CPNA Historic Homes Tour

Well, ye socks, I have agreed to put the new abode on the College Park Neighborhood Association's historic homes tour next month.

Mark your calendars: Sunday, November 16th, 12:30-4:00pm.

We should be in pretty good company. I hear the Kerouac House (where Beat Generation icon Jack Kerouac lived and wrote) is also on the tour. For more info on that, see http://kerouacproject.org.

Also, the Central Florida Plein Air Artists will be on hand. I assume they will be rendering images of the homes on the tour. Their website is http://pleinairflorida.org.

If you're interested in doing the tour, check-in at the community center at 2393 Elizabeth Avenue (just a few blocks north of my house). Tickets are $15, or $10 for seniors. But, members of the CPNA get in free or charge. To find out more, visit their website at http://collegeparkorlando.org.

A portion of the proceeds from this year's tour will be donated to the Michael Welborn Education Grant, which supports history-related activities in local schools.

Having this 11/16 deadline is probably the best motivation I could have to wrap-up the remodeling and renovation efforts, right?!?

Remembering Jack Kerouac

I read with some bemusement how some fellow literary junkies at Naropa University in Boulder Colorado are marking the 50th anniversary of "On the Road," the iconic masterpiece of the Beat Generation.

They kicked-off their "Kerouac Festival" yesterday with a twelve-hour marathon reading.

Can you only imagine?

I mean, it's a great book and all. But, TWELVE STRAIGHT HOURS?!

Anyway, for you local socks, keep in mind that Mr. Kerouac was living right here in Central Florida when his masterpiece went to press.

To be precise, he was living with his mother at 1418-1/2 Clouser Avenue in the now-fashionable College Park section of Orlando, working on another book you may have heard of called "The Dharma Bums."

You can read all about this local connection at http://kerouacproject.org/

Or, you can spend your summertime reading hours devoted to my book about the Civil War.

It's your choice. Choose wisely!