Flashback Friday

It's all about cruisin' this week ...

• Name three songs that remind you of a car trip you have taken.
• Name three songs that are best heard in a car.
• Name three songs with cars in the title or lyrics.

Hurricane Emily in the Caribbean 07/14/05

Tropical Storm Emily developed into a Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean yesterday. Grenada took almost a direct hit and now Emily is headed toward Jamaica. Forecasters anticipate Emily entering the Gulf of Mexico by Tuesday. Brace yourself for the second major storm of the season!

Sailing on Boca Ciega Bay

Name a song that describes your life today!

• "Dazed and Confused" Led Zeppelin

• "Pain in my Heart" Otis Redding

• "Time is on my Side" Rolling Stones

• "Drift Away" Dobie Gray

• "Change is Gonna Come" Sam Cooke

• Can't stop at just one...mine always turns into a top 5 list!

Boca Ciega Sunset 

Wild hibiscus and berries 

Great blue heron 

Hurricane Dennis makes landfall

Dennis the manace finally came ashore on Sunday afternoon, damage reports vary across the state. Here in the Tampa Bay area, we had squalls on Saturday with high winds and sheets of rain throughout the evening. Sunday morning was wet and windy, but later in the day weather was back to normal. Trees and poles snapped like toothpicks, low lying areas flooded and some roads were littered with debris. This area has been spared so often that many are complacent. Hurricane Dennis stayed west of Tampa Bay, churning up the Gulf of Mexico and landing near Pensacola, only 50 miles from where Ivan struck last year. Residents feared the worst, but were relieved to find that Dennis lacked the strength of Ivan that battered the area last year.

Hurricane Dennis taken on July 7 in the Caribbean. This massive storm unleashed its fury on Cuba and Haiti. U.S. Gulf Coast residents await the storm's landfall today. 

Memories of 2004 are still fresh in our minds. Now Dennis the Menace is on his way, but hopefully not to Tampa Bay! 

The Name Change

You are being chased by a hitman! In order to protect yourself, you decide it is in your best interest to change your name.

What do you change your name to?