It was a different Sunday. Instead of pro football at Don’s Place, I watched the Key West Pops dress rehearsal at the Tennesee Williams Theater.

Spectacular!

I was relegated to the dress rehearsal because I did not buy a ticket in time. The show was sold out for last night. It did not make a difference. A dress rehearsal means dress. Every one attired as if performing in the for pay show, except the orchestra.

Their were about 20 of us sitting in the audience.

Terri White was outstanding! A true professional!

Some of Donna’s family were there also. Her six month old grandson and two year old granddaughter behaved perfectly.

I hope some of you had the opportunity to see the show last night. If you did, you were part of a remarkable evening!

Speaking of Terri, today is her birthday! Happy birthday, love!

We are having a small dinner party tonight for Terri. Just Terri, Donna and me. Donna is doing the prep work. Stone crabs!

After the Pops, I returned home to do my Amazon Kindle legal blog. The Philadelphia story! A horror! Man’s inhumanity to man in the twenty first century. After you think you have seen and heard it all, a new heinous crime is announced to the world.

Sunday dinner last night at Lisa’s with the family. Read the Sunday papers, watched some football and enjoyed the grandkids.

I am babysitting today. Ally is a bit under the weather.

We will see who babysits who. It will depend on just how ill she is.

Enjoy your day!

Casey struck out again yesterday!

Syracuse lost!

Villanova over Syracuse 83-72. The #7 ranked team in the country beat the #3 ranked team.

Two consecutive losses for Syracuse.

Boeheim was correct. Syracuse is the most over rated team in the country. Now. But will not be at the end of the season. So Boeheim predicts. So I believe.

Syracuse was down 14 points and came back to be only 4 behind with 2 minutes to play. But victory was not to be.

I was impressed with Villanova’s shooting. Especially the 3s. They were deadly! It might have been a different result had Villanova missed a few. But, it was their day!

I watched the game at the Sports Page Bar. Me and my new found friend Marty from Oneonta. Marty does plaster boarding and masonary work. Knows Utica. Buys from Cavo Brothers and Urbaniks. A nice guy. He will be returning north in two weeks. He is not looking forward to the weather.

Speaking of the weather, it was cold yesterday. I wore a sweatshirt and shorts. It was not a shorts day. The sweatshirt was not enough. Needed my leather jacket.

By day yesterday, the temperature was 67. With a cold wind from the north.

It really got cold last night! Right now the temperature is only 53 degrees. With the wind still blowing in. It is coming from the northeast. Which means off the Atlantic. The weather report says only 10 mph per hour. I don’t believe it. Has to be at least 20-30. My palm trees are bending!

After the game, I went to the gym. I have not been diligent of late with my exercise. It was good to return. I especially enjoy the boxing.

Afterwards, I went next door to Don’s Place for a glass of water and to talk to friends. Must have been an in between time for the drinkers. Only 2 people there and I did not know them.

The way the wind was howling last night, I decided to stay in. Had a light dinner and spent the evening writing. This writing thing is becoming engrossing. It will be interesting to see what I produce. Even I am curious as to the the final product!

Today will not be a normal Sunday. Terri is singing with the Key West Pops tonight. I waited too long to buy a ticket. The show is sold out. There is a dress rehearsal at 1:30 this afternoon. Terri said come to the dress rehearsal. She will leave my name at the door.

My afternoon will be spent listening to some great music.

At some point either this morning or after the show, I have to do today’s Key West Lou Law blog for Amazon Kindle. Today’s subject matter will deal with two heinous crimes which occurred this week in the United States. One at each end of the country. Disgusting. Twenty first century crimes. The type of wrongdoing that never would have occurred in days gone by.

My friend Jim Brown has expressed himself once more on Facebook. Love his use of the English language. Jim was born and raised in Scotland. His Scottish brogue is reflected in his speech. He now lives on the island of Crete in Greece. I am sure they love him there!

Jim’s gem: “…still top of the world today…so off oot for a wee walk in the glorious sunshine.”

Marty! Where are you? You are missed!

Enjoy your Sunday folks!

Another terrific radio show yesterday! Love doing it! Excited you enjoy it!

I was surprised at the topic which received the most post show comment. Missouri and strip clubs. Missouri is attempting to close down strip cluibs. A moralistic as well as legal endeavor. I made mention amongst other things of the plight of a strip club working girl.

I wrote a lengthy piece on the issue for my Amazon Kindle legal blog also yesterday.

