Angie and I are RVing fulltime in our 2006 Monaco Knight 40PLQ. I work full time as a web programmer, and Ang works full time taking care of me :-). Thanks for reading our stuff.
As much of a geek that I am, it is surprising how uninterested I am in my cell phone. The only reason it is being mentioned is because that span of time, that sometimes seems forever, has reached its end, and renewal is upon us.
I got a new cell phone.
I think for normal people, that two years takes forever. For others, the cell phone contract is a span of time that will never occur because they trade their phones in so often that they owe 14 years to cover that crappy phone they have now. For me, those two years go by in a blur, and I usually get a new phone because I am at the Verizon kiosk getting a new headset or something.
I didn't have to suffer through the arctic chill for too long. Florida came back today - the winds died down, and the chill left the air. The best part was that it was nice enough to stand out back and enjoy another amazing sunset.
But today was about more than warmth and nice sunsets - today was Malabar's first birthday! I think Ang wanted to invite the other little doggie neighbors over, maybe rent one of those blow-up jumpy houses, themed party hats and such, but we settled on celebrating with a blog entry ![]()
I want my Florida back! I had to wear sweats today
Last night it turned cold. Wind blowing, rain drops, coldness. There is some kind of wrong mixed in there.

It could be because I wasted an entire day yesterday. Maybe the Weather Gads were paying me back for such an unproductive day. I had every intention of wasting the day away by doing some work, working on a couple of my other sites that are in development, and maybe having a beer or two. It didn't happen. Instead, I had to rescue my DirecTV dish that blew over.
Yesterday, Ang and I celebrated our first full year as fulltimers! A full year. 12 months. 365 days... of living in a 400 square foot, diesel huffing, climate controlled, fully connected, comfortable, rolling home. A year without a house/property tax payment. A year of being liberated from a household of stuff. A year of being with the one I love, meeting the greatest people, and seeing some of this beautiful country of ours.
It has been a full year, and quite a busy one. I think a full summary would take way too much time and space, so I thought I would summarize in pictures. Click to see where the year went...
Five weeks at Sun N Fun. Five weeks. When you are use to moving every two weeks or so, five weeks feels like licking your way all the way down to the tootsie roll center when you are use to two licks and a full bite.
Sun N Fun was just fine. We met a lot of really cool people, did lots of things in the area, effortlessly got our mail, and found new and exciting ways to enjoy pool-side cheeseburgers and beers. It was also a great place to try out my new Dri Wash N Guard waterless car wash product, because the trees were constantly crying sap all over our vehicles.
We left Sun N Fun on Monday morning and drove the excruciating 45 minutes to Ft. Desoto County Park, just outside of St. Petersburg. Last year we drove through the park at the suggestion of Damien and Michelle, and we knew we had to stay here. We ended up making reservations way in advance. There is a very good reason this place fills up so fast...