Three Items of Interest

From today's KW Citizen. A meat-eating Argentine lizard is about to invade the Florida Keys. As was the case with the f****** iguanas, exotic pet owners have dumped the black and white tegu in S. Florida and now it's headed toward the Keys having been spotted as far south as Florida City. It resembles the monitor lizard which is scary in and of itself. It's a threat to small animals, has no natural predators, and can "out-compete" native species for it's food supply. Look the f*** out!
From Saturday's Citizen: The ferry coming back from the Dry Tortugas picked up 27 Cubans clinging to a life raft and floating plastic jugs 20 miles from Key West. As you may know, policy allows for Cubans who put a foot on dry land to be admitted to the country. If found in the water, however, the Cubans are returned to Cuba. The policy is called "Wet foot, dry foot." The whole experience documented in the news article was very emotional for the ferry passengers and the rescued Cubans. There is actually a beat up dinghy at the end of Boca Chica Rd. near my house which is a remnant of Cubans who successfully made it to shore a few years ago.
The third item is in reference to my first date in KW. I was elated that a young woman (half my age) agreed to have lunch with me on Sunday. She is from the Dominican Republic and absolutely illamativa. In addition, she's a cool dresser which counts for a lot. On the other hand, the fact that she spent half the lunch on the cell phone or texting was more than mildly irritating. The real problem was my schtick which does not translate well. My self-deprecating attempts at humor went over like lead (balloons, bullets, bombs, you pick). My jokes about having low self-esteem were equally off the mark. Needless to say,  when she found out I couldn't fish, fix stuff, and had virtually no real skills, the prospects for a 2nd date pretty much vanished. Oh well, back to the drawing board.