Jennifer was incensed. She wasn't my wife yet, and it wasn't my fault, but she was hot.
This New York Times article had said white zinfandel was "wine for people who don't like wine." In the wine cooler era of the late 1980s, ...
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Bruce Lowitt, a friend and former St. Petersburg Times colleague, was kind enough to acknowledge me in his new book, The Game Isn't Everything.
I've been reading the book, which is filled with stories from Bruce's career. Among the best ...
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I became fixated Wednesday on another man's marriage.
Well, actually, on proving that he had two of them.
It started the other day when ...
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When we think about stories, we often think about people. But stories can be about just about anything. One time, a reporter who worked for me at the St. Petersburg Times wrote a story about lug nuts. When you're driving a race car 200 mph, they're especially important.
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Honestly, I can't remember the first story I ever wrote. Maybe it was three sentences about Mom. Or maybe Dad? Could it have been about the dog I got for my second Christmas or is that just an excuse to run a picture of the dog? Maybe it was when I was 4 and they brought home the first of my two brothers.
I really don't know, but I've been interested in stories from the time I was born. ...
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