I read, sometimes with amusement, John Reiners' column in your newspaper. I have met and spoke with John on a few occasions, but try to stay away from politics knowing his views and mine aren't always the same. I also know John's charming and very talented wife, Marsha. I had the fortune to be with her in a few plays at Stage West, and not only can she sing, but is also a very fine actress. ...more

September 7, 2008

So my Beautiful and Talented Wife tries to print a document for her Healthy Together campaign, a local nonprofit program aimed at promoting healthy choices for Tampans, and her printer refuses to print. She gets an error message on her screen, "Cannot print." Being significantly smarter and techno-savvy than the average bear, my BTW logs off on her iMac, powers up her linked PC, and checks again on the printer. This is where it gets funny. Not just amusing, but really funny in a kind of scary way. ...more

September 2, 2008

A popular and charismatic pastor of an evangelical Baptist church dies in an airplane crash. He was flying a single-engine Piper airplane with his 13-year old son at his side. There are front-page headlines and grief throughout the community. It is a sad story. But it is a tragedy that should not have occurred. ...more

May 20, 2008