Slept late. Bed followed by a meeting. Ergo, blog late today. Sorry.
I went to the opening of the Flagler Railway Exhibit at the Custom House last night. Outstanding!
Curator Dr. Cori Convertino performed well. She was in charge of the exhibit. A permanent one. A lot of work and time had to be involved. The finished product made it worthwhile.
I could not find Nicky’s drawing of Flagler. It’s there. I will return when there is no crowd and I can take my time looking.
Dr. Convertino in attendance, of course. All decked out in long. Looked terrific! A hug and a kiss of congratulations.
Ran into George. George is a female. She bartends at Hogsbreath. For at least 15 years.
I had not seen her in years. She never changes. I told her so. Looks the same as when I first met her at Lisa’s wedding 13 years ago.
Walked over to the Chart Room following the exhibit. Another fun evening.
Sheila was there. First time in three months that I have seen her. Sat next to her.
Linda Cunningham seated next to Sheila. She contributed to making it an enjoyable evening. In her other life, Linda was an editor. In Key West, she is a Board member of The Stars and Stripes.
Kevin and Holly at the other end of the bar. Chatted with them briefly. Holly her usual lovely self.
Met Grace and Steve. They reside in one of the Villages. Visiting Key West for the holiday weekend.
Grace into legal case management. Steve a former crane operator. Now, retired.
Nice people. Steve especially expressive.
John handled the bar well. Joined in the conversations when he could.
Zbigniew Brzezinski died. Eighty nine years old. A distinguished American. He was National Security Adviser under President Carter. He succeeded Henry Kissinger in the position.
Brzezinski’s family escaped Europe before World War II. Amazing the heights Brzezinski attained.
He is the father of Mika Brzezinski, one of the Morning Joe hosts.
The Rainbow Flag. One and a quarter miles long. From one end of Duval to the other. An expression gay pride.
A portion of the flag is referred to as Section 93. It has been exhibited in several parts of the U.S. and as far away as Australia.
On January 11, Section 93 will participate in a unity and pride parade in Washington, DC. The Equality March for Unity and Pride. It will lead the parade.
Big time sailboat races no more in Key West. For thirty years, the Key West Race Week held in waters off Key West. A big deal!
Unfortunately, participation has dwindled. In 2001, 326 boats. In 2016, 130. This past January, 90.
The numbers explain the cancellation determination.
At a Trump rally in March, Senator Jim Kane’s son was present. Senator Kane was Hillary’s Vice-Presidential running mate.
The son is Linwood “Woody” Kane.
Young Kane was opposed to Trump. He and friends disrupted the rally. One threw a smoke bomb.
That was March. He was arrested this week for his activities at the rally. My question: Why did it take two months to arrest him? Does not make sense.
You can always find an outside the box event in the Keys. This afternoon a dog wash fundraiser. Sponsored by the Sheriff’s Department. Being held at the Keys Animal Hospital. The proceeds go to the Florida Keys SPCA.
Enjoy your day!
‘Disrupted’ ? This was a simple disruption ? It seems he was properly arrested and hopefully will get a correct punishment, not just a slap on the hand or wag of a finger. It appears that nothing is right to some people as long as this administration is in office. It sometimes takes time for correct police work to happen. I say better take some time to find the right person than make a mistake.
“It appears that nothing is right to some people as long as this administration is in office.” Which administration are you talking about Patrick – Obama’s administration?
Hmm, I was under the impression that there was no longer an obama administration. Obama does have to keep his face in front of a camera though doesn’t he.
No Patrick, it’s a reference to your myopic observation (insistence?) that this current administration is somehow being singled out as doing nothing right! Surely you have the capacity to see that the previous administration (that’d be the Obama administration, if you’ve forgotten) as having been constantly criticized.
That doesn’t deserve a response/
Patrick – Of course not. Only a fool would take (or try and defend) your sophomoric statements.
sophomoric statements- your good at them.
Patrick you are embarrassing yourself. Michael’s comments were entirely reasonable, yours were childlike. Give it a rest!
I agree with Janet. Sometimes I wonder if you really understand what you read on Lou’s blog. Some of your replies seem to be totally unrelated to what Lou talks about and you just wandering off on some personal agenda totally different from what Lou mentions. Maybe you should get your own blog and leave Lou (and the rest of us) alone.