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Rosa Parks Homeless Park I've driven past the Rosa Parks Transit Station several times since it closed, and I noticed that quite a few h...

I quit a job as a teacher just before Covid-19 hit because I figured I couldn't stay safe in the classroom with my rheumatoid arthriti...

I picked up this guy from California who mostly just coughed his way through the ride, so I didn't get to know him real well...

When I saw the article about a local Jacksonville student getting accepted to all the Ivy League colleges, I assumed he was a very ...

I was surprised to see a vacant lot for sale about a mile away from my house because it's in a neighborhood with homes built in the 19...

I was talking to someone who was admiring my new vehicle. In the conversation, she told me she had nearly been scammed out of $800 in a de...

Sometimes, you can't really win, so it's best just to play along. I got a Lyft ride call recently for a guy, we'll call him G.I....

I am not always the best at starting conversations, but I am pretty adept at talking once I get going. That's why I decided to create ...

My neighbors next door just moved out, and I am looking for a responsible family to move in. Here's what I'm looking for in my new...

Let's say you have a VW (or probably lots of other makes) with a cabin air filter. It might even be called "Air Care Climatronic...

I was kind of thrust into driving rideshare because I had to buy a newer car when my last one broke, and then I left my job because I kind...

Since I'm driving around Jacksonville a lot more recently, I have noticed something that makes me kind of ill. At least once per day, ...

When I saw the all-black Mercedes G Wagon, I thought to myself, "Now there's someone who likes black." I kind of get it with...

Before I write about this one, I want to remind people that you can turn off notifications in NextDoor. It makes the platform a bit more h...

Working out in line during Covid-19 You might think that social distancing and time stuck in your house will negatively impact your abil...

We already have a local church, so we're not looking to replace our home church. In fact, we already started online giving years ago, ...

One of the only real activities most of us have right now is going for a walk. Since most homes are now packed with people, even during th...

Here's a fun family activity that can lead to you going less nuts at home: create a blog. It's really pretty simple, and it could ...

Satan enjoys tormenting souls When I read that Rick Scott spent $77.9 million for the Connect system, I wanted to know how one goes abou...

[UPDATE] This article was originally written before Captain Ron DeSantis said the problem was fixed by adding 70 servers and probably spen...

Buried in all the Safer at Home orders today was a nugget that I almost couldn't believe. First, Jacksonville jumped the gu...

This is a dual activity for your family during the Covid-19 outbreak. Since no one should be visiting your house, this is your chance to d...

I'll begin this with my usual diatribe about why I hate camping. The human race has spent ions perfecting our dominion over nature, so...

Even if you are being forced to shelter in place, you have to get outside. Eventually, you might not venture any further than your own yar...

Maybe we weren't totally out of toilet paper, and maybe the stores were going to catch up with all the hoarding. But we were running s...

Your church has transitioned to being online. Maybe you drove people away in the first week with a shrill-sounding Facebook Live service. ...

I understand the toilet paper. Everyone wants two weeks worth of TP to make sure that they can survive a quarantine or shelter-i...

It's not even noon in my house, and it's nearly complete insanity. Day 1 of online school. Both kids are currently in school-sponsor...

The worst part about Florida is the hot, humid summers. I always tell people from the Midwest who are also considering moving down here that...

Sometimes it's fun to mess with people a little bit online, like when I ripped on some guy from Lenexa , KS, for thinking he was some ...

Too many websites want you to read lots of content or click on newsy ad links before you use the  Florida Coronavirus map  of Florida Covi...

If you're a teacher suddenly having to teach students online for the first time, you're going to want to use the resources availab...

I was driving through the Five Points area, trying to avoid hitting one of those colorful ducks when my rider told me the worst story ever...

Apparently, one of my neighbors was running an illegal dental office a couple blocks away. I never knew such a place existed. I mean, I co...

Our Saab 9-4x (similar to Caddy SRX) had a liftgate that started to creep back down after opening. We did not yet have the problem of it c...

I don't really know why a dog needs to be licensed in Jacksonville. I have a microchip inside my dog that will lead me to it, and t...

Normally it's the crime posts that get the most comments on NextDoor, but one slightly out-of-touch grandma set off a firestorm of res...

Salesmen are good at what they do, and they will tell you that apps are the future or that you can simplify your website. While apps aren...

I just found out that the neighbors that we like next door are moving out. That's good for them, as they get an opportunity to get a n...

A woman interviewed at an early polling site said that she appreciated all the Korean War Veteran had done for her. That's great, and I ...

I was talking to a young man visiting Jacksonville from Illinois, and he wanted to know more about the city, as he was considering relocat...

I guess folks with expendable income show up in their Mercedeses and Lexuses (Mercedes and Lexi?) to the Sawgrass Village Shopping Center ...

I was looking for a deal on a synthetic oil change, and I'd used the Money Pages magazine for such a deal before with Southside Kia, whe...

I got into an interesting conversation with a gentleman about why Jacksonville has not yet attained the stature that it should have as a m...

So, you're supposed to book something romantic in Jacksonville, but you put it off until the last minute. Worse, you hate calling rest...

I grew up in Milwaukee, near where the Packers played. When my family moved to a new house near County Stadium, I lived just a few miles f...

There are alleys in the Springfield area of Jacksonville I was driving in the Springfield area of Jacksonville when I finally saw my fir...

I was listening to a lady today as she described her recent car accident. She had a green left turn arrow, but she was hit by someone who ...

I was reading an article about a hotel policy in Milwaukee aimed at keeping parties, prostitution, and other illicit activities out of a ...

If getting a rider for the airport when a return ride is available is the Holy Grail of ride-sharing, then getting sent further and furthe...

I know it kind of seems like news that a man who buried his pet 30 years ago could not find the headstone in a local pet cemetery. It's ...

For reasons beyond my control, my first weekend of driving with Lyft resulted in an hour of work and two rides. From these two rides, I ca...