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.

Enjoy your day!

Trump last night at the Republican Mid-Term Convention in Dallas: “Pretend I am running…..Pretend I am on the ballot.”

Go for it Republicans! Go for  it all Americans! Guaranteeing such guarantees massive Republican defeats nationwide.

I have to give credit in one area, however. I thought Trump came across better than expected. His thoughts stupid and off base. As presented however, sounded good. He did not sound fucked up to me. His ideas, yes. His presentation much better than I expected.

Many Republican candidates spoke first. Their words amazing! They were Trump doubles. One lie after another came out of their mouths. Lied about everything as Trump lies. Most if not all of our present day problems are the result of what Trump has done. Yet each and every candidate blamed Democrats. How? Open bald faced lies!

Trump is prepared to buy America’s votes in the mid-terms. He said if the Republicans win the House and Senate, he will pay a “dividend” to every American adult in the amount of $5,000. It sounded like buying votes. Yet I read 2 or 3 law professor opinions this morning suggesting such a payment might or would be legal.

Forget we are already $40 trillion in debt. The $5,000 per adult amounts to another $1.3 trillion being added onto the debt. There are 270 million Americans eligible to receive the $5,000.

Trump had only one condition. The money must be spent in the U.S. Makes sense.

Overall, the convention and Trump were failures. Trump brazen. I don’t think he knows how unpopular he is. His eyes had to tell him last night. The convention hall was not packed. Empty seats galore. Yet Trump suggested the place was full.

All last night amounted to was moving the Trump Washington circus to Dallas. He reflected an orgy of ego. That’s him!

The convention did nothing to add to Republican support in November. Donald knows the way things are going. Democrats will definitely  win the House and maybe the Senate. Let’s hope. And then Impeach Trump immediately before he does more damage to our country.

To other things.

Apple has come out with a new foldable cell phone. Cost $1,999.

The first drunk driving arrest ever was made this day in 1897. Yes, that far back! In London. An inebriated cab driver drove his vehicle into a building. He was driving an “electric car.”

Conservatist activist Charlie Kirk died one year ago today.

Golf great Arnold Palmer was born this day in 1929.

Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida this day in 2017.

I left Key West. I saw Irma had been heading straight for Key West for days. I escaped to Jean and Joe Thornton’s home in Birmingham, Alabama, where I spent 12 days. The before and after Irma, as well as the 12 days spent at the Thornton’s in Birmingham, turned into a book which I wrote: “Irma and Me.” It was somewhat successful. I suggest you would enjoy reading it today.

A study was made of the happiest and unhappiest States in the United States. Hawaii is the most happy. West Virginia the least.

El Nino could make for a White Christmas in many states not accustomed to snow at Christmas time. Worry not about Florida! Snow not suggested!

One hundred red fire ants are able to back into each other to form a living craft. They do so at times of excessive rain or drowning for some reason because of excessive water.

I do not believe Trump’s story about he and some of his workers helping to remove people from the burning and otherwise damaged buildings on 9/11. He is lying. First time he has mentioned the heroic act. The act itself not consistent with his nature. Why is this the first time mentioned?

Democrat Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman spoke via video to the Republican mid term convention in Dallas last night. I have disliked him from the time he was elected. A strange duck. He proved it last night.

My left foot still a problem. I remain in bed day and night with it elevated. Take the antibiotic. Always ok in the morning. After one hour begins enlarging, however. Pain gone so I must be making progress.

Enjoy your day!

Girl Scout Cookies are big sellers. The brand will be even bigger this year. The Girl Scouts will be selling a dog friendly desert. Brilliant! Man’s best friend! Few will deny their dog the treat.

Girl Scouts announced the dog friendly item yesterday. It is called “Patch Pals.” A soft blueberry flavored muffin.

Interesting. Concrete is literally the foundation of the modern world. Scientists are now making concrete better with human poop. It is 42 percent stronger than concrete made without.

India is the biggest source of concrete made with human poop. Plants have been constructed to handle the poop and produce the stronger concrete. The U.S. does not have such a plant yet. Aries Energy wants to create one in Newark, New Jersey. However local and other opposition are significantly delaying the company’s progress.

