Tampa Bay

Hurricane Milton post #4: Pre-landfall report

As I write this (8:10 p.m. EDT), Milton is minutes away from making landfall, but the rain is coming down…

1 week ago

Hurricane Milton post #3: One last ice run before the storm

Ice doesn’t last that long in a cooler, so deciding when to get ice to keep food fresh in the…

1 week ago

Hurricane Milton post #2: Hours before landfall and “hurricane kevlar”

Here’s the overhead view of Hurricane Milton as seen from weather radar at 2:44 p.m. Eastern (UTC-4). As you’ve probably…

1 week ago

Meanwhile, in Tampa…

I want to know, but I also don’t want to know.

3 weeks ago

Tropical Storm Helene

Once again, I’m hoping that the vibes from the clown cemetery that’s been protecting Tampa from the worst effects of…

4 weeks ago

Tampa Bay’s Bruhat Soma won the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee!

It took a tiebreaking round against the other remaining competitor, but at the end of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling…

5 months ago

Anitra and me at “Grown-Up Night” at the Glazer Children’s Museum

Once a year, the Glazer Children’s Museum holds what I like to call “Grown-Up Night,” an adults-only event where we…

5 months ago

Yet another reason to love my neighborhood

Exhibit A: Xtreme Tacos ToGo, the taco truck that’s a short bike ride from our place.

6 months ago

Let’s get a screening of “Join or Die” in Tampa!

Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America…

7 months ago