Posts in category Lifestyle

Smile By Fred C. Klein Last Sunday we pulled into a restaurant near closing time for a late supper and I noticed an extraordinary thing. …

LUCKY SHORTS By Fred C. Klein Last week I blogged about superstition and negative Jinxes.  This week is the flip side: superstition and good luck …

Jinx There are thoughts I think which I would never say out loud for fear of Bad Luck or jinxing myself. Where does superstition and …

Reiley McDonald BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN KONKLIFE WRITER AND EDITOR Reiley McDonald, an assistant girls lacrosse coach here in Key West, grew up in a …

Phoneless In The 21st Century By Fred C. Klein Last week I had to surrender my phone for nearly a full day to Connor, an …

Stand Up By Fred C. Klein Last weekend my granddaughter Maggie graduated magna cum laude in Fine Arts from my alma mater, Syracuse University, and …

Visiting Fitness Wagon By Fred C. Klein We enjoy the exercise luxury of a visiting personal trainer who brings all the necessary gear and apparatus …

Sunday Lunch at Salute’ By Fred C. Klein From the moment we were greeted and seated by Salute’ Manager Rodney McClean facing beautiful Higgs Beach …

WHO AM I? By Fred C. Klein Residing at the southern most point of the continental USA I am constantly confronted by the unaccustomed south …

ASPECTS AND DEGREES OF COMMUNICATION In today’s technologically sophisticated world there are myriad channels of communication. To me, the best and most basic manner of …

MY FIRST PEDICURE By Fred C. Klein My feet have been supporting me (so far) to the 80 Mile Marker and, truth be told, they …

Dinner Guest By Fred C. Klein Did you ever invite someone to dinner and your guest proceeds to order the most expensive steak entree on …

UP AND RUNNING By Fred C. Klein Wednesday was my 80th Birthday! 80 is a nice (yes nice) round number which I have been mulling …

The Power of Social Media Whatever the pluses and minuses may be, Social Media has potent, unprecedented power. How else could Zelensky have bravely proclaimed …

FRIENDLY By Fred C. Klein I can’t explain it, but most days I’m friendly. I encounter a person and am compelled to strike up a conversation …

Invisible Fred C. Klein, Esq. Do you remember The Invisible Man?  In that H.G. Wells book a scientist invents a way to become invisible. Well …

STUIE By Fred C. Klein Before the Stoned Age, in my college Freshman year I met Stuie and we became fast friends.  I mean Hardy …

Dolphin Research Center Helps Release Rehabilitated Manatee in Florida Keys Big Pine Key… After three and a half months of rehabilitation, a juvenile male manatee  …

ROUTINES By Fred C. Klein I’m a slave to Routine! For example, see last week’s Friday With Fred blog Cafe’ Con Leche 🙂 Am I …

CAFE’ CON LECHE By Fred C. Klein Every weekday morning I get up bright and early and go to 5 Brothers (pictured) for the best …