My good Greek pals Theos and Dina have returned. They’re visiting Key West this week. Each are common Key West guests. Twice a 12 months. I’ve identified them some 15 years.
We had lunch collectively thursday. Maine lobster pizza whereas sitting on the Atlantic. The three of us devoured two of them!
I remained in final evening as I’ll clarify in a second. Acquired a phone name from Jean Thornton. She had been someplace in Bahama Village to listen to Larry Smith carry out. Whereas having fun with Larry, Theos and Dina got here in. Larry introduced listed here are Lou Petrone’s pals from Greece. They obtained to satisfy Jean.
Jean referred to as to let me know and the way great they had been.
I’m celebrating Easter Sunday with Theos and Dina at Antonia’s. All of the years they’ve been coming to Key West, they’ve by no means dined at Antonia’s. They’re in for a deal with!
The mass capturing at Florida State College a tragedy. Will we ever be taught? I discussed a number of days in the past previous to the FSU capturing how we nonetheless haven’t executed the mandatory to scale back capturing deaths.
I panicked after I obtained the decision re the shootings. Robert and Ally are each college students at FSU. I referred to as Corey instantly and was instructed they had been okay. Then referred to as Robert and Ally. The shootings had been simply earlier than midday. Happily and usually of faculty college students, each had been simply getting up. Neither had courses until the afternoon. They had been conscious of the main points concerned, nevertheless.
Each had been visibly upset. Grandfather Louis was additionally. I cried as I used to be speaking with them.
As these of you on in your years, you’ll recall fireplace drills whereas attending faculty. From grammar faculty all the way in which up. Right now, these children have capturing drills. Ergo all had been ready as what to do and what needed to be executed. Fascinating to listen to what Robert and Ally needed to say. Much more fascinating, what the media has conveyed how the scholars and police dealt with the state of affairs. Everybody had it right down to a science.
One other medical state of affairs, one other physician. Yesterday it was Dr. Frank Don, a dermatologist.
I’ve not seen a dermatologist since earlier than COVID. It was time. Over time. I’ve some growths, and so on. The great physician did the issues dermatologists usually do. Swiftly took care of the minor issues. Two of some significance. He clipped a development I’ve had behind one in all my ears. It’s nonetheless bleeding this morning. My mattress pillow was a multitude after I woke.
The opposite may be critical. A development on my left ankle. He reduce away. Being examined. The realm nonetheless hurts this morning.
Glorious physician and employees. I used to be impressed.
The forty third annual Conch Republic Independence Celebration started yesterday and runs for 10 consecutive days. Enjoyable each day all day. Craziness will sure! Like a pajama get together at Sloppy Joe’s.
Trump continues making an attempt to rewrite American historical past. He mustn’t. What’s is. Good, dangerous or detached. Fact is reality.
The 250th Anniversary of the USA is quickly to be. Trump is all excited. He’s both blind to the reality of American historical past or doesn’t care. He’ll painting it as what he “desires it to be.” His actions an assault on historical past itself, an effort to sideline vital inquiry and purge the previous of uncomfortable information.
He’s means off base in lots of situations. Particularly the place he’s involved. He as soon as claimed he would have “crushed” a mixed ticket of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Will we survive him?
Mae West is one in all America’s well-known actresses. Profitable! Although her success was rooted in intercourse.
She was as soon as jailed for obscenity. Made no distinction. She turned one of many world’s most profitable intercourse symbols. Followers couldn’t resist the supply: “Come up and see me a while.”
The American Revolution started this present day in 1775 at Lexington. Seven hundred British troops and seventy seven American Colonials. Later that day, the “shot heard all over the world” was fired at Harmony.
I shut with may be described as “reality vs. literary license.”
Right now traditionally related. Purportedly Paul Revere made his well-known experience. The distinguished American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow made Paul Revere well-known when he penned his well-known poetical line “Pay attention my youngsters, / And also you shall hear / Of the midnight experience of Paul Revere.”
One drawback, nevertheless. It was not Paul Revere who was the hero in 1775 on the time the primary photographs had been to be fired at Lexington. It was Israel Bissell. Historians suspect Longfellow took a little bit of literary license. Bissell didn’t rhyme in addition to Revere.
Paul Revere did experience, in addition to a number of different males. Historians conclude Revere solely rode between 1.5 and 20 miles shouting…..To arms, to arms the British are coming.
Israel Bissell rode 345 miles. The journey took 4 days 6 hours. He rode from Watertown, Massachusetts to Philadelphia. The journey was over the Previous Put up Highway.
Get pleasure from your day!