I am up early.

Weather magnificent.

Gray outside.

A big white moon in the west.

The sun about to rise in the east.

Warm.

Still. Nothing moving.

I visited with Marty in the morning yesterday. He lives on Duval over the Key West Women’s Club. Has resided in an upstairs apartment for years. The Red Barn Theater sits in his back yard.

We met at the Red Barn and chatted for a while.

Then I was off to Lucky Day for lunch. I was in the mood for cuban toast and coffee. Marty craved a Harpoon Harry’s lunch. So we went our separate ways.

After lunch, I went over to see Tammy for a manicure. It was time.

Then home to put the fine touches to today’s radio show. The big items will be the Gulf oil spill and the new Arizona immigration law. I am going to spend some time exploring Arizona’s new law. From Arizona’s perspective. We never hear it. I guarantee you will find it interesting. You may not agree with them, but should be aware of their motivations.

Weird dumb laws today will center on Arizona. Where else! However this segment of the show will have nothing to do with the new immigration law.

And I will discuss the Monroe County School Board and the new concession building that no one knew anything about. Plus the enviromental study the City obtained on the Glen Archer school building which left out any inspection for radon, mold and asbestos.

So my friends, listen in at 10 this morning! KONK 1500 AM. Better yet, see and hear on the internet at http://www.konkam.com/.

I must ask you to turn to your radios at 3 this afternoon, also. My daughter Lisa is a guest on Stephanie Kaple’s Fashion radio show. Lisa is joining Stephanie for a segment to talk about her Key West internet department store Via Key West. Lisa is charming and bright and good and everfything else! I love her!

Donna telephoned me last night from Miami Children’s Hospital. You will recall her daughter Stacey gave birth to baby George on May 13. George weighed 10 pounds 6 ounces. He had a bit of trouble coming out. So he was helicoptered to Miami Children’s.

The news was good last night. Baby George is coming home Sunday. Test results basically all good. Thank God!

If you are a kid and something may be wrong, the best place to be is Miami Children’s. My grandson Robert was born with cancer of the liver and had two major surgeries there in the first 8 days of his life. The staff are specialists in all kinds of young people’s problems.

I received an e mail picture this morning from Donna of baby George. He’s a horse! Looks 6 months old! No wonder the trip out was a bit bumpy! Whatever…..he is healthy and beautiful! Congratulations Stacey and Rob. And grandmother Donna, too.

It is no longer gray outside. The sun has broken over the horizon. Everything is bright and colorful. The colors are true. The green of the mangroves green. The blue of the water blue. And best of all, the two homes across the water from me softly vibrant. One is a pastel yellow and the other a light green. The sun is hitting directly on both of them as I watch.

Enjoy your day!

Yesterday was one terrific day!

I played the best golf I have in 10 years during the day. Marty came back to town and we had dinner together last night.

Thank you Lord for making me hit the ball so well yesterday. You have no idea how well! Long and straight!

Larry Smith was complaining on the third hole that I was getting too many strokes. He was wrong. It was just that my good day was becoming obvious.

Larry shot an 87. That’s good golf! I shot a 106. That’s poor golf! A 19 point difference.

He gave me 20 strokes.

The strokes were fair. Normally I shoot 115 to 125. Had I played my usual game, Larry would have killed me!

It was a good group I played with. Cantakerous Larry, Yankee Jack, Randy and Tom.

I ended up the big winner. $19! The winner buys drinks. Drinks cost $12. I was happy to buy. But my net profit was only $7.

I did not care. I won! That is what was important!

The afternoon was spent taking care of business I had not anticiapted had to be dealt with at that time. I was sitting at the computer and telephone the rest of the afternoon, all sweaty from golf, doing work.

Marty is back in town!

Telephoned me at dinner time to let me know. A good guy. I had missed him.

We had drinks at the Chart Room. Susan bartending. Che, Matt and Marty at the bar. Good conversation.

Then Marty and I headed to La Trattoria.

Someone at the bar was eating ossombucco. Lamb shank. Looked terrific. Marty and I ordered the same thing. Tasted terrific! Fatty! Enhanced the already spectacular taste!

We hung around for a while after dinner. Marty drinking Manhattans. Me, diet soda and decaf coffee.

Marty bought. I was his guest.

I slept poorly last night. The ossumbucco did not agree with me. I should have known better.

