Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Lan, how stupid can you get?

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“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” Albert Einstein. Corollary: Stupidity knows no bounds! And ever...
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Nasty, nasty Matthew!

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As expected, "category 4" hurricane Matthew is relentlessly moving toward Florida. This dude is really bad. He is preparing to mov...
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

I Might Drown!

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Sing with me! Chorus: Oh, no, don't let the rain come down Oh, no, don't let the rain come down Oh, no, don't let the rain ...
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Monday, October 3, 2016

You've Got To Be Kidding!

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Young man, you are telling me that there are many Burmese pythons in my Everglades ? May be more than 30,000 of them? And they are eating my...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Subway

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I bet you don't know this: 1. Submarine sandwiches have their origin in the United States. Really! That's what they say. They ori...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Insignificant!

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This photo was taken around high noon today. I was all by myself without any other Homo sapiens within a stone's throw. It's Novembe...
Saturday, October 31, 2015

Mom, Dad and Descendants...

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Here I am again... trying to resurrect from the ashes and blogging again. To close down this month, let me talk about my pet project for the...
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Friday, October 30, 2015

I AM ecstatic!

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No, I am NOT a person subject to mystical experiences (aka an ecstatic,) but I am just ecstatic! That prompted me to revive this blog after ...
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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Ochna unknowna

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This is so exquisite a flowering plant that I must talk about it here. I have this small plant for many years and always have the itch to kn...
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Friday, May 2, 2014

What's That?

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In my last blog , I did not identify the beautiful miniature bromeliad. Now it's the time to do that. It's "Tillandsia ionantha...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Pleopeltis polypodioides

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On the left side of this photo is the amazing "resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides.)" It looks wonderfully "green&quo...
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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Why Can't I?

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Now, why... why... why can I not grow lotus to be like this one here? This is again from my friend "tog" (The Opiniated Gardener) ...
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Sunday, March 9, 2014

Trader Joe's

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This is the location where the Borders Book Shop used to stand until it went bankrupt back in July of the year 2011. City Furniture moved in...
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Thunbergia ma non grandiflora

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This beautiful floral display never fails to get my attention a few times every year. Every time, I take a few snap shots, tuck them away an...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Herbarium

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Just when I thought I know about everything, my friend Larry, Palm biologist, Ph. D. taught me a new thing I did not know anything about: a ...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Long-jawed orb weaver

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My backyard is full of sticky webs. Navigating around, I need to be very careful not to destroy these homes built by spiders day in day out....
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Medusa Gorgon

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Wikipedia says, and I quote "Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning "rock" or "stone"; literally "w...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Zamia furfuracea

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Look at this beautiful plant classified as an endangered species. It's a cycad native to southeastern Veracruz state in eastern Mexico b...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Orchids Grow on Trees

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To clear up my mind, I took the time to return to Miami's Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden this morning. Here is a look that can calm o...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

I'm Back... Sort of...

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OK... Here is Miami Every Day trying to restart after a long, long, long, LONG sabbatical leave of absence. Actually, that is not entirely c...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Metropolis I

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This is a bird eye's view of Downtown Dadeland, from the 22nd floor of a unit in the Metropolis 1 condo, looking Northeasterly. Macy'...
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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Say A Prayer

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Six years ago, I was at the Church of the Little Flower , a beautiful Roman Catholic Church in Coral Gables. Here I am again, but this time,...
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Friday, March 15, 2013

Green Beer

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Although Saint Patrick's Day is not going to be until Saturday, March 17th, we in Miami can't wait so some streets in downtown Coral...
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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Orchids-A-Gogo

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Today is the third and last day of the Orchid festival in Miami's Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden at 10901 Old Cutler Rd, Coral Gables...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Monster Truck

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Would you want to ride in this truck? This is kind of a monster truck, which is a pickup truck body, modified and built with outrageously la...
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Saturday, February 16, 2013

French Two Horses

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Look what I saw today: a newly reincarnated French Citroën 2CV (French: "deux chevaux" i.e. "deux chevaux-vapeur [fiscaux].&q...
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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Edgard

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Totally unexpected, I attended a funeral today. It's a very sad thing, a funeral, and I always cry. I can't help it. It's just m...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Coconut Shrimp

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All of a sudden, I feel the urge of eating Cuban coconut shrimp! You want to know why? Look at this new drive through on the right hand side...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

My Kind of Cycle

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I can't resist to put this on line. This is a "oh so cute" bicycle fitted with a 2 or 4 Stroke Bicycle Engine. I am mighty tem...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

What the Heck!

