Did it rain monday! It was a monsoon. A storm of storms. Nearly anticipated a tsunami to observe.
The rain which started within the morning was extreme. Three to 6 hours. Heavy. Fixed.
Flooded streets in every single place. Extra and deeper than regular. The rain got here as excessive tide was cresting which made the flooding worse.
Some have described monday’s rain and flooding one of many worst ever.
Key West rains might be unusual. It might rain on one block and never on the subsequent. I used to be talking with a Inventory Island resident final night time and he stated Inventory Island had a couple of gentle sprinkles early within the morning. Nothing extra. Proves my level.
Yesterday, Key West suggested residents and guests to keep away from nearshore swimming. Potential pollution.
Monday’s intensive heavy rain acted like an influence wash of the island. Pollution equivalent to motor oil and animal waste run into canals and ocean waters close to the island. Solely floor waters, not sewer water.
A Residents’ Voice remark: Congressman Gimenez visited Key West final week. A great Republican. He visited protected confines for him. Metropolis and County workplaces and conferences. He failed to carry a city corridor assembly. Apparently he didn’t wish to be subjected to the wrath of an sad public re how two of the world’s wealthiest males are destroying our democracy.
Most Republican officeholders purchase the Trump/Musk line. They assume the voters, many whom voted for Trump, have no idea what they’re speaking about. Come the subsequent Congressional election, they may discover out.
A step again in Key West historical past. Key West resident Pete Neho fought for the featherweight boxing title in opposition to Al Singer in Madison Sq. Backyard in 1929.
In 1928, a type of distant relative of mine Bushy Graham grew to become the Bantom Boxing Champion of the World when he defeated Corporal Izzy Schwartz for the title at Ebbets Area in Brooklyn. He by no means received to defend the title. He gained an excessive amount of weight and needed to transfer as much as the featherweight division.
Bushy’s brother was my uncle Frank Graham. Additionally a boxer. Frank married my father’s older sister Mary. As I received older, my Uncle Frank informed me had he identified I’d bodily develop as I did he would have skilled me to change into an expert boxer.
It was The Grand final night time with Steve. The place was jam packed. Not a seat available. I arrived early so it was no drawback for Steve and I.
Matt was in Puerto Rico celebrating his associate’s birthday. Ed there as ordinary. A great man.
A Pat Benson came to visit and requested if I used to be Key West Lou. Turned out she is a Key Wester, an excellent buddy of Jean Thornton’s and reads my weblog daily. I instantly beloved her! We had a pleasant dialog. I’m certain we’ll run into one another once more.
My comparatively new neighbors Karen and Chuck have been there additionally. I’ve not seen them in a couple of weeks. Good folks. Chuck talked about his 90 12 months outdated mom was coming to go to. I stated I sit up for assembly her as I’m 89. Good for amusing! Nonetheless, I do sit up for assembly a recent age sensible. Nearly so ethnically additionally. She is of Sicilian extraction and I Italian.
I had been pondering of fried calamari for a couple of days. Loved an order. Additionally consumed 4 Weight-reduction plan Pepsi’s. No alcohol.
Subsequent on the agenda Donald Trump. Can’t be averted. A fan of his I’m not. Nonetheless, he dominates our information and lives so there are ideas I wish to share.
A brand new Government Order or one thing of that kind. Trump suggested yesterday what I contemplate can be U.S. citizenships being on the market on the fee of $5 million every.
Sure, he did.
I used to be underneath the impression that now we have a solution to citizenship. Takes time, a take a look at, and so forth. Not underneath Trump’s plan. Someplace round $5 million will purchase a gold card visa. The system clearly favors the wealthy. Makes it attainable to amass a proper relationship with the U.S. rapidly. One other method of creating our nation change into the house and energy base of oligarchs. His plan favors the wealthy over expert professionals.
He estimated his plan would produce trillions of {dollars} for the U.S.
Donald, the whole lot will not be about cash.
I don’t prefer it. We aren’t on the market. There’s a tried and true methodology that has labored for many years. Keep it up. Some even arrive poor, however change into millionaires after arriving by laborious work, and so forth.
The Republicn Home squeezed a price range proposal via by an virtually primary get together line vote of 217-215. Now goes to the Senate for approval.
The very definition of racism invitations racist white males ranting about others being racist about them. In actuality they’re “insecure boys,” not males.
Solely Trump would do it. On monday, he had the U.S. vote for Russia and in opposition to Ukraine re the warfare.
Trump is within the technique of gutting Medicaid. The sport plan. Subsequent shall be Medicare. Then, Social Safety.
Trump have to be stopped.
He fails to realizes many on Medicaid are MAGA individuals. Appears to be like like he doesn’t want them anymore and so cares not about them anymore.
Musk upset with the quite a few judicial rulings in opposition to his and Trump’s plans. He refers back to the opposed rulings because the “tyranny of the judiciary.”
Trump and Zelensky will meet friday. Trump expects Zelensky to signal a minerals deal. I believe he’s unsuitable. It is not going to occur.
We will see.
It’s known as including damage to insult. The army hierarchy fired lately typically dwell in authorities housing. They got three hours to go away their residences.
I shut with Syracuse basketball. Syracuse performs North Carolina State at 7 tonight. I assume one other Syracuse loss within the making. I’ll watch the sport at Brady’s Irish Pub. The expertise a type of self-abuse.
Get pleasure from your day!