HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Everyone is Irish today! Parades galore. The first St. Patrick’s Day Parade not an American thing per se. Though it did occur on what became American soil. The first Parade...
View ArticleKEY WEST STRANGE 2 HOUR SIESTA POLICY
Strange things have happened in Key West. One was a siesta policy which began in 1935. No longer in existence. However, I could not find when it ended and why. The Federal Relief Administration began...
View ArticleDOUBLE FRACTURE TO LEFT ELBOW
Beware of heavy glass commercial doors which close on their own. Especially if out of whack and knocks you on your ass. As happened to me monday resulting in a double fracture to my left elbow. The...
View ArticleAMERICAN PEOPLE MUST WAKE UP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
The American people must wake up before it is too late. Bad, improper things, are happening in the U.S. Occurring frequently and with regularity. Led by Donald Trump. He is killing the Nation....
View ArticleMAMMA MIA SOON TO BE PERFORMED IN KEY WEST
Mamma Mia an outstanding movie musical. Starred Meryl Streep and several other big time names. A subsequent movie titled Mamma Mia Revisited or something similar came out about two years ago....
View ArticleTRUMP UPDATES
Major screw ups re U.S. attack on Yemen? Did top Trump administration officials discuss sensitive secret information improperly? A major faux pas, if so. Could warrant criminal investigation. Trump...
View ArticleTHE CANE RETURNS
For three years prior to my heart attack last year, I used a cane. It became a necessity. A part of my life. I welcomed it. The cane prevented me from falling when I wobbled. I would suddenly lose my...
View ArticleKEY WEST SYMPHONY 27 YEARS LATER
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow is a saying that befitted Key West 27 years ago this March. In March 1998, Key West’s first Symphony was conducted. A fundraiser. Followed in December 1998 by a...
View ArticleDAVID WOLKOWSKY
Key West’s mainstay are its people. Many new people now make up Key West. The composition has changed dramatically in the past five years. Time, age, death, COVID, economics and whatever else are...
View Article1600 PLUS STOCK MARKET DROP SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Yesterday’s 1600 plus stock market drop speaks for itself. Trump said his plan was going to be a “boom.” It was. Trump’s tariff plan took on most of the world. Appeared to be all, but was not. He even...
View ArticleSTOCK MARKET DROPPED 2,231 POINTS ON FRIDAY…..WOW!!!!!
Amazing! It is turning into 1929 again. Many experts feel a recession may be imminent. No one suggesting a depression yet. The last two days have been amazing. Actually, the past two weeks the way the...
View ArticleBOYS’ NIGHT OUT
Missed a few days of blogs. Sorry. My age continues to catch up with me. One problem after another. Anyhow, said screw it and went out last night. It was Boys’ Night Out. Last one of the season. Did...
View ArticleIS KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA DEAD?
The courts should stop screwing with the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case. No more! Call federal officials as witnesses. Put them under oath. My fear is Garcia is dead. Has been dead and the federal...
View ArticleA PENNY HERE, A DOLLAR THERE
The anticipated increase cost factor hit me right in the face yesterday. An example of how things are going to work. I describe it as “a penny here, a dollar there.” I was at Publix to pick up a few...
View ArticleRORY MC ILROY FINALLY WINS THE MASTERS
It was a day of days for Rory McIlroy yesterday. He finally won the Masters Golf tournament after 17 tries. The last 11 the most important. Eleven years ago, Rory had won three of the four major golf...
View ArticleI HAVE FOUND ME A HOME
Jimmy Buffett wrote about the Key West he discovered in the 1970’s. The people, streets, Mulberry Square. He wrote and sang “I Have Found Me A Home.” Key words: “The days drift by, they don’t have...
View ArticleGREECE’S THEOS AND DINA VISITING KEY WEST AGAIN
My good Greek friends Theos and Dina have returned. They are visiting Key West this week. Both are regular Key West visitors. Twice a year. I have known them some 15 years. We had lunch together...
View ArticleSYMBOLISM OF THE EASTER EGG
“He has risen! He is not here!” Mark 16:6. The Easter egg became popular following Christ having risen from the dead. The hard boiled egg came to symbolize Jesus’ empty tomb. Cracking the egg...
View ArticlePOPE FRANCIS WITH GOD
Pope Francis is now with God. Actually, most of his life has been spent with God in one fashion or another. It would be difficult to find one person more God like. He died. At the age of 88. A common...
View ArticleKEY WEST TIDBITS
The day begins with some Key West tidbits. One of my favorite Key West sandwiches has gone up two times since Trump took office. One dollar each time. A lot! I intentionally fail to name the...
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