What ya gonna do? Flew into Santiago from Easter Island and had a very long day and most of a … More
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Ron Cunningham is a sometime journalist who used to string words together at the Gainesville Sun before I retired to free lance and blog. If I still had a business card it would read: Ron Cunningham: Trained Observer Of The Human Condition. Because like The Donald, you know, ego.
Field notes from a small island
Having spent a whole week on Rapa Nui I now, of course, am an expert on this magical, mysterious island. … More
When the aku aku comes calling, best smile
Listen, we all come to Rapa Nui to see the giant stone moai. Because they are the, um, biggest game … More
Adrift in a land of myth and mystery
Listen, I’m no Gaughan. And when you think about what happened to him after he ran off to Tahiti to … More
A couple a hours in the streets of Saint Iago
So I’m on my way to Easter Island see. And you can’t get there without you go through Santiago. Unfortunately, … More
My most mysterious island
Islands enthrall me. Always have. As a kid my favorite Jules Verne novel was Mysterious Island. My favorite TV show … More
From his mouth to deaf ears
Of all the asinine things The Great DeSanitizer has ever said – and they are, by now, uncountable – this … More
What! Sell a piece of GNV history?
Trump may (or may not) want to sell GNV’s federal courthouse. I say may (or may not) because the building … More
Can Dems flip Newberry blue?
No question, if there is a laboratory for half-baked GOP ideas in Alachua County it is Newberry (town motto: Annex … More
Mick Jagger tried to warn us
I originally posted this in March, 2025, and at the time even I considered that it might be a bit … More
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