Yesterday was a wonderful one!

The radio show went terrific! It is exciting doing the Key West Lou Legal Hour.

One of the legal matters discussed yesterday was the Roman Polanski problem. Polanski skipped the United states back in the late 1970s. He was facing a jail term for an episode with a 13 year old girl. He has since been living in Europe. Last year the State of California tried to extradite him. After all those years! The case is pending, legal arguments being made. Polanski remains under house arrest in Switzerland.

Polanski is one tough guy!

He is Jewish. Born and being raised in Poland when the Germans invaded. It was this invasion which was the beginning of World War II. His mother was sent to Auschwitz from which she never returned. His father went to another concentration camp, but did survive.

Polanski was a teen ager. He settled in the Krakow Ghetto and fought the Nazis to survive. He finally escaped the Ghetto. He was fortunate to hook up with a Catholic family. They took him in and he was portrayed as a Catholic for the balance of the war. Thus did he survive the war and the Nazis.

His wife was Sharon Tate. You will recall that she was the pregnant woman hung by her wrists from a ceiling beam and killed by the Charles Manson group.

This Roland Polanski is one tough guy! He has experienced much of the bad in life! A survivor! His background adds to the drama of his present legal problems.

I stopped at Don’s Place after the radio show. I was looking for my league golf partner Rob. I did not know if we were to play a match on friday. Found Rob. He was bartending. No match. Larry Smith cannot make it.

Then to the Coffee House. I enjoy sitting there and reading the newspapers.

Key West has walk nights. A commercial street is selected. And the natives walk for 2-3 hours, visit the stores and partake of food and drink goodies.

Last night was 1st Thursday Art Walk. First thursday of the month. The primary street was Caroline.

I did the Walk!

Loved Barb Grob’s Art Bar! Love Barb Grob! She was featuring last night some paintings by Hatian Sally Binard. Sally lost six family members in the recent earthquake. The proceeds from her sales were to help Haiti.

After the Art Bar, I was off to the other side of Key West. To the other end of Duval. To that end of Duval that I often describe to as the place where locals go.

I did the Keys Piano Bar and La Te Da last night. They are across the street from each other. And feed off each other.

Bobby Nesbitt was finishing up when I first arrived at the Keys Piano Bar. He plays cocktail hour till 9 pm. Always a pleasure hearing Bobby sing!

Jennifer Kruskamp one of the New York piano bar singers. Good. And Mark Watson. Always good.

Across the street at La Te Da, it was Debra and Patrick.

I have not been to La Te Da in a while. Debra and Patrick are mainstays there during the season. For well over 10 years. Debra is the best! Love her! Love her voice!

I am close to my goal with the diet. 28 pounds so far. 30 was and is my goal. 2 pounds to go. Hard! The last few pounds seem to be taking forever! I truly am sick of this diet. The worst I have ever been on. But it works rapidly. It has only been 2 months.

Enjoy your day!

Good morning!

Rise and shine!

A new day in the making! A good one!

It is cold and gray now. The window is open. I can see and taste the ocean. A chilly breeze is coming in.

The Weather Channel says worry not. Going to 76 today!

Played golf yesterday! It was cold! Never really warmed up. It was that chill off the ocean.

I played with Tom, Tino and Aaron.

I was tired from the first tee. I do not understand why. I stayed tired for the whole round. It was work.

Tom was the big winner at $10. Aaron and I the big losers at $4 each. Not bad.

I did not play well till the last 6 holes. We switch partners every 6 holes. Tom was my partner on the last 6. I always play well when I play with him. As I did yesterday, again.

After golf I went home to bed. Slept.

Lisa called at dinner time. It was Corey’s birthday. The for real day. They were going to the Chinese restaurant near Publix. She wanted me to join them. I said no. Too tired.

Eventually I got up, showered and decided to go out to dinner. Stopped at the Chinese restaurant hoping to catch the family. I did. They were opening fortune cookies. The table had not been cleaned. So I tasted a little bit of everything. Egg roll, a rib, some pork fried rice and what have you.

Then I was off to the Chart Room. Che, Sean and Katherine there. Sean and I talked at length about the radio station. He guest appears on many shows.

I left. Where to eat? I was not really hungry due to the Chinese episode. But needed a bit more.

I drove to Publix and bought a small steak. Went home and cooked it. And enjoyed eating it while reading the Confederacy book Tino had loaned to me a few days before. The steak was delicious. Its size in compliance with my diet. And loaded with protein.

