Question: Do you know who Mary Kay Ruppel is?  --lizlook

Answer: Of course I do!  Mary Kay Ruppel is an active resident of Venice who has been here since 2005.  She has penned a number of newspaper columns including one in the Orlando Sentinel and another in the Venice Gondolier, which allowed her to express her firm conservative views.  She now has her own blog, www.marykayruppel.com.  As an aside, "lizlook," she has worked as an Elizabeth Taylor look-alike!