Good morning! I’d like to start off today by telling everyone to have a very, very Happy Mother’s Day from Deb and I! We’re going up to my Mom and Dad’s and I’m gonna love on Mama a little while, and then…I’m gonna put on a feedbag!!
We hope you all have just a great day today, and be sure to take the time to tell your family that you love them. Please be careful on the roads and get home safely.
The Sunshine State: It Ain’t All About Tourism
Most people today, when they think of Florida, they think of the Tourism Industry, and tourism is the biggest money maker in regards to Florida’s economy these days.
In 2007, the State of Florida had over 80 million visitors. These people generated $65 billion dollars in revenue.
We have “the Mouse,” or Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, or you might as well just say, “a theme park bonanza” dern near right in our own living room!
Florida has over 1,350 miles of coastal or estuarine areas. This is a big, big draw on its own, and I have to say our coastline is beautiful, and the fishing ain’t bad either. To top this off, the weather down here is just fantastic most of the year.
For the locals this means long growing seasons, plenty of sunshine, most times plenty of rainfall, although we do go through drought or dry times, just like everyone else. With the type of climate we enjoy here, we are blessed with a good, healthy, outdoor lifestyle.
The point of all this is simply that most people don’t have any idea of the agricultural impact our State still has today on the national scene.
Our families, Deb’s and mine both had extensive backgrounds in agriculture. Deb’s mainly in the farming sector, tobacco and vegetables, while mine being the egg business, citrus, and cattle.
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‘Ridin Out The Recession With Dub and Deb in “Miz Judi’s Kitchen’!
Note to Readers: There are a few things that Dub doesn’t know but one thing he does know is that the word ‘Riding’ (as in Riding Out the Recession) is spelled with a ‘g’ at the end. But Dub not only walks the walk, but speaks like he is: down home, true blue, and plain speakin’ country folk.
Dub and Deb are both native Floridians, live in Central Florida, and run a small business as well. They have five children, and seven grandchildren.
Both love to cook, love to laugh, grow a garden, and generally try to “aggravate” most anyone around them basically…all in good fun, of course!