I am close to the end of the diet. I am knocking on the door of 30 pounds. It can’t be too soon for me. I am sick of the diet!

Big day today! The radio show. Key West Lou Legal Hour. KONK 1680 AM. At 1 pm. Listen in!

You can watch also on the internet. www.konkam.com.

Give me a call to chat while I am doing the show. 305-294-2769.

Big stuff today. Roman Polanski, medical marijuana, the recent political contribution Supreme Court decision, don’t drink/don’t tell, the Proposition 8 California trial, civilian vs. military tribunals, Lady Al Qaeda, more Florida dumb weird laws, Presidents as lawyers and the proposed AIG $100 million bonus pay out.

Enjoy your day!

I am up and at ’em early this morning. It’s just after 5.

I spent yesterday morning working on thursday’s radio show. Another exciting Key West Lou Legal Hour in the making. Some Roman Polanski, don’t ask, don’t tell and more on the recent Supreme Court decision regarding corporate political contributions.

Listen in. Watch. Conch radio at KONK 1680 AM. The internet at http://www.konkam.com/. Telephone in with questions and comments to 305-294-2769.

I stopped at the Coffee House around noon to read the papers and sip some coffee. A good crowd. Made a new friend and met an old friend.

Michelle sat in the chair next to me. A lovely lady. Nattily attired. A constant smile on her face. She is originally from Switzerland. Has lived in Key West since 1994. And we have never met before! I though I knew everyone here.

Gail stopped in. I am always happy to share her company. I also need her help with some computer postings. She knows everything about computers. She gave me her e mail address and I will be writing to her later today for help.

Then it was over to Borders to continue reading Game Change by John Heilmann and Mark Halperin. An interesting book! It is like being a fly on the wall inside a room when all sorts of discussions and moves were being planned during the 2008 Presidnetial campaign. Turns out Obama was a hard sell about running. He could not make up his mind about making the race. Michelle was not in favor of it either early on.

I spent a bit of time at the Chart Room last night. Michael bartending. No more Mark. He has moved over to Don’s Place.

Michael is a former Vietnam Marine. A sharp shooter. I asked him about gays in the military. He said he did not care. Nor did he ever meet anyone who did care. All he and any one else was concerned with was that every other combatant with him did his job. It was life and death. Every one had to function as trained. Otherwise it was good bye. Sex had nothing to do with staying alive in battle.

The gays in the military was all over the TV yesterday because of the Senate hearing to change the don’t ask, don’t tell rule. That is why I engaged Michael on the issue.

Jack Baron was a very good friend. He was a Key West artist who died 5 years ago.

Jack and I used to have all kinds of discussions covering all kinds of subjects. One was homosexuality. Jack was gay. Jack once said to me…..Louis, there is nothing different between you and me. I have to work for a living, have bills to pay, am concerned for my health and the health of others and so on…..I get sick……I am happy…..I worry…..The only difference is sex. You like women and I like men.

Jack was right! He always was!

So…..if the gays can fight and die for us, they should be able to openly live as a gay person.

It is time.

I went over to Hot Tin Roof for dinner. Valerie bartending. John hosting and managing.

Val is married to former bartender and New Zealand offspring Clayton. Clayton no longer bartends. He and Val have opend a tee shirt business. Dirty Dog Tees. What a name! Funny tees! Take a look at http://www.dirtydogtees.com/.

Speaking of tee shirts, my Key West Lou tee shirt continues to sell well at Lisa’s internet department store Via Key West. It is the only place where you can buy it. Lisa tells me her four biggest sellers are the Key West Lou tee shirt, Key West bunt cake, Terri white’s new CD and Key West books. http://www.viakeywest.com/.

It is always good to be in John’s company. While busily managing Hot Tin Roof, he still has time to chat with me. John is a college basketball freak, as I am! His school is Wisconsin. Wisconsin is ranked #16. They played Michigan State who is #5 last night. I caught the game at home. Wisconsin destroyed Michigan State. John must have gone crazy!

Syracuse also won last night. No big deal though. They beat Providence handily. Syracuse is ranked #3 and #4 in the two polls this week.

Golf this morning. The weather should be perfect. In the low 70s.

Enjoy your day!

It rained big time yesterday! Heavy, off and on.

The temperature was good however. Low 70s by day and night.

