January 30, 2008
Final photo posting from Florida; these are from Bradenton’s Red Barn flea market.
In addition to the crazy-awesome barnside mural, we saw huckster tactics aimed at those fearing a recession ….
(Sign reads “Depressed by the recession/Relax with a good book or C/D”)
… as well as inappropriate black-face magnets for the bargain price of $1 (I suppose that while we red-blooded Americans fear the fall of the almighty dollar, we’re always game for a bit of insensitive racial politicking).
January 28, 2008
Despite a late-breaking sty (thus adding to my growing list of travel ailments, which includes giardia, a bacterial infection on my lip, and countless episodes of sun stroke), we managed to eke a bit of fun out of our whirlwind trip to visit the in-laws in Bradenton, Florida.
Being deathly pale, I made sure to wear a T-shirt, capris, and thick sunblock, but others at the beach seemed nonplussed by the dangers of skin cancer. Alas, their foolhardiness is surprisingly picturesque,
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