Good things happen. Sometimes take too long. However if a good end is achieved, the wait will have been worthwhile.

So it may have been with the Chart Room.

I was a loyal daily customer for years. Then a new bartender appeared. The worst. Terrible personality. I could not take him nor my favorite bar any longer. I stopped going to the Chart Room. I found the experience sad. However, the bartender forced my hand.

It has been years since I have enjoyed my haunt of old. Now it may change.

Steve told me the Chart Room finally has a new bartender. He and Cindy ceased gong for the same reasons I did. As all of our Chart Room friends did also.. The bartender made it that difficult to attend.

I am confident the word will spread. We will all try out the new guy. Hope he has the proper personality for the position.

I had some necessary things to get done yesterday morning. Still not driving. My “mobile” is the walker.

Steve was good enough to be my wheels again. He drove me everywhere yesterday morning.

First, Dr. Norris’ office. Steve patiently waited for me to finish. Then to Publix to have a prescription filled. Followed by a visit to the County Office Building on White and Truman Streets. My “disabled parking” sticker would run out today. Got a new one.

Steve had to guide me walking, up steps, etc. Open and close the walker for me. A good man!

On this day in 1975, Jimmy Hoffa was reported missing. Never to be heard from again. Thought to be the victim of a Mafia hit.

Today’s heat brings to mind strange truths. One is drinking a hot drink on a hot day can actually cool us off. Why? Sweat is the by product to cooling down.

Shoppers are stressed. Makes no difference to sellers. Most brands are raising prices anyway.

I worry about Social Security. Every day more and more comment about “a new way” for Social Security. Like “savings accounts……privatizing Social Security.”

Why screw around with something that works? Trump and his people are nuts!

Kamala Harris may run for President again in 2028. Why not? She was a “good candidate” in 2004 in spite of losing.

The problem as I see it is whether the U.S. is prepared to elect a female Presidnet. We may still be behind the times.

The EPA has done wonders for climate control. I know. I was an environmental attorney. That is till Donald became President. For some reason, he is opposed to the EPA and wants to end all climate regulations.

A liar of some substance. Pete Hegseth. Rumor has it he is interested in becoming Tennessee governor. Good! Let him screw up one state instead of a nation and the world.

Laura Loomer has had the President’s ear for a long time. Two more adminstration officials are gone after complaints by her. Read the excellent article by Bess Levin in Vanity Fair on the topic.

My clothes are washed and ironed by the same people who clean my apartment. The past 5 weeks, the clothes have been returned cleaned, but not pressed. Look like hell!

I telephoned the owner of the business yesterday. I am coming up a loser. ICE captured the “ironer” and no one now knows where she is.

John Roberts has had his day as a superior Supreme Court Justice. He has evolved, however. Not in a good way. He has turned into one of the worst Chief Justices in the history of the Supreme Court.

When the quake hit Russia, doctors were performing scheduled surgeries in operating rooms. All handled the problem well. Bless them!

A warning: Christmas food prices will shock! Will be up by at least 6 percent.

Trump continues to make al kinds of deals with other countries. All look good on paper. What will be the reality?

Like gas. The U.S. has promised to supply and other nations to buy more gasoline than the U.S. can supply nor the countries can buy. Yet Trump boasts loudly the good he has accomplished!

Guy DeBoer is at Mackinac Bridge. Bearded and ready to participate in the Chicago Yacht Club Race. The longest fresh water race in the world.

Rum, bar and a long Jimmy Buffett celebration. August brings the late summer in fun to the Keys.

Israel lies re Gaza. Its denials beyond understanding Lacking in righteousness. Lacking in responsibility.

Trump released his plan to revoke birthright citizenship. It’s worse than imagined.

I have not seen the “Sex and the City” sequel. However, I have read many comments. All negative. The claim is it is a “humiliation ritual.” Then why is it not removed from the internet?

I close with a beef comment re the cost of beef.

