March 2010 (7)
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- 08: Sarasotans Support ShelterBox USA (14)
- 05: Things that make you go “Huh?” City hires first, negotiates second? (9)
- 03: Kitty, kitty (2)
- 03: Stop! Oh, yes, wait a minute, Mister Postman! (3)
- 02: 60,000 stray cats in Sarasota? Let’s make that 59,999!! (13)
- 01: February Fun! (4)
- 01: BIZ(y) People to Watch (4)
February 2010 (22)
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- 25: Cat on a cold hard ground (4)
- 24: Hometown Democracy … where do you stand? (8)
- 24: Lost … found … anyone know anything about this sweet little black & white cat? (9)
- 23: Homeless in our hometown (0)
- 23: Apocalypse now? (7)
- 19: Tiger Tamed (6)
- 18: One Robin does not a spring make …. (1)
- 17: Rally TODAY for Health Care Reform (19)
- 14: MC in today’s Sarasota H-T ~ Happy Valentine’s Day! (2)
- 14: Meow means I love you … or, more likely, give us some cat chow! (3)
- 13: MC’s Love … and Anti-Love Poems for Valentine’s Weekend (2)
- 13: Protest, baby, protest! (7)
- 12: Quit ya whinin’! (5)
- 11: Missing mojo alert (6)
- 09: Letter-writing makes for good, old-fashioned fun (14)
- 07: Saints Sing that Superbowl (19)
- 07: Was that NOT the most beautiful thing!? (4)
- 07: Super Bowl Party for one … make that four! (2)
- 06: Footsie fun (10)
- 05: Sarasota Mover & Shaker Dick Lobo Goes to Washington … (3)
- 04: My best friend’s wedding (11)
- 02: Da! как смешно! (Yes, what fun! — at least I hope that’s what it means!) (15)
January 2010 (29)
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- 29: Radio fun! (5)
- 28: Local Matters — Join the Discussion! (3)
- 28: Sarasota’s Police Advisory Panel — Some Thoughts (1)
- 27: MC on Local Matters Thursday, January 28 (2)
- 26: Squirrelly fun (5)
- 25: Sunday night … football, film, and fun (4)
- 24: Oh, when the Saints … go on the field (10)
- 23: Crows (4)
- 22: What if? … (6)
- 21: Family fun … (7)
- 20: Fun in the sun (7)
- 20: MC in Sarasota Magazine — making New Year Resolutions for Everyone Else! (9)
- 19: A little bit of slapstick (2)
- 18: Mojo rehab (10)
- 17: Les Chats Chez Coolidge … Sunday 7:30 p.m. (5)
- 16: Fun-angst (7)
- 12: Help MC have some fun … and possibly have some fun for yourself! (8)
- 11: Saint Petersblog 2.0 blog links to little ‘ole MC (4)
- 11: Friday night fun (1)
- 10: MC speaking at USF campus on blogging (5)
- 08: Fell off the fun wagon (11)
- 07: Friendly fun (6)
- 06: Having fun … planning some fun (6)
- 05: Finally … some fun! (5)
- 04: Feathers and fantasy … a bit o’ fun (6)
- 03: Happy feet but unsettled everywhere else (6)
- 02: MC’s Fany — day two of New Year Ambition to Have Fun (2)
- 01: New Year … New Attitude! (13)
- 01: After 2009 … New Year Deserves Fun! (0)
December 2009 (8)
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- 23: Christmas Chez Coolidge (10)
- 21: Angels with scissors … MC in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune (4)
- 18: Naughty? Nice? Let MC be the judge … 2009 in Review (15)
- 17: Faith, fact and why MC is singing (8)
- 14: MC in Sarasota H-T — Nadel Can’t Ruin Our Town (7)
- 10: Support PBS and Hope MC Doesn’t Crash & Burn on Live Television … (3)
- 02: A tigger, not a tiger (15)
- 01: Alan Grayson Keynotes Dem Club of Sarasota Sunday December 6 (9)
November 2009 (10)
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- 25: More $$$ for All Faiths! (1)
- 24: All Faiths “Thank you for contributing” drawing winners (3)
- 22: Healthy, not wealthy, and dumbfounded as a post (5)
- 20: MC Reality Readers Make a Real Difference this Thanksgiving! (2)
- 19: Sarasota County — A+ in responsiveness (7)
