It's finally here; the week of the new moon is upon us. It arrives on Thursday at 4:06 p.m. which means anglers have a full week of the most beneficial daylight lunar influences of the month assisting them by causing fish to feed heaviest during the day instead of the normal nighttime feeding. ...more

March 22, 2009

And I thought taking my 90-year-old mother's car keys away was hard! Now my brothers and I are facing the heartbreaking task of getting mom out of her home and into an assisted living facility (ALF). I hope my readers will bear with me as I relate some of the sadness in my life right now. Just as I was getting somewhat settled after the shock of my husband's death, the "busy-ness" of settling his estate, and the effort of putting my own life in order, I got a call saying my mother is in the hospital with a series of mini-strokes. ...more

February 11, 2009

Michael N. Mattia of Tarpon Springs appreciates the wit and humor of Mark Schantz's op-ed page column. ...more

January 24, 2009

The National Federation of the Blind says it considers NBC's "Saturday Night Live" skit making fun of New York Gov. David Paterson an attack on all blind Americans. ...more

December 15, 2008

The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood won the Themed Entertainment Association's Thea Award for Best Attraction at the 2008 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo in Orlando this week. ...more

November 19, 2008

"Dear American Airlines," by Jonathan Miles (Houghton Mifflin, $22) ...more

June 8, 2008

TAMPA – Cuando Charlotte Marshall-Jones era una jovencita, ella y su hermana se encontraban solas en la casa cuando un intruso entro a robar, dijo una antigua vecina. ...more

February 15, 2008

From time to time I have indulged in sharing personal experiences that might be of interest to pet loving readers and this is one of those times. ...more

February 10, 2008

An article in Jan. 22 Tampa Tribune, showed our Fords of the future. They were made of plastic bottles and soy seats. How interesting, I thought. Jay Leno should pick up on that. We could be stranded out somewhere and if hungry, always eat our seats. It sounds like Bart Simpson saying "Eat my shorts." ...more

January 24, 2008