Julio’s Musings Around Columbia County, New York

Chance to write a post categorized as Key Biscayne. It’s a yearly ritual during some part of August to come down to “Little Havana” and partake of the sun and beach. This year, surrounded by lots of “little folks” all making due in our condo near the warm Atlantic Ocean.
The long promised Starbucks finally opened though given the number of people I see durng my treks, I would not be surprised to see it on the “close” list in the near future.

Work is a distant memory now 5 days out of the last day in the office. The first few days it’s as though I had never left but now, who cares at least until the first day back.
The chaos I left behind will be there when I get back so nothing lost.

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Storm clouds forming in the distance on the way to a dive in the Florida Keys. This has become one of my favorite photos. I am sure it has much esthetic value which I will need someone more conversant with language to describe. A poet perhaps.

Back at the ranch, (this was taken during vacation) , perhaps the analogy is to the brewing storm where I currently work. The annual preparation for wackings are producing the budding rumour mill and angst they usually do at this time of year. Not angst on my part; I sleep like a baby; but in others that worry about such things.

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Ah, a distant memory as I write this entry from hip Northern Virginia. Mind you, I don’t miss the abysmal driving, constant anti-Castro rhetoric, profusion of Hummers (haven’t these folks heard or give a damn of global warming?). Makes you almost wish for a Category 6 hurricane to wash away all of the human made excesses.

Nevertheless, how can you argue with the tropical weather , the beautiful beaches, the numerous diving opportunities , the Cuban food (check out my Yelp Reviews on that)
As I plan my upcoming business trips to London England, Dublin Ireland and China , I will long for just one more moment on the sand, Till next time, I will have nothing more then these photos.

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A sliver of the Downtown Miami, Florida skyline. Pay particular attention to the cranes. This skyline has risen like summer weeds. Last year when I was here, many of the building were just cleared sites. No doubt has taken on a boom/bust cycle where we are currently in the bust portion. Many of the units in these still un-finished buildings (predominantly condos) had folks putting down a deposit with no intention other then a quick profit by flipping it in anticipation of constantly increasing prices. Now that prices are on a downward slope, these “flippers” either ante up a full purchase price or walk away and lose whatever deposit they may have made.

Tomorrow I return to another boom town but without the Bust - New York City.

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Oh, what a view! Looking towards Downtown Miami from the beach in Key Biscayne.
Of course, no view of Hummers and other overly large SUVs in this photo.
Florida, and Miami in particular haven’t yet gotten the memo of $3+ gas prices and Global warming. Too busy dealing with foreclosures and the
effects of the housing bust which is very pronounced in Florida and in Miami where speculation on new condo construction became a sport.

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