I spent the day yesterday working on tomorrow’s Internet show. The Key West Lou Legal Hour.

Another week of interesting world wide developments provided an abundance of items to be discussed. Those selected for discussion tomorrow include the Catholic Church contraception issue, Pfizer’s
recall of 1 million packets of birth control pills, Lee Westwood’s Mom making him apologize for using a bad word on the golf course, a college vending machine offering the day after pill together with condoms and pregnancy kits to students.

Also, DeGeneres and J.C.Penney, Proposition 8 shot down again, a 15 pound Chinese baby born, a whole California school staff transferred because of sex issues, and an interesting bit about Leonardo Da Vinci.

And more.

Join me at 10 in the morning my time tomorrow. Friday. Available for viewing on the Internet world wide. http://www.konkbroadcasting.com/.

Syracuse basketball last night. Watched the game at John Lukas’s new Big Ten Sports Bar. Watched  with Dan and Marty. Don showed up. Nate bartending.

Syracuse beat Georgetown in overtime 64-61. A close one. All the way. Syracuse could have lost.

Syracuse exhibited its unique ability to win the close ones once again. They have not lost yet when the game has been neck and neck going into the last few minutes.

Syracuse’s weakness is consistent. The team is not rebounding. They were out rebounded last night 52-35. Reminds me of days of old when Syracuse could not make a foul shot. Now they make foul shots, but cannot rebound.

Anna was a trooper again last night. Sat through the game with me. Her third basketball game ever.

I watched Kentucky play a couple of nights ago. They are good. Appeared better than Syracuse. Time and chance will tell.

I have to hustle. Another early morning doctor visit. Gets frustrating after a while.

Enjoy your day!

Yesterday…..spectacular!

Lunch the high point.

My neighbors Andrew, Jazz and baby Kai were to join us for lunch. Anna cooking her good Milanese food. Jazz, a Zurich transplant, anxious to enjoy it. Milan and Zurich are not far apart. They enjoy the same style cuisine.

Twenty month Kai never showed. His parents left him home with a baby sitter. I was disappointed. Kai was present at two previous lunches. We had become friends. I laid out some of Robert and Ally’s old toys on the oriental carpet in the living room for him. A good host am I, even to a twenty month old!

Lunch was outstanding! Absolutely!

Anna prepared many dishes. She had three separate servings. She wanted the meal to be enjoyed Milanese style. It is impossible for me to describe the dishes. There were many. It would take reams to do them justice. Let me describe the lunch thusly…..It could not have been better!

Jazz brought the dessert. Apple strudel Swiss style. With a delicious white sauce.

A little wine.

It was a party!

The conversation was terrific. How could it not be. Anna with her world travel stories. Jazz with her European tales. Even Andrew is a bit of a world traveler and made his contribution. Mine was minimal. I have only traveled to Europe on two occasions. A month in Italy and a week in London.

Later in the afternoon when we were alone, Anna decided to swim in my pool. I stepped outside to see her. She was suddenly very apologetic. For not wearing a bathing cap. Odd! Turns out that in Italy it is against the law for any one, male or female, to swim in a pool without a bathing cap. For health reasons. Anna says one can be arrested for so doing.

I told Anna not to worry. I would not report her to the Key West police.

I was full from lunch. No dinner last night. A quick stop at the Chart Room for a drink and then back home.

Tonight Syracuse basketball. Georgetown v. Syracuse at 7. The sports writers say it will be a test for Syracuse. Syracuse is # 2 nationally. Georgetown # 12. Syracuse has lost 1 game thus far this season. Georgetown 4.

I plan on watching the game at John Lukas’ Big Ten Sports Bar. Dan and Lisa from Skaneatles will be joining me. Also, Marty from the Syracuse area. We will be whopping it up for Syracuse!

Enjoy your day!

Yesterday started with an early morning doctor visit. Just to have blood drawn.

I was hungry. Required to fast for the test. Decided to try Blossom’s for breakfast.

I have not been to Blossom’s in at least two years. The food part then was being operated by the former owner of Paradise Cafe. The best Cuban toast and sandwiches in Key West! I stopped going because there was no air flow inside. No vents, no windows open. My clothes smelled like a smoke stack when I would leave.

