Key West Lou / DINNER AT ANTONIA’S WITH CHERYL KEAST

Great time last night. Dinner with Cheryl Keast at Antonia’s.

My friend of friends did correct me, however. I mentioned in yesterday’s blog how she left a touch of Roger at Harpoon Harry’s. My description was wrong. My apologies to Cheryl and Roger. Gum not involved. Cheryl carries Roger’s ashes in a tiny bottle of relatively clear nail polish. A portion of Roger’s ashes and the nail polish are mixed. Cheryl shakes the bottle, pours a small amount on her fingers, and rubs it on the underside of a table.

She does this at places Roger enjoyed. Last night was her first time at Antonia’s since Roger died. He now rests on the underside of one of the tables.

Again, enjoyed dinner with my friend Crystal. She reminded me of the last time we had dinner together years ago at Antonia’s. Cheryl, Roger and me.

Graduated to the implant dentist yesterday. Dr. Mullin at Old Town Dental. The good doctor says 3-4 weeks and all will be done.

I am excited! I have not had a full mouth of teeth since January 31.

A bad “opinion piece” in yesterday’s Washington Post titled: “Should Democrats Tone Down On Their Rhetoric On Trump?”

Stupid title. It contributes to the Vance misrepresentations and lies. Trump should tone down his rhetoric not only on Harris, but also Democratic issues as well.

Pray tell, where are and what are the issues Trump is posturizing on behalf of the Republican Party?

Trump seems only interested in immigration. He talks about little else.

Megan, one of the authors of the opinion piece, was incorrect in claiming “the hyperbolic rhetoric where the dark night of fascism is about to fall is not helpful to our politics.” She must be deaf and perhaps dumb. Trump is clear that such is where he will take our country.

I agree with Megan that Trump “is not Hitler.” He is far worse.

Springfield.

More than 30 bomb threats in less that one week. I thought one of  Vance’s primary responsibilities was to protect his community constituencies.

Vance says truth/fact checking is up to the media, not him. He is blaming the media to an extent for what is going on in Springfield.

Does not make sense to me.

Springfield a time bomb waiting to explode. I hope it does not.

What is next following the bomb threats? Violence. One form or another. It will not be good.

Let’s hope the problem will die down. It only can if Trump and Vance slow down, even better cease, their rhetoric. Simply keep their mouths shut!

A sick law: On this day in 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act which created a force of federal commissioners to return escaped slaves to their owners.

On this day in 1851, the first edition of The New York Times was published. The newspaper being proof that mighty oaks from little acorns grow.

I am not an economic genius. However, I know what I want and what will affect my pocketbook.

Biden has done an excellent job in cutting inflation from 9.1 percent in 1992 to 2.5 percent in August.

The Fed is expected to cut today. A 1/4 point cut is pussy footing around. The Fed should cut 1/2 point. More, too much. Less, an ineffective impact.

The Hurricane of 1935 hit the Middle Keys and killed roughly 400 persons. Mostly railroad construction workers. The hurricane was a Category 5.

One of the problems was the attempted rescue of the 400 before the hurricane hit failed. Came up “just short.” Close, but not enough. The hurricane blew the rescue train from Miami off the tracks and up, up and away.

Two years later in 1937, a plan was approved to rescue WPA workers from the Keys in case of a hurricane by using Coast Guard patrol boats to move workers to No Name Key, where they would then be taken to Key West by automobile.

Permit me a bit of humor in closing.

I read the following in Facebook yesterday. Twenty three million Americans believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows. I suspect all 23 million are MAGA Republicans.

Enjoy your day!

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