Key West has been fortunate in recent years re hurricanes. There have been none. Les hope the condition continues.

On this day in 1919, there was a major hurricane. A category 4. Not a direct hit, however. It passed south of Key West on a northwest track. Nevertheless caused $2 million dollars of damage.

On this day in 1956, Elvis Presley made his first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Sixty million turned on the Sullivan Show to see Presley. It was the largest TV broadcast of the 1950s.

The “United States” was not our first name. Our first name was “United Colonies.” On this day in 1776, Congress voted to change our name to “United States.”

President Grover Cleveland’s wife Frances gave birth to their daughter Esther in the White House on this day in1893.

Esther was not the first child born in the White House. In 1806, James Madison Randolph was born to Marta Robinson, daughter of President Thomas Jefferson. He was the first legitimate child so born. There were earlier ones of slave extraction.

Queen Elizabeth II: “It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult.”

One of America’s great Black actors was James Earl Jones. He died this day in 2024.

September is the most common birth month of the year. And September 9 the most common birth day. Based on data assembled and kept for 1994 to 2014 saw September 9 resulting in as many as 12,344 births per day.

Count back 9 months from September. Too much Christmas sex?

I was born in 1935. In retrospect, the biggest news of that year would have been the passage and signing into law of the Social Security Act. People might not have been aware at the time of its ultimate importance. Where would many be today without Social Security?

Cemetery and graveyard are not the same. The difference is were and how the dead are buried. A cemetery is the resting place for people of all faiths (or none). Typically operated by a municipality or commercial entity. A graveyard is usually church affiliated and smaller in size.

The Clancy jury voted 11-1 for acquittal. The one holdout admitted he had “reasonable doubt.” However he could not get out of his head she had nevertheless killed her three children.

Yesterday a “zoo like” one for me. My left foot continued to be swollen and painful. 

Nurse Paige came for her scheduled appointment. She was concerned. She measured and found my left ankle was five centimeters larger than the previous week. She called Dr. Norris and I was on my way.

Norris said my calf and leg below the knee were also larger.

He joined the concerned. Recall I had both legs tested for blood clots last week.   Norris was concerned I could have a stroke. The tests were negative for a stroke.

He examined the leg closely. Saw what he said was a slight cut and it may have resulted in an infection which caused the problem. Prescribed an antibiotic and told me to stay in bed with my foot elevated. Which I have been basically doing since last Thursday. Hope the problem merely an infection and gets quickly resolved.

Because of the foot, never made it to The Grand last night.

Spent my time in bed with my left foot elevated. Will do the same all day today, also.

This bullshit has to stop! I need some time free from pain and discomfort!

Enjoy your day!

The Syracuse University football season opened with a victory. A big one! Defeated New Hampshire 66-3 this past Saturday.

It’s only the beginning. I refuse to get excited till we have won four in a row.

Finances are affecting all colleges and universities. Syracuse only minimally. In a slight amount to be of no serious concern at this time. Syracuse is down financially a mere 1.5 percent. The figure is based on undergraduate enrollment.

In the 1980s and 90s, I was deeply involved with University activities. Especially fund raising. I sat on several significant committees. So to a major degree, I am familiar with University funding.

I agree with the administration’s evaluation of the situation. There is no significant problem at this time. Administration will work on the 1.5 percent and eliminate it within the year. Actually improve on it. These guys are pros.

Trump announced he will not be attending the 9/11 rally in New York City in a few days. A selfish reason. Since 2012, the rule has been no political speeches. Trump is upset because he will not be able to deliver his usual destructive words. So he picked up his ball and in effect has run off. You are not playing my way so I refuse to play!

Vance will appear in his place.

Kleenex. A great tissue paper, if not the best!

The product is sold in 78 countries.

Kleenex began during World War I as a crepe paper filler in gas masks. After the war and in 1920, the product was modified into the menstrual pad “Kotex.”

In 1924, it became “Kleenex.” Sold to women as a cold cream remover.

In 1930, it was advertised to be used as a “handkerchief,” also. It was marketed: “Don’t carry a cold in your pocket.” Its popularity rose!

