Saturday January 31, 2009

[Crab Trap Thief] How did you like the razor wire on my trap lines? Next time you pull my traps, Please clean you're blood off my traps, you low life thief.

[Bailout] I do not know as much about the government that I should, but hearing on the news the Citi Corp bought a 50 million dollar jet for its executives--after crying for a bail out! Could President Obama have stepped in and said no?  Where are the rules in place for a bail out?  Our middle class is dying out, yet people making hundreds of thousands of dollars are in the fore-front for a way out of debt?  How stupid do you have to be to lose millions of dollars (or should I say how ingenious since if they ask they receive)? 

Friends of ours cannot pay their mortgage, but to refinance costs money as the banks want a survey and inspection of the property they have owned for years. That in itself costs several hundred dollars. Who is there to help them out?  I hope the HNIC(?) does better than the one who unwillingly stepped down.

They should have kept the Bush shoe for a monument, had it bronzed and toured the USA so every bird from Alaska to the Keys could disgrace it like he did our USA.

[Where's the County leadership trying to get the dollars for sewers from the stimulus]  Excellent question.  It would save the citizens of Monroe County from going bankrupt to finance a way overdue sewer system.  Save the dying reef.  Provide jobs and economic stimulus for all  the County businesses.

So, where is the leadership that should be applying for the stimulus money? Count the "Rs" on our officials' voter registration cards, all the way from Key West to Washington. They're not going to ask.  It's the politics, stupid.

[Out of Work] Almost five million Americans are collecting unemployment benefits this week.

Didn't Sloan swear off the Coconut Telegraph before?  Is this another Streisand retirement? (Ed: Sloan thinks there are others pulling my strings and telling me what not to print of his. The Angels have him locked on to that.)

[The 3 Bs of Boating] Buoys Break Boats. You mean to tell me that the Captain of the Little Palm Island ferry couldn’t remember where the three channel markers are that he drives past every day at least 8 times!

[The Rhodesian Bomb Proof Vehicle] The guy who doesn’t think these vehicles are good against powerful roadside bombs in Iraq must have missed the slide show showing the Bomb Proof Vehicle being torn to bits and saving the lives of the American soldiers inside. They work. It’s only a wonder why we took so long adapting them for use in Iraq when we already knew their effectiveness.

[Restaurant Ratings] There should be another star when rating for restaurants identifying the kitchen as using no packaged, processed or pre-packages food. I have all that stuff in my pantry. When I pay money for a meal I want only the freshest available. If I want lunch meat or frozen food I’ll look in my frig.

Jay-Z’s recording of Ain’t No Nigga is rap not hip hop. Like I said, most of you are too old to know the difference. Don’t feel bad, most older folks don’t know the difference that’s why they lump all modern music into one bag.

[Cooking Tip] Did you know that if you put boiled eggs into ice warter immediately after boiling, that the shell just rolls off? After I remove the eggs from the ice water I shuffle the eggs in the pan I used to cook them from side to side rapidly to crack the shells in a thousand places. The shells will just slide off.

This is for whoever that foreign criminal was from yesterday.  Are you so dumb as to think posting your pathetic story on an internet blog would get your warrant vacated?  Are things that backwards where you live?  If you want to get a free ride on whatever crime you committed in my country, petition the court, not the internet.  If you think the cops are to blame for your delinquent behavior, you are even dumber than I thought.  We have enough psychos here.  Go bother your own people.

Big Pine Grind by Dan Schwab who is the last person in the Keys with a sense of humor.

[Rush Limbaugh] I've read the transcript and I believe he was calling soldiers who don't agree with the war "phony soldiers".  Many soldiers took it that way too.  He claimed to be referring to a single soldier because he knew he'd gone too far by insulting our troops.

As far as the "cyst" on his bum: his personal Dr. is the only one who saw it. It wasn't verified by the military. Even if it was there, you'd think someone as pro-war as Rush would have it removed to go fight. I wonder what stopped him?   http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=3683929&page=1

Newman Outfitters will be closed on Sunday, February 1^st. Not for the Super Bowl--it's Dan's birthday and he's worked really hard for the past year and deserves this day off.   We are going to check out Terry Cassidy's party for Habitat, so if you happen to see Dan, wish him a Happy 55^th!  We hope to see you there.

[The public will not be allowed to ask questions or comment on any part of the NAS Key West/ BOCC JLUS Workshop] Not true!

