Golf was terrific yesterday!

I played with the big guys! Don, Kurt, Robert and Larry. All much better golfers than me. By far!

I played well! Did not embarass myself!

I continue to hit the ball. Still not scoring, although I have lowered my overall score by at least 20 strokes.

I am hitting the ball sufficiently well that Don announced after yesterday’s round that my strokes would be less next week.

OK by me! A badge of accomplishment!

Don played well yesterday. Shot a 78. Kurt was a wee bit off. Shot an 85. Robert’s game is still off. He shot another 95. Larry shot 113. His game was really off. Said he shot 106 a few days before. Larry usually shoots in the mid 80s.

I shot 107. I beat Larry score wise. First time I ever beat anyone! 50 on the first nine. 57 on the second nine. We played the second nine from the blue tees. Against my better judgment. That is what happens when you play with long ball hitters.

The blues were a bit rough for me. Especially on the 3s. I did not have enough umph to reach the greens.

The day was not a disaster. I won $8. Kurt was the big dollar winner at only a buck more, $9. That $1 saved me $12. As winner, Kurt got stuck buying the drinks.

It was hot on the course. Very hot. And the sun was a burning one. My face was beet red when we finished.

I went home and took a nap.

Dinner last night was at the Yacht Club. With Don, Kurt and Robert. Good guys. We had a good time.

Afterwards, we hustled over to the Bottle Cap. Larry Smith’s internet variety show was being produced at 9.

A good show! Congratulations Larry! The show has come a long way in a short period of time.

Marty showed up. He is back in town. He had called earlier. I told him to meet me at the Bottle Cap. He came and went, however.

We are to hook up tonight. I forgot. Bocce tonight. I will not be able to meet him.

Bocce will be difficult this evening. We are playing the best team in the league. These guys are good! Awesome! They even practice! If we win just one game, it will be a miracle!

The night ended at Don’s Place. A good place. Everyone should visit Don’s Place.

Radio show time tomorrow!

The Key West Lou Legal Hour. 10 am. On the radio from Key Largo to Havana, Cuba at KONK 1500 AM. Watch and see on the internet at http://www.konkam.com/.

Interesting topics. Like Jim Furyk’s oversleeping, Winston Churchill, Harry Truman, Alaska, Connecticut weird dumb laws, the strange decision this past week saying it is not against the law to claim to have won the Congressional Medal of Honor and more.

Enjoy your day!

The culprits who stole the gold bar from the Mel Fisher Museum were captured. On film. Not captured for real yet. You can see the crime being committed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKYfZjYuqYE.

Take a look. Interesting.

I spent the afternoon at Borders. About 4 hours. I was in a reading mood.

I have been reading War. The current best seller regarding Afghanistan. A terrific book! I am really into it!

No War yesterday! Sold out! Not one book left!

A tragedy! First time it has happened to me.

There is a warped humor involved. I read the books for free. And complain if a book is sold out!

So I spent the afternoon skimming through three other books. Books I might never have read in any part were it not for the War sell out.

One of the books had to do with Nazi war criminals and the search for them after World War II. I am a World War II freak so the book intrigued me. Its name and author escape me.

There is a new book out about Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Burton. A wow! I really got into the book! Recommend it!

I also took a trip back in time. William Faulkner’s 1930 work As I Lay Dying. I was more interested in the form of the book rather than its substance. Faulkner wrote it with each chapter being told by a different character. There is a term for this style writing that escapes me.

I dined alone at the bar at Outback last night. Read the newspapers.

A couple were seated next to me. 50ish. Demanding. Wanted everything from the wait staff. Questioned everything. Pains in the ass!

The bill came. The male used a credit card. Wrote in the tip. The female reviewed the bill. Told her partner/husband that the tip was too little. He had only left 8 per cent. Should be 10 per cent, she said. It was ok by him.

She even asked for water in a plastic cup to go. With lime. The bartender put in lemon. Oh no, she said. Lime.

And so it was.

Larry Smith’s new variety show tonight at the Bottle Cap. Give a watch at 9 on http://www.konkam.com/. Peter Diamond is guest starring. Peter sings like Frank Sinatra reincarnated! A Key West talent!

Peter is originally from my neck of the woods in upstate New York. Syracuse. He and his charming wife Holly have lived in Key West for many years.

The power went out during the night. It was out quite a while.

