12 days and counting … time to spell it out for Vday
Here’s my latest TICKET blog about how to stay out of the dog house for Valentine’s Day.
Who …. who?
This GORGEOUS fellow (or female!) owl was spotted by a neighbor up in the tree at dusk.
13 days to woo your lover … Valentine’s Day straight ahead!
Looking for some ways to woo your lover — or even your would-be lover? I say, get busy early! Here’s my first tip: Plan Ahead!
Woo-hoo!! MC’s got a brand new gig!
I love, love, love being a writer. Best decision I ever made was dumping my career in corporate/business/9-5 America, and throwing myself to the mercy
Up Close and Personal with Poverty
In my Sense and the City column today in the Sarasota Herald Tribune TICKET, I wrote about Greg Mortenson, Pulitzer Prize for Peace nominee and
Maybe my American dream
Yesterday afternoon I felt kind of sad because I don’t have a home of my own — that quintessential American dream of home ownership, is
Sarasota welcomes Harvard!
I just have to pass along this article from the Harvard University’s The Harvard Crimson … it’s just a nice reflection on Sarasota and a
Legal eagle Adam Tebrugge opens doors at new law office
Local attorney Adam Tebrugge, who ran for the Public Defender’s office in 2008, opened the doors last week to the new offices of Tebrugge Legal.
Listen up! Florida Veterans on Rob Lorei’s radio show this morning (WMNF)
Florida Veterans for Common Sense President, Gene Jones, and board member, Dennis Plews, will be on the Rob Lorei radio show (WMNF 88.5 FM) this
These feet were made for walking …
So, today, after months and months (really nearly a year) of not walking mostly, and then walking in 10 minute increments to build up to
Beyond gun control
My column in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune talks about the recent spate of gun violence in Sarasota and Manatee counties and discusses MLK’s idea of
This cougar prefers panthers …
Well, the title is a bit misleading for two reasons: I’m a cougar in age only (any female over 35 and not dead yet) —
Facing foreclosure — Stan Zimmerman’s two-part series
If you haven’t read Stan Zimmerman’s two-part series on foreclosure in the Pelican Press newspaper — you should. I know the second part is out
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 —
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