Chuck Knoblauch forgot how to throw to first base. Seems amazing that an athlete who had spent years perfecting the art of fielding could all of a sudden forget how to make that throw. But it is a real thing. It happened to me. I played church softball. I was an awesome outfielder, caught everything. My coach wanted me to play shortstop. I did fine [...]
For the second year in a row J-Fur and I hosted Thanksgiving at our place. Her sister and parents were in attendance. Here are the highlights of some of the great tastes that we enjoyed: Appetizers Spiced Almonds Roasted Apple Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Pizza Salad Kale Salad with Butternut Squash, Cranberries and Pepitas Soup Carrot and Ginger and White Bean Side Dishes Stuffing [...]
I was at a gathering for the fourth of July with some big brawny barbecue types who I had never met before. When I was introduced I shook hands and made a little small talk before moving to the other side of the yard. There, from a distance, I watched them eye me suspiciously. Like they could smell the tofu on me. It was so [...]
One of the coolest things about late night Tampa (don’t listen to the media who say it is all strip clubs and Hooters, there is a little more to it than that) was a little vegan hot dog cart called the Vegan Beagle. This cart would make its rounds at bars, clubs and concerts offering a number of vegan options including the ItaliDog (sundried tomatoes), [...]
In season three of Man versus Food host Adam Richman takes a trip to Butte, Montana to tackle a five pound stromboli in an hour. Before heeding that challenge, he visits Joe’s Pasty Shop to see the story behind how Butte Pasty’s are made. The shape the dough was cut in caused Richman to drop one of his ridiculous one-liners, “I feel like I’m making [...]
Each morning I awake from my sleep, stumble around for some clothes and then take my dog outside to do his thing. I try to remain on the sidewalk, not wanting my feet to touch this horrible thing that Florida calls grass. It isn’t the grass from my youth. It most certainly isn’t the grass they have in Ireland. According to this article in the [...]
My new haircut has me seeing Shane from The Walking Dead every time I quickly glance in the mirror. Put aside the fact that I’m not a prick, I’m not trying to steal my best friend’s wife and, thanks to the second to last episode of season 2, I don’t have a hole in my head and we are practically twins. There is also the [...]
When I first arrived in Tampa, I hated this place. Cars everywhere, no room to walk, bikers being run over and no health food or international grocers that I could find were just a few of the problems. Through the years some local resident has figured out a way to change this. First came the health food stores. Then the bike lanes. Now the international [...]
