Not sure if I’ve ever mentioned this, but I am a member of a group called “Central Florida 100,” which is a group of local folks who write either one or two 100-word opinion pieces weekly for the Orlando Sentinel.  All submittals are published on their website, and some are selected to be published in the opinion section of their Sunday print edition.

Most of the people that write these opinion pieces are local power brokers, ya know, President of this, CEO of that, longtime radio hosts, local and state legislators, etc.

And then there’s me.  They bill the group as “influential leaders” in the community.  I’ve never been “influential” nor a “leader” a single day in my life.  I find this hilarious…although is does lend me an air of credibility.  Another hilarious notion.

Anyway, I will also occasionally submit a longer-form commentary to the opinion editor, and I had my fourth one published a few weeks ago.  I believe you have to be a subscriber to see it, which precludes me from giving a link.  So I am just going to provide it here. Continue reading →