The cost of beef is astronomical! Beyond reasonable. One reason is responsibility. Four companies make up 80 percent of the beef supply.

Enjoy your day!

I went out last night. Finally! Tuesday Happy Hour at The Grand. Matt bartending.

Steve and Cindy carted me each way. Needed the walker.

It was great to get out. See people again. Especially Jean Thornton and April Gallagher.

Enjoyed small clams in a deep butter sauce with soft bread.

A God is good evening!

Insane asylums were commonplace when I was young. Large major employers. Then there were none.

They may return. It is rumored the White House my bring them back. Hopefully a major accommodation will be provided for Donald Trump.

Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeir is combatting child trafficking In his first two weeks, he recovered 40 children.

A major move is underway to stop eating meat. Especially beef. Beef from cattle that eat grass from the ground. Considered healthy. A great provider of protein. However the move is to produce beef in laboratories. Why, I do not understand.

The U.S. is in trouble. China’s popularity grows while that of the U.S. declines. 

Trump has screwed Texas with cuts in FEMA. Especially food. Graves for the dead, little food for survivors.

England is giving 16 year olds the right to vote. Will the U.S. follow?

Hogseth in the hot seat. He is now described as the “Creme de la Creme of Dysfunction.”

Elizabeth Warren says Trump is truly into a “crypto cash market.”

On this day in 1921, Adolph Hitler became leader of the Nazi Party.

On this day in 1981, Prince Charles married Lady Diana.

Americans want to know what is in the Epstein files. Good, bad or indifferent. If Trump and other prominents played a role, let it be revealed. Such persons should not be our leaders.

Trump wins again with judicial nominees. Three major whistleblowers buried Emil Bove. Nevertheless, his nomination to a federal court seat was Senate approved 50-49.

Major medical day for me monday. Dr. Norris and Nurse Linda visited. Separately. I am improving. Still a  long ways to go.

Tsunami alert issued for U.S. West Coast and Japan after 8.8 magnitude quake. The quake struck off Russian coast. It marked among the top six strongest earthquakes ever recorded.

Beer spas newest wellness trend. Drink a beer while soaking in a tub full of beer. The trend began in Europe and has moved to the U.S.

Mexican dentistry on the rise again. Cheaper than the US. Considerably so. Mexico City has become known as “Molar City.”

Organized hate on the move in the U.S.  A “white only” community. Being organized in Arkansas. Viewed as a “Return to the Land.” Anti-U.S.

What is happening to us?

Florida Lobster Season short term begins today. Two days. Crowded, crazy fun!

Pythons have become a major problem in South Florida. Difficult to eradicate. Florida has come up with a new approach to destroying pythons. Artificial solar powered remote controlled rabbits. Florida hopeful pythons will be fooled.

Time will tell.

Henry Ford was born this date in 1863.

One of the most important dates in American history. This day in 1965. Medicare and Medicaid established. Great aids to American citizens. We must be careful not to permit Trump to destroy them.

I close with a right on observation: Food has become a memory in Gaza.

Enjoy your day!

An unusual occurrence. This year’s Hemingway Look-Alike a Key Wester. Tim Stockwell. Congratulations Tim!

The most fit city in the U.S. is Arlington, Virginia. First in personal health and community environment. High in physical activity. Low in smoking. Strong access to parks and recreation. Many health forward infrastructures.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born this day in 1929.

Today’s nylon toothbrush did not come along till the 1930s. Various other instruments were used in the thousands of years prior thereto.

Trump fumes as the Epstein scandal dominates the headlines. He is upset because in all likelihood, his name will be prevalent when the records are released.

Trump has turned FEMA into a disaster. Great things have gone wrong under his tutelage. He delays too long in responding to help requests and he plays favorites.

Scots dislike Trump. In spite of his golf courses.

They are protesting his visit with wit, bite and bagpipes. He is not the “MAN” he thinks he is.

