Trump will be addressing the U.N. General Assembly today. It is suspected his speech will be a “peace one.” A renewal in effect of his attempt to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

It will not work Donald! You have screwed the world up so badly it will take years for it to recover.

Trump continues to refer to the news reporting of what he says from the White House as fake news.

The major news outlets are supporting those Trump has banned. ABC, CBS, FOX NEWS, and NBC said they would halt TV coverage of Presidential events. This includes Trump’s speech at the U.N. today.

Trump loves attention. How is Trump going to get out of the problem?

William Randolph Hearst: “News is something someone doesn’t want printed; all else is advertising.”

On this day in 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

“I only regret I have but one life to lose for my country.” Nathan Hale’s famous words as he was about to be executed by the British for spying for the Colonists on this day in 1776.

A disgrace. All charges were dropped. A major shame by the top brass of the U.S. military. On this day in 1971, Capt. Ernest Medina lucked out. All charges against him were dropped regarding the My Lai Massacre which occurred during the Vietnam War in 1968. He walked free after having directed his battalion to kill over 200 Vietnamese citizens.

Yogi Berra: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

The Peace Corps was formally authorized by Congress this day in 1961.

French Fries were not invented in France or the United States. They were invented in Belgium in the 17th century as a substitute to be eaten for fish at the time which could not be because of contamination. 

Barbie has a new beau: An official Lenny Kravitz Ken doll.

There has only been one fully bald U.S. President: Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Yom Kippur’s date changes every year. Why? It falls in September or October, depending on the year. The holiday’s date changes because the timing is dictated by the Jewish lunisolar calendar and not the Gregorian one. The calendar does not align with the dates on the Gregorian one. The Jewish holiday falls between September 14 and October 14.

Trump plans on militarizing the arch he proposes to build. Such has increased the furor opposing its construction.

Bear encounters are rising across the U.S. Drought and population growth are driving bears closer to people in search of food.

Republicans are beginning to make moves challenging Vance for the 2028 Presidential nomination. Senators Cruz and Scott and Congressman Massie are the first.

Is Trump playing trouble-maker? The U.S. Coast Guard is operating surveillance drives in the Great Lakes. Purporting to stop the flow of drugs and illegal crossings from Canada, none of which exist in any significant numbers. A stupid irresponsible move on Trump’s part.

Princeton has been #1 in college rankings for 15 years. No more. It is now #2. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is now #1.

I took a ride yesterday. Key West deserted. The beaches empty. Empty meaning no one at all. 

I treated myself to a chocolate milk shake. Delicious! As well as easy for me to consume.

Enjoy your day!

I wonder who is going to speak with Trump at the UN General Assembly Meeting this week. No one likes him. I am not sure who even talks with him. Xi will speak with him because of their meeting. It will be surprising who else. And if Trump makes the U.S. address and it is his usual type, rest assured no one will talk with him thereafter. He had no Allies before and will have none after.

Frank Bruni: “Enough about Trump’s looks. His Presidency is ugly.”

The German far right has been successful again in two German local elections yesterday. Not a good sign. Hitler based thinking. 

Why do we start letters with “Dear”? It derives from thousands of years ago. As far back as the Eighth Century and has endured. Indicates respect and something special. It apparently has no ending.

On this day in 1780, Benedict Arnold committed treason. He was in charge of Fort West Point. It was not yet the U.S. Military Academy. The Revolution was ongoing. He offered to turn the Fort over to the British and join the British side. The turn over of the Fort failed. Nevertheless Arnold join the British side in the War.

The French monarchy was abolished this day in 1792.

The year 1955 involved an era when most homosexual people were still closeted. However on this day in 1955, four lesbian couples met and opted to come out of the closet. They launched the first lesbian rights group. It was known as the “Daughters of Bilitis.”

George Clooney was little known on this day in 1985 when he made his debut on “The Facts of Life.”

The U.S. Revolutionary War lasted 8 years. Americans who died numbered 25,534. A significant number for a new country of only 13 states.

Bruises appear easily after age 50. Even where a person is unaware a part of the body had banged itself somewhere. Such is referred to as a “collagen crisis.” It happens because as we age, our bodies decrease in protein. The less protein makes it easier to bruise.

Anton Chekhov: “He who doesn’t know how to be a servant should never be allowed to be a master.”

