There was thunder and lightning and rain again during the night. The band upstairs was playing big time!

And yet except for the puddles in the street, you would never know that an intense storm had passed over Key West.

The morning is absolutely beautiful! No wind. Water still. Sun bright. Colors vivid.

Yesterday afternoon the family came over to swim in the pool. Love it! Robert and Ally are fish. Always excited. Corey plays with them in the water. Lisa lies on a lounge poolside. Seldom entering the water.

I was upstairs in bed watching golf.

Such an exciting life I lead!

Last night I took the tribe to dinner at the Yacht Club. Sunday buffet. Everything!

We talked much about Robert and Ally. Lisa, Corey and I could remember when taking them out to dinner was an ordeal. Now, they are young adults at 5 and 6. No problem. They select their own foods. Know how to eat. Converse.

We used to have to rush out after dinner because the kids would get edgy and become a problem for us and others. Not last night. We were able to sit around after dinner and talk.

Lisa lets them select their own clothes. Last night Robert proudly wore a shirt like Poppa’s. I wear Polos. With the polo player on the horse on the chest. Robert was wearing a similar long sleeved shirt with a lion on the chest. He wanted to dress like Poppa.

Made me proud.

Later I went over to Lisa’s for a while.

Robert and Ally have completed two weeks of school. Robert in first grade. Ally in kindergarten. Both read. Robert always read well and is doing terrific. Ally had difficulty last year. She would sit on my lap and tell me a story based on the pictures. She did not read the words. Last night Ally sat on my lap and read two whole books to me. Like a pro! With cadence! She’s got this reading thing down!

I was supposed to meet Marty after dinner. I was still tired from the day before. We spoke on the telephone. He was heading over to Salute’s. I begged off. And went home to bed.

The Key West Rotary is sponsoring a brewfest this weekend. First time. It is at Lisa’s hotel The Southernmost Complex. Lisa was responsible for the event from the hotel end. She worked on it for a month.

Saturday was the first day. 1,000 tickets were sold! I am impressed!

My game plan today is to take the grandkids to play golf. At the for real golf course. Only 2 holes. I suspect it will take at least an hour. They are both excited. More so about riding in the cart. I promised them they could each take a turn at driving. By sitting on my lap and steering. They are too small to reach the pedals.

Enjoy your day!

A quiet Labor Day Weekend so far. At least for me.

It rained all morning yesterday. Finally cleared in the early afternoon. Turned into a beautiful Key West day.

I went over to Lisa’s to visit the grandkids. Love them!

We played a while. Putted golf on the living room carpet. Talked. Especially about school. They just finished their first week.

Lisa had to work. Corey was taking Robert and Ally to the movies at 4. I was invited. No, thank you. It was some kid movie and I was not in the mood.

I also started getting very tired while at Lisa’s.

They went to the movies. I went to Borders. Could not keep my eyes open. Kept falling asleep while reading.

So I went home.

I was exhausted. And it was not even 5 o’clock yet.

I was supposed to have dinner with Marty. I telephoned him and said no way. Something was wrong with me. I was going to bed.

I went to bed. And fell asleep immediately. I woke at 10 and felt OK. Fell back to sleep and woke at 6 this morning.

Let no one say I did not get enough sleep last night!

I suspect my problem is a new pill that was prescribed by my doctor Wednesday. I take so many now. I think it caused me to get tired. Abnormally tired.

We shall see what happens today.

Such was my exciting Saturday of the 2010 Labor Day Weekend. I hope my Sunday is better.

Enjoy your day!

Good morning world!

It is raining! It has been raining all night. Thunder and lightning. The kind that flashes through your windows. The weather channel says it is going to continue to around 2 this afternoon.

The wind is from the south. I have learned that whenever the wind blows in from the south, it rains. Interesting. Normally the wind blows over Key West from the east or northeast.

Lisa has a new line of jewelry. It is handcrafted from beach glass. Looks like and is island style jewelry. Take a peek. www.viakeywest.com.

Good radio show yesterday! I love doing the radio show!

I covered a multitude of items.

The top item being discussed after the show was that our little radio station KONK 1500 had been awarded the ranking as Florida’s #1 radio talk station. A big deal!

Video voyeurism also was a hit. The moral of the story is don’t use your cell phone to take pictures up an unknowing woman’s skirt. You can be arrested. As a man was at a Publix frozen food counter in Coral Gables.

The hurricane of 1935 also created much comment. It was a category 5 and occurred 75 years ago on the Labor Day weekend.

