PERIMETER RUN - A TRIP AROUND THE EDGE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 4, 5, 2006 - PHOTOS FROM THE ROAD

This entry was posted on 7/6/2006 9:22 PM and is filed under Photos.

BRIAN AND JODY EYE. BRIAN WORKS FOR A MAJOR MANUFACTURER OF SURGICAL GLOVES. JODY IS A 1ST GRADE TEACHER WHO SAW A NEED TO FIND CLOTHES FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUNGSTERS. SHE BEGAN A FIRST RATE NON PROFIT CORPORATION CALLED CLOTHES TO KIDS TO DO JUST THAT. www.clothestokids.com FOR MORE INFO. THIS IS ALSO ONE OF THE COUPLES I MET AT KELLY'S BAR AND GRILL IN KEY WEST.  THEY MADE A GENEROUS OFFER TO HOST ME WHEN I CAME INTO TOWN. I CALLED, AND THE REST IS HISTORY.


JACKIE AND NED FRISBIE, JODY'S PARENTS HOSTED THE JULY 4TH PARTY THAT I WAS INVITED TO ATTEND. HE IS A RETIRED ARCHITECHTURAL PROFESSOR, FROM A LOCAL UNIVERSITY..  THEY OWN THE CONDO THAT THE PARTY WAS AT. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN THE CONDO GARAGE.


SEE EVERYONE HAVING A PARTY IN THE GARAGE? DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY EVERYONE IS IN THE GARAGE HAVING A 4TH OF JULY PARTY, INSTEAD OF BEING OUTDOORS AT THE WONDERFULLY BEAUTIFUL WATER WAY? BECAUSE 10 MINUTES AFTER I ARRIVED IT RAINED HARDER THAN IT HAD RAINED ALL SUMMER.


"BIG" RITA AND JODY EYE DISCUSSING SOMETHING IN THE CONDO GARAGE 4TH OF JULY PARTY. RITA MADE THE "PINEAPPLE THING" THAT WAS SO UNBELIEVABLE. "B.R." GAVE ME HER RECIPE FOR THE PINEAPPLE THING


JOHN, THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE EQUALLY UNBELIEVABLE "DREAMSICKLE PIE" CREATION. HE GAVE ME THAT RECIPE AS WELL.



BOB COLMER, ONE OF THE VERY FUNNIEST MEN I HAVE EVER MET. HERE WE ARE CREATING THE LOOK AND THE FEEL OF THE 60'S. GROOVY DUDE........



FRIEND AND FORMER CO WORKER RAY MUYLDERMANS, NOW A NATIVE FLORIDIAN. WE'RE AT THE BEACH AT ANNA MARIE ISLAND.


HERE IS PROOF THAT I CAUGHT AT LEAST ONE CRAB. HIS NAME IS JOHN JACOB JINGLEHIEMER SCHMIDT


1. I THOUGHT I HAD THE ZOOM LENS "ZOOMED" WHILE SHOOTING PHOTOS OF THE OSTRICHES.
2. I DIDN'T HAVE THE ZOOM LENS "ZOOMED"
3. THIS ONE GRABBED THE LENS WHILE I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE VIEW FINDER
4. IT SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME
5. I JERKED THE CAMERA OUT OF HIS BEAK, CATCHING THIS PICTURE IN THE PROCESS
6. HE WAS HISSING BECAUSE I SCARED THE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF BIRD POOP OUT OF HIM
7. OSTRICH BREATH IS QUITE A UNIQUE THING TO BEHOLD. WHICH, COME TO THINK OF IT YOU WANT TO BE DOING TO YOUR NOSE, SHOULD YOU HAVE AN OSTRICH HISS AT YOU.
8. THIS OSTRICH IS TALLER THAN ME.

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• 7/6/2006 9:50 PM Patti wrote:
  Omigod!!! Ned does, indeed, look SO MUCH like Maury!!!
  I'm now freaked!
  Love and continued safe journeys... and, hey, leave the rain behind you!
  Cuz'n Patti
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• 7/7/2006 6:35 AM Mike wrote:
  So shall we call you rain man?
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• 7/7/2006 6:42 AM Cousin Dave wrote:
  Amish Mark,
  A note from the grammar police:
  I thought the only way to be called a native Floridian was to be born there...perhaps Ray was 'born again'after the move?
  You still haven't come to your senses after all these years--Beholding ostritch breath must be quite a sight! Most definitely it was an an insight!(I once knew a man who could fart in colors...) Keep on keepin on!!
  Dave
  (remind me to tell you once again about the tree hugger I once dated)
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• 7/7/2006 2:30 PM Regina wrote:
  Hey Mark
  
  ....yah know that rain stuff that keeps following you around the perimeter on your journey? I think you need to come home for a few days.......our vegetable & flower gardens could use some of that natural liquid. (hint) I'm surprised the Ostrich didn't spit on you. They're famous for that. The picture of the Florida Gulf behind you & Ray looks inviting enough to jump in for a swim. The color of the water is refreshing. The photo of the psychedelic ring of lights
  ...brilliant. You really should think about being a photographer for a hobby. (he-he....I'm joshing ya, I know you already are) As we would say in the restaurant business,
  "Good Eye - Good Eye"
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• 7/8/2006 12:05 PM Kathy Frog wrote:
  I am just fainting from jealousy! This is the BEST TRIP EVER. Oh, how I wish I had vacation days and a motorcycle. Mark Logsdon, you never cease to amaze me and everyone else. If this trip isn't made into a movie, I'll have to kick your butt.
  
  Please know that I am praying regularly for your safety & sanity. Keep on learning and reporting, my good man. I am living vicariously through you!
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  1. 7/14/2006 9:34 AM Cindy Olsen wrote:
     Sorry not sure just who you are..but I truly agree with your thoughts. I sit here at work and dream BIG TIME of these wonderful adventures..I am so glad I was told about the blog. Mark and my daughter, Angie Marie are friends and Marks good friend Bob P. (also on this blog) who lives in my condo association are very old friends. So I am just an inbetween friend. What a wonderful thing this is!!!!!
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