Today is going to be a Louis day. Quiet and easy. I have to finish work on tomorrow’s radio show. Such is always enjoyable to do. A lot like practicing law. A bit of research. Make notes. Then articulate at show time. Love it!

So many goodies to talk about. The Gulf oil spill, the Arizona immigration law, the locked doors at the Key West Police Station, the concession stand at the school, lead contaminagtion, weird dumb laws, the dumb lawsuit of the week and more. I am contemplating talking a bit about the Lone Ranger. If not tomorrow, next week. A law officer in the old west.

Tune in tomorrow morning. KONK 1500 AM. 10 am. Watch and listen on the internet at www.konkam.com.

Enjoy your day!

Good morning world!

I am up a bit early this morning. Golf! I have not played in 3-4 weeks. I am excited. I have missed the game and the friends I play with.

Key West mornings at the break of dawn are so beautiful. And quiet. Peaceful is the word.

I had a great lunch yesterday. Good food and good company!

Ann Hedberg is a friend from the early 1960s. She was a reporter in Utica when I was a young lawyer. She left after a couple of years. I never saw her again till about 10 years ago.

I was at East Martello in Key West for a charity fundraiser. There was Ann. Now married. More than a quarter century. And living in Big Pine.

We try to get together for lunch or coffee every 3 months or so. Yesterday was that day.

We met at the Shrimp Shack on Stock Island. It was a perfect setting. Shrimp boats and all.

Ann had never been to the Shrimp Shack. She is a writer at heart yet. Has a published book to her credit. I could see her mind spinning as she noted the natural beauty of the place. The tarpon jumping particularly intrigued her.

I spent my afternoon reviewing editorials and letters to the editor from Arizona. This immigration thing is a hot topic!

There are always two sides to a story. Most have been blaspheming Arizona since it passed its new “…show me your ID” law. Even I. On the surface, it stinks of Nazi Germany.

My gut tells me there has to be something more. To make a whole State do something so onerous.

So I am digging. In preparation for friday’s radio show when I will comment on the problem from Arizona’s perspective. Tune in. I cannot guarantee your reaction. But there is another side to the story. It should be heard.

Friday’s radio show will also have a segment to do with the Gulf oil spill.

What a tragedy!

Is there no solution?

They figured how to get the oil out. Why don’t they know how to keep it in? Cap it. Blow it up. Do something!

I read somewhenre that the Russians had the problem in 3 places in recent years. They exploded a small nuclear device to seal off the hole in each instance.

What alternatives have BP and the US under consideration? It does not appear any. It seems to be a learn as we go process. Attempt and failure. Keep trying till something works.

More importantly, why as a Nation are we so inept in handling these major disasters? It does not speak well for the purportedly strongest nation in the world.

In any event…..listen in to the Key West Lou Legal Hour on friday morning at 10. KONK 1500 AM. Watch and listen on the internet at www.konkam.com.

What a day! I must comment again.

There is little to no breeze. A bit of clouds so it is gray. And one or two birds chirping.

God did it right!

Enjoy your day!

Overcast today. Raining when I woke. Just gray now.

It will pass. The day will be bright, shiny and warm. It always is.

My morning started yesterday with a meeting at Truman Annex. I do not visit there enough. The place is absolutely beautiful. Another Key West flavor.

Then to the Coffee House. Read the New York Times. Gail was there. Always happy to see Gail. A nice person.

The cupboard was bare again. So it was time to visit Publix.

It is absolutely amazing. I love grocery shopping! Never did it in my other life. What I missed!

By the time I got home, it was close to 3. So I made my own lunch from the goodies I had purchased. Chicken breast on a toasted buttered bagel. Good enough to eat! I did!

I layed down for my late afternoon nap. Turned on the tv. The Turner Classic Channel.

A 1947 cowboy movie was playing. A film of no consequence. Probably a B flick. Starred Evelyn Keyes and Larry Parks. A few years later Parks played Al Jolson in a movie of Jolson’s life. Interestingly, it dawns on me at this moment that Evelyn Keyes played Jolson’s wife. Must be the two of them had something going professionally.

Anyhow, the cowboy movie was not that good. There were some bad guys involved. A father and 3 sons. One of the sons decided to become a good guy. The father was upset. Said even King David had a bad son. Absalom.

The issue triggered my interest. Good son/bad son. I went to the internet. Sure enough David did have a bad son. He who defeated Goliath was almost taken down by his third son. The son’s name was Absalom. A battle took place.

