Greg Snow - Southwest Florida Real Estate Expert provides real estate services to Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Sanibel and Captiva Islands

 On this sultry Saturday, May 23rd, Memorial Day week-end, so many thoughts, ideas, and feelings run rampant through our southwest Florida area. If I MAY wax realistically (Being that it is MAY :), The entire week-end has so many connotations from area graduations, stark and profound hunger here in Lee County, Bonita Bay Group unloading it's six clubs at it's area developments, Jon Gruden getting the Monday Night Football gig, www.sports.espn.go.com, to the Indy 500 and Coke 600, French Open opens, National Basketball semi-finals, www.nba.com, a new American Idol is crowned, some favorite TV shows get axed, homers flying out of the new Yankee stadium, and of course the news of Amy Mickelson being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Internationally we have turmoil in the world's financial markets, our U.S dollar falling against other benchmark currencies, the continuing issues with the Fab Four of Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Afghanistan, Somali pirates still ahead on style points, our shuttle still out in space, drug cartels still ahead on heads in Mexico, and a world that resembles the film "Rollover", www.blockbuster.com/movies/rollover.html, with no all of us with "our oars in the water".

 As we remember one of our most sacred holidays, and all the men, women, patriots, and armed forces who have denied tryanny to become the way of life, and all current members defending our inalienable rights, I will also pause to remember one of my oldest daughters teachers in elementary school on Sanibel Island. Kathleen Zocki is retiring after 40 years of teaching, 23 on Sanibel, my daughter and many others invaluable knowledge, skills, habits, and grace. If one were to ask Jaclyn who was her favorite teacher, I'm quite sure her mind would miander back to the halcyon days on one of the best places on our planet to grow up, learn, and become a valued contributor to our way of life. God bless and God speed to you Mrs. Kathleen Zocki. Happy Memorial Day all.