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Florida’s new "Stand your Ground" Law

On October 1st, Florida passed the new “Stand your ground” law based on House Bill 0249. This law has received recent media attention because a group, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence based in Washington has been handing out leaflets to tourists entering Florida to warn them that they may not be safe. The ...

Spending too much time at the bar 3

A buddy who just moved away from Toronto sold me his home-made bar unit. So instead of going out to the bar, I can hang out at my new bar in the comfort of my own apartment. It suits my apartment very well; almost as if he built it for my apartment. It has a ...

Goodbye Grandma 3

At 5:10AM this morning, Grandma Schwartz passed away at age 82 in a relatively painless death while holding the hands of her son Dean, daughter Dawn, and grandson Geoff. In one last act of unselfesh kindness, she held on to her life long enough to say goodbye to her Grandaughter Amy and husband Frank who ...

Stay strong Grandma 1

I’m writing this knowing that today will probably be the last time I see my Grandma before she closes her eyes and goes to the heavens. Although this is a very difficult time for the whole family, I’m comforted to know that she is at peace with herself. She told me last week not to ...