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Rotary Happenings: Affordable housing topic of Rotary meeting
June 21, 2017 An old quote comes to mind this week when beginning to write my Rotary column: “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do i. more »» 
Poetic License: Milagros – Miracle Mine
June 21, 2017 Madonna Doll of the Embroidered See-through Mantilla Skirt And Matching Undergarment, Our Lady of Basket On the Head, Cesta-en-cabeza —forgive me, I confess: I hid you from my grandchildren, here on... more »»
Shell Shocked: Six degrees of separation
June 21, 2017 A friend whom I’ve known since college moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico about fifteen years ago. About two years ago, his tennis group invited a new member into its doubles game. more »» 
Living Sanibel: Burrowing owl
June 21, 2017 The burrowing owl is best described as adorable. It was the subject for the 2002 children’s book “Hoot” by Carl Hiaasen and is a popular wildlife calendar subject in Florida. more »» 
In the Garden: Orange bird of paradise: a show stopper
June 21, 2017 Orange Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is one of the most recognized tropical plants in our island plant palette. more »»
Shell Shocked: Part pygmy, part moron
June 14, 2017 Have you seen the TV commercials which promise to reveal your ancestry? In one commercial a woman reveals that after providing her information to the genealogy service she discovered that she was... more »» 
Living Sanibel: Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park
June 14, 2017 Rare among all the destinations along the southwestern coast of Florida, Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park offers viable snorkeling and even scuba diving off of its sugar-sand beaches. more »» 
In the Garden: Pygmy date palm: Small palm, big appeal
June 14, 2017 The pygmy date palm (Phoenix roebelenii) is considered one of the most popular palms seen in the residential landscape. It is hard not to admire this palm as it stands out in the landscape. more »»
Poetic License: Three Sonatinas In C:\
June 14, 2017 C:\ Random Song Random is as random does Unplanned the music goes Unscanned the rhythm dies Unmanned the woman sighs What chance chance will have left to take Will come when maker makes to make An... more »» 
Rotary Happenings: Halt shares information about ‘Bridges of Hope’ at Rotary meeting
June 14, 2017 Do we walk the walk, or just talk the talk? We can all agreed that mental health is an important issue of our day and voice our concern on the topic, but really only pay full attention to this issue... more »»
Faces on Faith: Stinking thinking breeds stenchful speaking
June 14, 2017 As I was growing up, I was taught that foul language consisted of four letter words that would land you in the bathroom with a bar of soap in your mouth. more »»
On the Water: It was good week on the water
June 14, 2017 The first week of June brought good weather and opportunities for the offshore angler plus lots of tarpon action. more »»
Shell Shocked: The beat goes on
June 7, 2017 As I get older I’m beginning to realize I’m thinking old and not young. I engage in conversations about ailing livers, rickety knees, bad backs and nighttime trips to the john. more »» 
In the Garden: Hurricane palm: A true survivor
June 7, 2017 Hurricane palm (Dictyosperma) is a superior survivor in the face of high winds and punishing hurricane conditions which earned it the nickname ‘hurricane palm. more »» 
Living Sanibel: Snowy Plover
June 7, 2017 The snowy plover is a very small, delicate-looking shorebird that is suffering from extensive coastal over-development. more »»
Poetic License: How I became a poet
June 7, 2017 They took my dried umbilical cord And pressed it between two pages Of a book of poetry by Luis Muñoz Rivera. more »» 
On the Water: It’s June — here comes summer!
June 7, 2017 June is the month summer settles in, bringing hot, humid days and afternoon thunderstorms. more »»
Faces on Faith:
June 7, 2017 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. more »»
Faces on Faith: But God had other ideas
May 31, 2017 Forty years ago this year I first stepped into the classrooms at Bangor Theological Seminary. I remember well some of those first classes. more »»
On the Water: May the big winds stop — soon!
May 31, 2017 Overall it was a tough week for anglers and like too many days this spring it was due to windy conditions. Nothing hampers tarpon fishing like strong wind. more »» |
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