Photo by: Tony Klimas, Copyright 2004
So where do I come from? I suppose I come from the suburbs of Cleveland, OH - but that is another story for perhaps another day. For now, and hopefully many years to come, I hail from a "The Bold New City of the South". A friend of mine from New England recognized that motto when I told him I was from Jacksonville, FL. He said, "I know that town! That's the Bold New City of the South". I asked him how in the world he knew this (thinking our tourism people were not being paid enough) and he replied, "I looked up and read it off the side of the police cruiser while they were handcuffing me". Turns out he and some friends wound up on the wrong side of the local law enforcement officials during a spring break trip. At least he remembered our city motto and after a night in jail he saved on cab fair to the airport.
Is this city "Bold" and "New". I don't really know. We do have some nice beaches and the traffic and weather are easy, and if you're thinking hurricanes, forget it, they ALWAYS miss us. There is even some art and culture here although we have a ways to go. I've had a home here for going on two decades and have actually lived here for close to half that. It is my home and for me, after I've spent the week logging a few thousand frequent flyer miles to all sorts of places, it always brings a smile to my face when my feet hit the ground in this Bold New City.
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