Way back in the 1980s and 90s, Roy McAdams and I were the components of a musical duo called Death & Taxes. Being the only two sure things, I thought the name was the perfect moniker for an act that…

The more things change, the more they stay the same. I suppose I should just give up hope that our elected officials may one day show that they have some kind of a vision for the future, because in some…

As we all hopefully know by now, the next potential event destined to trigger mass hysteria is the end of the world – actually, the end of the Mayan calendar in December 2012. Scientists have speculated on what might happen…

The catchphrase our local Tourist Development Council uses when speaking about numbers of tourists is “heads in beds.” I have always derived a bit of amusement from the phrase, as it seems to describe not only a tourism goal, but…

For those of you who haven’t noticed, the Keys – hey, the entire globe – are going through tough economic times. The technical term economists use is “OH-MY-GOD-EVERYTHING-I-OWN-ISN’T-WORTH-ANYTHING-ANYMORE!” Property values have fallen like a drunk off of his barstool, chaos…