Ukraine launched over 1,000 drones at Moscow Sunday. Four killed, twenty injured. Amazing how Ukraine has stood up for itself. The war some 5 years old and the Ukraine not defeated. I doubt it ever will be.

Man has natural time machines. Memories that take us back, dreams that carry us forward.

Sandra Day O’Connor was confirmed by the Senate as the first female Supreme Court Justice this day in 1981.

Shaquille O’Neal has been named an honorary FBI Agent.

I was born in 1935. A gallon of gasoline cost $ .19

During World War I, France started to build a fake Paris to confuse German bombers. The war ended before the false city was completed however.

The human brain is actually two organs. The thinking part and the brain stem grow from different cells and have evolved over hundreds of millions of years.

Storms cancelled the Chicago River Swim yesterday. Lightning and sewage runoff the problem. Sidelined 750 swimmers.

Spent yesterday inside laying about. Must get out today.

Enjoy your day!

Happy Sunday!

China’s Xi arrives in the U.S. Wednesday. It will be the first visit by a Chinese leader to the U.S. in more than a decade.

A bullshit meeting between Trump and Xi or one which will do some good? Will Xi outfox Trump? Could be.

The UN General Assembly will be meeting in New York at the same time. Xi will probably speak at it and figured what the hell might as well hold an official visit at the White House with Trump.

I question the value of the meeting. I suspect it is one where Trump wants to show off his gold Washington and influence American voters in the coming mid terms.

The Dow Jones fell close to 100 points on Friday. Closed a volatile economic week.

Cuba’s power grid collapsed for the sixth time this year on Friday. Left millions without electricity. Only five percent had service by dusk.

Sometimes a human, animal or fish find themself out of place. A humpback whale surfaced in the Sacramento River in California some 60 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Boaters were warned to be careful.

Fall brings with it the wave of cooler weather. We need it! In Key West, the U.S. and most of the world, the Summer was unusually warm.

In my 80s and 90s I have found it more difficult to get out of a chair. Getting out of a car even worse. The reason is referred to as “joint drought.” It results from an underlying condition that dries out our joints from within.

The “Battle of the Sexes” took place on this day in 1973. Female vs. male in tennis. Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs. She buried him! Proving once again the strength of women over men in many instances.

Billie Jean King: “The difference between a champion and the rest of the field is having the ability to lift your game when you’re under pressure.”

Sophia Loren was born this day in 1934.

Key West extremely quiet. Not unusual this time of the year. However, more so this year. Much more so. Quiet. Day and night. Traffic slight. Parking available everywhere. The reason more so this year is the economy. People are watching their money. The little they have.

A study was conducted as to the intellectual capacity of American cities. It was found Boston, Massachusetts is the most intellectual. Riverside, California the least.

Trump and his family are heavily invested in AI. Obviously so. Trump continues to shout AI’s praises. He even wants the government to control it. Wants to make sure its value rises big time.

Caroline Maguire is a 13 year old American citizen who already is recognized as the world pickleball champion. She is considering going professional. That good!

Vehicular traffic is going to be a madhouse in New York City 9/21-9/25. The U.N. General Assembly is meeting. Close to 200 countries will be represented. 

Germans appear to be voting “right.” As they did for Hitler when he first ran. Two significant elections in Germany today will tell whether the trend is continuing.

Buffalo Bills fans are singing the Canadian National Anthem.

Yesterday a quiet one for me. Felt a bit under the weather. Better this morning.

Enjoy your Sunday!

It is believed U.S. military deaths in Iran are being under reported. The number reported thus far are 18. The number suspected 22 or more. The matter under serious investigation. Responsible? Trump, Hegseth, the Pentagon, all of the preceding?

If Trump has any federal judge in his back pocket, it may be Judge Cannon. Her name back in the limelight. She released an order permanently banning the release of Volume II of former Counsel Jack Smith’s final report concerning the classified documents investigation.

Rat Catcher” was a big time job in the Middle Ages. 

A phony Time Magazine cover on the internet contains Trump’s photo with the verbiage “Asshole of the Year” beneath it. No way to speak of a President, no matter how true. It is what happens when a person becomes as unpopular as Trump world wide.

The federal government appears to have insufficient funds for cancer research, healthcare, and feeding the hungry. But the U.S. does have money for a ballroom project, golf trips, tax cuts for the rich, ICE construction camps, and fighter jet fly overs.