KONK 1500 AM is slow in publishing the archiving of its shows. This week two additional shows were made available for viewing on demand. They involve my radio shows of 3 and 4 weeks ago. Sorry, nothing I can do about the delay. If you are interested in viewing them, the internet sites are www.tikilive.com/video/3007 and www.tikilive.com/video/3008.

After the show, I headed for the Coffee House. Sat in my usual chair. A green wingback inside. Sipped coffee and read the New York Times.

Met Lisa and Robert for lunch. Goldman’s. Shared Robert’s cheeseburger. Delicious!

Spent two hours at home afterwards working on yesterday’s Key West Lou Law article for Amazon Kindle.

Cupboard was bare again. Headed to Publix. Love Publix! Love shopping! I know. A lot of you ladies will say I can do your shoppiong since I enjoy it so much.

Donna was in bed all day. Sick. A bug. Terri had two separate rehearsals for the Key West Pops show which is scheduled for Sunday night. The house was quiet. One in bed and the other out all day.

I have been on a low carb diet. Struggling with the last 4 pounds to make a total of 30 lost. I was reading a book Thursday night on low carb eating. It said there was a low carb ice cream. Breyer’s Low Carb. Only 4 carbs. I bought it!

A real treat! It has been more than 4 months since I have had ice cream. I have been dying for it! Tasted pretty good, too. Whatever the ice cream might have lacked in taste, the mind made up for it.

Today, Syracuse basketball! At noon. I will watch at the Sports Page Bar. Syracuse plays Villanova. Another tough game. Villanova is a top ten ranked team also. Syracuse should win. They are playing at home, Joseph will be back and the team will be anxious to make up for last week’s defeat by Pitt.

Enjoy your day!

Yesterday was a January mid winter Key West day like no other!

It was summertime!

Perfect weather! Warm, sunny with just a touch of humidity.

Today is the day! Friday! Friday means the Key West Lou Legal Hour. On the radio in Cuba and the Florida Keys. KONK 1500 AM. Available worldwide via the internet. www.konkam.com.

At 10 o’clock this morning!

Comments and revelations regarding this week’s news events. Like the $400,000 plus civil verdict involving voyeurism, a case that said it is ok to lie, Israel and a computer vurus that is screwingup the Iranian nuclear program, China and road tolls, Pakistan and the killing of new born babies, an Alabama governor reveals himself, Missouri and strip clubs, 100 plus mobsters arrested, Russian jails and tanning beds, an Afghanistan rights update, Yogi Berra, priests and pedohiles, Amanda Knox, lead, Texas feral hogs, and stoning.

Great topics! Interesting and thought provoking!

I took advantage of the great weather yesterday. Sat outside at the tiki hut by the water. Worked on today’s radio show. Watched the boats go by. Everyone took advantage of the day. Boats were visible on the horizon all day. People fishing and diving.

I even walked. A quick one along the Atlantic at Smathers Beach.

Donna and Terri are here. I did not see much of time. Terri had a rehearsal in the afternoon for her La Te Da show this week. Last night she had another and long rehearsal for the Key West Pops show Sunday night.

Donna and Terri shared an interesting happening with me.

Terri sang last Sunday night at Feinstein’s in New York. After the show, two guests approached Donna and Terri. They introduced themselves. Unfortuantely, my two girls cannot rermember their names. They said they read Key West Lou and were at Terri’s show because I had mentioned it.

Whoever you are, let me know. Thank you for reading me and visiting Terri. I am sure you were pleased with her performance.

It is a small world!

Jean Thornton! Are you out of bed yet? Jean is recoverio ng from leg surgery Monday. She reported on Facebook yesterday that she had a bell. To summon husband Joe when she needed him. I am sure a bell was not needed. Joe loves you so much! He was probbably on top of you all day! Well, not quite.

I am up early this morning because of the radio show. Still dark outside. Pitch black, except for the moon light. And what a moon! A full moon! Big and bright!

Again, my rado show at 10 this morning. Please join me, if you can.

Enjoy your day!

Fog!

Thick!

Like pea soup!

Strange weather. As I said last week when we were engulfed with fog, it is rare! About 5 times in 10 years. No one in Key West understands why. And it is back with us again this morning.

The weather yesterday was spectacular. In the 80s for the second consecutive day.

I played golf. Not a precise statement. I hit the ball. All over. In the woods, in the water, to the right, to the left. Everywhere but straight!

I tired quickly. Seems to be happening every time I play golf. I packed it in after 11 holes. I was beat and had no swing.

