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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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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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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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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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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Killer Crabs in Cocoa Beach

KILLER CRABS IN COCOA BEACH!!!!

Not really LOL, Blue Crabs =) Great fishing on the west side of the road at Playalinda! "Catches of the Day" photos to come ...

Look to the west while driving down the road ...

Directions:

From Interstate 95, take State Road 406 exit at Titusville, Florida. After crossing the Indian River, take a right fork onto State Road 402 and continue east to the beach.

From Cocoa Beach, take Highway A1A north to State Road 528 and go west to State Road 3 and follow it north to State Road 402, then turn east (right).

Parking:

Parking is a fee per vehicle, per day, to enter Canaveral National Seashore.

Hours:

Hours for Canaveral National Seashore are 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Facilities:

Rest rooms and a visitor center.

For info on Blue Crabs

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Eddy Creek Gazebo Canaveral National Seashore Playalinda Beach

Canaveral National Seashore, Playalinda Beach, Eddy Creek Gazebo overlooking the beach entrance. This is such a scenic lunch area while enjoying the Florida sun, sand, and surf at Canaveral National Seashore. The Eddy Creek parking area has roughly twenty parking spots with easy access to the beach ramp. This is a family oriented spot with an awesome vista.

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Observatory Canaveral National Seashore

The Observatory at Canaveral National National Seashore, Florida is a mystery owned by NASA. The Observatory sits at the end of the drive-able road, just past parking area 13. We have asked several National Park Rangers about this structure and we get shaking heads and hands, nope, that belongs to NASA. We can still admire the building and wonder of its use.

Canaveral National Seashore is a full day trip of fun in the sun or come for a morning stroll down the beach. The sunrise view from this Florida east coast beach is spectacular. August 2019.

Canaveral National Seashore includes Playalinda Beach with access from Titusville and Apollo Beach north, access from New Smyrna Beach.

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Moon Landing 50th Anniversary Parade

Cocoa Beach Parade Celebrates the Apollo 11 Mission. The Parade kicked off the week long events calendar. A Golf Tournament honoring Alan Shepard, Pub Crawl through Cocoa Village, Celebration Dinner with Duran Duran, and many more scheduled.

View from Google Maps Satellite Cocoa Beach, Florida, City Hall Parade Route

Cape Kennedy, Florida July 16, 1969 at 9:32 am from Launch Pad 39A on the Saturn-V AS-506 rocket, the first lunar landing for Apollo took Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins for a ride on Apollo's 11th Mission. 

2019

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Bird Island and Bird Bay Cocoa Beach Pictures

Bird Island Cocoa Beach Pictures!

A Close-Up ...

Florida is a Birders Paradise

This was a cool little gathering of the clever birds we have here in and around Cocoa Beach, Florida. Chatting away, taking in the coolness of the breeze up high in the trees. What an extraordinary location for birding.

Listen to the Florida Bird Sounds we get to hear each day!

Ducks and Long-legged Wading Birds at Bird Bay here in Cocoa, Florida. I think the big bird here is a Limpkin. If anyone knows, be sure to comment =)

List of Florida Birds at Wikipedia

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Great VISIT FLORIDA Beach Walk

 

VISIT FLORIDA Beach Walk

Cocoa Beach Sunrise

Cocoa Beach anyone?

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Florida Relocation: Opossum and Raccoon

 

Opossum in Florida

 

Raccoon in Florida

The fun, creative, inspiring, and often playful natures of these two critters caused the need for relocation to a new area. These guys were digging their way through a community, visiting garages, yards, porches, and homes and wandering well away from their own habitats in the process. Happily they were taken back to their own homes safe and sound.

Find out more about Opossum and Raccoon in Florida

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Florida Alligator in Cocoa Beach

A smiling Florida Alligator here in Brevard County, near Cocoa Beach Florida. Long and strong ... about 4.5 feet guarding his territory from would be cameramen and woman.

Find out more about the Florida Alligator

and about Cocoa Beach, Florida here.

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Dragonflies on the Beachwalk

 If you look close at the picture of the vegetation here, you will see a few dragonflies ... there were at least a hundred flying around the walkway today at Canaveral National Seashore, Playalinda Beach, Florida. They are regular visitors to the parking areas here. You will also see a mix of Florida vegetation like Sea Oats, Saw Palmetto, and Sea Grapes.

What a tranquil place =)

For more info on Florida Dragonflies

Check out Cocoa Beach

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Florida Alligator

The Florida Alligator is alive, thriving, and well here in Cocoa Beach. Yes, you can see them along many of the roadsides in Brevard county (and in other parts of Florida as well). They dine on our turtles, waterfowl, wild boars, and basically whatever they can find that isn't running away (so keep your tennis shoes on =). Click for some great facts on the Florida Alligator. If you wanted Florida Gators (the football team, click here)

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The Smallest Catfish

I believe we found a fighter! This little guy pulled and jumped and acted just like it's "big boy" brothers out there. The smallest Catfish with the Biggest fight!

The best short reading on our Florida Saltwater Hardhead Catfish

Florida Saltwater Gafftopsail Catfish

Oh yes, they grow to be much bigger than this little guy ... bigger, slimier, and with a big spike on it's back (so be careful not to get stuck).

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