Some hotels are claimed to be haunted. I have been a guest at two. Never saw or felt a ghost at either. I have spent many times at the Don Caesar in St. Petersburg. A magnificent hotel! And the Bourbon Street Hotel in New Orleans on two occasions. A great hotel well located.

Theater seats are generally red. Never thought about it till I read concerning it this morning. The trend goes back several hundred years. Initially to represent the rich who were the ones who could afford live theater back then. The trend merely continues for all to utilize today, representing no particular economic class.

Beer soon may be in short supply in Germany. Sad with Oktoberfest around the corner. The cause is the heat and drought experienced this  year. Besides the water problem, beer malt is made with spring barley. Also in short supply. Beer producers switching to winter barley hoping it will work.

Speaking of Oktoberfest, it has developed into a September tradition in recent years. A Munich event. Six million will attend. Six and a half million  liters of beer will be devoured.

Hurricanes in recent years have dramatically increased the number of lizards. No one sure specifically why.

The three top U.S. airports as rated by tourists are Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Being 91, so many things have occurred in my lifetime. Rarely a day goes by that I read about something and say to myself I remember that! Today it is the nuclear underground test that took place in Nevada this day in 1957. I was in the first year of law school at the time.

James Garfield: “If wrinkles must be written on the brow, let them not be written on the heart.”

The federal ban on licensed dealers selling handguns to adults 18-20 was declared unconstitutional by the Justice Department yesterday. The Justice department believed it violated the Second Amendment.

Expect a federal case to follow.

Asshole creep! Donald Trump! He does not understand free speech and the public’s right to know. He has banned CNN and MS Now (formerly MSNBC) from the White House. He accuses them of “constant” false reporting.

LeBron James to receive even bigger bucks! He will be paid $3.9 million by the Philadelphia 76ers. It has been reported he signed an endorsement deal with the Polymarket that will pay him $15 million a year in addition.

Toys R Us is opening 120 new stand alone stores in the U.S. ahead of the holiday season.

Weather experts predict the Fall’s unusually strange El Nino will bring a wetter winter to the southern U.S.

Great saying. Sense the humor in it: “So many people these days are too judgmental. I can tell just by looking at them.”

Some products are manufactured to have a short life. referred to as “planned obsolescence.”

I recall a major one in the 1950s. Automobiles had a life of 2-3 years. Yes, they were basically obsolete after that time. People were forced to buy new cars.

People are not stupid. Their protest was loud and clear. After a very few years, Detroit got off the kick.

Bees were once used as “weapons of war.” As far back as the 11th century. England’s Henry I took bees to battle  and rammed bags of them on the horses of opponents. Victory was his!

Sea battles were also fought with bees, one ship to another in the Third Crusade. Containers of bees were catapulted one ship to another.

Yesterday grocery shopped first. Seems like everything going up. Anywhere from 2 to 20 cents. Pisses me off! The overall bill gets larger each week!

Then lunch at Denny’s. Between being sick and my car under repair, it has been a while since I have been there. A year ago, Denny’s served a $5 breakfast. A good deal! Then went to $5.99. Still a good deal! Yesterday it was $6.99. The consumer cannot win.

Car driving like new! Love it! Need a good auto repair, call Steve at Shifting Gears Automotive. 305-453-6247.

Enjoy your day!

Trump and his people are more than a few bad apples, the whole orchard is rotten.

The Kennedy Center an example. Trump’s way or the highway. He controls the Board. If his name is not permitted on the building, he is going to have it torn down. Kennedy’s name appears in only one place in Washington and that is on Kennedy Center. Trump’s is all over. A pig!

Trump’s name was to be removed per Court order. Has it? The front of the building has been covered so no one really knows. Trump and his attorneys will truly require the Lord’s assistance if Trump’s name has not been removed.

Trump’s legacies – all bad – continue to rise. What will the worst have been? I suspect a measles epidemic. I sense a national one may be coming and Trump and his people have not been paying proper attention to the problem.

Deviating for a moment to Pennsylvania, the measle problem has dramatically risen. This past week 117 new cases. Which brings Pennsylvania’s number to 751 in 38 counties since the outbreak which began in April. Raises an interesting question. Who is primarily at fault? Trump and his people? Or, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor Shapiro and his people? In due course, we will know the correct answer.

The price of gasoline in Key West is up around $4.50 a gallon. It has been rising consistently. Experts say the cost overall in the U.S. is about to take a big jump, that the worst is yet to come. Thank you, Donald!