My weight is good. My body in the best appearing shape it has been in years. I doctor. Take my medications religiously. Gave up drinking and smoking. Why then am I tired so much?

I went to the doctor. My heart doctor. He thinks it might be the beta blocker. Too much. So he is cutting the dose in half. The beta blocker and my good living have reduced my blood pressure to a point where it is 110/60. Good! Low! There is room for it to go up a bit.

Lets hope the problem is the beta blocker. I have been spending more time in bed than out.

After the doctor, I did my Amazon Kindle legal blog. About Missouri and its attempt to close strip clubs. I was almost done and I lost it! I don’t know how. I must have hit the wrong button. The blog was no where to be found.

I was too tired to do it over. So I will redo it today. My apologies to those of you who subscribe to the legal blog.

I had dinner with Lisa and the family.

When I got home, I said screw it! I went to the refrigerator in the garage and took out the fruit cake. Yes, I did it! I had a peice of fruit cake! A small one. My mind needed it more than my body.

This does not mean the diet is over. Nor that I will consume more fruit cake today. I have plateaued. Still at 26 pounds. Don’t know why. I intentd to stay with the diet till I knock off those last 4 pounds.

I was too tired to go out last night. Missed Larry and Jenna and their show at the Bottle Cap.

Donna and Terri showed up around 9. Flew in from New York. They will be here till next thursday. Terri is a featured singer in the Key West Pops show sunday night.

It is good to have the girls back! Love them! They bring joy and warmth with them.

Donna and Terri shared with me an interesting story involving their trip.

When they got to the New York airport, they assumed they would go through the scanning device and then be gropped. As they were waitng in line to go through security, the group was devided in two. Some went through the x-ray scan and gropping. The other half went through security the old way. Walk through the arch. Donna and Terri walked through the arch.

They were disappointed. They had prepared for the gropping. Neither wore a bra. They were curious to see the security guard’s reaction.

Sometimes you just can’t win!

My concern, and theirs also, is that what happened to them is not the way to operate airport security. If we need scanning and gropping, then so be it. But do it to everyone. It seems dangerous to me to only do it to half the travelers.

Enjoy your day!

What a gorgeous day yesterday!

Perfect!

In the low 80s. Just enough breeze.

Slept with the windows open last night.

Fantastic weather for January! Unusual! January is generally Key West’s cold month. Perhaps it came early. December was cold cold! Remember how I complained!

My day yesterday started with the dentist. More prep work for the February invasion of my mouth. I am not a happy camper about what is to be.

Then I took a walk. My dentist’s office is on Simington, a block off the Atlantic. I left my car in the dentist’s parking lot.

Walked to Duval. Out on the pier. The beach was packed. So were the streets. People laughing. Tourists enjoying themselves.

Then to the Reach. Walked the Reach’s grounds. Followed it up by going through the Southernmost’s grounds. Stopped to say hello to Lisa. She was not in. And back to my car.

A 20 minute walk. No big deal. But nice. One problem, however. I got tired. I think it is my medications. I have a heart doctor appointment on monday and will discuss my suspicions with him.

Stopped at Publix on the way home. Needed a few things. Spent all of $12 and change. Think I buy little because I enjoy going to Publix so much.

Worked on the Amazon Kindle legal blog when I returned home. Took a walk back in history to Teddy Roosevelt.

Even though the walk in the morning tired me, I still went to the gym. A glutton for punishment! A little boxing and the tread mill did not bother me. I don’t understand.

Dinner last night was at Pepe’s. A long time since I have been there. Ate at the bar.

Pepe’s is the oldest restaurant in Key West. Very old. It is claimed the pirates of yesteryear used to meet there and plan their raids on the Spanish galleons.

My friend Jean Thornton is undergoing surgery in Atlanta this morning. Vein stripping. Good luck, Jean! Don’t talk too much after they give you the happy/laughing gas!

Jean is known as the Golden Girl. She and a friend, who is the other Golden Girl, dove many years ago with Mel fisher and found gold and jewels. Her life instantly changed!

Golf this morning. The weather will be perfect. Hope I do not tire after 9 holes.

Tonight, Larry and Jenna and their show at the Bottle Cap.

A good day ahead!

Enjoy your day!

“There is no joy in Mudville…..mighty Casey has struck out!”

Syracuse lost last night! By 8 points. 74-66.

Pitt was the better team. Last night.

My analysis as to why we lost.

