I have a word of caution for those considering a visit to Florida and even those of us who live here: the NRA is winning. As most everyone is aware, Florida has a “shoot first ask questions later” law. This law allows people to shoot someone if they feel threatened. This new “warning shot” bill… Continue reading
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Death Row
Today is not about politics. Well, in a way. Today is about my experience on death row, not as an inmate, rather, as a visitor. I promise no political opinion or argument; just a story about my experience on death row. There are certain events in a person’s life they don’t easily forget. A trip… Continue reading
Gun Control
An article on Townhall addressed the Stand Your Ground laws. “An individual’s right to possess a firearm to defend one’s self is guaranteed unequivocally in the Second Amendment to our Constitution.” Actually, it only says that if you remove several words. The Second Amendment starts with, “A well regulated militia…” I don’t think the framers… Continue reading
The Gunshine State
Most people think the nickname of Florida is the Sunshine State. Unfortunately, America’s appendage is more accurately described as the Gunshine State. You see, in Florida, if the legislature attempts to reduce gun rights, the NRA and its members go nuts. Of course, they were probably nuts already. Florida is very, very gun friendly. Recently,… Continue reading
Orlando Commissioner says Soccer Stadium is for Fools
Orlando city commissioner Fred Brummer says that any economic impact from an MLS team in Orlando will be nominal at best. Orlando Sentinel reports: An accountant by trade, Brummer says the economic impact numbers provided by Orlando City Soccer Club President Phil Rawlins, the man behind the successful effort to get a soccer stadium built… Continue reading
Orlando Approves New Soccer Stadium
While the federal government is still shut down, the Orlando city council voted earlier this week, unanimously, approving a plan to build a new soccer stadium in Orlando. This gets the city one step closer to being the next MLS expansion team. $94.5 million is being allocated for the building of the new stadium. This… Continue reading
Crosswalk
This might come off as more of a rant than anything else but it’s something that bothers me a great deal and this is my avenue to express my concerns. Crosswalks allow pedestrians to travel from one side of a street to the other at a predefined roadway intersection. Many of these intersections have pedestrian… Continue reading
Terry Jones Arrested
The controversial Gainesville, Florida, pastor was arrested Wednesday with 2998 kerosene soaked copies of the Qur’an in his pickup truck bed. According to his website, he planned to burn all copies in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday. I guess he had a lot of s’mores to make. Mr. Jones is a hateful, spiteful individual… Continue reading
MLS in Orlando
It’s actually possible. The USL championship game last weekend, which the Orlando City Lions won, procured a record crowd of almost 21,000 fans. That’s impressive considering this is a minor league soccer team. What does this mean for the city? Well, both Orange County Mayor Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Dyer are supporting a new stadium… Continue reading
Florida 49
I live in suburbia. I am made fun of by several friends quite religiously. Many of them know I spent many years living in Chicago and wonder how I could go from such an urban area to such a non urban area overnight. Let me tell you, it took some getting used to, along with… Continue reading