Keys Disease – The More Things Change…
Imagine, for a fleeting moment, an elected official in Germany who inexplicably would put forth the idea of commemorating an anniversary of a World War II Nazi...
Keys Disease: You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Sometimes, when faced with a deadline, there’s no better place for a columnist to go than the actual headlines of the day. There’s stuff so bizarre, so...
No Complaints (at least not today)
Everyone loves to complain. It’s so much easier for people to whine and gripe about something than it is for them to say nice things. It’s like...
Clarence Clemons, 1942-2011
My first introduction to Clarence Clemons was probably the same as it was for most everybody. In 1975, Bruce Springsteen released his Born to Run album. On...
“Citizens” my @$$!
The dismantling of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has begun.
Local insurance agents have begun receiving letters from Citizens informing them that they will no longer write policies for...
If You Read It In Print…
Running a newspaper isn’t the easiest job in the world. There are copy deadlines, material deadlines and pesky columnists with which to put up. (At least I...
Think Before You Speak!
My good friend Mac from across the pond always sends some very amusing e-mails. Many of them aren’t suitable for printing in an American family newspaper, but...
HOW TO GIVE YOUR CAT A PILL
An alert reader sent this gem to me recently; these are very handy instructions for the conscientious pet owner…
1. Grasp cat firmly in your arms. Cradle its...
Who Are You? (Tell me who are you!)
I recently had another birthday. It wasn’t a big one that ended in a zero or anything like that, but it became a birthday of monumental proportions because of one essential task: the need to renew my Florida Driver License! (Cue horror music and bloodcurdling scream.)