After the show, Larry Smith showed up at the studio. He and I and the station’s producer Jenna Stauffer chatted for a while.

I needed a manicure. Ovedue. So it was off to Lee Nails and Tammy.

Busy. Like every one was getting prettied up for the weekend. Even me, obviously.

Cocktails were at Louie’s Backyard last night. So beautiful! Louie’s sits on the ocean. An outside bar. The view was magnificent!

Marty and I had dinner at the bar at La Trattoria. No Becha. I was sad. Erin said she had an engagement.

I told Marty that one of the books I was reading involved Mormans. The book is Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer.

I am half way through the book. I shared with Marty my thought that in some regard Mormans are a bit wacky. Said with all due respect. A couple of today prominent figures are Mormans. Mitt Romney and Glenn Beck. Romney switches sides to his convenience on most political issues. Beck I think is just plain crazy. Though he is getting rich at being so.

I shared with Marty that the Morman Church prescribes underwear for it members. Yes, Mormans have Church recommended undergarments. For men and women.

Marty did not argue with me. Though he did look at me with sort of a jaundiced eye.

He said he had a female friend in Utah who was a Morman. He pulled out his cell phone and called her. He asked her whether I was correct. She said I was.

The path of religion is sometime weird.

I can recall a time when certain orders of Catholic nuns required their members to flagellate themselves during evening prayers prior to bed.

That’s the way it is.

Enjoy your day! Be selective in your choice of underwear! And do not beat yourself up!

I had computer problems yesterday. Big time! Sorry I could not write the blog.

But…..I am back! I was worried. Thought I might never be able to get into this site using my Key West Lou name again. A tragedy. Almost.

Lets start with the important. Very important.

As you know, I do a weekly radio show. The Key West Lou Hegal hour. 10 am on fridays. Today. Just a couple of hours away.

The show is on radio station KONK 1500.

KONK 1500 is a relatively new radio station. Guy deBoer started it a little more than a year ago. His idea was to have talk shows all day. One hour at a time. Different subjects.

That is how I hooked up with Guy. He wanted to do a legal show.

Two days ago Florida Monthly Magazine announced that KONK 1500 was the #1 radio talk show station in Florida!

Wow!

We are all pleased and excited. I am especially pleased for Guy. He busts his butt every day making the station work. May he and the station continue to be successful!

Today’s radio show will be exciting. Things are happening out there in the world. Especially in the legal field.

The Gulf oil spill is back in the news. Another rig exploded in thr Gulf yesterday. Obama’s healthcare plan survived a court fight in Florida. Missouri banned strip clubs. Marjorie Monique Acevedo went to jail. There is a major new libel suit in Florida. Video voyerism in Coral Gables. A jackass of a funny lawsuit. A walk back in time with the 1935 category 5 hurricane which destroyed the keys. And more.

Join me!

Listen on the #1 radio talk station in Florida. KONK 1500 AM. See and hear world wide on the internet at www.konkam.com.

I stopped into the Bottle Cap Wednesday night to see the Larry Smith variety show. You could hear and see it over the internet at www.konkam.com.

Larry and his team out did themselves! The best show yet! Professional throughout. No gliches. They are getting it! You should too. Watch the show next Wednesday evening at 9.

Last night bocce! I should have stayed home. Our whole team should have stayed home. We lost all 3 games. To a team that had never won before! We should be ashamed!

Hurricane Earl is a tragedy. Still in the making in some parts of the U.S.

I have experienced enough hurricanes and tropical storms in the keys to know.

Fortunately, it has downgraded from a 4 to a 2. Still powerful. But will do much less damage as a 2.

On this morning’s radio show, I will be talking about the 1935 hurricane here in the keys. It happened on Labor Day Weekend 75 years ago. It was a category 5! The first 5 in the 20th century. Perhaps the first 5 ever!

It has no name. Hurricanes were not named back then.

It killed 408 people. Wiped out Islamorada. Destroyed Flagler’s Railroad.

Interestingly, there were only about 1,000 people in the keys back then. Or the death toll would have been considerably higher.

I am glad to be back and able to write this blog this morning. I missed doing it yesterday. It has become a part of my life as it has yours. I received over 50 e mails and telephone calls asking where?????

Marty just telphoned. He wanted to know what happened to the blog yesterday. Thought I was sick.

I appreciate the interest and concern.

Enjoy your day!

Marjorie Monique Acevedo was sentenced to 8 years in jail, 22 years probation and full restitution.

She was taken immediately from the courtroom to jail.

Crime and punishment. One finishes and the other begins. The story will never end.

