The personal is political … never more so than on Independence Day
This column ran in 2006 in my Reality Chick column with the Pelican Press newspaper. It gives a hint of what was already happening — the pressure from advertisers, the displeasure of some readers. I had written this column as a sort of address to those people who were displeased with the political edge my […]
Act today to get a free feline! Feline Independence Day!
Hey, I just heard on Channel 7 news that today and Monday are Feline Independence Days at the Humane Society of Sarasota County. Basically, if you ADOPT A KITTY OR CAT TODAY OR MONDAY — YOU GET ALL THE FEES WAIVED COMPLETELY (at least that’s what I think I heard! — visit www.hssc.org to learn […]
One of the coolest places in Sarasota … for kids and adults
Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” and that down-to-earth concept is the driving philosophy behind one of the best-kept secrets for cultivating young minds and bodies in all of Sarasota: The Children’s Garden.
Taking a Break with Boomerang
I’ve been like a machine lately — just really keeping my nose to the proverbial grindstone. I think the economy, the cutbacks on writing assignments, the slower-paying clients, and just the slowdown in general has me feeling like a big ole scaredy-cat. I mean, just how close to being a bag lady do I want […]
Dinner with Jerry
For Dr. Gerald J. Zinfon, Professor of English and Poet Champagne, home-grown tomatoes and peppers, angel hair pasta, California strawberries with vanilla ice cream;
MC in today’s Sarasota Herald-Trib! Happy Father’s Day!
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune picked up a piece I wrote and is running it in today’s paper. If you pick up a copy, the column, titled What a Dad Needs to Tell a Daughter, is on page A12. Or you can read it online at the newspaper’s website, by clicking here: What a Dad Needs to […]
Feeling warm and fuzzy for Father’s Day? Um, not so much.
Somebody asked me today if Father’s Day was difficult for me since I don’t really have one. “Nah,” I replied, “Not really.”
Critters of a different kind
Last weekend, before I came down with some kind of wild and wooly bug, I spent some time out at my Mom’s house out in the country. My brother was in town and we hung out for a while and saw a gator over at the Myakka State Park. There was more critter action right […]
All well chez Coolidge
Thanks to the readers who wrote in wondering if everything’s okay in Coolidge Town. Yes, we’re all still alive here and no, we’re not shacked up with some hot fireman (though not a bad problem to have, eh?).
Sarasota firemen rescue MC and her cats!!!
Two kind of drop-dead, gorgeous, sexy, and sweet firemen just left my house. Okay, they left my driveway, but still … it was very close.