Absalom was vane. Had long hair. As he was riding his horse in battle, he rode under a tree with a low hanging branch. His hair got caught in the branch and Absalom was left dangling there. The King’s forces did him in.

The bad son was vanquished. He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword.

Good son/bad son led me to some other interesting quotes and articles.

William Shakespeare wote…..”Good wombs have borne bad sons.” Think about it. There is some truth to it.

There was a scientific article on bad sons. The gist was that good mothers have bad sons. It’s in the genes.

So much for bad sons.

Last night was good daughter night.

It was Lisa and Corey’s seventh wedding anniversary.

We celebrated. Corey, Lisa, Robert, Ally and me. At Mattheson’s on White Street. A sandwich/ice cream store. Hot dogs and fries for the grandkids and sandwiches for the adults. Then ice cream for all.

We had a wonderful anniversary party!

When I arrived home, I had an e mail from Rita waiting for me.

Rita was Robert and Ally’s nanny for 3 years. Originally from South Africa, she returned to South Africa. She wrote of her life there once more. She now has a boy friend. Sounds enamoured. Told me of her children. Adults now.

Rita reads my blog every day and watches the radio show on the internet every week. Go Rita! All the way from South Africa! Love her!

I e mailed her a lengthy response to her lengthy e mail to me.

She and Lisa keep in touch. Periodically speak over the internet. Robert and Ally still know and speak with Rita.

Then to bed.

I turned on the tv. To the Turner Classic Channel, of course. Hemingway’s Old Man and The Sea was starting. Santiago revisited. The only trouble was I never got to see the film last night. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Even before the credits were finished.

Such is life!

Enjoy your day!

A big day today! A day of days!

Trombones playing, bands roaring, drums beating!

Lisa and Corey’s seventh anniversary!

Wow! It seems like yesterday…..

It was a great wedding! A beach party! The Southernmost beach.

Seven years later the marriage has produced offspring. Robert and Ally. Add Cameron and we have a typical American family.

I never thought Lisa was going to marry. She was 39 when she met and fell in love with Corey. Things moved fast thereafter. The marriage. The need to produce children swiftly due to Lisa’s age. Robert. Then Ally.

Lisa and Corey have lived through much in their short seven year marriage. Robert being born with cancer. Hurricane Wilma which destroyed their newly reconstructed home and newly acquired furniture. And more. But such is life. They survived. And grew.

Lisa told me this morning something she is constantly sharing with me. As regards Corey, “I love my husband more today than when I married him.”

A good sign!

Corey by the way is the salt of the earth! They come no better. I am pleased with him as a son in law. I am pleased for Lisa that she has him.

Santiago became a more popular figure yesterday. I mentioned Santiago in my blog. Hemingway’s Santiago. The old fisherman from The Old Man and The Sea who went out into the Gulf stream searching for marlin.

My phone has not stopped ringing. People enjoyed the Santiago reference and the fact that I recognized that there are many Santiagos today living in the Florida keys.

It is interesting how some items will trigger an unusual response.

The weather continues to be absolutely outstanding. Typical Key West weather.

I ended up enjoying it yesterday. I hung out by the pool. Just me and my thoughts. Sometimes in the water. Other times on a chaise lounge. Sometimes in the sun, sometimes in the shade. I also spent some time floating in the pool with a noodle under my arms. I consider the noodle one of man’s finest inventions!

Enjoy your day!

What would Santiago say about the Gulf oil spill?

Who is Santiago?

Ernest Hemingway’s fisherman in The Old Man and The Sea. The aged Cuban who went out into the Gulf stream to catch a marlin.

The same Gulf stream that runs between Key West and Cuba.

Santiago would say…..bad…..terrible! And perhaps even shed a tear.

There are still many Santiagos in the Florida keys. Things have not changed much in the almost 60 years since Hemingway wrote the great novel. There are probably more Santiagos today than back then. Men live off the sea.

Today is World Turtle Day!

An intertnational concern for a breed that lives in the ocean surrounding us.

Turtle Day is only 10 years old. It was started in 2000 by an organization known as American Tortoise Rescue. A not for profit out of Malibu, California. The purpose of World Turtle Day is to encourage human action to help turtles survive and thrive.

The word is “respect.” Like Santiago and others, there must be an innate sense of responsibility for our friends who live in the ocean.

Even before World Turtle Day came into being, there was such concern for turtles here in the Florida keys. Back in the 1980s, a turtle hospital was started in Marathon. Mile marker 48.5. The hospital is the only licensed veternary one dedicated to the treatment of turtles anywhere in the world!

