Nov 11, 2005 | Hurricanes, Key West
Welcome to Wilma World “How did you do in the storm?” is the phrase around town. Everyone is asking, everyone is telling. The story of our lives is now told in two distinct sections: B.W. (Before Wilma) and A.W. (After Wilma). We are currently a town of...
Oct 29, 2005 | Hurricanes, Key West
Hello everyone, New town is a wreck and Pollyanna is in a coma. Neighbors have piled their belongings on the sidewalk. All of their belongings: carpets, sofas, appliances, dressers, mattresses, pictures, boxes of stuff. Cars line the streets, cars that used to run. It...
Oct 25, 2005 | Hurricanes, Key West
The next morning…Driving to Waterworld…Good morning! We are headed home, 7am and 40degrees here in north Florida. FREEZING. Found out late yesterday that our house did flood so we have to race home and dry out before the mold sets in. Thank God it’s...
Oct 24, 2005 | Hurricanes, Key West
Newsletter written just after Hurricane Wilma landed… You’ve got good news and bad news… Wilma blew into town right after we blew out so we missed the excitement. Now we are missing 24-48 hours of no electricity and water up to our eyeballs. Wish I...
Feb 2, 2010 | Birthdays & Anniversaries
Wow. Today is our 19th wedding anniversary. I remember that day like it was yesterday. That's so nice, actually, because I can no longer remember yesterday. PHOTO: We got married in Key West on our dock at sunset. We lived in a mobile home with this view....
Sep 1, 2009 | China, Foreclosure, Hope, Life, Unintended Consequences
First, a little background music to set the tone: right click here and click on open in a new tab or window. The song should start playing automatically. Perfect song: Vive Ya [So Live, Already!] "Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining...
Jan 15, 2009 | Earthquakes
If CNN or Fox drags one more hapless frost-bitten shell-shocked body up onto their dais to ask the same questions (what was it like? isn't it something that everyone was so calm? didn't that crew do a great job?) to get the same answers (everybody was calm, no...