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Talk about perks, my job has one of the best ones I can think of! I travel in the course of business, delivering classes for my employer. I am a Senior Training Specialist for Motorola Solutions, and teach classes on a wide variety of subjects centered around 2 way radio communications. I'm qualified to deliver approximately 30 different classes, but about half of those are 'Legacy' classes, and are not in demand anymore. My students are technicians, those who maintain, program, calibrate, and repair large 2-way radio systems. Some of these systems are statewide, and use TCP-IP networking to allow sites to communicate with others. Some are small, traditional type radio sites. The size doesn't matter, in each case the systems must be kept operational at all times, since many of them are Public Safety Systems. So I get to travel, sometimes frequently, 3-4 weeks in a row.... where am I this week? This probably won't have daily entries, but I will make entries when I get to go somewhere, and keep an updated list of coming trips. My schedule changes faster than the weather, so don't be too surprised to see me list an upcoming class, only to remark later on that it is cancelled, or delayed. Delays are fine of course, but a later date might mean that someone else gets to go instead of me,,, Well, here we go with this, let's see where it takes us.  Best Cultural And Regional Honorable Mention |
| Locale: St. Augustine, Florida Week of: 2/20 & 2/27/23} I spent the past two weeks vacationing in St. Augustine, Florida. Okay, it wasn't two weeks, it was more like a week, with travel to & from St. Augustine thrown in. We could have stayed longer, but I had a doctor appointment on Wednesday 3/1. Oh wait, it wasn't a doctor appointment in his office, it was by phone! We could have stayed longer in the warm weather! It was a good time though, I managed to decompress from work, I walked about 3 miles a day, learned that Buddy, our young Akita loves the ocean, and dined at many nice restaurants throughout the week. We had rented an Air BnB for this period, located across the street from the beach too.  There were a couple of things about the house that didn't make sense to me. There was a back yard, but the only access was outside, there was no door that led to the yard. The lock on the door was numbers, then you had to turn the lock handle clockwise. Except the directions for the lock said counter-clockwise. Of course the directions also said to just press the Schlage button and the door would lock. Another lie error in the directions. Still, those were minor inconveniences overall.We decided to dine out every night instead of cooking in the house.. Why? Seafood of course! There was one night that we didn't have seafood though. Her sister and brother-in-law were less than a quarter of a mile away in their motorhome, and wanted to prepare dinner one night. It was a good night with them, and in some ways, a highlight of the trip! But where did we dine? Noteworthy Restaurants: Commander's Shellfish Camp This place doesn't have a website, but they are on Facebook, I'd say they serve the best Smoked Fish Dip I've had in a while. Then again, I seem to find this appetizer only in Florida so that might explain it. Still, it was the best we had while there. If you click the Facebook link, it does take you to a photo of their menu. https://www.facebook.com/thecommandersshellfishcamp St. Augustine Fish House & OysterCompany https://www.stafishhouse.com/uploads/1/2/3/5/123596711/st_augustine_fish_house.p... Okay, this place had the second best Smoked Fish Dip, it was excellent, but there was something about the Commander's Fish Dip that made it just a little better. Their Shrimp & Grits was outstanding in my eyes. Elkhouse Eatery }https://www.elkhouse-eatery.com/menu This was a very small restaurant with good food. Sadly, most of us (her sister and brother-in-law joined us) did not order well. Their Shrimp & Grits was average at best. Only Marty really enjoyed his meal. He's not big on Seafood, so he had their Bone-In Heritage Pork Chop and loved it. The food was good overall, but not fantastic. It would be worth a return visit just to sample something different though. All three restaurants are worth another visit should I have the chance to return., for business or pleasure. In Closing Next week I will be in Los Angeles again, delivering a Networking class. I'm still open to meeting one night, I know Friday nights are not good for many of you, so any night will work. If not, it's okay, we'll all live. Until my next entry stay safe, be good, be healthy, and take care of those you love! Jim Dorrell |
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