Trend: Blogging Without Dates

Trend: Blogging Without Dates 

How would an online newspaper article from the 1970's be perceived today if presented as possibly current? The trend to blog social media advice without having a reference date attached is quite incredible. Articles on How to Spice Up Your MySpace were quite popular back in 2008 when MySpace was still a thing. What if their were no date? No reference for beginners or nostalgia recollection for seasoned users? A date marks a page out as history meant to remembered, studied, and learned from.

One suggestion is this trend might be occurring from "fear of loss" much like the receiving end of the technique utilized by advertisers in commercial spots. View these perfect people on this perfect beach, you are missing out. A "fear of loss" MLM (multi-level marketing) strategy, we will fill your first leg for you, all you need to do is recruit enough to fill up the second leg and you will be rolling in dough! Those signed up are afraid to "lose" the first leg and stay in paying a monthly fee for a product they do not use.

Maybe those who drop the date are afraid of viewer loss later on because readers enjoy current posts? Won't they be posting regularly for years to come? While the plan of many Internet posters is to do this forever, life happens. Maybe these deleter's of time and misdirector's of relevance know the day will come when the busy sector of living will take hold. It would be very strained to entertain the notion these date neglecting contributors were not technologically sound enough to notice the erasure of time but anything is possible.


Whether or not your content has date
and whether by choice or by folly
With this on your plate, black holes you create
ya leave readers swimming round like a mollie


12/1/2019
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Limpkin Florida Bird

Limpkin Florida Bird that takes up residence year round dining on apple snails and often traveling on foot in small groups limping along, hence the name.

These Limpkin live happily in Brevard County, Florida.

Find out more about Limpkins and check out the very sweet nests of the Limpkins and their young.

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Sendler Education Outpost Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Sendler Education Outpost is a beautiful sprawling area dedicated to environmental education programs. 

Scout troops, 4-H, class field trips, or other club, group, or organization  can book the pavilion and surrounding amenities for field oriented activities, marine studies, or habitat exploration. 

With over 500 species of wildlife and 7 distinct habitat types found at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, this location is perfect for the expanded refuge education program. 

The Sendler Education Outpost has restroom facilities, firepit with seating, picnic tables, exploration areas, and shore-line access.

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has a visitor center, Sendler Education Outpost, five hiking trails, two wildlife drives, two observation towers, and a manatee observation deck. Access to the refuge property and facilities are free.

North Brevard Business Directory explores options for Environmental Education at the
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Just wondering how many Teachers, Scout leaders, or other kids group coordinators have forgotten or never knew about these cool outdoor field trip style options! North Brevard Business Directory also has a listing, including location information, of Walking Trails, Wildlife Drives, and Observation Platforms in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Guided programs are free and available by appointment like Habitats are Homes, Manatee Mania, Sea Turtle, and Water Quality of the Lagoon.

Field equipment like binoculars, field guides, water quality testing materials, hand lenses, discovery scopes, microscopes, and seine nets are available for loan to Teachers with a required refundable deposit. Free teacher orientation packets are available to aid in your trip preparation.

For information regarding any of the Environmental Education programs at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge please contact Ranger Nancy Corona.
Phone: 321-861-0668
Email: Nancy_Corona@fws.gov
Address: P.O. Box 6504, Titusville, FL 32782 

US Fish and Wildlife Service Online PDF Brochure Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

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Kelly Slater in Life Size Bronze Cocoa Beach Florida

Kelly Slater in life size bronze. Natasha Drazich’s creation of the eleven time World Champion Surfer is located on A-1-A in Cocoa Beach for all to enjoy.

“Tomahawk Chop” Florida Surf Museum

Florida East Coast Surf Fishing Cocoa Beach Pier

Ron Jon Surf Shop Cocoa Beach Florida

Ron Jon Surf Shop Cocoa Beach Florida 520 and A-1-A under the rotating sign! 

Ron Jon Surf Shop the majestic icon stamped deeply into the coquina of Cocoa Beach's foundation. A 1959 concept emerged as a father explained simple capitalism to his son.  You want 1, buy 3, and sell 2 for a profit. This tale of the need for a surfboard is as iconic as the original Ron Jon Surf Shop in Ship Bottom, Long Island Beach, New Jersey.  

