It Happened to Me

Tallahassee mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum at Café con Tampa

Someday, perhaps a decade from now, when we’re all looking back at how far the Tampa Bay area has come,…

7 years ago

Hurricane Irma report #6: When my Android phone (and its FM radio) proved clearly more useful than my iPhone

When Hurricane Irma closed in on the Tampa Bay area Sunday evening, the power went out at around 7:30, and…

7 years ago

Would you be able to perform this simple household repair?

Between getting ready for Hurricane Irma, which is headed our way in a couple of days and is threatening to…

7 years ago

I had to disavow the Nazis. Why can’t the president?

That’s me on the right, on Thursday, January 26, 2017, celebrating the acquisition of my permanent resident status in the…

7 years ago

Our green card interview

Last Thursday — January 26, 2017 — I acquired permanent resident status in the United States, colloquially known as “getting my…

8 years ago

My take on last night’s election results

I moved from Canada for her... ...and I’m staying for the same reason. My plan for these soon-to-be interesting times is simple:…

8 years ago

This week’s “duct tape fixes EVERYTHING” experience

  Nearly eight years ago, I started using a CPAP (pronounced "SEE-pap") machine while sleeping. I have sleep apnea, which I wrote…

9 years ago

Consolation Fries (or: The Non-Date That Went Tragicomically Wrong)

Update: Tom from the story reminded me that there's an epilogue, so I included it. It's been ages since I've…

12 years ago

Pictures from the Past Fortnight

The past couple of weeks have been busy ones, what with heading out for barbecue, winning a little computer after…

12 years ago

How I Became the Accordion Guy

Summer 1998: A Gift from My Friend Rob In the late summer of 1998, I was chatting with my friend…

13 years ago