A Great Year for College Football – With apologies in advance to ‘Canes and...
The 2013-14 College Football Season is officially over, and this year’s bowl action was the best in recent memory (unless you’re a sports book line maker in...
Bartus considers his personal version of Hell – The rest of us can only...
(Editor’s note: Due to circumstances beyond his control, John Bartus was not able to put pen to paper this week. Please enjoy this re-run from 2013.)
The other...
Then I Saw His Face (mugshot)… I’m not a Belieber…
I can’t say that I have ever liked Justin Bieber. Now this may come as a shock to ’tween and teen girls who think he’s the shizzle,...
Getting scalped alive is completely legal in the state of Florida – Practice puts...
Up until a bit over a half-decade ago, ticket scalping was illegal in the state of Florida. Then, the Florida Legislature, in their infinite (lack of) wisdom,...
Write-ups in travel magazines or newspaper sections usually means good news – Some reviews...
Sometimes, you just can’t catch a break.
The Fabulous Florida Keys were featured in a couple of big travel-oriented publications recently. When a destination gets written up in...
30 Years On – What a long, strange trip it’s been…
Thirty years.
Three decades gone by. 1984 was a big year in my world, and the world in general. Apple introduced the Macintosh. Michael Jackson was burned filming...
The Complete Imbecile’s Guide
It’s been a long time since we’ve featured an expert to help the rest of us intellectually challenged individuals out with current issues. In the spirit of...
Wild Kingdom 2014 – Snakes and Lizards and Rats – Oh My! – What...
Marlin Perkins never prepared me for this.
Aging boomers like myself remember watching the old Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” TV show back in the 1960s and 1970s....
Seafood and Eat It! And Listen to the Music! – Florida’s Original Seafood Festival...
It’s time for our town’s biggest event, and it’s the Florida Keys second largest event behind only Fantasy Fest. That’s right – it’s Seafood Festival Weekend! While...
Old friends live on in our memory and on our phones
I was scrolling through contacts on my iPhone the other day, and came to the realization that I was indeed getting older. Sure, the gray hair and...
