There’s something about September that gets my attention. Not in a “Yo! Over here!” waving–its–arms–wildly kind of way. More like a tap on the shoulder, a whisper in the ear. […]
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A boat ride to where Truman meets Vernon
One hot Thursday morning in June, Orlando Montoya, myself and eight other landlubbers gathered at Rodney Hall Boat Ramp at Skidaway Narrows (sometimes called Butterbean Beach) for a boat trip […]
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Watching the neighborhood
I usually run into my next door neighbor Phyllis as she passes my house with her middle school granddaughters, on their way to mid–week church services. When I take my […]
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Why not a McDonald’s on Broughton Street?
Take one historic downtown storefront, boarded and deteriorating for ten years. Propose an historically accurate restoration of the building’s exterior. Bring in a locally owned restaurant that’s clean and well […]
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Dutch Utopia: Christmas in January
This past Saturday I woke up with strong resolve to take down the stale–feeling holiday decorations, clear the Christmas cards off the mantel, and hit the mall to exchange the […]
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Those doggone resolutions
“Get outside more. Get some exercise. Give back to the community. Expand your social network.” Remember these old New Year’s Resolutions? If a new approach is needed this year […]