why ? because we like it here!
funny, we joined in july but was not official til sept. @ blt.
if you are driving from columbus down, we recommend the route
35. if you leave by 6am , can make it south of jacksonville
appox. 8pm. [ so just pick a hotel in that area. i think there's
an outer belt / and or 95 south. ]
used to lived in cocoa beach in the 70's. go south on a-1a to sebastian
inlet. alot neat turn offs where people go fishing off the cross over~
bridges.
we
, just
the st. augustine area. [ north from cocoa beach. ]
just cross a~1a just a little south of patrick afb, & turn right over an
old draw~bridge. leads to drive in restaurant for boats. on the other
side is banana river & a road call "topical drive". private homes, until
your under the melbourne causeway. [ just a neat drive]
* the most impressive place to eat any where in fla.., is in jacksonville.
"clarks". [ if it isn't under water.] just go & you won't be disappointed.
it's mostly seafood. go hunger, very hunger.
driving down, charleston, wv. , the capitol building dome is made of gold.
we "hit" all the dairy queens on the way down.
gatorland is worth going. we used to take our boys when they were young.
& if you ever go to "alligator alley", do "wootens".
i am more of a college~football follower. the big ten network is doing
college sports right! the most impressive thing, i ever seen was after
usc beat osu, and the player stating football is secondary to becoming
a good person & reaching their potential. to me, that made coach tressel
a legend & the best role model to follow.
one time, i was on campus running errands & started talking to 2 kids
that were going to play next fall for osu. so i ask them to sign an old
program. the one kid stated he didn't even had a number yet. it was
ted ginn jr., & troy smith. { i really liked his story}. ted wrote out his
full name.
started my college career @ gainsville. had a friend that is a big miami
fan. well he lived there so i won't hold it against him. & a lady seminole
that i worked with 4 years. [ i think they will regret forcing
b. bowden out]. but my wife, & 2 nieces graduated from osu. a long
time ago, it was our first date. osu vs. a team up north. how long?
$40 for 2 seats, 50 yard line. they were big underdogs but won that
day. we ran into bo afterwards, let's jus say i felt sorry for the players
on his bus.
the horseshoe is the best college field in the country. & the scarlet
& gray are the neatest colors. we went to disney christmas 07,
& met alot parents from the spartans. [ also ran into some of the players
doing the studios. ]. earlier in the year, they were @ the horseshoe,
& they talked with great respect of osu band opening ceremony.
this is why they were looking @ me when i took their picture,
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/mrmerlin56/100_1602.jpg?t=1273553182
the oil spill is just sickening & awful scary. there isn't any sense not being
prepared for this!
speaking of scary, here's me before coffee,
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/mrmerlin56/100_0391-1.jpg?t=1273553570
& explain why my wife calls me...lil'grumpy,
* i really just misunderstood. don't believe me? ask goofy.
disney has their
, here's ours,
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/mrmerlin56/bach39.jpg?t=127355396
the way i look waiting to go to disney,
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/mrmerlin56/100_0074.jpg?t=1273554154
& after getting there,
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/mrmerlin56/100_0771.jpg?t=127355424
psst, that's my wife next to me.
& @ the greatest college tradition ever invented.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i75/mrmerlin56/ohio.jpg?t=1273554341
my wife's brother & family went to last year rose bowl.
he got her a program & the pin they made.
best of all the buckeyes are the sweetest candy ever !
oh, go blue?! don't you mean singing the blues?
however, not all is lost, your misery for some strange
reason makes me jump for joy,
( really, it takes 2 great teams to have the greatest game ever
play )
psst, don't tattle, but i still have a feeling or 2 for the gators!
( what's weird ...the coach 's wife is right up the road in frankfort
adena, in o-h-i-o. must has to do with the twilight zone ) also
the home of c. noble, gold~medal olympician.
I'm in.
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AKV is our home. We live south of Dayton in Springboro, but I grew up in Columbus.