Trump had his first large outdoor political rally this week. The big issue from his perspective was “crime.” What happened to economics. The man does not know what is going on or does not want to know. 

Beside themselves, is anyone concerned about the American people? We know Trump not. Apparently not Congress either. Congress left on a seven week vacation/recess yesterday. We live in a fucked up society thanks to Trump and the people who voted for him!

Trump plans on installing temporary warning signs outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The signs will cost roughly $84,000. They are designed to make visitors aware of ideological bias in certain of the exhibits.

Twelve total signs.

My sense is taxpayer dollars will be used to pay the $84,000. If so, should not. Trump’s personal opinion so his personal monies should be used to pay.

Another my way or the highway thing. Trump has to go!

A new name for Trump popped up. “Trumpolini.” Apparently intended to reflect “Mussolini.”‘

Big rain day ahead in Key West. Rained heavy during the night already. Woke me.

The artist Peter Max died. Psychedelic symbolized his work in the 1960s. He was 88.

Card Sound Road will have an increase in rates beginning October 1, 2026. For cars, a range between $2 and $3 per vehicle.

The Best Coffee City in America is Orlando. Portland and Miami close at #2 and #3. 

Wasps are moving north to new states. Fall the season when they soar. Problem this year is they are already soaring. More everywhere.

Wasps are “defensive” rather than “offensive.” If you do not bother them, experts claim they will not bother you. Cover your food, do not waive them away.

Warmer weather appears to be the reason why wasps are moving north. 

I do not know whether I subscribe to not waiving them away. A wasp bite hurts big time! I know. I have had a few.

The U.S. Constitution was signed this day in 1787.

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery for the first time this day in 1849

A big deal! Vanessa was the first black woman crowned Miss America. She was Miss America 1983.

Yesterday Dr. Norris. I am back to ok. May I remain that way. Followed by a visit to Tammy for a pedicure and manicure. Love receiving pedicures!

Today a noon haircut with Lori. A nurse visit following.

Enjoy your day!

More than 100,000 people in Japan are now aged 100 years or older. Actually 107,677. Women make up 88 percent of the number. Medics attribute the 100 plus years to diet and an active lifestyle. Their diet consists of less fat saturated foods than many Western diets.

Pilgrims departed from England on the Mayflower this day in 1620.

Someone determined the most popular cereal in each state. Florida is Fruit Cups. New York Cheerios.

Sam Altman is the Cofounder and CEO of “Open AI.” He says it may be time to slow down AI development.

Measle outbreak in Pennsylvania has risen to 4.

It is believed elite athletes soil themselves often. It’s part of active sport participation.

Is Iran shaping up to be a “forever war”?

The world economy is not going well for the U.S.

Mid-term elections are more and more indicating a “blue wave.” The U.S. is deserving of a Democratic victory. Trump is destroying us.

I do not understand AI. Time I began getting into it.

The Chinese government is paying attention to AI. Ours insufficiently.

Obama was one of our best Presidents. Trump not one of the worst. The worst! Trump continues to knock Obama. Is that why?

I leave Trump otherwise for tomorrow.

Yesterday an enjoyable one. I had my car! A big deal! Drove around a bit.

Later in the day it was The Grand. Enjoyed Steve, Cindy and Ellen’s company.

My food intake was a problem. I had not had calamari in months. Decided to try. Did not work. Instant choking. Matt replaced my entre with pennes in a mild red sauce. No problem.

Noon time busy today. Dr. Norris at 11, a manicure and pedicure with Tammy at noon.

I am once again beholden to Steve Welsh who fixed my car. A real mechanic! His business Shifting Gears Automotive is located at 5172 US Highway I. A tall three stall structure. I recommend him.

Enjoy your day!

I finally got my car yesterday. Returned and repaired. The problem had been a repetitive one. Never seemed to get fixed. Finally did!

The repair person responsible was Stephen Welsh, owner of Shifting Gears Automotive. His business is located on Stock Island on U.S. 1. Specifically 5172 U.S. Highway 1. His phone number 305-453-6247. Your vehicle will be in good hands. His prices reasonable also.

I spent a significant portion of my legal career doing environmental law. Clean air, clean water. As bad as Nixon may have been, we owe environmental law and its protections to him. He was the father of the EPA, the entity Trump now wishes to destroy.

