Oil-slick BP
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/13/60minutes/main6480988.shtml
I hope everyone saw 60 Minutes tonight — if not, check out the link above.
BP should be put out of business entirely. Mofos of the first degree.
Ringling Grad & Local Artist(s) in the background tonight on HBO’s Treme
I found out that local artists and business owners (Bella Arte Studio) Monica Spain and Marco Bell (a Ringling College alumn) are going to have their mural work showing up in the background on tonight’s airing of HBO’s big new hit, Treme. (more…)
Looking for love?
I’m always looking for love … at least from cuddly canines and friendly felines. Oh, and owls, and birds, and snakes, and whatevuh. I guess I’m not too discriminating. I’d love to have a dog too, but with three cats, I have to draw the line. (more…)
In the category of they must be kidding … more proof of the bourgouis brain
http://gawker.com/5536722/wall-street-journal-claims-ignorance-on-kagan+lesbian+softball-connection
Bennett, bikini babes, and the bourgeois brain
I could care less what Mike Bennett, the man, views or watches — whether it’s actual or perceived porn or not — (care to say which of these is pornographic: PETA’s attention-grabbing hijinks on a West Palm Beach city street; Desperate Housewives; Siesta Beach during Spring Break; or The L Word.)
Hey, whatever floats the boat. (more…)
All Faiths & The Postman — two of my favorite “things”
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 8, is the Letter Carriers Food Drive for All Faiths Food Bank. 
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Gecko love for Moms
I reported a while back that Gecko’s Grill & Pub had opened on Hillview, near the hospital. I was driving by there earlier today and saw a sign in their window that says, basically, that Moms eat for free on Mother’s Day, May 9. (Hey, does that apply to “cat Moms”???) (more…)
Face-off with Facebook
A little over a year ago, I set up a Facebook page at the urging of a friend. We’re both creative types and he thought a Facebook page might help me spread the word about my book, Sideways in Sarasota.
I’ve had a love/hate, mostly hate!, relationship with Facebook ever since. I’ve enjoyed the occasional update from a friend on something I didn’t know about — one friend snagged a great speaking engagement, one friend lost a lot of weight and posted gorgeous updated photos, another friend was a finalist for a filmmaking grant. All good, cool stuff to know. But for the most part, I was overwhelmed upon each visit by the sheer volume of stuff, stuff, stuff, being stuffed and unstuffed and then restuffed. It was a kind of hallucinatory experience each time I ventured in and I always left a few seconds later, shaking my head at what had become of my world. (more…)
Sarasota County Commission hopefuls are thinking smart
Uber-reporter/newsman Stan Zimmerman commented on yesterday’s blog that in fact, another Sarasota County Commission hopeful — Nora Patterson –(Republican) had also foregone the pay-for-placement-on-the-ballot route and qualified to be on the ballot already by obtaining official petitions from registered Sarasota County voters. (more…)
Sarasota County Commission Hopeful Mimics Meek’s Mighty Moves
I was impressed when Florida Democrat Kendrick Meek became the first U.S. Senate candidate to qualify for the Florida ballot by petition. Instead of dropping ten large to buy his way onto the ballot, Meek got his name in the running the old fashioned way — by collecting over 140,000 signatures, which wasn’t exactly an easy thing to do. Kudos to Meek and he’s got my attention; let’s see if he can hold it.
Now, local architect Mark Smith, Republican, is throwing his hat into the ring for Sarasota County Commissioner and is attempting to match Meek’s mighty moves by collecting enough signatures (I think he needs 2,000 by May 14) from registered Sarasota County voters to get his name on the ballot. (more…)