Meet the blogger! John Hummel is a former Mormon. While active in that church, he recalls the odd questions he got from non-Mormon friends, and that most were based on inaccuracies the questioner had “heard” about his religion. He became an atheist, and again found that people espoused incorrect assumptions about atheism – as well as the [...]
A couple of local bloggers are heading over to the Rock ‘n’ Sports cafe in Centro Ybor around 4pm, if anyone wants to chit chat about, well, anything at all…
We accidentally came across The Home Page for the Class of 1958 Henry B. Plant High School, “Dedicated to bringing the alumni of the Class of 1958 at H. B. Plant High School together no matter where they are in the World!” Seems like the reunion is scheduled for April 18-20 at the Westshore Hotel. The front [...]
Here’s what I accomplished during my public office hours yesterday: 1. I cemented my plans for FX 2008, a convention I’m going to Jan. 25-27. 2. I read the Sunday St. Pete Times. I think it was a success. I also discovered that talking to publicists to grant access to some pretty big Sci-fi TV and movie stars wasn’t [...]
Thanks to an idea some modern journalists are kicking around, I’m going to start keeping office hours at local eateries. So, on Sunday, Tampans can find me at the Panera Bread on the corner of Fowler and Bruce B. Downs. I will be at the location from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.; anyone with a story [...]
If you were to throw a dart at the wall-sized map of Florida hanging in my home you’d probably hit someplace I have hiked, kayaked, camped, bicycled, or backpacked. Although I’ve traveled the world, and experienced marvelous natural wonders all over the planet, my favorite places are in Florida—especially here in the Tampa Bay area. [...]
Joe recently wrote about the “Best part about life in Tampa. He says “Well DUH! The weather! And this time of year is awfully hard to beat.” You got that right, Joe. We thought Joe might have share more of his insight with Sticks readers, so I invite you to meet the [...]
While reading over the BLAB the other day, I noticed a post about historic aerial photography over on My Florida History. The writer there, Lucy told us about the State University System of Florida Aerial Photography site. They have google maps before they were cool. Some from as far back as [...]
The Lakeland Police Department is taking on red-light runners. Up for discussion is the implementation of Red Light Cameras. The Lakeland Local blog is writing a series on the pros and cons of red light cameras to see if they are right for Lakeland. With our recent traffic issues, the posts have caught my [...]
