• Today is the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Do you know where your butterflies are? I walked outside early this morning and as [...]

  Spring Has Sprung (in Florida, anyway)

  20 March 2017
• The spring has always been a favorite season for me. Green is my favorite color and springtime is the season of green. I love it when all the [...]

  Springtime Is Almost Here!

  16 February 2012
• How Did I Ever Survive My Childhood? Posted by V. T. Eric Layton on Apr 26, 2010 I didn’t wear knee pads or a helmet when I rode my bicycle. [...]

  How Did I Ever Survive My Childhood? (Revisited)

  1 August 2011
• It’s coming down like the proverbial cats and dogs outside my window this morning. It’s having a melancholy effect on me. It’s [...]

  Rain, Rain, Rain…

  31 March 2011

• Springtime is a rider’s dream time here in Florida. The weather is so spectacularly perfect for motorcycle riding. It’s becoming [...]

  I Miss My Motorcycle

  20 March 2011
• This isn’t one of those ground-breaking, just-gotta-read articles. It’s just a ramble about a typical Florida spring day and what I [...]

  What a Wonderful Day!

  13 March 2011
• A little story about my mom. On a spring day in 1925 in the small town of Avon Park, Florida, a lady by the name of Mary gave birth to a [...]

  Lois

  9 March 2011
• Well, I can’t seem to come up with any one thing to write about this afternoon, so I’m going to write about a few things instead. For [...]

  Disjointed Thoughts

  4 January 2011

• Oh wait… he’s also been dead for almost 40 years. Damn! Has it been that long, Jimbo? Florida’s Clemency Board decides to [...]

  The Lizard King Is FREE!

  9 December 2010
• A follow up to my A Pardon for the Lizard King article. Extra! Extra! Read all about it. A story on the TampaBay.com website states that Governor [...]

  Ol’ Jimbo Might Get a Reprieve After All

  16 November 2010