What separates the living from the dead? Come to Cassadaga, Florida, if you yearn for an answer. Because this is a place where some say the veil cloaking the afterlife is especially thin. There are dozens of psychics here who will give you answers. Seances are held at regular times. For a few dollars, spiritual … Continue reading Spirits of Cassadaga
Twenty years ago today, a West Virginia native with a distinguished college football career in Florida was named to the state's highest court. Few of the wizened Tallahassee capital news reporters who attended the press conference will ever forget what happened next. After Gov. Lawton Chiles introduced Miami attorney R. Fred Lewis as his appointee, … Continue reading On the Retirement of Justice R. Fred Lewis
The first Elton John melody I heard was "Your Song." That was my first year in high school, in late 1970 or early 1971. The song's opening keyboard riff came over the car radio as my sister drove us to our aunt's house west of Pensacola. I was gripped by the newness of its sound, … Continue reading The Sound Track of My High School & College Years
While in the Portland Japanese Garden in Oregon today, Jim and I ate at a small restaurant called Umami. I always have found the Japanese word "umami" fascinating. It has no exact translation into English, although "savory" comes very close. It refers to one of the five basic tastes the human tongue can detect -- sweet, sour, … Continue reading Umami
Robert Craig Waters 