Last weekend I was able to experience my first Florida Gator football game. It was awesome! Florida was able to beat a tough Alabama football team. The Swamp, as the football stadium is called, is a great football environment. Very … Continue reading →
Because this weekend is homecoming weekend for the University of Florida the Sid Martin building where I work is open only for a half day on Friday. Since Monday is also a holiday, my boss has decided that we should … Continue reading →
One of the best things about living in Florida is that I can wear my “Magnum P.I.” shirts and I am not out of place. You see people wearing them everywhere. Carol works with a guy that wears a Magnum … Continue reading →
Unfortunately Brickster is no longer with us. Terrible, terrible situation. I really don’t feel like talking about it. He hadn’t been well; he complained of a splitting headache, we just didn’t know how bad it was.
Continue reading →I read an interesting article in the Smithsonian magazine on one of the last remaining peoples that are known to be cannibals. In their culture they are fearful of witches. When they suspect someone of being a witch, they are … Continue reading →
I received an email with a list of interesting questions in it. The following questions really have me thinking: If a turtle doesn’t have a shell, is he homeless or naked?What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?If you ate … Continue reading →
I have decided that it is time for another pet at our house. I stumbled across a website (while researching rat anatomy and behavior for work) that made me decide to get a pet brick. It will be perfect for … Continue reading →
I have updated the appearance of my business card. I am still pretty excited to have one.
Continue reading →Since I am always looking for new ways to improve the look of our blog I have switched over to the new blogger beta. It is a new version that they have gone ahead and released even though it isn’t … Continue reading →
Carol and I have started playing racquetball and are considering going pro. We have played 3 times so far and have shown improvement each time. We play in an outdoor court and judge improvement by the number of times that … Continue reading →
Yeah. I’m going to need some coffee this morning. I am sure you know the feeling. I look pretty much like this guy this morning, minus the purple slippers.
Continue reading →This is a copy of my first business card ever . At previous jobs I never had one but here at St. Charles we decided to make one up. We had someone who designed the company logo for us so … Continue reading →
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin died at age 44 from a stingray. While swimming with a stringray during the filming of a documentary the animal felt threatened and reacted by using its barb, which pierced Irwin’s heart. It is a sad … Continue reading →
The other day while deleting Spam emails from my google email account I noticed a clicker at the top of the page that had a recipe for SPAM Kabobs on it. I thought that sounded kind of funny so I … Continue reading →
One of the differences we have noticed about living in Florida is the types of “critters” we have in our yard. I have yet to see a rabbit. And we rarely see squirrels. Instead we see toads, lizards, and geckos. … Continue reading →
It is interesting to go to Google and do a search for your name and see what comes up. Apparently, I am not the only Nate Dungan in the US. If I am, then I have more musical ability than … Continue reading →
I ran across this as I was doing a search of Dungan online. I was actually searching to see how easy it was to find this blog using search engines like google and yahoo. This image is the Dungan coat … Continue reading →
What started out as a serious conversation a few days ago with my friend Jarrod about how to convince Carol that I needed a motorcycle quickly turned into silliness. Enjoy! Me: I talked about getting a motorcycle yesterday on my … Continue reading →
Carol and I recently went to a local zoo. It is a teaching zoo located on the campus of Santa Fe Community College. They have a program there that prepares students to work in a zoo handling animals. It isn’t … Continue reading →
Have you ever noticed that when you get an email from someone’s work email it often has a notice of confidentiality at the end? I dont think anyone ever reads them. I didnt know that emails could contain such vital … Continue reading →
The fantasy football season has officially started. Our league recently had its draft. I am really excited about playing again this year. I really enjoy it. For those of you that dont know much about fantasy football it is basically … Continue reading →
Carol and I have been doing some additonal work around the house. The newest thing is that we spent most of the day last Saturday re-doing the flower bed by the front window of our house. When we moved in … Continue reading →
So this is my new dream. Everyone here in rides around on a motorcycle or a scooter it seems. I have had an interest in motorcycles for a while now. At one point I went and got a learners permit … Continue reading →
This past Sunday Carol and I joined our friends Tom and Linda and their friend Mike on a trip down the Rainbow and Withlacoochee rivers. We rented Kayaks in the town of Dunnellon and were dropped off on the Rainbow … Continue reading →
Well, it is official. I am a Florida resident. It only took 2 hours of waiting in the DMV to get this lovely license. I wish someone had told me I looked like I had fallen asleep on my face. … Continue reading →