December 13, 2024
A quick trip to Puerto Rico
This week my partner and I went to San Juan, Puerto Rico for just 48 hours. She had work to do and I wanted to learn as much about what its like to be in Puerto Rico as possible in such a short amount
Philip Cardella
December 6
I'm so tired and depressed and it's my blog so I'll do what I want with it, lol
2024 was a bad year for all of us. I know that. You know that. For me, it included my dad spending over a month in
Thanksgiving? November 2024
The Annual Tree Lighting at Bayside Marketplace
Until relatively recently, the name Juila Tuttle was obscure in Miami's history. Tuttle recruited a hotel and locomotive magnate to extend his train line from Ft. Lauderdale down into what would become Miami in 1896, just about where the Miami River
A post about how local politics are impacting me.
I said there'd be more positive, fewer politics and above all a focus on what I myself experience. I didn't say NO politics, No negative stuff. Anyway, so about that election and about how Florida was already careening into a ditch. This was initially going to
Changes are here
With the fall here and a new presidential administration transitioning in, changes are also here for This Week in Florida. First, I'm planning to post here again after a long hiatus. As I explain in the updated "What is This Week in Florida" post, this new
Bugs of the Everglades
These are some of my favorite bugs in the Everglades images from 2024. I'm curious: which ones do you like? There are seven of them, so they form a grid. If the top left image of the blue dragonfly is row 1, column 1, then that one is
Florida gators and other reptiles of the Everglades
These are some of my favorite reptiles in the Everglades images from 2024. I'm curious: which ones do you like? There are nine of them, so they form a grid. If the top left image of the gator looking to the right of the camera view, mostly underwater,