How spoiled are we in South Florida?  Plenty spoiled! Some folks are happy to finally get some cold weather here in South Florida, but many others are less than thrilled.  If you’re one of those…

The Associated Press reported earlier this evening the following: Jan 17, 8:41 PM EST Court: Bloggers have First Amendment protections By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled…

It seems like everyone these days is jumping on the charter school bandwagon.  Most people think that because I am a Republican, I would be a huge supporter of what has become a fashionable GOP…

On the surface, it would appear that Ethan Couch and Anthawn Ragan, Jr. have absolutely nothing in common.  Couch is the Texas 16-year old who was charged with and acquitted of the deaths of four…

The official United States holiday known as Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day for the purpose of celebrating the formal end of World War I in an Armistice with Germany, “which ended at the…

A conversation I had yesterday with a friend about social media in general, and Twitter in particular, got me thinking about how fast our world has changed in only the last twenty years.  When I…

Closer to home in local politics, the topic du jour – the desperate rush to reform pension – has received much scrutiny and criticism.  While it’s easy to point fingers at conservatives (the term “tea…

I’ve had way too much time on my hands today, which is never a good thing.  As a result, you’re going to get a mixed bag of random thoughts in two blogs about two separate…

I am now one hundred percent convinced that political correctness has completely destroyed any iota of sanity in this country.  I just saw a headline out of Osceola County, Florida, that not only blew my…

A story entitled Sea turtle nesting numbers soar in Florida caught my eye this morning on the Miami Herald’s website.  Other than the Dolphins’ big win against the Colts at Indy, I certainly didn’t expect…