By Bob Frederickson A Season of Surprise? Conventional wisdom has seemingly already written off this year’s tourist season due to continuing fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. But I’ve been surprised recently by the return of two-and-three cycle traffic light delays Read More
By Bob Frederickson From the Gov’s Frozen Heart To Van Gogh’s Living Art… Dad’s House, Dad’s Rules? One of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s four daughters, Cara Kennedy Cuomo, moved back in with dad at the governor’s mansion in Read More
By Bob Frederickson From cell phone blues to coming attractions… Student’s Day Goes Down the Drain… Losing your cell phone is high on any list of things guaranteed to ruin your day. But however bad it is for you as Read More
By Bob Frederickson From Hurricane Cures to Spiking the Curve… “Oh No, There Goes Tokyo…” Norwegian scientists have supposedly come up with a method they think can prevent major hurricanes. The key? Bubbles. Yes, bubbles. Like those you’d see floating Read More
By Bob Frederickson From Too Gauche by Half to Too Close to Pass… City to Statue: ‘Kiss-Off!’ As chronicled in this space many times over the years, a small but vocal minority of self-important, self-appointed art ‘experts’ has been horrified Read More
By Bob Frederickson From a Roadside Smile to Media Guile… Truth in Advertising There’s a billboard on the side of the main highway leading into the small town of Keenesburg, Colorado that makes me smile. It reads “Welcome to Keensburg, Read More
By Bob Frederickson From Officers Hailed to Frying Pan Tales… A Light in the Dark? After Shah Jewelers on University Parkway had a window smashed one night recently in one of the many incoherent expressions of rage over the tragic Read More
By Bob Frederickson From Throwing a Vowel to Siblings to Follow… FDOT Fails Spelling Test The state DOT installed a new sign recently directing motorists traveling along US 41 near Venice to the entrance of the State College of Florida’s Read More
By Bob Frederickson From Garden Views to Stats Misused Squaring the Circle at Selby Gardens? I wonder how the late Marie Selby would react to the controversy surrounding plans by her namesake Selby Botanical Gardens to add a parking garage Read More
By Bob Frederickson From Purple People Seater’s Roar of a Score to Campaign Slogan Bore… Van Wezel Stalks Larger Prey… The long-standing rap against Van Wezel audiences has been the annoying habit of some patrons distracting performers and fellow audience Read More
