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This is my pet cockatiel, Cheech. He picked us out during a bird show back in 2003 and he's been a part of my family ever since.

We love Cheech!

An abandonded building along a rural south Georgia road.

Well, even they need a vacation, too. Plus they are community-minded. Wonder if the elves help clean up the roadsides with 'em?

Boats across the river in Carrabelle, Florida.

Boats and homes along the river in Carrabelle, Florida.

Seafood festival sign on the river in Carrabelle, Florida.

J. Lee Vause Park Road in Tallahassee, Florida.

J. Lee Vause Park Road in Tallahassee, Florida.

Grady Market in Apalachicola, Florida. In the 18th century, this was once a French Embassy when Apalachicola was a major port city.

An old landlocked shrimp boat in Apalachicola, Florida.

Old buildings in Metcalfe, Georgia. I don't know if "Tommy's Smokehouse" was a tobacco shop, a BBQ joint or a grocery store that specialized in smoked meats.

More old buildings in the tiny town of Metcalfe, Georgia.

This is a historic courthouse which also doubles as the main city government building in the small town of Monticello, Florida.

The Monticello Opera House in Monticello, Florida.

The Perkins Building which houses The Monticello Opera House in Monticello, Florida.

I thought this was pretty. It's a close view of a water fountain at the San Roc Cay marina/shopping plaza in Perdido Key.

Another pretty view of the water fountain at the San Roc Cay marina/shopping plaza in Perdido Key.

Probably one of the smallest post offices in the country. It's located in Wacissa, Florida and was used for many years. A larger post office was build several years ago, but the tiny one's still around.

Wakulla Springs in Florida. A great place to go swimming during those hot summer in Florida months. They also have glass bottom boat rides, too.

Beukeboom as a little kid. He was cute once.

Beukeboom's high school football photo from 1980.

Beukeboom's high school basketball photo from 1979.

My inlaws' dog, Charlie Brown. Photo taken Christmas, 2006. Charlie Brown passed away because of cancer in the fall of 2007.

Item found and purchased from a Winn Dixie grocery store in Biloxi, Mississippi. And no, I have not tasted them. Nor do I ever plan to, either.

Some of my inlaws. Photo taken Thanksgiving, 2006 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama.

My sister-in-law. Photo taken Thanksgiving, 2006 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama.

A rear-illuminated stained glass art piece at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Sign outside of Wakulla Springs State Park in Florida. A great place to go swimming, camping and staying in their resort lodge.

Wakulla Springs State Park (Florida) swimming area. A glass bottom boat goes by in the background.

Wakulla Springs State Park (Florida) sign near the swimming area.

Wakulla State Forest (Florida).

Old train depot in Thomasville, Georgia.

Old buildings in the tiny town of Metcalf, Georgia.

Tommy's Smokehouse in Metcalf, Georgia. Don't know if this is a tobacconist, a place where smoked meats are sold or what. I'm not even sure if it is still in business.

An old abandoned building in Metcalf, Georgia.

Town sign in Monticello, Florida.

Coca-cola mural in Quincy, Florida.

Town sign in Havana, Florida.

Old fountain in Havana, Florida.

Directions to more antique shops in Havana, Florida.

The Town Hall/Courthouse in Monticello, Florida. It's located on a roundabout intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and U.S. Highway 90.

The old post office in Wacissa, Florida. When it was in operation, it was one of the smallest official post offices in the United States. It now remains as a local historical landmark.

Home damaged by Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi. Photo taken June, 2006.

West end of bridge at East Biloxi, Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Photo taken June, 2006.

Home damaged by Hurricane Katrina in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Photo taken June, 2006.

The Fire Dog Saloon located in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Photo taken June, 2006. Incidentally Jimmy Buffett shot the music video for his song "Bama Breeze" there. Photo taken June, 2006.

Home damaged by Hurricane Katrina in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Photo taken June, 2006.

Home damaged by Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi. Photo taken June, 2006.

The famous S.S. Hurricane Camille, a boat that washed up onshore during Hurricane Camille in 1969 and was used for the Hurricane Camille gift shop in Gulfport, Mississippi. The gift shop was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina but the boat survived. Photo taken June, 2006.

A historic restaurant destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi. Photo taken June, 2006.

My inlaws' home heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi. By the time this photo was taken, they had moved out from their FEMA trailer (left) into a home in nearby Biloxi. Photo taken June, 2006.

One of the small things that survived at my inlaws' home in Gulfport was this can of Mardi Gras beer that my wife had collected back in 1983. She thought it might become a collector's item but it never did. It was stored in the closet in her old room and was found floating in floodwaters inside after the hurricane. We now keep it on a mantle in our Florida home. Photo taken June, 2006.

Carl & Nancy dining at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Sarasota, FL. Nancy had always wanted to go to one but Carl found it too pricey and didn't live up to the hype.

A photo of me at over 425 pounds next to another photo of me taken in the spring of 2008. Note the weight loss.

Lil Ray's Po'Boys & Seafood on Courthouse Road in Gulfport, Mississippi. Nancy & I took her Momma and Sister there for dinner back in June of 2008 while we were visiting.

Inside Lil Ray's. From left to right: Carl (a.k.a. Beukeboom), Nancy (Beukeboom's wife), Ann (Beukeboom's Momma-in-law), Trish (Beukeboom's sister-in-law).

Carl, Nancy, Trish and Ann ready to go out on the town.