I’m a hah-ah-ah-ahnkytonk woman … gimme, gimmee, gimmee a honkeytonk man!
I loved and hated Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction — loved the acting, loved the Dali-esque mania, loved the script and dialogue … the pulpy violence — not so much. But still, I have a soft place in my heart for people and performances that walk the edge of weird wit and wacky whimsy. So, in that […]
Making Paid Parking Palatable … if that’s even possible!
My Sense and the City column this week is all about the paid parking — using meters downtown — situation in Sarasota. “I get that the city needs money and is hurting financially. But here’s a news flash: so are the rest of us.” You can read the column on page 7 of today’s TICKET […]
Obama in Tucson
I felt immeasurably sad tonight thinking of the people in Tucson who died or who were shot or who have been left without loved ones. I felt sad for our country. I felt amazed — really just struck — to hear stories of how two husbands put themselves in front of their wives to take […]
Florida Vets for Common Sense — hear all about it tonight
At 6:30 tonight on WSLR 96.5 LPFM, lradio program “Local Matters” host Joe Hendricks will be talking with Gene Jones, founding member and President of Florida Veterans for Common Sense — and organization that works to reintegrate returning veterans. I think they’re also going to be discussing the war in Afghanistan. You can listen on […]
Tucson and the Palin Effect
We can’t — shouldn’t — blame Sarah Palin for what happened in Tucson … but
Skipping stones … in the age of distraction
My Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune tells about my recent experience watching a Dad teach his two sons to skip stones across the water. Skipping stones — I really didn’t think boys did that anymore. Didn’t imagine Dads taught that anymore. Glad to see I was wrong. The story is on […]
A Selby gentleman, lady, and scholar
Last week, I had the pleasure and the honor of participating in the William G. (the gentleman) and Marie (the lady) Selby Foundation annual Selby Scholar Symposium, held at Michael’s on East. The Symposium is an annual event that connects “mentors” from the community with “scholar” students from the local school systems who are attending […]
Morning — and a New Year — has broken
New Year’s Day was beautiful … and day two of 2011 isn’t too shabby either.
I got a feelin’ … that this year’s gonna be a good year
Want to see how I’m feeling about 2011? http://www.musicloversgroup.com/black-eyed-peas-i-got-a-feeling-lyrics-and-video/ Just replace the words “good night” with “good year” … and you’ll get my perspective on 2011. BRING IT ON, BABY!!!!! A year full of beauty … and romance … and time for reading … Hmmmmm … and time to think … with a “hunky” man, […]
She’s baaaack! Reality Chick is back — in the Sarasota Herald Tribune
What a way to end a year … and start a new one!! When the announcement came earlier this month that the Creative Loafing newspaper publication was closing up shop and the Sarasota Herald Tribune was taking over its branding rights, I smelled opportunity … opportunity to return to my roots and get back to […]