Horse conchs were featured in a late 70's era documentary I saw today called, "The Key West Picture Show." The species is the largest snail in the Americas, and one of the largest univalves in the world. The horse conch may not be a true conch (what Key Westerners calls themselves), but neither is my… Continue reading Smirk
Month: April 2009
Running in the Keys
So far, my running route has been to go around the Old Town of Key West. This puts me in direct contention with mobs of tourists sometimes, as well as in the path of cars, trucks, bicycles, motor scooters, rickshaws, etc and past the Southernmost point of the continental U.S. Its fun to wake up… Continue reading Running in the Keys
Leaving New England
Here I am in my zig zag shirt, courtesy of Goodwill. This Wednesday I am flying down to Key West. I am the Zig Zag Wanderer... A friend told me that in this picture I look like I'm in a good kind of pain. "Zig zag wanderer, zig zag wanderer You can huff, you can… Continue reading Leaving New England