There are apparently new owners. I did not see my friend of yesteryear. There was a small vent. Two windows wide open. The problem no longer existed.

The quality of the food the same. The best! I shared a Cuban toast and a cheese tomato toast with Anna. Good! I will be returning soon.

Blossom’s is located on White Street, just off Eaton.

It was gym time again with Courtney in the afternoon. I survived. I am getting better. Three weeks ago when I began I was pumping 20 pounds. Yesterday 80.

Stopped into Don’s Place for a glass of water afterwards. Rob and Russ at the bar. Boomer bartending.

Russ is an avid St. John fan. We talked about the Syracuse/St. John game.

Then home for a long nap. I was tired. I continue to be tired. That is why I took the blood test in the morning.

Dinner last night was at Pepe’s. Anna loved it. Home cooked food. I had a half of a barbecued chicken with mashed potatoes buried in gravy. The plate overflowing.

A big lunch today.

My neighbors are coming for lunch. Andrew, Jazz and Kai. Jazz is from Switzerland. Anna lives in northern Italy, just a stone’s throw from Zurich where Jazz worked.

Anna started cooking last night. The meal and conversation are guaranteed to be excellent. I am looking forward to Andrew and family’s visit.

Enjoy your day!

Terrific day yesterday. I did nothing.

Rain and the game determined yesterday’s activities.

It poured big time all day. Sufficiently so, that there was no desire to leave the house.

Last night the game! What a game! Exciting!

Otherwise, I laid around and ate. Anna prepared foods for me off and on all day. She is a fantastic cook. I suggested to her we should open an Italian restaurant in Key West. Key West already has some great ones. Like La Trattoria and Antonio’s. A Milanese restaurant would be a step above both.

I start today with a doctor visit. Have to give blood for testing. No food or drink till after the test. I will probably have breakfast afterwards at Blossom’s. Coffee and Cuban toast.

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Am I late with the blog this morning!

I did not sleep well during the night. Made up for it by sleeping later this morning.

Another Syracuse win yesterday! Syracuse decimated St. John. It was expected, however. Syracuse was supposed to win and decisively. So no gloating involved.

The next game is against Georgetown next Wednesday. Supposed to be a test for Syracuse.

I watched the St. John game at the Sports Page Bar. Anna joined me. She is a trooper. Never saw a basketball game before 10 days ago. Now has seen three. I am not sure she is enjoying the experience. Tonight she will see her first American football game. Football in Italy and Europe is soccer. Anna has never seen our kind of football.

Two friends from previous years showed up to watch the game with me at the Sports Page Bar.

Marty. Marty lives near Syracuse. Comes to Key West during the season to work. He is a handy man.

Dan showed up. A nice guy. Runs a restaurant in Skeneatles. Dan is here for a month. He and his wife rented a house around the corner from Don’s Place. They were in Don’s the other night and visited with Kurt who was bartending. I had introduced them to Kurt at Aqua one evening last season.

It was good to have these two back. They will be joining me for the Georgetown game which I will be watching at John Lukas’ Big Ten Sports Bar. John’s turn.

The cupboard was really bare! A visit to Publix was in order.

Publix was strange. The same people normally do the same things all the time. The same job day in and day out.

Not yesterday. The man who stocks the yogurt and cheeses was at the other end of the store refilling the frozen food refrigerators. A man who has worked the checkout counter for years was bagging. All strange.

I spoke with several of the employees. The consensus was that as long as THEY pay me, I will work anywhere. I sensed a bit of unhappiness.

Dinner was an experience again last night. Why go out to eat! Anna is going crazy preparing northern Italian dishes for me.

Last night it was pasta with carbonata sauce. The sauce to die for!

Must tell you what was in it. Start with two teaspoons of virgin olive oil in the frying pan. Then take 1 slice of bacon. Cut away all the fat. Cut the remaining bacon into small cubes. Golden the bacon in the oil. Then remove the bacon. Two eggs. Yolks only. Whites went down the drain.

