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"Drink'n Tinkle Season" here!

CONCHVILLE.COM "Liv'n at the end of the old water pipe"™ EYW'.US & WORLD DAILY EARTHQUAKE REPORT

FLORIDAKEYS.US'BIKINI KIMMI™' ADVENTURES: "MY FAVORITE SEAFOOD? KEYS PINK/CRABS/FL BUGS? I LIKE KUMQUATS!? MAYBE-MAYBE NOT!"'

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It is always time to prepare the 'Sand Castles at the end of the old waterpipe'ä -HurricaneWhisperer.com

2010 Hurricanes? AccuWeather.com's Joe Bastardi ..."Nasty Hurricane Season Lurking"...Collapsing El Niño?

WSOP Circuit Events: What a Comeback!... Rohan Long wins WSOP Circuit Event and first gold ring at Caesars

Atlantic City! Jamaican-Born Player survives 8 All-Ins & overcomes 20 to 1 chip disadvantage in thrilling victory!

& more News/Tidbits! at www.twitter.com/KeyWestTheDog

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first Est. Key West 1829... 'first in Key's News' Read Column!

Gossip Crackedin 'Conchville'™: "Buy defunct project behind Schooner for Dog Park" -a City Commish

'Education Information'... go to KeysSchools.com for 'Our School Successes' and for all other info!

Will Rogers who was lost in a plane crash in 1935... "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes

from bad judgment."ConchFest.net column - KWR's - FloridaKeys.US - News - www.twitter.com/KeyWestTheDog

Key West Commission Workshop on March 30: "Clothing Optional Beach" (clothing to be worn at workshop!)

Jim Rogers/Financier-Economist, frequently seen on CNBC, anticipates the Great Britain Pound £

is going to collapse soon!... info on Jim Rogers at www.jimrogers.com ..."Jim is always on target!" -StockPie.com

1,150+ mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race is running (10+ days)! Note: 2 of Key West The Dogs's

offspring are competing in this multi-day event!... $50,000 1st! Iditarod race commemorates a history of the trail

and when in 1925 Diphtheria threatened and serum had to be brought in... KWTD & Truman the Dog propose a

Conchville™ Race/Key West-Key Largo? to commemorate when Feds blockaded Keys looking for 'Square Grouper'?

NBC's Heads-Up Poker Championship Winner Annie Duke! $500,000

Watch all the Play! NBC to broadcast Championship beginning April 18 @ Noon EST for six consecutive Sundays!

"Fried Key West on a Stick™"...& Readers' Opinions!

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U.S. Debt!... www.USDebtClock.org ...each person in U.S. owes over $180,000+

“It's almost worth the Great Depression to learn how little our big men know.” - Will Rogers

Morning run to U.S.?... 'Cuban Boating 2010 Season!... Season is now warming up for

'The Cruise to U.S.' from Cuba..."it is like Smugglers Poker" said a U.S. Authority!... "$9,000 per person!"...

so when you hear 'Pare su barco, esta es la Guarda Costa!' from the sky you will not 'Pass Go & Collect $200'!

"Conchfestä Annual Conchfedä" Food/Bar Awards

...Island Dogs Bar in Key West is rated in Top Ten Best '09/'10 Establishments in the Keys. Key West the Dog found

the staff some of the best service in Key West! Food is Excellent! Great Atmosphere! as the Island Dogs Bar motto

says "come as you are"! & Key West Register would add 'go often to this fun establishment'! KWR 2010 Awards!

In the Keys: "Free Beer tomorrow"...now just a memory!

Column: Keys Politics, Keys Institutions & Those Who Should Be In One!