- 17: All Faiths donations up to $571 as of last night! (4)
- 11: Honoring the veterans who struggle, are homeless, or hungry … (18)
- 05: Sarasota police situation normal … all F’d up (0)
- 02: Sarasota (and beyond) feeding the hungry — All Faiths Update! (4)
- 02: No Noble Prize for America’s Top Pundits (11)
October 2009 (11)
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- 28: Economy from the edge … (0)
- 23: MC on WSLR Radio … Fundraising for Community Radio (0)
- 23: You’ve got to WATCH this video about First Watch restaurants (0)
- 22: MC Named Best Local Columnist by CL Readers — Third Year in a Row! (8)
- 19: Pets at Work — BIZ 941’s shout out to pets who help their owners get through a long work day! (0)
- 17: Keeping the faith … for others who might be losing theirs (0)
- 13: Cloudy days for Sarasota’s sunshine (7)
- 08: Big news story in Sarasota this week? (10)
- 07: Treat yourself like you’re the cat’s meow … and the rest of the world will too (2)
- 05: Roller Derby babes … hot … but not bothered by misconception (2)
- 02: Cougar myths … debunked! (15)
September 2009 (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Cogito ergo sum? (7)
- 25: Last chance to vote in Best of Suncoast (3)
- 25: Autumn sunset chez MC (3)
- 21: September segue (12)
- 19: The dogma of dogs (4)
- 17: Civilities (7)
- 16: If you want to hear MC’s opinion (4)
- 15: MC on WSLR Wednesday, September 16 (2)
- 11: Pileated woodpeckers … visit MC (6)
- 11: September 11th … remembered (0)
- 10: Blood-letting (0)
- 09: Bravo, Obama! (0)
- 07: Writing my religion (3)
- 06: WSLR Celebrates Fourth Year! (4)
- 05: Last night’s Harvest Moon … in the early morning (3)
- 04: Snake in the grass … (4)
- 03: Labor Day weekend — Louisiana-style! (0)
- 02: Happy Anniversary — MC Reality Online hits one year mark! (10)
August 2009 (13)
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- 28: Sarasota News & Books closing … vita sine libris mors est* (26)
- 27: Gulliver reports on Sarasota doctors leading the push against health reform bill (0)
- 27: Here’s to your health! Chin, chin. Salut! — but you better have healthcare first! (1)
- 25: Le penseur (1)
- 20: Buh-bye to Sarasota’s Main Street! (3)
- 19: Show me the guts … (9)
- 13: MC in today’s Creative Loafing newspaper (2)
- 10: SNNers strut their (way) sexy stuff (FIXED THE VIDEO LINK!) (2)
- 09: Lingering (5)
- 07: Cop-out in copland (5)
- 07: Mel Martinez pulls a Palin (0)
- 04: Local journalist shows true grit … and commitment to news (2)
- 03: The gg Monologues put the “fun” in profundity! (0)
July 2009 (25)
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- 31: Beach bunnies (2)
- 31: MC’s bailout blues from way back (0)
- 31: Romantic love (5)
- 30: What to do with Baby Turtle at the doorstep!? (7)
- 28: Sarasota’s No Stones Zone (4)
- 27: The perfect relationship (2)
- 24: Last night … Socrates and Sex steamed up the Sarasota News & Books! (8)
- 23: Socrates, sex, and the SRQ (5)
- 22: Meet me at McCurdy’s! free, frisky, female fun! (guys can come too!) (2)
- 21: Got a Question for MC? (1)
- 20: MC Coolidge On the Radio … Wednesday July 22 (0)
- 17: Sovereignty, self, and suicide (13)
- 17: Every girl’s crazy for a Sharp-Shinned Hawk (0)
- 15: Sarasota sky shots (1)
- 13: MC Coolidge snags second place in Florida Press Awards (4)
- 10: Boomer and the butterfly (4)
- 10: Blacklisting blackberry-heads and canceling cell phone companions (8)
- 08: Cash cows … free milk … and where’s the beef? The written word woes of Sarasota media. (0)
- 07: Dogs and their peeps … in MC’s ‘hood (3)
- 06: Pugnacious pitbull no more … Palin plays the petulant pooch (4)
