The Captain's Blog Online: Recent Episodes
Gaylon Grippin
Documenting retirement, the move to Florida and humorous observations about life along the way. Relocating to the Orlando area puts us in constant close contact with the amusement parks and resorts. Those bring many opportunities to observe people in their natural, and unnatural habitat.
St. Augustine is rich with history, but packed within the city walls are also tourist traps. I review a recent trip to the city along with some great highlights and fun activities we located along the way. Come along with me and I'll show you!
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Christmas traditions include many things - family time, great snacks and cheesy Christmas movies among them. Some of the movies are good, though, and these are a few of my favorite things. Learn about our Christmas collection and why each movie holds a special place in my heart.
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Do you ever think about inventions? Probably not. We take many of them for granted and unfortunately, many have been relegated to the dusty history books, where they have been forgotten. Come aboard this week and learn about inventions, inventors, the perils and benefits of technology and finally, about Tanaka Hisashige - Japan's most amazing inventor.
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Looking at the topic of worldviews through a trip to the desert and how we can handle judgment of the past, as well as working on understanding others viewpoints.
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Everyone has a worldview. Everyone will also be subjected to changes in that. Sometimes willingly, sometimes not. How do we cope with these changes and what can we expect from them?
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A group reminiscent of the famous Rat Pack plays through the Palmer course. This story recounts an episode that happened with them on Hole 11, turning a tragedy into a comedy.
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Gift giving is not everyone's forte, but unfortunately, Christmas traditions require that. The 5 Love Languages teach that there are other ways to show love. Maybe that will help to reduce some of the stress of the holidays.
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In honor of veterans, Sea World is giving them free entrance. If you're lucky, like I am, I have an honorable and generous friend who is a veteran. He and his wife invited us to see it with them. The price was right, but the time at the park was excellent. The whole day was great and our time with a person who has served the country was completely worth it.
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The forest fires of Colorado in 2020 threatened many mountain communities. As Colorado natives, we are still very connected to these areas. Fortunately, the most important things in our life from Colorado are untouchable by the fires.
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Living in Florida provides many, many opportunities to interact with security guards at all the theme parks and resorts in the community. In the previous five or six months, these have led to quite a few amusing anecdotes as captured here.
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The Swanee River exists in American music and mythology for some, but is reality for others under its true name of Suwanee. Learn about the river and surrounding area from this trip recounting with friends who live there.
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COVID, combined with some other factors, has conspired to add weight to us. The end result, at least for some of us men, is the dreaded Dad Bod. What's the math behind this? It's all in here.
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Grammar and spelling can make all the difference in the perceptions others have of us. Learn about some new terms, like Commacide and Grammurder and how these impact our appearance to others.
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Have you had that experience where you make a connection with someone in an unexpected time or place, only to find out that you have something in common? That's what this episode is all about. It's a meaningful interaction, about a person long lost to the mists of time.
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Guests from our old hometown come in to see the sights and wonders of Florida. This leads to a road trip to Cocoa Beach, a naturally beautiful area of Florida. Enjoy the photos and videos on thecaptainsblogonline.com
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Being a Western US native, there are many things that were unfamiliar about the South. Magnolia trees are some of these. This short podcast will discuss their flowering and seed habits and what the birds think of all of that.
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Sneezing during the COVID crisis of 2020 can seem like a mortal sin. How do we deal with this? At least, how do we deal with this better? Also, moving to Florida in the heat of summer may not have been the wisest of ideas, but it's beginning to pay off in September.
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How the Theory of Relativity fits into everyday life, little de-tails, Armadillos that move and product reviews or warnings. A collection of general observations about the life of a retiree living in the Florida tropical paradise after leaving Colorado and its weather behind.
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Today's topics include dehydrated frogs, driving in Florida with the DMV tests, speed humps, the dangers of lighting in Florida and hotel espionage.
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This week we talk about how frightening Disney passholders are while driving and how to avoid these perils on the road, how we have started to learn the geography of Florida, with the help of News Anchor Barbie, how entertaining directing traffic must be and ideas for how to entertain ourselves in the future.
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This week the discussion is about Golf Fashions, the use of marijuana on the course, how our adopted cranes have become threatening and a long look at the difficulty of the English language. Especially about the prefix -in.
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