The Life and Times of Jim
Hi, there. I'm Jim. Welcome to my phlog!
This site was written for Las Vegas, then LouisVille. Now, it seems to be about anywhere. In these phlogs, you'll see a lot of my personal notes and pictures. I like to post my observations here to remember life and celebrate it. I'm not religious. I don't pray for good fortune. I'm ecstatically grateful for the gift of life and I think our time should be remembered and not taken for granted. I'm not a writer. I think pictures tell stories so much better than words. I love just about everything in this life, and, I guess that would have to include you. So, if you've seen me, don't be surprised if your picture is in here somewhere. Of all the critters, people are absolutely the most interesting. 
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Tue 
12/25/2012 16:13:23
 jim  Clearwater,FL-LongHorn
Tue 
12/25/2012 07:31:24
 jim  Clearwater Pier-Birds and Sunrise
Tue 
12/25/2012 07:24:07
 jim  Christmas Sunrise-Gulls
Tue 
12/25/2012 07:18:31
 jim  Christmas Sunrise
Mon 
12/24/2012 19:34:27
 jim  Hot Chocolate Run
Swung by McDonalds and picked up 8 Caramel Machiattos.
Dropped off a couple of cups to John and Simone. Stan, his wife and daughter were out, so we swung by Anythony's condo. It was really great to see my old friend.
I believe doing something nice and unexpected is always a good thing.
Sun 
12/23/2012 21:15:31
 jim  BuschGardens-IceRink
Sun 
12/23/2012 20:49:29
 jim  Busch Gardens-White ChristmasTrees
Sun 
12/23/2012 20:34:46
 jim  BuschGardens-The Train
Sun 
12/23/2012 20:33:39
 jim  BuschGardens-Becky,Jim,Jen
Sun 
12/23/2012 19:32:34
 jim  Busch Gardens-Jimmy Osmond
Sun 
12/23/2012 19:21:18
 jim  Busch Gardens-Christmas Town
Sun 
12/23/2012 18:38:33
 jim  Busch Gardens-Christmas Town
Sat 
12/22/2012 19:35:11
 jim  Ybor City
Sat 
12/22/2012 18:42:22
 jim  ChannelSide-BoatParade
Sat 
12/22/2012 17:21:32
 jim  Channelside-People
Sat 
12/22/2012 17:09:01
 jim  Trolley to Channelside
Sat 
12/22/2012 16:54:31
 jim  Waiting for the Channelside Trolley
Sat 
12/22/2012 11:30:48
 jim  Apt-Jen,TV and PC
Sat 
12/22/2012 08:00:01
 jim  Saturday-Things to Do in Tampa

10:00AM Tampa's Downtown on Ice Editor's pick Even in Florida, you can get in the holiday spirit by skating on an outdoor rink in the park. Each 90-minute session includes skate rental ... Price: $10. Curtis Hixon Park 600 N Ashley Drive, Tampa, 33602
5:30PM Holiday Lights in the Garden Editor's pick Stroll through a garden of tropical plants glowing with more than 500,000 twinkling lights. Dancers, musicians and choral groups make each night special. Visitors ... Price: $2, 11 and younger free. Florida Botanical Gardens 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, 33774
6:00PM Christmas Town Editor's pick The park is transformed into a nighttime holiday wonderland with 80 miles of lights, real snow to play in, special food and treats, a life-sized ... Price: $39.99, $9.99 ages 3-9, 2 and younger free. Busch Gardens 3605 Bougainvillea Ave., Tampa, 33612
6:00PM Nights of Shimmering Lights Drive your vehicle through a light and sound show using more than a half million twinkling lights. Includes more than 600 larger-than-life lighted scenes, tunnels ... Price: $20 per car; tour buses/limos extra. Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Corner of Sydney Washer Road and Hwy 60, Brandon, 33567
6:30PM Holiday Lighted Boat Parade Tampa Watch festively decorated boats spread holiday cheer as they motor and sail around Davis Island, Harbour Island and through Garrison Channel. Best viewed from Channelside ... Price: Free. Tampa Convention Center 333 S Franklin St., Tampa, 33602
6:30PM Wild Wonderland Editor's pick The zoo closes at 5 p.m. and reopens at 6:30 for the annual evening winter festival with twinkling holiday lights, live reindeer and ... Price: $13, $11 ages 3-11, 2 and younger free. Lowry Park Zoo 1101 W Sligh Ave., Tampa, 33604
Electro-White For this premiere white party, dress in white and step into a snow-dripped winter wonderland of decorations. Drink specials, dancing zombies, fire dancers, acrobatic performances ... Price: Free (before 11:30 p.m.); $7 after. Amphitheatre 1609 E Seventh Ave., Ybor City, 33605
Fri 
12/21/2012 16:27:46
 jim  Apt-Low Tide
Thu 
12/20/2012 17:24:10
 jim  Country Side Mall
Wed 
12/19/2012 01:17:26
 jim  Clearwater-Apt Eagle
Tue 
12/18/2012 18:20:26
 jim  StPetersburg,FL-XmasTree
Tue 
12/18/2012 18:20:01
 jim  StPetersburg Park-20121218
Tue 
12/18/2012 11:37:39
 jim  RJ Christmas Party
Tue 
12/18/2012 10:40:34
 jim  RJ-ChristmasTrees
Tue 
12/18/2012 10:40:33
 jim  RJ Christmas Party
Tue 
12/18/2012 07:32:11
 jim  Repost - I saw the New Years Ghost
12/31/2006 - I saw the New Years Ghost
I saw a ghost this News Years Eve when I looked in the mirror.
