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There’s a new bar/restaurant going in down the street from us–going to be called 82 Degrees, maybe? Their new “Wish You Were Here” in St. Pete Beach mural is pretty cool.

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For the last couple years, I’ve been saying that I think the tipping point for electric vehicles is when Ford can sell an electric pickup truck to an existing customer.

I think I found the worst case test customer for this theory.

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Looks like we’ll have to wait a few more days for the hot tub. Pool’s nice, though!

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Teddy looking up at Renee from the yard.

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We didn’t get much sun today, but it finally showed up just in time to set.

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Sounds of a St. Pete Beach Morning

I think Teddy likes the sounds of a morning on the beach as much as I do. He sat still on the patio as I recorded this, not making a sound until the very end (the birds eventually proved too tempting!).

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Teddy seems to really like the patio. I think he likes hearing the birds. He barks a bit at passers-by, but I’m guessing that will wane as he gets more comfortable.

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Datelining this post made me realize—it’s the first post I’ve datelined from St. Pete Beach in nearly a year and a half. Man I’ve missed this place.

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Teddy made some friends in the play area today—after checking each other out, they raced around the yard and wrestled a bit. He saw them from the balcony later…and sat and watched as they played.

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Welcome to Florida.

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Had a little rain this morning, which always seems to be the case for us as we enter Florida. It always feels like a Wally World moment to me—

“Sorry folks, park’s closed. Moose out front should have told ya.”

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Final leg of the trip. It feels weird to do it in two days—we usually drive all the way through but thought Teddy might need a break. He did so well maybe we’ll try it in one day next week.

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Its official—we’ve got a good traveler. Teddy has been wonderful in the car. In the hotel last night, he got a little restless as he heard some doors and the elevators, but settled in after that and slept through the night.

On the bed.

For the first time.

😳

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This road trip is different for a lot of reasons. For one, it’s Teddy’s first trip to Florida. He’s really good in the car, but we weren’t sure how he would do on “the drive.” So far, so good. Five and and half hours into it and he hasn’t made a peep.

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A blurry welcome to Kentucky!

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I wanted to leave this morning by 4:30 AM. So I told everyone we were leaving at 4:00. It worked perfectly.

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We were a bit worried that, after doing so well in the car all day, Teddy would have some energy to burn in the hotel room tonight. But, after a few walks in the yard out back, he zonked out right away.

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And welcome to Georgia

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Welcome to Tennessee! Jelico, to be precise.

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It’s always a good day when you’re loading the SunPass in the car. Heading to Florida tomorrow.

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I drove Jonathan down to Lima for his vaccine appointment this morning. Small community center doing some great work down there!

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It’s absolutely beautiful outside this morning. A little cold, but I’ll take it. The midwestern gloom of February and March appears to be leaving, right on time.

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Ah yes, Daylight Savings Time has me seeing the sunrise again on the way into the office.

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It’s been a few days, but I woke up with a random song in my head this morning - Wind of Change by Scorpions. As always, I can’t recall the last time I heard that song on the radio or otherwise. No idea why it’s in my head this morning.

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Daylight Savings Time started yesterday. One benefit - our morning routine now includes the sunrise, which was amazing this morning.

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