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Mark Gauert

@markgauert.bsky.social
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National award-winning humor columnist. (I know, that sounds funny to me too.) Founding editor of the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s City & Shore, PRIME and Explore Florida & the Caribbean magazines. www.sun-sentinel.com/city-and-shore

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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
If our president had really wanted to help, he should have invoked the Treaty of Alliance (1778) and put Kylian Mbappé in the lineup. #AllezLesBleus
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
On the down side, my middle finger still looks a little like a periscope. On the up side, I won a Charlie Award for writing about it. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/03/03/a...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thank you, @wearesfj.bsky.social!
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Somehow, even with everything we’re facing, good hearts push through. My column from the new issue. www.qgdigitalpublishing.com/publication/...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Leave them laughing when you go. (Thanks, Florida Magazine Association!)
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
At last, a Star Trek a mother could love. (At least my mother). #startrek #starfleetacademy www.qgdigitalpublishing.com/publication/...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
First look aboard the newest ship in the Windstar Cruises fleet, “Star Seeker,” newly christened at Port of Miami. #windstarcruises
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A semi-retirement gift from my colleagues and friends (the lines blur). lnkd.in/ePYVmicU
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
A 25th anniversary announcement, 35 years in the making. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/02/a...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Just when I was getting the hang of this. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/29/h...
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How I stopped worrying and LOVE Pilates | Commentary
My new year’s resolutions didn’t last long this year. March, maybe. Or February. OK, Feb. 9. I know because they ended while I was watching Kendrick Lamar’s super-aerobic Super Bowl hal…
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Some years offer opportunities to look back and reflect with a good glass of wine. Some years, only a full bottle will do. Some recommendations. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/01/g...
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Gifts of wine for anyone especially nice on your list this year
Some years offer opportunities to look back and reflect with a good glass of wine. Some years, only a full bottle will do. You know the ones. Among wines in handy range on our rack for reflection t…
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
From gas dock to world-class resort in 68 years. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/14/g...
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Get your kicks at Pier Sixty-Six, newly renovated for Lauderdale boat show
Pier Sixty-Six, the Fort Lauderdale resort that started in 1957 as a hotel, marina and fuel dock, is freshly renovated from a billion-dollar renovation.
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I know a place. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/14/v...
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Voyage to an island out of the stream in Islamorada in the Florida Keys
The Islands of Islamorada in the Florida Keys has the views, the amenities and the vibe of a five-star resort – without much of the five-star expense.
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
@dailyrotation.bsky.social thanks for reposting!
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
When hotel and cruise cabin towel and linen sculptures go too far. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/12/w...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Don't miss the big travel issue, coming up this weekend in print, online and convenient take-along-for-the-ride digital. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/09/d...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The rest of the story about the photo I found in my yard. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/05/w...
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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 · 03/10/2025
From the archives: I wonder if we'll ever look back on 2021 with anything close to nostalgia. Socially distanced nostalgia. www.sun-sentinel.com/2021/08/03/w...
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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 · 02/10/2025
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...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Loved the layout of the column in yesterday’s paper. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/12/t...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Heartbreaking. And not just because of the styrofoam. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/19/q...
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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 · 07/09/2025
Din and Bear it. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/07/t...
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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 · 07/08/2025
Dolphins in the sunset off Islamorada, #FloridaKeys.
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
When I leave Florida (someday), I will miss Florida. There, I’ve said it.
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Apologies to anyone currently experiencing “heat dome.” #iceland #kirkjufell
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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 · 11/07/2025
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 · 01/07/2025
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 · 19/06/2025
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...
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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 · 16/06/2025
Tale of two city-sized cruise ships: NCL's Aqua and MSC's World America www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/09/t...
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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 · 09/06/2025
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...
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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 · 05/06/2025
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 · 30/05/2025
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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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
For those planning seat-back tray guac on the flight back from Loreto, Mexico. Know before you go.
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Location, location, libation. #loretomexico
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Cross the Sea of Cortez.
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
A postcard from the sunrise side of Islamorada in the Florida Keys www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/05/23/a...
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A postcard from the sunrise side of Islamorada in the Florida Keys
The Islander Resort on Islamorada is a place to go when you want to get away, but not all the way away. You’d need a passport and at least one plane ticket to find a beach as wide and nice as the o…
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
All the way to the top of the page today! We're all just looking for a place, for 'people like us' | Commentary www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/05/04/w...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Thank you, @wearesfj.bsky.social!
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Road trip till the road runs out. #keywest #floridakeys www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/05/16/r...
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Renovated La Concha a place to go all the way to Key West
Why we wish you were here Because this is a place to go when you want to go all the way. At least all the way to Key West, which people have been doing here since the hotel opened in 1926. Ernest H…
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Mojitos are such a thing at La Concha they have their own bar, Tropicado, just inside the doors from Duval St. There are no fewer than six (6) refreshing varieties here. If you try all six, there’s the added plus of a room available upstairs to sleep them off. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/05/16/r...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
We're all just looking for a place, for 'people like us' | Commentary www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/05/04/w...
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We’re all just looking for a place, for ‘people like us’ | Commentary
My first trip to Key West was almost my last. My wife and I were newlyweds. We didn’t have much money. We could barely afford the gas for the drive down US 1 to Key West from our home in Cooper Cit…
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Outtakes from the cover photo shoot off St. Lucia for today's issue of "Explore Florida & the Caribbean." See the one we picked (besides the one we obviously did not), www.qgdigitalpublishing.com/publication/...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
City & Shore magazines win nine statewide journalism awards www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/21/c...
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City & Shore magazines win nine statewide journalism awards
Work in the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s suite of magazines, City & Shore, City & Shore PRIME and Explore Florida & the Caribbean, has won nine awards in statewide journalism comp…
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Which side are you on? www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/12/m...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Lightness on the edge of town. #Miami
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Better home & gardening in a zombie apocalypse: About my favorite episode of “The Last of Us.” #thelastofus www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/03/20/l...
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‘Last of Us’ fan ponders better home & gardening in a zombie apocalypse | Commentary
I should be doing some work around the house, but an episode of the hit HBO series “The Last of Us” is on, and I’d rather face a post-fungal-pandemic apocalypse than do work aroun…
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Not how I was hoping to make the dictionary. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/03/03/a...
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
How differently things might have gone if the British had deployed BMX bikes.
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Mark Gauert @markgauert.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
No place like the Home Issue, now in print, online and digital, www.qgdigitalpublishing.com/publication/...
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