Duende!
Depending where you search on the interwebs, you might find that Duende is a dark goblin (gasp!) ... however, it seems that local leadership would rather have you invest in this definition: "a quality of passion and inspiration; a spirit; having soul, a heightened state of emotion, expression and authenticity."
Regardless, it's the name for the celebration wrapping up this weekend for the county's 100th birthday. And if 100th birthday celebrations sound familiar, this is the *second* big one this year in southern Florida ... the first happening in the spring for nearby Miami Beach. And so I'll say now what I said then ...
"Seeing as how me and mine have only been here just over a year, we have but 1% of the local histories as a frame of reference ... but I will admit I was kind of surprised that it's so young, relatively speaking. What with the state of Florida also laying claim to the oldest city in the nation (St. Augustine, 1565), a mere ten decades makes the environs seem like it's but a baby.
So here's to living in such a young vibrant place (surrounded by old listless people) ... Happy 100th!"
APPEALING BUT DARK AND DANGEROUS?:
http://duendedrama.org/duendees.htm
OR, *THIS* INSTEAD:
http://www.broward.org/Broward100/GrandFinale/Pages/Duende.aspx
THE ORIGINAL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION POST FROM THE SPRING:
http://www.capcognition.blogspot.com/2015/03/random-scandal-sheet-for-sunday-32215.html
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