“During presentation from the Navy, the public will not be able to speak but may submit written questions to be read into the record at the appropriate time for questions and answers, so that everyone present or observing by TV or live video streaming can know what the questions are as well as the answers.  Once the presentation is completed and the written questions have been addressed, and any questions from County Commissioners and Administration have been addressed, members of the public should be provided the opportunity for their customary 3 minutes to state concerns and opinions on the subject.  Any person who wishes to be heard shall provide the Clerk with his or her name and residence.   Such information shall be on a card provided by the County.  Once public input begins, there will be no further speaker cards allowed to be submitted to the Clerk for that subject.  Once an individual has addressed the Board, he or she will not be permitted to return to the podium for follow-up comments, unless the issue involved is in a legal nature.  In that situation, the applicant may return to the podium to conclude his or her position at the end of the public hearing.” 

[Fordson Snow motor]  More years than I care to remember ago, probably 30 or so, I had occasion to spend a little time working at the Paris Island Marine training facility. I saw two large vehicles about 30 or so feet long and about 10 feet wide, and about 7 feet tall, that looked like landing craft. On each side of the vehicles was a metal pontoon about 4’ in diameter that ran the entire length of the craft.  They were tapered at each end, with a spiral screw fin on the outside of each pontoon that ran the length of each pontoon.  The idea was that the pontoons would spin and the screw fins would provide propulsion on land or water.   My Marine guide told me that these machines were experimental  amphibious vehicles for running in water or swampy terrain, and had been tested as prototype landing craft. I believe that they were developed by Chrysler.  I was told that these two were used to round up AWOL recruits who tried to escape through the swamps that surround the facility. My guide said that these things were the only machine that could effectively navigate the swamp and waters.  Does anybody have any info on these weird rides or what they were called?

[Business Owners] If you own a business in the keys you need to email every one of the commissioners for the gift they presented to you, the reprieve granted for small signage outside your business front. If you don't have a business front, your neighbor or customers might, thereby keeping your community economy afloat. Email each commissioner for their kindness and compassion regarding the sign issue last Wednesday. Understand? please go to http://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/Pages/MonroeCoFL_BOCC/index

[Tourists] Let's look on the bright side. If the economy gets bad enough, there may be less New Jersey Snow Birds to contend with in the winter!

Did you ever hear of Michael Steele? Well, those rascally racist rancid Republicans just elected him as the head man of the racist Republican party.  Turns out he’s a good pal of Rush Limbaugh and loudmouth Hannity. He’s a Southerner, from Maryland where he had served as Lt. Governor. He’s a Conservative, and he even was an occasional commentator on Fox news.  What can we expect from a Fox News dude who’s a pal of Limbaugh and Hannity, can we expect hatred and vile racism? I don’t think so! 

Did I forget to mention that Steele is black? Steele’s competition for the office included three Caucasians and another Black. Congratulations to Michael Steele, a true intellectual, an honest man,  and a patriot. Unlike John Dean, Steele never needs to scream to be persuasive.

The commies are coming back to Cuba with cash and goodies! Do you suppose the Cuban flag fliers in south Fl. will take their flags and chants that "Cuba is #1" to the homeland? Maybe Russia will take the refugees so they can recreate Cuba in Russia instead of the U.S.

[Cable News Ratings] Did anyone see the recent cable news ratings? Every one of Fox’s big news shows got more than twice the viewers of any show on any other cable news network. Imagine that.  O’Reilly is viewed by more than twice as many viewers than is Olberman, Mathews, or any other of the liberal left talking heads. The same goes for Hannity, and the rest of the prime timers. Maybe, just maybe, it’s a little too early to write off conservative thinkers and other folks who demand that their info be untainted by propaganda left or right.

Rap is poetry put to a beat.

[Sublime] Well it looks like the not so subliminal, subliminal advertising has come back in the posts eh, Ed? Take out an ad, guys and help Ed support this blog!

I have always considered Rap and hip-hop as poetry with a simple beat rather than music. Modern music has melodies, Choruses, versus, bridges, etc. Rap and hip-hop usually has a very simple chorus, a beat, and vocals that 90% of the time deal with social status, materialistic crap, sex, and poverty. I do not see it as art. Music should be art in my opinion.