Marjorie will suffer while incarcerated. And perhaps thereafter. Her family pained. Her husband fallen from grace and now alone. Her children bearing the scars of their mother.

Sad.

As I said yesterday, an American tragedy.

Several have commented regarding Mrs. Acevedo’s first name. It is Marjorie. Not Monique. Monique is her middle name. Apparently she went by Monique and was referred to in the newspapers as Monique. However, her legal first name is Marjorie.

Moving on…..

Key West was quiet yesterday. It is that time of year. The town will fill up however over the Labor Day weekend. Many will drive down from parts of south Florida. Most things are half price. So it makes for a relatively cheap holiday.

I had lunch yesterday with Guy deBoer. Guy owns KONK 1500 radio. The station where I do my radio show. Guy is doing a terrific job in establishing this new radio station which just celebrated its first anniversary.

We lunched at Mattheson’s. A couple of doors down from the radio station on White Street. Ice cream and quick food. Terrific ice cream! I had eaten there before with Lisa and the family. A colorful place. Decorated in the American spirit. Red, white and blue.

Last night I ate at the Sports Page Bar. First time this month! I have been anxious to get over, but for some reason never made it.

August is special. Everything is half price. Food and drink. The place is cheap to begin with. So with this special going, I felt like I was eating for nothing last night!

Patrick is one of the owners. A smart business man. He reduced everything 50 per cent in August. A slow month in Key West. It brings the locals out. Plus last night there were people in from two cruise ships that were staying overnight to avoid the approaching hurricane.

There had to be at least 60 people at the Sports Page Bar. Like the World Series was playing! Chris and Robert were working their butts off.

Speaking of the hurricane, I have been concerned the past couple of days about my friend Captain Dan. Sunday he was to leave the Caicos to complete his trip to Puerto Rico. The news yesterday reported the hurricane was hurling through the area between the Caicos and Puerto Rico. Dan has not had the best of luck in making this Puerto Rico trip in the past.

I telephoned Captan Dan this morning. On my cell phone. He answered. Modern technology is wonderful!

He is in the Dominican Republic till the hurricane passes by. The trip from the Caicos to the Dominican Republic was a bit difficult. Waves 12-15 feet. He said going through Hurricane Hole, whatever that is, was the worst. He felt like his sailboat was surf boarding through 42 foot waves!

Captain Dan, we all love you! We all think your nuts, however! This trip was not destined for you!

He tried the same trip 2 years ago, hit a storm, his boat got beat up, and he ended up on an island with only natives and no communications. He had a few broken bones. The natives healed him. Several months later a boat happened to stop by and he got off the island.

Now Dan tries the Puerto Rico trip again. Alone again. And meets up with this horrendous hurricane!

There is a message for Dan somewhere here.

The hurricane is 1,500 miles from Key West and is not destined to hit us. Not even come close. But its effects are being felt.

Last night there were strong winds. Yesterday and this morning there are waves in the ocean. Not large. But decidedly more than normal.

It has been raining off and on. More than normal.

No problem. I am happy with the situation. Key West has had enough of hurricanes and tropical storms over the past 10 years.

Today is Wednesday. Golf day! No golf for me. I have some business matters to attend to later in the morning. I have misprioritized my day!

I hate missing golf!

Enjoy your day!

An American tragedy for Key West and all concerned comes to an end this morning.

In a courtroom. A criminal one.

Marjorie Acevedo will plead guilty or no contest to charges that she stole in excess of $400,000.

Marjorie is in her early 40s. She was employed by the Monroe County School District at the time of her alleged crimes. She was the head of the District’s Adult Education Program.

Her husband was and still is Randy Acevedo. He was the elected Superintendent of the Monroe County School District at the time of his wife’s alleged wrongdoing.

Marjorie and Randy have three children. Ages 17 to 21.

The School District provided Marjorie with a credit card for School District purchases. Marjorie allegedly used the credit card to purchase clothes for her husband, dog food, patio furniture and other personal items. Quite a few items to run up a $400,000 tab!

It was also claimed along the way that she allegedly misappropriated a class’ bake sale funds.

Her husband Randy, the School Superintendent, was charged also arising out of her alleged wrongdoing. He opted to go to trial. Randy was convicted of three felonies. For whatever reason, he did not do time. He received a suspended sentence and probation.

Key West and Monroe County are curious as to what sentence Marjorie will receive this morning. Will she walk as her husband did? Will she receive a severe sentence? Will she receive a light sentence? Will justice be done?