- 05: Sarasotans show their love of American soil on Independence Day (5)
- 04: The personal is political … never more so than on Independence Day (0)
- 03: Act today to get a free feline! Feline Independence Day! (6)
- 03: One of the coolest places in Sarasota … for kids and adults (0)
- 02: Taking a Break with Boomerang (0)
June 2009 (14)
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- 26: MC on Florida This Week tonight (6)
- 24: The world is too much with mc … tonight (1)
- 21: Dinner with Jerry (4)
- 20: MC in today’s Sarasota Herald-Trib! Happy Father’s Day! (2)
- 18: Feeling warm and fuzzy for Father’s Day? Um, not so much. (15)
- 17: Critters of a different kind (2)
- 16: All well chez Coolidge (0)
- 12: The day the media died (2)
- 11: Sarasota firemen rescue MC and her cats!!! (7)
- 10: I want you to want me (0)
- 08: Live … from SRQ … it’s County Town Hall live! (2)
- 08: Marry free … or move to New Hampshire? (1)
- 04: Sleep intoxication (3)
- 02: MC Coolidge — Best Blogger … I could get used to the sound of that! (20)
May 2009 (22)
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- 31: Hunkering down for hurricane season (1)
- 28: Nice girls finish fat?* Oh, I’m SO glad I’m a bitch! (2)
- 27: Woulda … coulda … shoulda (7)
- 25: My head is an organ for burrowing … (1)
- 24: U.S. veterans of war deserve a square deal … and a square meal (1)
- 23: How best to serve those who served? — MC appears in today’s Herald-Tribune (0)
- 22: MC’s Friday morning musing on romance (1)
- 21: The best damn thing since All the President’s Men (2)
- 18: Small dog, big life … I want me some of that! (0)
- 17: Tropical Sex Wave (7)
- 15: Obama’s moral compass is askew (4)
- 15: Tonight … on Florida This Week (Channel 3 WEDU Tampa) (0)
- 13: Facing reality? MC Coolidge lands a print gig! (6)
- 13: A rose by any other name … is a Coolidge! (0)
- 12: SNN LOCAL News … another thing I like about Sarasota news lately (2)
- 11: Sarasota Herald Tribune gets a nip and tuck … (5)
- 09: Entropy (3)
- 08: Live long and prosper! (4)
- 06: Smoke and mirrors in the land of sunshine and stadiums (2)
- 05: Smoke and mirrors where there should be sunshine (0)
- 03: Lean, green, mowing machine! (2)
- 02: MC’s naked reality (5)
April 2009 (16)
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- 30: Sarasota Magazine The Best of 2009 Readers’ Poll — MC voted finalist in Blogging category! (2)
- 29: Swan song … or why I no longer appear in the Pelican Press newspaper (4)
- 27: What the heck is this? (7)
- 27: In Sarasota, the gap widens between the haves and the have-nots (0)
- 27: In Sarasota … the haves and the have-nots (1)
- 24: MC Coolidge Wins Florida Press Association award! Yippee! (36)
- 17: Snakey-behavior (6)
- 17: The world needs columnists … and column-readers! (8)
- 16: Googling is so last year (8)
- 14: One final birthday blog … (2)
- 13: Box turtle? … only on birthday blog #4 (8)
- 13: Aging extravagantly … birthday blog #3 (2)
- 13: Beethoven on a birthday … birthday blog #2 (3)
- 13: Intruder at the bird bath … birthday blog #1 (1)
- 09: Survival strategies of the wackiest (3)
- 05: MC on WSLR tonight — call in or pledge to support your local community radio! (2)
March 2009 (19)
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- 31: The perfect outing on April Fools Day … laissez-faire … lazy fairy … laissez-aller! (1)
- 30: Petty thievery (8)
- 27: Sarasota Magazine/BIZ 941 “restructuring” … when does the bleeding in local media stop? (2)
- 25: Remembering Ardren (2)
- 24: Still using plastic bags? … enough already! (6)
- 23: Kisses are free … but the books cost $14.95!
