BOWLING Spring Hill bowler Phil Ciaccio captured the one award he had yet to earn in Florida with an 826 series. ...more

October 15, 2008

Surrealism and fashion came together Tuesday in the spirit of Salvador Dali at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. ...more

September 24, 2008

Surrealism and fashion came together in the spirit of Salvador Dali today at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club to raise funds for a new $35 million building that will be double the size of the current Dali Museum. ...more

September 23, 2008

Strike A Pose A catwalk playlist: 1. "Working Up a Sweat," ...more

August 29, 2008

I was thinking about the effect of bias in thinking and decision making. It came up in the context of some people indicating they could not vote for Obama for president because he was black, no matter what; a predictable and unfortunate attitude with some in the American South. But it started me thinking about bias in general, where and how much weight it is given in all kinds of thinking, in the process of decision making. Firstly, I was concerned with whether it becomes a factor in evaluation, whether it is included, inappropriately, in a list of concerns which lead to a decision. That would be bad enough but what if it serves as a filter, to block the receipt of otherwise relevant information never let into the process of weighing facts and making choices on a rational basis? I was watching a TV show, book reviewing, and I decided I didn't like the necktie worn by the lecturer. It was a skimpy, pale, stripy bow tie, an utterly silly looking thing and as I looked at it, the words of the lecturer seemed to fade. Was this merely an absurd fashion bias on my part or perhaps my questioning why anyone would wear such a tie and whether the choice of wearing such a tie reflected on the quality of the judgment-making ability of the wearer, and shouldn't I take that into consideration in weighing, or even accepting the quality of his opinion, downgrade his believability or even reject everything he has to say out of hand because of his flawed judgment in necktie selection? ...more

August 11, 2008

If consistency can still win a championship in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, Jeff Burton is a serious contender to win his first title. ...more

June 29, 2008

Teach your kids how to kick cigarettes superhero-style with DC Comics' newest Justice League comic, "No Smoke Without Fire." ...more

June 14, 2008

SARASOTA - Realtors will tell you that nearly anything both parties agree to can be written into a residential purchase contract. ...more

May 22, 2008

This municipal election season, incumbents Deborah Kynes and Julie Ward Bujalski and political newcomer Tony Scruton are vying for two open seats on the Dunedin City Commission. At 11:30 a.m. this Monday, Feb. 25, the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce members will meet the candidates at the group's quarterly luncheon, at the Dunedin Country Club. ...more

February 23, 2008

Letter of Resignation, by Deputy Charlette Y. Marshall-Jones #359 ...more

February 18, 2008