Several weeks ago I picked up four passengers in downtown Fort Myers. One couple lived in the area and the other was visiting from Illinois. They were enjoying the evening and headed to the Dixie Road House for some country line dancing. Kit, who requested the trip, is originally from a rural area of Illinois. Back in 2017 there were few opportunities in his community for an ambitious young man like Kit. So, when Hurricane Irma hit the state of Florida, he saw this as a life

CeAnne and her husband, Jeff, are originally from Wisconsin, where they ran a business cleaning meat packing facilities. They retired to Fort Myers 15 years ago and immediately purchased a large home on the beautiful Caloosahatchee River. CeAnne was supposedly named after the girlfriend of her father's Marine Corp buddy. The family often teases that possibly her dad had one drink too many, and that her name was intended to be DeAnne or LeAnne. When I asked about the meaning o

One afternoon I had the great pleasure of meeting Quintrilla and driving her to work. She is a bonafide Floridian, born and raised right here in Fort Myers! After graduating from Cypress Lake High School, Quintrilla entered the workforce and started her first job. She's now been working at McDonald's for several years and is progressing into a management position. Quintrilla loves her job and especially interacting with the younger employees. As a young 12 year old girl, Quin

When the name "Messiah" appeared on my Uber app for a trip request, I knew immediately that I wanted to invite this person to the Ubernamez blog! As a Christian I believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, God's "anointed one", both priest and king. But I had never met anyone that was actually named "Messiah". Today would be the day! Messiah was born and raised in Fort Myers and has worked in the food and beverage industry for several years. He currently works at Buffalo Wild

One evening I had the pleasure of meeting an interesting young couple named Graydon and Lexi. He is originally from South Dakota but now lives near Knoxville, Tennessee. His visit to Fort Myers was specifically to spend some time with Lexi, who lives here in Lee County. The two met on-line about five years ago, while in their early teens, and they have kept up a long-distance friendship. Once they got a little older, they decided to meet one another face to face. Graydon has