On August 23, 1992 Hurricane Andrew roared ashore the coast of Florida just between the towns of Cutler Ridge and Naranja Lakes. Most everyone recognizes Homestead as it’s place of devastation, but in truth there were a dozen little communities that were affected just as badly. I was renting a house in Cutler Ridge and… Continue reading Getting Friendly with Andrew and Michael – some advice for Floridians
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Should I brag I’m from Florida?
I was born in Pahokee, Florida in 1955. From the map snippet on the right, you can see it’s a very small town, on the southeastern portion of Lake Okeechobee, and located on the western edge of Palm Beach County. Odd thing is, we never lived there. At the time I was born, we actually… Continue reading Should I brag I’m from Florida?