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Just a short video of one of the crabs we saw at Long Beach, Mississippi last week while out on vacation. We were surprised to find them since we hadn't seen anything bigger than a silver dollar-sized hermit crab the first two days we were there. Suddenly, there were dozens of these crawling around near the shore. Here is a photo of one of them as well:

Synopsis: Nicole Sands helped her dad create a shark/octopus hybrid for the United States military and can control it remotely using electrical impulses. However, while testing their creation in the ocean waters near Mexico, an accident results in the creature being freed. It is now up to her and Andy, a former employee fired by her father, to stop the creature's killing spree while attempting to keep it alive. Who's in it? The movie stars  Kerem Bürsin ,  Sara Malakul Lane , Eric Roberts , Héctor Jiménez and Liv Boughn. Review: This movie has been out for some time and while I've known about it, I've always been a bit reluctant to watch it. However, I was having a hard time choosing a movie last night and figured it couldn't be much worse than some other shark movies we've watched recently so my wife and I finally gave it a chance. It ended up surprising me. Look, I'm not going to pretend this is a good movie by any measure. The premise is farfetched. T

Synopsis: Three years after saving the world in Summerville, Oklahoma, Callie Spengler, her two children, Trevor and Phoebe, and her boyfriend, Gary, have relocated to New York City resurrected the Ghostbusting business her father helped found in the 1980s, much to the chagrin of NYC mayor and long-time Ghostbuster antagonist Walter Peck. They soon find themselves once again needing to save the world when an ancient artifact containing an ancient god looking to wipe out the human race by freezing them to death is accidentally opened. Who's in it? The movie stars Paul Rudd , McKenna Grace , Carrie Coon , Finn Wolfhard , Dan Aykroyd , Annie Potts , Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson . Review: I had some serious doubts when Hollywood decided to reboot the Ghostbuster franchise in 2021 but I enjoyed Ghostbusters: Afterlife more than expected and was excited to see this movie as a result. I didn't get an opportunity to see it at the theater as I had hoped but did watch it last night

Synopsis: Sophia and her team are researching sharks by the Great Pacific garbage patch when they discover the shark they have tagged, Lilith, has grown to an unusual size. Lilith also turns violent and wipes out her team, which includes her husband, leaving Sophia traumatized. Three years later, while working at an aquarium in Paris, France, Sophia is approached by a group of environmentalists who have been tracking tagged sharks to help keep them safe and discovered Lilith's signal. Only, instead of being in the Pacific Ocean, the enormous shark is swimming in the River Seine, putting the citizens of Paris in danger just a few days before a triathlon is scheduled to be held by a mayor who refuses to cancel the event. Who's in it? The movie stars  Bérénice Bejo , Nassim Lyes ,  Léa Léviant ,  Sandra Parfait and  Anne Marivin. Review: I had heard good things about this movie and while the whole killer shark genre seems to be a bit overdone, seemed somewhat intriguing. So, s

  While on vacation in Long Beach, Mississippi this past week, we decided to take a break from the ocean and go up the road to Gulfport and visit the Mississippi Aquarium. Overall, it ended up being a good choice. A couple pieces of advice to start, make sure to dress for the weather because a good chunk of it is outdoors. Also, make sure to buy your tickets in advance on their website to save money. You'll also want to have a little extra for parking ($5 for two hours). Our favorite section of the aquarium had to be the petting zoo area on the top floor. It was a great opportunity to touch as well as see a variety of sea creatures and we even got a kick out of how some of them seemed to actively try to be petted, almost as though they were puppies.  Another cool feature is the tunnel that lets you emerge yourself and be surrounded by the sea creatures. There's very little that is cooler than a shark or ray swimming above your head while still being safe.  In addition to sea cr

  I was shocked to discover it had been 10 years since my family and I took an out-of-state vacation and decided it was time to go to the beach. After a lot of consideration, we settled on Long Beach, Mississippi, based on the travel time by car and I reserved two rooms at the Inn at Long Beach . We enjoyed most things about Long Beach but as it turns out, we agreed the Inn was the thing we enjoyed the most. This hotel was a little more expensive than some of the others we considered, costing a little over $1000 for three nights (again, for two rooms). However, it was one of the few things on the trip I could honestly say was worth the money. First of all, the rooms were huge. I'm not exaggerating when I say they were larger than some apartments I've been in. They also had just the right mix of luxury and modernity while also having a comfortable bed. The last isn't always a given at hotels. Usually, my wife can't sleep because I can't get comfortable and start snor