Tag: Jacksonville

  • A Seven Year Reassessment

    Sometimes I’m astounded that this is my life.

  • Artistic Utility

    A brilliant way to beautify an ugly grey box.

  • My Most Memorable Year

    You just never know what’s in store for you.

  • What Makes Home?

    It’s a dense topic.

  • People Have to Live Somewhere

    It’s not a homeless problem. It’s a home problem.

  • 10 day album challenge #2: Leo Kottke, Greenhouse

    Leo Kottke, in my opinion, is the most talented fingerpicking acoustic guitar player in the world.

  • Another View

    May your life be full of beautiful views that remind you how truly fortunate you are to be alive, dear reader!

  • Andy Johnson: The Punchline of a Cautionary Tale

    Well, well, well… I got a very interesting phone call the other day, from a private investigator in Northeast Florida. She wanted to hear more about my lawsuit against Andrew E. Johnson, former member of the Florida House of Representatives, long-time progressive talk show host in Jacksonville, Florida, whose branding is “Never neutral, but always…

  • The Epitome of a Great Man

    When I was a bridgetender in Jacksonville, Florida, one of my coworkers was a guy named Buz Wickless. I always enjoyed talking to him at shift change. He was definitely a people person. More than most of us crusty old bridgetenders, he liked talking to boaters and pedestrians. He was also a family man. Never…

  • The Letting Go

    When my mother died, I hung on to this bottle of deodorant she had given me until long after it had been used up. Because she gave it to me. I think I got it into my head that getting rid of that bottle would be like losing my connection with her. I just couldn’t…