http://www.andrewpointon.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:41:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After several days of temperatures struggling to reach fahrenheit figures in the 60s, and windchill making them feel lower, the sun has got his hat on today, has come out to play, and it has reached a very pleasant 74' F (23' C). Yesterday I was in a fleece ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2010/03/19/normal-service-is-resumed Many think that life at the beach would be idyllic. For one section of the community in Jacksonville Beach living by the seaside is less about sunbathing and surfing, but more literal - the sands and environs are the closest they have to a home, it is their life. There ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2010/03/19/sand-sea-and-destitution It has been some considerable time since I added an update to this blog. Back in September 2009 in fact, then still still a couple of months away from ending my Florida adventure. Maybe with a hint of appropriate consistency I am once again sat at the table in the ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2010/03/16/time-flies Today is election day here at the beaches, and indeed throughout the Florida Senate District 8 area. The special election was caused by the death of Republican Senator Jim King in July from pancreatic cancer. So staunchly Republican is District 8, that the Democrats haven't bothered to field a candidate. ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2009/09/15/the-dirty-game-of-politics I could kick myself. Of all the moments for my batteries to run out in my camera this was not a good one. I am a stickler for carrying spares with me or changing to freshly charged batteries before setting off for an important event. But maybe the time of ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2009/08/31/camera-woes-as-space-shuttle-goes After an enjoyable meeting and meal a few nights before, a trip downtown with Tina's father and step-mother Lloyd and Rose was organised for my parents. First we visited a local thrift store as it was "seniors' day" and many items were marked down even further! I found what appeared ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2009/07/29/going-downtown-jacksonville The days leading up to the 21st July blended into one as final preparations for the arrival of my parents got ever more frantic. The final touches to the bathroom redecoration actually took place on the morning of their arrival in between checking the status update of their flight, the ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2009/07/25/savannah It's a bit of a quiet news week so here's a photo for my colleagues. This is Jacksonville Beach City Hall, home of the local city council. It looks a tad better than the accommodation I'm used to at work back in the UK, and I might add, it's just ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2009/07/18/one-for-the-colleagues The morning bike rides are not as frequent as I'd like these days and I've been reluctant to ride on the beach after a hefty repair bill to the now not so trusty steed, the initial issue being sand in the gears, augmented by my inept knowledge of bike maintenance. ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2009/07/13/south-poles Friday 3rd July gave me a taster of what was to come. The neighbourhood was alive with fireworks of a volume I have never experienced, and these salvos carried on into the early hours keeping me awake until at least 2am. So I was not in the best of moods ... http://www.andrewpointon.com/2009/07/06/an-independent-independence-day