Flight cancelled, trip cancelled

March 2, 2013
I woke up at 4:00 this morning to find that the airplane was not operational so my flight out of San Jose International had been cancelled and they'd rebooked me...
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Sunshine, girlfriends, temptation: follow me!

March 1, 2013
by Lisa Frances Judd So, here I go this morning, back east to the land of sand and sunshine,  snowbirds and lower real estate prices.  Tampa, Florida. It's...
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Best Christmas gifts ever

December 29, 2012
Some gifts are so perfectly chosen that they make you feel "known." Get what I mean? The giver hasn't just randomly grabbed things but has actually taken you and your...
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Lockup: a different world

November 3, 2012
Flipping channels the other night I found a show about my old city, Tampa. Lockup: Extended Stay Tampa is a docu-reality show about the county jail and the people who...
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Of zombies, sunshine & me-too

October 24, 2012
Lovely people in Tampa, but all I could think was:  this is what would happen if you put the city of Des Moines  in an asparagus steamer. Gail Collins,...
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Every moment in Tampa counted

February 8, 2012
The winter air is soft in west-central Florida, soft and just a little humid. Walking through the warm jetway heading toward the terminal, I felt the start of a warm...
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Smile

January 28, 2012
One of the best things about being in Tampa this weekis how people on the street smile and greet me.People I don't know. It doesn't happen that often in the San...
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Beautiful Tarpon Springs on a beautiful winter day

January 27, 2012
Earlier this week I had lunch with a friend on the water in the beautiful fishing village of Tarpon Springs, Fla. Its known for sponge fishing, which seems to be done...
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Eastward bound!

January 22, 2012
It's that time again. To Florida I gofor my annual, week-long visit with my girls.Yes, girls.Oh, of course they are women.But I like us best when we are doing girly...
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She danced on this earth

January 13, 2012
Last weekend I went for a walk in a beautiful park with a longtime friend who has faced major health challenges in recent years. She told me she'd given some advice to...
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