I guess this has something to do with my absence… Madeline… Just under 9 weeks old:

It’s scary to find that there are more places I can afford rent wise in Los Angeles than there are in teh Tampa Bay region. Unless I suddenly win the lottery that is :}

Hand it to Matt over at Defective Yeti… He takes the time to break down the entire Karl Rove / Valarie Plame scandal and show why it’s a scandal. Usually a comedy blogger, Matt shows his chops on something much more meatier.

It’s happened a lot before, I start drawing conclusions on any situation that I’m told about and those conclusions — be they correct or not — could be the synopsis of a story. It’s only occasionally I sit down and decide to hammer out the idea that crosses my mindRead More

But of course I expect conservatives / Bush supporters to point at the source and complain: Newsweek But before you dance or roll your eyes at the news, take a look at part of the story: Explaining that he had obtained last-minute “personal consent” from his source, Cooper was ableRead More

Every time I bring a dog up at home – watching dogs for friends or having another dog in teh household – I get a flat out “no” from family. Excuses and lack of discussion – and gang-up-on-John BS. Well, how do I break it to everyone that I boughtRead More

I really had been treating Dennis as another spectator storm much like Cindy for the Tampa Bay area after early computer models had it taking a western track to Louisiana. No harm, no foul. Just a little rian and a lot of clouds…. Yeah, well, over the last day myRead More

So there is that contingent of closed minded individuals who think drilling nationally is going to save us from foreign oil… More local oil will lower costs long term and what not… And yet one tropical storm comes through the Gulf of Mexcio – with another on the way —Read More

James Stockdale — Ross Perot’s running mate in the 1992 election — has passed away. My title reference pertains to a Saturday Night Live skit with Dana Carvey and Phil Hartman playing Perot and Stockdale respectively. That’s basically most of what I know about Stockdale which seems a travesty. MeRead More

Jenna’s got something going for her and going against her at her apartment in central Clearwater. She happens to live in the Sabal Walk apartment complex which is near the corner of Highlands Avenue and Union street. The complex is close to shopping, which is a plus. It’s not farRead More

I really don’t know what’s more depressing about the fact that (finally) it seems Karl Rove has been found to be the leak-source in the Valerie Plame case…. Not that many who are farmiliar with Rove’s dirty handed politics are surprised. I say “Depressing” because there are a couple ofRead More

I’m not a real CSS junkie but I am getting better understanding of it now… And that is reflected in part by some changes I am developing for Boltsmag… I’ve created a site specifically for CSS Development (I will likely use it for this site sometime) where I have beenRead More

There’s a report out saying Karl Rove is the leak in the Valerie Plume case… This makes Rove guilty of High Treason for revealing a CIA Operative’s identify. Who wants to bet George W. Bush signs a Presidential Pardon soon after and then Rove goes off into the private sector?

It’s been a while since I decided to read any non-ficiton. Usually it’s biographical works on icons of the Entertainment industry (ie: Beatles or the Doors). Keeping with that trend, I decided to pick up Ray Manzarek’s Light My Fire, it’s a Doors autobiography I’ve been meanign to read forRead More

The Dog is supposed to be six weeks old today. I haven’t seen a picture yet. I haven’t heard much of anything at all. I’m eager to hear and at the same time – I’m hearing nothing. There was a dog I was told about by Jenna before I metRead More

Anyone else a little sick of the media hype of Tom Cruise (and others) romance? Yeah, I figured the other 290+ Million Americans (and how many around the world?) just might be. Matt Baldwin over at Defective Yeti flashes some humor over the latest People Magazine cover.

It’s been a while since I was concerned about my health. It’s also been quite a while since I’ve overcome the last obstacle on my path of life. That being said, next week before I interview for a job, I’m supposed to talk to a doctor again and what theRead More

Well, Johnny’s got a job interview on Tuesday and unless he breaks his hands between now and then, it should be a shoe-in position. I’m way overqualified for it but it’s a couple of bucks for a couple of hours of work. Better than sitting at home all day andRead More

Segway of Cleveland is holding a raffle for a Segway HT i180…. Those who know what the ehll that name means will be interested 😉 Raffle tickets are Five Dollars and all procceds go towards Sparx in the City downtown culture. Yeah, regulars to the site or those who knowRead More

Being developement minded (and by developement, I don’t mean paving over wetlands to build Wal-Marts — Ugh) I like seeing all the projects that are finally going on in Downtown Tampa to further strengthen the urban core. And though I can’t get downtown that often to keep tabs of things,Read More

Well, Johnny wrote letters to the Clearwater City Councel along with Pam Iorio and Rick Baker (in seperate letters) discussing the possibility of a ferry link between cities…. Well? Gues what? Someone else thought that Tampa and St. Pete could be a great ferry route and are funding a studyRead More

Well, well, well, the Pinellas County MPO gave their blessing to a slightly-poor-but-better-than-nothing Monorail system in Pinellas County. The seeds of Mass transit are either sown or they are buried before their funeral has commenced. I’m not a big fan of the separate-but-equal mass transit planning of the Bay area,Read More

The Deanmeister Rides again! For all of the willy-nilly Democrats who see Dean being vocal as a bad thing – just how many times have you thought along the same lines as what Dean is saying? He’s saying NOTHING that the base of the Democratic party hasn’t thought or believedRead More

Published in the St. Pete Times on June 11th — written by moi. Listening to the right-leaning talking heads who were part of the Watergate scandal, speaking about how W. Mark Felt is a “traitor” and a “toady” and a villain and not a hero for what he did remindsRead More

It seems like forever since something got my spriits up – yesterday being the Anniversary of the Lightning’s Stanley Cup win helped things along a bit… But today seems even more of an uplifting thing… They actually agreed upon a salary cap, there is indeed hope that a new CBARead More

What inspired George Lucas to use the name R2-D2 in Star Wars?