I finally got over to Borders. It has been a while. I wanted to start reading Game Change. The book gives snipits of insights into the 2008 Presidential race. Interesting! Surprising! Many big Democrats in the Senate privately encouraged Obama to run while they were openly supporting Hillary.

Two novels going at one time. At home I am reading Confederates in the Attic. It describes why some Southerners today live a weekend life of reenacting Civil War battles. Really interesting! Different! Tino gave it to me to read.

I had to send one piece of paper to Utica, N.Y. Had to overnight it. Decided to use Fed Ex. Expensive! $28!

Later in the afternoon I visited with Lisa after she returned home from work. Robert and Ally came home from school. Played with them a bit.

Last night started with the Chart Room, as usual. No Marty. Still in Hallendale. Spoke with him on the phone. He does not know when he will be returning. He does not love us any more!

Dinner was at La Trattoria. Kathy bartending. Always friendly. Lovely Beecha hosting. Actually Beecha manages the whole place. She’s the boss! A heavy responsibility job! We chatted off and on during the course of the evening.

I lucked out last night. Caught two great old time movies on TV.

It must have been Peter O’Toole night. Man of La Mancha and Lawrence of Arabia. Wow pics!

Man of La Mancha had a long Broadway run. I recall seeing it 3 times on Broadway with 3 different leads. I can see the face of each lead clearly. However I cannot recall any of their names. Alshiemers!

Enjoy your day!

Sunday is supposedly a day of rest. Yesterday was.

It may have had to do a bit with the weather. It sprinkled off and on all day. Gray. Made it sort of an extra lazy day.

I spent the morning in bed watching Meet the Press and the other talk shows.

Then I was off to Don’s Place. A Sunday place. Not yesterday. There were all of about 20 people. No football and no free eats make for no business. The weather had something to do with it also.

So I headed over to the Coffee House on Duval. Glad I did. I had the best time. I read the New York Times, cover to cover. First time I have done that in such detail in a while. Took about 3 hours.

There was an interesting article on the front page of the first section. Left hand column. A major article.

It basically set forth that China was the world leader the past 2 years in the manufacture of items for solar power, wind power and nuclear reactors. Items of renewable energy and otherwise. That the United States really has yet to begin.

The article contained an observation that sticks with me. The United States has depended on the Middle East for years for its power supply, to wit: oil. That if the United States did not get into the manufacture of renewable energy quickly and in big time, our energy dependency in the future would move to the Far East. China!

And we would have replaced one less than friendly peoples for another in satisfying our energy needs.

All very interesting. Thought provoking. Part of Obama’s State of the Union speech.

Talk is one thing. Action another. Obama has to move us in the direction of manufacture and use of renewable energy dramatically. Now, not tomorrow. And everyone, Democrat and Republican alike, should support him in this endeavor. This is not a No issue.

Lisa’s for dinner!

Terrific!

Turkey and all the goodies that go with it.

I cheated on my diet. The food looked too good! Hot rolls were my downfall. Buttered and dunked in gravy. I have been on a low carb diet. I made up for it yesterday.

Corey’s birthday is tuesday. He will be 47. We celebrated it at dinner last night. We will be celebrating it again tuesday at dinner.

Lisa asked Corey what kind of a cake he wanted. He said strawberry. None of us know how he came up with that flavor.

She asked Robert and Ally what they wanted for frosting. Chocolate with sprinkles.

So birthday cake ended up being strawberyy with chocolate frosting covered with sprinkles. Delicious!

Remember Mike and Tina from Hartford. They have owned a home here in Key West for years. They are part of the Key West fabric.

Both Mike and Tina are members of the military forces of the Conch Republic. Mike is in the Conch Air Force. He flies a World War I bi plane during the annual battle commerating Key West’s secession from the Union some 25 years ago. He is a bombadier. He drops rolls of toilet paper on the U.S. Coast Guard vessels. Tina is a member of the Conch Navy. She mans a pirate ship and throws eggs, tomatoes and heads of lettuce at the Coast Guard cutters.

Like these people!

Enjoy your day!

I am ashamed. Embarassed is a better word.

I forgot Kate Miano’s birthday party!

It was Friday night at the Gardens.

I never went out Friday night. I was tired and went to bed early.

Sorry, Kate. I now wish you a Happy Birthday! I understand your party was terrific! Good for you! You are a class person! Everyone loves you! Deservedly so!

I visited with Lisa and Corey yesterday afternoon for a bit.

