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emphasis on Florida and the Tampa Bay area but also far beyond

August 2008

Music!

August 31, 2008

The Inkwatu Store Store is a subpage of my professional website, hiltonkeanjones.com. In the “real” world, I’m a musician. There are MP3s of some of my music available through Amazon.com as well as physical CDs, also available through Amazon. If you click on the Store link, you’ll find links to the proper Amazon.com pages. It [...]

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Cafe Hey

August 30, 2008

Emerging neighborhoods, artists, & businesses Our nation’s forefathers–don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a political rant!–were very concerned about what they termed the “tyranny of the majority.” (Wiki: “The phrase originated with Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America (1835, 1840) and was further popularized by John Stuart Mill…Federalist Papers frequently refer to the [...]

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Wilson’s Bookworld

August 27, 2008

TS Fay is past and, as it turned out, Tampabay survived without being touched at all. Others weren’t so fortunate: there was much flooding on the east coast and at least 6 died as of the writing of this post. There really is no such thing as an insignificant tropical storm. Many thanks to Lucy [...]

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Hurricane Party (Part 2)

August 23, 2008

“In our last episode…” Isn’t that the way the old radio mystery serials and soap box operas used to begin? Well, in our last episode, Hurricane Party (Part 1), I said I hoped that you would be understanding and let me re-print two posts from my sister’s blog, Lava to Lilikoi. This way I can [...]

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Hurricane Party (Part 1)

August 20, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay Part of living on southern coastal waters is living with tropical storms and hurricanes. The best part is that you can see them coming and have time to prepare. I’m prepared: yesterday I bought three big square plastic containers of drinking water, today I went and bought eight bottles of Chianti–that and [...]

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The Jackson, Mississippi, Zoo

August 16, 2008

Do you remember Cuzn Don and his Mississippi Greens and Hillbilly Rabbits? Well, there’s a Cuzn Donna, too! It’s true. I’m not making this up. And, I’m real proud of her. She’s the veterinary technician at the Jackson, Mississippi, Zoo. It’s more than just a job for her; these animals are her loved ones. She [...]

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Rollin’ Oats Market and Cafe

August 13, 2008

The St. Petersburg’s Mind-Body-Spirit Scene Natural, or alternative, medicine and related movements have long been a part of St. Petersburg’s scene. In this, I include alternative spiritual and dietary philosophies. In fact, there is quite a bit of overlap amongst those three areas, which is why the St. Petersburg Body, Mind, Spirit Directory is so [...]

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China Yuan

August 9, 2008

Serve the People If you like Chinese food and you don’t buy any other book this year, please buy Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China by Jen Lin-Lui. I unreservedly recommend it. (You can purchase it directly through the link above.) It’s a book I wish I’d written. It is the autobiographical story [...]

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St. Petersburg Pier

August 6, 2008
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Vivid Memories a mooring cleat on the St. Pete Pier (perhaps from an earlier pier?) It’s not just that “the best things in life are free,” but maybe also that the best things in life—or at least the most rewarding and memorable–are arduous. This is as true for family vacations and outings as well as [...]

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The NoHo Bistro

August 1, 2008

You know you’re in for something a bit out of the ordinary when the sign above the door asks, “Have You Had Your Bison Burger Today?” I had just emerged from my car and was taking a picture of that sign, when Jessica Raia-Long, founder and co-owner of The NoHo Bistro with Tina Hurless, swept [...]

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