Florida

Tips for “No Kings” events in Tampa Bay

Here’s some information and advice — but not legal advice, because I’m not a lawyer — for anyone attending today’s…

2 months ago

Peacemaker at Orlando International Airport

I’m a firm believer in the notion that “prescribed times for everyday things” don’t exist at airports. In my opinion,…

3 months ago

Last Sunday’s accordion gig in Bonita Springs

It’s been over a year since I’ve played with Tom Hood’s band, the Tropical Sons. 2024 was an unusually busy…

10 months ago

Palm trees and a puffy vest

My friends in my old home town, Toronto, won’t find Tampa’s current temperatures cold, but by local standards, it’s downright frigid.…

11 months ago

Headline of the day

It would be even more funny and frightening is the transformation was going the other way. (By the way, here’s…

1 year ago

Hurricane Milton post #14: Good thing I didn’t put away the generator!

As Murphy’s Law would have it, moments after posting yesterday that I hadn’t yet put away our generator just in…

1 year ago

Hurricane Milton post #13: I haven’t put away the generator yet

Here’s “Lil’ Red,” a generator we bought from a friend of the family a few years back, which I have…

1 year ago

Hurricane Milton post #12: You don’t need a drone, just a pole and a phone!

Tap to view at full size. A day or two after Hurricane Milton tore its way through town, someone posted…

1 year ago

Hurricane Milton post #11: Clean-up

Tap to view at full size. A good chunk of today was devoted to cleaning up all the tree and…

1 year ago