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I was paying my bill at the bar at Antonia’s last night. Sensed someone behind me. Turned. A lovely blond. Magnificent. Hair style a bit different. Short punk? Punk pixie? Short spiky? To me, they all...
View ArticleARMED MASKED MERCENARIES WALKING STREETS OF PUERTO RICO
During war, battle plan are prepared. After the battle begins and things are not going as expected, the plan is thrown away. A new plan formulated. One outside the box. Trump is not creating any new...
View ArticleSTONE CRABS
Last night, the meal of meals. Stone crabs! The season opened sunday. It was my first stone crab meal of the season. Enjoyed with another stone crab enthusiast, Jean Thornton. My great host from...
View ArticleU.S. IS CHANGING DIRECTION
Doug Jones’ victory in the Alabama Senate race yesterday tied with the Democratic sweep in Virginia several months ago indicates the United States has changed direction. The momentum is there. Except...
View ArticleSTONE CRAB SEASON A DISAPPOINMENT
Stone crabs! My favorite food. The favorite of many. Next to impossible to find. If available, expensive. Like $8 for a small one. Why no stone crabs? Two reasons. The first Irma. Screwed up what is...
View ArticleSHITHOLE COUNTRIES
“Shithole countries…..” Racist. Bigoted. Nordic. Aryan. Authoritarian today. Totalitarian tomorrow. Democracy being tested as never before. Finally! Got new eyeglasses yesterday. Took 2 months and 3...
View ArticleWE’VE MET THE ENEMY, AND IT’S US
KONK Life is a local once a week publication. It has an ancillary publication. E-Blast. E-Blast publishes daily on the internet. Solely on the internet. This morning’s E-Blast had an interesting...
View ArticleBUSY…..BOOK SIGNING AND PODCAST
Yesterday, busy. Today, busy. Adrenalin flowing. Ready to go. Today, the Irma and Me Book Signing. Tonight, my podcast Tuesday Talk with Key West Lou. Both required preparation. Especially the podcast....
View ArticleCONGRESS TO BLAME FOR POST OFFICE DEBT
After a two year absence, I am returning to write a weekly column for KONK Life. My first article hits the stands wednesday. A timely topic. The Post Office’s debt. Titled: Congress To Blame For Post...
View ArticleNORWAY……HEALTHCARE AND COLLEGE EDUCATION FREE
Heard from Jean Thornton yesterday. Key West’s Golden Girl was in Bergen, Norway. She and Joe had just finished lunch. Jean, soup and a beer. Joe, fish and chips and a beer. Cost, $75. My first...
View ArticleJEAN THORNTON RETURNS
Jean Thornton is back! Following a one month European trip with husband Joe. Jean in Key West for three weeks. Joe back home in Birmingham working. Ran into Jean last night at the Chart Room. She got...
View ArticleHOUND DOG
This day in 1956 a big one in the entertainment industry. Elvis Presley appeared on the Milton Berle Show. First time Presley’s entire body was shown. No guitar to cover his pelvic area. His infamous...
View ArticleHUGGING ROBOTS
Robots are taking over the world. With a shocking quickness. Silently, however. Sneaking up on us. Robots are working assembly lines, in warehouses, cleaning homes, even making love. Now comes the...
View ArticlePOST SUMMIT THOUGHTS
I am addicted to politics and world events. I am paying for it this morning. I remained awake most of the night watching the Singapore Summit. Trump’s press conference was 4 am. My first thought is I...
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY…..BRIA ANSARA
Bria Ansara. One of Key West’s most loved persons, outstanding entertainer, school teacher, and more. Today, her birthday. Happy Birthday, dear lady! Never waste a birthday. A party in Bria’s honor...
View ArticleBOB WISDOM RE HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS
Bob Smith was an oracle of wisdom. He wrote BOB in the mid 1990’s, sharing his thoughts with the world. Today, BOB and hurricanes. My sense is naming hurricanes and following their path on TV was a...
View ArticleSESSIONS’ IMPROPER USE OF BIBLE
Thousands of immigrant children taken from their parents. Placed in fenced-in areas inside abandoned Walmart buildings. A tent city being planned. They are the concentration children of America. I am...
View ArticleESPRESSO MARTINI
Espresso Martinis were popular in the Key West of the late 1990’s. Locals and tourists alike imbibing. Even me. Not consumed as much these days. I hear the drink rarely ordered. Till last night. I was...
View ArticleBRITISH PETER
Bob Smith shares the Key West of the 1990’s in his book BOB. One character of that time and still alive is Peter. Commonly known as British Peter. I was fortunate to know Peter. As many today who still...
View ArticleCHE A NO SHOW
Several of us were at the Chart Room at 5 yesterday to visit with Che. An old friend, Chart Room cohort, one who has an empty hole in the bar awaiting his ashes, a first class debater in any friendly...
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