Tampa Bay

“Can I get a COVID vaccine here?” “Sir, this is a car wash. But to answer your question: Yes.”

There’s probably a demographic that needs their car details and could use a COVID vaccine booster, but I’m not so sure…

3 years ago

Just a goat at night glowing in purple light. Nothing to see here.

The combination of many purple-hued street lights (which are the result of a manufacturing defect) and someone’s runaway pet goat…

3 years ago

Scenes from this morning’s bike ride

I like to start most days with a 10-kilometer bike ride around my neighborhood, Seminole Heights. It’s also how I…

3 years ago

Florida of the day: Parking lot pants

Because the Walmart at 15th and Hillsborough (a.k.a. Supercenter #5964) is a bike-able distance from home, has Coke Zero (a…

3 years ago

Pumpkin spice brake pads!

It’s the time of year when Ice Cold Air (in Seminole Heights, at the corner of Sligh and Central) puts…

3 years ago

Weekend ritual: Spaddy’s Coffee

I try to do a 10-kilometer (6.2 miles) bike ride every day, but once a weekend, I take a mid-ride…

3 years ago

Playing accordion at the Glazer Children’s Museum Birthday Bash (September 25, 2021)

This was a fun one: The Glazer Children’s Museum celebrated its 11th birthday with a big party at Curtis Hixon…

3 years ago

Anitra takes the giant hamster wheel for a spin

Here’s a video from a couple of Saturdays ago, featuring Anitra running on a giant hamster wheel that uses human…

3 years ago

Join us at the Glazer Children’s Museum’s Evening of Play THIS FRIDAY!

I’m going to be playing the accordion — and a lot of games, too — at the Evening of Play…

3 years ago

A delightfully cool day in Tampa

It’s 20° C (68° F) in Tampa this morning. Some locals will consider this chilly, but having grown up in…

3 years ago