"Some Where Over the Rainbow"?... Key West Register supports all citizens getting involved in the Keys governance process... It is time to be 'Economically Correct' and to grab the rainbow with the pot of gold for the future of FloridaKeys.US... here are suggestions in a 'coconut shell'... in Key West Duval Area: close Duval St. to traffic and make it pedestrian friendly in evenings (or 24/7 ?)... add some tropical greenery on Duval Street?... stagger visitor traffic from cruise ships to different 'dropoffs'... create 'Conchvilleä Steel Drum Ambassador Performers' to meet the cruise ships... (yes-they could distribute coupons too!)... & Truman Waterfront development? -make whole design an 'Upscale Small Street Village' with residential, shops, dining & entertainment... the future dictates that the time has passed for non-revenue producing albatrosses ... all Truman Waterfront decisions should be made on 'commercial basis methods'... & smile more! Key Largo: add 50 coconut palms and place large five foot terra cotta pots along U.S.1... cleanup the 'Lady' (African Queen) and make her a shrine & festival... slow traffic to 30 mph & smile more! Islamorada: enrich off synergies... acquire properties across from Worldwide Sportsman all the way down to Green Turtle Inn & make a mini park area honoring Sportfishing (large bronze sailfish)... make that region a pedestrian area & incentives for adjacent merchant property investments... attempt more locals to 'think pink' & paint more buildings pink (of course 'morada' tambien) & smile more! Marathon: place new quality 'Welcome' signage of 'large stone material' at City limits... Marathon Airport? -solicit a restaurateur of 'Keys Cuisine' & promote even for car travelers going farther south... vegetation needed as well as 7 Mile Bridge notations throughout the city (Bridge to Keys Heaven!) & smile more! Lower Keys-Big Pine: simply, a small bronze of a Key Deer & 'Family Park Stop' adjacent to U.S.1... & smile more! "Times are chang'n"... make sure the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is 'banked' in the FloridaKeys.US!... & smile more!... “Well, I reckon I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and civilize me and I can't stand it. I been there before.” --Huckleberry Finn/Mark Twain...

THE JOSE MARTI FREEDOM MEDAL: AWARDED ANNUALLY BY THE KEY WEST INSTITUTE

FLORIDAKEYS.US ...'Where Rainbows & Dolphins Meet To Watch Sunsetsä'

Assortments Inc. 514 Fleming St. - Fine Men's Clothing (Claude & Joe) 294.4066

Oragami Sushi Bar & Japanese Res. 1075 Duval/C3 - Best Sushi! (Kiyota) 294-0092

Island Dogs Bar 505 Front St. - Mojitos! & 'dog paw embossed' floor! 295.0501

Latitiude25 - Mile Marker 82.7 Islamorada - Eclectic Gifts & Clothes 664.4421

Coming Soon!... The Official Keys Cupä... Hoist Up & Drink & Be Happy? KeysCup.com

Key West Register supports a 'Voluntary Wealth Redistribution Plan'!... how?...

...by shopping at FloridaKeys.US Merchants all year long! - Watch this list Grow!

KWR Approved Merchants!

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'KW REGISTER' FIRST MORNING NEWS 'KWR'- FABRICANTES DE AMIGOS

Updates at www.twitter.com/KeyWestTheDog *News Watchdog for the Keys*

Corner Talk:"sewers Duval St. are labeled 'Flows to Sea' so I don't pee & pollute Truman the Dog

there"-Bar Patron. SidewalkScribbles.com -written on the street at the corner of Olivia St & Emma "Lost Cat Two

Toned/Brown and White, His Name is 'Cat', Please Call 294.xxxx" ...soon! more of Key West SidewalkScribbles.com

"So U Want 2 B The Superintendent?"... Voters will make the decision!

August 2010 Primary Election...if the Monroe County School District Superintendent position should be 'elected' or

'appointed' (by Monroe County School Board)... If an 'appointed' Superintendent is voted in the change would be

effective on Nov. 2012... "So U can now start being friendly to the School Board Members - 3 to be reelected 2010"

Dive! Dive!... Dive 'Vandy'!... 522 foot... USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg

'Vandy' rests at a depth of 140 feet & 7 Miles off EYW.US (24.27 N. latitude - 81.44 W. longitude) DiveVandy.com

Read! Bikini Kimmi™!... a Bikini Girl With Hot Stiletto Heels... Certified Conchcoctionä Mixologist'...“Oooh!"