Sick turtles found on the beaches, turtles found floating belly up in the ocean. All are taken to the Marathon hospital and cared for. When well, released back to the sea. If a turtle is not well enough to return, it remains and has a home forever at the hospital.

The Santiagos of the keys care!

Lunch was at Lisa’s yesterday with the grandkids.

Lisa grocery shops Saturday mornings. So her home is an especially good place to eat on Saturday.

Robert, Ally and I enjoyed fresh bagels. An every Saturday thing. And cream cheese, butter and chicken loaf. Plus fresh fruit. Healthy!

Then I was off to Borders. For 3 hours! I am really into the Tiger book. It was flowing. I could not put it down. I have only 40 pages left to finish it. Hopefully, today.

I highly recommend the book. It is entitled Tiger. It is a simple tale of his life. No fanfare. The good mixed with the bad. Matter of factly presented.

I have learned much about Tiger. He became a playboy big time! Openly. He appears to be one of the entitlement generation.

His wife a nice lady. Not one for the public lifestyle. A stay at home person.

Diametrically opposed desires and needs. Where this marriage will go is difficult to say.

Son in law Corey telephoned me later in the aftrnoon. Cameron has been taking comedian lessons. Fifteen years old and taking comedian lessons with people my age.

There was to be a show last night at the Red Barn where the students were going to show off their newly acquired skills. Did I want to go? Yes, but why me? Take Lisa. You two never get out together. I will babysit.

And so I baby sat.

It is always an experience.

No one wanted to play. They were engrossed with kid’s tv. I told them they had one hour of their tv. Then it was Poppa’s time with the tv. When the hour was up, they left me and went to their parent’s bedroom to watch their own show on tv. I got into Godfather III.

Robert fell asleep early. I covered him.

Ally was still wide awake. She came into the living room to visit me. She wanted to read a book to me. Ok, I said.

She got the book and hopped up on my lap. The book was Robert’s. Robert is one year older than Ally. She could not read it. But she made like she could. She explained the pictures on each page and made up her own story line.

I loved it!

Then she fell asleep in my arms. I held her for awhile. Then carried her to bed.

The trio returned a little later. Lisa, Corey and new comedic star Cameron!

He was a hit! Everyone was excited. Cameron was on a high.

We chatted for awile. Lisa had bought a loaf of fresh raisin bread in the morning. We enjoyed raisin bread and butter.

And then I was off to home and bed.

Today is Sunday. Love Sundays!

Enjoy your Sunday! I am mine!

Good morning world!

A great morning here in Key West!

I slept late. The sun is already up. A good breeze. Blue sky. Only an occasional small cloud. The water moving right along.

Another typical Key West day in the making!

The radio show started my day yesterday. The Key West Lou Legal Hour.

I spent a good deal of time initially talking about the Gulf oil spill. It is of major concern here in the keys!

Then I spoke a bit about what might be described as extremism. Our natinal economic condition and the type of leaders it causes us to elect. It was a beware message. Beware of who we vote for. The anticipated cure might be worse than the illness that motivated our vote.

I continue to marvel at those catching the show over the internet. Afterwards, I heard from Anna in Milan, Italy and Rita in Capetown, South Africa.

Following the radio show, Larry, Guy and I had another meeting regarding a possible new show. I have previously described the show as in the developmental/conceptual stage. Not easy to put together. It may be dying. Time will tell.

Then to the Coffee House. Read a bit. Chatted a bit. A very relaxing place.

I ran into Sean. I have written of Sean before. He is a friend and a bocce partner. Sean owns a boat that he charters for flatfishing.

Key West is the tarpon capital of the world! And this is tarpon season. The Spring. They are all over the place! You can even see them off docks in large groups.

Sean says business is booming. People come from all over to tarpon fish.

The fishing sounds interesting. Sean’s boat is only 16 feet long. Just a large open row boat. With a motor on the back. He takes his customers out for what is called flat fishing. In just 3 feet of water.

Sean says it is exciting to watch the fisherman cast their rods out over the water and see the tarpon jump up with their wide open mouths and grab onto the fly. Sean says the tarpon are large and plentiful this season. Running about 100 pounds each.

Sean is concerned about the Gulf oil spill. Very concerned. He has beeen in business 5 years. It is just taking hold. He now has repeat customers. The fish are plentiful. Every one is happy.

If the oil hits here, it is all over. Perhaps for years.