In 1978, Kleenex added to its line a baby product. Diapers. Called “Huggies.” Continues to be big to this day.

Michelangelo’s David statue was unveiled to the public this day in 1504.

FSU lost to #19 ranked SMU 27-24. SMU won on a successful 3 pointer with 21 seconds left to play.

The game was played after a two hour delay because of a power shortage at Doak Campbell Stadium. Ally was at the game.

The Miami cargo plane crash on Saturday fouled up Miami air traffic afterwards big time. Cancellations and delays galore.

St. Augustine, Florida, became the first permanent European settlement in the Americas this day in 1565.

The Iran War has now cost U.S. consumers $100 billion in higher energy prices. The bill continues to rise at the rate of $1 million every 2 minutes. Than you, Donald!

Gasoline a big factor. National average now $4.15 a gallon. Nearly $1 higher than a year ago.

Trump claims the American people are willing to pay more money in order to discourage Iran from having a nuclear bomb. He does not know what he is talking about or is lying.

Key West’s Catholic Church the Basilica of Saint Mary Star of the Sea is closed. The entire building. Services are being held outside. Asbestos the problem.

Dinner last night with the Dixons at La Trattoria. We all enjoyed a different pasta dish. Food excellent! Reasonably priced also.

My dear friends Fran and Tom return to Buffalo today. I will not see the again till Fantasy Fest.

Key West was deserted last night. The huge Buffett/Labor Day crowd left during the day.

Statisticians estimate 137 million Americans traveled this year’s Labor Day.

Yes, it is ok for women to wear white after Labor Day. The informal rule prohibiting white has been debunked. The rule was born in the 19th century as a means for upper class women to distinguish themselves. It is no more.

Social Security monies running out. Solution will be to raise payroll taxes. Republicans and Democrats agree. No problem politically.

Trump has another name change in mind. New Mexico to New America. His head is in his ass!

Research suggests dogs and other pets keep a person living longer.

Photos show Vance standing behind Trump as he farted 4 times. Photos show Vance making a face and turning his head aside.

My left foot still swollen, though less. Sleep with it elevated. Still hurts when body pressure applied walking, though less also.

Paige at 11.

Tonight, The Grand.

Enjoy your day!

Smoking was once considered healthy. Back in the 1940s, Camel cigarettes ran ads with doctors promoting the brand: “More doctors smoke Camels than any other brand.”

It was in 1813 that the United States acquired the nickname “Uncle Sam.” Samuel Wilson was a supplier of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. The barrels of beef were stamped “Uncle Sam.” Before long, the nickname “Uncle Sam,” was applied to and accepted by the American people and the American government.

It was on this day in 1840 that Germany began the Blitz by dropping bombs on London.

Lynda and Bob Frechette are two very special people. Their goodness reflected every day.

With time running out, Trump appeals again to the Supreme Court re his push to restrict mail voting.

“Alternative for Germany” is an extremist German political party. Neo-Nazi at heart. Pulled off its first win in a local election. Thought it may be the first of many. 

Germany prepared to return to the days of Hitler? The world is screwed up. Not just Germany. However the party’s victory is a matter of concern. Resembles the way Hitler began.

Trump seems more interested in his renovation projects than the Iran War.

I do not understand why Trump and Michael Cohen have reunited. Especially from Cohen’s perspective.

Maureen Dowd’s 9/5 New York Times Opinion piece titled “Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts” has some “striking” words about Trump: “He is an Olympic-class sprinter. He breaks the law so fast that the law is left in orange dust…..Trump is an outlaw and our system was not built for another in the Oval…..our leaders – and their families – will not be voracious scum in another…..The Constitution was built on the idea that the President would have enough decency and morality that they just wouldn’t run around exploiting the gaps…..for Trump, it’s like red meat.”

Interesting. Pope Leo VIV loves to play tennis. Which he does frequently. On a court tucked in the northern corner of the Vatican.

I was an “A.I.” when in college. I wrote term papers for other students for a fee.

Gloria Steinem is missed big time. Not only by women, by men also. We need more people like her regardless of sex.