Trump likes to cite specific numbers to bolster his claims. They are often wildly improbable or just impossible. Like $1.99 for a gallon of gas and 1,500 per cent in price cuts.

The intensity of a person’s walk pace helps, even for older adults. Using a walker where needed helps. I know. I have been using one in recent months.

Question raised in yesterday’s New York Times: Did Columbia’s deal with Trump save its stature or sacrifice it? No question. Total sacrifice! Wrapped in shame!

A Denver pastor and his wife face charges in a “God Injured” cryptering scheme.

Pastor Eligio Regaladon and his wife Kathryn spent more than $1 million of investor funds on home renovations, plane tickets and au par services. The pastor and his wife have been charged with 40 counts of theft, security fraud, and racketeering. They raised $3.4 million of which $1.3 was used for their personal benefit.

The pastor said he went into the crypto finances because of the Lord. He claims “the Lord told him to do it.”

Ancient/old artifacts acquire a value. An interictally shaped grasshopper from a boy king’s tomb has been valued at $675,000.

What has happened to America? The America I grew up under and have lived in for 90 years? We must wake up and shape up. We cannot continue as we have under Trump.

Nepal is a country where 76 percent of cars sold are electric Now! Why?

A new dress look abounds. Back packing. World Wide. Why not? A new look.

An Albert Einstein quote: “The most important thing is to not stop questioning.”

The area near Athens, Greece, is under fire. A wild one. People have been told to evacuate their homes. Firefighters are described to be involved in a “Titanic Battle.”

Trump and others attacked Biden near the end of his term for alleged cognitive decline. Now Trump appears to be suffering from the same and is nowhere near the end of his term.

Woe is we!

Enjoy your day!

Israel be shamed. The people who were crucified and vilified during World War II are treating Gaza in a similar fashion today. For the same reason. NO REASON!

Meals are lacking. Nurses fewer and fewer. Starvation rampant. Babies first bones and then dying. 

Why? Does not make sense.

Where is the U.N.? The U.S.? The free world? More than words are required.

The cost to renovate the “free plane” from Qatar remains unknown. Free is not free in this instance. The cost will be in the billions. And in the end, the plane will not belong to the U.S. It will become the property of Trump’s Library in 2029. 

There is an anti-Italian trend that pops up occasionally in the U.S. Unwarranted. Nevertheless still occurs.

I recall the anti-Italianism during World War II. I was only 5-10 years old. It was there. Initially Italy had been our enemy when it sided with Germany in World War II. The animosity and ill will continued for years thereafter. I recall having to fight almost every day during lunch hour or after school because I was of Italian extraction. Not just me. All Italo-Americans.

The fighting became a way of life. I came to dislike/hate many of those who opted to pick on me. Yet I and other Italians faced up to it and met the “enemy” blow for blow.

Italians were not merely disliked. They were treated as if Negro Americans. In school and employment. For many years following the war.

In my 90 years, I have seen this anti-Italianism repeated frequently.

Most recently, in Newton, Massachusetts. A somewhat affluent community. Composed of nine ethnic groups, Italians one of them. The Italian one known as Nonantum.

The Italian heritage has been obvious and significant in the 90 years. It has been recognized in a number of ways. The Italian community, stores, restaurants, Churches, community support, etc. Part of the team. However every now and then groups of anti-Italians would opt to defecate on their neighbors.

Adams Street runs through Newton. Its center road markings the three colors of the Italian flag: Red, white and green. For all years to honor Italo-American residents. A new adminstration decided to remove the Italian colors. Replaced the 3 colored line with a green line alone.

Italians were highly irritated. Insulted.

Newton also has an Italian festival once a year. For 90 years and more. Sponsored by the St. Mary of Carmen Society. Highly successful. A statue of the Blessed Mother carried down the middle of the street. Catholics walking behind carrying candles. Catholics from most states and Canada visiting to participate. The event 3 days. Food booths and musical stands galore. A religious and lay party time.