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After a few restless nights, I have carefully thought that I feel worse stopping this blog cold turkey... A compromise is now in order... Al...
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Monday, January 21, 2013

Farewell...

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I feel bad not to honor the name of this blog "Miami Every Day..." It has become increasingly more difficult for me to daily updat...
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Freedom Tower

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This is the Freedom Tower as seen from NE 5th street, just West of Biscayne Boulevard. It was designed by Schultze and Weaver, and currently...
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Monday, November 5, 2012

TigerDirect

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In 2008, CompUSA went into liquidation and was purchased by Systemax. All CompUSA stores in Miami retained its name until now. Tigerdirect.c...
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Sunday, November 4, 2012

I'm Stumped

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I know this IS a Sabal causiarum. But when I look it up, a source I trust says this: "One of the most striking Sabal species is Sabal...
Saturday, November 3, 2012

Early Voting Line

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Today is the last day to cast a ballot early for the 4-year cycle general vote in the US. It's time to vote for the US president, which ...
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Friday, November 2, 2012

Vanuatu

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Here is a Veitchia spiralis, a species of flowering palm in the Arecaceae family. It is found natively only in Vanuatu, which is a remarkabl...
Thursday, November 1, 2012

The Haves

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Every four years, the US population votes for a president and it's that time again. Somehow, this year it's more subdue than four ye...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Scary Night!

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I took the photo of this banyan tree today. I wouldn't come here tonight for all the gold in China! Ever since a very young kid, I was t...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

A Taste of Almond

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It was a beautiful morning and the temperature was 63 degree Fahrenheit. As I promised to myself, I returned here , picked a dozen seeds, sa...
Monday, October 29, 2012

First Cold Front

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Finally, the first cold front arrived in Miami today. The morning was crisp and beautiful, my kind of weather. If you want to visit Miami an...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Saxy Lady

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Today is a very sad day! Once in a while, I must do the inevitable... come to a farewell party for a good friend. Juiene Purefoy, a wonderfu...
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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Hard Rock Cafe

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This is inside the Hard Rock Cafe of Miami downtown, at the Bay Side market place. It is crowded today and many of its employees dress up in...
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Friday, October 26, 2012

Boats and Boats

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This is how many, and I mean many, boats are stored in this Coconut Grove marina, just outside my favorite place to take friends when they v...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

61 Continental

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Here is another classic car encounter in South Miami, a 1961 Lincoln Continental. The owner told me he just sold it yesterday. I was too pol...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Sandy

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Miami got a surprise visit by Sandy. She is a late visitor and a minimal hurricane. Usually, Miami is out of danger from hurricanes by mid O...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Bistro Lyonnais

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Le Bouchon du Grove is a small French restaurant supposedly specialized in French's city of Lyon food. It is at the heart of Coconut Gro...
Monday, October 22, 2012

My Dream House

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Look at this beauty! This is a small but beautiful home right in the middle of Coconut Grove. I could get myself tucked in here and never wo...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

No Pole, Ma!

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I was in a very relaxing place in Miami called Matheson Hammock early today. This man is trying to catch fish using no fishing pole. It'...
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Ocean Drive

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Here is a look of Ocean Drive, a main tourist attraction on Miami Beach's South Beach. It's early Saturday morning but all parking s...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Lonely Lunch

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The US will vote for the next president next month and the political machinery is going full throttle. In the streets of Miami, I see more a...
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