Weather: low 74 degrees, high 89 degrees, partly cloudy skies
There was a threat of rain early this morning, and it sprinkled very lightly while I was walking. The rain was so light that I could have walked in it all day and not gotten wet. As the day went on, the rain threat eased, and the skies cleared somewhat. The humidity is still hanging on, but hey, this is Florida.
We visited Carolyn's mother and listened as she talked about her childhood and growing up in Georgia. Carolyn is taking every opportunity to ask her questions about relatives who have passed on so she can fill gaps in her family history. My mother used to talk about her childhood growing up in Alabama, but the last few years of her life were affected by Alzheimer's Disease. Our older folks are filled with all kinds of information about the past, if we can get them to talk. It's too bad I didn't help with the family history search sooner than I did.
The RV park where we're staying has cable TV as part of their service, but it is iffy at best. Every time we have a little rain shower, the cable TV goes out. Then, when it comes back, it is usually so fuzzy that it looks like reception from a bad TV antenna. Our cable has been out for three days, but we don't have to depend on it. Instead, we use our satellite dish to get a better picture with more choices. We started satellite TV service about 11 years ago when we were living in Bay City, Texas, for all the classic reasons that people dislike cable TV companies. Bad reception, bad service, high prices, etc. I can't imagine using a cable company again.
When we were living in Ocala, a landmark was The Brahma Restaurant, located on South Pine Street. At that time, it was probably the best place to eat in Ocala. They had a distinctive image of a Brahma Bull in front of the restaurant.
At one time, the bull representation was a bigger than life statue, located between the restaurant and highway. The bull had some distinctive features that mischievous kids used to paint different colors. Eventually, the bull was moved to the roof, where the pranks stopped. Oh, and the features that were painted were not the hump. It was interesting to drive by the restaurant and see what color the referenced parts were. It's funny the things I remember.
Like many things that have changed in Ocala, The Brahma Restaurant is gone, bulldozed in the name of progress. Sigh!
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Boston, Massachusetts: The City Of Notions
Not all who wander are lost.
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