Our fabled zone defense failed. A rare occurrence. Pitt kept getting in the middle. Repeatedly. Two Pitt players at a time generally. The end result easy shots. Pitt spotted Syracuse’s weakness and capitalized on it. Big time! I was surprised Boeheim could not come up with a defensive strategy to thwart the situation during the half time.

A strange game. Pitt opened fast. All of a sudden Syracuse was losing 19-0. Then Syracuse came back. A big run, also. Seventeen unanswered points. Score now 19-17. Should have been an even game from that point forward. It was till the last 3 minutes when Pitt just blew us out. And Syracuse still hung in there!

Syracuse seemed to tire. Early on. I thought Syracuse played flat footed. A bit back on their heels. The zip was lacking. Unusual for Syracuse. They are athletes in the finest sense who can generally run up and down the court for forty minutes.

Our star player and high scorer Kris Joseph did not play. He is still recovering from a concussion. Not an excuse. But his not being in the line up does add to the mix.

I am sure Syracuse and Pitt will meet again. Perhaps in the Big East Tournament or March Madness. Whatever, the game would probably have a different outcome.

What a difference a day makes…..

The weather sucked yesterday. Rained most of the day. Last night also.

This morning is lovely! A sunny 76 degrees. Only a slight wind. The water moving along.

I intended to watch the basketball game at the Sports Page Bar. As I was preparing to leave, the wind and rain increased. Howling wind! From the west! I have never seen wind from the west in Key West. Additionally, the rain was monsoon type. Sideways and driven.

TV and the internet reported severe weather coming in. Wind gusts to 45 miles per hour. Possible flooding. I decided to stay in and watch the game at home.

In fact, I spent the whole day at home. It was that kind of day. Overcast and rainy. I occupied myself by writing some bits for Key West Lou Law. My Amazon Kindle legal blog. I also worked on friday’s radio show. The Key West Lou Legal Hour.

This Key West Lou monicker is expanding. It was not planned. It is just happening. I am also working on a book. Looks like we are going to have a Key West Lou series!

Enjoy your day!

A glorious Sunday yesterday!

Typical Key West!

I walked the Atlantic at Smathers Beach in the morning. Then took the sand chair out of the trunk of the car and sat on the beach for a while. Just me, the water and God.

The weather turned last night. It rained heavy all night. Woke me up several times.

This morning it is totaly overcast. More rain is predicted. The temperature however is 72 and will remain in that area all day. The rest of the week is projected as sunny and in the mid 70s. Great Key West weather for mid January!

Jenna showed up at 4. We had to work on Friday’s radio show. She is my producer. A smart woman. Educated and trained in the field of communications.

I dined alone at Hogfish last night. I like the word “dined” for dinner at Hogfish! I bought the Sunday New York Times on the way over. Me and the Times for two hours while picking at hogfish!

I caught the last half of the Jets game. What a turn of events from the last game. Terrific football!

Donna telephoned me from New York late last night. She wanted to tell me about Terri’s show at Feinstein’s. A hit once more! Packed house! Standing ovations!

Love you, Terri!

Today is a one event day. Only one thing of importance. The Syracuse/Pitt basketball game tonight! Two giants meeting! I have no idea who will win. Of course, I want Syracuse to win! But I have no prediction. This is a game of games. Two matched teams colliding.

Syracuse will not be at full strength. Leading scorer Josephs is sidelined with a concussion he received in Saturday’s game. Syracuse has a bench. Young, but a bench never the less. Lets see if they can step up.

I will be at the Sports Page Bar watching the game. Join me, if you can.

Enjoy your day!

Syracuse! Wowie! Big time basketball!

Syracuse decimated Cincinnati yesterday.

I watched the game at the Sports Page Bar. It was all alone by the telephone. I was the only one in the whole bar for the first half of the game. I was the only one watching the Syracuse/Cincinnati game at any time.

Whooped it up all alone!

Monday night is the game of games! Pitt!

Syracuse is undefeated and ranked #4 nationally. Pitt has only one defeat and is ranked #5 nationally. The winner may very well be the best of the best in the Big East!

The game yesterday was at noon. Afterwards, I walked Duval. The weather was perfect. Shorts wearing time again!

Duval was crowded with tourists. Every one appeared to be having a good time. There is something about Key West that brings out a special joy in people.

I have noticed a difference in the last two years on Duval. There are more ice cream shops. There were only two for years. I always wondered why there were not more. I concluded people preferred drinking to ice cream. I was wrong. There are now several ice cream shops and two gelato stores. All doing a thriving business!

