Love between the raindrops
If you have no idea who you are anymore, try to recall a time when you did. When you knew who you were undeniably. When you moved with a sureness that came from presenting yourself in the truest way — whether people liked you or not, whether someone hired you or not, whether you could […]
Me, myself, and I
A while back I posted a blog about Word of Mouth — and in it, I was coming down hard on the service — the manners of the wait staff mostly, and then I followed that up with a blog called Heads Up, where I came down hard again on people whose dining manners left […]
MC (and Coco) in da house
Clearing out a folder of photos and came across these. Just goes to show the fact that at least in 2008 and early 2009, I actually did get out of my house and into “da house!”
Getting in bed with the wrong guys — Sarasota’s vote on the Economic Development Ad Valorem Exemption makes me wonder
I voted no on Tuesday — against giving our local government leaders the right and power to decide whether some new or growing businesses will be eligible for property tax exemptions for as long as the next decade. Proponents of the Economic Development Ad Valorem Exemptions call these tax breaks “incentives.” I just call them […]
My Vote is No on Economic Development Property Tax Exemptions
I’m voting no tomorrow, August 24 — against giving our local government leaders the right and power to decide which businesses will be eligible for property tax exemptions for as long as the next decade. They’re calling the tax exemptions “incentives” to attract businesses, ostensibly to create jobs. I’ve never believed in paying somebody off, […]
All signs point to stillness
Signs come at you in little ways at first, right? Someone mentions their timing belt blew out on a drive to Orlando. You pass by a car on the side of the road with it’s hood up and a guy standing beside it with his cell phone out, looking hot and late for wherever he […]
Heads up
I know, know for sure, I’m going to alienate some friends, family, maybe even a paramour or two with this blog. But, HELLO!!? Can we please eat with our heads up?
Word of mouth works!
A month or so ago, I was on Cliff Roles’ radio show and he and I got into a conversation about service at local eateries in Sarasota. I chimed in about my experiences at the Word of Mouth restaurant on Osprey Avenue saying that I’d stopped going to the restaurant because of the repeatedly very […]
Sarasota: nearly seventh heaven
Who knows, really, what that phrase means anyway? But whatever it is, I think I’m entering it. Yup. Today is the first day of my seventh year back here in Sarasota — and also the beginning of my seventh year of being in business for myself. When I left Boston six years ago, I really […]
Fear and loathing in Sarasota
Last night, I worked a bit late, stopped for dinner, and then was going to head back into my office and do a bit more, but stopped first in the kitchen to cut up some roasted chicken I’d bought as a treat for my cats. I stood there for some time at the counter, cutting, […]