OVERSEAS RAILROAD
This morning’s Key West Citizen ran a picture of a cover of Collier’s Magazine. Collier’s is no longer in print. It was a 1912 cover. The lead in to a major article entitled Opening of the Overseas RR...
View ArticleMICHELLE OBAMA THRILLS MILANESE
It was announced yesterday that Michelle Obama would be in Milan two days this week. She will be visiting the World’s Fair. Before I was aware of the First Lady’s visit via the news, I received a...
View ArticleINSANITY
Insanity continues to prevail in Key West. As regards the actions of the Key West City Commission. I am beginning to think the City Commission considers itself omnipotent. That every issue is one for...
View ArticleSTONE CRABS
U.S. politics is at its worst. The world is in turmoil. All take a back seat. Pure unadulterated pleasure the reason. Stone crab season opens tomorrow! From my perspective, man’s finest food. I cannot...
View ArticleOBAMA FAREWELL SPEECH
Obama’s Farewell Speech last night contained a spectacular moment. Personal and touching. His tribute to his family. Especially, Michelle. Brought a tear to the President’s eyes, tears to Michelle’s...
View ArticleSNOWBIRDS RETURN
The season has arrived. Unquestionably. From what I can see, not as many tourists as normal. Might be Irma and the fear Key West not ready to accept tourists. Which is not the case. Or, it could be the...
View ArticleMONKEYS NEXT FLORIDA INVASIVE SPECIES
Florida has pythons. In excess of one million and growing. Other invasive species, also. As the weather and other conditions are good for humans, so it is for certain species. The next species to...
View ArticleTHE DIXONS ARE IN ANTARCTICA
I have received two e-mails and a dozen photos from Buffalo’s Fran and Tom Dixon. They left Buffalo’s cold to vacation in the Antarctica. From the tone of the emails and the pics, they are having a...
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View ArticleKEY WEST A MAJOR FLORIDA INFLUENCE IN KU KLUX KLAN IN 1920’s
Key West whites were major bigots in the 1920’s. A major influence in the Ku Klux Klan. The head of the Klan for the State of Florida resided in Key West and ran the Klan from Key West. On January 14,...
View ArticleBEN CARSON CORRECT IN COMPARING DONALD TRUMP TO KING DAVID
Ben Carson compared Donald Trump to the biblical King David in a monday interview on FOX News. Carson said Trump has been a “friend of religion” for years. David is most famous for killing the giant...
View ArticleGROCERY COSTS A KILLER…..SPECIFICS SHOCKING
A recent study spells out what ALL Americans already know. An issue requiring no study. The issue: Groceries are expensive! Some of the facts and numbers in the study interesting, however: Groceries...
View ArticleCONGRATULATIONS BIG PINE RESIDENTS AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..ON TOP OF A...
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested 2 men on January 11 for dumping a container filled with liquid hazardous waste and oil on Pine Avenue in Big Pine. Big Pine residents saw and reported...
View ArticleNEVER SAY NEVER…..HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
On this day in 1942, Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee Conference in Berlin to organize the “final solution,” the extermination of Europe’s Jews. Can a similar situation occur today? In the...
View ArticleSYRACUSE IN EXCITING WIN OVER MIAMI
Oh, what a game it was! I was convinced Miami would win. Miami generally ahead by a few points throughout the game. Ahead by more with three to four 7-9 point runs. Syracuse never had a run. The game...
View ArticleI CONTINUE TO LIVE AND LEARN
I am 88 years old. I continue not only to live, but also learn. Two factors that amaze me. I am researching a book I have been toying about writing for some time. One of the primary characters is a...
View ArticleTYPICAL…..AN INSANE FLORIDA POLITICIAN
Florida political insanity never ending. Today’s Miami Herald asks: Will Floridians foot the bill for Trump’s legal fees? Miami State Senator Illana Garcia wants them to. The generous Senator...
View ArticleTIME HAS A WAY OF MOVING QUICKLY AND CATCHING YOU UNAWARE OF THE PASSING YEARS
“Time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.” A small portion of a lengthy fitting post in today’s Weird Fantastic & Ridiculous Things in the World. The post...
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