Come on, and take a (nearly) free ride
At 50 cents a ride — about a third of what folks pay in other parts of the country — Sarasota County’s bus fares have
No health insurance? Shut up and eat some cake!
While the infamous “let them eat cake” line may never have been uttered by Marie Antoinette, the sentiment is real – and enduring — enough:
Leave the bum … take the cannoli
Love lessons, Mafia-princess style: “Leave the bum … take the cannoli.” If you’ve fallen in with a loser (he’s addicted to television, never has any
Spooksville, USA
This column ran in print in May 2007, but I’ve brought it back from the dead in honor of Halloween and spooks everywhere! Last Sunday
Bird nerd
I’ve always been a bit of a nerd. But it wasn’t until recently that I learned I’m not just any kind of nerd… I’m a
Lunar romance
The mind is a prickly beast. It disbelieves almost everything the heart believes. It takes the heart to task for being foolish. It demands that
A bastion for the blues
Since moving to Southwest Florida nearly three years ago, I’ve been looking for an unpretentious place where you can kick back a bit and maybe
The nerve of some dames
She’s got some nerve, that Helen Mirren. Wins all the major acting awards, shows up at the Oscars looking hot. Puts the 50, 40, and
Got guts?
Barack Obama appears to be willing to speak truthfully, to live transparently to a certain degree, and that takes guts. And I like that. I
The difference between disloyalty and dissent
Friday, September 27, 2006. High Tea with Sandy and Vern Buchanan. At the Ritz. With extra-special guest, Laura Bush. “Responsible candidates understand that the men
The right side of the mud trail
This is a column I don’t particularly want to write. I’ve been planning to vote for Christine Jennings, and I undoubtedly still will, but, I’ve
Sarasota’s fun factor
Now, I’ve been given an edict to keep this column a little more focused on “fun” and last weekend I was a woman on just
Planet America
Poor Pluto’s been relegated to the planetary sidelines by the addition of just one word. He’s still a planet of sorts, but now the distinction
Sheepish in Sarasota
Last week I wrote a column about Katie Couric. The week before that I wrote a column about Sarasota voters and the September 5th elections.
Vulcan tendencies
This column original appeared in print in July, 2006. “I’ve never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question.” – Mr.