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...
TAKE A SEAT: SIDEWALK CAFES ADD FLAVOR TO KEY WEST
Whoa, wait a second. What just happened?
Did a whole bunch of Key Westers just manage to agree on something?
Did city government employees, politicians and...
OPINION: ‘LOVE’ ISN’T A STRONG ENOUGH WORD FOR MOMS
‘Love’ isn’t strong enough.
Our language is woefully inadequate. How can the word that describes our affection for, say, a favorite sweatshirt, be the...
LET’S ROLL — BOCCE IS BACK IN KEY WEST
Masked men hefted coolers from car trunks and called insulting greetings across the parking lot the way guys do.
With rosters finalized and last-minute calls...
OPINION: MILES TO GO — A SHORT RANT ABOUT TRIVIAL MATTERS
I realize there are enough truly troubling problems in the world today without me piling on with my own petty complaints. But I can’t...
OPINION: MY HOLIDAY UNDOING
“Finished,” I said brightly. “Packed up, put away. Look at me, being all productive on a chilly Sunday.”
I was talking to Stan on the...
OPINION: BACK IN MY DAY…REMEMBERING OUR PRE-INTERNET LIVES
Where shall we start?
COVID? Cruise ships? Excruciating campaigns? Unbearable elections? Hell no, I’m just kidding. I’m as tired of typing all those words as...
