" as some people called him, since I was young. He and Tom were best buddies back in High School and stayed friends after graduation. I think Tim was a year or so older than Tom. Of course, I wanted to write this BLOG post but when I went searching for photos, I did not find very many. Bush was never much of a camera hog. He liked to hunt and fish and maybe drink and eat too. I do have a few memories that I would like to share. Back when I was in High School and into my UVM days, my brother John was great friends with the band Downpour. A few of his friends acted as roadies for the band including my brothers John and Tom, and of course Tim Bushey. I remember one time while in college, they stopped to pick me up in Burlington, and we headed to Smuggler's Notch where Downpour wa...
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Reading 2026 - Books 23-27

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  I am continuing to read but staying behind in my Goodreads Yearly Goal of 36 books. I have reached 27 books for the year but should be at 29. Again, I have not gotten any further behind since my last post, but I have not caught up either. Regardless of the goal, here are the latest five books I have read. Some quick facts about the books Authors: three are new for me, fifth book by Mandel, and 14th book by Grisham. F vs NF: four are fiction and one is non-fiction. All five published in last 25 years, four of those in last five years, and two are new in 2026. BJ Score: All 3.5 or above with one 5.0; average for 2026 is 3.1 Two were from public library and three I now own. Recommendations: one by my nephew Israel Provoncha; one by Goodreads web site; one from Banes & Noble display, and two are authors I like. The Man who Died Twice (#23) Fiction; by Richard Osman; published in 2021; 422 pages; BJ Score 3.5  (Great to Excellent) A book I first saw on Goodreads was the Thur...
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Digital Hoarding XX

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 My hoarding continues and my memory is not as good as it use to be. Here are some more of the pictures I have saved off, including some by me, and many by others. I hope you enjoy this installment, number XX. Places Port Canaveral before cruise ships and no locks to the Banana River. Middlebury Falls during the drought of 2026 Middlebury Falls as it usually looks Full Moon rising over Camels Hump in Vermont Sebastian Inlet before there was a bridge on A1A Facebook No idea what this is or where I got it, but it looks delicious I took this full moon with fishing boat at Canova Beach Pictures with Words I has played 11,111 quizzes; I like NUMBERS A recipe someone sent me; I need to try it... My favorite Band the Electric Frogs playing on my Birthday; I missed it Important information for a numbers guy like me and a beer drinker, also like me People I Know My friend Joe with Dawn Wells at I Dream of Jeannie Race in Cocoa Beach A book with my friend Ken in it Humor
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Reading 2026 - Books 17-22

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 I am continuing to read but staying behind in my Goodreads Yearly Goal of 36 books. I have reached 22 books for the year but should be at 25. I have not gotten any further behind since my last post, but I have not caught up either. Regardless of the goal, here are the latest six books I have read. The Telling (#17) Fiction; by Ursula K. Le Guin; published in 2000; 264 pages; BJ Score 3.0  (Great) I was perusing at the library and saw this book by Le Guin. I liked her previous book, The Dispossessed, that I read in 2025, so I decided to try another by her. This one was great too. She has written lots of books, I know I will be reading more. It tells the story of Sutty, a Earth women sent to be an observer on the planet Aka, and her experiences of political and religious conflicts between a corporatist government and the indigenous resistance, which is centered on the traditions of storytelling, locally referred to as "the Telling" (for which the book is named).  Le Guin ...
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Dining 2026 Weeks 28 - 36

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 Nine more weeks have passed in 2026 and my dining quest continues.  One of my Favorite Places for a road trip in Sebastian (just 30 minutes away) First, the simple Stats... Statistics Current Weeks: 28-36   # NEW Restaurants:         Current:0   Total:7   Goal:8 # Different Restaurants:    Current:12  Total:50  Goal:36 Now I am behind on New restaurant by one and ahead on Different restaurants by 14. Here are the restaurants added since the last dining synopsis post... Obviously, since no NEW places, most of my visits were to places I go often, although this was the first visit to the establishment in 2026.  Visits : 9 Many and 3 Few Score : 3 Good to Great, 7 Great, and 2 Great to Excellent Type : 4 American, 2 Breakfast, and 6 others Here are a few pictures I took. I have added a caption for each photo with any relevant comment. Hemingway's in Melbourne - Cup of Conch Chowder - Guinness is on tap Hem...
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Zoo Time 2026

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 Since having become a member at Brevard Zoo, I make more visits and take more photographs. It becomes east to be overwhelmed by all the pictures. I currently have 484 Giraffe shots. Way to many. In organizing, I have learn to let a "good" shot go and delete. I only need to keep "great", "excellent", and "memorable". That is also too many. As I try to figure this out, I have come up with five different classes of Zoo shots: POSING: the animal appears to be posing for my photo EATING: the animal is eating something or looking for food RESTING: the animal is resting or napping or lying out of the Florida heat TRAINING: the animal is working with a keeper SEXY: the animal is about to have sex, is having sex, or wishing for sex Here are the latest Zoo visit photographs. Of course this is just a few. I usually take between 100 and 200 photographs in one visit. Many are repeats to get the "great" shot. As far as the sex, one of the Zoo's ...
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