Sugarbaker

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I wonder if I'm the only soccer dad who thought it was odd to celebrate my kid's sports in a dive bar?

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I had my kid’s 11th birthday party there. It does say “cocktail lounge” right on the front, yet no one batted an eye and no tweens got drunk. FdL kind of defied convention.

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Saw them open for Starship at Pensacola Beach Spring Break 1986. They were amazing!

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Yes! I was there with my boyfriend and his best friend. We drove over from Navarre in a convertible. One of the worst sunburns I ever had, but it was worth it for that show.

I dont go with my husband unless he needs a driver, like wisdom teeth removal or colonoscopy. I enjoy the spectacle of my very reserved husband flying on drugs.

All routine appointments he handles alone, even though I have some medical knowledge because of my job. He calls me right after and fills me in.

I do accompany my 26 year old son, as he has learning/attention issues and a second set of ears is helpful. However, I dont say anything and let him handle the discussion. I went to the dermatologist with him today and he is starting to grumble about it,so I may be on borrowed time.

My son can down five without catching a breath.

I can’t imagine what he could do over an hour or so.

He is not fat, but does physical outdoor work and is in his 20s. I keep telling him his metabolism won’t support that forever.

I use Cool Whip a good bit.

My daughter and husband will want Spaghetti-Os with “meat”balls from time to time.

I also usually keep some concentrated OJ in the freezer.

We have started throwing more cups and tshirts. Significantly sized plush and anything light-up, people seem to ask for. I inherited some hula hoops, hung them behind me and forgot about them until people started hollering for them. I throw almost no beads now. Only a few really big ones.

From a crowd perspective—my kids’ favorite things caught this year were a huge plush snake, light up rings, and a light up fedora.

“No, I don’t think I will.”

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the last 10 minutes of that episode, with the GOT theme bumping, that got the blood flowing.

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I have watched the first three episodes kind of lackadaisically, but now Im invested and will likely rewatch them all before the final eps.

I have not read the Hedge Knight books but had heard of Duncan the Tall and Egg in GoT. I was not super excited about this series, but willing to dip my toe in anything Westeros.

That last ten minutes! I audibly gasped twice, causing my kid to come in and start watching with me. Im pretty charged up for the next episode and kind of bent the season is so short.

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They could have put a Goudchaux's in the old I.H. Rubenstein's building and I would not have known

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I wish they had. It downgraded by degrees, finally culminating in a flea market.

There absolutely was a Frostop location nearby. It was a little further east on Florida. Wesleys was in the same building as the theater, just down a sidewalk.

I dont think the two were open at the same time. Wesleys was there when I moved to Broadmoor in the late 70s and closed. Frostop was open in the 90s.

Just got back into town from the MS Gulf Coast so nothing is ready. Prepping turkey and sausage gumbo for tomorrow. Maybe a crawfish mac and cheese for Tuesday.