DESANTIS PROVES ONCE AGAIN JOE SCARBOROUGH IS RIGHT ABOUT HIS OLD PARTY’S ANTISEMITISM

I published an earlier version of this post a year ago, after DeSantis had illegally removed from office twice-elected Jewish-American Hillsborough County States Attorney Andrew Warren. At the time, Meatball used an antisemitic trope-“George Soros bought prosecutor- which experts in antisemitism have repeatedly identified as an antisemitic trop, The renowned Jewish newspaper, The Forward, wrote […]

TAMPA’S WATERWORKS PARK AN URBAN TREASURE

Photo by Stephen Shaiken It’s not just our great sports teams that have put Tampa on the map these days and made it one of the most desirable places to live in the U.S. (Though skyrocketing housing prices and rents need to come down it we are to keep it up.) It isn’t just the […]

GOOD TEAM IN A BAD PARK

I am not close to being the baseball fan of  years past, but the  unique style of play of the Tampa Bay Rays has rekindled my interest. It helps that they’ve been a highly competitive team recently, at least up until very recently. Like most Tampeños, I’d love to see the Rays leave their horrible […]

IT’S OFFICIAL- I HAVE A FAN BASE

I am absolutely flattered to learn that someone took the time and trouble to blog in such detail about Glenn Murray Cohen, the protagonist of my NJA Club series. I officially have a fan base! Click the link below to read the fan review ! https://spyguysandgals.com/sgShowChar.aspx?id=2211 Click on the link  for the NJA Club Amazon […]

NADLER & MALONEY: TIME FOR THE DINOSAURS TO LEAVE.

Gerald Nadler and Carolyn Maloney, two veteran Democratic Congressional Representatives from NewYork City, face each other in a primary caused by redistricting.  Is this race really necessary? Click here to read a Yahoo News article about this race. Then check out my thoughts below. Representatives Carolyn Maloney & Gerald Nadler. Courtesy of Yahoo News. I […]

SOUND FINANCIAL ADVICE FROM THE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS

Courtesy of iconoccatlon.blog.com In these turbulent economic times, it is imperative to recall the words of wisdom from The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Gilbert Shelton’s comic book characters of the Sixties: “Dope (weed) will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope.” It’s better advice than anyone […]

BAGELNOSE GOES TO COLLEGE : A Short Story About Life In Queens

         This short story was posted about a year ago. Several readers have told me how much they liked it, so I decided to repost it at the top of the blog. I really like the characters Max Flugel, aka The Weasel, and Kenny Pelko, aka Bagelnose. I used then in a […]

SCENES FROM BEAUTIFUL KOH PHANGAN

Sunset on Koh Phangan. Photo by Stephen Shaiken I’ve posted quite a bit about Bangkok during my two month visit to Thailand, but I spent ten glorious days on the beautiful island of Koh Phangan, in the Gulf of Thailand, part of the Southern Province of Surat Thani. I’ve been here many times, and plan […]

TAKING TIME OUT IN BANGKOK’S BENJASIRI PARK

The iconic gold coin greeting visitors at Benjasiri Park. Photo by Stephen Shaiken As peaceful and orderly as Bangkok may be compared to other cities throughout the world, it’s still a busy metropolis of more than ten million people. To quote the Eagles, sometimes you just want that “peaceful, easy feeling,” and you can find […]