Hello From Key West!

Hello from Key West!

Well, it seems that Justin Bieber has been arrested in Miami Beach over night!  It is all over the news media here in Florida.  I guess his star status is not as good in Miami as it is in California. Here is my question... WHERE IS YOUR MOTHER?!  I know he is 19 and in most states that is legal but, REALLY?!  Drag racing, drinking, suspended license?  He is going to Hell in a hand basket at such a young age.  THAT is what money does to you, especially at such a young age. Bieber has just become another statistic.  His mug shot just made the news!

Now, if he were here, in Key West, he might have gotten away with his shenanigans.  It is a little more laid-back here, and there are not too many roads or room, for that matter, to do a lot of racing.  The speed limit on most of the island is only 25- 30 at the most. I don't think he would be able to get alcohol here because I think you have to be 21 to get anything except an energy drink.  A friend of mine brought her daughter here for a high school graduation gift.  Her daughter had just turned 18 and we were allowed to take her to a bar, but she was "banded" and was not allowed to have anything stronger than soda pop.  Maybe that is why Bieber didn't come down here...go figure.

We don't need people like that here, we already have them.  This place is a place for fun and sun and water.  The residents here just really ignore the famous that come here.  We have better things to do like enjoy the atmosphere of island living.  Of course we have to work to be able to get the necessities of life but, we still have fun here.  The sun itself is what it's all about.  For the divers, it is a world of excitement. There are reefs and sunken ships to explore, kayaking, paddle boarding, jet skiing, deep sea fishing.  The cruise ships dock here daily and the tourists disembark to take in Duval street shopping and eating.  The sunset at Mallory Square is the highlight of the day, with the vendors and entertainers.  There are sunset sail cruises even a glass bottom boat.  The night life comes alive at dark and all of the real island characters come out.  Sometimes, we have scuffles between tourists and locals but they are usually drunk and get to go to our local jail to dry out for the night.

For me, I will just sit back and enjoy my life here, feeling the sun on my face, drinking my soft drink and listening to Jimmy Buffet and island music.  I am "growing older, not up". 

Thank Jimmy!