The prosecution says Marjorie should do 10 years in jail and then 20 years probation. Heavy!

The Judge has much on his plate this morning in arriving at his sentencing decision. It is solely up to him in the final analysis.

My concern has always been the students. These are children in their formative years. What example has Marjorie set for them? What impact did Randy’s no jail time have on crime and punishment for them? What will Marjorie’s sentence today say to them?

Marjorie is part of the boomer generation we read about so much today. The generation that believes they are entitled to everything. Their hands are always out. They take. Properly and improperly. Legally and illegally. With no concern for others. No conscience. No sense of responsibility.

Bernie Madoffs in varying degrees.

Who is responsible for them?

Their parents? Society as a whole?

Parents worked hard to make the American dream possible for their children. Everything was the children. Everything was given to them. Parents wanted more for their children than they had.

Along the way, parents may have forgotten to teach responsibility. To one’s self and to others. Or maybe it was taught and not heard. Also, perhaps parents made it too easy for their children. A few hard times would not have hurt.

Society as a whole condoned this do everything for the kids mentality. How could a parent do less than everything?

Now the evil of the life style has come home to roost. It is time for the fiddler to be paid. By Marjorie, by Bernie Madoff and by all the others who are committing and have committed similar wrongdoings.

That is my Key West story for the day.

A bit heavy.

A bit thoughtful.

Yesterday was Sunday.

I spent it quietly.

As Sundays were intended to be.

My morning started from my bed. Meet the Press! I was anxious to hear the reviews on the Glen Beck Washington rally the day before.

No information. Meet the Press did a one hour special on the 5 year anniversary of New Orleans and Katrina.

I tried to pick up information over the course of the morning on other channels regarding Beck. There was little to none.

I am not a Beck fan. However, I do like to know what is going on. Did the media intentionally avoid covering his multitudinous gathering? Or was it just not considered sufficiently newsworthy?

Only one thing to do. Get up and out to the Coffee House. The Sunday papers would have Beck news.

No. Little, if any.

Wow!

300,000 or 5000,000 people and no significant dialogue!

I sat and read the New York papers a while. There was other news to read. It was hot. The humidity was being felt even inside the Coffee House. So I left.

I went over to Borders. Air conditioned! Sat and read a couple of hours. Very peaceful at Borders on a Sunday afternoon.

Then to Lisa’s. I was scheduled for Sunday dinner.

Turned out initially to be just Lisa and me. Corey had taken the brood swimming. Lisa stayed home to cook and cleanup. Actually I think she wanted some time alone.

I know I am not a bother to her. So I stayed. We talked father/daughter things.

I wanted to watch the golf tournament on TV. I could not find the remote control. Lisa said Ally had hidden it.

Ally is 5 years old. She and her mother had some sort of dispiute. Ally hid the remote before she left.

A tragedy of sorts. At least for me.

When Corey and the kids returned, I invited Ally to sit on my lap. She came over and jumped on. Gave me a kiss. I quietly asked, where is the remote? She looked at me long and then smiled. I hid it! I know. Where? She looked hard and long at me again. Then said, I can’t remember! And she was telling the truth. She could not recall. She laughed. We all laughed.

Three hours later when Ally was going to bed she found the remote. It was under her bed covers.

Dinner was terrific! Vegetarian lasagna and pizza.

Afterwards, Lisa asked me to help Robert with his homework., He is now in first grade. Has homework. It was not completed.

Robert and I spent an hour completing his home work assignment. It was interesting. I did not do this for my own children.

The homework thing was an experience. For the both of us. I could see how the questions were intended to open his young mind to learning.

Then home to bed and the Emmys. Followed by Mad Men.

A great Emmys show! Funny! Touching!

Mad Men is always good. Love the show. However last night the plot really thickened. Dan Draper is heading into muddy waters!

I was out all day. Never went to a computer after I left. Nor when I returned home in the evening.

Someone had sent me a message on Facebook. The wife portion of a Key West couple. She said they rarely go out and wanted to go out last night. They were not hard core people. What would I suggest for a nice evening for them?

Obviously I neither saw the message nor responded timely. I did respond this morning. Perhaps it will be helpful to them next Sunday.

I suggested the Pier House. Dinner on the deck outside. Beautiful view. Soft. East. Calming. Food good. Reasonably priced. Then after dinner walk into the Wine Galley. Larry Smith’s Sunday Showcase is perfect for what I sensed this couple was seeking.

I hope they get to do it next Sunday.

Enjoy your day!

Today is an anniversary date!

