FOG DAY 2
Fog yesterday, fog today. Rare. Why the fog? The reason given is that when moist air travels over warm water, it creates condensation which is brought onto the land by the wind. One problem. There is...
View ArticleGREAT THEATER
Netanyahu’s speech yesterday was great theater. Better than any State of the Union address. The content worthy of the Biblical expression…..Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. He indicated he...
View ArticleGREAT BLIZZARD OF 1888
Sitting here in Key West enjoying 80 degree weather, I write first of snow. Lots of snow. The Great Blizzard of 1888. The northeast. New York City hit hard, as Boston was in recent weeks. However, the...
View ArticleCUBAN HEMINGWAY HOUSE
Key West loves Ernest Hemingway. He is part of Key West’s history. His home on Whitehead has become sort of a shrine. The lines run down the block to Truman with people waiting to get in. Sloppy Joe’s,...
View ArticleHAPPY HUMP DAY
I have been visiting Key West for over 25 years. Bought a home 17 years ago. Been a Florida resident 9 years. Never heard the term hump day till my Key West days. Thought it meant that wednesday were...
View ArticleMIGHTY OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. The old English phrase came to mind as I read this morning’s Key West Citizen. A picture of the then new Pier House Motel circa 1968 appeared on page 2. The seed of...
View ArticlePUBLIX NEW TANKS
This is what you do when retired in Key West. Go to Publix, talk about Publix. Maybe because I never grocery shopped back home. What can I say, I enjoy Publix. Publix has two stores in Key West. Must...
View ArticleKEY WEST UPDATES
Progress/forward movement occurring on the lower end of Duval. Free WiFi. Lower Duval and Mallory Square. Refer to Connect Key West. Purportedly available to locals only. Irish Kevin’s has an upstairs....
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SU DAY
Syracuse, my Syracuse! Scott Shafer, the football coach, got fired. I hate to see anyone canned. However, he has been making bad decisions. Especially in the Clemson and LSU games at times when the...
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LOS ANGELES SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Amazing! An epidemic! School bomb threats within 24 hours in Key West, Marathon, Los Angeles and New York. Fortunately, all false. Los Angeles is taking a beating public relations wise for shutting...
View ArticleLOUIS ALIVE AND WELL
I am alive and well. Cathereization results show no change in heart past three years. A good sign. So why the chest pains relieved by nitroglycerin? I am not going to worry about it. Blame it on...
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