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Jacksonville surprised by Air Force One Anniversary

Jacksonville surprised by Air Force One Anniversary

JACKSONVILLE — Flipside Florida commemorates the first anniversary of Air Force One’s disastrous  April 27, 2009  flyover of New York City in an ill-conceived public relations photo op. This AF1 commemoration miraculously coincides with an equally disastrous mistake which resulted in wiping out a new post while this old one published instead.  At this time, Flipside Florida would like [...] [...more]

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Osmosis in Riverside

Osmosis in Riverside

JACKSONVILLE —  Jim Jeroo is back and brings gifts with him (mainly a perfect segue to another blog post for me). The soon-to-be-famous artisan went There and back again (Nov.11, 2009) to Londontown late last year. By sheer “osmosis” Jim Jeroo said he nows lives in Riverside, which is the very same location featured in Flipside Florida‘s [...] [...more]

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Dolphins are actually jerks?

Dolphins are actually jerks?

Now that the thrill of Talk Like A Pirate Day has ebbed, we can continue on our deep-sea journey –  this time to the blog, Southern Fried Science. The blog doesn’t have much to do with Jacksonville, but it is authored by two  marine science graduates who love the ocean. Since Jacksonville’s most eastern border [...] [...more]

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Cattle in Space!

Cattle in Space!

TALLAHASSEE? [Several weeks ago] – According to Clean, The Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy’s blog, Brandon Miller reported  a galactic cattle drive is underway. Disguised as photons, the cows are being herded by sixteen Japanese companies  under the guise of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The Japanese discovered the secret of turning cows into solar space [...] [...more]

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Pirates are Ruining Everything?

Pirates are Ruining Everything?

AVAST ME HEARTIES!! AVAST ME HEARTIES!! SAVE THE DATE!!   SAVE THE DATE!! September 19, 2009 is The Original INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY! Apparently, seven years ago Dave Barry [you know, the extremely boring columnist from the Miami Herald] mentioned an amatuer pirate crew who talked like pirates one day a year in [...] [...more]

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Jacksonville surprised by Air Force One

Jacksonville surprised by Air Force One

JACKSONVILLE — AIR FORCE ONE infuriated New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on April 27 with a low-flyover of the city, which petrified the entire New York metropolitan area, reported the Daily News of New York. This in no way deterred Air Force One. The airplane simply refused to Photoshop itself and headed south on [...] [...more]

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Between a Rock and a Hard place …

Between a Rock and a Hard place …

A somewhat unusual headline appeared yesterday on Sayfie Review’s Web site. The ethics of political flip-flops. The piece was published by the Florida Times-Union, or at least, by jacksonville.com. The ethics of political flip-flops, is subtitled: Crist raises questions in changing position on gambling issue … That all depends on whether the shift is in [...] [...more]

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Is Methane Gas the Trail Ridge culprit?

Is Methane Gas the Trail Ridge culprit?

The Saga of Trail Ridge Landfill continues in earnest.  Are methane gas  ROYALTIES the underlying reason for this never-ending battle?  We have yet to discover! SO FAR … Jacksonville, Fla. (July 28, 2008) – City of Jacksonville, Landfill Energy Systems, and Waste Management. JEA will purchase from Landfill Energy Systems the power generated from methane, [...] [...more]

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Take me out to … Lubbock?

Take me out to … Lubbock?

NORTHEAST FLORIDA – This past weekend, which dates were Sat. Morning, April 4, 2009 through  Sun. Evening, April 5, 2009, Florida’s First Coast awoke to a contradictory (only in the) Florida Times-Union (Morris Publishing Group) mess. The leading story in Sports featured who-else-but  Gene Frenette. His sources said Driscoll, 44, is the favorite for the [...] [...more]

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