(Originally posted at Boltsmag.com) I got sent a story last night from my friend here in Tampa. He’s a Red Sox fan and this was about a Yankees fan… So I wasn’t at all surprised when he told me “Why is this news?” Yet this is news indeed: Fred Slaven is convinced this makes [...]
The International Association of Business Communicators will hold their Southern Region Conference in Tampa. The IABC enables a global network of communicators working in diverse industries and disciplines to identify, share and apply the world’s most effective communication practices. The Southern Region includes members from Phoenix and Tulsa to Florida as well as the Caribbean chapter in [...]
Who will run the trains now that the 7th Floor Crew has graduated? Miami has a good number of questions surrounding the program but none more pressing than who will replace the 7th Floor Crew, which had three members drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft. And by “replace” I of course mean [...]
With your local libraries being in the news lately (libraries can’t have it all, internet access limited), I figured I’d look to see if I could find any library-related blogs. Sure ’nuff, there are all sorts of websites all around! Plus I learned that the entire system is a sort of pyramid scheme: First [...]
Do you listen to ebay and email and all that junk? ‘Cause if you do Bobby Bowden is not your friend. But on the bright side Nole’s fans look at it this way, Papa Bowden doesn’t have to worry about the NCAA ban on text messaging to recruits. The Past: For the first time in fifteen [...]
A quick mention for you furniture depleted value seekers out there. The Sticks and Stuff on Gandy in Tampa just east of Manhattan is having a store closing sale. The site is being sold off to Wal-Mart and for once nobody is arguing against the giant retailer. It is as if folks don’t like [...]
Tim Tebow is a Golden God. Not many people know this but Tebow was bestowed upon us mere mortals by the Gods from on high upon Mount Olympus. Tebow’s destiny with the Gators is not so much in question as it is preordained, all that remains is for Tebow to enlighten us. The Past: Ironically, considering [...]
Researchers recently found that mermaids swim in the deepest spring in the entire United States. The not-for-profit Karst Underwater Research group is diving the springs, and they are simply amazed at the sheer size of the underwater caverns. Cave explorer Brett Hemphill says there is a passage the size of Raymond James Stadium. President [...]
We are just a few days away from the opening weekend of tailgates, Gator chomps and tomahawk chops. And since nothing divides Floridians like their college football loyalties we are also just a few days away from our state’s version of the Civil War as families, friends and neighbors become The Enemy for the next [...]