Robert Dobiecki:  

I started out at St. Brides on the southeast then moved to southwest side of Chicago and attended St Mary Star of the Sea. Currenty I am in South Florida send me a message dobeme at yawho dot com I moved from the south side of Chicago in 1989 to the south of Texas in Laredo to pay some dues. I escaped Laredo in 1990 to live in Miami Beach, Florida overlooking the ocean. I loved Miami Beach then until it became too trendy, comercialized and congested. Now I only go to Miami Beach when out of town visitors want to see it. Tops are optional on Miami Beach and it was unbelievable for a southsider the first time. Later, I moved to Weston, FL, west side of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Took a position in southeast Georgia near St Simons Island and Jeckle Island in early 2001. Lived on a lake near the ocean. Caught Bass and ten inch Blue Gills regularly in the backyard, yes 10 inche Blue Gills do exist. I have a photo of a twelve inch Blue Gill. In St Simons Sound we caught Sharks, Sea Trout and Redfish. Yes you can eat Shark. Southeast Georgia has a very smart wicked creature (Sand Gnat). When it is over 90 degrees or under 65 degrees they hide. As soon as the weather gets comfortable, the Sand Gnat comes out to eat you alive. I left Georgia in 2004 to go back to Florida. For a Chicago Boy after living on the water, I just could not go back to being land locked. I searched and found a small 1950s home on an ocean access canal that is 25 minutes to the Fort Lauderdale cut (Port Everglades) to the open ocean. You cannot speed through the intercoastal waterway because of the presence of Manatees (Sea Cows). They look like walrusses without the tusks. They love to be sprayed with fresh water and eat luttuce if you come upon one. They are freindly and move slowly. I remodled the house to get more space. No basements in South Florida, I do miss having a basement to store toys and stuff. I love the emerald green waters of the Carribean and the deep blue of the Atlantic. As you go offshore you can actually see the line where the green water meets the blue. It is difficult to to believe the distinct line or to describe. The line is clearly distinct and the color change so vivid. I Hate the cold weather and hate the grey clouds of northern winters. For kicks, I hop in the boat and cruise the canals and the intercaostal waterway admiring the beautiful homes and scenery with my beautiful, understanding, wife and our four babies (dogs) two rescue dogs plus a Pit BullI and a Pit Bull-Cane Corso (Italian Matiff) cross. I ususlly bring along a pitcher of margueritas and a cooler with frosty cervezas. Sometimes we order take out pizza and pick it up in the boat from one of our favorite waterfront restaurants on the intercoastal way. I have a mango, avocado, papaya, guava, tangerine, mamey, lychee, orange, persian lime, barbados cherry, red grapefruit, key li...Expand for more