I woke around 1. The bedroom was getting stuffy. No air conditioning. And voices. From outside. There are some visitors next door. They must have thought the power at their house alone was out. They were talking up a storm and fooling around with the power box.

The power periodically goes out here in the keys. We are like a central American country in that regard. It adds to the flavor of Key West. I always say I am going to leave one of my many flashlights next to the bed. I never do and am relegated to lying in the dark. Sweating.

Golf this morning. I am tired. Probably because of the 2-3 hours sleep I lost in the middle of the night. Wonder how I am going to play?

Enjoy your day!

Walked Smathers Beach early yesterday morning.

The weather was perfect. As usual.

Just enough breeze coming off the ocean.

An interesting conglomerate of people. Mostly alone. Some twosomes. Some with dogs. Some on bicycles. Some running. Not a lot. Enough.

It was sweating time no matter how you made the trip. The humidity is always present this time of the year.

Later, I treated myself to a manicure. With Tammy at Lee Nails on Flagler. A beauty! The thought occurred to me. Why are Oriental women all short? Tiny they are. Tammy is Vietnamese. She stands less than 5 feet tall.

Lunch at Lucky Day. Cuban toast with melted cheese and tomato.Stayed a while and read all the newspapers.

Spent most of the afternoon home. Did some paper work. And played with my Mercedes.

I had my Mercedes Benz driven down from Utica, New York last week. It is a 1987 model 420 SEL. I purchased the vehicle new in 1987. Cost me $54,000. A lot of money then! A lot of money now!

I have a cheap streak in me. I swore I would take very good care of the car and never sell it. All because of what it cost me!

I stopped driving the Mercedes winters 15 years ago. It has not been driven in the past 4 years before being driven down to Key West last week. It sat in the garage in my Utica home.

The body and motor are in great shape! The car made the 1600 plus mile trip with no problem.

I cleaned the inside of the car yesterday. Including the trunk.

The trunk was full of everything! A lot of items from the many golf tournaments I used to play when living up north. Many years old bottles of water. Most items were thrown out. Except for the golf balls and tees. Every time one plays in a golf tournament, he gets a sleeve or two of golf balls and a bag of tees. I cleaned up on balls and tees yesterday!

The Mercedes is going to be a parking problem. It is huge! Like a tank! And feels like one when being driven!

The car is too big for the painted spaces in Key West. I can’t cut the size of the car down. Nor can I elongate the parking spaces. I have a problem!

Last night was dinner at Lisa’s.

Yesterday was the grandkids first day at school. I wanted to share their experiences with them.

What experiences? They spoke not of their day. Even when asked. It apparently was a day like all days.

However we had fun!

Cameron brought a new for real putter over. His mother bought it some time ago at a garage sale. Robert was using it and loving it! The weight did not bother him. The shaft was too long. But he compensated for that in the way he held the club. Robert and Ally were putting away on the living room carpet all night.

Corey and I talked about the stolen gold bar. The one recently misappropriated from the Mel Fisher Museum. It is like the New York City mosque story. It is taking on a life of its own.

The Miami Herald carried a major story on the theft. Apparently the gold bar is worth over $500,000 as a treasure and around $75,000 melted.

CNN has been in contact with Melissa, the Museum’s Executive Director, and may have a reporter in today to cover the story.

The local chatter is whether the thieves will be caught. I anticipate so. Key West is a small town and it is difficult to steal here. Historically the local police department has had great success in apprehending criminals. Even when they attempt to leave or leave the island.

That was my day. Another Key West day.

Enjoy your today!

This summer weather we are experiencing is absolutely fantastic!

Perfection!

Yesterday was Sunday. The day started with a late breakfast at Harpoon Harrys. Second Day in a row for me there. The group I was with wanted to eat at Harpoon Harrys.

A jovial place! Primarily locals! I enjoyed eggs benedict and had a good time!

Afterwards I headed over to Lisa’s. Ended up spending the day there.

Robert was sick again. A low grade temperature. He felt lousy. Did not eat at all. It is amazing how kids look so terrible so soon when they become sick.

I read the Sunday newspapers and hung out with the family.

Big day today! Robert and Ally start school again.

Robert is better. I spoke with Lisa this morning. And Robert and Ally also to wish them good luck in their new school year.

Robert is entering first grade at Montessori. He will now go to a different school about 3 blocks from where he had been attending. Ally is starting kindergarten. This will be the first time Ally will be without her brother at school. She is feeling a bit uncomfortable about it.