Then add to the frying pan grated parmesan cheese. Technically, a cheese made from sheep’s milk is to be used. However, Publix had none. Add two teaspoons of milk cream.

Then the grand finale. Add 1 teaspoon of the water the pasta was cooked in. Throw the golden bacon bits in. Add black pepper. Heat a bit further and pour over the pasta, which last night was pennes.

Wow! The taste! The texture! Yes, sauce can have a texture. Cannot be adequately described. I wish every one could enjoy it.

As a side dish, a whole sweet potato each. I know. All the carbs! But I have lost 5 pounds since Anna has been here. I suggested she buy sweet potatoes since they are purportedly healthier than white ones. Last night we had sweet potatoes.

Anna microwaved the potatoes. When she sliced them open after cooking, she was surprised that the potatoes were orange in color. In Italy, they are white. She has also spent time in Venezuela where she says they are white, also.

We are probably eating a hybrid sweet potato here in the U.S. Perhaps so colored to conform to Thanksgiving.

Super Bowl tonight! A big deal! I am going to watch it from the comfort of my home. A glass or two of gin and some Milanese food. No hamburgs or pizza for me tonight.

Anna has seen her first basketball games this trip. Tonight, her first American football game. Football is big in Italy and the rest of Europe. However, it is soccer which is called football by the Europeans.

Ten in the morning here. Overhead, gray. A light drizzle. If it does not clear in the next two hours, I suspect it will be like that all day.

Enjoy your Sunday! Enjoy the Super Bowl!

Terrific Internet show yesterday!

Anna was a winner! I received a ton of emails and telephone calls regarding her. She made an excellent guest.

I did two segments with Anna. Intended to do only one. However, she was so interesting, I opted to continue.

The interview was a bit difficult for Anna. Her English is not perfect. Both understanding and speaking are problems. But she could grasp enough and express herself well. I doubt any one was aware of her struggle.

Anna is a world traveler. She took us from Milan to France to Switzerland to Germany to England to Saudi Arabia to Venezuela. She knows money. Economics. She explained the euro crisis from her perspective. Her Saudi Arabia observations were funny.

It was the gym for me in the afternoon. A work out with Courtney. His 46th birthday.

Speaking of birthdays, it was Corey’s birthday also yesterday. His 49th.

We partied at Lisa’s. Corey’s parents in. The grandkids all excited.

I bought Corey one of those water shirts. A Columbia. At Orvis. Corey liked it. He put it on and wore it through dinner.

I did not go out after dinner. I continue to be tired. It was home to bed for me.

Syracuse basketball today! Syracuse plays St. John at noon at Madison Square Garden.

Syracuse should win. But…..you never know in the Big East. St. John almost beat Duke the other night.

I will be watching at the Sports Page Bar. I now have divided loyalties. The Sports Page Bar and John Lukas’ Big Ten Sports Bar. The next game will be at John’s place.

It will be interesting talking with Russ after the game. Russ is a former New Yorker and a St. John fan. He will probably be working while the game is on. Russ is the chief chef at The Strip House. A very fine place for steak in Key West. I believe it to be the best place for steak.

Key West is packed with tourists. The season is beginning. The streets crowded. Traffic a bit slower. Every one having a great time. As it should be.

Enjoy your day!

Friday again!

Which means the Key West Lou Legal Hour. 10 AM my time. Available on the Internet world wide.

Join me!

Interesting show. Great topics. Even a guest this morning. Anna Martinengo from Milan, Italy is joining me. A knowledgeable person with some informative insight to world events.

In addition to my time with Anna, I shall discuss such topics as no smoking in parks, why our dishwasher dishes no longer sparkle, a New York City system that screws taxpayers big time, an Oklahoma senator that wanted to ban the use of fetuses in food, George Soros’ prediction of riots in the U.S. this year, an Afghan honor killing in Canada, and more.

Lunched yesterday at the Southernmost Beach Cafe. Crowded. Fifteen minute wait for a table. I opted to sit at the bar. Good food and a great view. Those that are in Key West should experience it.

