It was a normal quiet winter week in Destin. There were no major news stories to report. But Sunshine Cindy and I did get out and about a little. Friday was my off day so I ran a few errands in the morning. I stopped in at Payne Chiropractic Center for an adjustment then I went to Barbary Coast for a haircut. The talk in Barbary Coast was how it seems like everyone is sick around town. It really has been bad this year.
Friday evening we had a Parrot Head meeting at O’Quigley’s. A big crowd was there to raise money for charity and to have fun. Charley and his staff took good care of everyone. I know we helped boost his sales on a normally slow winter day.
While at O’Quigley’s Sunshine Cindy and I gave our friend Bobby a gift for his birthday that was the next day. Bobby was right with me all season watching and rooting on the Browns. Cindy and I got him a Browns jersey for his birthday. He was thrilled and wore it the entire time at O’Quigley’s! So next season there will be two Browns jersey’s in Destin!!!
After the meeting we stopped at The American Legion. Judie and Kelly were going there for Karaoke. We hung out with them for a while before heading home.
Saturday the crew painting the house was there to pressure wash and to start the painting. We are having the house painted a deep dark blue. It is very beachy looking. It’s going to be great. In the afternoon we headed to Landshark as I have been craving one of their pizza’s. There was a good crowd in Landshark with some locals there. Pop’s, Jenn, Turtle, Tommy as well as a few others were enjoying the afternoon. The pizza was great and the atmosphere was nice and relaxing.
Destin is such a cool small town and it was never more evident than at Landshark. A local named Scott was there but came back in when he couldn’t find his credit card. They looked around the bar but could not find it. Later Paige came in to start her shift behind the bar and saw the card in the ice well. It had fallen in somehow. Pop’s had Scott’s number and tried calling him but didn’t get an answer. Paige said he lives a few doors down from me so she left to take it to his house. That is something you don't see in too many places but Destin tries to take care of its own.
Speaking of Paige…The Northwest Florida Daily News named her Bartender of the Month. They had a nice write-up about her too. Congratulations Paige!
Sunday we never left the house as it rained all day. It was a nice lazy day!
Some happenings around town…In Fort Walton Beach a few things are going on. The Landmark Center downtown is supposed to once again re-start construction. This project across from Publix was stopped in early 2017 due to an undisclosed fiber optic cable that was cut. This project has started and stopped a few times. Maybe now it will move forward.
Also in downtown Fort Walton Beach the old Staff’s restaurant and bar are reopening. Docie’s Dock bar is now reopened. Some of the old family has brought back the Docie’s name and they are trying to recreated the feel of the original. And soon a German restaurant will open in the restaurant space. I will have to check out Docie’s and see how it matches up with the original.
Last but not least the new restaurant on the island at The Boardwalk will be announced in March. This is replacing The Black Peal.
The big event this weekend is Super Bowl Sunday. Sunshine Cindy and I will probably just watch it from home this year. Other than that not much else going on this week. See ya next Monday.
Destin Steve
Monday, January 29, 2018
Monday, January 22, 2018
This and That…
I try not to write about the weather too often. In Destin our weather is pretty predictable except for the occasional (hopefully very occasional) hurricane. But this week saw us go from winter to spring in three days. Wednesday morning we had freezing rain and ice that shut down Brooks Bridge. By Saturday we were back up to almost 70 degrees. BTW…I like 70 degrees better!
I actually tried to get to work on Wednesday. Travel was okay right up to the point where I got to Brooks Bridge. I heard there was an accident on the bridge but traffic was moving. Just as I got half way up the bridge traffic stopped. After sitting there for about 15 minutes the police came down the bridge and turned us around as they were officially shutting the bridge down.
So now as I headed back to Destin I worried they had shut down the Destin bridge. I would have been stuck in no-man’s land if that happened. The Destin bridge was slippery but it was open and I made across without a problem. They opened Brooks Bridge about 9 am but I had an eye doctor appointment in Destin at 10:45 so there was no use in going in for just an hour.
