Tag: boca beach club

"The Pellican Brief (Visit)." Or, "Mommy, what the hell is that?"

Posted on 02/07/10 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

While shutterbugs in south Florida trying to snap photos of visiting celebs on Super Bowl Sunday, a large pellican enjoyed a few minutes of stardom as he made a unexpected appearance on the pool deck at the Boca Raton Resort & Club‘s beach club. After spending a minute in the pool, the large bird paused [...]

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"Large, X-Large, Jumbo, Titanic." Or, "Yes Helen, Size Matters."

Posted on 12/19/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

In marketing we love to use descriptors that make us feel good, such as “world’s greatest” or “America’s favorite.” But we all know it’s just one big pile of pig slop. Just look in your own neighborhood and count the number of sub shops that claim to have the “World’s Greatest Cheesesteak.” We buy into [...]

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"Black Friday, Green Parrots" Or, "Is That Your Bird Maam?"

Posted on 11/24/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

Just a little while ago, I’m sitting here at my Boca Raton, Florida “office” working on a bunch of different things while at the same time enjoying the warm sun, the ocean breeze and a frozen lemonade, when all of a sudden a flurry of green caught my eye. I grabbed my trusty Canon PowerShot [...]

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"Witness to Death." Or, "Live Everyday Like it's Your Last."

Posted on 11/15/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

[gplayer href="http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/wp-content/audio/blog-bird.mp3" ] [/gplayer] So I’m sitting at my cabana at the Boca Beach Club enjoying a simply gorgeous Sunday afternoon watching the ocean’s waves crash on the shore and suddenly I hear another crash I wasn’t expecting. A black bird, flew head-on into a glass panel that makes up the balcony. I had an [...]

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Headbanger’s Holiday, The Flu, The Tube

Posted on 11/01/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

Headbanger’s Holiday Yesterday was Halloween, the one day a year when kids think the world owes them a sugar high. I don’t get the whole “Halloween thing.” Yes, as a child I too dressed up in ridiculous looking costumes, parading down the street and ringing doorbells at night singing silly ditties looking for a handout. [...]

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A Very Moving Weekend

Posted on 10/25/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

What a wild weekend. I closed on my new townhouse in Delray Beach, FL on Tuesday and managed to move everything from my old condo in Palm Beach in just one day. Granted I felt like a gypsy driving a convertible overflowing with suitcases full of my belongings, but if it weren’t for a car [...]

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