Florida has been the driest in decades as widespread drought worsens

 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/florida-has-been-the-driest-in-decades-as-widespread-drought-worsens/1875899 

https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/florida/state-nickname/sunshine-state

https://florida-first.com/why-florida-is-and-isnt-the-sunshine-state/  

https://medium.com/@mldever11/why-is-florida-called-the-sunshine-state-543d799950cd 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Florida

Brightline-high-speed-rail-Florida-fatalities

 https://apnews.com/article/brightline-high-speed-rail-florida-fatalities-67020b2cd33b6cbcf9d85ed029d18310

There is always the potential to improve safety.

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2024/01/12/melbourne-brightline-accident-what-we-know-fatal-crashes-florida/72205725007/

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2024/01/12/brightline-rail-train-orlando-miami-west-palm-beach-tampa-look-inside/

https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/brightline-high-speed-rail-project-florida/

https://www.afar.com/magazine/brightline-train-review-riding-floridas-high-speed-rail

https://www.hsrail.org/brightline-florida/

https://www.brightlinewest.com/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=trains

How Florida's coral researchers are adapting to extreme heat amid another El Niño warming event

 https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-07-27/how-floridas-coral-researchers-are-adapting-to-extreme-heat-amid-another-el-nino-warming-event 

Florida is such a popular state to visit and lots of people like to live there. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida#Climate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Florida#Health_consequences_of_extreme_heat 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Florida#Climates_of_selected_Florida_cities 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida#Economy 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida#Transportation 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_of_Florida#Metropolitan_areas 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population#State_and_territory_rankings

Moments of Movie Terror in the Bathroom

 https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/17-moments-of-movie-terror-in-the-bathroom

Monsters and creatures in the bathroom have become an occasionally familiar scene in various horror-movies.

https://flashbak.com/theyll-get-you-in-the-end-toilet-terror-in-horror-movies-22570

But sometimes there really is something waiting for you in the toilet.

https://people.com/pets/florida-man-finds-iguana-in-bathroom-toilet

Not as bad as finding a snake in the toilet, but it would still be quite a shock.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/08/04/watch-where-you-sit-iguana-found-inside-florida-toilet

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/08/02/only-in-florida-iguana-toilet-hollywood

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-ne-iguana-toilet-fort-lauderdale-20190314-story.html

If someone is constipated, the shit lizard will quickly get things moving!

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/How-do-so-many-iguanas-get-in-Florida-toilet-bowls-_163266036 

https://fusionanomaly.net/toilets.html 

Its all about trying to scare the shit out of you.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=toilet

Remote-controlled robot rabbits are being used to help solve Florida’s python problem

"University of Florida have teamed up to use the robotic rabbit decoys as part of their Python Elimination Program." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/robot-rabbits-florida-pythons-study-b2802668.html

https://www.popsci.com/environment/robot-bunnies-florida-invasive-pythons

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=rabbits

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=robotic+whale+shark

A jet plane crash lands on Florida highway and collides with vehicles

 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/small-plane-crash-lands-florida-highway-collides-with-vehicle-2024-02-09/

So much aircraft  today and perhaps some day, even flying cars.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/09/plane-crash-i-75-naples-florida/72542835007/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/09/us/naples-florida-plane-crash/index.html

There would have to be quite an extensive global object tracking system in place.

https://www.rosenaviation.com/blog/how-can-iot-internet-of-things-play-a-role-in-aviation/

https://www.iotsworldcongress.com/how-the-iot-is-improving-the-aviation-industry/

https://www.airport-technology.com/buyers-guide/leading-iot-companies-aviation/

https://www.iotforall.com/iot-in-aviation-revolution

https://medium.com/predict/safety-in-the-air-why-reliable-flying-cars-are-still-a-matter-of-distant-future-414f75bd970f

Hurricane Milton expected to be so powerful, it could forever change Florida’s coastline

 https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/us-news/hurricane-milton-expected-to-be-so-powerful-it-could-forever-change-floridas-coastline/

Tampa is facing a total megastorm of storms.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/09/hurricane-milton-live-updates-wednesday-florida-landfall/75579293007/

https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/us-news/hurricane-milton-spawns-a-new-threat-tornado-supercells/

https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-tampa-florida-08bde4b9c29460f471d43c6512821c93

https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/us-news/florida-official-warns-people-who-plan-to-ride-out-hurricane-milton-at-home-thats-a-coffin-youre-in/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area

