Amelia Island offers a unique opportunity to experience history. Fernandina Beach's Historic District is a living museum. Like sleeping beauties, the …
I speak one language. Many people in European countries speak languages in addition to their native one. Granted, in Europe, countries are closer together. Even so, beyond Europe, people speak …
It has been a while since I visited Jonathan Howard at his Otter Space Wildlife Center in Hilliard and I know a lot has happened there since my last visit. I called him first, as usual, and stopped …
In our digital age, we’re constantly bombarded with promises of the next revolutionary tool that will transform our productivity. Every week brings a new app claiming to be the “one pane …
Routines are comforting. I have a very predictable schedule each morning. Dogs make sure I am up to let them out to explore the back yard while I make coffee. Settling down, sipping my cuppa, I read …
Singing has always been a part of my life because my mother was a singer. My mother sang in our church choir and in a ladies’ barbershop group called Sweet Adelines. She sang around the house. …
One Sunday not long ago, I got to Fort Clinch State Park early one morning to walk on the beach near the fort. It was low tide, and I had to get to the west inlet parking area beside the fort before …
Eight years ago, I took a transformative productivity class taught by Mike Vardy of The Productivityist. The course, "Taming Task Managers," also featured YouTuber Steve Dotto and remains one of the …
Walking trips with my sister are always memorable, but the most memorable may be our 2018 trip walking the fabled Camino or the Way of St. James, a historic pilgrim's walk. The walk gained …
I was fortunate to experience the play, “Come from Away,” a Tony award-winning musical at the Alhambra Dinner Theater in Jacksonville last Tuesday evening. I saw the video of the Broadway …
For a change, I jumped out of bed early to head to the beach near the fort in Fort Clinch State Park to catch low tide and to nab a parking spot before all the fossilized shark tooth hunters took up …
The world of cybersecurity has changed dramatically, with artificial intelligence becoming part of hackers' toolkits. What once required technical expertise is now accessible to anyone with AI tools. …
I interview a lot of people in my line of work, and my first question is almost always, “How did you find/come to Amelia Island?” The answers are always interesting. Many have attended …
What do you say when you don’t know what to say? We face the dilemma of knowing what to say in the wake of grief, loss, tragedy, illness, natural disaster or any of the difficult and painful …
Last week I found myself driving a dirt road to nowhere, outside of Gainesville, trying to find the High Springs Orchard ). I somehow missed the orchard and ended up at a dead end in someone’s …
The world of cybersecurity has changed dramatically, with artificial intelligence becoming part of hackers' toolkits. What once required technical expertise is now accessible to anyone with AI tools. …
Amelia Island offers a unique opportunity to experience history. Fernandina Beach's Historic District is a living museum. Like sleeping beauties, the …
The phrase “it takes a village” refers to a cooperative effort. The town where I used to live is incorporated as a village. This strikes me as odd because the population is 27,000. …
These days it’s not only nuts I am discovering on the ground during my walks. It’s also grapes, the native type, muscadines, the only native grape here and the only ones that can survive …
For millions of people living with ADHD, reading can feel like an uphill battle. The constant struggle to maintain focus, process information, and retain what you’ve read can turn simple tasks …