I am familiar with such a festival. We had two in Utica. One was the Feast of Saints Cosmo and Damien. Two Italian brothers of old who healed the sick. Stands galore. Italian foods of all kinds. Several bands located on corners. And the march behind the Blessed Mother. 

My grandmother made the walk every year barefoot in thanks to Mary’s response to her prayers that my grandfather not die when he came down with the flu 1n 1918 from which millions were dying. I walked with my grandmother, though wore shoes. I carried a cross also. One year my Cousin Maurice and I ran a stand. We ate more than we sold.

The Utica feast continues to this day. I occasionally think of it with a guilt feeling. It has been years since I have attended one. I might add that our home was on the direct path of the parade and right in the middle of the entire festival.

The anti-Italianism continued for many years. In college, my recollection is there were only two Italians on my dorm floor. Frank Ravioli and me. The school roomed us together.

I met a New York City young lady. She was a day hop at Mount St. Vincent College. Invited me to Sunday dinner. She and her family were Irish. During dinner, her father referred to Italians as “Niggers.” I politely challenged him. That was the end of the young lady and me.

I had no intention of returning to Utica to practice law following graduation. I was fairly smart and was offered a position with a major Washington, D.C. firm which I accepted. On the day I graduated from college, I wrote a letter to the firm withdrawing my acceptance. I had decided to return to Utica to practice. It was the family thing in me that motivated such a move. I was not aware how difficult it would be to get a Utica job.

The prominent Utica firms were anti-Italian. Italian lawyers were expected to be general practitioners. Do wills, real estate closings, criminal work and the like. None of the big stuff. Big stuff was bank and insurance work.

I could not get the type of job I wanted because of my Italian heritage. I ended up working for a female lawyer for the first year doing divorce work. Which I forever hated thereafter.

It took a while. However I ended up with my own major firm doing insurance work across the breath of New York State from Albany to Buffalo with offices in Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and Albany. When I got deeply into environmental work, I had to open a New York City office also.

Much more to write about today. However I have rambled too long already.

Enjoy your Sunday!

I have grown two beards in my lifetime. One 20 years ago. My most recent over the past four months.

The one 20 years ago inadvertently removed at that time. I intended to trim the beard. My mid was elsewhere. I did not realize I had shaved half my face clean till the deed had been accomplished. What I was thinking, I know not. A trim turned into a disaster. No choice left except to shave the other half of my face completely also.

Never wore a bead since then.

My 58 days in four hospitals recently and additional time getting well gave birth to a new beard. A good sized one.

I decided to keep it. Trimmed, of course. From heavy down to 1/8th an inch. Took forever. Was difficult to accomplish. Got it done, however. Correctly so. Looks terrific. Especially with the short neatly trimmed haircut Lori gave me this past week.

I must say that weighing 100 pounds less and with the short hair and beard, I appear a new man.

Let’s hope I do not become forgetful in the near future and remove half the beard without realizing it!

“We have so much more coming in from tariffs that a little rebate for people of a certain income level might be very nice.” Trump talking to himself. Trying to sell an erroneous bill of goods to the American public. To this day, he does not understand how tariffs work!

Seeded watermelons may be returning. Why? Who needs them? I, and I assume many other, prefer seedless everything.

A portion of the Mallory Square wharf soon to be reopened. The barricade will be moved closer to the water to allow for foot traffic only.

Re Abraham Lincoln, he had big feet. Wore a size 14 shoe. Also, he spoke with a high pitched voice.

The U.S. Postal System was established July 26, 1775 by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin was the first Postmaster.

I don’t know how Ghislaine Maxwell can help herself even by answering every question asked. Her conduct in conning young girls into sex with older men bars any assistance for her.

Trump and Powell met in the Federal Reserve. Now Trump is praising Powell. Does the meeting alone bespeak a warming between the two?

Enjoy your day!