I plan on having dinner with them tonight to learn how their first day at school went.

Lionfish have become a big topic in recent months here in the Florida keys. They have arrived big time. Lionfish are not native to these waters.

Lionfish are native to the Indian Pacific Ocean. How did they then get to the keys?

Somehow several years ago they appeared in the waters off Jamaica and Panama. Now they are here in Key West.

There are two popular thoughts as to how they arrived in our waters. And Jamaica and Panama have nothing to do with either.

The first is that during Hurricane Andrew a fish aquarium containing several was destroyed. The lionfish were thrown into our waters and propagated.

The other is that several were improperly dumped into our waters several years ago by some malcontent.

Either way and interestingly, it is claimed that all the lionfish now here can be traced to six or seven lionfish that made their way initially into our waters several years ago.

The problem with lionfish is that they are voracious predators. They eat everything in sight. That happens to be the law of the ocean. Fish eat each other. But no fish eat lionfish! So they grow and grow and grow in population.

The reason no one screws with a lionfish are their spiney tentacles. They are highly venumous. Fatal to fish. Not fatal to man. However will make a human very sick if stung.

Interestingly the meat of a lionfish is not poisonous. Actually very edible. And tasty. I am told lionfish tastes much like hogfish.

Corey was recently at a conference in Key Largo. One of the issues was lionfish. Lionfish was served for lunch. Corey said it tasted good. And did taste like hogfish

An agenda item was how to control the lionfish invasion. If something is not done, the lionfish will destroy all the other fish.

The recommended solution is that the word be spread advising that lionfish is good eating! Hopefully it will become popular and fished locally. This would provide the control factor which is presently lacking.

We shall see.

Enjoy your day!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to Sunday!

Another great Key West day in the making!

Yesterday I did my thing for God and country. Babysat!

Robert and Ally were getting haircuts. Following their haircuts, Lisa was getting hers cut and colored. Lori doing the work, of course.

Lisa asked if I would pick the grandkids up and babysit them till she was done. Absolutely!

I took them to breakfast. Harpoon Harrys. They have been there before and like it.

A full crowd. But we got a booth. They were handed coloring books and crayons. They colored. We chatted. About everything. A lot about golf. They are on my back to take them on the course. They have had lessons, putted, but never actually played. They fool me not. They really want to ride in the golf cart!

Robert devoured an order of pancakes. Ally scrambled eggs and whole wheat toast. Louis ham and eggs.

It was a first for Ally. She loves ketchup. Whether home or out, she had never poured the ketchup out of the bottle herself. I told her to do it. She said I never did. Go for it, I said. And she did! Covered half the plate in one gush! She laughed! She was proud!

Afterwards we took a walk over to the Turtle Museum. Corey’s duties at Mel Fisher include the Turtle Museum. So the grandkids had been there many times before and were familiar with the place. They headed straight for a sit down game involving fish, the ocean and magnets. I even played with them a bit.

Corey’s picture is on the wall. They proudly showed it to me.

A gent by the name of Ranger Rick was overseeing the Museum. A nice guy. A Key West character of sorts.

He played 3 different guitars for Robert and Alley and sang songs for them. Songs he made up as he went along. He had them laughing.

Rick also had his dog with him. A big guy. Heavy hair. Not a warm weather animal. Rick had just iced him down.

Ally enjoyed the dog. Petted him several times. Robert was a bit reticent. Kept his distance.

Rick said there had been a manatee in the water next to the Turtle Museum earlier. I was disappointed we missed the manatee. The grandkids would have gotten a thrill touching and rubbing the manatee while feeding the gigantic fish fresh water from a hose.

Rick was a reservoir of knowledge about ocean and fish. He advised he had worked for a time as a Ranger. Ergo, the Ranger Rick monicker.

We got into a discussion about manatees and fresh water. He said they do not need to come close to shore and into marinas to get their supply of fresh waster. There are three different types of grass growing in the water which provide fresh water when eaten.

We live and learn!

I spent most of the latter part of the day home. Reading and TV.

I am one who thinks our government is screwed up. Nothing seems to work correctly. Part of the government is the judicial system. The courts. Some decisions are out of whack from my perspective.

I read about one of those decisions yesterday. The decision was only one day old.

It involved an Xavier Alvarez. He was running for some local election in California in 2007. He claimed he had won the Congressional Medal of Honor. Turns out he had not. He lied.

