Archive for June, 2010
Marco Island, Florida – Tiger Tail Beach
Recently I went on a field trip to TigerTail Beach on Marco Island. This island sits on the southwest Florida coastline just north of the Everglades. Although I didn't really have that great of time on the field trip, the beach was quite interesting. There is a lagoon that people can wade it, collect seashells, snorkel (but no coral - just [...]
United States advances in miracle World Cup
As a huge soccer fan, I have seen many impressive victories, but probably none more sweet than for Landon Donovan of the U.S.A. World Cup Team. After a denied goal by a bad referee from Mali in U.S. vs. Slovenia, a win against Algeria was a must. The entire 90 minutes plus 4 minutes in injury time was an edge of your seat fast paced soccer match, [...]
World Cup Soccer 2010 South Africa
The World Cup Soccer 2010 in South Africa has been nothing less than dramatic. Most games have been refereed fairly well, but yes so many are still talking about the United States final would be goal against Slovenia giving them a better chance to advance to the next round. There are so many problems with this decision, the main one being that the [...]
Keywadin Island off of Marco Island, Florida
Drifting through the calm waters of the mangroves near Rookery Bay, standing on the shoreline were Great Egrets watching our boat pass as we watched Black Skimmer's pass. Our destination - Keywadin Island. We anchored on shore and took a trawl from one side of the island to the other. I've never been so informed about mangroves and plants [...]
Florida Championship Wrestling, Fort Myers
On June 18, 2010, Florida Championship Wrestling came to Fort Myers, Florida. It has been over 20 years since I have seen wrestling outside of the WWE. Sebring, Frostproof, and Immokalee used to host NWA wrestling with the likes of Rick Flair, Dusty Rhodes, and Barry Windham. Other cities hosted as well, these were the ones that were close to me. [...]
