Backyard Barbecue
					jd's blog for Aug
			8-2-04 Today I did a piece on the Florida gas tax reduction.  I shot footage of gas station signs with prices from $1.79 per gallon to $2.05 pg. I interviewed 5 people and asked them if they noticed the price drop.  Two did, 3 did not.   I asked them if they knew why.  Two credited the president (he had nothing to do with it unless you count ‘brotherly love’) and two credited Gov. Jeb Bush.  One, a black man, knew the real reason.  He said’ “Someone tryin’ to get votes.”  Very perceptive for a man so young. 8-3-04 Today I shot my “Plant of the Week” segment on the Passionflower Vine in the morning and “The Pet of the Week” in the afternoon.  The Passionflower was breathtakingly beautiful and dominated a corner lot at the end of our road.  Its glorious bluish-to-purple blooms looked like an exotic coral or fantasy flower created by a skilled artist and the fragrance of the blooms was as sweet as Jasmine but more subtle..  The whole vine was in full bloom and also had many large green fruits that looked like small Roma tomatoes.  These are said to be edible when ripe.  I plan to go back when they ripen, maybe in 2 weeks or so.  If they taste half as good as the blooms smell I’ll be in for a real treat. The dog however was a mutt.
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