So Deep Throat has been revealed. An enigma of Americana politics has been answered. The reason I am writing about this at all is some anger I have from the likes of the media and their interview candidates after Mark Felt admitted to being Deep Throat. Unethical twits G. GordonRead More

I got a response from Councilmember Hoyt Hamilton of the Clearwater City Council over the Ferry idea that I floated with them. He brought up the fact that they had offered a free ferry in 2000 and it saw a little bit of ridership and before it, a private ferryRead More

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m big on the Segway HT. The media laughs at it, people in general ridicule it and everyone I have seen ride it smiles instantly and loses their negative tone at least for a while when onboard. It’s a thing ofRead More

Another Labor induction is forthcoming for one of my friends. My local friend Michelle had labor induced a day before finally delieverying her daughter Lily Annabelle. Now? My friend Terra up in Tallahasee is having labor induced (for medical reasons – high BP on her part and swelling) today. …Read More

I wonder if anyone in their right mind would click on this link? I wonder if any Beatles fan would buy anything form this one? Hmm, I wonder….

Plenty of Fish = a Piece of Shit. Like all online dating sites – it’s great if you are a girl because there are a ton of guys on there. But if you are a guy? Ha… Girls have so many guys to sort through that they don’t really giveRead More

I’m laughing my ass off over something I disovered while talking to my buddy Keith…. I wrote a post over at Boltsmag a few months ago calling the Devil Rays the worst pro sports team around. If you do a search on Google for “Worst professional sports franchise” and clickRead More

I’ll make this one Reaaaaaaaaaally simple for you folks…. Who wanted Smoochy the Rhino dead?

So I’m sitting down, watching the opening minutes of House last night on FOX and end up going hysterical over the fact that House drugged his former lovers husband and called the paramedics before he even arrived… It just seemed so funny and prick-ish and just perfect for Greg HouseRead More

I used to frequent Tampa Rail on the norm to read about someoen lobbying for mass transit in Tampa and in Florida in general…. But as I cited in another blog post a few weeks ago, Dave Pinero – the site owner, has been weak in trying to press hisRead More

Summer of 2003 was the last time I have seen a movie in the theater — it left me thirsting for more but something happened after that flick in 2003 (the Matrix Reloaded) and lets just say it curbed the remainder of 2003 and a good deal of 2004 dueRead More

Seeing that Revenge of the Sith is out there right now…. Who were some of the actors that were offered the role of Han Solo in the Original Star Wars before Harrison Ford got the role?

Feeling sickly right now – have been for a few days. I think it’s allergies. I HOPE it’s just allergies…. At any rate, I vented about Ferry travel the other day — not just on der Stonegauge but through Bayciti.net’s comments — and suffice it to say I think thatRead More

I want to know what it would take to run a passenger ferry between Downtown Tampa and some Eastern Pinellas property. I started thinking about the ferry idea after focusing on the Memorial Causeway Bridge snafu on Tuesday — the fact Clearwater Beach has no ferry service between the mainlandRead More

Just remember, Star Wars Buffs, that even though Revenge of the Sith is about to come out, and the Prequel trilogy brought to an end…. The Force is a Tool of Satan! Jesus is the Force! Brought to you in part by BushCo®. Spreading Tax Cuts and Jesus since 2000!

As long as I don’t go on some spending binge — I should be fine with regards to money and my as-of-yet-unnamed/unborn dog….

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What Virtual Reality ovie of the 1990’s featured two future Best-Actor Oscar winners?

As insane as it is – thinking long term and short term with it — I put 200 dollars down on a as-of-yet-unborn Whippet puppy from Kerrie Kuper. Not only is that nuts. but I have to come up with another 450 the next two months before I get theRead More

I started writing this while sitting outside what used to be 3rd Base Pizza at the Shoppes at Cloverplace. Coming soon, they announce, is Tribeca – stone oven pizzsa. this is coming from the owners of the Blue Heron restaurant. Why this is news. i don’t know. I have beenRead More

Just who is mighty enough to carry Jules Winfield’s Bad Ass Motherfucker wallet?!?! Funny and amusing and a bright spot on my day if I do say so…. July 27th, 2008: It would seem this link is now 404. Quite sad because that was a hilarious concept.

It peeves me to look at the situation the United States and the Tampa Bay area are in right now and to see at least two groups that I have been involved with in the past no where in sight to take the opportunity to reach more people with theirRead More

America — the land of opportunity and the realm of being kept alive by artificial means…

Everyone is oh-fer the trivia. That or I am just really unpopular 😛 In this movie, Bill Murray gets frustrated that his brother could not remember the S.S. Minnow from Gilligan’s Island. What movie was this? Bonus – What was his brother’s name?