My mother is in her ninth decade. That makes my own age look like a typo when I'm asked to write it on a page and sound like an outright lie when I speak it. ...more

December 23, 2007

TAMPA - Temperatures may not drop as low as expected this morning, but it's still a chilly start to the day. ...more

December 18, 2007

TAMPA - Drivers should avoid eastbound Busch Boulevard between Nebraska Avenue and North 12th Street because of a fatal accident involving a pedestrian, police said. ...more

December 7, 2007

Waterford Crystal Drive is one of those suburban streets that seem so new as to have no history at all. But the suicide of a teenage girl, and allegations she had been tormented by a neighbor over the Internet, have brought a reaction that is old, almost tribal, in its nature. ...more

December 7, 2007

The teen birth rate in America rose sharply between 1986 and 1991, when it hit an all-time high of 61.8 births per 1,000 girls. Then it began a steady decline, plummeting 34 percent between 1991 and 2005, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. ...more

December 6, 2007

We were in Sebring Sunday evening, mistakenly thinking the stores stayed open until 9 p.m., but we were wrong, it was Sunday and they close at 8 p.m. We checked out very fast with no other customers in line. As much as I dislike shopping I have learned one thing by that experience and it's to shop after 6 p.m. on Sundays and not have to wait in line. With that in mind, I will write down a list of gifts to get on the next four Sundays shortly before the stores close. It could save my sanity by not having to cope with the super long lines and crowds that will surely be around every other day until after Christmas. ...more

November 29, 2007

Tampa police are investigating a body found in a ditch alongside North Dale Mabry Highway. ...more

November 27, 2007

My doll was given to me by a friend, who received it when she was a little girl. I believe it is about 50 years old. ...more

November 17, 2007

TAMPA - Police are investigating an apparent suicide that occurred about 6 p.m. today inside an Ybor City record store. ...more

November 16, 2007

"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, ...more

November 12, 2007