So I’m on my way to Easter Island see. And you can’t get there without you go through Santiago. Unfortunately, … More
Author: FreeGNV
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.
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
The Great Unraveling
Guess what guys, it’s time to embrace the horror! Look, we’ve got front row tickets to the end of the … More
What’s for breakfast Guv?
Like Alice’s White Queen and Florida’s Great DeSanitizer I am prepared to believe six impossible things before breakfast. Because, I … More
The Hipp’s antique elevator is being restored
I wrote this piece for publication in The Sun. What to do when you own the oldest elevator in Florida … More
My addiction to the white stuff
The last time I drove into Canada a customs agent asked me to state my business. “I’m from Florida and … More
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