Sunshine Cindy took me to my appointment since they were going to dilate my eyes. All went well with the appointment and we headed off for lunch at Brotula’s. It was still very cold and windy. Every time someone opened the door to the restaurant an artic breeze blew in. Well the beer stayed very cold. We had a good lunch and headed home.
Friday night after work we headed to World of Beer for happy hour and some food. As I wrote about a couple weeks ago, they have adjusted their pricing and it is now affordable to go eat and drink there. And needless to say, they have a huge selection of beers to choose from. We are enjoying going there. After we left we stopped in at The American Legion for Karoke night. Tony was at the bar. Robin was there too. Amber was behind the bar taking good care of everyone. We hung out for a while before heading home.
Saturday night our friend from our old neighborhood, Beth invited us to have dinner. She also invited Wayne and another neighbor Sue. She cooked a great meal and it was nice catching up on the goings on in the old neighborhood.
Sunday morning was a glorious day. I took Chaos for her walk. Back home we went out the back where she went after squirrels while Sunshine Cindy and I had breakfast. It was warm enough for me to take my shirt off for a while to get some sun and vitamin D. We thought about going out to watch the NFL championship games. We planned to join Jan and Loujean at KC’s Tapworks in Fort Walton Beach but as the day went on we got lazy and decided to stay home. Neither team we wanted to win did. I guess my old Browns curse carries over to other teams as well.
I seldom agree with the actions of the Destin City Council but they are finally doing something I can get behind them on. Destin is one of the few cities in the area that you can’t buy alcohol in stores on Sunday until 1 PM. You can go to a restaurant or bar and get a drink but you can’t get it at Publix or Beach Liquor till after 1. The city is getting close to approving an ordinance that only prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages between 4-7 am each day including Sunday. This makes a lot of sense. I hope it happens.
Around town several changes are taking place. I had wrote a couple weeks ago about Lucky’s Rotten Apple taking over the old Tipsy Pig in downtown Ft. Walton Beach. That was very short lived as there is now a big “For Lease” sign in front of that building. I don’t know what happened there.
On the island the Ramada Inn is remodeling their entrance. It is all tore up right now with construction equipment all over the place.
Back in Destin the Waffle House across from the harbor is back open. I guess they were just doing some remodeling of the place. I also heard the old building that used to house Popeye’s and Arby’s behind Goodwill has been sold. No word on what is going in yet as they are keeping that a secret.
Back when the old Tipsy Turtle was going strong, the land was owned by a guy named Tim. He had a couple of houses on the land on the bluff. He ran a pontoon and jet ski rental. He sold a big chunk of the land to Johnny to build Tailfins. He still had some land and a house next to Tailfins. I am now hearing he sold that land to Dewey Destin and some others. It does not surprise me. I ran into Tim at the post office last year and he said there is so much activity down on the harbor now they can’t enjoy the house on weekends so it does not surprise me he would sell it. I will be curious to see what comes of that land.
And last but not least…speaking of the old Tipsy Turtle…our friend Matt who was the main bartender there is coming back to Destin and as he put it, “coming out of retirement.” He told me he is going to be working at The Boathouse when they open back up. We can’t wait to see Matt again. He is crazy but a good guy.
This Friday the parrot heads will be meeting at O’Quigley’s across from the Commons at 5:30 pm. Come out and “Party with a Purpose” as we raise money for local charities. Last year we donated over $18,000 to local charities.
See ya next Monday!
Destin Steve
I actually tried to get to work on Wednesday. Travel was okay right up to the point where I got to Brooks Bridge. I heard there was an accident on the bridge but traffic was moving. Just as I got half way up the bridge traffic stopped. After sitting there for about 15 minutes the police came down the bridge and turned us around as they were officially shutting the bridge down.
