KEY WEST LOU / DE SANTIS…..TODAY SHAKESPEARE, TOMORROW THE BIBLE
KEY WEST LOU / DE SANTIS…..TODAY SHAKESPEARE, TOMORROW THE BIBLE Today Shakespeare, tomorrow the Bible. The Bible teaches us. Indoctrinates us in a sense. DeSantis …
Louis Petrone’s “Key West Lou” columns
KEY WEST LOU / DE SANTIS…..TODAY SHAKESPEARE, TOMORROW THE BIBLE Today Shakespeare, tomorrow the Bible. The Bible teaches us. Indoctrinates us in a sense. DeSantis …
KEY WEST LOU / TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND A KICK IN THE PANTS Words of wisdom from the mouth of Teddy Roosevelt: “If you could kick …
KEY WEST LOU / HOW SOON WILL JUDGE TANYA S. CHUTKAN TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS The crossroad is being reached early in the …
KEY WEST LOU / HAPPY SUNDAY! Happy Sunday! Square watermelons? Yes, in Japan. A real and common part of Japanese life. A specific company grows …
KEY WEST LOU / JOHN KEATS…..A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER For some reason, John Keats’ poetic line “A thing of beauty is …
KEY WEST LOU / WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND What goes around, comes around. Oh, the truth the words speak! When the shoe is on …
KEY WEST LOU / TRUMP FEDERALLY INDICTED AGAIN Trump was federally indicted again yesterday. He was charged with conspiring against the U.S. Another reckoning for …
KEY WEST LOU / 14 YEAR OLDS BARTENDING Another brilliant Republican state legislature idea. Legalizing bartending by 14 year olds. Several states are moving to …
KEY WEST LOU / WOMEN AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION Surprising data regarding alcohol consumption and women. More women in the U.S. are drinking themselves to death. …
Tropic Sprockets / The Graduate (1967) By Ian Brockway Mike Nichols’ “The Graduate” (1967) is a nearly perfect film. [Check Tropiccinema.com for showtimes and trailer.] …
KEY WEST LOU / HE WHO PAYS THE FIDDLER CALLS THE TUNE Truth be told, he who pays the fiddler calls the tune. Trump has …
KEY WEST LOU / THE TOWN THAT HUNG AN ELEPHANT An elephant in the room! A sad story involving the tiny town of Erwin, Tennessee. …
KEY WEST LOU / MEATBALLS AND POLENTA Meatballs and polenta! A meal fit for a King! I introduced Steve Thompson to polenta yesterday at Rosstica’s. …
KEY WEST LOU / A BAD TRUMP REVEALS HIMSELF I finished reading Maggie Haberman’s Confidence Man yesterday. Took me 7 months. Book long. Five hundred …
KEY WEST LOU / CHRISTMAS IN JULY Joke of the day: Why did Santa Claus get a parking ticket? He parked his sleigh in a …
KEY WEST LOU / A UKRANIAN RETALIATORY STRIKE? A Ukrainian retaliatory strike? Russia claims Ukraine hit two non-resident buildings in Moscow with drones at the …
KEY WEST LOU / WHAT GLOBAL WARMING? Wild fires in Canada, wild fires on the island of Rhodes, Italy and Greece real hot, rain in …
KEY WEST LOU / KEYS WEATHER ALERT My cell phone went off at 5 this morning. A severe weather alert. The alert was running from …
Man arrested following knife incident A 56-year-old Tavernier, Florida man was arrested Wednesday following a domestic situation in which a woman’s foot was cut with …
KEY WEST LOU / TONY BENNETT DIED Tony Bennett died. He made it to 96. God looked with favor upon him. A great vocalist. An …