Music nowadays is a simple product to push on the masses. Id like to see "artists" of the rap and hip-hop community walk into a room of guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, and see what they can make. I bet 80% of them wouldn't know what to do. After all, they only need a microphone, a producer and engineer to run a sampler, and some decent recording software. Add some rapper kid that has the "look", and will obey everything the record company and producer tells him or her to do and you have your modern Rap and hip-hop artist. They do not even make a percentage of their sales anymore if they’re under contract. They make their money off touring and merchandise. The only way to go is independent these days.

[Tiki bar in back of the old Quay in Marathon] I’d already lived her twenty years befor I found it tucked in back out of sight. What a find. Cheapest food and booze in the whole Keys. Too bad Hurricane Wilma ruined it.

[Photo Contest] Two $5,000 Grand Prizes, Pro, amateur and youth divisions. Submit up to 20 images in 7 categories. Winning images will be published in our December 2009 issue. Enter Photo Contest 2009 - PhotoZone - National Wildlife Federation

Dual language sign at Albertsons' shopping cart return in Kmat Plaza. English version: "Return carts here for your safety & convenience".
Spanish version: "Por Favor devoler el carro aqui". "Please" return the cart here. (Translation by Google) I wonder how many complaints of racial discrimination or unequal courtesy there would be if the sign's wording was reversed?

[Jet Noise] Deer County Mayor, I am getting very confused with this Navy JLUS workshop. I am now being told from the Navy that you requested for this workshop and that you inserted the initial restrictions on public input.

Why are you giving the Navy a publicly televised forum on this issue? Is it not enough that the Navy uses our tax dollars to lobby our local officials with Jet plane rides and overnight stays on aircraft carriers?

Or to not invite all the children of Monroe County that are suffering during this economic implosion that requires both of their parents to work two jobs? Do you think Monroe County children would have enjoyed the Navy's private circus?  Or just the chosen few families that have parents aligned with the Florida Keys Defense Alliance, Military Affairs Committee and the Navy League.

On Dec 7, 2007, You and the other Commissioners reprimanded the Navy for not placing noise monitors within the affected areas surrounding NAS Key West.  The Navy was told at that time not to return until the monitors were in the locations and actual noise levels were recorded -- not estimated sound levels derived from 15 year old programs. (That was 14 months ago.)

Why not stand up for us citizens and force the Navy to complete a valid Environmental Impact Statement as required by the law? Or will you just allow them to circumvent their lawful responsibility in providing a valid EIS and tag our homes in lieu of following the law.

Why not allow us, the Citizens, the opportunity to lobby the residents of Monroe County on our broadcast mediums and give the Navy 3 minutes to speak?  We pay for that privilege.  They don't.

I have sent you a document which documents the noise levels over our neighborhood.  Take a good look at those levels and wonder what it would be like to suffer under those conditions.  As a matter of fact, you should have been here last night.  For over an hour we were entertained with F18 Super Hornets 100 feet over our homes delivering upwards of 110 decibels.

This morning I was speaking with my neighbors who made the comment that we were being treated as "second class citizens".  My response, "At least that would be a step up from being an ignored citizen."

I wish you had the emotional conviction about this situation as you do concerning Trauma Star. Cancel this Navy dog and Pony show and follow through with your December 7, 2007 commitment.  Some of us can't afford to take days off protecting our homes and environment.  I thought that was your job.

[Insurance] Thanks to whoever posted about how great Isaksen's Insurance is.  They really are.  After two weeks of trying to get a quote from another company, I called Isaksen's and was promptly given a quote from a very reputable insurance carrier that was half the price of what I'd been paying for years.  I couldn't believe it!  I dealt with Shari and she was wonderful and easy to work with. 

[Military Balls] Finally the poster whining about Obama not attending enough balls admitted he did attend one that was hosted for military members. It was the Commander in Chief’s Ball and I have a feeling he wasn’t the only one attending. I bet it was mostly military members attending. If the best you can do is insult the President of this great country for not attending enough balls you could most likely come up with a better way to spend your time. It’s not like he had a banner made up that read "mission accomplished" at the beginning of a war. Your pettiness is astounding. I’m done responding to you so go ahead and take your best shot. I have big shoulders and more important things to understand then your worries of  which balls a person attends. That's petty in today’s world. I think every military member at that ball he did attend enjoyed themselves and were thanked by our President for their sacrifices and their service.

[Golf] Stand proud, you noble swingers of clubs and losers of balls. A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year.  Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a  year. That means, on average, golfers get about 41 miles to the gallon.  It kind of makes you proud and almost makes you feel like a hybrid.

