It has been a long time since I received a speeding ticket. Knock on wood that I didn't just jinx myself. ...more

October 28, 2009

It has been a long time since I received a speeding ticket. Knock on wood that I didn't just jinx myself. ...more

October 28, 2009

Getting older is getting tougher and tougher every day, especially now that I am midway in my septuagenarian years, somewhere between 70 and 79 years old. Getting to be a centenarian, someone between 100 and 109 years old, is going to take a lot more of paying attention to the ways that could, would, may or definitely will interfere with that accomplishment. ...more

March 12, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist reflected this week in an interview with The Tampa Tribune on current controversies, the highs and lows of 2008 and what lies ahead in 2009. ...more

December 14, 2008

At 6-foot-8, Lukas Poderis has been a player every opponent had to be aware of, and he has had some dominant games. But after last week's Tampa Hoops Classic, Poderis seems to be close to playing his best. ...more

January 3, 2008

Choreographer Michael Kidd, whose joyously athletic dances for ballet, Broadway and Hollywood delighted audiences for half a century and won him five Tonys and an Oscar, has died. ...more

December 26, 2007

Tampa Bay banged a panic button like a set of bongos after RB Cadillac Williams suffered a season-ending knee injury and backup Michael Pittman severely sprained his ankle. ...more

December 3, 2007

Steve Williamson rolled over in his hotel bed and squinted to take a blurry peek at the buzzing alarm clock screaming at him. As with so many others, Williamson slammed his hand down in an attempt to hit the right button and sneak in nine more minutes of sleep. ...more

November 23, 2007

Groundhog Day. It was a Monday like last Monday, with the possible exception of the carpet beating at Indianapolis. Another Bucs runner has succumbed. This week's unlucky contestant is Michael Pittman. Three-and-two doesn't feel like 3-2 anymore. ...more

October 9, 2007