Two down. Forty-eight to go. *Sigh*
New Hampshire went down as expected for Trump and Sanders. Unexpected: Kasich rising through the silty effluent of the GOP field to take second; Sanders taking a dig at Trump in a little post-SNL-appearance levity. It’s over now, right? Please, God, tell me it’s over.
That piece of Chihuly art discovered missing from its home in a St. Pete gallery on Monday was returned anonymously via the old left-in-a-box-outside trick, ostensibly after the thief discovered it wasn’t pre-drilled for a bowl, stem and carb.
Also in follow-ups to Monday’s news, the Florida Competitive Workforce Act, which would’ve codified anti-discrimination legislation for LGBT citizens, died in committee after the second deadlocked vote in as many days. Like, it came down to just one more person deciding, “fuck it, I’m gonna go with humanity on this one,” and none of them did. Shameful.
The second of the two teens who escaped from teen jail was also apprehended in St. Pete. Come for the artisanal mustaches, stay for the fugitive recovery action.
And finally, WTVT Channel 13’s sports director Chip Carter announced that he’s retiring after 28 years with the station. Carter’s enthusiasm for everything he covered and personal emotional investment in the widely varied Bay area sports scene — from hockey to sport fishing — were palpable and contagious, and we’ll miss him.
This article appears in Feb 4-10, 2016.
