Blasphemy at the pulpit
(Had a request from a reader of my book, Sideways in Sarasota, who wanted to know why this column, originally published in March 08, wasn’t on my online column site — so for that reader — here you go and thanks for asking. I don’t have the “send a friend” link you requested, but you […]
Pint-sized philosophy
As published in the Tampa Tribune March 17, 2008. The Irish have been known to knock out a poem or two (think Seamus, Oscar, Van). Poetry, which for me is just another form of philosophy, is in their blood it seems, and while I’ve been known to wax poetic, I’m neither Irish nor poet. But […]
Ben and Jerry take a hike
Someone snapped my photo recently and when I saw the picture, I just about dropped the cheesecake I was eating and nearly fell off the couch. My name was in the caption, but surely they’d mixed me up with some puffier, pouff-ier, well, let’s just say it – fatter! – version of moi, right?
Tiny tech talk
R U there? I ♥ U! G2G! TTYL! Somebody, please …GMAB! (Give me a break!) With all the smaller, faster technologies available now, people seem obsessed with saying not very much at all, but saying it at lightening speed.
Hope’s got my vote
I’m planning to vote for Obama – in part because he’s black. I want a black person to be president of this country. But why?
A Season for Believing
As published in the Tampa Tribune November 21, 2007. Years ago, late on a Sunday afternoon, I found myself sitting in my favorite café in the North End of Boston, calculating whether to buy another cappuccino or save the few dollars I had in my pocket for subway tokens to get back and forth to […]
Danger! Troll Crossing
Sarasota County is in desperate need of new signage at major crossroads, especially those near bridges. Don’t believe me? Read on, dear readers, and remember, these are just a few troll encounters — all but one of which occurred within one emotionally unnerving week in October. I’ll let you ponder what that means for a […]
One Thomas Harassment Story Begats Another
As published in the Tampa Tribune October 11, 2007 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a new book out and is talking trash about Anita Hill. Knicks coach Isiah Thomas is in the hot seat for hurling names and unwanted attentions at a top Knicks female executive.
Dateless in Sarasota aka the KitKat Man
Did you know that Sarasota is one of the best cities in the country to be single and dating … as long as you’re over 55 and pulling down $200,000 a year!? I came across that tidbit of information recently in Sarasota Magazine and have been debating moving back to Boston ever since. Actually, I’m […]
Out on a limb for love
Another September 11th has come and gone. Six of them now since the first, and we’re still afraid. Maybe even more afraid. Of terrorists, of global warming, of war, of the stock market. But mostly we’re afraid of each other.