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Florida Weekly (Naples) Published September 28

My pet peeve: all those tricky snipe hunts

October is a month with both serious and frivolous events on the calendar. It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—that’s the serious one—and it is also home to Halloween, which is not serious, unless you’re terrified of Jack-o-Lanterns. But in researching this month’s events and…

Florida Weekly (Charlotte) Published September 27

Reading greens when putting

Reading a putting green comes down to understanding three important elements: slope, speed, and feel. Successful putting depends on how these elements work together. The line chosen cannot be separated from the speed of the putt. Changing the speed can also change how the ball…

Florida Weekly (Fort Myers) Published September 24

Fall, friends and a little revenge

There was a time when I actually liked my friends who live in places like Connecticut, Asheville and Chicago. I have changed my mind. Why, oh, why do these normally kind people feel the need to text me their daily temperatures and weather updates? Earlier this week, my girlfriend…

Florida Weekly (Fort Myers) Published September 23

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Florida Weekly (Fort Myers) Published September 22

The hidden mental health toll of decision fatigue

Every day, we make hundreds of choices. Some are relatively simple, like choosing what to wear or what to eat. Others carry more weight, such as decisions surrounding work priorities, family responsibilities, health or financial matters. Over time, the need to constantly make…

Florida Weekly (Fort Myers) Published September 14

The opportunities you don’t see coming

People often ask me, especially now as my tenure as Lee Health’s President and CEO comes to a close at the end of September, what career advice I can offer. My answer is simple: Set goals, but don’t become so focused on them that you miss the opportunities in your peripheral…

Florida Weekly (Fort Myers) Published September 09

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Florida Weekly (Charlotte) Published September 07

Its hardship is its possibility

I live in a Florida county, one of 67, with a full bouquet of political parties, although the more accurate term might be political persuasions. There are Democrats, Republicans, Independents, libertarians, socialists, rightists, leftists, conservatives, and, for lack of better…

Florida Weekly (Charlotte) Published September 03

Recognizing sepsis: Early action can save lives

At Lee Health, we are committed to improving the health of our patients and community. We do this not only by providing exceptional care when people need it, but also by raising awareness of serious health conditions and sharing information that can help people protect themselves…

Florida Weekly (Naples) Published September 02

After Alcatraz

There’s a thorny question or two along with a mysterious bottom line at Alligator Alcatraz, recently closed and dismantled, a place popularly misrepresented as inescapable for 22,000 prisoners who went through it in a 13-month period because of man-hungry alligators and other…

Florida Weekly (Fort Myers) Published September 02