MILES TO GO: I HEARD YA, DAD (I ROLLED MY EYES, BUT I HEARD)
Parents never think their kids are listening to them. They’re convinced our whole lives that their words fall on deaf ears. And admittedly, sometimes...
MILES TO GO: FAREWELL, MY DOWNSTAIRS FRIEND
He was known by a few different names.
It was Eddie to many. It was the more formal Edward Zagorda on the plaque that used...
MILES TO GO: BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Stan looked at me as if I had grown four heads the other night.
I was sitting on the couch opposite him, muttering darkly under...
MILES TO GO: THE THINGS WE SAY — AND THEN GOOGLE
Quarterback Joe Burrow replaced Patrick Mahomes as the highest-paid NFL player.
Dentists have a higher-than-usual rate of suicide allegedly because their clients always hate coming...
MILES TO GO: THANKS, JIMMY, FOR SHOWING ME WHERE I BELONG
I knew he was born on Christmas Day 1946. I knew his wife’s name, his kids’ names and the background stories to many songs.
I'd...
MILES TO GO: I’M GIVING IT A SHOT
Let’s talk about the thing that everyone — and no one — is talking about. The skinny shots.
That’s my oh-so-technical term for the semaglutide...
MILES TO GO: LOADS OF LOVE MAKES LIFE — AND LAUNDRY — EASIER
Clean laundry shouldn’t be considered a luxury. But in homes without a washer and dryer — and there are plenty in Key West —...
MILES TO GO: WHAT’S WRONG WITH PEOPLE?
What is wrong with people?
Never mind, don’t answer that. Don’t even try, because I’ve given up.
Instead, I’ll just complain about people, specifically about the...
MILES TO GO: DON’T BE A JERK; IT’S TOO HOT
OK, Key West. We’ve got to stick together.
It’s summertime in the Southernmost City and we’ve already had several days’ worth of heat advisories and...
MILES TO GO: FAREWELL, MY DOWNSTAIRS FRIEND
He was known by a few different names.
It was Eddie to many. It was the more formal Edward Zagorda on the plaque that used...





















