Katie and Will waiting for takeoff from Newark Airport to Orlando.
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I’m in Orlando for the SAP Business Objects ASUG conference at Disney’s Dolphin and Swan hotel, just outside Epcot.
The conference runs tomorrow through mid-day Thursday; Edith and the kids are flying down tomorrow evening, and we’ll all be here visiting D-World until late Sunday when we fly back to Newark. Friday is our day at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Will and I are very excited – I only hope Hogwarts and Hogsmeade live up to the printed page. I’ve heard the lines are OUTRAGEOUSLY long, so we’re planning on getting an early start to beat the crowds – we’ll see how that goes.
OK, I must admit, when I read the sub-headline, my first thought was that my Florida brother-in-law had finally gone off the deep end, especially the part about the pocketknife hidden in his shorts…
Man accused of flinging jellyfish on beachgoers
41-year-old swimmer in Florida charged with disorderly intoxication
AP
Keith Edward Marriott of Madeira Beach, Fla. Marriott allegedly threw jellyfish at people on the beach and pretended to drown.
updated 5:55 p.m. ET, Wed., Sept . 9, 2009
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – A 41-year-old man faces charges after witness said he pretended to drown and then allegedly began to throw jellyfish at beachgoers.
According to a sheriff’s office report, Keith Edward Marriott caused “concern for his safety” when he repeatedly submerged himself and floated back to the top of the water and he was also “loud and disruptive.”
He then started throwing the sea creatures.
Marriott was arrested Monday and charged with disorderly intoxication and carrying a concealed weapon. According to the St. Petersburg Times, Marriott was carrying a pocketknife in his shorts.
Jail records indicate that Marriott was being held on $250 bond. A message left after-hours at the public defender’s office was not immediately returned late Tuesday night.
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