Author: Don
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Black History Month – Robert Smalls , Slave to Congressman
This week we honor Robert Smalls. Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, on April 5, 1839 and worked as a house slave until the age of 12. In an arrangement typical of American slavery, Robert was sent by his owner to work as a deck hand in Charleston. All his wages went back…
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Winter is definitely over here in the Keys after last month’s frigid 59 degrees. It has warmed up again and another string of upper 70s and sunshine is in the forecast. Meanwhile, in Vermont, Emily couldn’t even drive her car the 3 miles to get to her house and had to have her husband come…
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Black History Month – Higgs Beach African Cemetery
They are re-confguring the dog park here in Key West near Higgs Beach. This is because they have discovered more graves in the park from a unique piece of American history. In 1860 the US Navy seized three US owned slave ships carrying slaves to Cuba. President Buchanan had ordered a blockade of Cuba to…
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AppleCare+ an Essential Service
I know, you go to the big box store and the first thing they ask you is whether you want the “extended” warranty. I mean, I even get crank calls on my iPhone from people trying to sell me an extended warranty on my leased Chevy Volt. Well, I am here to tell you once…
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Dear Friends, I celebrated my 69th birthday this week and gave my 1-year notice to my staff about my plans to retire on my birthday next year. No one freaked out so I guess the time is right! I have no idea what I will do when I retire but I am sure you will…
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Black History Month – Octavia Butler
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Octavia Butler was an acclaimed science fiction author who, among other honors, won both the Hugo and Nebula awards multiple times. Born in Pasadena, CA she started writing sci-fi at age 10. An outspoken critic of racism and a feminist, Ocatvia Butler was a prolific writer with award winning books such as Kindred, Xenogenesis, Bloodchild,…
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I’ve got the same projects yet to complete this weekend as last weekend, and I might just have to catch the Super Bowl, too. A little construction, some gardening, some motorcycle mechanics and hopefully just a bit of laying in the hammock reading my latest fave sci-fi author, Elizabeth Moon. I was struck by Elon…
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Black History Month – Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler was an acclaimed science fiction author who, among other honors, won both the Hugo and Nebula awards multiple times. Born in Pasadena, CA she started writing sci-fi at age 10. An outspoken critic of racism and a feminist, Ocatvia Butler was a prolific writer with award winning books such as Kindred, Xenogenesis, Bloodchild,…