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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 2d

@dailyrotation.bsky.social thanks for reposting!

Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 2d

When hotel and cruise cabin towel and linen sculptures go too far.
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 5d

Don't miss the big travel issue, coming up this weekend in print, online and convenient take-along-for-the-ride digital.

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 10d

The rest of the story about the photo I found in my yard.
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Who are the kids in my yard, and why can’t I get rid of them? | Commentary

At first I thought the little scrap of paper in my front yard was one of those notices the lawn-care people stick in the neighbor’s yard when they spray for bugs. It’s about the same size as one of…

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 11d

From the archives: I wonder if we'll ever look back on 2021 with anything close to nostalgia. Socially distanced nostalgia.
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When in Milan, you’ve got to get the risotto – even during a pandemic | Commentary

Everybody said to get the risotto. Just maybe not now. “You’re going … to Europe?” they said. “I am,” I said. “Now?” they said. “During ……

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 12d

If it seems we’re almost a weekly magazine these days, it’s because we are! Next up, “The Arts Issue,” www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/02/c...

Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 16d

Loved the layout of the column in yesterday’s paper.

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 25d

Heartbreaking. And not just because of the styrofoam.
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Quick sips: Two California cabernets that won’t leave you sideways

We save wines sometimes for special occasions. Sometimes we save them too long. Remember poor Miles Raymond in “Sideways,” for example, opening the 1961 Château Cheval Blanc he’d been s…

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Sep 7

Din and Bear it. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/07/t...

The best restaurants know why we go out to restaurants | Commentary

The waiter has disappeared, the bread he left in the basket on the table is cold and stiff, and the restaurant is so loud we take out our phones and text. “Why do we even go to restaurants?” my wif…

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Aug 6

Dolphins in the sunset off Islamorada, #FloridaKeys.

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Aug 6

When I leave Florida (someday), I will miss Florida. There, I’ve said it.

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jul 30

Apologies to anyone currently experiencing “heat dome.” #iceland #kirkjufell

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jul 26

I divert my attention for 10 minutes, and all I have left are photos of the pretty purple orchid, the crime scene and a blurry rendering of the culprit. #iguanadon

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thank you, Robyn!

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jul 11

I know, this sounds funny to me too. Thank you kindly SPJ “Green Eyeshade” Awards, honoring “the best journalism across the Southeastern United States”!

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jul 3

I didn’t know they made top hats that small!

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jul 1

For years I’ve occasionally heard the tinest sounds in the background in South Florida. Like a tiny creaking or croaking or cricket-leg scratch. I’d look around though, and there was never anything there. Yesterday, I think I finally found the source of the noises in my head. The littlest bigfoot!

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jun 19

I was so nervous the day I tried No. 1 on the 'Wine Spectator' Top 100 list, I didn’t brush my teeth, shower or shave. Such is the dedication I bring to my role as a former honorary wine judge. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/19/n...

No. 1 on ‘Wine Spectator’ Top 100 list maybe worth a little tooth decay

My dentist had said I should brush my teeth every day. “Every day?” I said. “Every day,” she said. “Every tooth?” I said. “Well, no,’’ she said. “Only the ones you want to keep.’’ My dentist is fun…

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jun 16

Tale of two city-sized cruise ships: NCL's Aqua and MSC's World America www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/09/t...

Tale of two city-sized cruise ships: NCL’s Aqua and MSC’s World America

Two big ships – NCL’s Aqua and MSC’s World America – passed recently at PortMiami, and surpassed expectations.

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jun 9

Here’s the thing about going somewhere completely different for a summer vacation: Sometimes you bump into things that are completely different. And sometimes they bump into you with cartoon-moose antlers. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/08/h...

Have a good time out there this summer, whatever may come | Commentary

Here’s the thing about going somewhere completely different for a summer vacation: Sometimes you bump into things that are completely different. And sometimes they bump into you with cartoon-moose …

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · Jun 5

Come in and cool off with the Summer Issue, this weekend in print, online and humidity-proof digital, www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/05/c...

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · May 30

My second time snorkeling since that unpleasantness with a bull shark off Key Largo 25 years ago. All good. www.sun-sentinel.com/2022/11/17/o... #parquenacionalbahiadeloreto

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