If you’ve been reading this blog for while, you know why I call Pilot Steve “DOS”. My Mom actually gave him this name quite a few years ago, for Spanish number two, meaning second Steve or “DOS”. Today is Saturday…

On my fourth attempt (in the last couple of months) my IDC implant was finally a success! I was originally all set to have this surgery in August, but 2 days before it was to be done, both DOS and…
Yes, it truly seemed like a miracle, as Hurricane Milton descended across Central Florida. While the west coast of Florida took a direct hit somewhere around Sarasota, the huge metro Tampa Bay Area was mostly saved from any catastrophic damage,…
It’s Wednesday, October 9, 2024, and DOS and I are staying in room 6027 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport. We’ve stayed here many times over the years, but normally in conjunction with an early flight we were taking, or…
It’s the last day of August as I write this, and we’ve officially had our first name hurricane of the season in Florida: Hurricane Idalia. Hurricane Idalia seemed to form out of nowhere, meaning it happened and strengthened so suddenly,…
Steve (DOS) and I are staying at the Hyatt Place in Daytona Beach Shores this week for a 5 day stay-cation. We’ve stayed here a couple times this year already, and enjoy it each time. It’s like our condo on…
Our trip back to Orlando was much easier than our two night journey getting down to Mendoza. Fortunately unlike our outbound trip (which left right before Hurricane Irma was to strike and we had overnight flight delays), going home, all…
I’m a bit behind with my posting as we were in Virginia most of the summer, and just got back from Mendoza, Argentina. On the last post I started a post about my brother’s wedding weekend in Roanoke, which was…
My roof was damaged last year during Hurricane Irma, and I’ve been patiently waiting nearly a year to get it replaced. While I didn’t have the extensive damage I had back in 2004 when it was last replaced, (thanks to…