Animal attraction
I pretty much love anything that walks, swims, paddles, or flies. (Things that crawl? — they’re called creepy crawlies for a reason.) So, I love
Must love cats
A few nights ago, I broke my pledge to not go on a date for the rest of 2008 (after a particularly dispiriting dating experience
Redemption Song
After the week I’ve had, this column from July 2006 rings all too-familiar. If you have my book, Sideways in Sarasota, you’ve read it, but
In defense of SCGs
So here’s what I’ve got against strip clubs: They degrade an entire gender. And, I, for one, think men deserve a lot better than to
Reality … in the age of chickness
This column first appeared in print in October 2007. Chick-ness is in the eye of the beholder, right? That’s all I can say in answer
MC talks about the writing process on Creative Life radio
If you’re interested in listening to my thoughts on the writing process — and probably lots of other topics as well — tune in next
Of hope and hoops — my letter to Barack
What I want from you, Barack, as my president, is not so terribly different from what I’d want from any man, really. I want a
In bed with the Bard
I just returned from New England where I was fortunate enough to go back to my alma mater and speak to students, faculty, and folks
Making marriage moral … really moral, not fake moral
I’m passionate about the rights of same-sex couples to marry! Here’s a column I wrote in December 2007 — but it’s doubly important now. Please
McCain/Palin supporters’ idea of trick or treat
Last night I woke to the sound of someone in my yard. By the time I threw on some clothes and ran outside they were
Pounding out the dents in democracy
As if last year’s blow to Sarasota’s election integrity — found in the August 15th 2006 letter from ES&S (Election Systems & Software) that was
Vox populi
Voting, Lyndon Johnson said, is the “first duty of democracy.” I’d go one step beyond LBJ and say that voting is the first duty to
… “a larger number of voters get more money under Obama …”
Double click on image to read why Obama’s tax approach makes more sense for most Americans.
Morgan’s my man (for State Senate)
At a lunch meeting today with a prospective client, I mentioned Morgan Bentley — only I referred to him as Morgan Stanley! Good grief; at
Whoo hoo!! MC snags Best of Suncoast in two categories!
And I owe it all to you! For the second year in a row, the Creative Loafing Best of the Suncoast Readers’ Poll named me