Jul 11, 2023 | 2023, avalanches, beaches, boating, bull shark, California, carbon emissions, Carbon Neutral, carbon pricing, carbonless footprint, children, climate change, culture, dorsal fins, earth, Earth Day, earthquakes, ecnomy, economy, El Nino, environment, Everglades, Florida, Florida Keys, Freezing Point, government, La Nina, News, NOAA, regulators, shark bites, shark feeding, shark fishing, sun, Tiger shark, Tsunami, weather, weather forecasting, weather fronts, World
Previously I wrote about El Nino and what it means for us in 2023 and beyond. This article is an extension of that prior article building on what is now being noticed weatherwise by climatologists around the globe. Let me begin a recap of what El Nino is and does....
Jul 3, 2023 | 1970, 1980, 1990s, 2021, 2023, banks, beaches, Boomers, civil unrest, communication, Communism, congress, culture, currency, earth, Earth Day, economy, Florida, Florida Keys, government, history, Key West, money, News, Obama, Socialism, Soviet, USA, World, world history
Cuba was once ruled by Spain. They obtained their independence in 1902. In the wake of that independence, they were economically hamstrung and blighted by corrupt governments. Congress in the United States passed the Platt Amendment which granted the US the right to...
Jun 27, 2023 | 2022, 2023, Career, children, employees, finance, Florida, Florida Keys, Gen Z, News, real estate, recession, rentals, society, stimulus payments, unemployment, workforce, workplaces
There are any number of items that we might include to determine the health of our economy. For simplicities sake, I am selecting to look at employment numbers, home sales and rental rates, and wage statistics. It is my belief that when you see the facts you will...
Jun 21, 2023 | 2022, 2023, age discrimination, Ageism, banks, Boomers, Career, children, Civil right, communication, computers, congress, conversations, culture, currency, earth, economic development, economy, Florida, freedom, government, interest rates, learning, money, real estate, recession, seaports, society, USA, World, world history
This article is about the rental of homes and apartments in Florida, more specifically the St. Augustine area which is located on the northeastern side of Florida. Pre-pandemic things were smooth sailing. Homes were rented for fair prices and renters were not gouged...
Jun 3, 2023 | children, civil unrest, communication, congress, conversations, economic development, economy, education, Florida, Florida Keys, freedom, government, Governor DeSantis, healthcare, history, Listening, money, real estate, recession, regulators, relationships, society, USA, World, world history
I love news and politics but have purposely stayed on the edge of this illegal immigration fray. Now it is on the fore of my home state’s news thanks to Governor DeSantis. Let me unravel it here for those of you who have not heard what it is about. I will, however,...
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Sending people and satellites into space has become somewhat commonplace in today’s world. Arranging those launches is no easy task. A lot goes on behind the scenes to ensure that these launches can take place as scheduled. For instance, the FAA (Federal Aviation...