(1) - 20: On Siesta, life’s a beach (1)
- 20: First date, last date? Follow my dating do’s and don’ts to make it to round two (1)
- 17: St. Patrick is smiling on me … MC in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune (0)
- 15: The cowardly nation (1)
- 12: Magical music in the March nights (2)
- 12: Buying … drinking … thinking … local (0)
- 11: Sarasota voters — bah, bah, bad sheep (6)
- 07: Bradenton’s Village Bookshop … I think I’m in love! (2)
- 06: Creative Loafing writers deliver on the mayor debate and give a shout out to my book signing tonight (thanks guys!) (0)
- 05: Weighing in on Sarasota’s political dog and pony show (8)
- 04: Sideways in Sarasota … and in Bradenton this Friday night (2)
- 03: Beach fires (1)
- 01: MC published in Bradenton Herald (0)
February 2009 (28)
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- 27: Sarasota County buses — a good deal for most; a GREAT deal for some … (3)
- 26: The downside of seeking … and speaking … the truth (2)
- 26: SNN LOCAL News 6 — Live Before Five! (0)
- 24: SNN LOCAL News 6 — it’s back, baby — beginning on Thursday, February 26 at 5 p.m.!! (9)
- 19: On dating attorneys … poetry as complaint (5)
- 19: Sarasota’s SNN 6 … back from the grave? (1)
- 18: Single Sarasota Girl (1)
- 17: A few of my favorite things … (7)
- 17: MC Coolidge in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune (0)
- 16: MC Coolidge on Florida This Week … playing politico with the big dogs of sunshine state (2)
- 15: SNN 6 … maintaining the status quo (1)
- 14: MC in the Tampa Trib — better than a box of chocolates! (2)
- 13: Manicures, money, and moving on … (3)
- 12: If the Red Sox can win the World Series … (0)
- 11: Valentine’s Day — real romance costs nothing! (3)
- 11: Florida This Week — MC’s television debut! (27)
- 10: Everything but the girl … (0)
- 10: MC at USF Campus to Discuss “Media in Our Modern World” (2)
- 07: Will Sarasota’s SNN 6 be back on the airwaves? (1)
- 07: At least I know you’re reading … (1)
- 07: Will SNN 6 pull a Phoenix move? (0)
- 06: Death of a news station — a mini timeline (0)
- 05: SNN severance clarification … and a bit more about our man Bruce (3)
- 04: Sarasota news takes another dive — SNN signs off! (9)
- 03: Hawkish behavior (12)
- 03: My date with Gwen … a woman in I-full (2)
- 02: Not so social Sarasota (0)
- 02: Steelers steal my heart (0)
January 2009 (30)
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- 31: The bedability of yours truly … and other factors in being a literate society (0)
- 28: Letter to the editors (5)
- 27: Five hundred words of foreplay (6)
- 25: Falling on my ass … ad infinitum (8)
- 23: A man fan (0)
- 22: The happy hangover — the final Inauguration/Inebriation post (5)
- 22: Sarasota’s real rich (0)
- 21: My pledge … want to join me? (1)
- 21: Lessons learned on loving the Earth (0)
- 21: An Obama high (0)
- 20: Less than six degrees of separation between MC and Obama (4)
- 20: Last night of being Bush-wacked! (1)
- 19: The eve of inebriation … um … inauguration (3)
- 19: Just a little augmentating of assets! (1)
- 18: That slop-jawed, Birkenstock-wearing Reality Chick! (2)
- 17: G.W.’s swan song (1)
- 17: All night blues (1)
- 16: A little local color … in a Wonder-bread town (1)
- 15: Bully Nation — hopefully less so after January 20 (0)
- 14: Vivaldi has quatre saisons (2)
- 14: The Americans we once were … and will be again (1)
- 13: What kind of American are you? (0)
- 12: A horse is a horse … unless it’s your sister! (1)
