Tampa Trek bikes; Funny Flick

Had a tune up done to my Trek mountain bike Thursday, decided to try out the new Tampa Trek store on MacDill Ave in South Tampa. These guys know there stuff, and are all avid bikers of all kinds. The guy I brought my bike into the separate service area told me everything they would do in the tune up, total cost, and they would email and/or call me when finished. A great place with great service! I'm ready to hit up the trails again.

Friday while awaiting my sis in law and 1 year old nephew to get into town from Colorado, we went over to CDB's Southside a few blocks form the hosue to have some dinner al fresco, this time a Chef's Salad and an 18" pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms. MUCH better service this time sitting outside on the upper deck along Westshore Blvd, the weather was great, there were some tunes playing softly in the background. The small Chef Salad was plenty to feed us four, and we loved the "pin wheels" stiffed with turkey, roast beef and ham wrapped in provolone cheese..the salad was topped with mozzarella cheese - the pizza was delicious, more like a Digiorno's type crust, thick but good, and loaded with toppings and cheese, it's not Chicago style, but you need a fork and knife for this pizza. We then headed up the street to AMC Westshore, and saw one of the finniest movies of the year so far, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", it was opening night, there was not an empty seat, and throughout the movie all you heard was laughter from the audience and a round of applause at the end....some funny stuff! A quick trip to the Airport, parking on the top level of the short term lot(free parking for the first hour), easy in and easy out.

This weekend, besides the great weather, there are so many options, here are just a few of the numerous happenings I hope to participate in:

Mainsail Art Festival - Vinoy Waterfront Park St. Pete
Tampa Urban Tour of Homes
Tampa Riverwalk opening of Platt Street Bridge section
Pass-a-Grille Beach Concerts
Tampa Home and Garden Show
Clearwater Jazz Festival
Bruce Springsteen Concert
Ybor Festival of the Moving Image

Just another Kudos to TIA and special Thanks to JetBlue!

Just have to mention again how much I love coming home to Tampa and Tampa International Airport. I travel a few times a month, last night my flight from JFK to TPA was delayed leaving JFK(of course) due to fog, so there we were on the Tarmac for over 90 minutes, well JetBlue kept us informed every 20 minutes, there were 36 channels of TV, cookies and bottled water kept us refreshed, the time passed by quickly, no one was angered and understood it was not JetBlue's fault...but landing at TIA, and then the quick walk through the terminal to Long Term Parking, I was off the plane and in my car within 10 minutes...ahhh, convenience, clean, organized, THANKS TIA and JetBlue!

Kudos to TIA

Just another kudos to Tampa Intl Airport. I travel a few times per month for work, and I can't say it enough how convenient Tampa's airport is. With a quick drive to Long term parking, plenty of spots today, a quick walk into the terminal(I'd rather walk, but there is a quick people mover from Long Term to the terminal), then a smooth security procedure at the Southwest terminal. Maybe this is why I see so many flyer's like myself at TIA content and in good moods, rather than angry and frustrated as I see at most other airports. It's even nicer to hear others say how nice TIA is, and how they wish their airport was as modern, clean and convenient as TIA. It can't be like this everyday, but I have yet to be disappointed.