Category Archives: Palm Beach

Our Lady of Palm Beach MIA

October 26, 2017 – 12:24 pm

In the summer of 2008 I took care of an 8 year-old Airedale in Palm Beach. The owners had rescued her from a shelter. Pom Pom was a little crazy. She liked to growl at people and loved biting little manicured dogs. My friend Lisa thought Pom Pom was a frat dog raised by college […]

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OFF-SEASON by Peter Nolan Smith

August 1, 2016 – 7:02 pm

In late-April of 2008 I left Thailand after a ten-year stay. My two families accompanied me to the sprawling Bangkok airport. Happy European tourists were heading home from vacations. I kissed my children good-bye and hid the tears by burying my head in Mam’s neck. Her belly was swollen with our new baby. My other […]

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Mission Underwear Control

July 23, 2016 – 10:17 am

Eight summers ago I was living in Palm Beach. The off-season population of that wealthy enclave shrank to 10% of its winter height. A few of the fabulously rich remained in their mansions during the off-season and they ventured outdoors once a week to shop at the Publix supermarket off Royal Palm. Mostly I saw […]

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Palm Beach Wake

June 7, 2016 – 8:25 am

Several years ago friend was invited to the funeral of her ex-husband’s brother. Alice had spent 18 years with her ex. After contemplating the various scenarios, she deigned to send flowers as her representative at the wake. Here’s her email After Bad Bob’s description of the insane weekend with my former husband and in laws, […]

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Atlantic Ocean Temp 94F And Rising

July 22, 2011 – 4:23 pm

My ever-svelte and desirable Palm Beach reporter AR emailed this short epistle from the richest beach community in America. “This is a summer for the record books! Can’t even cool off in the pool. Water temp 94º and rising. Ocean a bit cooler (not much) but sea lice and jellyfish are keeping me at bay, […]

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