But I Can’t Get Over It!* Today, March 9, is National Get Over It Day. I kid you not. It was started by a guy trying to get over an ex-girlfriend, but it’s been extended to anybody trying to get over anything. So, presumably, it would apply to my getting over my...
Making Appointments with Life By Lori Alexander. Father Time has marched through another year, bringing with him the traditional concept of new year’s resolutions. Creating a better work-life balance has maintained the top spot on my new year’s resolutions list for...
On this day in 1892, Ambrose and Tootie McGregor bought half of Edison’s Seminole Lodge Guest Blog by Tom Hall and Robin Tuthill. Today, most people refer to Seminole Lodge as Thomas Edison’s winter home. But the Lodge actually consists of two mirror-image structures...
On this day in 1865–July 6–Mina Edison was born the 7th of 11 children Guest Blog by Tom Hall and Robin Tuthill On this day in 1865, Mina Edison was born the seventh of 11 children. Mina first came to town in 1886, when she honeymooned with new husband Tom...
Helen Hendry: Fort Myers Pioneer Guest Blog by Tom Hall and Robin Tuthill No discussion of Fort Myers’ female pioneers would be complete without mention of Helen Johnson Hendry. One of 24 women who are profiled in Female Pioneers of Fort Myers: Women Who Made a...
Celebrating Book Groups There’s a celebration of book groups going on! Yesterday was National Reading Group Day in England and US book clubs are active in reading communities nationwide. Readers are gathering in local forums to discuss and sometimes debate...