Save Keys Reefs! NOAA's Fisheries Service to evaluate status of 82 species of stony coral that the Center for

Biological Diversity has asked to be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The center

said that the habitat of these coral species in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific region is threatened by rising seawater

temperatures, increasing ocean acidification, intensifying storms, changes in precipitation, & sea-level rise-all linked

to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. According to the center, these threats are made worse by local activities

such as ship traffic, dredging, coastal development, pollution, and agricultural and land use practices that increase

sediment and nutrient runoff into the ocean. The petition says this combination of threats has already affected coral

reef ecosystems on a global scale, & that these threats are becoming more severe and will greatly reduce the quantity

and quality of coral reef ecosystems in the next few decades.... information NOAA's Fisheries Service is soliciting & will

look at is the species' historical and current distribution and abundance, the short- and long-term effects of climate

change on their condition, & the effects of other potential threats such as dredging and pollution. NOAA supplied info

Islamorda 'Incorporated' to keep McDonald's out years ago!

Sewers have been debated for years... now Village Citizens to get 'plunged' through an inactive Village Council?

& after raising taxes and hiring a 'large' Village Staff... anti-'Chain Store' efforts have failed!..." It is time to cut

our area's costs and be managed again by the Monroe County staff"- said a 30 year resident of Islamorada.

Vegas Big Event!: 'World Series of Poker®' at Rio Las Vegas, NV... Exclusive KWR pics!

Mike Sexton is now in the World Series of Poker/Poker Hall of Fame! Mike was selected as the 2009 inductee!

40th Annual World Series of Poker® (WSOP®)... Joe Cada WSOP 2009 World Champion! Age 21 & won $8,547,042!

Vegas Big Event!: 'World Series of Poker®' Rio Las Vegas, NV...2010 dates announced! WSOP 'Main Event'!!

begins July 5th... playing down to Final Nine on July 17th... November Nine Finalists play in November 6-9th !

Hellmuth: Champion!... again in WSOP '10? 'The Tables of Dreams'! 'Star' Humberto 'The Shark' Brenes & #2?

Phil Hellmuth cashes in '09 WSOP 14th Place/Event #48 7/27/09...Gives him 73 Career WSOP In-the-Money Finishes!

Las Vegas Poker... 2010 World Series of Poker & WSOP Satellite Updates at twitter.com/KeyWestTheDog

Conchcoctionä Byline!... a Bikini Girl & Hot Stiletto Heels!... &?

Column: Daily! by a 'Certified Conchcoctionä Mixologist'... Bikini Kimmi blends Conch Rum-Nut Libations garnished with Key West Hot Chicken Wings & the 'FloridaKeys.US Bikini News' catching Fish-Food-Drinks-Divas-& Politicos! Bikini Kimmi has received numerous letters/emails on the subject of her dimensions... Bikini Kimmi recently said at a Press Conference in Key West that she is one inch bigger on top than everyones favorite 'Doll' - Barbie!... "If Barbie was 'life size' her measurements would be 39-23-33... I beat her by a mile... oops!... I mean an inch... 40-23-33! Watch 'Sunset' from Key West The Dogs's Favorite Bar!

FLORIDAKEYS.US ...'Where Rainbows & Dolphins Meet To Watch Sunsetsä'

Alert! Lionfish invade the Bahamas & FloridaKeys.US! Please report U.S.

Lionfish sightings to NOAA email reportlionfish@noaa.gov,form www8.nos.noaa.gov/nccos/ccfhr/lionfishreport.aspx

& Note: for Bahamas sightings... email: chairman@BahamasInstitute.com 'Bahamas Database'.

Oil barrel price going up!... Gas up! Wow! "Now 'I need to shift & drink a Hulacaneä!"

Safe Seafood & Dolphins!... Dolphins’ health shed light on human and ocean health!

During the recent annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) a panel of

governmental, academic and non-profit scientists unveiled research suggesting that diseases found in dolphins are

similar to human diseases and can provide clues into how human health might be affected by exposure to

contaminated coastal water or seafood. NOAA is the principal stewardship agency responsible for protecting

dolphins in the wild and supports a network of national and international projects aimed at investigating health

concerns. A few of these case studies highlighted today at AAAS illustrate how studying disease processes, or

pathologies in dolphins, could lead to future prevention or treatment of some diseases in humans. Equally important

is the knowledge gained with regards to overall population health, which can lead to improved management and

science-based guidelines to mitigate disease outbreak in both people & animals. info @ NOAA -KeysFishJournal.com

Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament - $25,000 1st Prize! July 21-24 info: keywestmarlin.com

KWR Exclusive! Bahamas "will unpeg" GBD from USD & will peg to Euro!

