As we prepare to travel to our home on Sanibel tomorrow I am in the midst of pointed conversations with insurance reps over the Loss of Use portion of our homeowners’ policy with Lloyds. 

Bikes awaiting us in Sanibel…

This morning we confirmed the rental of a neighbor’s home for December and January, which means we are headed to Sanibel in a week to oversee repairs to our home and do what we can to help out on the island. I can’t wait to be back on Sanibel!

 

General Manager of Jerry’s Foods 

Sanibel Island, FL

Rick Cunningham has been a very busy guy since Hurricane Ian hit Sanibel on September 28, 2022. He and his team got Jerry’s up and running two weeks ago. In this episode of the Sanibel Journal, Rick explains the obstacles that had to be overcome to re-open the store and what he sees ahead for the island.

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I usually release new episodes at noon on Wednesday, but I didn’t want to wait until next week to bring you this conversation. Thanks for listening!

Darlene and I got our first look at our home on Sanibel this morning. The ride from our Airbnb in Cape Coral via the miraculously repaird Sanibel causeway was smooth, without delays. Our purple hurricane pass hanging from the rental-car mirror led a sheriff at the checkpoint to wave us on by without slowing down. 

The scenes of devastation on our beloved island are sobering and put us in a kind of shock at first. But as we began connecting with the repairs contractor, our neighbors, and adjusters the work of rebuilding took hold. It will be a long road. I believe it will lead to a stronger community and houses better able to withstand the next storm. 

Stay safe!

Excerpt from an interview on September 12, 2010, with Diane Williamson, wife of handcrafted fine art photographer Joel Anderson, on her support of his artwork through Twitter.  I discovered Joel’s booth at the St. Louis Art Fair because a tweet Diane posted.

Comments from Ray and Mark, two of those who attended President Obama’s town hall meeting on health care today, August 11, 2009.  Although they disagreed with the health care reform proposal, they said they thought Obama was honest and did a good job at the session.

Phillip Zannini, aka @phillymac, an good Internet friend of mine, tells how this morning on the way to Podcamp Boston 4 he received what may well have been a divine inspiration to launch a new podcast.  It sounds very promising to me, and I was glad to be one of his first guests on The Three Quick Tips Podcast. Stay tuned!

This is a presentation on how to pay for health care reform, given July 18, 2009 by Rahul Rajkumar, senior advisor to Doctors for America, at an Organizing for America forum in Dorchester, Mass.