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Florida of the Day: A tale of two odes to Jacksonville, Florida

Although this was released in December 2014, nearly a year after my move to Florida, I was unaware of the above ode…

9 years ago

For Leap Day, a story about the Waiter Rule and its “Florida Man” origins

Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger (left), breakfast (right). For the past couple of weeks, there've been a number of articles…

9 years ago

Florida of the Day: Florida Man chews off fingerprints so cops can’t ID him; forgets about his distinctive tattoos

Kirk Kelly, a man on Tampa's most wanted list, was pulled over by police in Tallmage, a town in northeast…

9 years ago

Illiteracy revisited (or: Time magazine lists Evelyn Waugh among “the 100 most read female writers”)

A journalist friend of mine once described Time magazine's approach as one of "sustained obviousness". It's an approach that helps it…

9 years ago

A 1,000-foot water slide is coming to Tampa on May 14th!

This is coming to Tampa in May: Here's a photo that might give you a better idea of its scale:…

9 years ago

Lost in translation

Also acceptable: hemale washroom.

9 years ago

Priorities

Also worth reading: The U.S. has Gone F&*%ing Mad.

9 years ago

Cognitive dissonance

Of course, the term "cognitive dissonance" presupposes cognition.

9 years ago

Florida of the Day follow-up: Naked high guy’s story gets a little more Florida

Two follow-ups to yesterday's article, Naked no-name molly-dropping model home-ruining Florida Man!: 1. With Facebook's help, Jacksonville Police ID'd him…

9 years ago