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...online dating. He joined four e-dating services, which he refers to as "friendship clubs." Every morning in his waterfront home in Ormond Beach, Fla., Mynchenberg sits down at his computer and sifts through the profiles of dozens of women, searching for an intelligent 69-to-79-year-old Floridian with whom he can share conversation, travels and intimacy--but not marriage...
...Floridian group Further Seems Forever was originally fronted by emo poster boy Chris Carrabba. He went on to start his own band, Dashboard Confessional, and catapult to fame and fortune. But Carrabba’s old band continued to make its Christian-tinged power pop with new singer Jason Gleason. With three albums under its belt, Further Seems Forever seems to have proved its staying power. Opening up the stage are The Kicks, Brandston and Moments in Grace. 18+. Tickets $13. 6 p.m. Axis, 13 Lansdowne Street, Boston...
...Florida panther, a subspecies of the mountain lion, had been reduced to 30 to 50 animals that were showing hallmarks of inbreeding, including kinked tails and deformed sperm. In 1995 eight female cougars from Texas were transported to Florida and let loose. They began breeding with their endangered Floridian cousins. Last April, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials declared the program a success, estimating the genetically healthy population at 80 to 100 animals. Alas, the Iberian lynx has no suitable relative to reinvigorate its stock...
Home-schooled from kindergarten through high school with his younger brother and four sisters, the easygoing Floridian developed extraordinarily strong bonds with his siblings...
...given Dick Cheney's cardiologist the bends--fried shrimp, fried onion rings, corn on the cob, French fries, cole slaw and cheesecake--Bush was jovial, confident. He told the group--George Pataki of New York, Dirk Kempthorne of Idaho, Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, Jim Douglas of Vermont and his Floridian brother Jeb--that the presidential race would be close but that he would win. Bush's legendary self-confidence was on full display. "You guys have the best job in government." He smiled, leaning back. "Actually, you have the second best job in government...