[Girlfriend who was whining about the single men]  You’re so right.  Try Craig's List.  I have hit the classified/personals there.  I found a guy I dated a while and he was very nice.  I've also found a few booty calls to fix my needs.  A girl's got to do what a girl's got to do.  If your just looking to release a day's stress there is one guy on there who is great. 

[Wrong Place, Wrong Time] Torvald Alexander, 39, was able to chase away the unlucky home invader who hit his apartment on Dec. 31 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The two men inadvertently came face to face just as Alexander was preparing to leave for a New Year's party, dressed in full regalia as Thor, the hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder. Alexander said the burglar took one look at him, turned and climbed hurriedly out a window, sliding down a sloped roof and landing on the ground, where he took off running.

[Tiki bar in back of the old Quay in Marathon] God I miss that place. They had the best bacon burgers, ice cold beers and locals!

[Wall St bonus and imported luxury jet after Government Bailout with Taxpayer money] Just some Republican Businessmen skimming off whatever money they want as is their God given right as Republican (trumpets here) businessmen.

[Blood] Have you seen the TV ads to "commit for life" to donate blood quarterly?  It's a good idea, I'll admit, but I'll be hanged if I sign up for another nag phone call.  Already the dentist is after me every 6 months, not to mention all the tests 'recommended' to find all those 'silent killers' only some expensive and invasive test can fend off.  No, thank you!

[Night Sky] Kudos to the person who posts the night sky stuff. My wife and I take evening walks and enjoy looking for the various pictures you post.  Thank you and keep it up.

[The Great Pizza Giveaway] I got tired of seeing people killing their families. I get tired of all the relentless negative media that this world has to offer. I attempted to do what little I can do and give away some free pizza but I may have misjudged the power of free and BigPineKey.com. I had near a thousand orders in an hour (people started calling 3 days ahead) and my pizza oven can probably crank out a hundred or so every 30 minutes on a good day. I am sure a lot of people feel screwed. My intentions were good but frankly the pizza wasn't that great because you can't cook a pizza if you are opening the oven every 20 seconds to meet demand. So I guess that makes me a crappy business person, but I probably knew that going in. Many thanks to Jan and Keith of Mangrove Mama's who are good business persons and better people for trying to help me meet demand in their spare time. 

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Friday January 30, 2009

Damn, I hate to get pulled into defending Limbaugh, but yesterday’s poster who slammed him by claiming that Limbaugh had disrespected our military by calling them “phony soldiers” is either simply dead wrong or a damned liar. I actually heard that whole episode. Limbaugh did not, repeat did not call all soldiers who called for pulling out of Iraq “phony soldiers”! He spoke only of a single misfit soldier wannabe.

That dude was Jesse MacBeth, a stinking bag of excrement.  MacBeth had very briefly been a soldier.  He was kicked out of the military after only 40 or so days. He claimed to have been in Iraq. He never was. He claimed to have witnessed atrocities by our soldiers. He never did. He claimed that he had earned the Purple heard. He hadn’t. In short MacBeth is a publicity seeking liar who was loved and then left by the left. Somehow phony soldier MacBeth became the darling of the media when he told all his lies.

As to Limbaugh’s military service: Limbaugh had the best of reasons for not serving the military. The military didn’t want him. Limbaugh had a legit and specifically military published disqualifying physical disability, a pilonidal cyst. They’re damned painful and they can inhibit a sufferers  ability to walk, sit, lay down, or even move. That’s fact, I had one.  Plus he apparently had a bad knee.

Limbaugh is no disrespector of the military, he has given more and provided more support for military men and military families than any celeb that you can name, his generosity amounts to hundreds of thousands if  not millions. Hate his beliefs if you will, God bless you if you speak out against his beliefs. But be honest and don’t try to push lies. If you want respect, be accurate, be informed, and be honest.

[The country is going to crap] And just what have you done lately to make a difference?  Saved any lives? Sent anything to our troops abroad?  Picked up trash around your neighborhood?  Have you spoken kindly to a neighbor?  Before you judge those around you, look in the mirror. The actions of a few can change the lives of many.  Set the example. 

Why do I get the feeling your hair is blue, your memories of your paltry life bitter-black, and you're from somewhere else having moved here for the weather?

