Chain Of Kindness

Last month in Pompano Beach, Florida, an amazing chain of kindness occurred at the drive through window of the local Starbucks. It started when one man, Arthur Rosenfeld, paid for the coffee of the person in line behind him. Why did he do it? Because the guy was honking and yelling at him. Rosenfeld, a … Read more

Sarasota Bike Week

It’s Bike Week here in Sarasota and between the motorcycles, the beer tents, and the rock bands, the noise level in downtown is deafening. The bikes are pretty interesting, though. Main Street has been blocked off to traffic and there are hundreds of bikes displayed along the curbs and down the middle of the street. … Read more

Back In Sarasota; Need Sunshine

It’s good to be home but would somebody please tell the weather gods that this is the South??? I came back to cold weather in Sarasota last night – it was only 28 degrees then and the high today was 55. Ridiculous! Thought I left this all behind me in North Carolina and Illinois.

Eat – Er – Play Your Vegetables

vegetable orchestra

A couple of friends of mine are in the process of starting up a new company that will deliver delicious, healthy raw food lunches to customers in downtown Sarasota. Since one of these friends is my roommate, Joan, our ‘fridge is always loaded with scrumptious fresh veggies and I have the side benefit of getting … Read more

Pamplona 2006, an Interactive Sculpture In Sarasota

This sculpture, titled “Pamplona 2006,” is also part of the collection being displayed along Sarasota’s Bayfront during the city’s annual Season of Sculpture. Sculptor DeWitt Godfrey uses unexpected materials – here, steel cylinders – that blur the readings of his works, “slipping freely between sculptures and industrial artifact.” While adults may have difficulty interpreting the … Read more