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Dorian Update #2

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

Pretty blustery here today, but a beautiful sunrise with stacked cumulous and intermittent showers all day.  The storm has gained strength; now a Cat 5, and slowing to a crawl over the northern Bahamas.  Still forecast to turn north as … Continue reading →

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Dorian Update #1

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

1722 hrs, 8/31/19: It was a beautiful day on Skinny Island; a good breeze off the ocean; temp in the upper 80s, a shower once off the ocean.  We turned off the air last night, and let it blow through … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Dorian

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

With apologies to Samuel Beckett, we are not Waiting for Godot here on Skinny Island, but waiting for hurricane Dorian.  You may have heard about it, now a category 3 storm bearing down on the Bahamas, with Florida in its … Continue reading →

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Billy Dean Sam

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

No, we haven’t fallen off the globe, which turns out to be round rather than flat, meaning that you never get to an edge; or rather there are many edges, but none precipitous enough to present real calamity; the whole … Continue reading →

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August

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We love August here on Skinny Island.  Maybe it’s the native in us.  Pretty much everybody else has had enough of summer by now, although for the second year running it’s been mild in these parts.  It’s been much worse … Continue reading →

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Indie Publishing

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

Here we go.  The Skinny Island Post announces the publication of “River of Dolphins,” an historical novel depicting the microcosmic conflict in Spanish Florida in 1565 between two of Europe’s powerhouses, Catholic Spain and Protestant France, that resulted in the … Continue reading →

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The Governor of Skinny Island

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

With nary a drop of blood spilled, we have declared ourself Governor of Skinny Island. Pictured here in complete ceremonial attire, we assumed office on July 29, 2019, before a small but enthusiastic crowd.  We accept this honor and responsibility … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We’re cleaning out the files here in the offices of The Skinny Island Post, so that we can move on to other projects.  Starting with “Bringing Back Canasta” last month, we’re bringing out books we’ve spent a long time researching … Continue reading →

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Wave to the Camera

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We did some maintenance around The Little Hacienda this morning, and then, as is our habit, took a dip in the ocean to cool off.  Air temp 83; water temp 78. There was a decent little waist-high swell pushing through, … Continue reading →

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Changing Wallpaper & Remembering the Kaypro

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Samuel Harrison

We try to change out the wallpaper every week.  No, not that wallpaper, the iPhone wallpaper, the option you select from among all the others to create the background photo for the home screen.  We take so many photos of … Continue reading →

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