Gibsonton Travel Blogs - Page 3

T'was the night before the 4th, when all through the landNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.The Flag was hung on the dock with great care,In hopes that Independence Day soon would be there.When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,I sprang from TravBuddy Central to see what wa…

Get Ready AMSTERDAM ‘Cause I Come Get Ready   By The Temptations    Album: Gettin' Ready  1966  US Chart: 29  The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most…

MAD-Completely Unrestrained and Out of Control! That would be Mike who has never met a stranger, never thought a plan unworkable & is more FUN than can be believed to be Around! 1-24-09-when working with MadManMike you never know what to expect, one thing for sure good times & laughter…

Old School Bill Presents a Summer Solstice Picture Poem from Gibsonton Florida Solstices occur twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes. The name is derived from the Latin sol (s…

Today Christian AKA-Chokk earned his Photographer III award with a total of 6006 pictures taken. I  AKA Old School Bill sent my congratulation with a note saying-“Congratulations on earning your Photographer III Award! 6006 is a nice round number.”Christian Aka Chokk replied-“Youre right…

Got home from seeing some friends at the E.G. Simmons camp ground & there he was by the front door.  Falco was in obvious pain & distress with a drooping wing & a clenched talon.  I reached down expecting to get pecked, I didn’t, he let me pick him up & put him on the ba…

The Hangover is the #$%^^ given to the very distasteful after effects of drinking too much alcohol. While a blessed 25%-30% of drinkers are naturally resistant to experiencing hangovers, the rest of us Old School included might NEED to know how to prevent or cure a New Year‘s Eve induced han…

     The Old School Bill's TravBuddy Award Party 03/01/08 .  The party will start promptly at the Butt-Crack of Dawn! Breakfast will start being served promptly at Butt-Crack 30 until 10:38 am     Assorted Juices Old School Orange & Grapefruit, Fresh…

The Ditty is east up the Alafia River just a bit.  Come on what else are you doing?  We won't be long, I promise to have you back in time for diner. The Alafia River  (Hunting River) is about 25 miles long-watershed of 335 sq. miles-flows into Tampa Bay-was home to Toc…

Alecia Beth Moore born September 8, 1979, professionally known as Pink, who is not related to Old School in any way is a two-time Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter who was not born in Gibsonton, Florida gained prominence in 2000 and has had continued success around the world. She released h…

 Southern “Hush Puppies” are fried balls of corn that are usually served as a side dish with fish. The true origin & reason for the name”Hush Puppy” is & will always be a Southern mystery.  Is it an old wife’s tails out or an out lie from every state south of the Mason …

A Pelecaniformes de Old School is a Bulky water bird with a very  distinctive pouch under the beak, belonging to the bird relatives Pelecanidae.  Alongwith the darters, cormorants, gannets, boobies, frigate birds, and tropicbirds, pelicans make up the order.  Modern pelicans are…

On the Eve of the Eve of this Coming New Year  Old School Has a Few Wishes that You Need to HEAR Your Current Location: Is where you Most Want to BE Contributions: More  Places and Shared Photos for all of Your FRIENDS Future Travels/Dream Destinations: As Far a…

Dang the weekend before my big trip I can’t believe Miss Pastemak gave us homework, it’s just not fair.  We have to keep a journal of what we did the entire weekend.  Miss Pastemak said if I did not do well I would be in her class next year.  Watched TV eat sleep repeat are not a…

ROME — Officials say a Swedish couple looking for the pristine waters of the popular island of Capri ended some 400 miles away in the northern industrial town of Carpi after misspelling the destination on their car's GPS. Angelo Giovannini, a spokesman for the Carpi town hall, near Modena, said T…