It looked just like me.
After that, I started seeing ghosts all around me.
When you go out this New Years, look around at the people.
Picture them as if you watching them in a video filmed 100 years ago.
Notice how much we all look alike, how well we get along, and how we all seem to be related.
Don't look at our differences.
Look are how much we have in common.
Pretend you lost your long term memory?
Ever see a picture of a Great Great relative that looked just like you?
Ever talked to someone who thought just like you?
If you can think like me for just a moment
Imagine that when we die, we don't go anywhere.
Imagine the we are all reincarnations of our ancestors, without their memories.
Imagine that it goes much deeper than that. Imagine we are all the reincarnations of the dinosaurs and further back. 
Is it just me, or doesn't life just seem too obvious?
Animals, birds, fish, insects, we all have the same organs.
We all must be related.
We were born with knowledge.
It came from someone. It probably came from our parents.
Nature could have populated our memories with that of our ancestors but for whatever reason, it didn't.
Who knows, maybe we'd still be arguing about how someone sacrificed our favorite lamb or something...
If you think like I do, you'll know that all life on Earth is related. Given enough time, we all come back.
Mon 
12/17/2012 10:00:11
 jim  An Interesting Bug
Sun 
12/16/2012 10:09:06
 jim  Becky in the Morning
Sat 
12/15/2012 19:48:35
 jim  IndianRocks-Guanas
Sat 
12/15/2012 19:27:23
 jim  IndianRocks-Guanas Dancin
Sat 
12/15/2012 19:03:12
 jim  IndianRocks BoatParade
Sat 
12/15/2012 18:58:52
 jim  IndianRocks-BoatParade
Sat 
12/15/2012 18:20:13
 jim  Indian Rocks-Holiday Inn
Sat 
12/15/2012 18:20:12
 jim  Indian Rocks-Holiday Inn
Sat 
12/15/2012 18:20:12
 jim   (Reply).Indian Rocks-Holiday Inn
Sat 
12/15/2012 15:01:02
 jim  Indian Rocks - Boat Parade
From TBT: Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.
401 Second St., Indian Rocks Beach FL 33785.
You could see motor boats, sail boats, canoes and even row boats in this boat parade with awards by division. It begins at the Holiday Inn Harbourside and heads north through the inner coastal canals and ends just south of the Belleair Causeway.
City of IRB - Boat Parade
For a great view, pull up a chair dockside at the Holiday Inn Harbourside for 26th Annual City of Indian Rocks Beach Holiday Lighted Boat Parade. The line up will begin at 6:45 p.m. and the procession will head north under the Walsingham/SR 688 Bridge and will follow the intra-coastal waterway finishing at Harbor Drive North. This judged event is always a crowd pleaser.
Sat 
12/15/2012 13:37:29
 jim  RIP-Jim Calvin
Why is it always that the most loving month of the year is also the most popular time to die. http://nebraska.obituaries.funeral.com/2012/11/10/calvin-james/
Sat 
12/15/2012 10:00:09
 jim  Church Play
Fri 
12/14/2012 13:19:33
 jim  Raymond James-Art
Fri 
12/14/2012 12:19:29
 jim  RJ-Party People
Fri 
12/14/2012 11:32:59
 jim  Clearwater-Raymond James Party
Thu 
12/13/2012 19:54:02
 jim  Clearwater HS-Choir Misc
Clearwater High School has an amazing band and choir.
I was impressed.
Thu 
12/13/2012 19:36:29
 jim  Clearwater HS-Band
Thu 
12/13/2012 19:36:01
 jim  Clearwater HS Choir-20121213
Thu 
12/13/2012 19:08:55
 jim  Clearwater High School Choir
Tue 
12/11/2012 17:24:25
 jim  Largo-Country Super Buffet
Our favorite buffet in Largo.
Sat 
12/08/2012 22:40:58
 jim  St Petersburg - Christmas Lights

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