"Bahamas inflation rate is disastrous... and our Bahamas asset values are deflating... the Bahamian Government

and the Bahamian People are paying the price for the USD instability... the Bahamas will track a path of stability

by looking at securing our currency & asset values through 'backing the Bahamian Dollar to gold or another stable

currency?"... "right now? it is like having 'Termites in your Chopsticksä' who eat first!"...-said Bahamas Gov. Official!

& Note: Central Bank/Bahamas has released CRISP banknotes (Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Product)

FloridaKeys.US 'Exciting Finds'! Find Keys Flavor! 294.8025 Stock Island

U.S. Navy might injure/kill dolphins & whales? authorization for taking of marine "mammals incidental

to Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST) activities conducted off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico

ending January 2014." contact NOAA for info...

Loss of Keys history? Overseas Liquor & Lounge

good days are over? (known historically as 'Overseas Lodge') ... In the lodge's prime it had FISH MORE!

hotel rooms and offered some of the best 'Turtle Steak Dinners' in the Florida Keys... fate of building in the future?

Havana, Cuba: El Floridita Bar (at 557 Avenida de Belgica) celebrates the

Floridita Sommlier who took 'First Place' in the 10th Annual Habano Festival... Senora Zudlay Napoles selected the

proper 'Habanos' (a new Cuban Cohiba Maduro 5) with a delicate bodied 'Santiago 25 Year Old Rum'... 'Floridita'

is where Hemingway sat,mwrote & drank daiquiris... The Annual Habano Festival is an event of review and intro

of Cuba's finest cigarsmhighlighted by the 'Annual Dinner & Cigar Auction'!

Florida#2! Marijuana Home Factories!

& Florida is considering making the herb Salvia Divinorum illegal... Florida bill would make 'salvia' and its extract

controlled substances in the same class as marijuana & LSD... felony punishable by up to five years in prison! Florida

passed new law June '08... if you get caught growing 25 plants (old threshhold was 100 plants) you can get a maximum

of 30 years in jail dependiing on various criteria... check with local law enforcement authorities for details?!

SharkFest.com - email us on Bahamas sightings of whale &

shark species... also, our research team is currently in the Turks & Caicos for a shark breeding research project! &...

a BahamasInstitute.com Tidbit: A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes!... &! Shark Identification and

Bycatch Reduction Workshops Scheduled for Atlantic Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Service has announced a series of free

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops

to be held in October, November, and December 2009. The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop is mandatory for

all federally permitted Atlantic shark dealers. The Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification

Workshop is mandatory for vessel owners and operators who use bottom longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet gear, &

have also been issued shark or swordfish limited access permits... info at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/workshops/

Key West Commission Highlights & Economics... 'Annex Waves'?

Now over? Eaton St. garden area to be removed & Navy road restored after many years! TRUSTED!

"$33,101.99 for roadway extension and sidewalk along Eaton Street from the Truman Annex Property line to

Truman Harbor at the Truman Waterfront by Charley Toppino and Sons"... & Truman Annex gets less 'Exclusive'?

... well probably so with the proposed 'Slip N' Slide?' Water Park next door at Truman Waterfront that would

have plastic tubes and other rides? (i.e. Daytona Beach & Myrtle Beach!)... other ideas for the 6+ acres premium

U.S. waterfront property includes a planned Village containing housing and academical enrichment regions... ?

Update: Truman Waterfront land 'contaminated'? and also a large Mega Yacht Project proposed for area?

& 'KEY WEST CITY CLASSIC PAST ARCHIVES: heard in audience at a past meeting -'Rooster War' is escalating...

Asst. City Mgr. has made chicken recommendations... referencing the excess chicken population in Key West he

indicated that the animals cannot be tortured (Geneva Convention Guidelines?) breaking necks seems to be OK?