[Stimulus] Here’s some of the stuff that they want in the $835 Billion dollar “stimulus” package: multi millions for sexually transmitted disease testing, hundreds of millions for planned parenthood (condoms and abortions) multi millions for analog/digital TV conversion vouchers, hundreds of millions in preparation for an influenza epidemic, multi millions to pay off education loans for certain professionals, multi millions to pay for new scholarships, multi millions for ATV trails, multi millions to fight smoking, multi millions for The National Endowment for the Arts and all of that is just a tiny scratch on the surface. 

Where the hell is our County leadership? Why aren’t they trying to get some of these bucks for the sewers, at least that’s an infrastructure project that’s shovel ready! The new Dem leadership want to spend these bucks on pork barrel home-boy projects. It’s politics as usual in DC. This will be the single biggest expenditure ever, more than all the wars that we have ever fought. No one penny of this bill would get the economy moving right now. 

Carter’s recession had worse employment numbers and worse inflation that this recession, we’ve had at least 11 recessions since the Depression, they usually fix themselves in about 24-36 months, it’s no surprise that the Dems reckon that only about 25% of the $835 billion will be spent in the first two years, the balance to be spent just before the 2012 Presidential campaign. Some of these proposals may or may not have merit on their own, but none that I’ve seen will immediately invigorate the economy. 

Why in the hell don’t we just cancel all federal taxes for 6 months to a year, which would pour buckets of bucks into circulation on the day it’s implemented, no graft, no administrative expenses, no bigger government, only good could come of it. The revenue shortfall could be allayed by the government itself using a tiny portion of the dollars they plan to spend on their phony stimulus plot.

Go ugly early with tequila and forget that damn rum!

[Wall Street Bailout] My take on the bailout is that just the bonuses paid by American corporations in 2008 was $18,400,000,000. They reaped this excessive benefits while laying off more and more people and closing plants. Yes, that’s well over 18 billion! To anger me more is the fact that some of those same corporations are receiving my tax money in the form of bailouts. I think the initial bailout was intended to benefit the fat cats and let the rest of us be damned. Remember that many of these big companies suffered great losses. Ours is the only financial system in the world that rewards failure and bad performance so well.

Iran plans to put a series of satellites into space by 2010.  The launches have aroused concerns throughout the world that Tehran is developing long-range ballistic missile technology that could be used to launch nuclear weapons. Iran Set To Launch First Domestic Satellite By March 20

[Military balls by the bunch] It’s fully true that Obama did in fact attend a military ball on the event of his inauguration. He attended the Commander In Chief’s Ball. That ball is specifically in his honor as CIC. That ball is his ball. He also attended the MTV Ball, The Youth Inaugural Ball, and a host of others.  He chose to be the first ever President to so snub our Medal of Honor winners. 47 of those heroes who really have balls, were waiting to pay their respects to their CIC, he scorned them.  Yesterdays Obama apologist apparently can’t tell the difference between tears and the scorn that this poster has for Obama.

[Bacon] The tiki bar in back of the old Quay in Marathon used to deep fry a quarter pound of bacon and put it on top of their 1 pound hamburger. Now, that’s a bacon burger! fries cooked in that oil were the best. "Oh, my aching arteries!"

Is Hip Hop the same thing as the Bunny Hop?

[Less Sweet Rum] Well the survey is in. No one agrees on rums. I’m going to have to sample them all in order to voice my opinion. If you don’t hear from me by next week come and get me.

[China Vacation] A young friend from Oakland who is teaching in China forwarded these pix today after a school vacation.   Before China, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon. Great pictures. The slideshow progresses rather quickly so you might want to adjust the timing at the bottom. Click the + and increase it to 6. http://picasaweb.google.com/jenniferrobot/Yunnanarama#slideshow

[Boat Accident] It is very true that the Little Palm Island boat hit the marker.  There were at least 2 broken bones and 6 who went to the hospital.  Who wants to bet Little Palm Island and Noble House squish this before The Coast Guard hears about it?

[D.C. to Washington] I'm confused. How can 2 million black people get into  Washington DC in sub zero temperatures in 1 day when 200,000 couldn't get out of New Orleans in 85 degrees weather with four days notice.  Am I missing something?

[Buzzard Loppers] Jeez, there are too many starving buzzards hanging around. The other day I took a little sun bath.  A damn buzzard woke me up as he tried to lop off one of my toes. Those jokers are desperate for food. Be careful out there folks. Keep at least one eye open at all times.