Lisa was excited. She started featuring Terri White’s new CD on her internet department store Via Key West a couple of weeks ago. The sales are going crazy! CD sales overall seem to move slowly. So this is a phenomenen! http://www.viakeywest.com/.

Robert was home and playing. Wow, is he getting tall!

Ally was away for the afternoon enjoying a play day with some girl friends. At the age of 4! They were having a tea party. Ally had dressed for the occasion. A dress. And jewelry and a purse. And even white gloves!

The Chart Room last night was packed. Tourists and locals combined. I visited briefly with Captain Peter. He is looking well and was his usual charming self. Che there also. Holding up his end of the bar. Che is an icon. A Key West legend in his own life time. And one of the two remaininig empty holes in the bar awaits his ashes when he leaves this world. Che considers his ashes in the bar will be his greatest accomplisment, even though the time for them has not yet arrived.

The charming Michael was bartending. A good guy! A former Marine. And proud of it!

I lucked out. I ran into Mike and Tina.

Mike and Tina are from Hartford, Connecticut. Mike is a business consultant and Tina works in the insurance industry. They have a home here in Key West also. Across the street from the cemetery. Tina said last night she keeps a small bottle of holy water nearby in the event there are ever visitors from the cemetary. For real!

I spent a lot of time with Mike and Tina last night. I enjoy their company. Good people. I hope they enjoy mine as much. We seemed to have chatted endlessly last night.

Two large international companies are merging and Mike has been offered the job of running the new company’s Japan business. In fact, he only returned from Japan a few days ago. He was still suffering from jet lag.

The conversation regarding whether to take the new position was interesting. By the way, be impressed. It’s a big deal! They would live in Japan.

What happens to Tina? She has a very responsible position in Hartford. In Japan she would not be working for a number of reasons. I enjoyed listening to them analyze the problem. It was a today one.

Then we got into Italy.

Tina was born in Italy. Just outside Naples. Her Dad still lives there. He is my contempoary. 72 years old. I visited Italy many years ago with my family and parents for a month. I shared some memories of the trip with them.

I decided on steak. Went to Michael’s for dinner. No room at the bar. So I waved good bye to Emmet. I decided to try old reliable, La Trattoria. Packed. Erin said no way.

Saturday night and I was all alone by the telephone. Poor me.

I ended up at Hogfish. Ate fish and chips. Read the local papers. And watched the Kansas/Kansas State basketball game. Great game! In fact all of the college basketball I snuck a peek at yesterday was outstandig. Some great teams out there this year!

I woke this morning to Saratoga Trunk. A 1945 movie. Starred Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman.

I remember seeing the movie when I was a kid. The movie takes place in Saratoga, New York. It is set in the Saratoga Hotel. I remember and know both Saratoga and the hotel well. I have done August during the racing season and have also had a satellite law office in Saratoga. I even built and owned at one time a shopping center in Saratoga, as well as having constructed some 250 units of housing. I have even sat on the large front porch of the Saratoga Hotel in a rocking chair.

A great movie that recalled a lot of memories!

There are some who think that all Key West is is the 200 and 300 blocks of Duval. The tourist section. These same people think that Sloppy Joe’s, Hogsbreath and Schooner’s Wharf are the only places to go.

Well, wrong they are. These people are generally tourists themselves who have only spent a few days in Key West. They never discover the other places that offer beauty and enjoyment in Key West.

They miss much. There is more to Key West than Sloppy Joe’s.

Those who limit themselves to the tourist area never get to know the joys of Louie’s Backyard, Debra and Patrick at La Te DA, the great singers at the Keys Piano Bar, Patticakes and Square One Restaurant, the great German food at Martin’s, Antonia’s and La Trattoria for fine Italian food, Virgilio’s on Monday nights for $5 martinis, Michael’s buried in the heart of Old Town for steak, Kelly’s on Whitehead for wings at cocktail hour, Larry Smith at the Wine Galley, the Hot Tin Roof for pure pleasure, Don’s place for real people, the Strip house at the Reach for steak and pictures of bare ass women and Barb Grob’s Art Slut Bar.

I rarely visit Sloppy Joe’s or Hogsbreath. Too touristy for me. I don’t like being joustled around by a bunch of partying drunks. Schooner’s I do stop at on occasion. Another tourist place. But I love Angus the bartender who I occasionally get to play golf with. Also Schooner’s is some what across the street from Pepe’s and I like to stop at Schooner’s for a drink before going over to Pepe’s.

It is Sunday morning. Raining. TV says rain all day. I hope not.

