the daily florida post-vacation action report, 2-28-20

As Susan and I finish the month of February down here it’s time to look back and consider what we’ve gotten ourselves into. *She was able to find a fine condo which checks off the boxes of what she wanted. It’s not too big but has the necessary rooms to flop about in. *The road……

the daily p**ping pup, 2-26-20

  WARNING! This post is rated “P” for ‘pdisgusting’, pfoul’, ‘pweird’ and ‘pyuck’. Please do not let your children see this. Better yet, set fire to your IPhone, tablet or desktop computer after having read this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Susan and I……

the daily mao, 2-25-20

[editor’s note – The Purging Lutheran in no way endorses any communist, socialist, national socialist, militaristic, monarchist, oligarchic, authoritarian or totalitarian styles of government. This is only written for entertainment value (if any).] . The other day Susan and I were driving the Tampa area and my brain was minding its own business when out of nowhere it……

the view from the (seaglass) pew and a little bit about live-streams, 2-23-20

Part 1 – Seaglass church We’ve been in Florida on vacation and just recently found this church about 100 yards from our air b’n’b. They had an 11AM service which fit nicely into our wake-up schedule. . Parking was no problem for those who drove. . Pastor Oates presiding. This is the sanctuary. . It……

the daily climactic change, 2-21-20

(with mega-apologies to the movie, The Exorcist*) Susan: Florida, why did you do this to me? Please, Florida, I’m afraid! Florida: You’re not my resident! Janis: Don’t listen… Get inside! *************************************** Why is Susan wearing a coat just south of Tampa? We went to Bob Evans for breakfast. What did we see out on the……

the daily spag-hetti, 2-20-20

I’m not one for taking pictures of my food or am I a fan of ‘selfies’ but my breakfast spag-hetti had no such compunction about either. It wanted to take a ‘selfie’ of itself and I let it. No skin off my oddly shaped nose. Shortly after this photograph was taken, spag-hetti went to work……

the daily house interrogation, 2-19-20

As with any competent homebuyer, it’s worth our salt to have a home inspection before purchase. Eric and Candy spent about ninety minutes pouring over our home’s nooks and crannies making sure all drawers, light switches and drains are working dutifully. Except for a little this and a bit of that everything is sound. Now……

the daily hoo-hah, 2-18-20 (with emergency purge!)

There’s not much going on today besides going to the bank to fill out the loan application for Casa Willow, so what to do, what to do? Let’s stare out the window of a moving vehicle and see what’s in Florida. To begin with we have a POPEYES chicken shack on the side of the highway. Or……

the view from the (redeemer lutheran) pew, 2-16-20

  Susan and I are in Sun City Center, Florida trying to sort out a winter palace where we can have warm bones and tanned skin. We attended the nearby ELCA church just off the road a holler from our hoped-for community. Before I go any further let us look at this picture. There are three……

the daily snake, 2-14-20

Years ago when I worked on a fishing boat off the coast of Drambouie we had a saying, “Don’t admire your snake before he’s molted”. It’s a provincial saying much like “Don’t set in a ‘roo’s pouch before it hops” or even the more local “Don you countin’em eggs before is conclud-ed”. What I’m trying……

the daily pre-homeowner, 2-13-20

The first home we chose was off a golf course but it was swooped out from underneath us by a matter of a few hours. A little later we found a same floor plan just a few yards from a pond. This is the sign outside our back door. Frankly, I think our chances of……

the daily non-sponsor, 7-12-20

Writing and operating a wildly unpopular web-blob is not as easy as you might believe. I’ve been on WordPress dot com going on five years now throwing things away and examining church services around town. The only real content I offer is the Gospel I add to the end of most posts but every now and then……

the daily realty, 7-11-20

OK, first of all in yesterday’s title I used the term ‘rbnb’. It wasn’t until my editor, Susan, pointed out that the term is “air b’n’b”. She’s an unpaid assistant so I get what I pay for. Yesterday and today we checked out about a dozen condos/home. Some were inexpensive, others not so much. What……

the daily rbnb, 7-10-20

Susan and I will be in this house for the next 21 days. She found it on the internüüt for Z amount of dollars per day. Unless it was for advertising purposes they saw fit to leave the sign of the business it held before they turned it into two connected rentals. Unit B is……

the daily lazy, ivan bilibin expiration day

We’re slicing through the water at Z number of knots on our way back to Fort Lauderdale. Two days at sea is the best way to end this cruise. If you are familiar with water it is likely you know of some of its uses. Drinking it is one but you ought not drink this……

the daily lazy, punky meadows day (70)

Is there a better way to describe human nature than with a picture of a tug boat? None, none I tells ya! As we grow older (or larger if you’re a tugboat) we feel the need to add more emotional ‘rubber tires’ to protect ourselves from the human ‘elements’ such as abuse, aggressiveness, insecurity, body……

the daily lazy, kashmir solidarity day

We are ported in St. Tom today. This is a view of the bay where the ship is hitched. Today’s adventure is riding in a catamaran at sunset. The boat circled above is a catamaran* but I’m not sure if it is the catamaran we’ll be on. I’m hoping we’ll be pulling wheelies and trying……

the daily lazy, day of the armed struggle (angola)

Rod Serling – Narrator: [opening narration] Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Gibbs – three days and two nights, all expenses paid, at a Las Vegas hotel, won by virtue of Mrs. Gibbs’ knack with a phrase. But unbeknownst to either Mr. or Mrs. Gibbs is the fact that there’s a prize in their package neither expected……

the daily lazy, ground dog day +1

Cruise ships can be fun if you don’t think too much about them. Observation – Public hots tubs have got to be the best way to share bio-sludge* with other people. Imagine a human crock pot for the elderly. Better yet, don’t.   No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can……