Nicole Narvarro, Jay Sens (Caretaker), Dave Gonzales (Curator), and seven others with 54 polydactyls are all fine after Irma hits the Hemingway home with 130 mile winds. Snow White's descendants survive! Some of the cats instinctively ran into the house taking cover prior to the storm, cats are like that, having psychic abilities. [P.S. I remember when the IRS audited the Hemingway Museum and gave them hassle over the polydactyls and their expense – which is one of the major draws of not only the Museum but of Key West.

The IRS did not succeed in their efforts, nor should they have - it was a vital part of Hemingway's life and works.] When we were audited, the IRS did not give us any hassle with our polydactyls – they wrote them off as our exterminators of vermin and justified their cause and minimum cost because they mainly found their food and water from the woods. The Museum's audit made national news. My father was an IRS agent, and what I'd like to see is more intensive IRS investigations into the 1% wealthiest Americans and Wall Street Banks, as well as non-profit political organizations.

Auditing the Knott Historical Society for making $6,462 cost more for the audit than what the Society made, but according to the auditor we were turned in, and he gave us the option of anonymously turning in the person we suspected as being guilty of doing so, or naming the person, having them audited and perhaps receiving a reward.

Needless to say, it was done because we stood up to preserve old Hindman from being torn down and we opposed the senseless tearing down of the old stone buildings. The Society was offered $10,000 donation to keep our mouths shut (really to be a yes man), but as President, that is not my character and not the way I was brought up.

The donation was immediately refused. Too bad the security cameras weren't on in the room the offer was made. No irregularities were found in our records - we fell way below poverty. So in retaliation the IRS was sicced upon us more as an aggravation than anything else. The opposition has two sets of books. BTW, after the audit my father and the agent talked shop, became friends and he opened up as legally as he possibly could as to what had occurred. We have some devious politicians in Knott was the conclusions.

My Mom taught me a good man doesn't have a price and you can't hold a good man down. I know you often hear the advice my Mom gives me on what makes a good man or gentleman, but who better to give you that than a woman who had a wonderful father and a mentally abusive and infidel husband – she wanted her son to be the perfect husband as a delightful gift for some deserving lady one day.

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