- 11: Sheer romance (2)
- 10: Lunar love affair … do NOT miss tonight’s luscious Wolf Moon (6)
- 10: Sarasota … definitely not a Spike Lee Joint (1)
- 09: Seriously seductive … (0)
- 07: All Faiths feedback … finally! (2)
- 06: Caught on film … er, on camera (5)
- 06: Presidential PDA … in the last days of Bush-bashing (5)
December 2008 (31)
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- 28: Labradoodles love books too! (0)
- 27: MC on the Circle … St. Armands Circle! (3)
- 26: MC’s troll memories makes it into the Tampa Trib (3)
- 26: My hot date for New Year’s: life! (8)
- 25: Santas — yes, that’s plural! — visit Sarasota! (1)
- 24: Dear Santa (8)
- 23: Secret service in training … (0)
- 23: Teach a boy how to fish … (1)
- 23: An All Faiths update (0)
- 22: Troll-house memories (1)
- 20: A junkie by any other name (2)
- 20: All Faiths update (0)
- 19: A bag lady’s legacy (0)
- 18: Salvaging the season … with a little karmic reinvention (0)
- 18: Sexy at any age (8)
- 17: New Year’s … past and present (1)
- 17: All Faiths drive ends tomorrow! Still time to donate … (0)
- 16: Bush immortalizes his legacy in two simple words: So What? (16)
- 16: The difference between disloyalty and dissent (5)
- 15: Dodging shoes? Surely a bit better than dodging bullets. (5)
- 15: Bush League (0)
- 13: I’m a sucker for the season … (2)
- 12: Upcoming book signing … (4)
- 12: Moon-howling mama (2)
- 10: MC on the radio tomorrow chatting up the All Faiths/Reality Reader fundraising drive (0)
- 09: Café chess — très sexy (8)
- 08: Truglio’s Preserve (2)
- 06: Party blast … or party bust … it’s up to you to make it fun (5)
- 05: Loafing … creatively (1)
- 04: Pricking our hearts … giving pelican-style (1)
- 02: Fatherly lessons I wish I’d had (13)
November 2008 (18)
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- 30: Opening the Kimono — sexy stuff for a stormy Sunday (6)
- 29: RSVP — French for “I’ve got class” (1)
- 28: MC in print in the Bradenton Herald (0)
- 26: Wake up, MC, there really is a Santa Claus! (16)
- 25: It’s about love (2)
- 22: The not-so-rhetorical question (0)
- 19: City still offering same-sex benefits despite Amendment Two (0)
- 19: MC in print in local Pelican Press newspaper (2)
- 18: Animal attraction (2)
- 16: Must love cats (3)
- 14: Redemption Song (13)
- 13: In defense of SCGs (2)
- 09: Reality … in the age of chickness (3)
- 07: MC talks about the writing process on Creative Life radio (1)
- 06: Of hope and hoops — my letter to Barack (1)
- 03: In bed with the Bard (2)
- 01: Making marriage moral … really moral, not fake moral (6)
- 01: McCain/Palin supporters’ idea of trick or treat (6)
October 2008 (14)
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- 31: Pounding out the dents in democracy (4)
- 27: Vox populi (8)
- 24: … “a larger number of voters get more money under Obama …” (8)
- 23: Morgan’s my man (for State Senate) (2)
- 23: Whoo hoo!! MC snags Best of Suncoast in two categories! (6)
- 21: MC goes back to school — book event at Plymouth State University (3)
- 20: Will Sarah now accuse Powell of being pals with the pal of a terrorist? (15)
- 18: Dawgs, dogs, and bitches (5)
- 17: Buddies and pals (4)
- 15: For Sarasota women (sorry, guys!) (3)
- 12: Awake at the wheel (3)
- 06: MC to be panelist in Media Forum (8)
- 05: Tolerating Discrimination (8)
- 02: My paradox with Palin (7)
September 2008 (12)
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- 29: Got guts? (15)
- 26: MC hits the Sarasota Herald-Trib! (1)
