Nose to the Grind

Been a while. Yes. However, with as busy as our winter season gets, it is not so surprising! And, here we are, again... Going round and round on the rollercoaster. So, what's new for 2012?

OMG! If anything were set in stone, yet, I would blab it all; but, nothing is. YET...

So, here's as good a teaser that you're going to have:

Feb 19th: "Open Porch"... Call in and chat us up about some of the things you've heard on the show. I mean, we've interviewed a Proto-Indo European reconstructionist, Swain Wodening, Victoria Claire, Aed Ruadh, Rev. Alicia Lyon-Folberth... Gladsheim popped in, once. Want to know more about us - these weirdos on air you can't seem to stop listening to? Chat us up! Toll free number: (877) 230-4233.

Mar 4th: "TBA"... Morlog, Ik and Uruzz are supposed to attend a mini-moot this weekend, and "Sparky" might just have to host her own show. We're still discussing the topics, but, she's the astrology / crystal- NErd. You never know!

Mar 18th: "Celtic Cluster Feck"... The Ik and Sparky are slated to chat up some of Celtic Reconstructionisms leading authors in lieu of Saint Patty's Day. Ellen E. Hopman, Deiniol Jones and Erynn Rowan Laurie have already confirmed their participation. Now, if we can get our hands on a reputable Fey specialist...

THIS is where it gets hairy, because around this time we should have some extra, super-duper programs lined up for TEL Radio Productions. (We're just awaiting our potential- and future-hosts to conduct some serious contemplation, and confirm their participations.) As expected from the CFTP hosts, nothing will be 'mainstream', 'normal', or boring! (Ik's promise.)

There are some shows that need a little tweaking, but, this is a general listing of what to expect in future from your CFTP broadcasts:

"Would UPG - FU?" ... A debate (or, debaucle?) with cutting edge guests talking about "unsubstantiated personal gnosis" and the effect(s) on modern reconstructionism and practices.

"So Mote It Be, Devotee!" ... The pros and cons of devoting oneself to a particular god and their nuances; realistic expectations and the seriousness of oath-binding.

.... And, music! We're amassing permissions for a better "Uruzz Rocks" segment. Hang on to your hats, listeners. No poor-quality, backyard jam sessions allowed! (You can find those on other "pagan" programs.)

So, stay tuned in to see what TEL Radio Productions and the hosts of CFTP have in store for you... It only gets better from March.

SPARK THE FIRES!

Autumn Descends on South Florida

Visitors to Florida rarely notice the seasonal shifts because they are very subtle. However, natives and long-time ‘transplants’ know that a few weeks into the hurricane season, the atmosphere begins to show signs of softer days.

Florida’s Autumn – in fact – begins at the same time “hurricane season” does. It is the slight variations in humidity and water temperature that ushers in this season. And, though, hurricane season “officially” begins around May or June (in the Caribbean), the majority of Florida doesn’t get it until around September or October.

Florida is a tropical environment – similar to the rain forests of South America. Visitors may feel the heat and humidity because they are not as adjusted to the environment, down here. The state is continually blanketed with a thick covering of dense, wet air (humidity) which tends to ‘thin a smidge’ the farther north you go.

In the summer months, this blanket is extreme; you cannot step outside without immediately perspiring. However, when autumn falls, this blanket is no longer there, at least it seems that way to native Floridians and long-time ‘transplants’.

These cooler and milder days also usher in the beginnings of tourist season in November. This period is toward the end of hurricane season, but, before the harsh winters descends in the northern states. Yet, no matter how far north one travels, you are still surrounded by large bodies of water.

Tourists come, mainly, for our beaches; our ‘moody’ beaches. In autumn, the days are coming out of summer (when it’s excruciatingly hot) and cooling off; the underlying firmament isn’t, though. This makes the waters off our shores extra warm. So, in autumn the air in the days cools, significantly; but, the waters are still extra warm.

However, in the spring, it is quite the opposite. The firmament has been significantly cooled, emitting a chill into the waters off our shores, while the air in the days is significantly warming. The winter and springtime waters are too freezing cold for Native Floridians.

For example, in autumn a daytime temperature of 77° has little humidity and 83° water; whereas a springtime day may have a temperature of 77° severe humidity (making the day feel like 85°), but, the water is only 73°.

The typical “norm” for acceptable water-temps to a Native Floridian is about 80° – 90° F. Anything below 80° is too cold!

Personally, I have a saying that I like sharing with trans-plants; it does not apply to tourists, though:

You know you've become a Floridian when you can, actually, see the seasons change.

 
http://www.discount-florida-vacations.com/florida-hurricane.html

How Different Floridians Are! [A Short, but True Story]

A Native Floridian visits Washington State in the late spring and stays with a family friend who is a Native of Washington. The Floridian fixes the pool out back, noticing the day is gloomy, grey and very chilly.

The next day, however, the sun is out and the temperature is somewhere in the 70’s. The Floridian goes outside and sees the Native Washingtonian floating in the pool with sunglasses and a beverage. “Come on in,” she says. “The water is so warm!”

The Floridian goes to the edge of the pool and pulls the thermometer out to read it. The temperature reads 56° F. “Oh, my god,” the Floridian shouts! “I’ll get hypothermia.”

The pool-floater asks what would be an acceptable temperature to go swimming. The Floridian replies, “I’d go in if the temperature was closer to 77° - 80°.”

“That’s bathwater,” Shouted the lady in the pool, disbelievingly! To which, the Floridian replied, “No... Bathwater is 110°.”

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070710/BUSINESS/707100454/-1/RSS01

*Old mariner's poem about Caribbean hurricanes:

June- too soon.
July-- stand by!
August-- look out you must.
September-- remember.
October, all over.

* http://travelwithkids.about.com/od/caribbeanfamilyvacations/qt/hurricane_seaso.htm

By Teresa Plowright, About.com Guide