Visited Lisa. Busy, busy. Big Social Suite activity this week. Out of towners in. Much filming and interviews. My girl is doing well!

Manicure time again. Took Anna with me. We had our nails done  at the same time. Interestingly, Anna told me that manicures are not the big deal in Italy as they are here in the United States. Italy’s are quick and no massage. She was impressed and pleased with her American experience.

Fish pills are not all the same. I did not know. I take them daily because of my heart. Dr. McIvor gave me an education on them when we visited this week. The best from his perspective are Blue something. Only sold at the drug store in Publix. Kept behind the counter. Must be requested.

I know why they are kept securely behind the counter. The cost! Expensive! $31 for a 60 pill supply. I must take 4 a day. At that rate I will have to purchase again in two weeks for another $31.

I felt under the weather as the day progressed. Stayed in last night. As a result, I missed Christine Cordone’s gallery showing. I love Christine. Her watercolors, also. I just was not able to make it. Congratulations Christine on what I know had to be an over the top exhibit!

Remember, show time 10 this morning!

Enjoy your day!

Gorgeous this morning.

My day has started with a downer. My cell phone is not working. I forgot to pay the bill. I feel some what like Romney when he says he had periods when he was out of work. My Romney like experience is having my phone service turned off this morning. I wonder if Romney ever had his cell phone turned off for non payment.

Started yesterday with a walk.

Lunch at home. Anna prepared it. Too good to be true! Can she cook!

Saw my heart doctor in the afternoon. I shall live.

Babysat later. Picked up the grandkids at school again. We walked home holding hands. After they had a snack, we played scrabble for a while. They are pretty astute at it. Then we watched TV. Robert and Ally in another room. Me in the living room. Our viewing tastes are different.

Stopped in at Aqua to hear Bobby Nesbitt sing. Fantastic, as usual! A great voice and presence. Anna was with me. Her first time hearing Bobby. She was taken with him.

Mark Watson was at the bar. He joined Bobby for a couple of songs. Mark was with his mother.She is visiting from North Carolina. He introduced me. What a lovely woman! Beautiful. Charming.

Dinner was at the Yacht Club. I had invited Jenna to join us. We had a terrific dinner and some great conversation.

Enjoy your day!

Good morning!

Still gray outside. A typical Key West day anticipated, however. Eighty degrees.

My yesterday started with a visit to the gym. I boxed alone. Hit the big bag. Hit the dummy man.

Enjoyed.

Then to Don’s Place for water. Todd saw me coming in and had the glass poured before I sat down. I quietly read the Key West Citizen.

Don’s Place has a breakfast club. They are lined up at 7 in the morning waiting for the doors to open. Some were still there at 11 when I was sipping my water. Since I now am at Don’s early morning on occasion, some of them appear to believe I am a breakfast club member also. The customers knowingly smile at me. We are becoming friends.

It was still early. Decided it was time for coffee. Went over to my new coffee place, the Plantation Coffee House on Caroline. Browsed through the New York Times.

Lunch and dinner were magnificent yesterday. Anna cooked!

Lamb and a cold pasta salad for lunch. Beef and a baked potato for dinner.

The meals seem to all be cooked the same way. A teaspoon of oil, several different herbs and a touch of butter. Not rich. The oil and butter in very limited amounts. I am convinced it is the herbs that make the meals so delicious. Not one or two, but five or six. Always different. However, sage is big. A constant.

Another interesting thing is the quality of the meat. Generally the cheapest cuts. It is the preparation which softens the meat.

There is one more point of interest. The cooking does not seem to take long. Anna prepares the meals first thing in the morning. Takes about an hour. Then heats them prior to service later in the day.

I babysat for a few hours. Lisa had an outside appointment. Picked Robert and Ally up at school at 3:30. They both ran up to me me crying out Poppa. Followed by a hug and kiss from each. I loved it! Sat with them to just before six when Corey came home.

Romney won Florida. It was a fait accompli after this past week. I am wondering what the impact of this down and dirty primary campaigning will be on voters. At some point, I suspect they may become sick of it and ultimately reject Romney. Not in the primaries. In the general election.

Enjoy your day!