I’m a dreamer.
~ Diana Ross
American – Actress Born: March 26, 1944
Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: March 26, 2023

Music has healing power.
~ Elton John
It has the ability to take people
out of themselves for a few hours.
English – Musician Born: March 25, 1947
The last weekend before we head home and the packing is starting. Purge items we don’t want to take home and eat the stuff in the fridge. No more grocery buying. Even though we’ve tried to slow down shopping, there are still some things we need before we go home. I managed to run out of denture cleaner and heaven forbid, Peanut Butter.
Rickie has an appointment for a final haircut before we go home and Pasty has a manicure scheduled.
I have a painting to finish and more pictures I want to take.
Goodbyes have been ongoing for the month as others are heading home earlier.
Those renting monthly are waiting until the end of the month.
Still others are just arriving for the Month of April.
Temperatures are over 85F every day and the lows are now only 70F, so its time for me to go home. 😉
The more you read,
~ James Patterson
the better you get at it.
American – Author Born: March 22, 1947
On our return trip from St Cloud we stopped at Kissimmee FL to see the Monument of States. A stone collection from a traveler turned into a huge monument. Many people collect stones from places they visit, but this is the largest collection I’ve seen.
You never know
~ William Cobbett
what you can do
till you try.
Love conquers all difficulties,
~ William Godwin
surmounts all obstacles,
and effects what to any other power
would be impossible.
English – Writer March 3, 1756 – April 7, 1836
Porte Ponderings:
Free Speech in Florida?
“Don’t Say Gay” bill was passed and Homosexuality is illegal to talk about in Public Elementary Schools. Disney enterprises dared to speak out against this bill and have been punished for speaking out by loosing their previously gained right to self-govern. They were even warned before the right was legislated away.
Now Florida elected government officials are targeting bloggers.
Any Florida bloggers who write about elected officials will be required to register within 3 days of writing about said government officials. If they fail to register they could be fined $25,000 per report. Do Florida elected officials realize people will write about them who aren’t under their control? Florida elected officials only have jurisdiction in Florida. So this new law will not be applicable to the rest of the world. What will the cost of enforcement be? I suggest everyone write their blogs in Florida about government officials and flood their proposed registration system. Here’s my start: Ron DeSantis, Paul Renner, Fentrice Driskell, John Snyder, ….
A complete list is available at: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/ClerksOffice/HouseDirectory.pdf
Laugh and the world laughs with you,
~ Anthony Burgess
snore and you sleep alone.
English – Novelist February 25, 1917 – November 22, 1993
~ Dana Katherine Scully
I have never met anyone so passionate
and dedicated to a belief as you.
It’s so intense that sometimes it’s blinding.
American fictional character (The X-Files), born in Annapolis, Maryland
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
~ Ansel Adams
American – Photographer February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984
The Ice Show has returned to Busch Gardens.
Turn It Up! Remix
Age is strictly a case of mind over matter.
~ Jack Benny
If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.
American – Comedian February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974
Happy Valentines’ Day.