Note: Citizens should call City Offices for proper 'Rooster Control' before taking any actions!

"Key West is perhaps unique, too, ?

in its tough,survival-oriented constitution, which is also unfortunately currently accompanied by a pessimistic, even

depressive social psychology. Hope about the future of Key West was totally & conspicuously lacking in survey

responses" -- as per Gustavus Adolphus College/St. Peter, MN - Prof Karen Larson in the final report on Key

West Worker satisfaction presented to the City of Key West. (Note: 'The Register' mentioned these findings to a

another random survey group of workers... 8 out of 10 said they were going to Duval St. to get a 'Hulacane'ä &

the other 2 surveyed said they'd go get a 'Team Mojito'ä) & Visit Stock Island 24°34'12" North, 81°44'15" West...

FLORIDAKEYS.US "WHERE THE SUN CHASES THE MOON" ä

'Sailfish Club'

(sign years past... at the Bight in EYW.US) prepared for Hurricane Season?... remember your boat!

THE REGISTER'S DUELING WRITERS COLUMN... ON THE REST OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD

So what are your Kids talking about?....drug terms - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms

FishWatch.noaa.gov has info on 50 of the commonly harvested & farmed species that are consumed in the U.S.

Key West area group gets response?... from U.S. Navy over 'fly overs'... see group's website for updates on issues

U.S. Beaches... major pollution concerns?... Florida Keys Water Quality Beach Report

United States Environmental Protection Agency lists U.S. Drinking Water Contaminant Limits- for list!

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Research! Preserve!

THE FIRST OFFICIAL NEWS OF KEY WEST/FLORIDA KEYS/CARIBBEAN & THE GULF STREAMä

'Fest Past HighLights &WEIRD-SHOTSä

Missed us again! Time for a drink! a Hulacaneä Daiquiri - "Born in the Eye" :

2oz of Rum, Sugarcane stalk, 2oz Sweet & Sour mix, Secret ingredient, 1oz pineapple juice,Shake in a circular motion

over ice and strain into a chilled martini glass, garnish with wedge of lime. Hemingway - 'Islands in the Stream'... "

Thomas Hudson... was drinking another of the frozen Daiquiris with no sugar in it and as he lifted it, heavy and the

glass frost-rimmed, he looked at the clear part below and the frapped top and it reminded him of the sea."

'Huracan' (Hurricane) a native 'Taino' word... Tattooed with the Keys feeling!

meaning: 'Winds unleashed by an angry goddess'

Key West the dog'ä & Sidekick 'Truman': "Doing dog paddle at Keys' Beaches/Water Quality Report"...State of FL

BEST SHOWS IN KEY WEST? 'ALL THE CABARET SHOWS' AT LA TE DA!

NOTABLE FESTIVALS: Fantasy Fest/Key West 10/22-10/31/'10&VooDoo Fest/New Orleans 10/30-11/1/'10

"Clothes make the man... naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain

Eclipse Stateä - FloridaKeys.US " NEWS FROM FLORIDAKEYS.US AND THE REST OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD " ä

'Key West the dog'... Sports Line - '09/'10 Season "Your best review for the Sports Line"

College Highlights &... our College Bowl winner picks for '10/'11 Season

'Key West The Dog' Picks for 2010 College Football Winners!: Coming May 15th 2010

'Weekly Win Bet' & KWTG Reviewed Game Odds on twitter.com/KeyWestTheDog

Will there be a Key West Bowl!... in Key West, Florida (proposed 2011?)

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2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker® / KWR Views at the WSOP® Main Event & Final Table!

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the club won't be worth a dime." -- Babe Ruth...

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'Poker Raise to Hulacane Power'ä Phil Ivey in '09 '9'!

Mail comments to: P.O. Box 1119, Key West, FL, 33041

Comet/Asteroid Emergency Impact Scale

(Torino Impact Hazard Scale)

"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest" --Mark Twain

'Purple Daze News Column': ...& Taxes?

'Seabiscuit' Ken Fields Islamorada Village Manager hangs on despite?... some not happy?

