She was once the fastest woman ali… and won a gold medal to prove it less than a decade ago. But where does one go from the top of the world?

A Friday morning brings forth my… For all of the good things in life So when that song plays on the rad… To remind me of music’s soothing c… I sing right along, secure in the…

We love the songs you wrought for… And all of the music you shared. The good vibes that they brought t… When a beach and your stories were… In a world that can sometimes be w…

Someone who wants to bestow a name… must typically be its creator or the one who purchased or discovere… The United States has done none o… as pertaining to an enormous body…

Most Floridians, statistically, were born someplace else and it’s easy to see why this is. The beaches, the sunshine, and the quality of living

Lionel Messi is without a doubt the greatest footballer of our times But whether he’s the GOAT

There once was a man named Fritz Who loved to eat gravy with grits. He loved them with butter but they made his heart flutter So now he just eats them in fits.

Sometimes Inspiration finds you and it’s great when that happens. Just don’t expect it to remain ver…

Friday the 13th Is it a day for bad luck? We’ll know soon enough!

I’m still very angry with those who stole my catalytic converter in late February. But the money

Assholes in traffic A Chicago fact of life They need to drive, too

The governor of Florida at 44 years of age is threatening to unleash an endless supply of rage At those he considers as “woke”

That the ear hears something but the eyes and the brain can’t sort it all out will forever be a problem for me.

Shut up and drink yer beer whatever label it might be. Doesn’t matter who else drinks it or if they can stand to pee. What’s inside your heart counts mo…

As he calmly read his speech announcing his submission It was clear the Dems have no lea… to offer up real opposition. Now Trump and Elon will have the…

Even on a bad day where the rain is falling and traffic barely moves and everyone thinks I’m a jerk I know that the sun will shine aga…

We love and we laugh On this earthly voyage, Circling around the sun For an unknown period of time. The only thing we truly know

A New York representative named… Lives in a reality that’s been for… And since Kevin McCarthy needs h… Republican hypocrisy now feeds him On his falsehoods the press will e…

This infernal summer grinds on Leaving fires and deaths in its wa… Heat emergencies in many places And August still waiting to bake.

Gentle winds blowing in from Key West and Havana far away from Sanibel Island once brought soothing comfort to residents and tourists alike.

Ginger or Mary Ann? Mary Ann or Ginger? Actual women don’t fit so easily into this duality

Fuck you, Elon Musk You are not the president Quit acting that way

Since Jimmy Buffett passed away His New York Times obituary Has required three corrections, so… But his first musical offering Sold exactly 324 copies,

Their dad was taking them to Disn… Because he loved them so much And wanted to make them happy. But when that morning arrived And the plane was waiting for them…

When I was a kid in the 1970s When there were two types of gas a… Regular and Unleaded. The Unleaded kind cost more, So most people used Regular inste…

American governance is only as str… As our ability to defend it. And if (or when) it goes away We won’t ever get it back.

She enjoyed 96 years of luxury and privilege far beyond anything we could ever imagine. Now that her time is up

As snowflakes drift across the Interstate before me Arctic gusts transform them into bubbling brooks and boiling cauldrons

The highway of life winds on and on and on. We all make our way forward, sidew… and even backwards, sometimes. Yet we keep rolling along

Hanging from a power line Along the Uptown parade route It’s impossible to know How they first got there And how long they have remained si…

Someone who steals a car and drives it down a city street at speeds not safe for the highway and kills an innocent person two blocks from her own home

O crying child Up in the sky Above the ocean blue! You’ll grow someday And maybe hear

Some grade school student dropped… Fortunately, the useful life of th… I’m a long way past grammar school… So I picked up the discarded penc… Many thanks to you, unknown grade…

No shadow today Thanks to Punxsutawney Phil Spring is almost here

Here lies Rob Harris He once drank a lot of beer Then he gave it up

That Bruce is really something el… Making me drive all the way to Da… And on the Fourth of July, even! Had to miss the family barbecue an… My Uncle’s been kind of a jerk to…

Hey! Today marks 20K! No way!

The monarchy seems very stuffy Not at all like the masses they se… Perhaps they could do with a more… From further down on the great soc… I already know one King Chuck

He arrived as a young man With no life experiences outside o… Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois Where he was born and raised. It was here that he witnessed huma…

From the early 1980s when he won the NCAA tournament with a jump shot to NBA championships an Olympic gold medal

That fucking groundhog Saw its damn shadow today Thanks a lot, asshole!

Air travel is always tense because the fear of missing a flight is far more stressful than it needs to be. And yet being aboard the plane

July 19, 2013 Chicago, Illinois On a brutally hot night Ed stood beneath the scoreboard of the ballpark he loves