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…

4 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,…

5 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…

12 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.…

1 year 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