27 Jan 2010
I’m sitting in my office, at my desk, with my feet in red slippers and a hot beanbag on my lap. The sun is starting to fade and the breeze is seeping through my windows, making me shiver and making me think. If I wasn’t so hung up on heating and reheating this beanbag, I [...]
Posted in bicycling, biking, dopamine, existentialism, favorite things, neighborhood lore, observations, Old Northeast, St. Pete, St. Petersburg, urban treasures by: heidi
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23 Jan 2010
In honor of your turning the big TWO-FOUR, here are five characters to whom you’ve been compared. But before you scroll on, know this dear sister, no matter your doppelgangers, I will always love you for who you are, you sweet, loving, pint-sized ball of joy. You are the perfect hermana and a credit to [...]
21 Jan 2010
Here are the things I’m no good at as far the environment goes: I leave the faucet running for too long when I’m brushing my teeth. Likewise, I rarely turn the shower off when I’m shaving my legs. Although I cut down significantly on gasoline consumption by moving my office into my home, I still [...]
06 Jan 2010
… if you want to read the stuff I write for a living. This story came out today. And this one made me happy. It came out before Christmas with the photo of the young saxophonist below. Both photos are mine. These two guys should hold you over for about five minutes. You see how [...]
05 Jan 2010
Hey there. A couple things. I got an email recently from a Lance reader urging me to stop procrastinating and write a novel. She lives in my hometown. We went to high school together, played soccer together and last year reconnected via Facebook. Come to think of it, she urged me to stop procrastinating and [...]
04 Jan 2010
It’s 35 degrees out and eerily beautiful in St. Petersburg, Fla. I walked the pug twice today, exhaling hot breaths slowly and deliberately, staring at the way it hung in front of my nose and floated away. A ghostly cloud of carbon dioxide. It was as if I’d never seen my breath before. I wore [...]
Posted in biking, Buffalo, coffee, florida, glorious cold, gray sky mornings, grilling, morning elegance, St. Pete, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Western NY by: heidi
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