Hey, let’s all pretend for just a couple of minutes that a candidate for the most powerful position in the world didn’t casually suggest that maybe his competition should be shot, and take a look at what happened right here in our neck of the woods.
The Pinellas County Commission approved its share of the ferry trial budget, meaning the trial is a go, and is looking to kick off in November. The generation that thinks nothing of paying five bucks for a cup of coffee because it’s never been heated and the generation that’s still pissed a night out at the movies doesn’t cost a quarter anymore are expected to unite in outrage over a suggested $10 fare in about six seconds.
A Polk City couple who ran an animal rescue shelter were arrested on animal cruelty and neglect charges. Authorities said what began as a rescue turned into a hoarding situation. At least half of my Facebook friends are thinking “I wouldn’t let that happen” while simultaneously suspecting that thought they just had might be a lie.
And finally, Walmart is rolling out a personal shopping service to the Tampa Bay area, in which customers use an app to select everything they need from the store, and employees will fetch it for ’em. Because if there’s anything the average Walmart customer needs, it’s a further blurring of the line between convenience and just a general inability to handle living.
This article appears in Aug 4-11, 2016.
