Okie(s) in Florida

Well, Florida, you weren’t my mistress for long. It’s back to the southwest.
Yes, it’s true. I’ve taken a job at the Dallas Morning News and that means in about a week I’ll no longer be an Okie in Florida. I’ve had a great time here, but the situation was right to head on back to […]

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Only in Florida…..

FORT LAUDERDALE - The wife of Police Chief Frank Adderley roused him from bed with a gunshot and then chased him from their Plantation house to a neighbor’s, squeezing off more rounds as he ran away, authorities said.

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But I found it riot funny that this drunk lost his arm to a gator while swimming near NUBBIN Slough.
And while you’re at it, check out this database of alligator attacks we built.

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I know it’s been a while since I last posted. Things have been a little, shall we say, stressful at work.
You see, layoffs are coming at the Sun-Sentinel. And it’s not just a problem at our newspaper. The whole Tribune Co., which owns the LA Times, Chicago Tribune, our sister paper up in Orlando, Allentown […]

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Preaching for Profit

“Preaching mostly to a low-income following, the Hallandale Beach-based evangelist has raised millions of dollars through services and crusades in South Florida and across the country.
Former followers say the only one who seemed to attain wealth was the preacher.”

Mike Koehler and John Helsley discuss OU & OSU baseball.

Yes, OU still sucks.

Squirrel love

“Since the […]

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If you haven’t checked out the Sun-Sentinel’s worst album covers of all time feature, you should do it now. Right now.

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