Thursday, December 31, 2009

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.
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

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

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

Monday, December 28, 2009

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

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Spring Hill Dr And Mariner Boulevard

Under Surveillance

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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

Friday, December 25, 2009

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

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

Monday, December 21, 2009

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

Free Film: Without the King

Wednesday, Dec. 23rd, 7:30pm
Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave., St. Petersburg.

Kool & the Gang In Havana

At the Anti-imperialist Plaza, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009.
The band became one of the few U.S. musical groups to play in Cuba recently, despite Washington's travel restrictions and the island's communist government's ambivalence toward Rock and Roll, Hip Hop and other kinds of American music........here

Going Green?

In Tampa

National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day

The Hillsborough County Homeless Coalition
Has tallied 48 people who have been identified as homeless in the county who died from being hit by cars, beatings, drowning in local waterways, cancer, untreated medical conditions and suicide.......here

Saturday, December 19, 2009

WMNF 2009-10 Connectory

here

Todd Schnitt: Deep Fried Turkey

I wonder if Schnitt, who generally gets his talking points daily from the Drudge Report, will blame Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid for this event, as most of the country’s problems are because of them, in his world.
here

Friends Of Stogie

In Tampa

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Merry Christmas from Habitat Hillsborough!

Habitat Hillsborough

Thanks Commissioners Kevin Beckner, Rose Ferlita and Kevin White

I believe these three Commissioner truly recognize the value of diversity in our community and
I look forward to the day when a majority of Hillsborough County Commissioners
respects everyone who lives, works, shops, visits or goes to school in Hillsborough County.......here

Stogie Recommends

The film stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone,
and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a zombie apocalypse.
here

Baywalk Patron Assaults Two Protesters

The Happiest States: Florida #3

here

Youth For Human Rights Tampa Bay

Leads International Walk

Youth for Human Rights walked to “Embrace Diversity…End Discrimination” on December 10th 2009, the 61st Anniversary of the adoption of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) also known as the United Nations Human Rights Day.......here

Silly Local

In Tampa

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Ivy Cottage Antiques

14110 7th Street, Dade City

Howard Dean: Scrap Senate Health Reform Bill

The Senate health care bill in its current form should be scrapped, former Democratic leader Howard Dean said in a radio interview.......here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Meat Loaf
Yellow Rice And Veggies
$5.95......At Airport Variety Store, 4600 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater

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