Ron DiMenna and John Spodofora opened the original Ron Jon's in 1961. In 1962, Ron Jon Surf Shop Canaveral Pier had arrived. 

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Shells Found on Florida's East Coast

Moon Snail, Coquina Clam, Calico Scallops, and Ark Shells!

This Sea Shell sign is located at the Eddy Creek oceanside gazebo area in Canaveral National Seashore, Playalinda Beach, Florida.

Moon Snails are an edible marine bivalve who stay hidden in the sand during sunlight hours. Moon Snails forage at night. They fit fully in their shell but are sizable out.

Coquina Clams are marine bivalve mollusks. The color wheel on Coquina Clams includes, pink, mauve, blue, yellow, and white. Found in the swash zone, the area where the water meets the land, Coquina Clams slightly submerge themselves in the wet sand. Coquina are small, edible saltwater clams.

Calico Scallops host lovely colors and pinkish hues. Calico Scallops live in deeper off-shore water but often are found along the shoreline. Calico Scallops are marine bivalve mollusks.

Ark Shells come from marine bivalve mollusks. They have a row of comb-like, interlocking teeth on the inner hinge and sometimes carry a hairy outer organic layer. Neat! Find Out More about Ark Shells at the Florida Museum University of Florida.

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Sea Robin Canaveral National Seashore

Sea Robin are a member of the Rock Fish family.

Sea Robins are found in warm saltwater, are scaly bottom fish, and also called Gurnard. Sea Robins have bony heads, colorfully patterned bodies, two dorsal fins, and can grow to 28 inches in length. Sea Robin mainly exist in the eastern Atlantic Ocean including Florida's East Coast, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea. 

On the Water for more about the Sea Robin and a surprise recipe.

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Snapping Turtle

Snapping Turtle

We found this Common Snapping Turtle travelling around between homes and ponds in Melbourne, Florida in September 2019.

Alligator Snapping Turtle vs Common Snapping Turtle from Brave Wilderness on YouTube

The Alligator Snapping Turtle

The Alligator Snapping Turtle has ridges along its shell, a forceful beak, and is the largest freshwater turtle in North America. Alligator Snapping Turtles can live to be 50-100 years old.

National Geographic on the Alligator Snapping Turtle

The Common Snapping Turtle has a much smoother shell, a forceful beak too but the Common Snapping Turtle can "snap" out in a "frog's tongue like" way where the Alligator Snapper can open its mouth much wider and not jut it out in a snap.

The Common Snapping Turtle can live from about 30 years in the wild to about 47 in captivity.  These reptiles are omnivores and live in north, central, and south United States.

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Advice From Nature, Your True Nature

We happened upon this very striking wooden sign hanging behind the chair in an office. Advice From The Ocean. Always thinking about fishing at the beach, we immediately thought of our Facebook group Florida East Coast Surf Fishing.

Your True Nature is an uplifting poetic site chock full of feel-good, empowering statements in the forms of large magnets, bookmarks, posters, T-shirts, notepads, wooden signs, books, stickers, greeting cards, and more. 

This is another favorite of ours from Your True Nature. Take a minute to browse all the animals, sunsets, scenery, and sayings and give yourself a smile.

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Turkey Vultures commonly known as Buzzards

Turkey Vultures are the most numerous and recognized vulture and are often referred to as Buzzards. Vultures are raptors.

Turkey Vultures nest on the ground under some sort of cover like thick vegetation, hollowed logs or shallow caves. They can be found year round in the southern United States with migrations into northern United States and Canada.

The unfeathered heads and dark brown or black tones on its feathers mark the Turkey Vultures features. The Turkey Vulture can grow to about 2 and a half feet tall with a 5 to 6 foot wingspan.

Turkey Vultures locate carrion by smell and sight. 

We found these wonderful raptors hanging out in Canaveral National Seashore Playalinda Beach, Brevard County, Florida Parking Area 8.

