SUNBURNPARADISE

Life in pseudo-Paradise has been extraordinarily quiet and busy at the same time. The big bad city is just that-big and bad, so I try not to...

I can't believe it's almost July! Where has this year gone? I know I've been busy BUSY BUSY but this is ridiculous! It seems lik...

My sweet wonderful Bumby. Constant companion, unconditional-love-machine, snuggler, breakfast partner and travel buddy. Always at my side re...

Yesterday I bottom-cleaned my boat. It had been in the water for over a year and needed to come out for servicing and........ugh! cleaning. ...

JUST AN OLD BROAD AND A CANTANKEROUS OLD COOT Last Memorial Day weekend, I celebrated another little milestone: HB and I celebrated our fir...

Life is never dull in my reality. Who else would be the wandering pilgrim, with 2 homes, several jobs, my possessions scattered, not knowing...

I can't help it. Call it circadian rhythms, call it comfy, call it inconvenient to everyone else in my life: I LOVE THE NIGHT SHIFT!! Al...

IT IS OFFICIAL: Just couldn't stay away. Couldn't get the sand out of my toes. So now I ended up with 3 jobs, 2 homes to clean, cons...

It has been an incredible adventure living in Paradise. It has been relaxing, maddeningly so sometimes, peaceful sometimes to the point of b...

With all the fracas going on, I forgot I did promise to post some FantasyFest pictures. Well, better late than never...... We did have a won...

"I can either be part of the problem or part of the solution." And so it goes. I believe I'm getting out of my little funk. I ...

SORRY SORRY so sorry for the absence, blog world. As someone pointed out to me, it has been MONTHS since my last post. I have had many email...

This is Bubbles. All five pounds of her. She is small, yappy and has a BIG attitude. She's fiercely devoted to MOMMY (me), hates men (mo...

THEY WERE TORMENTING THE DOG...... BEFORE THE CHEF CORRALLED THEM INTO SUBMISSION. BEFORE THEY WERE LIKE THIS.......

It is October. My favorite month of the year. The month that the weather gets divine down here in the Keys. The month TeenQueen and I celebr...

I have decided I am the shit magnet in the ER this month. Everytime I work, it's wall to wall patients, nut jobs and repeat offenders. A...

PS........................ For all of those who are wondering...... The MOJO stays in PARADISE!!! Higher order: PARADISE Lower order: HB So...

We've had three crazy days in the ER this week. All beds full. Some beds full of fruitcakes. Sick people. Sick-in-the-head people. Peopl...

That's me in Havana. On the other side of the water. Four days off. Six days on. Eight days off. Essentially the flow of my life these ...

I love the Keys. Other than Daytona Beach, where I lived previously, this is a place where I feel comfortable, like in my own skin. The rela...

The TeenQueen is a funny character of sorts. She's independent, smart beyond her years and in possession of her own STRONG opinions. She...

Finally getting some downtime in the ER. After a whirlwind of activity in there since before mini-lobster season, it has finally toned down ...

To all those naysayers that profess to think that I'm a difficult personality and that I'm a burden in their life.....I say this! LI...

The TeenQueen brought in 9 lobsters today on an afternoon jaunt with her friends while boating. When HB finds out......it's going to get...

HB is on a personal mission. He wants lobsters. He wants them NOW! And he's vexed because the lobsters he wants are living under the doc...

It's a rainy day in Paradise. So much for the weekend. Hurricane season is in full swing and our first taste of it is coming down in buc...

It has been a laid-back week here in Paradise. Hot, sunny, lazy days. After mini-season, the tourists are mostly gone. I'm unhappy to in...

Big events this week for the Keys. In the middle of the long, hot summer, we have a torrential influx of tourists. Tourists and their boats....

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack....... Sorry to leave for so long, but it has been a whirlwind month for the Mojo. TeenQueen out of school, leaves ...

Ah, the ER in off-season. It is a joy to be there. Empty rooms, quiet hallways. The occasional stir of a drunk or drug seeker. Sunburns as m...

This morning at 0800 I had the old Seven Mile Bridge all to myself. The sky was cloudy, there was lightning in the far horizon, and the sun ...

I'm having a bad hair day. And a bad headache/sore throat/body aches/can't sleep day. I called in sick to work because, with a 5:15A...

Yeah......give your kid a hug. And try not to strangle her in the process. The TeenQueen is grounded for the holiday weekend. Seems that she...

It was a beautiful day in the Keys today. After days of cloud cover and stormy weather, the sun came up this morning, the winds died down an...

Every day is an adventure, an open book, a feast, a buffet table ready to be piled up high on your plate. No matter how crappy the day may s...