And just because…

To complete the whole “wind event” experience I get this call today… “Hey Jav, house down the street caught fire.” Really? Yup…. Never a dull day @ “Gotta Jav Miami”

What Shutters???

So what do you do with Hurricane shutters once a Hurricane has passed? Some folks store them until the next “wind event”, I on the other hand “Torrecilla” them. Storm knocked down a palm, which then crushed my fence (in defense of the palm it was rotted out at the base). What’s the Torrecilla? Have …

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Best Birthday Gift……

EVER for Ana (and the MIL) Folks ask me all the time (not really) with me being an expert in Miami living (AKA Urban Survival), why I do not own a Generator? I always answer….Because I have an Apt on South Beach. Which always gets a strange look until I explain that in my checked …

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Happy Birthday..

To Ana! We spent a lovely evening on our outdoor cushions in our breezeway because remember when you were taught that heat rises? Well it does and since our bedroom is upstairs it was hot as hell last night (and not in a good way)… Happy Birthday my love.  

Lone Survivor…

Not the Movie but a Guanabana (Soursop to you english readers) All thru the storm as trees were falling, branches snapping and leaves blowing all over the place this guy hung on with dear life. My Old Man planted this tree in the front yard back in 1992 and something tells me he keeps an …

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Big Brother???

Now first and foremost I DO NOT endorse going out in the middle of a Hurricane BUT in my defense I have a 4 wheel Jeep with really big tires (this is still not a smart thing to do), so of course when I mentioned it to Ana she said sure why not! We did …

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