"Wait'll You Hear This One!"
Think bartenders have heard it all? There’s a good chance that cab drivers have heard and seen even more!
“So I’ve got these two guys in my car, right? The younger one just turned 21, this is the first Friday he can legally drink, so his buddy’s taking him to Carly’s. They’re both talking ‘bout how nothing impresses them anymore, right?”
Kevin Carter slows down for the light up ahead, hitting the brakes hard when a car in the center lane cuts him off on the way to the turn lane. It’s Friday afternoon—“Idiot Friday,” he calls it, but in more colorful language, because, as he puts it, “Everyone on the road turns to idiots (or the more colorful term) on Fridays”—and he misses the car by a good foot.
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Midtown On the Move
St. Petersburg—When talking with Walter Davis, one picks up on the complexities of the human spirit: his voice is just as apt to quietly describe his thoughts on the subject at hand as it is to ricochet into raucous laughter.
Today’s subject is how the visually impaired Davis, as well as many of his neighbors in Midtown, navigate the streets without access to a car.
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Homelessness: Too Close For Comfort
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When Hurricanes Threaten:
Are Local Colleges and Universities Doing Enough?
In a game of word association, when one hears “hurricane,” what comes to mind? Evacuation, wind and flooding are all good choices. But how many of us think “colleges” or “universities?”
But hurricanes are anything but a game. Neither is planning for one’s safety. This includes the safety of our college and university students and faculties. How does the threat of a hurricane affect Pinellas County’s campuses? How would a direct hit affect them? Why should we care?
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Blog
To check out more of my writing, please check out my blogs at:
Life in the Left-Hand Lane,
Confessions of a Foodie,
Medical Stories: The Good, Bad, and Stuff to Watch,
The Reading Room,
Just Desserts, and
A Year (Or More) Of Photos.