Islamorada passes parking fees and others... to increase revenues!... maybe Village should follow the country of Sweden's lead?... Sweden profits from public urination: Public urination is fast becoming something of a cash cow for Sweden, garnishing the state coffers with 1.8 million kronor ($264,000) so far this year.

"The responsibility of leadership is not always without cost" -- Mark Twain

Islamorada?... "With a pink hotel, a boutique...And a swinging hot spot...Don't it always seem to go...That you don't know what you've got...Till it's gone...They paved paradise ...And put up a parking lot..." --Joni Mitchell

Important Release: Update on U.S. Government / TSA requirments for travelers at www.AirLinesSafe.com

TSA Lifts Ban on Lighters... now allowed are Bics and Zippo type lighters but not on torch type lighters....

Mail comments to: P.O. Box 1119, Key West, FL, 33041

Keys Society Section

Society, Scandals & Scoundrels... 'Key West the dogä -Sniffing Around Town'

*News Watchdog for the Keys* updates at www.twitter.com/KeyWestTheDog

" It is not the strongest of the species that survive,nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change. "

- Charles Darwin

'Key West the dog' ä 2010 Social Season

*also the Key West Register Food & Dining Guide) Update: Jan. '10 we are now in prime fishing season! 'Key West the dog' will be at the viewing area for 'Fest at front row seats of the Hardrock to see/review the cornucopia of humans in '10... we have started this year's research for 2010 'Annual Restaurant Tour /Conchfestä Awards'. Reviews: Island Dog Bar... Turtle Kralls... Sloppy Joes... & Irish Kevins Past Journal entries: We have been busy getting our new 'doghouse' in order for the coming '10 'Fest visitors... we had to put new drywall in since we took a little water years ago at hurricane season...Truman and I will continue our 'Annual Restaurant Tour /Conchfestä' of the Florida Keys (email sugestions if y'all have any favorites that we should visit with our dog bowls) ... The Four Paws Awardä & Other Society items... Truman 'The Real Snoop Dog' !

'Conchfestä'... Annual 'Conchfedä' Awards

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, He will not bite you.

This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." -- Mark Twain

'Annual Restaurant Reviews'... Note: Conchfest Wine List partners with: PhiBetaNapa.com

Island Dogs Bar - Great 'Cheese Plate' & elegant bar... great service again! @'10

La te da.. try the Cuban Nachos and meet one of Key West's best Mixologists... 'Mark' at outside bar!...

Guy Harvey's Island Grill... superb 'Island Style Mahi Mahi' and room for a 100 friends at the bar!@'10

Irish Kevins - Don't waste your time with warm beer & listening to bad singer who tries 'Don Rickles' routine

T.G.I. Friday's always a hit! with the fajita and service by a professional serveice staff

Hard Rock Cafe is a winner with view of Duval & great bar as well as burgers... best staff in Keys@'10

Commodore Waterfront is the casual elegance of Key West... great steaks & a friendly bartender...price?

Pepe's... no go.. busboy gave us 4 paper napkins for crabs... waitress walked up later & took 2 back?

Turtle Kralls - Tasty lunch broiled seafood platter & a limber Bartender who has customer service skills

Sloppy Joe's - Would get five stars but we misssed the food...wonderful dog friendly staff with 'red' water bucket!

Casa Marina - renovations? no bar open 4:39pm Dec. 28? ...Papa John's deliver to non-staffed bar

Kelly's - Good place to wait for Pan Am Plane & Coconut Shrimp - nice ambiance on a warm evening

Margaritaville - need to clean bathroom dirt & change fryer grease someday - Go across Duval to 'Jack Flats'!

Schooner Wharf Bar - a doggone good place to hangout and listen to our two legged friends howl!@'10

Rusty Anchor on Stock Island casual "off the boat fresh!" - old Floridfa Keys dining with excellent service

Square One - is where the EYW.US "Rich N' Famous" hang out - very good food! - pricey and fun bar

Two Friends...great fun & good seafood but prices lofty for this casual dining experience - & 'Karaoke Stars'@'10

Hurricane Joe's/Hurricane Hole Complex - absolutely wonderful food and astounding service for this local refuge

Michaels for Fondue & Best Steaks! Dessert "Volcano" ... Table 21 & Waiter Ricardo is good! Brie & Scallops!!

