Happy Valentine’s Day!

Lovers enjoy!

Valentine’s Day thought to be born of the ancient Lupercalin pagan festival. A bloody, violent and sexually charged celebration. Who knows, who cares. Today, Valentine’s Day is soft, warm and loving. Such is what is important.

I miss having someone to treat special on this day.

Character in government has been diminishing. Big time! Suddenly rejuvenated.

In recent days, three U.S. Attorney Generals have resigned from the Southern District of New York rather than support Trump and his Justice Department’s decision to remove charges pending against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

The three are to be honored. They will have no difficulty finding new positions. Major New York law firms will want to have in their operations the three who stood for right against might. Each a proven honorable person.

Reminded me of a similar situation during Nixon’s time in office. In a single evening on October 20, 1973, what has come to be known as the “Saturday Night Massacre” occurred. Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Archibald Cox. Richardson refused and resigned. Nixon then ordered Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus to fire Cox. Ruckelshaus refused and resigned.

On this day in 1971, President Richard Nixon installed a secret recording device in the White House. Helped to do him in later when he got in trouble.

Yesterday began with a haircut with Lori. Today will begin with a manicure with Tammy.

What a life!

Visited later in the day with son-in-law Corey at the Library.

The Florida Keys Seafood Festival is this weekend. Saturday and sunday. The best seafood in the world. The place the Truman Waterfront Park at the end of Southard Street.

Go and enjoy!

Egg prices continue to rise nationally. I have not enjoyed an egg breakfast in months. Nor have many others.

Very warm yesterday. Temperature in the low 80s.  Humidity heavy. Sweat was the order of the day.

Adrian Simancos was kayaking in the Straight of Magellan with his father. Suddenly a hunchback whale upped and swallowed him. Then released him unharmed. His father recorded the event on a camera.

Adrian recalls the entire event, including being swallowed. Lucky he is! He should thank God for the miracle!

Adrian’s reaction: “I thought I was dead. I thought it had eaten me, that it had swallowed me.”

Something few are aware of. The U.S. and Russia are just 2 miles apart at the Diomede Islands. The Diomede Islands are a pair of small remote islands set in the middle of the Bering Straight that separates mainland Alaska (USA) from Siberia (Russia).

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting occurred on this day in 2018. Seventeen killed, seventeen injured.

We are no further ahead today with gun control than we were that horrible day seven years ago.

St. Valentine’s Day in 1929 the date of a major Mafia killing. Referred to as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago. Seven gangsters were shot dead in a garage on Al Capone’s orders.

I close with a problem that is perplexing me. Causing me concern.

Trump and Musk continue firing and laying off federal employees. Millions!

It’s easy to let employees go. “You’re fired!” My concern is who is going to perform the work they were doing?

Anyone thinking about it?

Calamity and chaos will occur. Inevitable.

Enjoy your day!