[Meeting] Southernmost Chapter ABATE of Florida, Inc. general membership meeting will be held at the Oceanview Inn and Pub, mm 84.5 Islamorada this Sunday, February 1^st  at 11 am.  The meeting will be over in plenty of time to enjoy the Super Bowl. Bulletin Board

[Goth Hacker Strikes] Transportation officials in Texas are scrambling to prevent hackers from changing messages on digital road signs after one sign in Austin was altered to read, "Zombies Ahead." The portable traffic sign at Lamar Boulevard and West 15th Street, near the University of Texas at Austin, was hacked into during the early hours of Jan. 19.

I lost a little weight by quitting beer, red meat and going to the gym.  Now I just do cardio exercises outdoors and have red red wine.  A beer is good in the summer when it's hot. But moderation is best as I feel so much better at a lower weight.  Key West Publix sells higher end wines on the top shelves for much less than the liquor stores.  Try Caymus for a special occasion - it will knock your Crocs off.     

[The country is going to crap] Now, now, now. I am a righty; so far to the right that Chairman Mo looks like a lefty. That being said, we the Right, had a chance to do what we felt was best for America. We the Right. didn't do such a great job. Done. That's all there is to it. Now we have the Lefty's in charge. Get off their butts and let them do what they do. I am sure that it will be no worse than we did. The country is not going to crap It’s moving a little to the left and maybe, just maybe it will be a good thing. God Bless America.

The Rhodesian Bomb Proof Vehicle promoter obviously has never been anywhere near Iraq or any real war. Yes, these are clever vehicles but they are designed to survive landmines, small arms fire, hand grenades, and perhaps RPG’s.

Iraq road-side bombs are often aerial bombs weighing 500 pounds. They are bombs using dozens of pounds of C4 and Semtex plastic explosives. The road-side bombs in Iraq leave craters 10-20 feet across and equally deep, lifting multi-ton armored personnel carriers into the air. These bombs are hundreds of times more powerful than a landmine.

If any of the Rhodesian “Bomb Proof” vehicles were caught in a terrorist explosion in Iraq they would be nothing but twisted heaps of steel with all the occupants blown into small pieces.

So now hopefully we can move on to the next fantasy of the clueless.

[Cooking Bacon] Bacon can also be baked in the oven, resulting in amazingly flat slices. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place a rack inside a baking sheet. Lay out slices and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on desired doneness level. Voila! Crispy bacon with no curls. Few if any splatters result.  You can also bake an entire pound of bacon at one time then refrigerate the left-overs for use later.  Just pop them into the microwave for about 20-30 seconds to reheat.  Many high-volume restaurants use the baking method.

I have been using pre-cooked bacon for some time.  It is more expensive but there is no grease splatter to clean up, no excessive use of paper towels to soak up the grease, no pans to wash and 4-6 slices reheat in the microwave in less than a minute. 

[Phony Soldiers]  Another too-often repeated misquote.  He was referring to an individual who had claimed veteran status without having served.  I used to cringe when hearing Rush's voice and change stations as fast as I could get to the radio.  Then I was stuck in an area with very few English speaking stations and actually listened to his rants for a while.  He can be very entertaining. 

[To: Monroe County Sheriff's Office] I could use a whole lot of adjectives, but you all know what you are. You are not worth the ink I'm wasting. I came across this active warrant on me while surfing the Internet. The date of the Warrant is 08/06/98, the fat b**ch at the Key West Federal Building had me picked up by U.S. Marshals before that date. On that June the 6^th date in 1998 I was a guest at the Federal Detention Facility at Yazoo City, Mississippi.

How the hell could I appear? This is a simple case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing. I have not been in Monroe County in over ten years, but I bet that if I would get stopped there for anything tomorrow one of the arse hole Barney Fifes would take me to Stock Island. Didn't the statute of limitation run out by now? I want this warrant removed from the list today. I don't even remember having to post a bond. In any case I would like some form of response. The county comptroller had my present address for years  I can be found at:

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[No Viewpoints Allowed] I was appalled to learn while viewing yesterday's BOCC meeting that the public will not be allowed to ask questions or comment on any part of the NAS Key West/ BOCC JLUS Workshop presentation on Feb 4, 2009

Page 3 “The JLUS program encourages communities and the military installation to study the issues in an open forum, taking into consideration both community and military viewpoints.”

How can you have an open forum, taking into consideration community viewpoints if the community is not allowed to ask questions or comment? Or are you only excepting comments and questions from carefully selected speakers?

