It Happened to Me

Save the aloha shirt from the alt-right

There’s an alt-right group who believe that a second Civil War — which they call the “boogaloo” — is coming,…

6 years ago

Back at Produce Wagon

Tap the photo to see it at full size. On Friday, I stopped by Produce Wagon, the fruit and veg…

6 years ago

The state of American healthcare, explained in one photo

Seen on North Nebraska Avenue last weekend. This one’s got all the major themes: Diabetes, unequal distribution, the profit motive,…

6 years ago

From my “Drafts” folder: Catching Jo Koy’s show at the Tampa Theatre

Click the photo to see it at full size. Here’s a post I started back in February 2019 and didn’t…

6 years ago

Meeting Daniel Pink and hearing about his new book, “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing”, at Tampa’s Oxford Exchange

Click the photo to see it at full size. On Friday, February 2nd at Oxford Exchange — a fantastic combination…

8 years ago

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,…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

9 years ago