So now as I headed back to Destin I worried they had shut down the Destin bridge. I would have been stuck in no-man’s land if that happened. The Destin bridge was slippery but it was open and I made across without a problem. They opened Brooks Bridge about 9 am but I had an eye doctor appointment in Destin at 10:45 so there was no use in going in for just an hour.
Sunshine Cindy took me to my appointment since they were going to dilate my eyes. All went well with the appointment and we headed off for lunch at Brotula’s. It was still very cold and windy. Every time someone opened the door to the restaurant an artic breeze blew in. Well the beer stayed very cold. We had a good lunch and headed home.
Friday night after work we headed to World of Beer for happy hour and some food. As I wrote about a couple weeks ago, they have adjusted their pricing and it is now affordable to go eat and drink there. And needless to say, they have a huge selection of beers to choose from. We are enjoying going there. After we left we stopped in at The American Legion for Karoke night. Tony was at the bar. Robin was there too. Amber was behind the bar taking good care of everyone. We hung out for a while before heading home.
Saturday night our friend from our old neighborhood, Beth invited us to have dinner. She also invited Wayne and another neighbor Sue. She cooked a great meal and it was nice catching up on the goings on in the old neighborhood.
Sunday morning was a glorious day. I took Chaos for her walk. Back home we went out the back where she went after squirrels while Sunshine Cindy and I had breakfast. It was warm enough for me to take my shirt off for a while to get some sun and vitamin D. We thought about going out to watch the NFL championship games. We planned to join Jan and Loujean at KC’s Tapworks in Fort Walton Beach but as the day went on we got lazy and decided to stay home. Neither team we wanted to win did. I guess my old Browns curse carries over to other teams as well.
I seldom agree with the actions of the Destin City Council but they are finally doing something I can get behind them on. Destin is one of the few cities in the area that you can’t buy alcohol in stores on Sunday until 1 PM. You can go to a restaurant or bar and get a drink but you can’t get it at Publix or Beach Liquor till after 1. The city is getting close to approving an ordinance that only prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages between 4-7 am each day including Sunday. This makes a lot of sense. I hope it happens.
Around town several changes are taking place. I had wrote a couple weeks ago about Lucky’s Rotten Apple taking over the old Tipsy Pig in downtown Ft. Walton Beach. That was very short lived as there is now a big “For Lease” sign in front of that building. I don’t know what happened there.
On the island the Ramada Inn is remodeling their entrance. It is all tore up right now with construction equipment all over the place.
Back in Destin the Waffle House across from the harbor is back open. I guess they were just doing some remodeling of the place. I also heard the old building that used to house Popeye’s and Arby’s behind Goodwill has been sold. No word on what is going in yet as they are keeping that a secret.
Back when the old Tipsy Turtle was going strong, the land was owned by a guy named Tim. He had a couple of houses on the land on the bluff. He ran a pontoon and jet ski rental. He sold a big chunk of the land to Johnny to build Tailfins. He still had some land and a house next to Tailfins. I am now hearing he sold that land to Dewey Destin and some others. It does not surprise me. I ran into Tim at the post office last year and he said there is so much activity down on the harbor now they can’t enjoy the house on weekends so it does not surprise me he would sell it. I will be curious to see what comes of that land.
And last but not least…speaking of the old Tipsy Turtle…our friend Matt who was the main bartender there is coming back to Destin and as he put it, “coming out of retirement.” He told me he is going to be working at The Boathouse when they open back up. We can’t wait to see Matt again. He is crazy but a good guy.
This Friday the parrot heads will be meeting at O’Quigley’s across from the Commons at 5:30 pm. Come out and “Party with a Purpose” as we raise money for local charities. Last year we donated over $18,000 to local charities.
See ya next Monday!
