Where has the time gone? It’s now been 20 years ago since the final season of the popular TV series “Thirtysomething.” A show fraught with parenting (and singlehood) anxiety along with the mundane and not-quite-mid-life crises faced by a rat pack of yuppie friends with few benefits, it came complete with romance, sexual tension, cancer and strained relationships between a tightly knit group of upwardly mobile faces tackling the sure abyss of upcoming middle age. A stream of consciousness continuation of the silver screen hit “The Big Chill,” it comforted and mirrored much of what was leftover from the ‘60s peace and love movement combined with the ‘80s “all about me” zeitgeist that gave us a glimpse of what was yet to come. This sometimes included hints of Madonna and Cyndi Lauper (think Melanie Mayron’s wardrobe); greed (thank you, Gordon Gekko) and having it all, often at someone else’s expense (think Michael and Elliot’s boss); and lots of navel gazing (stop thinking already – they did it all the time). More…
The esteemed Florida State Golf Association (FSGA), founded in 1913, held its annual meeting in Tampa this past November, during which the group selected the new officers who would begin their two-year reign. Among them was the FSGA’s new president, James Applegate, the director of club properties for Penn-Florida.
What an asset this must be, as Applegate has impeccable knowledge of golf-course development. He served as president and co-founder of the Gary Player Group, where he controlled the company’s global golf-course development. More…
It seems that change is literally in the air for one local radio station. WSVU-Seaview Radio on 95.9/106.9FM and 960AM is bidding a fond farewell to Joe Raineri, the voice behind the “Cup of Joe Morning Show.” As Joe moves on to his new home at another Palm Beach radio station, Seaview will welcome a fresh new talent to the Florida airwaves.
Bringing his northern charm to the sunny south this December is Terry Tuszka. With the winter season just beginning to bite the northern states, I’m sure that the Missouri radio talent will be happy to make the move to the sunny South Florida station. The fresh new talent is slated in helping to carry the station into a successful new chapter. More…
Cancer awareness doesn’t stop when October ends. The sixth annual Women’s Cancer Awareness Day (WCAD), scheduled for February 10, will attract hundreds of women to PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens. The event has raised more than $350,000 for research in our local communities over the past five years. So everyone, mark your calendar, because 2012 will be no different.
Funds raised this year will sponsor post-doctoral fellowships dedicated to cancer research. These fellowships are based out of the internationally known Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter. The group responsible for the successful event decided to fund the fellowships for pre-clinical research. This was centered on that fact that “All of us, either through personal experience or the experience of a friend or loved one knows the limitations of currently available cancer therapies,” said committee member Marsha Boyes. More…
Anybody who knows me well enough to say that they “know” me knows that I have plenty of resolve. They are also aware and confident of my list-making capabilities. What I’m not good at is making resolutions. What’s the point, really? If I intend to do something, anything, I don’t have to make a declaration of what I intend to do sometime in the future. Like the Nike ad, I just do it.
I think there’s a big difference between making a resolution and taking the leap to actually put that thought into motion. I can honestly say that when I have wanted or needed to do something like lose weight or visit a foreign country, I didn’t make an announcement or proclamation of my intent to shed said poundage or go off and explore said destination; I simply ate more carefully and started comparing airfares. Often my desire to achieve or accomplish something was so strong that I actually did it even before I had much time to conceptualize it. My friends and family often learned where I was or what I was doing after the fact. More…
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