Charles Lloyd was on a roll in the 1990s, each new CD offering some small surprises. On his new 2000 release, The Water Is Wide, Lloyd boasts a great lineup. Guitarist John Abercrombie and drummer Billy Higgins are back from Lloyd’s Voice in the Night, but they are joined here by Brad Mehldau and the […]
Archives for April 2010
Antonia’s
When my family comes to town, the first place they all want to go to dinner is our oldest Key West favorite, Antonia’s. Don’t be put off by the commercial Duval Street location. Call ahead for reservations at one of Antonia’s special big family tables. Christopher, the owner, will treat you with care. When it’s […]
The Soul of the GOP
Americans were recently given a prime opportunity to see the two sides of the GOP. The true conservative side was portrayed by New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who is taking a serious approach to rationalizing the state’s school budget spending. He’s holding back money from districts where unions won’t accept some responsibility for their own […]
Is Arizona a Totalitarian Regime?
Whose Country Is This? – Pat Buchanan, Human Events The federal government has failed in protecting the country’s borders. The president is acting as if illegal immigration isn’t even a problem, and Republican “leadership” in the form of John McCain is calling for a paltry 3,000 troops to be sent to guard the southern border. […]
Dividend Tax to Hit Seniors and Retirees
The Great Dividend-Tax Mystery – Laura Saunders, The Wall Street Journal When the Bush tax cuts expire on January 1, President Obama and the Democrats in Congress have three choices: extend them, allow them to expire entirely and force retired Americans to pay nearly 40% of their dividend income to Uncle Sam, or increase the […]
Armed America: The Remarkable Story of How and Why Guns Became as American as Apple Pie
Cramer, an adjunct lecturer in history at Boise State University and George Fox University, took on Michael Bellesiles even before his book Arming America was discredited, and now goes further to prove wrong Bellesiles’s claim that guns were uncommon in early America. Cramer finds that guns “were the norm” in that period, people relied on […]
Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!
April 2010 Week 3 Sinatra already had one youthful career behind him by the time he made Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! His were no longer the lustrous pipes of the kid crooner from Hoboken–the voice that made bobbysoxers swoon–but from the first notes of the opening track (“You Make Me Feel So Young”) he seems […]
FLEMING HEALTH CARE UPDATE
Below is the text of a letter written to my by John Fleming, a congressman, and medical doctor, from Louisiana’s 4th district. Congressman Fleming wrote H Res 615, a resolution that forced members of congress to take their own medicine and sign up for public health insurance upon signing of Obamacare. Now the congressmen who voted so enthusiastically to stick Americans with the […]
Sheriff Mack Part V
In the chapter of The County Sheriff titled “Real Criminals,” Sheriff Mack tells Americans that the IRS should never have existed in the first place. There should be no tax on incomes. The 16th Amendment, which supposedly authorized Congress to collect income tax, was never ratified by the states. Sheriff Mack summarizes his chapter on […]
Archeo Travels in Iran
It’s uncommon to meet women who have recently traveled in Iran. As the owner of a tribal Persian rug gallery in Key West, traveling there regularly is part of my job. Much to people’s surprise, it’s one of the things I love most about my work. Realizing the unique position I’m in, I take the […]