Posts in category Key West Lou

KEY WEST LOU / TOMATOES ONCE THOUGHT TO BE POISONOUS Before tomatoes or anything else this morning, let me tell you about the weather. It …

KEY WEST LOU / TOMATOES ONCE THOUGHT TO BE POISONOUS Before tomatoes or anything else this morning, let me tell you about the weather. It …

KEY WEST LOU / UNKNOWN TEXAS TEACHER AN AMERICAN HERO…..APPROACHING TEXAS BANNED BOOKS POLICY IN TYPICAL TEXAN FASHION A Texan at heart. An unknown Texas …

KEY WEST LOU / GERMANY’S HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY WROUGHT WITH FEAR Yesterday was Holocaust Memorial Day in Germany. Germans carry the shameful burden of the …

KEY WEST LOU / DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY Dante! On this day in 1302, Dante was exiled from Florence because of his politics. While in exile, …

KEY WEST LOU / BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY On this day in 2003, the Butterfly and Nature Conservatory at 1316 Duval Street opened. Still going strong. Even …

KEY WEST LOU / THE WINTER OF OUR LIVES The lead off article in yesterday’s blog concerned old age. I selectively choose excerpts from an  …

KEY WEST LOU / TIME HAS A WAY OF MOVING QUICKLY AND CATCHING YOU UNAWARE OF THE PASSING YEARS “Time has a way of moving …

KEY WEST LOU / TYPICAL…..AN INSANE FLORIDA POLITICIAN Florida political insanity never ending. Today’s Miami Herald asks: Will Floridians foot the bill for Trump’s legal …

KEY WEST LOU / I CONTINUE TO LIVE AND LEARN I am 88 years old. I continue not only to live, but also learn. Two …

KEY WEST LOU / SYRACUSE IN EXCITING WIN OVER MIAMI Oh, what a game it was! I was convinced Miami would win. Miami generally ahead …

KEY WEST LOU / NEVER SAY NEVER…..HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF On this day in 1942, Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee Conference in Berlin to organize …

KEY WEST LOU / CONGRATULATIONS BIG PINE RESIDENTS AND SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT…..ON TOP OF A DISGRACEFUL ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATION The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested 2 men …

KEY WEST LOU / GROCERY COSTS A KILLER…..SPECIFICS SHOCKING A recent study spells out what ALL Americans already know. An issue requiring no study. The …

KEY WEST LOU / BEN CARSON CORRECT IN COMPARING DONALD TRUMP TO KING DAVID Ben Carson compared Donald Trump to the biblical King David in …

KEY WEST LOU / KEY WEST A MAJOR FLORIDA INFLUENCE IN KU KLUX KLAN IN 1920’s Key West whites were major bigots in the 1920’s. …

KEY WEST LOU / THE DIXONS ARE IN ANTARCTICA I have received two e-mails and a dozen photos from Buffalo’s Fran and Tom Dixon. They …

KEY WEST LOU / MONKEYS NEXT FLORIDA INVASIVE SPECIES Florida has pythons. In excess of one million and growing. Other invasive species, also. As the …

KEY WEST LOU / MANHATTAN D.A. BRAGG TELLS JIM JORDAN AND THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS DON’T SCREW WITH MY CRIMINAL CASE …

KEY WEST LOU / OLD CRAZY LAWS Some states still carry old crazy laws on their books. New York has several: Public flirting is prohibited. …