If you found $28,000 in coins, you’d be pretty excited, right? Now imagine finding that much cash, in the form of coins so rare, that some of them are worth about a million dollars! I think I’d pass out. That’s what happened to a couple in California, minus the passing out part (at least as […]
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Welcome to Diane Capri Island! This blog you’ve navigated to is just one of many islands participating in the 2014 Summer Splash Blog Hop! The idea is to: Play around here on this site… Enter the Raffle below… Then splash on over to the Main Contest Page to enter the Grand Prize Contest there! Once you’re […]
Money Stashers
How much cash do you have on hand? According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, approximately $1.28 trillion dollars in cash are in circulation in the United States. Most of that is in Federal Reserve notes. One economist estimates that there’s enough cash in circulation for every American to have about $1,300. Do you have that much […]
Where Is Madeleine McCann?
So many things can happen when we are not paying attention. Jess Kimball knows what Fatal Distraction is. Here’s a real life example. But first, a question for you. If you were vacationing in Portugal from the UK, and you had a three-year-old daughter, would you allow her to sleep with the door unlocked while […]
What You Don’t See At Disney
I saw this cartoon the other day and it made me laugh. As a Florida snow bird, it’s fun to see the state from an outsider’s viewpoint. Look at central Florida on the map. Theme parks fill the whole thing! But there’s more to central Florida than Disney World. I know. It looks like a […]
Saturday Special: Did Somebody Say Prizes?
In the past week, there was one day that was very special for the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling group of authors called The Twelve. I’ll give you 12 guesses which day was the special one. If you guessed May 12th, you’re correct! On Monday, May 12th, The Twelve launched Flight 12! That tops this […]
Saturday Special: The Need For Speed
It’s mid-May, and paces are shifting. “Hurry up and slow down” seems to be the mantra people around me are observing. Recent college graduates are scurrying to move to their next destination and begin a new life. High school students and teachers are frantic to finish finals so they can have summer break. Others are […]
Pizza Murder Bribe
Some crazy stuff happens in Florida. In my books that are set in Florida, the crazy stuff that happens is fiction. But the craziest stories that come out of the Sunshine State are the ones that no fiction writer would ever make up. Because they’re just too bizarre. Take this one, for example, as a […]
Saturday Special: April Showers Bring…?
You know how the saying goes. April showers bring May flowers. That may be true, but look what else April showers bring: Beautiful sunsets! Can you imagine being a passenger in that plane on the left, flying through that stunning evening sky? What a treat! This sunset happened after a full day of storms in […]
Fishnado!
Welcome to the FMWA’s Florida’s Crazy Blog Hop! “Florida is a giant bug light for crazy people.” – Phyllis Smallman, SleuthFest 2014 It’s no surprise to any author living in Florida that some of the craziest stories we can write are actually inspired by true events in our sunshine state. Join us in exploring a […]
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