Why do I love Florida, Jacksonville, the Jaguars? I don’t know, what could it be… Note the case of Michelog Ultra (only low-carb for these ladies!) on the ground behind them, where they thought it would be hidden. God, I miss Jacksonville…

Without much hype or countdown outside of Jacksonville, Fred Taylor reached a milestone equaled by only 21 other men in the history of the world: 10,000 NFL rushing yards. To give you some perspective on this accomplishment, here’s some numbers: Number of people to climb Mt. Everest: @ 660 Ok, I’m too lazy to go [...]

Grandpa Picks Up Wrong Kid From School My in-laws pick the kids up from various functions all the time. I can’t imagine this ever happening. Is this guy blond, or just so out of touch with his grandchildren that he doesn’t even know them? Please Mom, get him to an eye doctor, then introduce him [...]

Following up on whether or not there is a McDonald’s Monopoly game winner in Jacksonville: There is not. But you knew that already, right? It was Park Place. Hey, what did you expect from the state with hanging chads?

We’re making our Halloween plans, figuring out where the best candy will be. There’s a nice neighborhood up the road that has a killer feature: The house of one of the guys that run the Robot Costume company. Last year’s display was awesome, scared the bejeebers out of the kids! Here’s a link to an [...]

From the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, where Recount, a movie about the 2000 election, is being filmed: OVERHEARD Don’t know much about recent history Two 20-somethings chatting in a San Marco bakery earlier this week. First guy: They’re filming some stuff for that HBO movie Recount today. Second guy: Yeah, I saw the crew working [...]

My coworker is telling me her neighbor has the Boardwalk piece to McDonalds’ Monopoly game at her office She apparently is thinking Park Place is the hard piece to get and is offering my coworker a chance to split the prize. I think she’s mistaken and has Park Place. Hell, I have 2 Park Place [...]

Anderson Cooper was in Jacksonville this weekend for a fundraiser for Wolfson’s Childrens Hospital. Single women and gay men were all atwitter. Married men made their wives cancel their "night out with the girls". I don’t get it. Yeah, he’s rich, famous, and good-looking… oh, ok, I get it.  

Several weeks ago I wrote that “winning solves sports marketing problems”. This past weekend, the 3-1 Jaguars played the Houston Texans and Jacksonville suffered through another blackout because of ticket sales. Some local reporters and broadcasters were aghast that there was a blackout for a 3-1 team. They kept pointing out how cheap the Jags tickets are compare to the rest of the league, but missed how expensive they are compared to groceries and gasoline.

They’re telling us we just experienced a 100-year storm this past week. The First Coast has been dealing with a N’oreaster that has everything socked in, and the rain has been continuous and heavy. The parking lot of our local Publix is lower than street level, and yesterday morning it was a lake. Streets are [...]