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There’s a saying I’ve always found interesting: Nature hates a vacuum. In essence, it means if something was in a place and now isn’t, something...

My nickname is Butch. I much prefer that to my real name, Ralph, but like most things in life, there’s a tradeoff. When I was...

I had a conversation with my son right after dinner because when we were done, he’d promptly gone outside to the redneck fridge and grabbed...

I imagine you’ve heard of Occam’s Razor (not a typo, hang in there with me), but if not, here goes: “The simplest explanation is usually...

I received the information below from John Talmage, head of the Lee County Economic Development office. Our Southwest Florida Business Alliance had a luncheon recently,...

If someone asks where you live and they’re not very familiar with Florida, you say Fort Myers, right? Mentioning places like Bonita, Estero, or Lehigh...

I was at the doctor’s and was being prepped for a little procedure. While being stabbed with needles filled with anesthetics, the nurse and I...

If you pay attention when driving around town, you will notice a lot of differences when you’re on the West side of I-75 versus when...

I’m not sure what’s wrong in America. I imagine you can’t, either. I’m writing this to see if I can begin to work out the...

Respect. Remember the last time you heard a kid act respectfully? It’s sad to say, but you were kind of shocked, weren’t you? Impressed, but...

When I was younger, I felt like the word ignorant was an insult. The older I get, the more I realize it is really more...

I stumbled upon some interesting relationship advice recently. It’s from a couple that introduced a clever system for the end-of-day talk that pretty much all...