Destin Steve
Monday, January 15, 2018
Football Sunday in Destin
Sunshine Cindy and I went to Landshark Pizza on Sunday to watch some football. We didn’t know if anyone would be there since the Packers are out of the playoffs. We got there in the third quarter of the Jags/Steelers game and the place was packed. Donny and Bob were at the bar so we joined them. We were all rooting for the Jags. It was an exciting game with the Jags holding on for the win. If I can’t have the Browns winning any games the next best thing is the Steelers losing…at home…in the playoffs!
As the sad Steeler fans were leaving a big crowd of Saints fans were coming in the second game against the Vikings. Sunshine Cindy was conflicted on who to root for. She loves the Saints but being from Minnesota she also likes the Vikings. She cheered on the Vikings but would have been okay with a Saints win. But they didn’t win and lost the game on the last play. It was a 61 yard pass for a touchdown. One of those plays that you can’t believe you just saw. The bar went from rocking to silent in about 5 seconds after that play.
It seemed like all the locals were out for the games. Tommy joined us for a while. Kerby was there and we talked with him to catch up on what he has been doing. There were a bunch of others we saw and said hi to. The small town feel of Destin was in full force.
I do have to mention this lady who was a Saints fan who SCREAMED during the entire game. It was a high pitch SCREAM that seemed to never stop. “Drew…Drew…Drew…” was SCREAMED over and over and over…you get the idea. She was even SCREAMING during freaking half time about what, I don’t know. Man she was annoying.
This past week saw Sunshine Cindy and I at O’Quigley’s on Wednesday for a Parrot Head board meeting. The ground work for the year was laid out.
Thursday I stopped at Crab Island Cantina on the way home for some takeout. I got wings and their Cantina Dip. Man their food is great. Friday we took Chaos for her yearly checkup at Airport Road Vet. Chaos is in perfect health I am glad to say. She even lost a few pounds due to all the running she does. Friday night was our first Parrot Head meeting of the new year at Landshark. Jan played for us and a good sized crowd had a good time.
The next phase of our house remodeling is going to start this week. We are having the entire outside of the house painted. It will look great when it is done.
Around town the Waffle House across from the harbor is closed. I don’t know if it going to be remodeled or if it is closed permanently. They have finally started to tear down the old Funky’s Blues Shack and will be building an Autozone there. And we see the construction on the empty lot next to ABC liquor is going to be a carwash. As I always say, the Atlanta-facation of Destin continues with buildings going up on any empty lot.
Helen Back on the island is closed for renovations. But our friends who live on the island tell me the word on the street is they won’t be reopening. Stay tuned…
Rockin Taco at the Boardwalk on the island was featured on the Travel Channel’s “Food Paradise” show. Our friend John Perry who is the GM had a big part in the show. Watching the show makes us want to get back to Rocking Taco soon! We like it there but have not been there for some time. Time to get back.
Have a great week. Hopefully it will start to warm up around the country. See ya next Monday.
Destin Steve
As the sad Steeler fans were leaving a big crowd of Saints fans were coming in the second game against the Vikings. Sunshine Cindy was conflicted on who to root for. She loves the Saints but being from Minnesota she also likes the Vikings. She cheered on the Vikings but would have been okay with a Saints win. But they didn’t win and lost the game on the last play. It was a 61 yard pass for a touchdown. One of those plays that you can’t believe you just saw. The bar went from rocking to silent in about 5 seconds after that play.
It seemed like all the locals were out for the games. Tommy joined us for a while. Kerby was there and we talked with him to catch up on what he has been doing. There were a bunch of others we saw and said hi to. The small town feel of Destin was in full force.
I do have to mention this lady who was a Saints fan who SCREAMED during the entire game. It was a high pitch SCREAM that seemed to never stop. “Drew…Drew…Drew…” was SCREAMED over and over and over…you get the idea. She was even SCREAMING during freaking half time about what, I don’t know. Man she was annoying.
This past week saw Sunshine Cindy and I at O’Quigley’s on Wednesday for a Parrot Head board meeting. The ground work for the year was laid out.