There is a law against such lies. The Stolen Valor Act.

Alvarez plead guilty, but reserved his right to appeal his plea on constitutional grounds. He appealed. To the Federal Ninth Circuit Court. The Court decided in a 2-1 decision that Alvarez’s First Amendment rights had been violated. False statements which hurt no one are constitutionally protected.

A bad decision from my perspective.

I believe in free speech. The right to free expression of thoughts and ideas. For example, I subscribe to the right of an individual to burn the American flag. Burning the flag is different from what Alvarez did, however.

Burning the flag is a statement of honest belief. The individual so doing is saying I do not believe in what my government is doing in a certain respect. To claim the award of the Medal of Honor is not based on a belief. Rather it is bedded in a lie. Simple and straight forward. An intentional falsehood. Better labled once more for what it was. A lie.

When have lies ever been Constitutionally protected?

The entirety of our government is slipping into some sort of abyss.

The Ninth Circuit that decided Alvarez is the same federal appellate court that will be deciding the California Proposition 8 case.

Alvarez was the highlight of yesterday’s readings. TV was good also. Turner Classic Channel did 24 hours of Paul Newman films.

I always thought Newman a pretty face. His smile and blue eyes brought him his success.

I was wrong. Newman was one terrific actor besides!

I was up most of the night watching his many films. What a talent! Played many different roles. All well.

Sunday is upon us. I am having a late morning breakfast with friends. Should be fun.

Enjoy your day!

What a morning!

The sun is shining. Reflecting beautifully off the two homes across the way. Just a slight breeze. A true blue sky. Not one cloud.

For some reason, the water is moving at a good clip. No waves. Just gliding along. The houses and shrubbery across the way reflected on the surface.

The water’s movement means the tide is either coming in or going out. I can never tell which way it is going till the process is almost complete. The surface direction of the water is not a true indicator.

Last night the weather went crazy!

I woke to big time thunder and lightning. Torrential rain. Slapping against the house. I sleep with the TV on. All of a sudden, no TV. The power went out.

The storm was not expected. That is how it is here. All of a sudden bababoom!

You would never know this morning that we had such a storm last night. Just a typical peaceful Key West morning.

This is the weekend. The boaters are going out. Every few minutes another passes my home. They will be diving for lobsters and fishing. The summer is the best time for water activity in the keys.

The radio show yesterday morning went over well. Terrific comments afterward. Especially about the Iraq segments and my professional army/draft thoughts. The Roger Clemens bit also drew attention. I questioned how he could be indicted for lying to Congress. Congress has its own problems with the truth these days.

I am already into next week’s show. Winston Churchill and the Battle for Britain. It was 70 years ago this month that Churchill uttered those memorable words “…Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed, by so many, to so few.”

I was chatting with KONK owner Guy deBoer after the show. In walked Larry Smith and Howard Livingston. Two of the keys most premier musicians!

Both friends.

I had not seen Howard in ages. It was good to spend some time with him. He keeps saying lets go out on the boat. His boat. I do not have one. We used to do it frequently before he became a popular hit and busy. I hope it happens again soon. Howard is one of he best human beings I have ever met. And deserving of the success he has achieved.

Then it was over to the Coffee House. Sipped and read the New York Times. Quiet. The town is quiet. It is that time of the year.

The cupboard was bare again. I was forced to buy groceries. Nothing at all to eat or drink.

I did my thing at Publix. I don’t know why I do not grocery shop more often. I actually enjoy it. People are friendly. I find it a wholesome experience.

Crazy! Most women I know hate grocery shopping. The men merely tolerate it. I like it! Probably because I never did it in my other life.

Some asshole hit my car while it was parked in the Publix lot. And left! Excuse my English, but it upset me. No note. No nothing. Probably uninsured in these difficult times. Did a good job on the front right fender.

I did not get home till after 3. Jumped in bed for my afternoon nap. It did not last long. Lisa and the grandkids showed up. They wanted to swim.

Robert and Ally dragged me out of bed. We were off to the pool.

The grandkids go crazy in the water. True fish. All kids swim well in the keys. Lisa and I sat by the pool chatting. Father/daughter stuff.

By the time they left, it was after 6. I decided to not go out. I had a refrigerator full of food. I fed myself well and went to bed.

There was a robbery of note two days ago in Key West. Strange because crime is very low in the keys. There has been a bit of an upward spiral the past year. I attribute it to the economy.

