I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. ~Elwyn Brooks White
On the Englewood, Florida beaches we do the Sharks tooth squat not the Sanibel Stoop. (Credit: Fotobug) Living close to the beach requires a tremendous amount of discipline. The sun gives you that "Come Hither" look as you drive to work. Doing laundry & cooking dinner can easily get kicked to the curb for a favorable low tide or blustery NW wind. (The way I see it there's always take-out & wearing the same shorts twice right?) Last September I started a project that gave me a great excuse to head to the beach as often as possible - The Jar. The sharks teeth I was collecting needed a dedicated home. On those occasions when I actually did the laundry the tell-tale ping ping ping would send me running to stop the spin cycle. I would then pick all the wayward sharks teeth out of the bottom of the washing machine. I'm sure my Whirlpool warranty does not cover shells or the teeth of a big fish. The big jar had been pushed back on a s...