Monthly Archives: February 2023

Whitney’s Super Bowl – from the Archive – 2015

  It was Super Bowl Sunday 1991 and the game was being played in my adopted home town of Tampa – in the old Tampa Stadium where the popcicle Bucs began their days. It was an all New York Super … Continue reading

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BADCOM – The Balloon Air Defense Command

I feel so safe. The United States is a country highly concerned about its military defense. Being the most powerful military globally, the U.S. government ensures its military is always ready to go. According to ExecutiveGov, the country’s proposed spending, mainly … Continue reading

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Second Choice – from the Poetry Archive – for Valentine’s Day

You came looking for me, your second choice long kept in the back of a shelf in your closet with unread books and a college text the throwaways of your younger self; the unwanted toy which never gave voice to the … Continue reading

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On Possibilities – from the Poetry archive For Valentine’s Day

Did your parents meet while marching for peace in San Francisco in that Summer of Love? Or on a freedom ride to Selma sitting there on the bus holding hands thinking “us”? Don’t feel too bad if they first met … Continue reading

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On Turning Eighty

Most of you know that last September I turned eighty years old.  I never believed I would live this long what with being a type 1 diabetic for more than half a century.  My mom was 43 when she passed.  … Continue reading

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What to Say – (For Valentine’s Day) – from the Poetry archive

What do you say when she asks “How do I know you love me?” Don’t say “I don’t; I only love your ass.” Don’t say “You have to ask?” She does; she just did. “You should know by now” doesn’t … Continue reading

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Guns and “Law Abiding Citizens.”

Well it was just about a week ago that I wrote about guns, mass shootings in America and ammo-sexuals. I posted about wo mass shootings; one killing ten in California and another eleven shot at a club in Louisiana.  Just … Continue reading

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Valentween!

Vampira and Bela Lugosi 22″X 28″ poster board Done in soft pastel chalk, Magic Marker and colored pencil. Each year as Valentine’s Day approaches, the St. Petersburg art community hosts the Valentween art show with the theme always a mixture … Continue reading

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