Philip Cardella

You may have noticed that there was no post last week. Or, rather, there was no post posted. I did write one but there was a potential controversy in it and I chose not to publish it or re-write it. I'm sure you missed it! Anyway, one reason

Happy Valentine's Day to those who celebrate the patron saint of beekeepers. In Latin valens means "strong" or "vigorous." Apparently, the man who would later be the patron saint of lovers--it is thought he helped young men get married so as to avoid conscription--was

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