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.
Sarasota’s All-America City Quest
This column appeared in the Pelican Press newspaper, June 29, 2006. Sarasota County was recently designated an “All-America County.” County Commission Chairman David Mills, quoted
Siesta at sunset
All the clichés are true. No day is a bad day if you’ve watched the sun set on the beach. It’s the one experience you
The art of (yard) war
I’ve finally broken down and hired a yard man. It only took me a year and a half of sweat and struggle to finally accept
Priced out of paradise
Everyone’s always looking for the next great thing. I’m no different, I suppose, and in late 2004, for me, the next great thing was Sarasota.
Congressional conundrum
A letter to our man in Washington… Dear Vern, How’s it going up there in our nation’s capitol? Lots of cool things to see and