22 Mar 2010
When I moved to Sarasota in 2004, I lived in a well-kept apartment complex off an ugly street with a misleading name: Fruitville Road. Other than the fact that if you took it due west, you’d run into the Gulf of Mexico, there were only two charming things about the corridor when I lived off [...]
Posted in Britain, Danny Glover, favorite things, Fred Flintstone, hyperactivity, Lily Allen, neighborhood lore, observations, running, Sarasota, sneakers, soccer, sweat, The Chemical Brothers by: heidi
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18 Mar 2010
It just occurred to me that after all that bellyaching over our nuclear bomb TV, you might want to actually see what the flat panel squawk box looks like. Here she is, boys. Sexy, huh? She’s winking at you. She’s bending over just slightly to pick up the remote. Her screen is shiny and her [...]
16 Mar 2010
I got ambitious with my distraction tactics a couple weeks ago. I Googled St. Petersburg and triathlon and came up with Escape From Fort Desoto, a triathlon scheduled for 7 a.m. April 10 (my birthday) on one of the most beautiful stretches of beach on the Gulf Coast of Florida. I’ve never participated in a [...]
Posted in baby fat, bicycling, biking, courage, deadly distractions, hyperactivity, St. Pete, St. Petersburg, sweat, swimming, trees, triathlon, urban treasures by: heidi
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06 Mar 2010
Remember that Sarasota shoot I mentioned last week? Photographer Barbara Banks‘ photo ran Thursday on the cover of The Observer’s SEASON Magazine. Pulling off something like this might seem easy-breezy, but I assure you it’s a lot of work. Totally worth it though. It was our sexiest cover image of the season. Oooooo la la!
03 Mar 2010
I was walking the pug Sunday night in the park by my house. The park sits on the edge of a bayou, making it vulnerable to wind and light and bums and illicit activities. Steeped in the glow of a full moon, the swing set looked white-yellow, the water looked white-yellow and the picnic tables [...]
Posted in bums, deadly distractions, florida, full moon, ghosts, neighborhood lore, observations, pugs, St. Pete, St. Petersburg, trees by: heidi
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