Sean has already attended 2 meetings regarding what to do. He belongs to some fisherman organizations. Lawyers from Miami have been at themeetings getting everyone positioned to sue. But like Sean said, whatever he might get would be too little too late.What would he do in the meantime?

I lunched at Hogfish. Alone and quietly. Read some local weekly newspapers.

Then I took a walk. Along Smathers Beach. Hot. Tiring. But felt good.

It was apparently too tiring. I spent the rest of the day home!

I mentioned yesterday that my sneaks were soaked and loaded with clay from bocce the night before. I was going to put them in the dishwasher. I further admonished not to worry. I had done it before.

I made a mistake.

It was the washer and dryer before. Not the dishwasher. My sneaks are still soaking wet. I put them outside in the sun yesterday afternoon and left them out all night. Still wet. The next step is the dryer.

Enjoy your day!

This is the day!

Radio show time!

Ten this morning! The Key West Lou Legal Hour. Join me at KONK 1500 AM radio. Even better, watch and hear world wide on the internet at www.konkam.com.

Some great topics. Some hot topics.

The Gulf oil spill! Big! In the forefront of everyone’s thoughts. An impending doom, perhaps.

Other topics include extremism in our thinking, Kentucky weird dumb laws, the weird dumb lawsuit of the week–involves dog poop, the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding life terms for minors in non murder cases without a chance for parole, cockfighting and a lead contamination lawsuit.

Join me! Again, at 10 this morning.

I spent yesterday morning completing preparations for today’s radio show. It had to be done. There was no place to go. The weather outside was very uninviting. Pouring and pouring and pouring. Like it was never going to stop.

It finally did stop in the early afternoon. The sun came out. Bright and hot! And the humidity!

I spent a couple of hours at Borders. Continued to read The Tiger Woods Story. A good book! I have finally come to that decision.

Turns out Tiger’s father was a playboy. Interesting. The fruit does not fall far from the tree.

His mother was a big infuluence in his life. I had always thought his father was the overwhelming influence. His mother had a major hand in his mental devleopment and toughness also. Her Muslim and Asiatic backgrounds impacted Tiger.

Bocce last night.

The courts were a mess from the rain. They had not totally dried out yet. Slow.

The sun was burning hot. Very little breeze. And buggy. Those little things that get in your face.

My sneaks got loaded with the wet clay from the court. They are sitting on a newspaper in the kitchen. I am going to run them through the dishwasher this morning. Fear not, I have done it before.

Bocce was fun last night! We won 2 out of 3. Good for us!

It was the last night for two reasons. This was Jules and Jim’s last evening playing bocce. Jim retires from the Air Force next month and they are retiring to New Orleans where they have a home. Last night was also the last night of the season. No more bocce till sometime in August.

After bocce, we all headed over to Don’s Place. Where else! The best venue for drinking in Key West! Owned by one of the best people in Key West, Don Manaher! A former newspaperman from up north. He now operates the most popular drinking establishment for locals in Key West.

We were a good group. A fun group. Kurt bartending. Rob and Beebe sitting at the bar as I walked in. From bocce, Larry, Tom, Nancy and Joanie amongst others. Don also, of course.

When I started the blog this morning, it was gray outside. I just looked out. The sun is up and shining bright. Very little wind. The water moving at a steady gait. It is going to be one terrific Key West day!

Enjoy your day!

Ally was sick yesterday. I babysat.

She was quiet in the morning. Got better as the day progressed. Complained of being hungry at one point. I gave her some dry cereal. A little later a popsicle.

By afternoon she was up and running. You would never know she had been upchucking all night. No fever. Her stomach had settled. Her personality returned.

I worked on tomorrow’s radio show and played with her.

We played cards. Fish. I always lose. I do not know why. I do not try to lose. It is worth losing, however. She gets all excited beating Poppa!

Interesting radio show tomorrow. Things like the gopspel and Thomas Jefferson, the Guilf oil spill, booms and the oil spill, a lead contamination lawsuit worthy of mention, a comedian who won a mother in law lawsuit, the Key West Police Station locked door policy and much more.

Listen in. 10 am. KONK 1500 AM. On the internet worldwide at www.konkam.com. You can both see and hear on the internet.

I was walking Duval last night on my way to dinner at La Trattoria. Ran into Stephanie. The Key West Shoe Girl. We are all Key West something!

