Medieval literature and some seriously good South Florida cuisine

I have been slowly working my way through All My Road Before Me: The Diary of C.S. Lewis 1922-1927. These are Lewis's journal entries after he returned from serving in World War I. During the war, Lewis made a pact with some close friends that if any of them did not survive the war, the … Continue reading Medieval literature and some seriously good South Florida cuisine →

Walking through the swamps on a rainy day

Elise is fond of saying that Florida has only two seasons: dry summer and wet summer. For a tropical climate, this is an accurate assessment. We have seemingly started the transition into the wet season this week, with several days of torrential rain. In South Florida, "torrential rain" is not merely a heavy thunderstorm. The … Continue reading Walking through the swamps on a rainy day →

Why Are Folks Moving to Florida? (Especially Tech Folks)

I have been amused but not at all surprised by the flood of people from the tech industry who are moving to South Florida, and Miami in particular. Our business is in financial technology, and we were lured to Florida years ago. What made us relocate? First, we love Florida's conservative - libertarian tax code. … Continue reading Why Are Folks Moving to Florida? (Especially Tech Folks) →

A Splendid Evening in Historic Downtown Fort Myers – 10 Twenty Five Gastropub and The 86 Room Speakeasy

Our neighborhood in Fort Myers is off of a famous street called McGregor Boulevard. McGregor Boulevard runs along the delta of the Caloosahatchee River, which drains the northern edge of the Everglades into the Gulf of Mexico, and leads to historic downtown Fort Myers. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison built winter estates side-by-side on McGregor … Continue reading A Splendid Evening in Historic Downtown Fort Myers – 10 Twenty Five Gastropub and The 86 Room Speakeasy →

A checklist for maintaining your peace of mind

For some time now the impression has been growing upon me that everyone is dead.It happens when I speak to people. In the middle of a sentence it will come over me: yes, beyond a doubt this is death. There is little to do but groan and make an excuse and slip away as quickly … Continue reading A checklist for maintaining your peace of mind →

My kind of day

We had such a wonderful day. I woke our daughter up at 5 a.m. to do some stargazing. No, it wasn't the comet we were after. Just before sunrise this morning, you could see the crescent Moon and five planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn - mostly in alignment from east to west … Continue reading My kind of day →

Ready for the storm

To the north: To the south: I love the emerald waters off of Florida in the summer.

A lamb tagine for a lazy and indulgent Sunday afternoon

So I decided to make a lamb tagine this afternoon. It has been an amazing weekend and the only thing that could improve a lazy (for me, anyway) Sunday afternoon reading new books is to fill the house with the aroma of a tagine. This is one of my absolute favorite things to prepare. A … Continue reading A lamb tagine for a lazy and indulgent Sunday afternoon →

A sandbar, Lebanese food, and psychiatry books

I'm not going to lie, this has been a pretty incredible weekend. Yesterday we decided to wake up early and head out to a sandbar that we've wanted to play at for many months. We originally were going to take the kayak, but I have been struggling with serious knee pain for a couple days … Continue reading A sandbar, Lebanese food, and psychiatry books →

My Florida garden in June

I have been busy planting a variety of new bulbs and plants, including a deep purple clematis to snake up a magnolia among the ferns, pink and yellow frangipani cuttings (to add to my other plumeria), lobster claw and bihai helconias, shampoo gingers, butterfly gingers, and several gingers that I ordered from Hawaii. I have … Continue reading My Florida garden in June →