Sarah’s client is planning a move to Tampa, and they will be bringing in a big bunch of employees from various parts of the world to help run things. Sarah has been charged with letting those employees know what to expect once they get here. The problem is that Sarah has never been to Tampa. She [...]
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, the credited author of A Visit from St. Nicholas. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘cross the Bay Not a creature was stirring, not even a Ray; The beach pails were stacked in the Florida room, ‘Cause St. Nick is coming, or so we assume; The children in shorty pajamas were sleeping, While dreaming [...]
Introducing a new feature here at the Sticks, rankings of all the Division 1-A (or Bowl Championship Division as the NCAA now calls it) college football teams for Florida. Have a disagreement with the rankings? Throw ‘em in the comments. 1. Florida (2-0) For three quarters Miami came close to knocking off the Gators but one quarter [...]
Th Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission offers free gator-hunting classes: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering alligator hunters no-cost, three-hour classes to help them prepare for the Aug. 15 – Nov. 1 statewide alligator harvest. Reservations are not required to attend a class. Attendance is not mandatory for licensed hunters, but [...]
Crazy news this week, and they all sound like someone is sending code. There’s a gator in the kitchen. He burgled my eatery, and I swiped his getaway. Looking for a pink panted bank robber. Someone’s monkeys went missing (by the way, the search mission is called Operation Monkeybars). Dolphins grab a Long. Poker in Sun City. He poured bubbles on my [...]
It looks like Florida is losing another Spring Training team. The Cincinnati Reds are likely leaving Sarasota and may move to Goodyear, Arizona. Arizona is stoked, cuz the Cactus League will have nearly the number of teams as the Grapefruit League. Sarasota wants to replace the Reds with another spring training team (perhaps the Baltimore [...]
It’s the season’s first installment of the Florida college basketball update and the Gators still have the best team in the state. By a long shot. Florida (18-3) : beat South Carolina, Vanderbilt With a very young Gators team Billy Donovan is playing the respect card and basically begging pollsters to not rank his team. The Gators [...]
Considering we had an all time upset, a number of SEC shootouts, and closely fought games yesterday was one of the more exciting opening weekends in college football history. And we’re not done with Florida State facing off against Clemson Monday night. The Gators romped 49-3 on lowly Western Kentucky, and Golden God Tim Tebow looked [...]
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 [...]