Ten months!

No alcohol! No cigarettes!

I deserve a medal!

It was 10 months ago I was lying in a bed in the heart department of the University of Miami Hospital. I had just undergone some procedures. Including a heart catherization.

The doctors said no more drinking. I asked the alternative. Simple they said. You die. Ok, no problem. I just stopped drinking.

What about smoking, I asked. They said ok to continue smoking. They did not think I could give up two biggies at one time. I said I could. I have smoked my last cigarette, I told them.

I have done it! Ten months. Not a drink, not a cigarette. And I want to tell you. It is sooooo difficult. Even yet! The desire for both seems stronger every day. It does not diminish. It is truly a battle!

We do what we have to do, however. Such is life.

I started yesterday with a walk. A different place. Truman Annex. I was in the mood for a change of scenery.

Truman Annex is so beautiful. All white buildings. Stately homes. Lovely landscaping. White picket fences. Another world!

I spent some time in the afternoon at Lisa’s.

Ally is into a movie starring chipmunks. I am sick of it! She engrossed!

Robert agrees with me. He is tiring of it. But not Ally.

Last night started at the Chart Room. Only Captain Peter and Marty. And Michael bartending.

Some evenings at the Chart Room are like going to school. I learn much.

The discussion last night involved mosquitos. Captain Peter was especially knowledgable. Marty just behind him.

Dragonflies and locusts were also discussed. Captain Peter knew all about them. He was once in Saigon when locusts attacked. There was barren earth when the locusts left.

The Captain is leaving to visit Livingston, Guatemala next week. His former wife lives there on the river. There is no road access to Livingston. Captain Peter will take his boat from Key West to Guatemala and then down the river to Livingston.

What a life! What a man!

Marty and I had dinner at the bar at Hot Tin Roof.

Host John is a Wisconsin graduate. He is all excited that the football team is preseason ranked #11. There was a new bartender. He is a Virginia Tech grad. He was all excited that Virginia Tech was preseason ranked #6.

Pray tell, where is poor Syracuse? We are ranked not. And I do not expect anything decent from the football team this season. Syracuse is still building. Syracuse has been building for years. When will we be ready to distinguish ourselves on the football field once more?

Clayton and Valerie showed up.

Valerie bartends at Hot Tin Roof. Last night was her night off.

Clayton is a former popular Key West bartender. Now operates a tee shirt business. He discussed with me how he optimized and built up the business to the point that he has stopped paying the optimizing bills. He could not get the orders out timely!

Clayton is originally from New Zealand. He owns a condo also in Dubai. He is truly a world citizen!

Clayton and Valerie are opening a wine bar soon on Duval. Right smack in the middle of Duval. Should be a hit!

Clayton’s brother in law and his wife were in from New Zealand visiting. It was party time for their group.

Marty and I were chatting. All of a sudden Captain Dan’s name came up. Had he arrived in Puerto Rico yet? He left Key West a couple of weeks ago. Sailing all alone to Puerto Rico.

You will recall that he tried the same thing 2 years ago. His boat got beat up in a storm and Dan ended up on some island with a few broken bones, no medical attention and only natives. The natives healed him. He finally got off the island when another boat came along.

Dan had to try the solitary Puerto Rico trip again! I thought he was crazy! So did many others!

No one knew if Dan had made it. So I tried telephoning him. Cell to cell. He answered!

Dan is in the Caicos somewhere. He has motor trouble. Thinks it is almost remedied. Hopes to continue his trip to Puerto Rico today.

Marty and I chatted with Dan. It was exciting to talk with him.

After the Hot Tin Roof, Marty and I seperated. Marty went to the Wine Galley to listen to Larry Smith. I headed home.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Good radio show yesterday!

Unfortunately, reception was limited from Key Largo to Havana, Cuba. And only radio. Something was screwed up with the internet connection and the show could not be seen/heard world wide. My apologies to my friends who were unable to join me because of the problem. I was buried in e mails and phone calls after the show asking, in effect, what happened?

I never know what topic is going to tickle/interest the show’s audience. Generally, I am surprised after the show when I discover which one it was.

Yesterday the Tiger Woods segment turned out to be the big one.

It was announced this past week that Tiger and Elin are divorced, Elin got $100 million and did an interview where she said “…I’ve been through hell!” I commented that $100 million covers a lot of pain and suffering. A lot of hell. Elin should move on with her life. Tiger get back to golf.

Wow! Came the deluge!

