Florida State Rep Race, District 70 starts to look interesting
Looks like Republican Doug Holder will have some competition in November. Savvy politico Nancy Feehan has thrown her hat into the ring, officially filing today for the race for State Representative, District 70. From the cheap seats, it’s looking like a no-brainer for voters south of Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota, stretching all the way […]
Lee C., and MC’s most beautiful day
A guy named Lee — and yes, he knows who he is — gave me one of the best moments of my life … ever. I remember it like a dream, but it was real. We were in his car, driving on a gorgeous, clear, fresh-aired summer day in New Hampshire. We were driving on […]
Beethoven rocks my world
I wish Beethoven could be my lover. I’m sure he smelled bad, had yellow teeth, and was probably a difficult man, but still … he gets me. Or at least his music does … and it’s certainly spent enough time playing in my bedroom. While I’ve written in the past about being in bed with […]
Update: Travesty continues for truckstop tiger
One of my readers in Louisiana wrote to me with this message about the “Tiger at a Truckstop” story I posted a while back. “Swung by yesterday and had a look. He looked bored and hot … . Not many visitors … . It was sad … very, very sad.” The reader is a regular […]
New changes to “Abortion Bill” unfair to men say outraged House Repubs
As most of you know, Governor Crist received some amendments along with the health care bill he received on June 7th. The amendments have people referring to the bill as the “Abortion Bill” and essentially would require that women who want an abortion during their first trimester of pregnancy be required to pay for, have, […]
Girls’ Night Out — Coolidge talks Camaraderie in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune
When the working day is done, oh, girls, they wanna have fun … girls just wanna have fun.” — Cyndi Lauper I couldn’t agree more. Hell, I want to have fun even before the working day begins … . The Sarasota Herald Tribune TICKET is running a piece I wrote about how girls can have […]
Masked intruder at MC’s house
Here I was, watching a scary murder mystery. Sitting on the couch, minding my own business. Coco, Einstein, Boomerang — all asleep. Then I heard it. A scratching at the window. Insistent. Einstein was on high alert. With not a little trepidation I made my way into the next room, got close to the windows […]
Remains of the day
What happens when our lives are not quite what we expected? When the moment arrives that we see not just what we have become but regrettably, we see, with a glaring, growing, discomfort, what we might have been and now most assuredly are not? What do we do then, when we’ve reached the moment where […]
Sarasota Sky Pilots Do It in the Air
When someone says they’re going to play golf, it conjures up images of lugging expensive clubs around, riding in a cart, and hitting a little white ball toward a hole in the ground on a neatly manicured green, doesn’t it? But for many Sarasotans – men and women of all ages – “playing golf” means […]
Sarasota Police Chief Resigns UPDATED
Seriously. Sarasota Police Chief Peter Abbott has resigned.