On Friday, October 15th, the centennial anniversary banquet of the Florida League Of Philosophers will be held in Clearwater. What began in 1919 as a gathering of over 100 of The Sunshine State’s brightest minds has declined to less than a...
So, what’s the connection with the Long Center in Clearwater and celebrities Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr.? They filmed some of the pool scenes there for the movie "Dolphin Tale." Speaking of pool visits, Bobby Finke –...
“Tweeners,” some call them – those in need of medical treatment, caught between a rock of limited income and a hard place of no insurance. For most of us, a lifeline exists when sick or injured. Without a second thought,...
By Doug Kelly There’s nothing extraordinary that hits your eye when entering Asian Pearl. Sure, it’s clean and tidy with a plethora of booths, tables and a horseshoe bar counter. There’s even an aquarium at the rear of the restaurant...
By Doug Kelly With a college education coming by way of a golf scholarship, I eschewed a career as a wealthy touring pro and instead became a starving writer. I’ve nonetheless kept an interest in the sport with occasional visits...
By Doug Kelly Just the other day, one of President Biden’s two German Shepherds bit a White House security agent. The two dogs are being transferred back to Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. It’s upsetting to see things like that...
By Doug Kelly Waiting on tables involves a lot more than just delivering food and drinks. We’ve all run into servers who elevate our dining experience by being prompt, knowledgeable, attentive and friendly. We’ve also encountered horse-faced servers who display...
By Doug Kelly freestocks on UnSplash Let’s play a little Valentine’s Day game. I’m going to name things that fill my head when thinking of my lovely wife, but one item in each list is a no-no. So, here we...
By Doug Kelly Tampa Bay isn’t just the champions, we’re the national TAMPIONS in all pro sports. The Bucs win the Super Bowl. The Lightning won the Stanley Cup. The Rays go to the World Series, just missing a trifecta....
By Doug Kelly No, I’m not jinxing the Bucs in the Super Bowl matchup this Sunday night by prematurely announcing they won it. After all, the Bucs did the trick many moons ago, but any proclamation of being called champions...
By Doug Kelly Article reprinted with permission from Golf.com: https://golf.com/instruction/growing-up-around-tour-legends-taught-me There is never a good time to get the shanks, but some occasions are more traumatic than others, like, say, during the pro-am at the 1966 Doral Open. It was...
By Doug Kelly I’m sure you’ve heard of Nostradamus, the French astrologer whose 1555 book Les Propheties predicted future events. Some say his doom-and-gloom prophecies reflect a special clairvoyance while others believe they’re merely imaginative speculations. Most likely his ability...