The robbery hit home. It involved my son in law Corey.

Corey is Director of Archeology at the Mel Fisher Museum. Mel Fisher was able to establish the Museum because of his discovery of the Atochia and gold. Many gold bars are on display. One can actually be touched by visitors to the Museum. The bar is enclosed in a heavy transparent box. It has an opening on one side so a hand can enter the box. Fingers rub the gold bar.

Two people broke into the plastic box and stole the gold bar!

An unfortunate experience. Fortunately however, a surveillance camera was behind the gold bar exhibition. The culprits were caught on camera! They soon will be caught in actuality. Their pictures are all over the internet already.

I am playing grandfather again this morning. Robert and Ally are getting haircuts. Then Lisa. I am to be at Lori’s at 9:30 to take the grandkids for a walk on Duval while Lisa gets her hair done. We will probably have cuban toast somewhere.

Enjoy your day!

Good morning world!

Key West is still sleeping. I am up early. Pitch black outside. Silent. I cannot even hear the water. There is no breeze.

Today is radio show time! The Key West Lou Legal Hour.

Just a couple of hours away. At 10 am. On the radio from Key Largo to Havana, Cuba on KONK 1500 AM. Better yet, can be seen as well as heard on the internet worldwide. http://www.konkam.com/.

Note that the internet site has changed again. Back to the old one. Old in name only. Updated for better reception. http://www.konkam.com/.

Today’s topics. All interesting. Like leaving Iraq, the Gulf oil spill, Afghanistan, the Blagojevich jury, the weird dumb lawsuit of the week involving a bank robber, the masque near the 9/11 site, the egg recall, California Proposition 8 and the stay, Connecticut weird dumb laws, a walk back in history with Harry Truman, Alaska and federal aid and more.

My day yesterday started with a haircut. Lori time. She just returned from a Maine vacation. Looked terrific!! Found out she was born and raised in Maine.

Lori took 2 weeks. Drove up and back. From the southernmost point of the United States to the northernmost point!

Then to the Coffee House. I was anxious to read the New York Times. Did not. Too many friends already there. Chatted a while instead.

Spent the afternoon polishing up today’s radio show. The opening segment is especially good. Concerns this week’s pullout from Iraq. I express some opinions. May step on a few toes. But some things have to be said. I am trying to goose/initiate some thoughtful discussion.

Last night was the best! Bocce!

The start of another bocce season. A good time!

A new season, a new team. Trading goes on in the off season. I am playing this season with D & D. First season for D & D. A for real new team.

David is back. He is captain. Others on the team include Don, Michelle, Michael, Herschel and his wife and Keith and his girl friend.

We did good! Won 2 out of 3.

We looked good besides. Made the shots we had to.

We lost the first game. Won the last 2.

We played well as a team. Very well. I played especially well. It was my night!

Afterwards, it was Don’s Place. Where else! The Key West locals’ drinking spot!

Time to hustle. I have to get ready for the radio show. I have not shaved in a week. Been in Key West time. I will shave this morning. Have to look good for the camera! Some week I just may do the show with the stubble intact!

Enjoy your day!

Black outside. Early morning.

I am not up early. Actually, never got to sleep.

I was hooked on the American withdrawal from Iraq. It was shown live on TV all night.

A momentous occcasion!

Accomplished with more dignity than our withdrawal from Vietnam.

Too bad we went into Iraq in the first place.

The invasion of Iraq was a mistake of historical proportions.

Four thousand plus American lives for what?

Some troops remain in Iraq, however. Fifty thousand. Not combat troops reportedly. There to help the new government get settled in.

Fifty plus years ago we left Korea. Removed most of our troops. But left 50,000 to protect against a possible future North Korean invasion. The 50,000 troops are still there.

One of the major errors in going into Iraq involves Iran. Iraq kept Iran in line. Iran was fearful of the Iraqis. With Hussein gone, the Iranians are on the verge of becoming a nuclear power.

The invasion of Iraq screwed up the balance of poswer in the Middle East for generations to come. It left our plate full of additional problems that never had to be nor should have been.

Golf yesterday!

I played with the big guys. Kurt, Robert and Nate. All bartenders. All terrific golfers.

They drove long. Where they were in one, I was in three.

I had to control my mind. My short game fortunately was good. And theirs a bit off. It was an equalizer of sorts.

Kurt works at Don’s Place. Robert at the Sports Page Bar. Nate at Bagatelle’s.