A Miami building is evacuated near the site of the deadly Surfside condo collapse

"Residents of a Miami Beach building on the same street where a condominium collapse killed nearly 100 people were forced to evacuate on Thursday evening after officials determined the structure was unsafe and gave orders to leave." https://www.npr.org/2022/10/28/1132172867/miami-building-evacuated-surfside-condo-collapse

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/residents-ordered-evacuate-building-near-deadly-surfside-condo-collapse-florida/

https://apnews.com/article/politics-ron-desantis-building-collapses-surfside-collapse-af69251e6040cd11134e1595bf4f3f27

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR29pLccutY

https://abcnews.go.com/US/year-surfside-condo-collapse-investigators-exact/story?id=85317950

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse#Possible_causes , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEPyE2h6P4k

https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/fau-geologist-says-earthquake-risk-in-south-florida-is-low

https://www.floridadisaster.org/hazards/earthquakes

Fortunately, earthquakes in florida are a very rare occurrence.

https://www.tampabay.com/weather/2020/09/03/an-earthquake-hit-florida-on-thursday-how-often-does-that-happen

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Miami+Beach

Woman dies after alligator bites off her arm in Florida river

 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-dies-alligator-bites-arm-florida-river-rcna352260 

https://people.com/woman-s-boyfriend-calls-911-while-trying-to-free-her-from-fatal-alligator-attack-that-ripped-one-of-her-arms-completely-off-12010362

https://abcnews.com/US/woman-killed-alligator-florida-river-officials/story?id=134304350

Florida residents are returning to flooded streets and homes gone after Milton

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/11/us/florida-residents-home-hurricane-milton/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/12/climate/hurricane-milton-helene-florida-homes/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc Even a stormproof or disaster-proof community can't guarantee being 100% safety.

Insurance 'nightmare' unfolds for Florida homeowners after back-to-back hurricanes

Many victims facing catastrophic losses due to water damage “are just walking away.” https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/hurricane-milton-helene-insurance-nightmares-torment-florida-residents-rcna175088

https://abcnews.go.com/US/biden-announce-600m-florida-resiliency-projects-hurricanes/story?id=114753244

An armed man was killed after entering perimeter around Trump’s Florida home

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp32l9w9pgyo 

Another enraged person who was on a suicide mission.

 https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/22/politics/mar-a-lago-man-shot-armed 

Not knowing what scale of arms and incendiary devices the person had, presidential security had to immediately intercept in a lethal way.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/22/mar-a-lago-armed-man-shot-killed 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/law-enforcement-shoots-kills-man-mar-lago-secret-service-rcna260141

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fla-trump-estate-gunman-shot-9.7102181

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar-a-Lago#Use_as_a_Trump_residence 

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article314796141.html

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/photos-donald-trump-palm-beach-home-mar-lago/oeF6jUOXzRLwaRKwhEE1XM/

How a Baltimore bridge collapsed

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/26/inside-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-baltimore/73105201007/

Some bridges really need a better bumper or barrier protection system.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/baltimore-scott-key-bridge-collapse-death-toll-updates-b2519325.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse-live-updates-recovery-mission-starts-rcna145224

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/26/video-audio-baltimore-bridge-collapse/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/us/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse-tuesday/index.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/baltimore-key-bridge-collapse/?id=108500215

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-27/baltimore-bridge-collapsed-in-30-seconds/103638806

Unfortunately, this has happened before.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2024/03/26/florida-sunshine-skyway-bridge-disaster-collapse/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/baltimore-bridge-collapse-prompts-memories-of-similar-tragedies-in-tampa-bay-jacksonville/3268865/

https://www.wusf.org/local-state/2024-03-27/baltimore-bridge-collapse-sunshine-skyway-memories-tampa-area-residents

https://www.news18.com/explainers/baltimore-incident-not-first-a-look-at-the-history-of-bridge-collapses-caused-by-ship-strikes-in-the-us-8829404.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Francis+Scott+Key+Bridge+Collapse

From the (Crimson) Sky Down and into the U2 MATRIX

Before people got to see the first MATRIX movie in 1999, U2 transitioned into their cyberpunk ZOO TV entertainment phase. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-12-tm-34172-story.html , 

https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1993-09-12-0000004850-story.html , 

https://www.wired.com/1995/01/neuromancer-speaks , https://www.u2interference.com/forums/f288/neuromancer-zooropa-179635.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achtung_Baby 1991

