Skipping stones … in the age of distraction
My Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune tells about my recent experience watching a Dad teach his two sons to skip stones across the water. Skipping stones — I really didn’t think boys did that anymore. Didn’t imagine Dads taught that anymore. Glad to see I was wrong. The story is on […]
A Selby gentleman, lady, and scholar
Last week, I had the pleasure and the honor of participating in the William G. (the gentleman) and Marie (the lady) Selby Foundation annual Selby Scholar Symposium, held at Michael’s on East. The Symposium is an annual event that connects “mentors” from the community with “scholar” students from the local school systems who are attending […]
Morning — and a New Year — has broken
New Year’s Day was beautiful … and day two of 2011 isn’t too shabby either.
I got a feelin’ … that this year’s gonna be a good year
Want to see how I’m feeling about 2011? http://www.musicloversgroup.com/black-eyed-peas-i-got-a-feeling-lyrics-and-video/ Just replace the words “good night” with “good year” … and you’ll get my perspective on 2011. BRING IT ON, BABY!!!!! A year full of beauty … and romance … and time for reading … Hmmmmm … and time to think … with a “hunky” man, […]
She’s baaaack! Reality Chick is back — in the Sarasota Herald Tribune
What a way to end a year … and start a new one!! When the announcement came earlier this month that the Creative Loafing newspaper publication was closing up shop and the Sarasota Herald Tribune was taking over its branding rights, I smelled opportunity … opportunity to return to my roots and get back to […]
A kicked-back Christmas
In the hubbub before Christmas Eve last week — I can’t believe it, but I forgot to post a link to my Sarasota Herald Tribune column After Hours — where I gave tips on how to have a kicked-back Christmas out on the bar scene over the Christmas weekend. Well, here it is — A […]
A Furry Christmas Eve
Don’t Whisper … JUST YELL!!!
FINALLY!!!! Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — finally repealed. President Obama just signed it into law. That stupid policy had ended the careers of over 14,000 military personnel — people who just wanted to serve our country — that policy now dead and done.
Homeless in Paradise — Kim Hackett’s continued reporting on that slender thread that separates the housed from the homeless
Sarasota Herald Tribune reporter Kim Hackett continues her reporting on the homeless living on our greater Sarasota County backlots — with her excellent second article in her series — Fire Threatens Homeless Surviving in Paradise. Here’s a quick excerpt — but you’ve really got to read both articles (see my post from Sunday, December 19 […]
Homeless in Paradise — Sarasota H-T Reporter Digs Deep for Story on Regular Folks Living on the Edge
If you missed Sarasota H-T Reporter Kim Hackett’s front-page story in today’s paper — Homeless in Paradise — just click on the hyperlink in the article title name and read this compelling and superbly written investigative piece on people living on the fringe of our society. Brava, Hackett.