Stephanie does a radiio show on KONK 1500, also. At 3 pm tomorrow. A fashion talk show. She told me tomorrow’s topic involves wedding gowns. Like I told her, something I would be intrested in! Ho ho! However I will tune in. She is a genuine personality worthy of attention.

I had dinner last night with a lovely young lady. Jenna. All of 24. Archaic me at 74 and Jenna at 24.

We had an interesting and lengthy dialogue. The gigantic age difference had no bearing. I could have been 24 as well or she 74.

Jenna is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Educated if I recall correctly at Ball State. Wanted to be a sportscaster. Became one. Then the recession hit. She found herself out of work.

Decided Florida was the place she wanted to be. Ended up in Key West. Works two part time jobs. One at the radio station. KONK 1500. That is where I met her. Another with a digital video company.

She aspires to another sports broadcasting position. She is determined. She will eventually find one. And Key West will lose her.

I cannot stress too greatly the impact the Gulf oil spill is having on Key West. That is all people talk about. And these concerns and conversations are taking place even before any of the oil has hit.

It has to arrive at some point. It will enter the loop current and make its way over a one to two week period to the Florida keys. Fish will die, hard shell breeding beds destroyed, the mangroves eradicated, the reef contaminated and much more.

It has all the making of economic as well as enviromental devestation.

A tragedy waiting to occur. Like you know the end of the world is coming soon. And you can do nothing about it.

All because of greed. Man’s greed. Unbridled. When are we going to wake up and harness the haves who feed off the rest of society. There is a lesson to be learned here. More than one lesson!

I obviously missed golf yesterday. That is 3 weeks in a row. Just as I started to hit the ball well, I stopped playing. I am sad!

Bocce tonight. Last game of the season.

Tonight will be Jules’ last night at bocce. Her husband Jim is retiring from the Air Force next month. They are moving to New Orleans. My partner will be gone!

Enjoy your day!

Yesterday was not a typical Key West day for me. I stayed in and worked all day! Sometimes you must. I did. And I did!

Today will be different.

Ally is still sick. Poor kid! Poppa babysitting today.

I stopped over last night after completing my day at hard labor. Ally was seated on the couch watching tv. In her jammies. Covered with a blanket.

Her eyes were heavy with fever. Her face blank. She was not talking. Just starring.

Robert was the same way last week.

After visiting with Ally, I headed into town. I had not been out in a few evenings.

The Chart Room first.

I was remembered!

Michael, Che and Captain Peter. And a vacationing lawyer from Pittsburgh. Good conversation. No world problems solved, however.

I wanted a quiet dinner somewhere. I decided on Outback. I have come to enjoy their rib eye steak. Delicious and cheap. With a sweet potato baked and swirling in butter and some steamed vegetables.

There are few people at Outback during the week now. It is no longer the season. Actually all restaurants are quiet this time of year.

I took some newspapers with me and sat at the end of the bar. No one around me. Enjoyed the meal and the newspapers.

Then home to watch the primary election returns. America is pissed off! The results show it. The general attitude is throw the bums out!

If an economy is bad, everything is bad. Until the economy is corrected, things are going to be in upheaval in this country and elsewhere.

Jim Brown is my friend living on Crete. Crete is a Greek island. We are both island dwellers.

Jim is originally from Glasgow, Scotland. A musician by profession. Now married and with family.

A happy sort. He would fit in here in Key West without any problem.

I am happy to report that Jim is another friend who is succeeding in the entertainment industry. First, Terri White. Now, Jim Brown.

Jim just got a movie part in a Greek movie being shot on Crete. The movie is called The Island. He is playing a British soldier who can speak Greek.

Go for it, Jim! Big time! May you some day win an Oscar!

Time to get ready for Ally. Hope she is better this morning. If she is, we will play. Bingo, cards, whatever.

Ally will be 5 June 1. She is developing into a lovely young lady. Beautiful smile. She wanted long hair. Lisa let it grow. It looks terrific.

She has a tough personality. Strong willed. Takes no gruff from her older brother Robert. She’s the boss!

The Gulf oil spill continues to be of concern. If and when it hits the so called loop, the current will bring it here. It may have already started. No one is certain. Yesterday about 20 black oil balls showed up on keys’ beaches. They have been tested and the consensus is that they did not come from the spill. If not, then from where? We have not had this problem before.

Listen to my radio show friday. KONK 1500 AM. See and hear on the internet at http://www.konkam.com/. I am going to have much to say about the spill.

Enjoy your day!