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 Edwin Starr – War (What is it good for) |
| [Sneaky] I wonder how much of what we cut and paste and pass on to our friends as truth is really from foreign powers, bad actors, or companies badmouthing competition. |
 Neil Sedaka has died at the age of 86. Sedaka first enjoyed success in the 1950s and 1960s with hits like “Oh! Carol,” “Calendar Girl” and “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen.” He had a career revival in the 1970s, and was also a prolific songwriter, composing hits for other performers, like “Stupid Cupid” and “Love Will Keep Us Together.” Link |
| [Smart Glasses] “She came out of the bathroom naked”, employee says. Bank details, sex, and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta’s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other people’s lives. Link |
 [Bud Brewer Sentenced To Life in Prison] Lloyd ‘Bud’ Preston Brewer talks to Key West police on Feb. 13, 2023, hours after he shot and killed 21-year-old Garrett Hughes outside of Brewer’s titty bar, Conch Town Liquor and Lounge, for peeing on his outside wall. A jury convicted Brewer of first-degree murder Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. On Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, he was sentenced to life in prison. |
| [AI Fakes] India’s top court angry after judge cites fake judgements from AI-generated orders. Link |
 [Scholarship Available] United Way of Collier and the Keys (UWCK) is now accepting applications for its Marine Science Educational Advancement Scholarship, supporting Monroe County residents pursuing degrees in marine science and marine technology-related fields. The scholarship reflects UWCK’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, conservation, and building a skilled local workforce in the Florida Keys. Link |
| [Least Competent Criminal] A 25-year-old man in Philipsburg, Montana, drove to the Granite County Courthouse to pay a fine he had received for open container. While he waited, Sheriff Rico Barkell observed that he appeared to be intoxicated. He asked if the man had driven to the courthouse, to which he answered, yes. Then he admitted he had had two drinks and smoked two bowls of marijuana. A breath test confirmed the sheriff’s suspicions, with the man’s blood alcohol at three times the legal limit. He also had an open container in his car. He was charged with aggravated DUI and open container. The sheriff’s office posted about the incident on its Facebook page, summarizing with “Stupidity is not an excuse! |
 [Iced Water] Is drinking cold water bad for you? We asked a dietitian. They can help in sweltering temperatures, but an icy drink is not for everyone. Link |
| Monroe County Republican Club members and guests, Sheriff Rick Ramsay will be joining us Wednesday evening. My guess is that he may have some current guidance based on events in the Middle East. That’s a guess, we’ll find out Wednesday. Also, there will be two candidates for County Judge Group 2, Keven McCarthy and David Van Loon. Each will take a couple of minutes to introduce themselves. Questions are problematic because of restrictive laws about what they can say in a group setting, so there will not be a group Q & A. You may ask questions later or privately, on an individual basis. 5:30PM Social, 6PM Meeting starts, 4115 Overseas Hwy. Looking forward to seeing you Wednesday. Questions or comments, call or email Dale Schumacher. |
 [Rip-offs] I called one of those ‘remodel your bath in one day’ companies from Miami and what they offer is expensive junk. They wanted $15,000 to glue a thin veneer of some kind of plastic on to my shower. I was shocked at the cheap material and price, so I hired a tile company to completely remodel and ceramic tile the new shower for $12,000. |
| Newsletter from the BPK Library Friends for March/April. Please note the survey on the last page. The library would so appreciate any responses received. AARP March 2026 Calendar |
 [Hummingbirds] If there was a Guinness Book of Bird Records, hummingbirds would fill more than a few pages thanks to their tiny size, astonishing colors, and special abilities. In this course excerpt from Bird Academy, see how millions of years of evolution have produced some. |
| We had an AirBnB on Big Pine Key. When they outlawed AirBnB we kept renting, got caught and had to pay a $3000 fine. The caught us when we replied to an email like the one below. I should have know it was a sting because they didn’t use AirBnB’s mail service. I suppose the investigation is paid for by the lodging industry or the County. I think the County first paid for these emails to trap hosts into admitting they were renting when they shouldn’t. I disagree, there’s nothing wrong with AirBnB unless you are a hotel. Why isn’t AirBnB allowed? –follow the money.
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| AARP March 2026 calendar of activities is here. Full Menu > Ongoing Events > AARP |
 Sea level rise is often dismissed because it does not look dramatic from year to year. This video digs into tide gauge records and satellite measurements to show that oceans have been rising faster and faster for decades. It explains why the change is easy to overlook in daily life but unmistakable in the data. Video |
| [Wasting Daddy’s Money] Music from plastic blocks. Just think, their parents are spending over a hundred thousand dollars a year for them to play with rubber blocks. Video |
 [Mind-Bending] Ghost in her mirror freak out! How does the mirror know? Video |
| Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years, cough, cough. Link |
 Watch how screech-owls perform their magical disappearing act. A great activity is to listen for the whinnies and wails of screech-owls, and a great time to catch them roosting is during the day at the edges of tree cavities. Video |
| 7 Soviet MiGs swarmed one American pilot in 1952 Video (Editor: I couldn’t get the sound going so I don’t know what this video is about.) |
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 [Emu Wins War] These flightless birds once faced down the Australian army—and won. Armed with machine guns and 10,000 bullets, soldiers still couldn’t stop the giant birds. Link |
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 [Mail-in-ballot] Voting made difficult. Why is there such a fuss when there’s no evidence of fraud no matter how many times they investigate or go to court. |
| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 3/3/26 at 9:29 am. |
[REDUCED] Big Pine Key. 3 bedrooms. 2 full bathrooms. House on stilts over full concrete slab. Bay window in Kitchen plus a pantry. Stainless steel appliances. Plenty of kitchen cabinets and granite counter tops. Dining area/living room. Big front porch. Large, locked storage room downstairs. Covered parking for two vehicles. Central air conditioning plus heat. Back two bedrooms have additional mini-split A/Cs for custom cooling. Very bright and clean and in a quite neighborhood. Laundry area in hallway. Only 3 houses are on the street and none are across from the home. $550,000.
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