Unappreciated Jeff Bridges

Golden Globe win for Crazy Heart has brought him one step closer to the Oscar which his admirers believe is long overdue.........here

Hail Ceasar!

Stogie's Nephew Turns 15

Classic Bug

In Tampa

Dunedin House of Beer

here

Carli Slack Fundraiser

Carli Slack a student at H B Plant Highschool, Diagnosed with Leukemia 7/08. Then contracteda rare fungus mucormycocis, and has been in the hospital since 7/19/08. Check out her webpage for updates..........here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Mongolian Beef
With Rice
$4.95.......At Egg Roll King, 2510 North 50th Street, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!

Silly Local

In Clearwater

Stogie Recommends

Push

Good SiFi Set In Hong Kong. The film stars Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Djimon Hounsou, and Camilla Belle.

Blast Off!: August 7, 2004 – January 6, 2010

Thank you so much, progressives – in America’s Wang™ and beyond – for everything.
See ya around.......Sinfonian

Disturbing Billboard In Tampa

iMOM is the newest program of Family First.

Local Hero Scott Lope Of Big Cat Rescue

Is the 2009 Animal Planet Hero of the Year. Thanks to all of our supporters Scott got more votes than the other nine candidates combined and he was in some very good company of fellow animal heroes. These 10 had been chosen from 7000 nominees........here

Homeless

In Tampa

My Frozen Car

Tampa, Florida

Before The Freeze

In Tampa

2009 In Hillsborough County

Well, I am pretty sure Santa had a lot of coal to deliver to Hillsborough officials in 2009 for their efforts to promote developer welfare, government waste and stick taxpayers with
the bill for some very expensive skirt chasing.......here

Bucs Car

At Brandon Ford In Tampa

Harassing Motorist

On Dale Mabry Highway

Cheap Gas

In Tampa

The Todd Schnitt Stunt

Let State Attorney Mark Ober know in an intelligent way the severity of arson and how unacceptable it is to ignore first responders with this wanton disregard for the law.......here

The 10 Most Intriguing People Of 2009

Kevin White

Remains favored to win re-election in 2010 even though a jury found last year that he sexually discriminated against an aide. This has people scratching their heads about the voters in that district. If he succeeds, it says more about them than it does White.......here

Cameras Curtailed At Hillsborough Jail

Tampa Marijuana Lawyer Jason D. Sammis

Represents clients charged with Cannabis and Marijuana Crimes, including: possession, possession with intent, "manufacture of cannabis", cultivation, grow house operations, and trafficking in Marijuana.

Florida's Fallen Soldiers 2009

Of the 446 American soldiers who died as of Dec. 10 in 2009 as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 27 of them were Floridians.

List

6,260 To Date

Falkenburg Road

Under Surveillance

Friends Of Stogie

Scott And His Car
Cars And Concepts Racing Team

Bill and Dotty Cutler of Bayonet Point

Cars crept by their house at night every December for 25 years. Families admired the animated creatures and thousands of colorful lights, and Bill and Dotty Cutler
greeted them with cheer and candy canes........here
RIP

Boats at Rest on Garrison Channel

Tampa Daily Photo

Tampa Bay Activist BetteJo Indelicato

Of Pasco County will spend three months in the West Bank early next year to build bridges between Tampa Bay and Palestine. BetteJo Indelicato, from Hudson, is with the group Rise Up Tampa Bay........here

Homeless

In Tampa

Free Film: Death in Gaza

Wednesday, Dec. 30th, 7:30pm
Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave. St. Petersburg

Tampa Fugitive Caught 30 Years Later

Gaza Freedom March

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Carolina BBQ
With Fries
$6.95......At Pit Boss Bar-BQ, 4221 Little Road, New Port Richey

How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!

Ted's Miserable Adventure

here

Jordi Scrubbings

Blogging In Tampa Since 1893
here

Hillsborough County's Red Light Scam Starts At Midnight

Starting at midnight tonight, drivers caught on camera running red lights at six Hillsborough County intersections will get $125 citations.
here

Local Hero Felix Rivera Of Riverview

Pulled his grandmother, a dialysis patient with asthma; and his great-uncle, who has heart trouble and uses a walker, to safety. A fire had started in the early morning and engulfed their mobile home.......here

RIP: Dennis Vincent Brutus

November 28, 1924 – December 26, 2009
Here

What Stogie Had For Dinner

Pizza
Pepperoni, Anchovies, Black Olives, And Onions.
$8.95......At The Firehouse In Temple Terrace

Eat Local!

Spring Hill Dr And Mariner Boulevard

Under Surveillance

UFO Near Tampa

Tampa Poet Explores Kwanzaa's Principles

Venus Jones of Tampa performs one of her poems in front of a small audience at the
Sacred Grounds coffeehouse in Tampa.......here

Demonizing Dean Won't Absolve The Health Care Sham

How dare a progressive suggest a vote against the Senate health bill? When Howard Dean did just that last week, he was roundly condemned for casting aspersions on what even many of its more ardent supporters admit is an obviously flawed bill.........here

Stogie Recommends

District 9
Awesome Si-Fi
here

Peacemonger

In St. Pete

Friends Of Stogie

The Firehouse Grill & Pub
Annual Christmas Party '09
here

Leadership, Obama Style and the Looming Losses in 2010

Same Poop, Different Color
As the president's job performance numbers and ratings on his handling of virtually every domestic issue have fallen below 50 percent, the Democratic base has become demoralized, and Independents have gone from his source of strength to his Achilles Heel. Somehow the president has managed to turn a base of new and progressive voters he himself energized like no one else could in 2008 into the likely stay-at-home voters of 2010, souring an entire generation of young people to the political process........here

We Been Had, I Feel So Used.

Memorial In The Joe Chillura Courthouse Square

Tracey Crocker reads the name of a homeless person who died in Hillsborough in 2009. One by one, the names of 48 people who died in the county
in the past year were read Monday......here

Welcome To Tampa

Expect Delays
I Don't Want Car Payments, Insurance Payments, Fuel Bill, Repair Bills, Taxes, Tolls.
Stogie Wants Trains, Busses And Bicycle Paths!

The Republi-Crat System

Third Party Politics

In 2010, voters should vote their conscience, by seeking out other political party options as a matter of principle. Expect different policies, when voting for different candidates, from different political parties. If you wish for more of the same policies that are running America into the ground – then vote, once again, for another Republi-crat.......more

DIRECTORY OF U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES

Local Drivers

Hillsborough Ave And Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa

Flower Girl

In Clearwater

Balm Boyette Scrub Preserve Mountain Bike Trail

Balm Boyette Scrub Preserve - the b****** stepchild that doesn't get the attention it deserves. No matter how wonderful the cross country riding, no matter how pretty the scenery, no matter how diverse the terrain and the trail personalities.......here

Historical Blues: Tampa, Florida

Gambling, Murder, Prostitution, and Blues All in Tampa
It all started with research into Tampa Red. Tampa Red, born in Georgia, was sent to live with his grand parents in Tampa Florida as a young man........here

2009's Worst South Florida Politician

Carlos Alvarez
Congratulations Mayor!
here