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Sorry, Dave Barry, I changed my mind. When I grow up I wanna be Chaz!

On May 15, 2011, I first noticed blogger Chaz Stevens of MAOS (My Acts of Sedition) and I posted this blog/Miami Herald article, which is worth reprinting in its entirety (especially since it’s no longer…

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Helloooo! This isn’t Minnesota!

How spoiled are we in South Florida?  Plenty spoiled! Some folks are happy to finally get some cold weather here in South Florida, but many others are less than thrilled.  If you’re one of those…

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The Agony and the Ecstacy: A 1:00 AM Lesson in Twitter Crisis Management

There may be Good News for Bloggers and Citizen Journalists, but we still can’t let our guards down.  There will always be someone or something out there in the World Wide Web just waiting in…

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Panty Raid?

Channel 7’s four o’clock news today reported a shooting in Miami Gardens.  So far, none of the local news stations have posted this violent crime on their websites. NBC Miami, however, did report another story…

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Oh, lighten up!

I’m feeling really silly today.  It’s a lot better than the pity party I hosted for myself the other night.  And yet somehow, a good three hour cry is strangely satisfying.  Puffy eyes and all….

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RP does it again!

Yet another reason why… Tuesday, January 07, 2014 Miami Herald to readers: ‘We’re sorry, your call cannot be completed as dialed’ It’s easier to order a pizza by phone in Miami than it is to…

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Speaking of swinging for the fences…

Just in case you think baseball is boring:

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2014: Bring it on!

In an unpublished Thanksgiving blog about being grateful, one of the things on my gratitude list was unwaxed dental floss.  That should give you a clue about my mood at the time.  And why the…

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Year in Review: “Person of the Year” (Part 4 1/2)

I could have included this in my previous blog, the Year In Review: PD Edition, but the only reason this even involves the North Miami Beach Police Department is because the VotersOpinion “Person of the…

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Channel 7’s Breaking News

Because murder is so five minutes ago… Only on Seven

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