The last couple of days have been interesting. Screw ups galore!

It began two days ago. I thought I needed a new driver’s license. Mine had expired on my birthday July 6. I had Steve drive me to the place to renew. Near the original Publix. A one hour wait. Not comfortable. Chairs hard. Between the heart surgeries last year and the abdominal blood leak this year, I lost considerable weight. From around 260 pounds down to 161. Meant no ass flesh. I was now sitting on anal bone.

When my turn came, I walked to my spot, explained my recent 58 day stay in 4 hospitals, how my license had expired, etc. The attendant checked my license. She said…..Still good! Does not expire till 2028. I had improperly read my license. Thought it expired this year on my birthday.

All ok, except I had a very sore ass!

Today another screw up day of sorts. Needed Steve again. Still not driving. Needed a haircut. At least 4 months since the last one. He drove me to Blown Away and Lori. Using a walker to get around.

Lori did a magnificent job! Took 4 months of wild hair and basically shaved it all off. Unfortunately, Lori does not do beards. This I knew. My next stop was Steve driving me to CVS on Stock Island. I needed to buy a beard shaver. Thirty five dollars later, I had one. 

We then drove down the street to Roostica for lunch on me.

I enjoyed a tender piece of mozzarella buried in a green pesce sauce covered with thin slices of prosciutto. I also ordered a side dish of thick slices of toasted bread soaked in butter. Delicious! I wanted Steve to enjoy it also. He ordered spaghetti and meatballs. Since neither of us drink any longer, it was diet Pepsis for the two of us.

The meal was excellent! Our company good!

Called Corey when I got home. Wanted him to stop by to show me how to shave my beard. He came by about an hour later with Lisa. In between, I fell again. This time in my mall abode. My ass and wheeled desk chair did not meet. When I went to sit, I ended up on the floor banging my right temple, right elbow and right hip. It was my hip that concerned me.

Lisa chastised me of course for falling. Like I did it on purpose. Still sore this morning. No serious damage. I called nurse Nancy Brown and ran it by her. I will be in touch with Dr. Norris this morning.

I still have to shave. A four month beard. Going to trim. Want to wear a short beard for a while.

Sad news this morning. Hulk Hogan died at 71. An occasional Key West visitor. Good friend to Bobby Mongelli.

News indicates Trump an unwelcome traveler through Scotland at the moment. He is visiting his golf clubs. Scots do not like him. Soon most Americans will dislike him.

Uber is now going to permit female drivers. Ask and you will receive.

If you get a parking ticket in a foreign country, expect to pay it in the U.S. Italian tickets being honored here now.

Gaza a disgrace. Starvation rampant. Something has to be done. How would the Jews feel if the situation were reversed?

In Belgium, 90 year olds have forgotten bingo. They prefer dancing!

Columbia University has agreed to pay Trump a $200 million fine. Cowards! Universities should stand and fight! 

Egypt not the home of oldest mummies. It is Chile by 2,000 years!

Trump and Murdoch/Wall Street Journal in a $10 billion defamation lawsuit initiated by Trump. Doesn’t this guy ever give up?

Florida sucks when it comes to book censorship. It is the number one state in book censorship.

Will let you know tomorrow how today’s shaving works out.

Enjoy your day!

Trump takes care of his own. FEMA gets special attention in Texas. First served. Other States required to wait. Not fair, not right.

Trump wants to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump: First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.

John F. Kennedy earned the title. What has Melania done to deserve it?

Ulysses S. Grant died this day in 1885.

Paul Corcoran one lucky individual! He won 2 $1 million Powerball Lottery prizes at one time.

Key West on track to becoming quicker to get to. SPIRIT Airlines will begin running one way flights each way Fort Lauderdale / Key West in November. Cheap! $79 one way. Why drive 4-5 hours?