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooropa 1993

"the tour began in Lakeland, Florida, on 29 February 1992 and ended in Tokyo, Japan, on 10 December 1993." 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_TV_Tour 
From_the_Sky_Down : //www.u2.com/news/title/from-the-sky-down ,

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2011/09/09/u2-from-the-sky-down-trailer-showtime ,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzeR0hV0ZTU ,

http://mrns.u2.com/secure_api/u2player.php?vendor_id=692&media_id=13791&channel_id=6088&e=1235095378&h=3381bb2f515d02a70946d13cfc7e47f8

We’re free to fly the crimson sky...

https://www.u2songs.com/songs/even_better_than_the_real_thing_-_studio_341

http://www.u2.com/discography/index/album/albumId/4010 ,

http://www.u2.com/stream/article/display/id/1958

"And I have no compass and I have no map" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooropa_(song)  

https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/no-maps-for-these-territories-1200465308 ,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Maps_for_These_Territories#Background_and_premise ,

https://www.u2songs.com/discography/william_gibson_no_maps_for_these_territories_documentary_various_artists , 

https://vimeo.com/18438593 , https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0269629 , 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/william_gibson_no_maps_for_these_territories , 

http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/archive/2003_01_28_archive.asp#90244012 

https://www.u2.com/news/title/edge_bono_original_music_new_william_gibson_flick_729

William Gibson has had some key influence for U2 over the years.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2001/apr/26/computingandthenet.books

Thus, its not surprising that there was some collaboration.

https://www.u2.com/news/title/exclusive_clips_from_new_william_gibson_movie_730

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromancer#Literary_and_cultural_significance ,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberspace#Origins_of_the_term ,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk#Style_and_ethos ,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix#Influences , 

https://www.wired.com/2005/08/u2-2

William_Gibson was born on March 17, 1948. Is it that surprising that a famous band from Ireland would eventually cross paths with him? http://people.loyno.edu/~hobbs/bib/wgibson.htm

U2 ZOO TV Tour

ZOO TV 1st leg: North America

1992-02-29: Lakeland Arena - Lakeland, Florida, USA

https://www.u2gigs.com/show110.html , https://www.u2.com/tour/id/54 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oKYjeKkuP4

There happens to be a Lake_Gibson in Lakeland,_Florida. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/Lakeland_FLA_lake_Mirror , 

https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland#Through_the_Looking-Glass

Of course 1992-2-29 was a leap-year and that was perfect for U2 to symbolically venture down The_Rabbit hole.

"U2 started the Zoo Tv Tour on February 29, 1992 with a sold out concert with a total of 7,400 people."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP_Funding_Center There is a W. Lemon Street near by.

Zoo TV Live from Sydney 1993-11-27

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH8bnSQ8mR0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_TV:_Live_from_Sydney

There is a lot of synchronicity between, W.Gibson, U2 and The_Matrix, that should be revealed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis , 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis#Science_fiction_themes

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=ZOO+TV

It's all about exploring, The Nature Of Reality. (TNOR) 

Tiger Woods is not OK

 https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tiger-woods-is-not-ok-car-crash-arrest-dui 

Tiger+Woods certainly has some problems.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/28/sport/tiger-woods-arrest-analysis 

https://people.com/tiger-woods-seen-for-first-time-after-leaving-jail-for-dui-arrest-photo-11936604 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiger-woods-rollover-crash-florida-rcna265516 

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/48323058/tiger-woods-involved-florida-rollover-crash

https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/462/tiger-woods

https://www.pgatour.com/player/08793/tiger-woods 

https://tigerwoods.com

A 14-year-old girl who opened fire at deputies referred to Grand Theft Auto

"Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said the children fired from multiple angles and the girl allegedly threatened to kill a sergeant.

