I'm happy to have created that bit of alliteration. The most important topic to mention is how I survived Hurricane Milton. Indeed it was a worse than usual storm and the brunt of it wasn't even experienced in Clermont. I know various people in & around Tampa, where they did receive the brunt of Milton. Tropicana Field's roof was literally shredded apart and some I knew didn't have power for a few days. Minor damage experienced where I was was indeed that, minor. What luck on my part that nothing major has ever happened from hurricanes to me in the 20 (!) years I've been down here... and more than once, the eye of the storm passed over. It was a relief to survive Milton relatively unscathed. Who knows when or even if the Tampa Bay Rays will return to Tropicana Field next season but that's minor in the grand scheme of things.
By the way, those that listen to esoteric podcasts... if anyone listens to Between the Sheets (an inside look at pro wrestling history) and heard my name... yes, it was me who requested on Patreon them covering a week in 2007. That will drop sometime tomorrow. No, I'm not on the show itself!
Only one film was seen theatrically by me in the past several weeks: Megalopolis. I haven't seen much Francis Ford Coppola since his 70's heyday, but as he (mostly) fell off badly after Apocalypse Now that's probably for the best. I HATED Megalopolis. The story itself was ridiculous; the execution of it is best described as “arthouse, avant-garde nonsense” and I rarely am down for such antics. It was just baffling and was not an enjoyable experience.
Otherwise, the past few weeks have been relatively quiet. When the food trucks were in downtown Clermont on the 4th, a trip was made down there & among other delicacies, a warm soft Amish pretzel was had; now that was divine. I also saw the 6 part Mr. McMahon documentary on Netflix. As someone who follows such things quite closely despite not watching the modern product (especially the WWE) in YEARS, of course I know or would have heard what was half-truths, mostly right, downright fabrications, etc. It's naturally more for the casuals although it was nice to hear Vince McMahon (figuratively) expose himself w/ his own words and make himself look like a total weirdo. The rare footage/photos was also a plus.
To end this on a positive note, one late afternoon/evening was spent w/ family. Dinner was had at Miz Kathi's Cotillion Southern Cafe, a small quaint place in Wildwood full of charm. They are most famed for their pastries but just from their dinner I know it's a great place I'd be happy to visit in the future. I'll do another one of these sometime in November.
