I’ve had way too much time on my hands today, which is never a good thing.  As a result, you’re going to get a mixed bag of random thoughts in two blogs about two separate…

I am now one hundred percent convinced that political correctness has completely destroyed any iota of sanity in this country.  I just saw a headline out of Osceola County, Florida, that not only blew my…

A story entitled Sea turtle nesting numbers soar in Florida caught my eye this morning on the Miami Herald’s website.  Other than the Dolphins’ big win against the Colts at Indy, I certainly didn’t expect…

GOOD NEWS, TREE HUGGERS! As I posted in a few earlier blogs here, here and here, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection was “in the process of assessing a multitude of land parcels that are…

As reported yesterday by Random Pixels in Miami Herald moves to a new building…again, our hometown newspaper continues to downsize.  Is anyone surprised?  I know I’m not.  I stopped my daily subscription to the Herald…

I have to admit I’ve been trying hard to ignore the atrocities going on in Syria, especially in the last few weeks.  It’s extremely painful to look at pictures of, or even think about, the…

Updated/posted by Susana Escayola 17 mins ago DOING GREAT!!! Little Reggie is doing wonderful! He awoke from surgery and the staff took turns carrying him around. He’s still in the hospital, recuperating in an oxygen…

Lest any of you tree huggers think I’m completely insensitive to environmental issues, think again.  While I don’t believe that the proposed North Miami Beach development known as Parkview Business Center is going to destroy…

Message from Thais M. Alvarez from Bear Witness Central:   Dear Friends, Common Core Presentation on Saturday, August 24, 2013 Please join me at this event where I have been invited to speak on the…

A reader posted a comment on my last blog mentioning that I “get awards for scooping.”  Other than a couple of shout outs from the Miami New Times (which blew me away!), I’m not sure…