Trump has had the bad habit over the years of referring to environmental concerns as the “green climate scam.” He is now planning major steps to kill environmental concerns. His aim is to remove environmental protections from coal and natural gas power plants. Such will assure Americans begin breathing their emissions. A first step to illness and death.

It makes me wonder if Trump and/or any of his family have financial involvements with companies having such emissions. Also, whether any persons involved may have contributed to a Trump campaign and how much.

Trump is also against AI safeguards. At a time the rest of the world fears the destruction it may wrought in the next 10 years. Trump blows it out. Nothing to worry about from his perspective. At the same time that China’s Xi is greatly concerned.

Trump believes a “strong President” can control AI. Who? Trump?

The Supreme Court came out with a major decision knocking Trump’s mail ballot restrictions on their ass. About time the Supreme Court came down with a decision supporting the good guys.

Pigs! Big time! It has been revealed that certain of Donald Jr. wedding celebrations were funded by a powerful Russian businessman. Does the Trump family have any honor?

Trump’s Ireland visit a major failure. He is disliked everywhere in the world.

It took several hundred years before the Catholic Church canonized a Saint. The first was Saint Ulrich of Augsburg. He was officially canonized in the year 993.

The element phosphorous was discovered by the German merchant Hennig Brand. He was trying to make gold using human urine. Can’t win them all. Did not get gold, but discovered phosphorous.

The human body temperature has always been 98.6 degrees. No longer. It has steadily declined. Now 97.5 to 97.9. Better health the reason.

One of the favorite drinks of my youth was the chocolate egg cream. Discovered it in New York City. Interestingly, there was neither egg nor cream in one. It was merely a sweet drink consisting of milk, seltzer and chocolate syrup.

Apple pie is not American. Actually born in 14th century England.

Muhammad Ali: “The man who relives the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 wasted 30 years of his life.”

On this day in 1978, Muhammad Ali won the Heavyweight Championship for the third time in his career. He beat Leon Spinks.

Google.com was registered as a domain name this day in 1997.

There is a trend recommending that shoes not be worn in a home. It brings inside the germs of the world.

Recall the song in “Mary Poppins” – “A Spoonful of Sugar.” It was inspired by the polio vaccine There was time when polio medicine had a strange taste. To encourage children to take it, the medicine was placed on a sugar cube. A song was born from it!

The difference 10 years makes In 1960, 9 percent of U.S. households had a TV set. In 1970, 90 percent.

The Super Bowl was not always popular. The first one was in 1967. There were 32,000 empty seats.

Tonight, The Grand. I will drive to it in my own car. No more cabs or bumming rides.

Enjoy your day!

The bridge that ain’t is for sale again. This time for $5,000. Trump’s promise to pay every adult American if the Republicans win the Senate and House in the mid-term elections. Even if the Republicans do, don’t hold your breath. Trump promises are without value.

Has Trump won the battle over the Smithsonian? We will not know till we know who the new Smithsonian leader is.

Oh, the lies he speaks! Trump, of course. He is back to lying about the Kennedy Center. Recall the Board has been entirely chosen by Trump. It has been announced the Kennedy Center could be closed as soon as tomorrow. The claim is the Center is so broke that bankruptcy is inevitable. The only way to keep the Center open is to add again Trump’s name to it. So say Trump’s people.

Mid-term elections are seven weeks away. The fear is that Trump will try to screw up the election results by seizing the ballots, posting troops at the polls, and reject ballots for various non credible reasons by the batch. 

A forty year old woman died from complications involving measles in Pennsylvania. She was not vaccinated. The Pennsylvania Health Department is conducting a thorough review of her case.

Oil prices rising. Jumping perhaps a better description. Higher economic problems of all types ahead.

The official drink of the U.S. open is “Honey Deuce Melon Ball Punch.” A spiked pink lemonade. A vodka drink with a touch of raspberry liqueur and lemon juice. Served 30 minutes cold . Topped with a honeydew ball.

Trump’s 660 million pounds of mystery meat in all likelihood will be dangerous to all Americans. There is no law requiring Americans to be told the source of meat purchases. There is bad meat for sale world wide. I fear Trump may purchase some or all of it. From places like Brazil and Uruguay. The meats could be beef trimmings added to fattier American cuts to mock ground beef.  Or small frozen chunks of meat kept in cold storage overseas for years. Beef from cities recognized to sell bad meat.

