BOTTLING BEER AT SAINT SOMEWHERE

“I need a small crew tomorrow to bottle up our latest batch from morning until 3pm. Let me know if you can make it.” For four years I’ve received similarly-worded emails from Saint Somewhere Brewing followed by personal frustration. I knew I had to work the next day, or I’d be in a not-so-near location….

DIMLY LIT- THE ST. PETE LANTERN FESTIVAL

A crowded event does not indicate a good one, and the inaugural St. Pete Asian Lantern Fest is a prime example of this. It obviously was one of those ideas that went like this: “Everyone loves food truck food, but what if each one delivered an Asian twist?” “The crowd will love that more! What…

GET YO’ SCREAM-A-GEDDON ON

“Where am I going?” The sky grew dimmer as I veered off I-75. With each minute buildings grew further apart until I was passing pastures and thick trees. I was looking for any indication I was heading the correct way. Where was I? Don’t worry. You’re going the right way. When I finally saw the…

KEEPING SANE AFTER A HURRICANE

We interrupt my already lacking blog posts of experiences to report live from Tampa Bay. Hurricane Irma passed six days ago and life has mostly returned to normal. In fact, once more the Indian mound blessings have prevented Tampa Bay from natural disaster. Hurricane? We got this. Sewage problems or over-controlled Republican conferences? The Indian…