Archive for May 20th, 2010
Living a long, healthy life
What is healthy aging? For our first column, some tips on how to successfully age have been outlined. Before you dive in, consider that the following are suggestions of habits we can form now—habits that we probably already know we should be doing. So be thinking of how you can incorporate these concepts into your life to assure it [...]
Sailing group does more than sail and socialize
Today, instead a column on Cruising Life, I would like to introduce you to our local organization: Sailing Association of Marco Island, known as SAMI. The purpose of the SAILING ASSOCIATION OF MARCO ISLAND shall be to encourage the sport of sailing and promote the science of navigation and seamanship among all who love to sail. Neva [...]
The healing of America
Joy to the world and peace on earth are phrases we have heard all our lives. Sermons we have listened to tell us to celebrate goodwill to others, and our prayers to embrace "thy will be done," we are told, will guide us into action that would alleviate strife and war, lead us to true passion in experiencing the gifts we have been given, and in [...]
Goodland/Homer – Nothin’ to crab about
Goodland’s Alaska Connection – Part 1 Which will it be – claws or legs? It depends on the subject, I guess. But in this case, we are talking about crabs. Lots of them. In Goodland it’s stone crab claws, but in Homer, Alaska, where I spend summers, it’s king crab legs, baby. Both are tough to catch, expensive and absolutely [...]
Notice to buyers
If you sincerely want to buy a home (condo or homesite) be reasonable. In these times, Realtors are having to deal with some pretty unreasonable and even nasty people. Now I’m sure that doesn’t apply to you, but ask any Realtor; 9 out of 10 will support my observation. The following scenario is fictitious and any resemblance to an actual [...]
Living through a military coup…
This month, Turkey marks the 49th anniversary of its May 27, 1960 military coup, remembered as a breaking point in its political history and a longstanding determining factor in Turkish politics. The first of its kind in the history of the Republic of Turkey, the 1960 coup resulted in the prosecution of 592 people and execution of three leading [...]
Fitness on the Force
Jim Pope, Captain Paramedic, has been with the Marco Island Fire Department for 14 years. He is married to Margie and they have two children, ages seven and four. Born in Hollywood and growing up in Orlando, Jim was asked if he had dreamt of being a fireman as a young boy. “No,” Jim answered, “after high school I continued my education and [...]
Avoid beautifully impractical jewelry
Unusually beautiful and equally expensive, but why is it such a nuisance to wear? In my line of work I am often called upon to right terrible wrongs. No, nothing like the nostalgic super hero Mighty Mouse, yet I am expected “to save the day,” so to speak. I’m talking about jewelry that has issues, like “it hangs all wrong,” or “it [...]
Habitat for Humanity, a community effort
Habitat for Humanity International was founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller who had left an affluent lifestyle to begin a new chapter in their life of Christian service. The concept first began as “partnership housing,” focusing on those in need of adequate shelter willing to work side by side with volunteers to build simple and decent [...]
Rewards for young and old at City Council Meeting
Monday’s Council Meeting (May 17) at City Hall was occasion for young and old to receive recognition and reward for their hard work, skills, and ingenuity. Revised Guardrails improve view from Jolley Bridge A representative from the Florida Department of Transportation brought an alternative design for the Judge SS Jolley Bridge [...]
