… sad signs of change H ere is an indication of a culture shift that is as much a reality in Tampa as in Toronto, but more evident here due to the weather. I’m speaking of tattoos and motorcycles. It used to be that both of these were specific indicators of...
fight night in Tampa I have no evidence to produce on behalf of this latest theory of mine, but here goes anyway. I think every kid in this town spends time after school in martial arts classes. Karate and Kung Fu studios (for children) are nearly as widespread as...
slam dunking the city S ports are really important in Tampa. Actually, I think they’re really important in every city, town and burg in this country. They are important to the national identity. It goes hand-in-hand with the martial nature of this land, the old The...
Killin’ time S omething you see here in Florida a lot are exterminators. They seem to be all over the place. Now maybe it is the sub-tropical climate and the resulting increased variety and numbers of pests and creepy crawlies, compared with what we experience...
Life’s short – get a divorce Another of the ubiquities of life in the U.S. are large roadside billboards advertising legal services. These dot the roads and highways in every American city I have been to. We don’t have this in Canada, we don’t...
Dispatch #3 from Tampa, Florida A large man of indeterminate age, older rather than younger, was parked on the bench in the foyer of the Walmart store. Though inside, he wore sunglasses. He had cropped white hair, a closely trimmed beard and one diamond earring. He...
