When you take a job in sunny Florida, you expect a bit of nice weather. I've been freezing in Chicago and my pal Jeremy lives in Orlando, so you can imagine all the obnoxious posts. But late last week, when I emailed him that I was coming to Tampa, he's like you picked the wrong time to come. I got in on Saturday and that night we had a tornado warning. Sunday wasn't too bad, but today I woke up to the 40's. Seriously?


Long story short, my dreams of partying on the beach for a few days were dashed. I did hear the original Outback Steakhouse is down here, so I might try to find that. The locals also talk about Ybor City, which apparently has excellent beers and cigars to choose from.


I leave on Wednesday, so come back on Thursday and I'll detail all the fun things I find. I don't plan to go over to Orlando unfortunately (it's about 80 miles away I think and I am using public transit), so if you want info on the tourist traps, look elsewhere.


Real quick book update - I got some writing done on the plane. The story is really picking up and soon we're going to be going on a reunion tour of sorts. Depending on my progress, I'll maybe have another sample chapter up in a week or two.


That's all for now,


Jack Crosby
(thanks for all the awesome email - keep them coming! jack.crosby25@gmail.com)