Thursday I stopped at Crab Island Cantina on the way home for some takeout. I got wings and their Cantina Dip. Man their food is great. Friday we took Chaos for her yearly checkup at Airport Road Vet. Chaos is in perfect health I am glad to say. She even lost a few pounds due to all the running she does. Friday night was our first Parrot Head meeting of the new year at Landshark. Jan played for us and a good sized crowd had a good time.
The next phase of our house remodeling is going to start this week. We are having the entire outside of the house painted. It will look great when it is done.
Around town the Waffle House across from the harbor is closed. I don’t know if it going to be remodeled or if it is closed permanently. They have finally started to tear down the old Funky’s Blues Shack and will be building an Autozone there. And we see the construction on the empty lot next to ABC liquor is going to be a carwash. As I always say, the Atlanta-facation of Destin continues with buildings going up on any empty lot.
Helen Back on the island is closed for renovations. But our friends who live on the island tell me the word on the street is they won’t be reopening. Stay tuned…
Rockin Taco at the Boardwalk on the island was featured on the Travel Channel’s “Food Paradise” show. Our friend John Perry who is the GM had a big part in the show. Watching the show makes us want to get back to Rocking Taco soon! We like it there but have not been there for some time. Time to get back.
Have a great week. Hopefully it will start to warm up around the country. See ya next Monday.
Destin Steve
Monday, January 8, 2018
Winter in Destin
First off I want to say when we talk about winter in Destin, it is nothing like what our neighbors to the north have to endure. But with that said, when it gets below 30 degrees here we feel like we are living on the Frozen Tundra of Green Bay. You don’t know how hard it is to wear flip flops when it’s that cold out! LOL
Last week we did have a couple mornings of temps in the upper 20’s with afternoon highs only in the 40’s. I am ready for summer to come back! Enough of this crap!
The snowbirds are back in Destin in full force. This time of the year always reminds me of a saying Brent Burns has about snowbirds in our communities. “If a car from Michigan passes you…It’s stolen!” Brent has a fun song titled, “If it’s Snowbird season, why can’t we shoot them?” Check him out at brentburns.com.
Actually the snowbirds are a great group that helps our local economy during the winter. They are out supporting our local bars and restaurants and recreational activities. Just don’t get in their way if there is a free happy hour buffet. You will end up with walker tire tracks on your back!
Snowbirds aren’t the only folks that love Destin. A travel website called Tripping.com rated Destin as the Number One beach location in the US. Destin is not a sleepy little fishing village anymore.
I finally started to shake this head cold a little this week. Sunshine Cindy and I decided to get out on Saturday for a while. We headed to O’Quigley’s to get some food and drinks and to watch some of the KC football game. When we got there about 2 pm the place was mostly empty. Not too long after we got there a big group of snowbirds came in to watch the Syracuse basketball game. There must have been 30 or so having a good time. Or at least a good time right up to the end of the game when Syracuse lost on a last second shot.
Before the basketball game ended the football game started. The bar had now filled up and many of the tables were full too. We talked with Charley the owner for a while. He was down almost the entire month of December with the flu. He said he lost about 25 pounds and it was the worse he has ever felt. Glad to say he is doing fine now. I also have to mention a football food special they have. It is baked Lasagna. I can’t describe it other than to say it is to die for. Try it if you get a chance.
At halftime we decided to head to Landshark Pizza to see what was going on there. They were also packed. Sunshine Cindy and I got a table and watched the rest of the KC game. It was an exciting game that Tennessee came back to win. As that game was ending and the Falcon’s game was getting ready to come on, Jerry and Leslie came in. They are big Falcon fans. Jerry was our realtor and he and Leslie have become good friends.
Sunshine Cindy and I had them join us at our table as we decided to hang around for at least the first half. Their daughter Pressley was also with them as well as another couple. We had a blast partying with them all and watching Falcons jump to a nice lead. It was a fun atmosphere as usual in Landshark. We did leave at halftime and I’m glad to say the Falcons won the game.