Finally! I thought I was the only one complaining about how much hotter the U.S. has gotten. The New York times in a 9/7 article says it loud and clear: “America has gotten much hotter.”

The Donald has “new hair.” He showed a notably darker nearly brown hair as he departed Air Force One on Friday.

Want instant charisma? Swift. A psychotherapist says “noting and naming” other people’s strengths can make you seem remarkable to other persons. 

Hard to believe! Impossible to believe! Vanity Fair has a recent article titled “Pete Hegseth 2028?” He is thinking of running for President! God help us were he to succeed!

An interesting article in Smithsonian Magazine 9/4 re the Muppets. The thrust is that Kermit the Frog was simply trying to put on one show on 9/5/1976 when it opened on British TV. Fifty years later, the Muppets are one of the largest stars in TV history. Its entities certain to grow even further.

I have spent most of my time day and night in bed with my left foot elevated. Per Dr. Norris’ orders to reduce the swelling in that fashion. Swelling down 90 percent. Pain 75 percent. Getting there.

Had to  go out last night, however. Robert drove me to buy some groceries. Cupboard bare again. I had eaten breakfast cereal two mornings in a row with Diet Pepsi. I was out of chocolate milk. Would you believe, tasted good!

Bought nothing. Nothing cost $40. Hard to believe how $40 purchased so little.

I am going out tonight. Need to get out. Fran and Tom came down to visit me. I have only seen them twice because of my foot. Embarrassing.

Enjoy your day!

This one really bothers me! Trump and Vance are promoting a plan to pay an “at home married parent” who has children and remains home to care for them. The initial rate suggested is $9,000 per year per child.

Crazy! We are already $40 trillion in debt. We cannot afford to pay our citizens to have sex. Guaranteed the birth rate would increase should the plan go into effect.

I have thought this out. Do I disapprove because I am 91 years old and incapable of producing children? No. The plan will merely increase married sex and the U.S. debt.

Are Trump and Vance pushing the idea because of the med term elections and the 2028 Presidential election? Could be. I did a little research. Even Secretary of State Rubio was for  a pay for kids plan for the married when he was Senator.

We cannot afford all the military equipment we need at the moment. Yet we will pay a married couple to enjoy a few extra sex pops to make sure the wife gets pregnant so they will receive the annual monies. A sex for money scheme to garner votes from my perspective.

If I am not viewing the scenario properly, write and tell me.

The first U.S. union was created in 1794. Cobblers in Philadelphia formed the Federal Society of Journeymen Cobblers. 

The world is changing again. Since World War II, Germany has kept its military in check. Hitler was enough for them. Change is in the wind. Neo-Nazi supported. A new party that is expected to win a significant victory in the next election.

Bedbugs are on the upswing. In hotels and homes alike.

The first U.S. combat deployed submarine vessel debuted this day in the American Revolution. Early in time. Called the “Truth.” Could only remain underwater 30 minutes.

The top five economies in the world: United States, China, Germany, Japan and India.

Avocado flowers have male and female phases. The flowers open at different times to receive and release pollen.

Switzerland is self-protecting. Every Swiss resident is entitled to a spot in a nuclear fire blast shelter. Switzerland has over 350,000 bomb shelters and is now spending hundreds of millions of dollars to modernize them.

We learned in grammar school that Magellan’s ship Victoria was the first to circumvent the globe September 5-6 in 1522.

The Munich Massacre occurred during the 1972 Olympic games held in Munich. It was carried out by 8 militant Palestinians known as “Black September.” The group attacked members of the Israeli Olympic team. Eleven members and one police officer were killed.

Jane Adams: “Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.”

President William McKinley was shot this day in Buffalo in 1901 by an anarchist twice in the chest. He died on September 14. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as President. 

The Secret Service whose purpose is to protect the President was born as a result of the McKinley shooting.

Two writing geniuses began living together. On this day in 1847, Henry David Thoreau moved in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts. 

The first President to fly on Air Force One was Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Big time Buffett party free tonight at Truman Waterfront Park from 6-10 p.m. MacNally, Will Kimbrough and Howard Livingston will appear. A guaranteed full house!

