Bands. They just break your heart in the end. Just today I heard "Tell Me" from the Bangles' debut full-length album, 1984's "All Over the Place." Man, I love that album. The guitars chime and bite, the harmonies are tough and tender, and the songs are everything that's great about power pop. ...more

February 26, 2009

Drew Brees understood what breaking a record set by Dan Marino would mean to the New Orleans Saints. ...more

January 7, 2009

The balloons rose as dusk fell and Venus grew visible in the darkening sky. ...more

December 24, 2008

In the world of today we rarely hear about the good things but we always hear of the bad things. I would like to report on a Good Samaritan act that I witnessed last week. Jerry Kline, a U.S. Postal worker, who was off duty, came into the office at Tomoka Heights and asked if he might enter into the community. Since Tomoka Heights is a gated community he was asked why and where did he want to go? Upon finding out that he wanted to visit a certain address, he was told that the party was not home and could the office help him. Mr. Kline then told the office that he had found a handbag on U.S. 27 and wanted to return the handbag to the owner. Fortunately the office had been told of the residents' whereabouts and in short order the office was able to make the call to the place of business and report the good news. ...more

December 20, 2008

There is no need to sell your dental fillings to have a happy holiday season, as one all-news cable channel suggested some people contemplate. ...more

December 13, 2008

An engineer was sinking into the ground inch by inch. Her colleague told her to jump away and she did. ...more

November 23, 2008

Young family repairs house; now sees gaping hole in front yard ...more

November 23, 2008

Since graduating from college and starting a family my life has been filled with many experiences. I have been blessed with personal and professional accomplishments that many dream of, and I equally have experienced enough failures and heartache to last a lifetime. Through it all my spiritual maturity and relationship with my Father God have continued to grow experiencing the abundance of his Grace in good times and in bad. ...more

November 16, 2008

Starkly ambitious and powerful, 2006's "Return to Cookie Mountain" was TV on the Radio's take-no-prisoners leap into the major leagues. It's doubtful the Brooklynites could match its bleak grandeur this soon after, and "Dear Science" doesn't try. ...more

October 17, 2008

Democratic Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney admitted causing "pain" in his marriage but denied paying hush money to a former aide to be quiet about an affair. ...more

October 14, 2008