Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages gather round and listen close. If you’ve ever been brushing your tooth or doing your makeup with your non-smoking hand and thought to yourself, “wow, if only I could meet THE Sunshine Empire” then you may just get your wish. Come meet me [...]
The world tour stop is coming to an end and as I write this I am driving (riding) through Mississippi on my way back to the great state of Florida. The trip could not have gone any better. As we entered New Orleans you could see lingering damage from Katrina five years on. [...]
I’ll be leaving Duval tonight and heading for an evening in Tallahassee. From then on New Years Day I’ll be heading on into New Orleans. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to some fantastic places and visit with some incredible friends along the way. Please indulge me in a look back at [...]
Sarah Palin is coming to The Sunshine Empire in two weeks and sadly I will be busy that day. She’ll be bringing hoards of wingnuts to a bookstore I worked at once as a younger man. There’s a guy who would spend the whole day in the cafe drinking coffee just watching people [...]
I’ve never been much of a dog person, as I never lived with them. But I have a special affection for one dog that I did live with for a short time, my good friend Annie.
Annie had moved out to the west coast and I got to see her again when visiting [...]
From Late Afternoon Among The Oaks
From Colorado And Georgetown 2009
Our editor-in-chief on the way up Mount Evans in Colorado last week.
From Colorado And Georgetown 2009
Now that I am back in Florida I came to a surprising revelation. I need humidity. Now I love the cool dry air of both Oregon and Colorado, but my body is not used to the lack of moisture in the air. My lips turn into old tires and my nose feels [...]
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