Youthful ambition is a wonderful thing. And so, at the risk of coming off as a cynical old coot dashing the hopes and dreams of two freshly scrubbed chaps, Andre Nestor and Hinds Howard, I gently pass along a rather prescient joke I heard the other day. ...more

June 24, 2008

Gadzooks, at the rate things are going you have to wonder if Clearwater geezerette Jean Merola will ultimately end up facing charges of offing Jimmy Hoffa, stealing those Swiss artworks and being the mastermind behind the Medellin Cartel. ...more

February 23, 2008

There is a look one's children cultivate that marks the delicate transition from respected parent to aging dolt. ...more

December 25, 2007

From time to time, a Hillsborough County school educator will extend a gracious invitation to participate in the Great American Teach-In, perhaps with the intention to expose the young students to a real, honest-to-goodness old coot. ...more

November 20, 2007