Beware!!!

During a Pennsylvania speech, Trump spoke/screamed of “dick sizes.” Even Arnold Palmer’s which he described as “all man.”. Not a subject for political or public discussion. At Trump’s age, guaranteed his which has shrunk or not working. 

The man is deranged.

President McKinley died this day in 1901 from gunshot wounds he received 8 days before in Buffalo. 

Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner this day in 1814. He was watching the British bomb Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. He wrote it as a poem. It was later set to music. The music became the U.S.’s National Anthem in 1931.

Grace Kelly died this day in 1982 following an automobile accident near Monte Carlo.

Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized by Pope Paul VI to become one of America’s first born Saints.

Florida’s Duval County public schools had an enrollment of 100,000 plus for more than 50 years. Last year it dropped below 100,000 to 97,475. Cause attributed to Florida’s Family Empowerment Scholarships, a falling birth rate, and shifting migration.

Rain in Key West has become more pronounced recently. Today projected as a 50 percent rain day.

President John Tyler fathered 15 children. Prolific. He fathered them before, during and after his Presidency. He fathered his last at age 70.

Beaches Allied troops landed on at Normandy numbered 5.

Handkerchiefs were once considered a status symbol. Especially in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. Tissues were not yet invented.

Queen Marie Antoinette preferred square handkerchiefs. She had her husband Louis XIV pass a law that henceforth all handkerchiefs had to be square. Most still are today.

Enjoy your day!

When read, Woodrow Wilson’s breakfast would appear a strange one A glass of grape juice and two raw eggs. However my father’s was even stranger for a few years. A glass of wine and two raw eggs. Doctor prescribed. I was too young at the time to understand why. Yet amazed to watch him down the wine and eggs every morning.

Syracuse lost to California 21-18 yesterday. Neither team that good. Syracuse gave up the ball 3-4 times on interceptions, kicked too often for 3 pointers. Going to be a difficult year.

9/11 a difficult day. Every year so. I cried quite a bit. I learned something this year I had not been aware of. Two days following the attack, hospital cots and beds were basically empty. Everyone initially was coming up dead.

I discussed the situation with Corey. He recalled it as such. He further recalled the initial cry for blood. Blood being drawn all over the country for its New York need. Turned out the blood was not so desperately needed. Again more dead initially than wounded and cared for in hospitals.

The thing that most bothered me and does so every year is being reminded how many jumped from 80 to 100 plus floors. Knowingly to their deaths.

Trump in Ireland yesterday. Not for government business. Personal business. One of his golf courses was holding a tournament.

The Irish dislike Trump also. Who doesn’t? The few who liked him were the businesses around the golf course.

The Oprah Winfrey TV Show ran for 24 years. Her audience numbered just under 300 for each show. One day she gave each audience member a new Buick. Buick paid for the cars. Made Oprah look good, however. Regardless who paid, Oprah was a good person loved by everyone.

Attica Prison in 1971 was a maximum security facility near Buffalo. A four day revolt occurred. Killed were 39. Twenty nine prisoners, ten guards. 

State police stormed the jail on the fourth day and put the revolt down.

I knew one of the prisoners. He was sentenced for a long time. During the revolt however he cared for some of the injured guards. He was released early because of that help.

Until recently, July 2023 was the hottest month recorded globally. August 2026 tied that July. It was hot hot!

Tupac Shakur: “Long live the roses that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.”

I came across a quote yesterday which I wrote down. Forgot to write its source also. I cannot find it though I researched the phrase at length this morning. I nevertheless share it with you  for the sense it makes: “May I always live as if I am not afraid to die.”

California has the most billionaires of any U.S. state.

Legal recreational cannabis and medical marijuana sales report over $25 billion in tax revenues for States.

Al Capone was smart. Extremely so. Until caught for income tax evasion, of course. The way he avoided getting charged for bootlegging was he never signed his name to anything.

On this day in 1948, Sister Louis Gabriel died at the Convent of Mary Immaculate in Key West where she had lived and served since 1897. She participated in the dedication of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on May 25, 1922. It was erected to specially commemorate her 25th anniversary as a nun. She prayed that as long as the Grotto remained standing, Key West would be protected from the ravage of a hurricane.

The best college town in the U.S. is Ithaca, New York. Home of Cornell University.