Sunday we wanted to do brunch. We decided on World of Beer. We had not been there for brunch but we wanted to give it a shot. We are glad we did. The food was excellent and the drinks were good too. We had a locals card but they gave us a new one so it was pretty reasonable. I had a chicken and waffles sandwich that was pretty awesome. We feel like tourist when we go there but they are really working to get the locals. We will be back for brunch for sure.
The big news around town was The Boathouse Oyster Bar being sold. Locals Missy and Chris bought it from Kelly. They are doing a remodel on the kitchen but will reopen in a few weeks. They don’t plan to change the vibe or feel of the place. The Boathouse is a great Destin dive bar. Don’t go there if you are looking for high class but you will see a lot of real, down to earth folks there having a good time. Good luck to Missy and Chris!
Another place getting a remodel job is Fud’s on the island. They are closed and will reopen sometime around spring break in March. It will be interesting to see how it turns out as the old layout was kind of chopped up.
The Emerald Coast Parrot Head club has its first monthly meeting of the new year this Friday at Landshark Pizza starting at 5:30 pm. The club donated over $18,000 last year to local charities. We hope to do better this year. Join the Parrot Heads. It’s only $20 year. And Party with a Purpose!!!
See ya next Monday with a full recap of the week!
Destin Steve
Last week we did have a couple mornings of temps in the upper 20’s with afternoon highs only in the 40’s. I am ready for summer to come back! Enough of this crap!
The snowbirds are back in Destin in full force. This time of the year always reminds me of a saying Brent Burns has about snowbirds in our communities. “If a car from Michigan passes you…It’s stolen!” Brent has a fun song titled, “If it’s Snowbird season, why can’t we shoot them?” Check him out at brentburns.com.
Actually the snowbirds are a great group that helps our local economy during the winter. They are out supporting our local bars and restaurants and recreational activities. Just don’t get in their way if there is a free happy hour buffet. You will end up with walker tire tracks on your back!
Snowbirds aren’t the only folks that love Destin. A travel website called Tripping.com rated Destin as the Number One beach location in the US. Destin is not a sleepy little fishing village anymore.
I finally started to shake this head cold a little this week. Sunshine Cindy and I decided to get out on Saturday for a while. We headed to O’Quigley’s to get some food and drinks and to watch some of the KC football game. When we got there about 2 pm the place was mostly empty. Not too long after we got there a big group of snowbirds came in to watch the Syracuse basketball game. There must have been 30 or so having a good time. Or at least a good time right up to the end of the game when Syracuse lost on a last second shot.
Before the basketball game ended the football game started. The bar had now filled up and many of the tables were full too. We talked with Charley the owner for a while. He was down almost the entire month of December with the flu. He said he lost about 25 pounds and it was the worse he has ever felt. Glad to say he is doing fine now. I also have to mention a football food special they have. It is baked Lasagna. I can’t describe it other than to say it is to die for. Try it if you get a chance.
At halftime we decided to head to Landshark Pizza to see what was going on there. They were also packed. Sunshine Cindy and I got a table and watched the rest of the KC game. It was an exciting game that Tennessee came back to win. As that game was ending and the Falcon’s game was getting ready to come on, Jerry and Leslie came in. They are big Falcon fans. Jerry was our realtor and he and Leslie have become good friends.
Sunshine Cindy and I had them join us at our table as we decided to hang around for at least the first half. Their daughter Pressley was also with them as well as another couple. We had a blast partying with them all and watching Falcons jump to a nice lead. It was a fun atmosphere as usual in Landshark. We did leave at halftime and I’m glad to say the Falcons won the game.
