Out out damned blot!

Like Jimmy Stewart’s father in “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington” I always fancied myself a fighter of lost causes. Which … More

Everywhere a sign

Signs, signs everywhere a sign. Maybe it’s just me but I have a tendency to look for not-so-subtle signs as … More

Oh Florida!

(I wrote this review of Lauren Groff’s collection of short stories, “Florida” for the Gainesville Sun.) Lauren Groff disdains quotation … More

A tale of two cities

Whenever I drive through Ocala I am reminded of urbanist Andres Duany’s declaration that “the Department of Transportation, in its … More