Where I'm From

Lakeland, Florida. 30 minutes east of Tampa. Hometown of Andrew Reynolds, Danny Renaud and Pat Steiner. The movie Edward Scissor Hands was filmed here.




This cleaner has been here forever. They've been putting corny/funny jokes on their marquee for as long as I've been alive.


There's also been elaborate Christmas lighting set up in this downtown park forever too.



Lots of swans in the 3 lakes downtown. All but these two swam off when I walked up.



My grandmother worked here from when she was 16 to 62. She started off as a bank teller and worked her way up to being one of the loan officers.




My Mom worked in this building for 5 years. It's Lakeland's Department of Children and Families. Hence the statues. She transfered to the Drivers License Office after that. She couldn't deal with the abused kids and broken families anymore.



This is the stadium my Dad played football in as a kid in High School. The Lakeland High School Juggernauts. That part of town is really bad now. Crime is big there.

You should stop by and get a sandwich downtown if you're ever passing through. A good place with good people.