tadbart Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I drove down to Key West Sunday morning, and left early this morning. Ate like a king at El Siboney on Stock Island. Drank like a tourist at all our favorite Duval Street hangouts. Got to watch three pretty spectacular sunsets at Mallory Square. Rented kayaks and spent the afternoon tooling around the mangroves looking at nurse sharks, snappers, urchins, sea cucumbers, and sponges. There's a Naval Air Station just up the road from Key West. Highlights this trip were the T-45 Goshawk (I think Bunk22 used to fly those), of course the Super Hornets, a C-130, a Sikorsky SeaHawk, and an absolute monster in the air, a C-17 Globemaster. Kinda neat to see the Goshawks flying around. Nowhere near as fear-inspiring as the F/A-18s, but the next generation of Naval Aviators were getting in some good time this week. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Well then. I hope y'all were slogging and slaving away at work while I was getting drunk and having a blast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXUSMC Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Key West is just a quirky, cool place to visit... thought Hawaii was laid back until I stopped in Key West. It was our last port call on a cruise. Cancun and Cozumel were indistinguishable and dull, but Key West was unique, with something of interest around every corner. Enjoyed the Mel Fisher treasure museum. Neat bars. Local "characters" everywhere. Would love to go back. Years ago, there was a weekly TV show in prime time called "Key West". I thought it actually captured some of the vibe of the Keys. Lasted one season, but the cast was decent, and the plots not too transparent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 7 hours ago, tadbart said: I hope y'all were slogging and slaving away at work while I was getting drunk and having a blast. I did both! Win / win! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huski92 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 We worked. You had fun. I love that town. Been many times. Music, food, drinkGot to love it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 TXUSMC, there definitely are locally famous characters there. 6-toed cats over at Hemingway's, street roosters, and easily half a dozen recognizable local characters. Lots of folks you meet there have really cool stories about how they were making it in the financial world elsewhere, got tired, said "Screw it," moved to KW and opened a kayak rental or tiki bar, and have never been happier or wealthier. Fun town. I hope you guys get to go back and enjoy it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 20 hours ago, tadbart said: ... the T-45 Goshawk (I think Bunk22 used to fly those), of course the Super Hornets ... Two fine McDonnell Douglas products. Good that you enjoyed yourself, amigo. Now, get back to work sticking needles in people's arms. Did you bring home the obligatory tourist conch shell? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Definitely already planning to spend more time on the water next year watching the Navy guys fly around. Saw a couple conchs while kayaking, but the game warden frowns on harvesting those things. I'll be back to work this weekend. I did the math- I have less than 70 shifts left as an RN. Half stoked, half scared shitless, half ready for a change. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 How are your yak scrotum harvesting skills? Rabbi can use a technical expert in his movies. I believe that you cannot have a conch with the little squishy animal inside, but empty shells are all right, no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 I'd prefer the squishy animal to the shell. One is nice to look at, the other goes great with some cornmeal batter, scallion, and beer. No movie career for me. I see far too many scroti (scrotums? scrotii?) as it is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I believe that scrota is the plural for scrotum if it is derived from Latin. Being conversant in all things scrotum, Rabbi will know for sure. Don't turn down the lucrative movie deal hastily. He can arrange for you to meet Miss Piggy and other Hollywood starlets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 The older I get, the idea of meeting starlets impresses me less and less. See recent thread on Avoiding Women at all Costs. The Tits to Trouble ratio is rarely in our favor. Another friend has a Rockwell Commander. He was gonna fly down from Central FL for lunch, but a 5mm kidney stone derailed those plans. He should be back in the game next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Nice aircraft. 5mm is a big one. If you are avoiding wimmins, perhaps Rabbi can hook you up with Bullwinkle. He knows all of the big stars. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 25 minutes ago, tous said: I believe that scrota is the plural for scrotum if it is derived from Latin. Scroti. A plethora of scroti... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, tous said: Nice aircraft. 5mm is a big one. If you are avoiding wimmins, perhaps Rabbi can hook you up with Bullwinkle. He knows all of the big stars. No way, man. I hear he's hung like a moose. The plane is great. It's almost as old as we are, but in much better shape. been on a few local trips, and it's a blast for about the first 3 hours. I'm trying to convince him he needs a Beaver on floats. Yeah, a 5mm pebble on the ground is no big deal. in your eye, or your ureter, different story altogether! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaBud Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 was it time for Fantasy Fest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 2 hours ago, BamaBud said: was it time for Fantasy Fest? I watch Fantasy Fest every year. It's interesting that given the large spike in the population at that time, the second greatest result is, aged and "lengthy" relaxed bosoms being displayed in unusual and uninhibited fashion. It is like hours of glimpses of fine developing pulchritude, interspersed with moments of shear eye wrenching punishment. I make sure to witness it every year, the week prior to Halloween. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 25 minutes ago, janice6 said: I watch Fantasy Fest every year. It's interesting that given the large spike in the population at that time, the second greatest result is, aged and "lengthy" relaxed bosoms being displayed in unusual and uninhibited fashion. It is like hours of glimpses of fine developing pulchritude, interspersed with moments of shear eye wrenching punishment. I make sure to witness it every year, the week prior to Halloween. They should be careful with those things. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I watched one old lady thoroughly inebriated and wearing only a light top and a G string, walk up to a camera, grab ahold of one very large and long breast then wave it at the camera while laughing hysterically. About the same time a cop put his arm around her shoulder and gently turned her away from the camera, while explaining why that wasn't the right thing to do at that particular time. She appeared embarrassed, covered up, and departed. She left all her viewers in total shock and dismay at the ravages of time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Huaco Kid said: Scroti. A plethora of scroti... A plethora you say. "What is a plethora?" 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 10 hours ago, BamaBud said: was it time for Fantasy Fest? Nope! That's in October. Went last year. Yes, there's a pic floating around on the interwebz of me in a pink tutu and matching local EMS breast cancer awareness shirt. FF is an absolute BLAST. Leave your inhibitions in Miami. Fuggit, ya only live once. May as well have a little anonymous fun with the freaks at least once. I'd go back again in a heartbeat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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