Found the perfect meme for a gonzo journalist / beekeeper.

Today is the first day of retirement. Had a nice cup of coffee when I woke up and went right back to bed. I could get used to this. And I never again have to cover a press conference where our governor is being an asshole.

The pecan branch that fell in the bee yard last night is huge. 2 foot diameter at the base and covered with ferns. Hives have smaller branches on them but were not breached. Think I’ll leave the bees alone till it warms up

Brendan Small. Voice guy extraordinaire who did most of the classic animated shows on Adult Swim

Huge branch from 150 year old pecan tree fell on the bee yard tonight. Just missed the bee house and the car. The entire tree is leaning now and has to come down... but we were quite lucky

@JoeyWhite1212 @PeterSchorschFL @GovRonDeSantis @realDonaldTrump Hi Joey. The outdoor sites that use tents and canopies vulnerable to wind were closed but are already starting to reopen. Testing at the county health departments never stopped

@TamaraLush We used to call that a pornstash.

Enjoyed our first family meal at a sit down restaurant in two months. Tasty. But as we dined on the outdoor deck, I realized the dot over the “I” looks suspiciously like the coronavirus 🦠

My daughter Katy and her friend Drew were king and queen of Tallahassee’s “Night to Shine” Friday and @TimTebow did the crowning.

Note to @marcorubio and @SenRickScott. If this potato can grow a pair, you can too.

This is my first Veterans Day without dad, who ended his tour of duty last month at the age of 85. He was a bad ass during two tours in Vietnam and is still my hero. My thanks to everyone who served our country in the armed forces.

Got a text from my ole radio bud Jason Taylor today letting me know Debbie and I made the big time: we’re on Google earth suited up to work the bees. Looks like we were hiding from the sun when the google camera drove past

Just wrapped up the recording of tomorrow’s Sunrise podcast featuring a one on one interview with Rick Wilson... the OG Of Never Trumpers. He’s the Rickest of the Ricks. Check it out in the morning.

This could have ended badly in the basement of a gun shop.

Gary scooped me on my own announcement. Well done, sir.

So in case you hadn’t heard, I’m doing a daily podcast on Florida Politics for Peter Schorsch, the brains behind You can find it at Apple or at

@ForrestWUFTNews Hi Forrest! You can reach me at rickflagg666@gmail.com. My six month sabbatical is nearly over so I’ll be going back to work next month

Our first hot air balloon flight courtesy of Debbie’s cousin Brittany. She earned her commercial pilot’s license last week.

Just out of the Colorado mountains. Was enjoying roads in New Mexico without thousand foot cliffs when some clown tried to pull into my lane before he finished passing. Barely avoided a high-speed collision. Of course the clown car had Florida tags.