Times were lean for the Chicago Cubs when I became a fan in about 1975.
About the only thing they had going for them was Bill Madlock ...
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Someone asked me last week why I bill myself on LinkedIn and on my business cards as a storyteller.
When it boils down to it, everything's a story. ...
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Don't tell anyone, but Tampa has no beaches.
Never mind that. Santiago Corrada and Visit Tampa Bay are leading Hillsborough County to record-setting tourism numbers. ...
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For good or for bad, our kids have followed the election season closely. Sunday night, we took them to the Straz Center to see Unelectable You, a collaboration between Second City and Slate magazine.
The show combines sketches and improv to spoof the election. ...
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I think it was 2005 when the Times sports copy desk Labor Day cookout began. It became a tradition that when Florida State played on Labor Day (not every year), I'd haul in a Weber grill and cook burgers for those working in sports. I supplied the burgers, the rest supplied the buns, cheese, sides, etc., pot-luck style. (Pro tip: Make sure the guy bringing the charcoal isn't the late guy.) ...
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In my 20 years as a manager at the St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay Times, I never had all of my direct reports in one office. ...
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