September 30th, 2008 Al Kalter
The end of summer isn’t as dramatic a threshhold in Florida as it is up north. For one thing, schools here re-open in mid-August, making Labor Day a lot less significant as a calendar landmark. For another, the weather gets better after the autumnal equinox, as we start having those “Chamber of Commerce Days” on a regular basis. But I did see one sign of summer last week, which may be disappearing everywhere, and it brought back some childhood memories. What I saw was an ice cream truck.
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September 24th, 2008 Al Kalter
These are rough times for the economy. Everyone realizes that, except perhaps for John McCain … and a couple of local businesses that incredibly decided they didn’t want my money last week. Let me tell you about them. But first, a little background.
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September 12th, 2008 Al Kalter
Can you read the writing on the wall? What do you think it might mene?
No, that’s not a misspelling. In fact, the last word of the second sentence is directly related to the first sentence. When you’re a crossword puzzle fan, like Gary and I are, you learn many rarely-used words that puzzle constructors rely on to complete their grids. But when we came across mene last week, neither one of us had heard of it before. And, between us, I’m sure we’ve done thousands of puzzles. So, of course, we had to find out what this new word, um, means.
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September 3rd, 2008 Al Kalter
When our family first made the decision to move to Florida, almost nine years ago, we were warned that we should expect a steady stream of visitors from the north, especially in the winter months. Well, those potential visitors haven’t exactly overwhelmed us, but this summer, we’ve been impacted by and preparing for visits by some others: Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, Josephine …
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