Visit National Geographic for more on Turkey Vultures.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian Florida

Hurricane Dorian's affect on Florida was not mainly physical destruction. Floridians watched and waited ... then waited, and waited some more while the storm held over the Bahamas. Only a few thousand in Florida lost power at all and power was restored very quickly. The winds and surf battered the coast. We lost many Sea Turtle eggs to the waves exposure. The silver lining here is just how many more eggs were actually laid this year compared to prior years. The numbers laid were great, nature will even itself out if need be.

Florida Today

The biggest difference I noticed with Hurricane Dorian compared to other nervous Hurricanes was the people. Floridian reaction was skewed this time. People rattled the News and Weather Stations with their comments, emails, and complaints to a point I have never seen before (I'm 54 and was born in Florida). 

Channels 2, 6, and 9 are central Florida's local news channels. Hurricane Dorian was not a stable, usual, normal, run of the mill type Hurricane. The charts were everywhere, the Hurricane planes didn't even get to check the storm a few times due to plane issues (once, the windshield cracked or whatever a windshield is called in a plane), so they "guessed" at the numbers, the conditions were not favorable at first for this storm to gain Hurricane strength, in short, Hurricane Dorian wasn't supposed to meteorologic-ally exist. Dorian was danger close to Florida and tracks were iffy for a long while. Weathermen report the weather but tracks change, forecasts come and go.

Eric Burris and Tony Mainolfi from channel 2 were apparently being inundated by negative nellies and neds via comments and email. So much in fact that I had to turn it off because I couldn't watch them being so upset anymore by it all. Florida was relentless. This same scenario was happening at news 9.

I began watching channel 6 with Troy Bridges (this coverage went on for more than a week mind you, with 24 hour news and weather for about three days straight). Troy Bridges kept his cool with all the nonsense tweets, emails, comments, and calls for regular programming. Kudos for cool under immense negativity Mr. Bridges.

The other weathermen just were not prepared for such an inundation of nasty I think. Floridians do not usually fault the messengers to such a harsh degree. Yes, Floridians are known to complain about the heat, humidity, and if in Central Florida, the traffic, but not so harshly as what happened during Hurricane Dorian. Eric Burris is a joy to everyone he meets and we Floridians bombarded him with ugly. While I was not party to the spew, this is one Floridian who wishes to say "I'm sorry it happened to you".

While most Floridians did not get their homes destroyed or people killed like in the Bahamas, and most Floridians did not get flooded, lose power, property or belongings, Floridians lost their ability to watch regularly scheduled programming on a few stations. THIS they complain about?  Just give it some thought if you get time or patience.

Time for a little levity, This is what Floridians are usually known for ...

Of course, it wouldn't be Florida without the Hurricane Memes

Find More Hurricane Memes at Heavy.com

Florida East Coast Surf Fishing Made a Meme Video

The storm was a slow mover, people make light of Hurricanes "Before" they come in hopes they don't destroy and kill along the way. The destruction in the Bahamas is unfathomable, severely sad, and leaves me at a loss for words other than Prayer for the survivors to find strength, healing, and future life as they rebuild. Praying too for those in South and North Carolina. In Jesus Name, Amen.

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Hurricane Dorian Emergency Information

Links to Gain Hurricane Dorian Specifics and Emergency Information

Google Map Hurricane Dorian

Emergency Information Florida Disaster

Google Map Crisis Centers Shelter Map 

Find A Shelter Near You

Google Public Alerts Page w/Twitter Feed

Hurricane Dorian information from the National Hurricane Center

Florida Division of Emergency Management County Emergency Management contacts

Georgia Emergency Management Hurricane Dorian

Twitter Feed Hurricane Dorian Topic

Gas Buddy Dorian Live Updates Gas Availability

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Double Rainbows Now the Norm

Melbourne, Florida Aug. 2019

What's up with Double Rainbows being the rule instead of the exception? Double Rainbows are now the norm. Fascinating! 

