Meet my friends ...

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Some of my readers/followers (oh my gosh .... I have readers and followers!?!) have asked why I never post pictures of my family or friends.  In short, the question is why don't I ever include photos of people in my blog stories. 


The answer is quite quite simple: 1.  I take terrible people pictures; 2.  I have issues with privacy and don't like to have my image out there very much.  As such, I have made the (perhaps erroneous) assumption that most people in my life don't want their picture out there either.  


I think I might be wrong about this, as I have noticed many bloggers plaster all kinds of photos of themselves, their family, friends and random strangers all over Facebook, blogs and the like. 


So, I guess I'll go get some help for my (privacy) issues, and without further adieu (ah-dooh?), I'd like to introduce you to some friend I have met in my travels: 


First up, meet my friend, Sara ... and a young man whom she befriended on Cockleshell Beach ...

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