Dear Friends,

I am feeling just a tad guilty for basking in the Key West sunshine while my buddies in Vermont are freezing their Rudolph noses off. Very cold temperatures and wind have created very dangerous wind chills. Of course, that means that things are failing at my house for my tenants like the water and heat. It is a good thing I have great neighbors and people to watch out over my place.

Okay, I am not really feeling guilty because I have the doors open, there is a nice ocean breeze and my feet have tan lines from wearing sandals. As we wrap up 2017, I am looking forward to a fresh new year. I will be heading out for my annual trip to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show and will report on the latest trends in technology.

Key West has a big New Year’s celebration with a concert at the newly constructed waterfront amphitheatre, fireworks and not one, not two but three separate “drops”. There is the cross-dresser in the giant red heel, the huge conch shell at Sloppy Joes and the wench dropping from the mast of the tall ship at the docks. While the recovery is still on-going from hurricane Irma, it has very clearly taken its toll with businesses here in the Keys as tourist traffic is down significantly and even parking downtown is easy.

This week’s Kibbles & Bytes Exclusive is a Hammerhead bundle. Hammerhead is our house brand, originally named after my late bulldog. We have a number of Hammerhead products but this special consists of two long 2 meter Apple licensed Lightning Cables, one 2-port USB Charger, one 2-port car charger and a green selfie stick – okay, we will toss in a pair of Chill Pill speakers, too! This bundle is only $39.99!