All Faiths & The Postman — two of my favorite “things”

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 8, is the Letter Carriers Food Drive for All Faiths Food Bank. (more…)

Gecko love for Moms

I reported a while back that Gecko’s Grill & Pub had opened on Hillview, near the hospital. I was driving by there earlier today and saw a sign in their window that says, basically, that Moms eat for free on Mother’s Day, May 9. (Hey, does that apply to “cat Moms”???) (more…)

Face-off with Facebook

A little over a year ago, I set up a Facebook page at the urging of a friend. We’re both creative types and he thought a Facebook page might help me spread the word about my book, Sideways in Sarasota.

I’ve had a love/hate, mostly hate!, relationship with Facebook ever since. I’ve enjoyed the occasional update from a friend on something I didn’t know about — one friend snagged a great speaking engagement, one friend lost a lot of weight and posted gorgeous updated photos, another friend was a finalist for a filmmaking grant. All good, cool stuff to know. But for the most part, I was overwhelmed upon each visit by the sheer volume of stuff, stuff, stuff, being stuffed and unstuffed and then restuffed. It was a kind of hallucinatory experience each time I ventured in and I always left a few seconds later, shaking my head at what had become of my world. (more…)

Heidi Godman Day in Sarasota … and a message from Heidi herself

Okay, first the good news … Mayor Kelly Kirschner announced Monday, May 3, 2010 as officially “Heidi Godman Day” during the Sarasota City Commission meeting earlier this week.

There was a nice presentation, with lovely things said about Heidi’s contributions to the community, the City, the county. Dr. Hill and another woman from Sarasota Memorial Hospital, I believe, were on hand to personally thank Heidi for her commitment to educating the public on health care issues. (If you want to check out video of the meeting that just shows the tribute to Heidi, follow instructions at end of this blog.)

I think it’s great that the guys at City Hall recognized Heidi in this way, but I think it stinks that they had to have the event at all … since it is a reflection of the fact that Channel 7 has completely lost its mind and manners and has severely underestimated the cultural climate in this community when it comes to loyalty, respect, and how, why, and from whom we want to receive the news of the day. (more…)