Two items of grave concern. Immediate grave concern.
The first is DACA. Trump will advise his decision tomorrow. His decision re Dreamers. Eight hundred thousand in number per official records. Another million unrecorded.
Trump’s decision will reflect the nature of his heart. His humanity.
One way or another, he is going to throw them out. Either directly by his own action, or he will pass the buck to Congress to make a decision within six months or out they go.
Passing final judgment to Congress a joke. Congress has been unable to decide much of anything in recent times in six months.
Till Trump’s election, the United States was not the type of nation that would throw Dreamers out. Stalin and Hitler would (or have them killed). Not our cup of tea.
Irma. I fear it may be knocking on Key West’s door sunday or monday. As a category 4 hurricane. Meteorologists say too soon to tell. However, the tracking lines they issue say yes.
Scary.
Till 3 yesterday, busy.
Up at 6 to get yesterday’s blog out. Sloan at 10. A few hours needed attention to some matters.
One of the problems involved my cellphone and Key West Lou Live. the video show I do daily on Facebook.
There has been no live video the past few days. The reason being I could not get a clear picture during the last two videos. Cloudy.
Figured it had to be the phone. Sloan played with it. Not the phone. She thought it was the sunlight behind me. I said no. I have done 30 plus videos from the spot and the sun was never a problem.
Took the phone to Verizon in Winn-Dixie. Great people!
The sun the problem. I said no and explained the other videos being ok. Verizon showed me that previous videos were made during late afternoon. The two that were foggy early afternoon. The sun light created the difference.
Live and learn! Yes, I e-mailed Sloan and told her she was correct.
Then to Publix. Quiet. Unusual. Sunday afternoons generally busy.
Got home at 3. I still had to take the water pill and lie down for 3 hours. Meant no Hot Dog Church for me.
The Duval Loop bus seems to be doing well. I suspect it will change Duval crawling. Instead of going to the bar next door, revelers will now be able to hit and miss as they so desire. Go from Sloppy Joe’s to 801, for example.
William Hackley. I have always suspected he was probably a Confederate. His diary is for the year 1856 so it was impossible to ascertain.
I did some digging. Hackley was a Yankee through and through.
He and his family moved to Washington, DC and resided there from 1863-1865 while Hackley worked in the Treasury Department. Following the Civil War, Hackley continued to work for the U.S. Treasury in another capacity. He was put in charge of Confederate State cotton through 1866.
Hackley makes mention in this day’s writing that his wife Matilda payed Mrs. Tift for goods bought for her.
Mrs. Tift Mrs. Asa Tift. I wrote about Asa last week. Asa built the Hemingway House in 1851. Owned 14 slaves at the time. Had the 14 slaves build it.
Asa’s bust also sits in the special memorial next to Mallory Square honoring prominent Key Westers over the years.
I suggested if present day political correctness was to prevail, the Hemingway House and Asa’s bust should be torn down. The House written with tongue in cheek.
In researching Mrs. Tift this morning, I discovered Asa was a big Confederate supporter. He and his brothers financed the construction of a vessel for the Confederacy. When Lee surrendered, Asa and one of his brothers blew the vessel up rather than let it fall into the hands of the Union.
Asa’s bust must definitely come down. On reconsideration, perhaps even the Hemingway House.
The stupidity of it all!
As most of you know, my thinking has come full circle. Leave all these monuments, statues, etc. alone. Tearing down something does not change history. History is what it is. Good, bad or indifferent.
Enjoy your day!