Top Ten Things to Do in 2012
I’ve got my opinion on what everybody should be doing in 2012 — and it runs the gamut from seeing great Sarasota theatre to getting a massage to registering to vote. Read it online here: MC’s Sense and the City column. /
Sarasota Student Pays It Forward
You’ve heard of the butterfly effect — the concept that a butterfly fluttering its wings a half a world away can set into motion a series of events that results weeks later in a hurricane off the coast of Florida. But the butterfly effect can also describe happier circumstances of cause and effect. I heard […]
Welcome to the New Reality Online!
Wow! It’s hard to believe that three years ago this month — August 2008 — I launched MC’s Reality Online blog. I had no idea whether anyone would visit my blog, much less come back for a second visit …
Merry Holidays? Happy Spending! What do you think we should say?
Last Thursday I was reading, as I do each day, the letters to the editor section of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and came across a Letter to the Editor about whether or not people should say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. Should we be saying Happy Chanukah too? Maybe Season’s Greetings instead? Maybe we should go […]
A Girl’s Guide to Getting the Most of the Holidays
My Sense and the City column in yesterday’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune is all about how girls get ready for — and enjoy — the holidays. If you missed it in the paper yesterday, you can pick up a copy of TICKET for free in newsstands around the city or just click on the link below! http://www.ticketsarasota.com/2011-12-14/section/nightlife/sense-and-the-city-a-sucker-for-the-holidays/
The Culture of Cheating
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune ran an op/ed of mine — on the topic of Herman Cain, cheating, and what difference it makes if a liar and a cheater holds office — in today’s newspaper — you can find it on the last page of the A section in print — or just click on the link […]
All Faiths Food Bank MC Readers Drive Update — $2,565 Raised!
Thanks to everyone who took the time to donate to the MC/Ticket All Faiths Food fundraising drive in November. At the end of the Thanksgiving drive, All Faiths had received $2,565 from “Sense and the City” readers. That’s the equivalent of 4,071 meals provided to hungry men, women and children in our community. I can’t […]
MC’s Guide to Make It Merry in December!
This week’s Sense and the City column (out in print tomorrow in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune; and in TICKET boxes free on Friday) lists just a few of my picks for alternative ideas for merry-making before year-end. You can read it online here: MC’s Guide to Making it Merry in December.
Holiday Etiquette 101 — RSVP ASAP
If you’re planning a party for the holiday — or if you’ve received invites to mistletoe merriment, you may want to read my annual rant about the fact that people just don’t RSVP anymore! In the TICKET — found in news boxes throughout the city today for free or online at: MC’s annual rant about […]
Homes … and Toys … for the Holidays
My Sense and the City column this week is about the children in our community who don’t have homes — and a lucky 27 who finally do. It’s also about what you can do to help children without “forever families” this holiday season. If you’re interested, you can click on the link below to read […]