Some thought I was too harsh on Elin. The thought was she deserved all that money! All I was saying is that $100 million covers a lot of ills. Makes whatever the problem easy to recover from.
Several people accused me of not being a romanticist! The poor woman hurt! How could I be so calloused?

I am a practical man. He kicked her in the ass! She kicked him back! Both did it big time. Enough is enough.

So there is no misunderstanding, most people who contacted me agreed with me. However the few who did not were so vocal I thought their comments worthy of mention.

There is a new staff person at the KONK radio station. Jennay. Not sure I am spelling her name correctly. The radio station is part time. She is an intuitive in her other life. Sort of places a person’s future feelings in proper perspective.

Jennay is a nice lady. Charming. Pleasant. Definitely sensitive. I enjoyed meeting and chatting with her.

Larry Smith stopped into the studio after the show. He was one of the ones who disagreed with me on the Elin/$100 million issue. Claims he is a romanticist. And I am not of course from his perspective.

I stopped at the Coffee House to read the papers. Some Judge in New York City screwed up big time. Front page story! His office computer was checked and it was discovered he was heavy into porn. He immediately resigned.

The Judge presided over criminal cases in Manhattan. Part of his calendar would include sex crimes. He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword!

His fall from grace is sad. The news article indicated he was a good Judge. Well respected.

I had a terrific time last night. One of the best recently!

I started at the Chart Room. Where else!

Sheila, Katherine and Sean there. Marty showed up a bit later. Susan bartending.

Katherine’s birthday today. Happy birthday Katherine! She is all of 25!

Katherine and Sean are going to celebrate the occasion by doing a spa day together at the Ocean Key House followed by a big dinner somewhere tonight.

Both good people. They come to Key West from Mississippi. They met there while attending Mississippi University.

Marty and I had dinner at the bar at Michael’s. Like a wake! It is late August and there were not too many customers.

Maxine Makover came in with her niece. She said hello as she passed by. I have not seen Maxine in a long time.

Maxine is one of the owners of the yarn store on Whitehead. It is next to the Mel Fisher Museum. A terrific place! So beautiful inside! And comforting! Comforting is the correct word. The few times I have been in the store I had a feeling similar to being in a church.

Marty convinced me to join him for a drink after dinner. A diet Pepsi, of course.

We went over to Finnegan’s Wake. It had been at least 10 years since I was last there. It will not be 10 years again. I had a wonderful time!

A lot of people. Eating and drinking. Entertainment. Jeanie Falcone singing. Jeanie sings over at the Bull, also. She and Yankee Jack alternate.

Doc Covan and his lovely wife Diane stopped in. Fred is a psychologist. Looks like one! Acts like one! Has a terrific sense of humor!

I have known the good Doctor off and on for 10 years. We have been in contact more frequently of late because of Larry Smith’s new internet variety show.

Doc is married to Diane. One of Key West’s outstanding attorneys! A tough advocate! I do not know Diane well at all. I would like to know her better. She seems interesting.

My sense is these two must have one hell of a marriage! The soft sensitive psychologist and the tough courtroom lawyer.

Charlie and Mary Lou came into Finnegan’s Wake. Both are local business people. Mary Lou also has the distinction of having once been Fantasy Fest Queen. Good people!

Between the people and places last night, it was a very good evening!

Enjoy your day!

I spent the morning and into the early afternoon yesterday fine tuning today’s radio show.

The Key West Lou Legal Hour will be on the radio in a couple of hours. 10 am. KONK 1500 AM. Better yet, watch and listen on the internet at http://www.konkam.com/.

Great topics and issues. The story of Xavier Alvarez who lied about winning the Congressional Medal of Honor and is getting away with it, a walk back in history with Winston Churchill, Jim Furyk, salmonella, a mysterious empty yacht that washed up on a Florida beach, the Muslim cab driver stabbed in New York City, the Tiger Woods case, Connecticut dumb weird laws, Craiglist and adult services, two funny stupid lawsuits, the California Proposition 8 case and its stay, some Harry Truman bits and more.

Join me! A fun time! An interesting show!

I had bocce last night. Bocce night affords no time for a decent meal. So I had a late lunch. At Hogfish. I ate an absolutely tastey hogfish dish covered in a lobster sauce. And read the papers.

Bocce last night was total destruction!

We lost all three games.

Destroyed in the first one 16-1. The next two games were close. But defeats nevertheless.

Such is life!

The only consolation is that we played the best team in the league. Not an excuse. A fact. There was pride that we made the last two games competitive.

I have to hustle. Stayed in bed late this morning. Have to get ready for the radio show.

Join me!