The heart took on a romantic meaning in the Middle Ages. Began to be viewed as a combination of the love of God and the love of man.

During World War II, a false neighborhood was created in Seattle. Its purpose to camouflage an aircraft plant. The plant was constructing B-17 and B-29 bombers. The plant was only 4 feet tall. It produced 300 bombers per month.

Baseball hats remain ever popular in the U.S. Four hundred ten million are sold annually in the U.S.

Eleven states seceded during the U.S. Civil War.

“Good health” finds its way. In 1988, 125 countries experienced polio epidemics. In 2023, only 2.

A wonder! University studies revealed in 2026 that female sturgeon native to the Great Lakes could live longer than 400 years. Wow!

China and India are competing to be the world’s number one power. Trump pushing the U.S. back to number three.

Dr. Norris called it correct again. My left foot and ankle the result of a small cut infection on my leg. A few days of antibiotics and pain and swelling gone.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Today is 9/11. The 25th anniversary of the date when terrorists attacked the U.S. The attack was a coordinated series of airline hijackings and suicides carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States.

Four planes hijacked. Two flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, a third struck the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers revolted.

Persons losing their lives numbered 2,977. Over 6,000 were injured. Even now 25 years later, injuries are appearing in many. Mostly cancer in nature.

The New York celebration today will be spectacular and sad. We will never forget.

Trump not attending. Vance will in his place. Trump not attending because he has been told he cannot speak as he wants. Since 2012, political speeches have been barred. Understandable to everyone except Trump. If he cannot rant and rave, he will stay home. He will speak instead at the Pentagon. 

Many New Yorkers left New York City afterwards and moved themselves and their families elsewhere. The fear of another 9/11 attack that great. They had experienced one and did not want to experience another. Two attorneys and their families moved to my hometown Utica. The lawyers joined my firm. I fortunately gained two excellent attorneys as a result of the unfortunate experience they had suffered.

An attack on U.S. soil. Not thought possible at the time. We learned we must always be on our guard. Especially these days.

Re 9/11, Geraldine Brooks wrote: “September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate the extent of their courage.”

One of the very best college football coaches ever Bear Bryant was born this day in 1913.

Syracuse/California football tomorrow at 3:30. An even match. Either team projected to win by 4 points.

Everything gets invented one time or another. Take “alphabet soup” for example. Alphabet soup was invented in the U.S. in 1867.

Hard to believe! Berries are typically small, juicy fruits. The pineapple is a berry!

Berries purchased and consumed big time in the U.S. In 2025, berry sales totaled $12.5 billion.

The Roman Emperor Antonius Pius died after eating too much cheese. He is considered one of the five best Roman Emperors. It took a few days for him to expire after “gouging Alpine cheese.” He was 74 years old.

Causes me concern. I love cheese and eat huge amounts of it. Generally on a daily basis.

The U.S. Mint struck 12 billion coins in 2025.

Vatican City is the world’s least populated country. Its population totals around 900 people.

Chickens are big time world wide. It is estimated 18.6 billion.

Difficult to believe! The average number of times a person blinks in a day is 16,800.

Italy produces 4.1 million tons of pasta a year. The average Italian eats 50 pounds of it.

Chef Boyardee a money making corporation. Its annual revenue each year is in the area of $12 billion.

A year was not always 365 days. The days in the longest recorded year 46 BCE were 445.

The estimated number of mountain gorillas that exist in the world is 1,063.

Would you believe most persons in the world have brown eyes? Yes, 79 percent.

U.S. paper money has seven denominations.

Trump talks about his picture on a currency bill. I am confused. I was under the impression that only the photo of a dead person could.

The world’s tallest man is 8 foot 11 inches.

Maybe we should bring Thomas Edison back to resolve ballot issues.

Edison’s first patent was for an “electric vote recorder” in 1899.

Does it rain that much in the U.S.? Umbrella sales annually in the U.S. total in the area of 33 million.

The Earth is composed more of water than land. The percentage of the Earth covered by oceans is 71 percent.

Icebergs are receding entities. Ninety percent are below the surface.

An eggplant is 95 percent water. It takes 100 days to fully mature.

The average American consumes 27 pounds of bananas each year.

Porky Pig’s debut in the movies was in the short film “I Haven’t Got a Hit” in 1935.

My ankle and foot are getting better. Pain gone. Size till an issue. I wake with the ankle and foot normal. However during the day they expand big time.

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