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 wrong. Those and...
OPINION: KEY WEST ENJOYS BOLD LEADERSHIP ON CRUISE SHIPS
Thanks to The Keys Weekly for your excellent coverage of cruise ships in the Keys. I am writing to dispute the assertions of John Wells on Sept....
OPINION: KEY WEST CRUISE SHIP DEBATE NEEDS BOLD LEADERSHIP
At the Sept. 1 city commission meeting, City Attorney Shawn Smith reported that a prestigious law firm in Tallahassee reversed an earlier decision and declined to represent...
ONE STEP AT A TIME – REFLECTIONS OF A RELUCTANT RUNNER
A couple years ago it occurred to me that I should at least attempt to fight genetics, the aging process and all the other inevitabilities life throws...
DOC: THE PROS AND CONS OF VEGETARIAN DIETS
My beautiful and healthy wife, Mindy, has been a vegetarian, specifically a lacto-ovo vegetarian, for over 18 years. She does eat milk-based cheeses and the occasional omelet,...
OPINION: CRUISE SHIP BATTLE MIRRORS THE ‘JUNGLE BOOK’
Disney’s great production of Kipling’s “Jungle Book” has a parallel in recent Key West politics. The honeyed words of the Kaa-like spokesman for Safer Cleaner Ships (SCS)...
SPORTS & MORE: HOW MUCH MONEY IS ENOUGH?
My favorite soccer team is Barcelona (or Barça, as it’s commonly known).
And it’s all because of Lionel Messi. But now, Messi, perhaps the greatest soccer player of...
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 where did this...
SETTING GOALS: HOW TO STAY ON TRACK
It’s time for a bit of a mid-year check. It’s mid-year. Can you believe it?
A lot is going on, too many things to list. And then you...
OPINION: CRUISE SHIPS – AN UNCOMPROMISING SITUATION
It is an old political truism that the best, long-lasting solutions to a contentious problem come from a compromise between adversarial parties. But there is no voice...