The 12-year-old later told investigators that the 14-year-old had said, "I'm gonna roll this down like GTA," referring to the video game Grand Theft Auto, Chitwood said." https://abcnews.go.com/US/12-year-boy-14-year-girl-open-fire/story?id=78037996

https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2021/06/02/florida-kids-12-and-14-fire-at-deputies-after-breaking-into-home-sheriff-says/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article251837413.html

Using Grand_Theft_Auto or any video game as an excuse to go out and shoot people is unjustifiable.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto#Controversies

In most cases it's not the games, it's people getting too violent on their own.

https://dana.org/article/do-violent-video-games-lead-to-violence

https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2003/10/anderson

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/analysis-why-its-time-to-stop-blaming-video-games-for-real-world-violence

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/topics/video-games-and-violence

https://www.vox.com/2019/8/26/20754659/video-games-and-violence-debate-moral-panic-history

There is a lot of fascinating research that indicates this world could be part of some kind of a cosmic interactive recording and projection. However, if people use the analogy of the world as being someones video game just to shoot and kill people, they just might be missing the point of life. 

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/10/18275618/simulation-hypothesis-matrix-rizwan-virk 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=GTA

Walt Disney World Announces Park Closures Due to Hurricane Milton

 https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/severe-weather-information/news/08oct2024-walt-disney-world-announces-park-closures-due-to-hurricane-milton.htm

Of course no one wants to be in the path of another monstrous storm.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/08/walt-disney-world-still-open-ahead-of-hurricane-milton-as-storm-projected-to-take-150-million-toll/

https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/severe-weather-information/news/07oct2024-walt-disney-world-announces-first-closures-ahead-of-hurricane-milton.htm

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/08/hurricane-milton-live-updates-florida-tuesday/75563336007/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/heels-helene-milton-leave-floridians-edge-tampa-orlando/story?id=114560250

https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-florida-tampa-7678939c52fdf00da748937d22df1fac

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/weather/video/hurricane-milton-nasa-timelapse-contd-digvid

https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/us-news/hurricane-milton-live-updates-tracking-the-storms-path/

Stephen King gives blunt three-word response after discovering Florida banned 23 of his books in schools

 https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/stephen-king-florida-book-ban-b2605632.html

The memory hole alternative is always favoured by the A-Holes and censor freaks in general. Certain books & other media can have a warning on them and that should be it. 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Stephen+King

Cargo plane experiences engine malfunction in South Florida skies, safely lands at Miami International Airport

 https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/cargo-plane-experiences-engine-malfunction-in-south-florida-skies-safely-lands-at-miami-international-airport This was a close call.

Fortunately, it didn't crash into Miami on 1-18, or especially on 1-19.

https://apnews.com/article/cargo-plane-emergency-landing-miami-782871bedf9940cbc6a94e897a8eef23

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/atlas-air-747-suffers-engine-fire-after-take-off/156557.article

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/mayday-video-shows-flames-coming-from-atlas-air-plane-midflight-before-landing-safely-at-mia/3210719

https://nypost.com/2024/01/19/news/atlas-air-boeing-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-miami/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/us/miami-boeing-plane-engine-fire.html

https://simpleflying.com/atlas-air-boeing-747-8-flames-from-engine

This could have been quite a disaster.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_International_Airport#Accidents_and_incidents

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_International_Airport#Future

Of course there are all sorts of numbers and patterns that can be seen as random data, but sometimes there does seem to be a peculiar pattern. 

https://sleepwakes.substack.com/p/a-dream-about-losing-lottery-numbers A post on 1-19 about lottery numbers. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-had-winning-9-1-1-numbers

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/WhosCounting/story?id=97845&page=1

https://lotterypredictor.com/new-york/numbersevening/number/911

The # 911, 119 & 191 have intersected with key moments in history.

https://medium.com/hackernoon/are-we-already-in-the-matrix-7492e89be433

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation

https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/15-irrefutable-reasons-we-might-be-living-in-a-simulation.html

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/10/18275618/simulation-hypothesis-matrix-rizwan-virk

https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/the-matrix-simulation

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/could-we-be-living-in-a-simulation-the-science-behind-the-matrix

https://builtin.com/hardware/simulation-theory

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50

Edgar_Allan_Poe was born on January 19, 1809. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe#Genres

https://www.upworthy.com/3-moments-that-might-convince-you-edgar-allan-poe-was-a-time-traveler

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/30093/edgar-allan-poes-eerie-richard-parker-coincidence

Bizarre Facts You Didn't Know About Edgar Allan Poe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_QhtJ4veL0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4DTW4B3Sjs

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=numbers+and+patterns

Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/florida-teen-immigration-arrest

The Milgram_experiment and just following orders.

https://www.britannica.com/science/Milgram-experiment

https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment#Ethics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment#Replications