Abraham Lincoln was a wit. A humorous man. Especially when making a political speech.

Storks deliver babies. Where most of us first learned where babies came from. The story has been around for hundreds of years. We all said it to our children and we all learned from our parents that was where babies came from.

I recall when my father told me for real how babies were made. My mother was pregnant with my sister at the time. My father was embarrassed telling me the real way and was stumbling around. I was 9 years old and already knew. I did not tell my father I knew. I did not want to embarrass him further.

My left foot has been swollen and causing me big time pain since Thursday. Spoke with Dr. Norris yesterday. Advised me to elevate my foot. I have since. Even all night. Swelling down. Pain less, but still significant.

Enjoy your Buffett time! Enjoy your day!

It’s five o’clock somewhere. Definitely in Key West this holiday weekend.

Jimmy Buffett time!

Jimmy found success in Key West. Magnified it world wide.

He died physically three years ago on September 1, 2023. However, he will live forever and ever more.

Key West is celebrating Jimmy big time this weekend. It all began yesterday. This is Key West’s slow time for visitors. This week hotel reservations were next to nothing. A perfect example the Ocean Key House. One of Key West’s largest and finest hotels. Reservations were 29 rooms per evening. Beginning yesterday, the hotel has 10o percent occupancy. Everyone wants to celebrate Jimmy Buffett time!

Music and singing will permeate Duval Street by day and night through Monday evening. And most assuredly, it will be “five o’clock” all day and night. Non stop fun!

Unfortunately, I remained in last night and will the rest of the weekend till Monday evening. My body can’t handle the crowd. Too many even for me to go out in a wheel chair.

Fran and Tom took me to lunch yesterday, however. Harpoon Harry’s. I have not been there in four years. One of the owners pissed me off big time and I stopped patronizing the place. I was pleased when I entered that two waitresses remembered me.

Fran and Tom will enjoy every aspect of Jimmy Buffett Days. Good people! They deserve it and know how to do it!

A mistrial was finally declared the the Clancy murder case after 7 days. The jury was declared deadlocked. Could not render a unanimous decision. One juror held out. Eleven were for acquittal. 

The case will have to be retried or the defendant will be committed to a mental institution.

A difficult case to say what “justice” should have been.

The Medieval Period lasted 1,000 years from 500-1,500 CE.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: “When cruelty unfolds in front of us, will we accept the comfort of inaction?”

DeWitt Clinton was Mayor of New York, Governor of New York, a New York  Senator, and Presidential candidate. He ran against James Madison in 1812 and lost.

When Governor, Clinton focused his attention on connecting the Hudson River and Lake Erie with a canal.. An expanse of several hundred miles.

His position was unpopular. “DeWitt’s Ditch” and “Clinton’s folly.”

You never know! The canal became the “door” to what was considered the West at the time. Became big time popular!

Sears in Mexico has been alive and well for over 90 years. Not the same brand as the U.S. Sears that went bust many years ago. The Mexico Sears is owned by a Mexican billionaire and a Mexican entity.

Are we back in the 1930s? The world is becoming screwed up today as it was back then. I refer specifically to Germany at the moment. A far right political party known as the “Alternative for Germany” is gaining power. About to win a significant election. The Party is deep with neo-Nazi ties.

Gasoline is averaging $4.15 a gallon across the country. Diesel at $5.85 a gallon. Remember, Trump says worry not, it will go down!

Middle names go back to ancient Rome. Especially with the aristocracy. A middle name was referred to as “tria nomina.”

Middle name activity moved into Medieval Europe. 

Still around today in Europe and the U.S. Ergo can be expected to continue forever. 

The last name “Kennedy” is one of pride and distinction. Was not always so. It was considered to mean “ugly head.” It has made quite a journey to that of respectability.

Last week it was the right foot giving me trouble. This week the left. Big time pain with every step.

I have a call into Dr. Norris.

To those in Key West, enjoy the Buffett party time. Nothing could be better!

I will not be going out. Repeating myself from earlier, too many people to combat with a sore foot and cane.

Enjoy your day!