Speaker Mike Johnson plans to send House members home early to avoid giving Democrats the opportunity to raise Jeffrey Epstein issues. Delay and avoidance. However the exposure will come at some point. Then the Trump surprise! Will it even be a surprise by that time?

Scottie Scheffler continues to he the hottest golfer around. Won the British Open over the weekend.

Ellen De Genres says she moved to the U.K. Because of Donald Trump! She id not want to live under him any further.

The military occupied Los Angeles for 40 days. All they did was deal with one person.

Strange! Wrong! ICE lawyers are hiding their names in Immigration Court.

Even stranger! The FBI and Big Ag are treating animal rights activists as bioterrorists.

Enjoy your day!

This morning one of those days. 

I could not sleep. Awake since 2. Opted to do an early blog. Finished it at 6. Published it. Screwed up somehow. Did not publish. Disappeared. No matter what I tried, I could not find it.

Decided to skip today. However here it is 10 am and I have decided to redo the blog. You can tell I have nothing better to do.

We have been warned. Hurricane risks escalating. With the weather so hot, it may very well be the case that at some point hurricane season at its worst may be upon us.

I sense perhaps another Irma. Might give me a chance to do another Irma and Me.

My concern and that of many others is that a worse type of hurricane season confronts us. The problem involves insurance carriers. Too many natural disasters. They are running low on money. As a result homeowners and businesses are getting screwed. Insurance companies have been seeking every possible way to turn down claims. People are not being properly compensated. Lawsuits galore. People are rebuilding with their own bucks. Some settling way short. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

I sense I may be writing another novel. Another Irma. However with a much different twist. I hope not. However’ it seems such may be the case.

Trump and the Wall Street Journal have been “friends” forever. Now a breach in the relationship. Trump has declared war on the Journal. Banned the Wall Street Journal from the pool on the Scotland trip.

All has to do with the Epstein story and its publication. Trump has sued the Journal also for defamation re its publication of the story.

It now appears we elected Trump for the second time so he might exercise his power to sue in a retaliatory fashion. What a waste!

Trump continues to reflect he has a common foe: The new media.

Trump may regret having taken on Harvard. A hearing took place before Federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs yesterday in Boston. The atmosphere and questioning of the hearing indicated Trump is going to take a beating. A lawyer for Harvard called Trump’s case against it “cooked up.” The Judge appeared to agree. Judge Burrough’s decision will be interesting. I support a gigantic slap in the face for Trump.

One of Donald’s problems is he get his nose in where it does not belong. Like renaming the Washington NFL team. Trump wants it to be called the “Commanders.” Owners, etc. are happy to remain with “Redskins.”

Has Trump nothing better to do?

Trump officials are being accused of defying one in three court decisions involving the President. Defamation being charged. Three claims being made: Trump’s people defuse, delay and are dishonest. A weakening of the U.S. legal system

Vanity Fair has an excellent article titled “The Godfather Presidency: “How Trump’s Government Style Mirrors the Mob of Yesteryear”.

Mike Johnson lacking in Speaker perfection. A loser at best. Doing well with a very thin margin.

He first said everything Epstein should be public: Put it on the table! Then voted “No” to revealing election information.

Epstein’s girls were young. Generally 16 or less. Airport staff failed to comment. One reason given was that Epstein “tipped well.”

U.S. public bathrooms leave much to be desired. We are ranked in the 30th percentile worldwide. Proud we should be!

Throne Labs is coming up with a new system which in effect will make U.S. johns reflect cleanliness is next to Godliness.

The “heat” is astronomical. I’m surprised more people are not getting sick.

A bit of Keys History.

In 1953, because of pressure from the U.S. Navy, Key West outlawed B-girls from certain local bars. The Navy feared for its young sailors.

In 1907, the Key West Post Office began delivering mail three times a day: Beginning at  7:30 am, 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm.

In 1943, the U.S. Navy Blimp K-74 was shot down by the German submarine U-134 about 50 miles southeast of Marathon. With the exception of one, the crew was recovered.

