I didn't care much for the Senator's politics, but in all fairness, my eulogy of him would sound something like this: ...more

September 6, 2009

the Lightning. Davidson usually allowed his lieutenants to run things, but the subject that early December day in 2001 was serious enough to get him on a plane. ...more

March 14, 2009

Don't be a chicken! Check out the wing-eating personalities below and see which one sounds most like you. ...more

January 27, 2009

More than two miles over the flat east Pasco landscape, a twin-turbo Otter airplane disgorges two dozen spores. At least that's what they look like from the ground. They fall separately, then, a mile from the ground, pop their nylon blooms that open into colorful petals drifting safely, hopefully, to the ground. It's Christmas Boogie time at Zephyrhills Skydive City, and as usual, the celebration of warm weather, gravity and clean air to fill parachutes is in full swing, with people from around the world coming to jump out of airplanes. ...more

December 29, 2008

Lex Salisbury says he isn't much for reflection. The president and chief executive officer of Lowry Park Zoo does what he believes is right and admits he doesn't always think enough about the consequences. ...more

October 12, 2008

Even children with good grades, who avoid drugs and trouble can fall victim to the deadly game that killed 11-year-old Deneathia Service, her mother said. ...more

June 26, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is enjoying that old winning feeling and he doesn't much care what his detractors have to say about it. ...more

June 16, 2008

0 to 10 points You're not much of a risk-taker from a culinary or kinetic motion standpoint. Sitting on the vibrating Footsie Wootsie massage chair is probably all you could handle. Sip some Pepto and sit on a bench while everyone else has fun. ...more

February 6, 2008