April 2002 Ron Allaire’s Contribution It is nearly ten years ago that our fellowship moved from a three bedroom house on Carmel Drive to our present location on Bayshore Drive and John Simms Parkway. We may not have been able to move had it not been for Ron Allaire. This quiet man with sparkling eyes … Continue reading Ron Allaire’s Contribution
February 2002 We Are What We Believe, and Believe In (and we all believe in something, even if it is nothing!) By Sy Shwiller We are given just so much time in our life budget. It is up to us to decide how to use it. (This I learned as a Presbyterian). Three years … Continue reading We are What We Believe, and Believe In
JANUARY 2002 A STORY FOR ALL AGES THE KINGDOM OF THE EMERALD SHORE By Don Roberts Two annum’s ago, during the reign of Sir Richard, the stout-hearted Hoffert, (not to be confused with the mythical Hobbit of burglary fame), it came to pass that the giant wizard, known as Harold the Kind, laid down his … Continue reading The Kingdom of the Emerald Shore
October 2001 He has too much on his plate In the September Verbal Chalice Fred Boyer remembered Randy Williams. Randy brought Kinzo Yamamoto into our Fellowship. He was the speaker at a Lion’s Club meeting and his speaking of his past aroused Randy’s interest. Randy invited Kinzo to speak at our Fellowship, then located on … Continue reading He has too much on his plate
September 2001 Remembering Randy by Fred Boyer Randy and I had an immediate affinity for each other. Not surprising, since we shared identical middle names, beaming smiles, great personalities, and a membership in the finicky fraternity of AF navigators. When we met, though Randy was long retired, I was still one of perhaps 14,000 navigators … Continue reading Remembering Randy
July 2001 Cam Caley a Moonie? I was working for the State HRS when the fellowship moved to the house on Carmel Dr., and put up the sign, “Unitarian Universalist Fellowship” in the front yard. A few weeks later, one of the approximately 60 people at the office got brave enough to ask me the … Continue reading Cam Caley a Moonie?
June 2001 How Do I Love Thee? Romance back on Carmel Bill Mallory moved to Fort Walton in 1988 and began attending the fellowship that same year. And all the singles were all in luck: he wanted a date! No, we were not in luck because he wanted a harem or something of the sort; … Continue reading How Do I Love Thee? Romance back on Carmel
May 2001 Joys, Sorrows, and Concerns: Our Children Back on Carmel One day as we were exiting the fellowship after a Sunday service, my son Chris and I launched into a full-fledged war of words just as we were passing through the front door onto the porch. Chris was between eight and ten at the … Continue reading Joys, Sorrows, and Concerns: Our Children Back on Carmel
April 2001 My First “Close Encounter” with Unitarian Universalism When I first moved to Florida, in 1986, my subdivision was still in the process of being built. The lot to the right of my house was still wooded, mostly with scrub oaks that were strangely twisted to one side, as if they had grown from … Continue reading My First “Close Encounter” with Unitarian Universalism