New Dining Reviews for 2010 designated with red @'10 & send us your Society Event photos!

Captain Cubaä Cigar-Wine & Yachtsman's Guide ...Certified Authority

Captain Cuba's ('Cuba' for short) Exclusive Cigar & Wine Ratings - Best Score '100 Ultra Brilliant' decending to '80'

'Trinidad Fundadores'... a cigar shrouded in mystique, is the new brand Habanos S.A., the global marketing and distribution group for Cuban cigars... the brand had been made exclusively to be used as a gift of Cuban President Fidel Castro... 2,000 cigars a year have bee made annually... Habanos S.A., announced plans to boost output and make the Trinidad brand publicly.

Havana bars that used to be hang-outs of Ernest Hemingway are La Bodeguita del Medio (at 207 Empedrado) and El Floridita (at 557 Avenida de Belgica). Hemingway wrote on the Bar's counters... a fine experience.

Five Tabacco producing regions in the Country of Cuba: Vuelta Abajo, Semi Vuelta, Partido, Remedio & Oriente.

"Today's smoke is the best smoke!ä " -- 'Cuba'

:The Captaincy General of Cuba (Spanish: Capitanía General de Cuba) was an administrative

district of the Spanish Empire created in 1607 as part of Habsburg Spain's attempt better

to defend the Caribbean against foreign powers...

'CAPTAIN CUBA' A CLUB FOR THE CIGAR CONNOISSEUR - ORIGIN CIRCA 1982

Certified Cigar Grande Sommelier (CGSä) Captain Cuba Star Brandä

FloridaKeys.US "Tidbits"

College Football Bowl schedules SHOTS! WEIRD-SHOTSä

World bad bubba list ?

• Entrepreneur's new company - 'Hurricane Restore' - "for Restoration"

• Gold demand continues to grow as individuals purchase the metal in Asia markets - demand jumps in South America also!

• China to limit one dog per family - extras dogs can be given away or taken to Government for relocation?

• Sharkfest.com Researchers in Costa Rica for long-term Bioenzyme Research with NanoAlphaä

Sports cautionrisqué

• Bahamas Drag Racing Association/BDRA organizes in Islands

• Key West Bowl Committee looks at 2011 for possible college national title football game www.KeyWestBowl.com

• Bahamas Institute to sponsor 'Catch & Release' fishing tournament in Grand Bahama in March 2010 and other news...

CONCHVILLE.COM "Liv'n at the end of the old water pipe"ä

• Vespa & other motorcycle sales explode as the Florida Keys and Caribbean island citizens shift to cheaper cost transports

• Wants Submarines! - Russian Kalashnikov assault rifles delivered in Venezuela - Pres. Chavez says ":best rifle in world"

• Key West Institute negotiates with Bahamas Government for 'AquaFood' research station based on Long Island in Bahamas

'Kinkans' ä (kinkans/kum´kwots) Small Trees with origins in China - sweet-scented white flowers, and small, orange-yellow

edible fruits which are eaten fresh or in preserves & also a Martini garnish... Fortunella of the family Rutaceae a close relative

to other citrus fruits &... a new Premier Club... 'Kinkans' ... kinkans.com

KEYS FISH JOURNAL "morning catch in fishing news"Ô 1952

2010 Season El Niño & La Niña factor? El Niño is a disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific that has consequences for weather around the globe. Among its effects are increased rainfall across the southern tier of the United States, destructive flooding in Peru, drought in the western Pacific and devastating brush fires in Australia. In Florida, El Niño brings relief from drought conditions by dropping extra rain in the winter as well as creating upper level winds in the summer that tend to cut down on the number of tropical storms. Lack of El Nino will be a factor for 2010 season. Renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. C. King predicts that El Nino will be dormant this year with major hurricane being 12 - Dr. King said "Come September I will drink a lot of Hulacanes ä " (note: a Hulacane ä is a fresh Rum concoction that was invented by Dr. Kotas for Ernest in 1937 - Hulacane ä TradeMark porperty of Key West Institute since 1939)"