Philip Cardella

Just trying to survive Finite Disappointment? As I tried in vain to find a parking spot at Target that didn't have an abandoned cart in it the thought occurred to me: tourists play a role in the mentality of South Florida. While most of the people in my

Finite Disappointment: La Migra By Tuesday, People Over Papers, a website that tracks potential anti-immigration activity, listed several worry spots in South Florida alone. Several people were rounded up this week alone in the Miami Area. "[O]ne man told CBS News Miami that ICE "snatched" his

It's been a minute since I posted here. In fact, this is the first post of 2025. I spent the winter holiday in my hometown of Sacramento and the first weeks of 2025 in Miami re-calibrating a bit. I've been busy working on fiction writing, taking

Ending the year on a positive note But first... 2024 was arguably the worst year of my life. Could it have been worse? Even a pessimist would point out that it could have been worse. Much worse. But relative to my life? It was just plain shitty. I'm

A quick trip to Puerto Rico This week my partner and I went to San Juan, Puerto Rico for just 48 hours. She had work to do and I wanted to learn as much about what its like to be in Puerto Rico as possible in such a short amount

I'm so tired and depressed and it's my blog so I'll do what I want with it, lol 2024 was a bad year for all of us. I know that. You know that. For me, it included my dad spending over a month in