Enjoy your day!

Expect higher food prices in August. Thank you, Donald. Keep playing the tariff game and screwing the American public while doing so.

Certain items which will increase price wise include orange juice, virgin olive oil, avocados, imported beer, broccoli, strawberries, tomatoes, corn, snap beans, cabbage and imported wine.

RFK Jr. ruining the government. He has his eyes aimed on running for President in 2028. God help us!

A quote that remains with us: “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

Trump says “left lunatics” won’t be satisfied with Epstein revelations.

Heat reached 110 degrees in Central Florida on Saturday.

Today a significant one in history…..7/20/1969. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Two hundred thousand miles from Earth…..”One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

My Father and I watched the event together.

Everything comes to an end. The U.S. Army is getting rid of its ceremonial horse units within the next year. Senior military leaders at five forts will have one year to transfer, adopt out or donate the horses under their commands.

Trump directing the blame for the Epstein crisis. He wants Pam Bondi to take blame for the crisis.

A 300 foot loggerhead sea turtle was found stuck in beach rocks at the Refuge Beach near Stuart, Florida. Took 4 men to remove the turtle so it faced the ocean and was able to return to it.

Sloppy Joe’s Hemingway Look-Alike Contest returns July 23-July 27.

Fred Klein working on the “Road Trip” from the movie Animal House. Should be interesting!

Key West freshman tennis star Andrei Lekene is in France playing in ten tennis tournaments. He wants to sharpen his game for the upcoming season.

Conservatives are conscience of their own tax cuts.

The U.S. Supreme Court is enabling Presidential Overreach wrongly so!

Trump continues to destroy the EPA from within.

Trump’s next EPA move: Making it harder to avoid getting cancer from Roundup.

I have not written for several days. Under the weather. Trying to kick back. Endurance the problem.

Enjoy your day!

It is taking forever to get better. First 58 days in 4 different hospitals. Now 3 weeks home. Everything has to do with my hemoglobin. I developed an abdominal blood leak which appears not to have corrected yet. Corrects itself, then leaks again.

In the last 5 weeks, my hemoglobin has fluctuated from the 60’s to 12.2. Up and down. Erratic.

I am thrilled with the 11.9. The key for men is 12.5. Two weeks ago I was 12.2. Hooray! The dropped to 10.6. A leak. Now up to 11.9.

Dr. Norris believes I was sick so long that it may take 3-6 months to fully recover. Whatever. I hope so. This up and down is not healthy. It leaves me generally tired. If in bed, I’m fine. Walk 20 feet and exhausted. No endurance.

As predicted yesterday, New Jersey and New York City battered by heavy rains and flash floods. Instant flooding caused by heavy rains swept the northeast yesterday. New Jersey declared a state of emergency. New York City subways flooded.

Planes, subways and vehicles affected. Climate change the cause. From Texas to New York City.

Pennsylvania affected also.

Andrew Cuomo running in New York City Mayor’s race as an independent. He could win!

Trump booed at FHA World Cup Final when U.S. National Anthem played.

Heavy rain South Florida this morning. Pouring now. Expected to do so for about 3 hours. Rain being described as a “drenching downpour.”

Ticks popping up everywhere. Why? Northeast U.S. the worst. Emergency rooms being kept busy.

Many federal workers confused. Fired, rehired, fired again.

Federal courts confusing the government. Supporting Trump when they should not be. Makes for inconsistency in government.

Taiwan is rapidly developing as a “problem child” for the rest of the world. Slowly manifesting itself as the next world problem.

Trump’s next tariff threat is an additional 100 percent tariff on Russia. On top of those already imposed.

The Iraq region is a sexual disgrace. Isis has become a global se market. Every 26 seconds, a child is sold globally.

A “good thing” in life is being celebrated. Krispy Kreme enjoys its 88th birthday July 18th. One dozen donuts only 88 cents!

Enjoy your day!