I got a piece of PR spam today that claimed to be the world’s first video press release. You might want to look at it (click the link) before clicking on the big ‘ol picture below and watching my response to it — which is almost certainly the world’s first video response to a press [...]

As a homeowner trying to update an old house in Bradenton’s Village of the Arts, I know all too well (from personal experience) that the Bradenton Department of Planning and Community Development is a mess. But now it looks like the department’s grant-making agency is even worse off than the parts of it that harass [...]

A narrated look at the place where I live, complete with background music. Nothing special or touristy; I wanted you to see the ordinary, everyday aspect of this small (but growing w-a-y too fast) Florida city on the banks of the Manatee River that is consistently overshadowed by neighboring Sarasota. For another look at Bradenton [...]

PARIS, 1789 — Imagine a country where anyone who opposes the ruling regime is called a traitor. Imagine a country with huge debts, dominated economically and politically by barely-taxed wealthy people — about 2% of the population — who get their money through inheritance or investments instead of work. Now imagine members of the country’s [...]