Dream Day Cakes®, the best cake bakery in Gainesville, has started offering classes. If you’re going to be in the Gainesville, FL area, you should sign up. =)
More info: Dream Day Cakes Fall Classes
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It’s homecoming
It’s homecoming… a weird concept if you happen to live in the town where you went to school… but nonetheless, a holiday the City of Gainesville takes very seriously. Yes, I said holiday.
You see, in town the schools are closed. Many businesses close their doors or have allowances for people to leave early. There’s a parade (which means UPS drivers come in a few hours early to make sure they can deal with the traffic/road closures).
A Quick Look at my County Taxes
Here’s the quick and dirty breakdown (I’ve rounded the percentages):
- Board of County Commissioners: $666.82 (31%)
- Library: $113.91 (6%)
- School Board: $931.65 (46%)
- Water District: $32.14 (2%)
- Unincorporated Services: $31.88 (2%)
- Sheriff: $129.17 (6%)
- Fire Protection: $103.51 (5%)
So, the biggest amount seems, by far, to go to the School Board. I spend over $900.00 on public education– and being that I have no kids, I think that’s very generous of me. Of course, not realizing this until now is completely my own fault. Continue reading
Got Cake in Gainesville?
Gainesville Wedding Cakes and More
In case you haven’t realized, Yeni and I have opened a bakery in Gainesville, FL. We’ve named it Dream Day Cakes and, well, you MUST COME BY! First, let me tell you a little story.
Once upon a time, in the land of North Central Florida, there lived a boy named Fred Posner. Fred, a large, rotund, bald boy, loved eating, riding motorcycles, and living la vida loca. Not so much listening to La Vida Loca but actually living it. Continue reading
More Cakes in Gainesville, FL
Yeni’s baking away… and she’s got some amazing cakes made. Today she finished a Princess Slipper cake that literally blew me away. Crazy!
Try this on, Princess
Dream Day Cakes – Gainesville Bakery
Dream Day Cakes
A little self promotion never hurt… in theory. 
I have great news. Yeni’s been baking now for well over a year and her cakes are simply amazing. Living in Gainesville provided us the perfect opportunity for Yeni to follow her dreams and try doing something she truly loves. And with that introduction, I introduce Dream Day Cakes — Gainesville’s newest Wedding Cake Bakery.
I’ve posted a few of the cakes before, and Guillo with o3b.com produced an amazing site for us. We’re very excited and looking forward to our new adventure. 
March Summary
Where has the time gone? To paraphrase the Princess Bride, which Yes, is still one of my favorite movies — there is to much to explain, let me sum up.
- Painting, painting, painting. (4 parents, lots of paint, bottom line: house looks great)
- Met Sebastian
- Renewed the annual pass at Disney and got Yeni her Florida pass.
- Took the in-laws to St. Augustine.
- Posted about Spam on VoIP Tech Chat
- Actually posted a chat on VoIP Tech Chat
- Getting ready for the Voipathon
- and posted a few pics on Picasa
Thanks for stopping by.
So Many Boxes…
We’re packing away… although “we” is mostly just Yeni; who is packing like a woman possessed. We’re heading out on Wednesday and looking forward to a change of view. We’re trying to spend as much time with family and friends as possible — taking the time to eat at out favorite spots “one more time” as well as try some new places we had neglected.
While working away, managed to post some quick words:
- VoIP Tech Chat: Blackberry desperate? RIM announces FREE Blackberry Enterprise Server Express
- Team Forrest: SIP Response Codes (just for a quick reference)
- Fat Freddy Says: Updated Review for Nick’s Original House of Pancakes, Ann Arbor
Next stop: Thanksgiving 2010
Curb Appeal? Not so much.
Thanksgiving 2009 involved family, a road trip, and lots of yard work. Although Yeni and I made yet another trip to Florida, we sadly did not get the opportunity to visit all our friends and family “on the list.”
While traveling to sunny Fort Lauderdale, we took a pit-stop in Gainesville and checked out the house. The condition shocked us. It looked absolutely horrible and had what could only be described as negative curb appeal. We headed down to SoFla and knew we had to return and get down to business on some serious yardwork.
Borrowing a chainsaw from the old man, we quickly got to work on the thickest of foliage decorating the house. Continue reading
Bernie Machen Donates Some Bonus Money to UF
Back in 2007, I was floored by the University of Florida’s President (Bernie Machen) accepting more than $200,000 in bonuses. I was so floored, I sent him a letter (below) and asked him to decline the bonus. After all, he already receives in base salary more than 10 times the annual income for a Florida family sending their child to the University of Florida.
As expected, I did not receive a response and there was no mention of donations, declines, or anything else from Bernie Machen. Continue reading