A Double Rainbow occurs when sunlight passes through a raindrop, the bended light (refraction) reflects off the back, and bends again, twice in the raindrop. The Double comes from two different reflective angles. The longer red waves are found at the top of the rainbow and the shorter blue waves complete the bottom of the first rainbow. The second or double is reversed, instead of the name Roy. G. Biv, (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet), it gets weird, Vib G. Yor.

Melbourne, Florida Aug. 2019

MrMBB333, we watch him on YouTube, has commented on many of his videos that Double Rainbows seem to be the norm now. I agree with his recollection of when "we" were young not seeing many doubles. Kids were just outside a lot more often in the day and a double rainbow was not the norm. His Twitter status is full of Double rainbow pictures sent in from viewers. Give his site a visit, very informative and he has an awesome calendar! Your Earth Watchman, MrMBB333.

Melbourne, Florida Aug. 2019

Cafe Press has a T-shirt available with an easy explanation. "It means the raindrops are the right size for the sunlight to reflect within them twice before emerging at different angles." OMG,Science.

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Truck Stops in Brevard County Florida: Pilot Flying J and Truck Stops of America

Just off I-95, exit 202, 1101 Friday Road, Flying J #1096 Cocoa is the 29th Florida location for Flying J Travel Centers. 

Truck stops are few and far between once truckers venture into Florida. The closest full service truck stop from Cocoa is the TA (Truck Stops of America) in Vero Beach on I-95. 

The Vero Beach TA has a full service restaurant, Country Pride open from 6 am to 11 pm, with 24/7/365 roadside and in-bay truck service. The TA has been around a long time and knows what "full-service" means. 

The only full service Pilot Flying J Truck Stop in Florida is 950 SR 206 W, St. Augustine. 

Flying J #1096 Cocoa, Florida

While this post may seem "off the grid" of Cocoa Beach Pictures, the "Useful Pot" that is the Flying J Travel Center may be a bear necessity, shower, sleep, eat it and beat it style truck stop, the service it offers to our truck drivers is indeed priceless. 

Flying J #1096 Cocoa, Florida

There are 14 fueling positions, eight diesel lanes, 89 truck parking spaces, 10 $15 a night, single-width Semi prime parking spaces, Diesel Mobile Fueling, 7 showers, 8 CAT Scales, check cashing, public laundry, Western Union, Wi-Fi, and ATM. 

The consistent review states cleanliness is the rule at this Flying J locale. Welcoming service and homey selection. Check the Pilot Flying J website here for availability and to reserve prime spaces.

Flying J #1096 Cocoa, Florida

The Flying J has its usual truck stop selection of items truckers need like straps, lights, and radios. Food choices include a full menu Wendy's, Cinnabon, pizza, hot soup, cold sandwiches, delicious coffee, beverages, and salads.

Flying J #1096 Cocoa, Florida

Find other Flying J Travel Centers and Truck Stop locations in Florida. Visit Allstays. 

ALLSTAYS

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Sometimes Wildlife Cams Take the Best Pictures

We set up our Hunting Game Trail Cameras in several locations throughout Brevard County, Florida. The back woods adjacent to Upper St. Johns Marsh came out with the best Wildlife Cam Pictures. Just an overgrown, reclaimed cow pasture really that now has a new St. Johns Parkway running right through the middle of it. What a trade-off, thanks to Brevard County ... I guess they needed a new road. At least these 2018 photos are still alive and well.

A feeder and hunting stand set-up about a mile off a dirt road in West Melbourne, Florida.

Florida Deer and Wild Turkeys

The diversity of Florida's Wildlife runs about 700 vertebrate land and freshwater species. 

The five most deadly of Florida's Wildlife include the American Alligator, Water Moccasin, Florida Panther, Mosquito's as they transfer disease, and the non-indigenous Burmese Python. Read More at News-Press.

These pictures were taken in a field you could categorize as a Florida Scrub, Marsh, or Pine land with standing water for part of the year, sandy loam soil, wooded grass land, no mangroves but palms, oak,  maple, and pine trees.

Other Florida ecosystems include Mangroves, Scrub, Pine lands, Freshwater Swamp or Marshes, Dunes, and Coral Reefs. The USGS has more on Florida Ecosystems.

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