Sunday we wanted to do brunch. We decided on World of Beer. We had not been there for brunch but we wanted to give it a shot. We are glad we did. The food was excellent and the drinks were good too. We had a locals card but they gave us a new one so it was pretty reasonable. I had a chicken and waffles sandwich that was pretty awesome. We feel like tourist when we go there but they are really working to get the locals. We will be back for brunch for sure.
The big news around town was The Boathouse Oyster Bar being sold. Locals Missy and Chris bought it from Kelly. They are doing a remodel on the kitchen but will reopen in a few weeks. They don’t plan to change the vibe or feel of the place. The Boathouse is a great Destin dive bar. Don’t go there if you are looking for high class but you will see a lot of real, down to earth folks there having a good time. Good luck to Missy and Chris!
Another place getting a remodel job is Fud’s on the island. They are closed and will reopen sometime around spring break in March. It will be interesting to see how it turns out as the old layout was kind of chopped up.
The Emerald Coast Parrot Head club has its first monthly meeting of the new year this Friday at Landshark Pizza starting at 5:30 pm. The club donated over $18,000 last year to local charities. We hope to do better this year. Join the Parrot Heads. It’s only $20 year. And Party with a Purpose!!!
See ya next Monday with a full recap of the week!
Destin Steve
Monday, January 1, 2018
Happy New Year
Sunshine Cindy and I hope all of our family and friends had a safe and fun New Year’s celebration!
We spent the day at Landshark Pizza watching the inevitable…The Browns going winless for the season. Like so many other games this year it was close and if they only made a play or two more it might have been different. But alas it was another loss.
Our Baltimore friends all came to this early game to help root the Browns on. At times it sounded like we were winning the Super Bowl. It was crazy how much fun we were having watching a winless team. We stayed for the late games as the Ravens only needed to win to get into the playoffs next week. Maybe the bad mojo rubbed off on the Ravens as they lost in the end. It was a sad ending for them. Our Falcons fans were happy though as they won to advance to the playoffs. Now my Browns jersey is hung up for another year.
I had a head cold all of last week that I dictated I lay low. I had to go into work and that didn’t help. We missed our Parrot Head New Year’s Eve Eve party on Saturday night. In fact, the Sunday football games were the only thing we did.
Destin was busy with holiday tourist in town. Each evening I drove home from work you could see the restaurants were crowded and the roads were busy. The weather was nice but it has now turned cold. But at least we are not having snow and below zero temps. No complaints here.
Around town it was announced Buck’s BBQ is closing. Actually they are merging with another group. It will now be called Mo’s BBQ. This is a chain based out of Alabama. So long Buck’s, you will be missed.
Okay, let’s jump into 2018 and have a fantastic year! See ya next Monday!
Destin Steve
We spent the day at Landshark Pizza watching the inevitable…The Browns going winless for the season. Like so many other games this year it was close and if they only made a play or two more it might have been different. But alas it was another loss.
Our Baltimore friends all came to this early game to help root the Browns on. At times it sounded like we were winning the Super Bowl. It was crazy how much fun we were having watching a winless team. We stayed for the late games as the Ravens only needed to win to get into the playoffs next week. Maybe the bad mojo rubbed off on the Ravens as they lost in the end. It was a sad ending for them. Our Falcons fans were happy though as they won to advance to the playoffs. Now my Browns jersey is hung up for another year.
I had a head cold all of last week that I dictated I lay low. I had to go into work and that didn’t help. We missed our Parrot Head New Year’s Eve Eve party on Saturday night. In fact, the Sunday football games were the only thing we did.
Destin was busy with holiday tourist in town. Each evening I drove home from work you could see the restaurants were crowded and the roads were busy. The weather was nice but it has now turned cold. But at least we are not having snow and below zero temps. No complaints here.
Around town it was announced Buck’s BBQ is closing. Actually they are merging with another group. It will now be called Mo’s BBQ. This is a chain based out of Alabama. So long Buck’s, you will be missed.
Okay, let’s jump into 2018 and have a fantastic year! See ya next Monday!
Destin Steve
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