Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 Posted in Commentary
Major league baseball wants to speed up the game to make it more interesting for the fans. What a laugh! They have done everything in the world to take the fun out of the game, and now they are saying ‘uh oh’. Without even going
Saturday, November 15th, 2014 Posted in Politics
Ebola is not the worst disease threatening America. A more deadly virus has already spread throughout the land, and is even now attacking the first amendment to our Constitution. The symptoms were innocuous at first, and sometimes even a little humorous, but the political correctness
Thursday, November 13th, 2014 Posted in Politics
According to the Miami Herald headline, 50% of Floridians live in poverty. I don’t even need to read the rest of the article to know how misleading it is. It reminded me of the preposterous add that American Express had out a couple of years
Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 Posted in Politics
It is not possible to say anymore that something is the ‘dumbest thing I have ever seen’. Our government – especially the federal government – just keeps outdoing themself with stupidity, and there is barely a speck left in America that they don’t have their
Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 Posted in Politics
According to The Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association, commercial fishing lost one of its biggest allies when Democrat Jerry Garcia lost his re-election bid for Congress. As a member of the FKCF, and a lifelong participant in commercial fishing, I must strongly disagree with that
Thursday, November 6th, 2014 Posted in Politics
The Republicans have taken over the senate and have a huge majority in the house. While I am definitely happy with the results, I still have a couple of nagging issues. Why, for example, were all the races so close? With the condition of the
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 Posted in Politics
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I read an article today by Senator Rubio, criticizing Attorney General Eric Holder for his continuous disregard for the rule of law. ‘Hypocrite’ comes immediately to mind to describe the Senator, but today the word is so overused as to become essentially meaningless. When I
Friday, October 18th, 2013 Posted in Key West
The one year I expected to spend writing a book, turned into three. However, my memoir, Trapped in Key West – on the back side of a tourist island is now complete. Writing was the fun part, but actually getting it in print to my
Thursday, November 4th, 2010 Posted in History, Key West
This past week, a lobster boat waiting to unload after returning from a 5 day trip, was boarded by Fish and Wildlife officers. A routine check of the live lobsters on deck, found a significant number of ‘shorts’, requiring the officers to go through the
Thursday, October 28th, 2010 Posted in Commentary, Key West
Thanks to all for the constant encouragement. Thankfully we are having an excellent lobster season, with both good production and a fair price, but it leaves little time for writing. If our season follows it’s normal pattern, November should also be busy, after which there
Slow Baseball
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 Posted in Commentary