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Jul 17 2010

Key Concepts

Life in the Fabulous Florida Keys – there are certain things we take for granted here that just aren’t available anywhere else on the planet. So as we continue to enjoy the sun and fun of summertime surrounded by our…

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Jul 3 2010

HEARTBREAKERS FIND THEIR MOJO

HEARTBREAKERS FIND THEIR MOJO

Petty & Co. deliver timeless, classic album

 

Remember albums? Those classic discs that contained the newest collections of songs from your favorite artists… you’d grab a bottle of wine and sit for a while to experience…

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Jun 26 2010

What Is She Thinking?

A recent news article concerning wastewater funding has really left me in a not-so-warm-and-fuzzy state of mind. Not that any article on the topic is a real feel-good piece, mind you – it’s just that I’m really left wondering what…

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Jun 19 2010

Keys Critters

Visitors to our islands (The Fabulous Florida Keys®) often notice that the various types of wildlife that inhabit these coral rocks are different that the species they have at home. No kidding. In that spirit, we here at Keys Disease…

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Jun 12 2010

Bumbling Principal

Well, here we are over 50 days after British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, sending 11 workers to their deaths and unleashing an uncontrollable gusher of Louisiana “light sweet crude” oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Luckily, I’m here…

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Jun 5 2010

Social Studies

The latest “Big Thing” to hit the Wonderful World of the InterWebs is the idea we now call “social networking.” MySpace was the pioneer social networking hub; its unfriendly interface, however, was unappealing to many users. (This is a columnist’s…

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May 29 2010

BP

There is nothing funny about the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

Every day, there seems to be worse and worse news about BP (Beyond Patience, Bastard Polluters, Beached Petroleum, Basically Pathetic) and their Deepwater Horizon oil gusher…

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May 22 2010

Across the Pond

I’ve always been partial to good British humor (humour?). I’m especially fond of the Monty Python stuff, particularly Monty Python and the Holy Grail (“Who are you so wise in the ways of science?”) Even when people aren’t trying to…

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May 15 2010

Let’s Get Gassed

There’s good news: it seems that the better of the two oil pollution scenarios for the Keys (that I wrote about in last week’s column) is the one that is playing out. The Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico…

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May 8 2010

Oil & Water (and a little beer)

On April 20, the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew up and sank, killing 11 people and causing an oil spill that will likely result in millions of gallons of light Louisiana crude oil fouling the Gulf of Mexico…

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May 1 2010

Stupid Is As Stupid Says

Former Vice President Dan Quayle had books of his famous quotations published (something to which our current VP seems to aspire). Quayle had the dubious talent of uttering some of the funniest unintentional things ever spoken. I’ve devoted prior columns…

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Apr 24 2010

Physical Graffiti

While performing a certain bodily function within the confines of a men’s restroom, I couldn’t help but notice, right before my eyes, inscribed within a hastily-drawn heart on the wall above the urinal for all to see: “Dave & Dawn…

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