by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The annual KISS Country 99.9 FM Chili Cook-off was yesterday at the 300-acre CB Smith Park in Pembroke Pines. They opened the south parking entrance at 1:00am and the north parking entrance at 6:30am. The gates to get inside the concert area were set to open at...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Karen got a three-day work pass and decided we needed a mini vacation by boat. We reserved a slip in the Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove and headed south from Port Everglades on a sunny Saturday morning. The...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Karen and I ventured into Slackers Bar in Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday, 1-4-15, to watch The Pack play The Boys in the playoffs. Slackers is a cool bar we visit on occasion, but on game day it’s the top Cheesehead hangout in south Florida. The place was packed with...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
For all my friends now freezing to our north, I’m sending pictures from the beach last Sunday, 1-4-14. After 4 years at 10,000 feet in the Rockies and 12 long winters in Chicago, I’m not trying to rub it in, just sharing our warmth. So, take a few minutes...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you stayed up way longer than normal to properly welcome 2015 to planet earth, congratulations and I hope your day is filled with easy tasks and rest. Be good to yourself and may this year be your best ever!
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Karen and I threw a Murder Mystery Party on New Year’s eve to bring a bit of intrigue into the last moments of 2014. We enjoyed hosting the same group that joined us last year. After the best acting/player award was given to Keith Logan for his part as Papa...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Wishing all my friends the happiest of holidays and a most wonderful New Year. The forecast for south Florida is a possible record high of 86 degrees on Christmas Day. That will go perfect with Christmas lights in the palm trees and boating. I am thankful to live in...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Saturday before Karen’s birthday we went to Complete Marine in Pompano, Florida to check out the latest in water toys. By chance we arrived on their monthly promotional day when they put lots of toys in the water and let people try them out. Miami’s Magic...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
It has been four short years since we returned to Florida from Chicago. Four boats have lived on our dock since then, but all have moved on and the dock was empty for months. Two years ago I bought Princess Karen a 31-foot Tiara for her birthday, but alas it proved to...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Over a year has passed since lyonsroar.com went off line. I am proud to announce that my website is back in business. I must give many thanks and credit to Judy Fisher for her efforts in creating the new site. I can once again post pictures, videos and travelogues for...
