Archive for June, 2008


A Guide to a Good Time in Panama City

Posted Monday, June 9, 2008 in General


Day 1
Lodging

Dining

Entertainment

Day 2
Lodging

Dining

Entertainment

18 to party; 21 to drink! Best on a Wednesday night.
Day 3
Lodging

Dining

Entertainment

Other Must-See “Attractions”

Buy, Sell, Trade!
Because It’s Not All Bad:


Sinking Like a Sunset

Posted Sunday, June 8, 2008 in Seeing America


Tonight:


The Picture Says It All

Posted Sunday, June 8, 2008 in Seeing America


I should have gone here:


I Just Bought Some New Flops

Posted Saturday, June 7, 2008 in Seeing America


PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — This really is a place for tourists. So I bought some new shorts, a branded T-shirt and some flops ans I headed for the beach.
I stood in the Gulf for a spell and let the waves crash up on me. It felt great considering it was 90 or so degrees […]


Anything But a Low-Fat Breakfast

Posted Saturday, June 7, 2008 in Seeing America


PANAMA CITY, Fla. — When you can see butter oozing out from between the slices of toast, it’s obvious this isn’t a low calorie meal.
“How’s the heart attack on a plate?,” my girlfriend, Ruth, asks. Indeed, the FDA wouldn’t approve of this diet. That’s what makes it so good.
You can hit a Waffle House in […]


Standing at the Edge

Posted Saturday, June 7, 2008 in Seeing America


I felt like I was standing on the edge, a great black abyss before me. The stars were out, and I could hear the waves lapping up on the shore. It truly was the great beyond before me — at least it felt that way in near total darkness.
Welcome to Panama City, Fla.
I was in […]


What it Lacks in Looks…

Posted Friday, June 6, 2008 in Seeing America


It must have been a raucous lunch. The plate were piled high in many of the tables in the restaurant’s dining room.
Dobbs Famous Bar-B-Que may not look like much from the outside, nor the inside, but what it lacks in appearance, it makes up for in charisma. It’s the kind of place with floors that […]


Whoa: Highway 165

Posted Friday, June 6, 2008 in Seeing America


I feared my camera would break if I tried to take a picture of the “scenery.”
Mobile homes and weather-worn businesses lined this stretch of highway. I wish my GPS would tell me to take a turn because I feared I had driven off the edge of the map.
I was heading to Panama City, Fla., which […]


Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Posted Tuesday, June 3, 2008 in General, Seeing America



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