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5 LETTERS, 6 GUESSES – THE WORDLE WORLD

I’ve got issues. This whole Wordle thing is NOT good for my evening productivity. But I'm clearly not alone. The wildly popular word puzzle is...
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MILES TO GO: THE NEW ZOOM WORLD — LOOK AT YOURSELF

Remember conference calls? Audio-only phone calls that connected multiple users? (Wistful sigh) I miss those. But I get it. And I applaud the recent, world-changing advancements...
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MILES TO GO: ONLINE REVIEWS CAN SAY MORE ABOUT PEOPLE THAN PRODUCTS

I spent waaay too much time the other night deciding how many stars to award a product I had bought online a month or...
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OPINION: LET’S ALL DO OUR PART FOR A BETTER 2022

“Good Lord, how many times have I typed the words “cruise ships” and “COVID” in the past year?” I was talking to myself while scrolling...

4 TV SHOWS THAT’LL MAKE YOU FEEL SMARTER

Have you freshened the batteries in your television remote lately? We're in the throes of a long holiday season, and once all the award...
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MEET KEY WEST’S HOMETOWN FIGHTER SQUADRON

We hear them more often than we see them, depending on weather and altitude, but their sound is unmistakable, approaching as it does like...
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COLUMN: MY 20s WEREN’T ON FACEBOOK (THANK GOD) 

My 20s weren't lived online. They weren't posted, shared, liked, judged and sharply criticized, not on Facebook or any other digital platform. Don't get me...

AIR TRAVEL: WHAT HAPPENED TO FLYING THE FRIENDLY SKIES?

Remember how dignified air travel used to be, with hot meals, a choice of entrees, even warm chocolate chip cookies baked right on board...

DOCKING FOR DUMMIES

"Honey, honey, get the fenders ready. Port side, PORT, that's LEFT, no, MY left! Jesus, this slip’s tight. When did this wind kick up? And...

KEY WEST SHELTER CAT MAKES OUR HOME HERS

Our new roommate sleeps in a wastepaper basket (after she knocks it over to empty it).  She follows us into the kitchen. On every trip...