Nate played the pro golf circuit a couple of years.

I was intimidated. Took an 8 and 9 on the first two holes. Then settled down.

No one played their usual game. No one played a money game. Just for fun.

Kurt shot an 81. Nate an 83. Robert a 95. However Nate was giving lessons/suggestions to Robert. So his 95 is not valid. Robert shoots a much better score.

Louis shot 114. I was off about 10 strokes from my now normal game. Kurt said stop getting those 8s and you will be breaking 100 consistently. He is correct. But, can I?

When I screw up on a hole, I do it big time! Golf is a game of one shot at a time. Not with me. I hit a bad shot and the rest of the hole is bad. I hurry, get upset with myself and do all the wrong things.

Such is life! Such is golf life!

Haircut time again this morning. Lori time!

My radio show is tomorrow morning. The Key West Lou Legal Hour. At 10 am. On KONK 1500 AM radio.

The station will be back on the internet. Hopefully this is it! We keep moving around.

The internet hook up is again http://www.konkam.com/. That web site. The screen will appear immediately. You will be able to watch as well as listen. Worldwide.

Another good show in the making. I have not completed my notes yet. However I will be back into Proposition 8 and the background regarding the stay. The mosque issue will be revisited. And more. Listen in, if you have the opportunity.

Enjoy your day!

Bobby Thomson died yesterday.

A baseball legend.

The player responsible for the “…shot heard round the world!”

It was 1951. National League playoff game number 3. Final game of the playoffs. Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants tied at 1 game a piece. Winner to play the New York Yankees in the World Series.

Bottom of the ninth. Dodgers winning by 2 runs. Giants had 2 men on base. Thomson up. Hit a home run! Giants won 5-4!

I was working in McHarris Supermarket at the time in Utica, New York. I was a junior in high school. Some things you remember. I was shelving can goods. Campbell’s tomato soup.

The radio announcer shouted out the home run! And yelled “…The Giants win the pennant!” Four times he said it. Remembered to this day.

Thomson became life long famous for hitting the home run. Ralph Branca threw the pitch. He too became famous, though I am sure he would rather not have had the dubious honor.

My company left yesterday. Donna and Terri. A one week visit which turned into four and a half. No sweat. Loved having them. They return in October when Terri has a gig here in Key West.

I had dinner last night with Lisa and the family. Turned out to be Alley Oop time.

My 5 year old granddaughter and I were chatting. Somehow I came up with the name Alley Oop. Who is alley Oop, she asked. Am I named after him?

I tried explaining that Alley Oop was a cartoon character when Poppa was small. He was a prehistoric caveman. Lived in a hole in a mountain called a cave. Road his pet dinosaur Dinny.

It all went over her head! Caveman, cave and the like.

I took her to the computer. Typed in Alley Oop. Up came his comic strips. Now she understood!

Both Ally and Robert had immediate recognition of the dinosaur Oop rode. Today’s kids know dinosaurs.

Golf today!

I am honored. Kurt asked me to ride with him. He is probably the best golfer in our group. I, the worst. Kurt is a gentleman.

Enjoy your day!

I am up way too early. Dark outside. I am sitting at Lisa’s kitchen table with Ally.

Babysitting time!

Lisa and Corey had to leave for work early. I had to be here early. Like 6:30.

Ally is having breakfast. A frozen waffle. Toaster fresh. With syrup. She just shared some with me.

Robert still sleeping.

My day started yesterday with a trip to the airport. Had to drop someone off. Went in for coffee.

Key West’s new airport is lovely. But do we need that which was constructred? So large!

Unless Key West expands the runway, I do not see why we need such a large edifice. And the odds of the runway being extended is less than zero!

Also the construction is strange in this day and age. High ceilings. All that air conditioning required. Costs money!

After my airport visit, I had a late breakfast/early lunch. An omelet at Harpoon Harrys.

Very few customers. At one point, I was the only one. The help was standing around. I asked why. I was told the time of year and Monday.

It is the off season. Some restaurants are closed for August and September. Actually however, it is the best time to visit. The prices are cheap. Never cheaper! Hotels generally half price and specially priced dinner menus. If you can handle the humidity, it is a winner!

I started doing some paper work. Got tired. So laid down to take a nap. When I woke, I had a sore neck. Very sore. So that was it for my day! I stayed in! Never went out last night!

Enjoy your day!