- 25: Could a Sarasota mayor catapult to VEEP nominee? (1)
- 24: McCain Blinks (13)
- 21: Absolutely … nuts (8)
- 14: Decency at the doorstop (13)
- 11: Fighting on the home front (6)
- 09: McCain was right about one thing … (4)
- 07: A dog in the fight (3)
- 04: The straight dope … (8)
- 04: Palin pulls no punches (7)
- 03: My campaign promise: I won’t date dumb (5)
August 2008 (5)
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- 29: McPain’s Macho-esque Mistake (5)
- 28: America rocked the house (0)
- 28: Classless at the Convention (2)
- 25: MC Coolidge enters the blogosphere! (6)
- 25: I’m blaming Bill (published in the Tampa Tribune 8/26) (8)
July 2008 (3)
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- 12: MC dishes the dirt to Democratic Club of Sarasota (0)
- 11: MC Book Signings — July ‘08 (0)
- 04: Actions make a real American (as published in the Tampa Tribune) (0)
May 2008 (1)
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- 26: A prayer for the living (2)
April 2008 (2)
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- 25: Funny money business (1)
- 03: Clinton country (0)
March 2008 (5)
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- 28: MC speaks to Sunrise Rotary Club — Friday, March 28, 2008 (0)
- 26: Was Wright so wrong? (0)
- 20: Blasphemy at the pulpit (5)
- 17: Pint-sized philosophy (1)
- 01: Ben and Jerry take a hike (8)
February 2008 (1)
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- 17: Tiny tech talk (1)
January 2008 (1)
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- 09: Hope’s got my vote (0)
November 2007 (2)
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- 21: A Season for Believing (0)
- 01: Danger! Troll Crossing (0)
October 2007 (2)
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- 25: Thankful for what matters (0)
- 01: One Thomas Harassment Story Begats Another (0)
September 2007 (2)
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- 20: Dateless in Sarasota aka the KitKat Man (0)
- 05: Out on a limb for love (0)
August 2007 (1)
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July 2007 (1)
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June 2007 (1)
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- 26: Leave the bum … take the cannoli (8)
May 2007 (4)
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- 31: Spooksville, USA (4)
- 25: Bird nerd (0)
- 14: Lunar romance (1)
- 08: A bastion for the blues (0)
March 2007 (1)
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- 14: The nerve of some dames (0)
February 2007 (1)
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- 02: Got guts? (0)
October 2006 (3)
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- 31: The difference between disloyalty and dissent (0)
- 22: The right side of the mud trail (2)
- 17: Sarasota’s fun factor (0)
September 2006 (2)
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- 18: Planet America (12)
- 06: Sheepish in Sarasota (0)
July 2006 (1)
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- 10: Vulcan tendencies (6)
June 2006 (1)
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- 01: Siesta at sunset (1)
May 2006 (1)
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- 01: The art of (yard) war (1)
April 2006 (1)
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- 30: Priced out of paradise (1)
January 2006 (1)
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- 04: Congressional conundrum (0)
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