Key West has modified over time. Every thing and everybody modifications. Such is life.
I really like listening to Steve Thompson discuss concerning the Key West he found when he arrived within the mid 1960’s. And others converse of the 1970’s and 1980’s after they arrived. My recollections of the Key West I knew when first I got here within the 1990’s. And the modifications which have occurred since that point.
Change is like dying. A certainty. One can solely hope Key West continues to vary slowly and a few remnants of the previous stay.
Which brings me to a Residents’ Voice remark revealed this morning: “Key West: The place the iguanas outnumber the rum runners and pina coladas move like holy water, and the ghosts of Hemingway’s six toed cats decide us from the shadows. Positive, you possibly can concentrate on the potholes and parking woes, or you possibly can embrace the actual fact you reside in a spot the place pants are optionally available, time is an phantasm and each sundown seems like a cosmic wink. Please don’t lose your bizarre – it’s the one factor retaining us from turning into the mainland.”
One other Residents’ Voice remark immediately. One which deserves consideration. A attainable Key West Airport hearth: “The Airport is so happy with their file variety of passengers. File variety of flight delays and cancellations? Let’s see these numbers. Do the mathematics, they’re exceeding the authorized variety of folks within the holding pen. Add the delayed flights, see the pictures. The place’s the Hearth Marshall?”
A little bit of Key West historical past. On at the present time in 1952, Harry Truman arrived in Key West for his eleventh working trip and final as President. As I’ve written for years, Truman beloved Key West and Key West loves Truman.
Wow, did the climate change in a single day!
I used to be up at 4 this morning. Was it chilly! Turned on the warmth. The temperature was 63 levels. The climate report stated it felt like 54 levels. The excessive immediately projected to be 73. For us locals, nonetheless chilly. The chilly took me abruptly.
Trump is proving unreliable. Europe has no alternative. It’s speeding to agency up its defenses by itself.
One in every of Trump’s motivations is to destroy NATO. To fulfill one in all his good friend Putin’s best wishes.
NATO will survive with out the U.S. European and different nations will do the required to outlive and succeed on their very own.
The query is how will the U.S. survive if its strongest good friend is Russia? Don’t suppose Putin is not going to wish to take over the U.S. additionally. Greed and energy are on the core of his being. What a feather in his cap ought to he additionally find yourself controlling the U.S.
The phrase behind the scenes is many Republicans are encouraging Trump to make up with Zelensky. They favor offering cash and navy help to Ukraine and in addition intelligence. One thing nobody talks about are the roles. The roles that might be misplaced in U.S. protection vegetation if the 80 p.c of American assist cash which technically goes to Ukraine however spent in U.S. vegetation making struggle tools for Ukraine not is on the market. As a result of Trump minimize off help to Ukraine!
Trump screwing his personal folks as soon as once more.
He by no means thinks past the first step. There are all the time additional ramifications to every part accomplished.
Democrats are usually not doing sufficient to dam Trump’s wrongdoings. However, I ponder what might be accomplished in the intervening time. Maybe Trump left alone will destroy himself.
Nevertheless, one factor does hassle me. The censure of Democratic Congressman Al Inexperienced as a result of he was interrupting Trump’s speech. I recall when a Republican Congressman at a State of the Union Handle referred to as out to the Democratic President: “You lie!” I feel it was Presidnet Obama. Whoever, immaterial. The purpose I’m making is not any censure of the Republican Congressman was sought by the Democrats on the time.
Republicans by no means play truthful. Democrats typically do. As I persistently have written, Democrats have to start taking part in down and soiled as their Republican counterparts do. You don’t win wars being a pleasant man.
Protection Secretary Pee Hegseth appears to have his arms full with issues non-defense. Typical of a Trump appointee.
His current “gem” is banning photographs of the “Enola Homosexual.” As a part of his quest to nix all range, fairness and inclusion (DEI) from Protection web sites and on-line posts.
Enola Homosexual was Col. Paul Tibbetts’ mom’s title. Tibbitts was the pilot of the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Tibbitts had named his aircraft “Enola Homosexual” in honor of his mom.
Twenty six thousand such photographs have been flagged for deletion up to now within the Protection Division. The quantity may attain 100,000. Doesn’t Hegseth and Protection have higher issues to do?
I shut with blood in all places.
The previous week has been a time for minor accidents to have an effect on me. There was my contaminated ankle. Blew up and turned pink. Painful. Nonetheless on antibiotics that are working. I additionally broke my nostril just a few weeks in the past. Didn’t pay any consideration to it until I noticed Dr. Norris for my ankle. He verified I had damaged it. Nevertheless therapeutic, bump tiny, discomfort slight.
My final downside occurred wednesday morning. My again an ongoing downside. Getting out and in of vehicles merely said hurts. Causes me to strike the door jam with my left arm.
I take blood thinners. Already had a half greenback sized blood clot on the arm after I struck it wednesday. Thought nothing of it, apart from it harm a bit.
I used to be drained so laid on the mattress for a nap. After I woke, my sheet and quilt had been lined in blood. From the place? Turned and noticed it was my left arm. The blood clot had opened and was flowing. Sure, flowing.
Ran to the toilet sink. Blood on the ground trailing behind me. The sink a bloody mess. The shirt I used to be carrying likewise.
In a matter of two hours following, I bled via 4 massive band aids. Known as Dr. Norris. Come proper over, he stated. I drove with my arm wrapped in a towel.
He didn’t even take off the final massive band help. He wrapped my arm time and again with a big bandage after which a kind of issues that tighten round a bandage. His directions had been to name him in 6 hours re the bleeding and skip my subsequent blood thinner.
I used to be nonetheless bleeding six hours later. Blood dripping right here and there in every single place. Couldn’t consider it!
It was a lot lower than after I had seen Norris, nevertheless.
Norris advised me to take away the bandages the following morning. I did. What a large number. I bled heavy via the voluminous bandaging he had accomplished and extra on my sheets and quilt as I slept.
It stopped later within the day.
Enjoyable! This getting previous has every kind of bullshit issues inbuilt. The bleeding not severe, however a gross inconvenience.
What subsequent?
Get pleasure from your day!