I stopped at the Coffee House. A long walk there and eventually back. Sipped coffee and browsed the New York times.

When I returned home, I worked on yesterday’s Key West Lou Law blog on Amazon Kindle. The topic involved video voyeurism. Men sneaking pictures of naked women with hidden videos and cell phones beware! You can go to jail and/or have a healthy dollar award made against you. Just Thursday, a South Florida jury verdict came in for over $400,000 against a landlord who had a hidden video in his 27 year old female tenant’s bedroom.

Someone made me a gift of Kansa City steaks for Christmas. I am still eating them. So good! I stayed in last night and cooked a strip steak.

I also stayed in because I wanted to watch the Miss America contest. My desire in that regard begets my age. I have always found contests of this nature exciting. Not because of the bathing suit portion. Rather it is that these contests are life changing for the winners.

Last night a young lady of 17 won. She is from a town of 8,000 in Nebraska. Who knows what life will now hold for her. She may end up a movie star, a political leader, a corporate CEO or a house wife. Whatever, it is the beginning of the all American dream come true for her.

Sunday! My day!

Meet the Press! Don’s Place!

Jenna and I are meeting at 4. We will be working on Friday’s radio show. Afterwards, I am not sure what I will be doing.

Terri White! Star of stars! My friend! Tonight she appears at Feinstein’s in New York City. Break a leg again, Terri!

Terri and Donna return to Key West this week for a few days. Their bedroom awaits. It will be good to spend a few days with them again. Terri is performing this coming weekend with the Key West Pops. Then immediately back to New York City for more Feinstein’s and other engagements.

My Facebook friend Jim Brown is an oracle of wisdom. He sits out there on the island of Crete and writes these gems of wisdom. Wisdom? Some yes. Others just funny. Some, I am not sure. But special they are!

On Facebook today, Jim expressed one of his profound thoughts from his perspective. I share it with you as he wrote it. “…drunkenness is an amazing thing, u get to see things you want to see.”

Enjoy your Sunday!

Another great Key West morning!

Sun bright. Not a cloud in the sky. A bit windy. Probably 15-20 miles per hour. The palm trees are bending. The water is moving. Waves. One to two feet high.

Still cool. Sixty three degrees. But…..forecast is for 70 degree weather today and low 70s the rest of the week. The cold front is slowly moving out. Finally!

It was announced yesterday that Zsa Zsa Gabor had the better part of one of her legs amputed. Sad. I always enjoyed her. She was a movie and television star as I was growing up. Now 93, she is in rough shape. She made me and a whole generation laugh. I wish her well.

Zsa Zsa was a feisty woman. Nine husbands. Some type of record! The best story about her was when she was stopped by a police officer while driving. He was going to give her a ticket. She got pissed off and slapped him!

Commit the crime and do the time. She spent a few days in jail.

After doing my blog and making breakfast, I was off to the dentist. Second day in a row. Third day to complete the same procedure. A CAT scan type x-ray of my mouth.

The machine had to circle my head and shoulders. It would not. Kept getting stuck. I am a bit hunch backed. Plus I have a large rib cage.

Finally after an hour yesterday, they were able to get the machine to move around and take the pictures. Everyone happy! Not for long, however. The x-rays did not develop for some reason. It was back to the machine again. More body manipulations. Finally success!

I am heading for major dental work next month. I am not happy about it. I hate the dentist! Since I was a kid. I recall when I was about 3, my father took me to the dentist. They were brutal in those days. I speak of the late 1930s.

The dentist hurt me. I pushed him back, leaped out of the chair, ran to the elevator, went down and out into the street.

Bad memories ever since.

I was overdue for a manicure. Nails were too long! Visited Tammy and had her take care of them.

Then the gym. Still working out. Still dieting. Diet close to going out the door. It is day by day now.

When I returned home, I did my Amazon Kindle legal blog for the day. China Law and Bad Milk. An interesting combination!

Last night I wanted to eat at the bar at Outback. Good luck! Friday is busy at Outback! Whether a table or the bar, I had a 30 minute wait.

So I walked over to the Chinese restaurant. Tough one to eat at on my diet. But I am proud to say I did it with minimal cheating.

Big day for Syracuse basketball! Syracuse plays Cincinnati at noon. Syracuse is ranked #4 nationally. Cincinnati #25. I am not sure, but I believe Cincinnati may have only lost 1 or 2 games. Going to be a tough one. The Big East is THE conference this year. The best of the best!

I shall watch the game from my favorite stool at the Sports Page Bar.

Enjoy your day!