I will stop at some point at Don’s Place. Then to the Coffee House to free load read the Sunday papers, including the New York Times.

Dinner at Lisa’s tonight. Publix had a sale on turkeys. We are doing Thanksgiving again tonight!

Enjoy your day!

Controversey abounds!

First, there is the Phil Mickelson thing. He is being critcised for using some old golf clubs. Specifically, Ping wedges with square grooves. Ones which were manufactured before April 1, 1990.

A legality issue has arisen.

Most professional golfers say it is wrong to use the clubs. Others say it is ok. There was a rule change followed by a court case. Ping won the court case. In effect, the decision legitimatized the square groove clubs manufatured by Ping.

These square grooves are supposed to provide an advantage. They assist in making the ball spin when hit out of the rough. Which means the ball will hit the green and hold with more precision.

Life moves in strange ways. Last Wednesday I was at the golf course. I keep 2 sets of clubs there. An old set. My first set. And a newer set purchased about 7 years ago.

I never use the older set. It is in a corner covered with dust.

The pro talked to me Wednesday about the old set. He asked if I knew what I had. I can hardly play golf. How would I know!

Turns out my old set gathering dust are pre 1990 Pings with square grooves. He said hold on to them. Some day they are going to be worth money.

Wednesday’s conversation meant nothing to me till yesterday when the Mickelson story hit the news. Now I understand!

I watched President Obama meet with the House Republicans yesterday. What an appearance!

In effect, it was him all alone with the enemy.

He was terrific!

The questions asked him were loaded and tough. He handled them all deftly. He understood the issues. I was impressed with the depth of his knowledge. His responses contained no bullshit. He knew what he was talking about. Where he agreed with a questioneer, he agreed. Where he disagreed, he did so firmly but as a gentleman.

I thought he showed more respect to the Republicans than they showed him. Some forgot with their snoddiness that he is the President of the United States. Whatever happened to respect the office even if you might not respect the man.

I am glad Obama is my President during these trying times. If there was any doubt, it was erased yesterday.

My day otherwise yesterday was busy. Paperwork took more hours than anticipated. It was an off and on thing. Five hours in the morning. Two in the late afternoon. In between, I sneaked in a visit with Lisa after her work day.

I stayed home last night. I was mentally drained. My body was even tired. It was early to bed and sleep.

The weather has turned again. Back to warm. I hope to get out today and move my body around. Perhaps I will start the day with a bike ride around the island.

Enjoy your day!

Good morning world!

Great radio show yesterday! The listening public increases each week. People like it. Thank you for tuning me in.

Modern science is amazing. The Key West Lou Legal Hour is a radio show. However it can be seen! On the intrernet! www.konkam.com. All over the world. A wow from my perspective!

There are two ladies living in Milan, Italy who watch while sipping wine and eating cookies. Our 1 pm time show is on at 7 pm in Milan. Then there are a bunch of groupies (the only way to describe them) in Jakarta, Indonesia who gather to view the show on the internet at 1 am their time.

May the radio show continue to entertain and be successful!

It was back home for me immediately after the show. More paper work to do. Usually I go out for lunch. Yesterdy I could not.

It was Hogfish at dinner time last night. It’s convenient for me. The next island down. The food is good. And my friend Yankee Jack sings on Thursday evenings..

The place was packed. Yankee’s groupies. Not a seat to be had on the side where he was playing.

So I walked into the bar looking for a spot. Before I found one, a lovely blonde came up to embrace and kiss me. I did not recognize her at first. My eyes. I need new glasses. It was Jules! My bocce partner!

Jules was having dinner at the bar with two lady friends. Janice and Linda.

Jules is in sales at the Westin. Janice and Linda are staying there. They do an annual trip to the Westin at this time each year and have become friends with Jules over time.

Janice is a self employed meeting planner. From Kansas City. A charmer. Linda is in computer support and hails from Yorktown, Virginia. A lovely. Actually both ladies were charming and lovely.

The women met while both were living in Boca Raton back when. They now meet in Key West to celebrate their birthdays each year. Linda’s was last Sunday and Janice’s is this Sunday.

I think they should invite me to Janice’s celebration this Sunday.

Jules is always the best. A great girl to be around. My bocce partner. We both can’t wait for the new season to start.

We have been playing on one of Don’s teams the past 4 years. Bat Construction. We are being moved to another of Don’s teams this season. The Donkeys. Don, Jules, Rob and I are being traded, so to speak. Just like professional baseball and football. None of us are happy about it. But we have no control.

