Sarasota’s Police Advisory Panel — Some Thoughts

At the City of Sarasota’s Police Advisory Panel (PAP) public meeting on Dec. 28, Sgt. Kenneth Castro — a 28-year police veteran — admonished the panel for “disturbing” and “insulting” comments he felt some of its members had made about the Sarasota Police Department (SPD) in prior meetings. The panel — appointed by Sarasota City […]

MC on Local Matters Thursday, January 28

Tomorrow night, 6 to 7 p.m., I’m going to have a bit o’ fun on the radio — WSLR 96.5 LPFM. I, along with co-guest, man-about-town Matt Orr, will be on a program called “Local Matters” hosted by Joe Hendricks.

Squirrelly fun

I may be stuck at my computer … but the squirrel outside is having fun trying to break into the bird feeder.

Sunday night … football, film, and fun

So, yesterday I had a bit of unscheduled fun. I was invited to round out a dinner party for eight given in honor of a visiting out-of-towner, John Goberman, executive producer of “Live from Lincoln Center.” It was a lovely, erudite crowd, with a conversational focus on classical music.

Crows

In the dark The crows assemble Unhunching shoulders With glossy shrugs, Beaks sussing out Some unwelcome things Among them. Half-opening wings, Not preening Just quiet fluffing And subtle shiftings Of weight; Almost imperceptible shufflings In the order of things. Readying themselves; Maybe steadying, For day and light Then flight. Copyright 2010 MC Coolidge

What if? …

… right this moment … or at least the minute you get done reading this blog … What if we all got up exactly this moment and

Family fun …

Tonight, I went to my Mom’s house for dinner … with her stomach all bandaged up, she STILL managed to warm up some quiche, steam some broccoli, and set her brand, new dining table (the one my brother and I bought earlier this week). I made her laugh — which made her hurt (in her […]

Fun in the sun

Late this afternoon, I knocked off work and went to the beach. It was not very crowded — which was super nice — and the water, the sand, and the sky all had a tranquility not often felt or seen, really. Sometimes the hubbub on the beach gets to me, but tonight was calm and […]

MC in Sarasota Magazine — making New Year Resolutions for Everyone Else!

In the current (January) issue of Sarasota Magazine — I’m featured, along with attorney Morgan Bentley, Asolo Rep artistic producing director Michael Donald Edwards, Argus Foundation director Kerry Kirschner, comedian Les McCurdy, and arts critic Richard Storm, and Bob Plunket, Sarasota’s own version of Dominick Dunne — in Pam Daniel’s “New Year’s Resolutions We Can […]