The lobbyists that Tom Lee angered during his first tenure in the state Senate last week sent a message to the voters who will decide if Lee's bid to return to the Senate is successful.
Forget about the salacious and misleading information in the attack fliers that the lobbyists, who are backing Lee opponent Rachel Burgin, mailed last week. The real message is that if you cross lobbyists, you will find yourself dealing with the kind of mudslinging that wounds wives and kids and represents the worst of the political process.
The question now becomes what message will the voters send back to the lobbyists. …
St. Petersburg residents bidding for a vote on the future of the Pier will now get their chance in November. I understand that some don't like the new design, but the phrase "Be careful for what you wish for" keeps ringing in my mind. …
Seen on a bumper sticker: There Is No Chance Unless You Take One. …
Organizers for Thursday's kickoff party for Dine Tampa Bay Restaurant Week have paired me with SideBern's chef Chad Johnson for a celebrity mystery cook-off, largely because the fire marshal wouldn't allow me to participate without professional supervision. For ticket information on the 6 p.m. event at A La Carte Pavilion, go to facebook.com/DineTampaBay. …
Sexologists Chuck and Jo-Ann Bird host a seminar built around the Fifty Shades trilogy at Tampa's Centre Club from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. It's $25 per person or $40 per couple. Go to www.chuckandjoannbird.com. The last time I remember a book creating this kind of buzz, it was Judy Blume's Forever and I was in high school.
That's all I'm saying.
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