Arts & Living Columns

"Tan Lines" by Mandy Bolen
Well, excuuuuse me
Key West Citizen - Sunday, November 15, 2009

Let me just say I have learned my lesson. I will never again crack jokes about the Parrot Head lanyards. There, I said it. Shall I write it 100 times on a chalkboard somewhere? A few of them...

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"Soundings" by Mark Howell
Soundings
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 15, 2009

What is the Key West-Dick Cheney connection? In 1991, the Key West environmental group Last Stand sued "Defense Secretary Dick Cheney et al." in seeking injunctive restraint...

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"Miss Informed" by Traci Rork
In case you haven't noticed, what goes around always comes around...
Paradise - Thursday, October 15, 2009

How many of you have had your bicycles snatched by some drunken degenerate never to be seen again? I'm willing to wager -- plenty. But how many of you have actually had the pleasure of running into...

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"Tide Waters" by Rob Busweiler
Bubbling of Bird
Marathon Free Press - Friday, November 20, 2009

Fire up the unreasonably dangerous turkey fryer, Thanksgiving is almost here. What better way to celebrate the day than soaking a 20 pound bird in incredibly hot oil? Thanks to man's never-ending...

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"Clean & Green" by Chris Belland's
The Future Is Now -- But You Gotta Show Up
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 8, 2009

Woody Allen once said, very wisely, "Ninety per cent of success in life is simply |showing up." While it applies to careers, it also applies to the conundrum in which we presently find ourselves...

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"Philanthropy Corner" by Dianna Sutton
Local Opportunities to Volunteer Now Listed on the Web
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 15, 2009

This week marks the annual celebration of philanthropy with National Philanthropy Day and Community Foundation Week, an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of all in our community who...

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"To Your Pet's Health" by Dr. Doug Mader
Cats and Ferrets Are Susceptible to Swine Flu
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 15, 2009

Q. I heard that a cat got H1N1 from its owners. I have two cats that I love like children. Is there a swine flu vaccine that I can get to protect my cats? -- Senia, Key...

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"Keys Cuisine" by Joanna Brady Schmida
Ease a Little Health into Your Diet with Flaxseed
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 15, 2009

At our house, we've been sprinkling ground flaxseed on our breakfast cereal for years -- so long, in fact, that I'd almost forgotten what prompted us to do it in the first place. But recently I've...

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"From the Grapevine" by Steve Calderwood
The First Paradox of Wine Is in the Cork
Solares Hill - Sunday, November 15, 2009

It's the first paradox of wine: In order to get the cork out, you have to apply pressure that could push it in. Over the years, inventive people have come up with a number of different tools to...

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"Your Woman in Havana" by Stacy Rodriguez
Your Woman in Havana: Hasta la Vista, Baby
Solares Hill - Sunday, August 23, 2009

This is a selfish column. It's the last of my 2009 series on Cuba, and I want to write about selfishness. The Spanish word for selfish, egoista, is perfect. Egotistical. The...

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More Keys Life Columns
Mandy Bolen's "Tan Lines"
Mark Howell's "Soundings"
Traci Rork's "Miss Informed"
Rob Busweiler's "Tide Waters"
Chris Belland's "Clean and Green"
Dianna Sutton's "Philanthropy Corner"
Dr. Doug Mader's "To Your Pet's Health"
Joanna Brady Schmida's "Keys Cuisine"
Steve Calderwood's "From the Grapevine"
Stacy Rodriguez's "Your Woman in Havana"