KEY WEST LOU / TELL ME WHY

Tell me why?

I go to Walgreens for COVID and flu shots and have to make an appointment. I go to CVS and they will take me immediately without an appointment. Doesn’t make sense.

I take 17 pills a day. Walgreens lost me as a customer several years ago because I got sick and tired of putting up with their bullshit and waiting in non moving lines for my prescription drugs.. There have to be others like me who went elsewhere.

I did not get my shots yesterday at CVS. I planned on going out in the evening and wanted to enjoy a few drinks. Today or tomorrow I will get the shots.

It was the Thai Island Bar in the early evening. Enjoyed a California roll and Kim.

Kim a beautiful 35 year old who looks like she’s going on 25. Works with Island Dental as a receptionist. A terrific conversationalist. Enjoyed my time with her.

Forgetful me. I left my credit card on the bar. Kim ran after me to return it.

I may make appointment for dental work at Island Dental so I can run into Kim again.

Home and in bed at 8. Got comfortable to watch the Republican debate at 9. Never saw it. Fell asleep. Woke at midnight.

From what I saw of the reruns and heard on the talk shows this morning, the debate sucked. I missed nothing.

Two most important issues were in the news yesterday. A judge in New York having found Trump guilty of business fraud and Trump’s text that General Milley deserved execution. Not even covered during the debate. Moderators’ fault. They should have raised both. FOX was sponsoring the event. Guess that explains it.

We are a screwed up Nation. Republicans love Trump by a wide margin and he does not even debate. Democrats worry about Biden’s age. They forget Trump is only 3 years younger. More especially, I consider Biden to be one of the best Presidents we have had. He saved us from the debacle Trump left us in.

Actress Bridget Bardot is 89. She was the hottest thing going in movie films in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. Introduced the bikini. I remember her well.

Carl Hiaasen is a successful author. He writes for adults and middle grade readers.

I never heard of him. Till yesterday. Morning Joe gave him a full 20 minutes interview with everyone questioning him. Each excited about his new book Wrecker which was published two days ago on 9/26.

Wrecker sounds specially interesting. It is Key West based.

Its “hero” is 15 year old Valdez Jones who calls himself Wrecker because his great, great, great, great, great grandfather salvaged ships for a living. Is it destiny, irony, or just bad luck when Wrecker comes across a speedboat that has run aground on a sand flat? The boat people do not want Wrecker to call for help. In fact, they’ll pay him to forget he even saw them.

Wrecker would be happy to forget, but he keeps seeing these men all over Key West. At the marina, even in the cemetery. And now they want more than his silence. They want a lookout.

The story involves Wrecker’s deep dive into their shady dealings.

The story takes place during the pandemic. Key West’s mask wearing history is briefly referred to. As a result, cries are already being emitted demanding the book be banned from libraries. Such bullshit. Wreckers is good enough for 20 minutes on a top talk show and not enough for some local nut(s).

Wrecker has significant Key West value. Covers Key West’s history of the vaccine, the environmental impact of cruise tourism, and the effects of COVID 19 on both people’s lives and criminal activities.

A must read.

Today another “shame” by House Republicans. They will hold their first hearing on the Biden “impeachment inquiry.”

Within hours, certain House Republicans will have closed the government down. That is where their attention should be directed. Not at Biden. The charges are not new. Old! They have been debunked over and over again for years.

Enough for today. Ryder Cup on TV!

Enjoy your day!

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