The one good thing is that Joanie will be my team mate on the Donkeys. She has been a Donkey star forever. I have loved her for years.

I had a very good time last night with Jules and her friends. I lucked out in running into them. And in the background was the melodius voice of Yankee Jack. A great evening in every respect!

I think I am going to have a screw off day today. I have some paper work to finish. Should take me to about 10. Then I am off to do nothing things the rest of the day. Like read the newspapers at the Coffee House, start a new book at Borders, maybe lunch at the Yacht Club and who knows what.

Enjoy your day!

Golf yesterday.

It was cold. Low 60s.

A good group. Don, Tom, Tino, Aaron and me.

Every one shot better than me. By 20 to 35 strokes. Nothing new! However I was not the big loser. Strokes help. Aaron shot 20 strokes better than me and was the big loser. Tom was the big winner.

Last night was Aqua time with Bobby Nesbitt. Great singing! Great people listening! I enjoy Bobby.

Dinner at the bar at La Trattoria. Erin bartending. Ed Swift there. Aaron and Karen came in. The owners of Michael’s Restaurant, also. Always the sign of a good restaurant when other dining establishment owners frequent another place of business as theirs.

I hurried home after dinner. I wanted to watch President Obama’s State of the Union address. I made it just in time.

I get a chill each time the door to Congress opens and a booming voices announces…..”The President of the United States!”

My reaction to the speech was mixed. I don’t know. Words are fine. Actions better. We have to wait and see. The President has a full plate. There is much to be done. Against an adamantly fixed opposition. The “No” crowd.

Time will tell.

Radio show today!

The Key West Lou Legal Hour. At 1 pm. KONK 1680 AM. Better to turn on the computer and go to www.konkam.com. The show can be seen as well as heard! Call in and talk with me. 305-294-2769. Say hello, ask a question, agree or disagree with something I said. I would love to hear from you.

I am now at 25 pounds lost on the diet. It has taken 2 months. 30 pounds was my goal. I do not know if I am going to make it. The last few pounds are the hardest to lose. It is like climbing a mountain.

Enjoy your day!

I sleep with the TV on.

I woke this morning to Nelson Eddy singing. Eddy was a 1930s baritone and big time movie star. The Pavarotti of his day.

A nice way to wake!

Cold last night. Long pants and leather jacket time. In the high 50s during the evening while I was sleeping. 62 degrees now. The high today will only reach 67.

Crazy weather!

I play golf this morning. Long pants and heavy tops.

My teeth are falling apart. Lost 2 porcelin caps this past week. Had to see a dentist yesterday.

I saw Dr. George Lindner. He did a good job. Rebonded. I had one of the caps. The other I apparently swallowed.

First time I saw Dr. Lindner. Turns out he is my neighbor. He lives around the corner from me in Key Haven on West Cypress Terrace.

If a visit to the dentist can be an enjoyable experience, I enjoyed my time with Dr. Lindner. He is a Rutgers graduate. So we got to chat about Big East basketball and the Syracuse/Rutgers rivalry.

Lindner is relatively new to Key West. He bought out the Old Towne Dental practice on Simington last year and he and his wife relocated to Key West.

Last night was Yacht Club time. Bobby Nesbitt packed the place!

I had a couple of drinks at the bar and chatted with friends. Two are a husband and wife realtor team. They told me of a home that just sold in Key Haven for $324,000. Key Haven is the island of multi million dollar homes. The home had been foreclosed upon. The bank was happy to get anything it could. There was a cash buyer and the bank grabbed the money, even though it was significantly less than the debt owing.

When will this economic recession end? It’s frightening! Obama, move your ass. Chart a clear course tonight in your State of the Union address and follow it!

The bar was too noisy for dinner. So I drove over to Outback for my 6 ounce sirloin and veggies meal which fit my diet perfectly. I am stalemated at 24 pounds lost. Wish that scale needle would move! I am getting sick of the diet!

Great basketball last night. I watched Kentucky get beat by South Carolina. Kentucky was #1 in the rankings and the only undefeated basketball team left. No more.

South Carolina came through when it had to and deserved to win. South Carolina’s record to date is unimpressive. I think they have lost 6 games. I watched them lose by 2 points Saturday night and thought they had a good team. They definitely had that good team last night. The better team. Congratulations, South Carolina!

Enjoy your day!