[House of Cards] A poster yesterday asked “When is the US Government going to ask for a bailout?” You have not been paying attention. They/We already have. The government has borrowed billions of dollars from he Chinese government, starting with the rebate last year. This is made possible by all the Americans who have been only concerned about buying stuff at the lowest price, thereby increasing the standard of living of the Chinese while ours goes down.

Every month for years massive amounts of our money have been leaving the U.S. through trade deficits with the Chinese, funding the Chinese government's massive military expansion and space program, building Chinese cities, to say nothing of the jobs and industrial capacity we have lost. So while you shop at Walmart and elsewhere thinking you are saving money, what you are really doing is bankrupting America and financing the Chinese government and its people. You have built their industrial capacity, their cities and infrastructure, and improved their standard of living, while screwing yourselves and every other American.

In fact, the Chinese and other exploitative trade partners have been financing the U.S. for many years now thanks to trade deficits. They take some of that money and buy treasury bonds and similar investments, thereby returning the money to the U.S. for a while. Well, there is so much money bleeding from the U.S. through trade deficits and things like the Iraq war, treasury instruments just were not doing the job. There was no industrial expansion going on, only contractions as our jobs go overseas. So the bankers funded U.S. economic expansion with the only asset we have left, real estate; by using easy to get mortgages. Then they packaged all those mortgages into securities they could sell to foreign investors and some suckers here who were not paying attention.

It was all a house of cards, needless to say, and has collapsed. And you all did it to yourselves.

The U.S. government is not just bailing out America; we are in reality bailing out the entire world. We have no choice. The financial industry sucking back the money the American public sends overseas (together with all the billions immigrants send to their home countries) is the only thing keeping us afloat and they have to maintain some level of world confidence in U.S. investments.

Madoff's ponzi scheme is nothing compared to the ponzi scheme that the U.S. government and financial industry has been running on the U.S. citizen and the entire world. And yes, for the last ten years at least, the U.S. economy has been nothing but a giant ponzi scheme.

The Earth’s poles have shifted many times in the past. The last time they shifted polarity was 780,000 years ago.

Blackwater mercenaries have been banned from Iraq by that government.

More internet "truth". Just recycled old news spun up to be a fake racial issue.

Airbus, yes one crashed, an A340-600 not an A360-600 as the headline says (which conflicts with the rest of the "article").  It was reported widely in the European press over two years ago when it happened. There was an Airbus engineer in the right-hand seat, where the control input was coming from..

The author of the words in the post is intimating at the ignorance of an Arab crew and a cover up, while providing little proof of such.  There were 2 Airbus employee's on the aircraft! Many Arab companies like ADAT employ foreigners, especially in technical jobs and their website has a careers page if you are looking for employment.

The previous post is thinly veiled Arab bashing.  While I have no love for Arabs as they have enough foibles to point fingers at, which should be of real concern, like Sharia Law, genital mutilation of young girls, subjugation of women, Jihad etc.  We really don't need to make stuff up about them to mock them.

Why do people accept the first thing they see in an email as being gospel? I found plenty of facts about this incident without checking with Snopes.com first. http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/etihad.asp

Can it be true? Can Sloan really be gone? O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! Good things really do come in 3s: First Sal, then Sandy and now Sloan--Sweet! Today'sFloridaKeysDrivel

[Fordson Snow-Motor] This is an 11 minute silent film of the first snowmobile built in 1926. I’m surprised the unique design never caught on. LiveLeak.com - Snowmobile of 1926 -- SO AWESOME

[Being Arab] I don't recall that part in the book, but you're right, there is nothing wrong with being Arab; however, when gullible people use the information they receive in viral emails to claim that the president is hiding something, we have a problem. Maybe Arabs aren't rejoicing because this isn't true. The fact is, these rumors are being spread to feed people's fears about President Obama's background. Many people still believe he's a secret Muslim and these lies are being spread as evidence to support that paranoia and prove there's a conspiracy going on. The falsities were initiated by Kenneth E. Lamb's viral email and Rush Limbaugh's big mouth. All the claims about the president  are in blogs, no legitimate news source supports these theories - Fox news mentioned it, but they don't even have any proof. Most people don't care that there's no evidence to back these theories up because they support what they wanted to hear. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809220015

[Assault on Iraqi Agriculture] U.S. agribusiness targets the fertile crescent. http://www.organicconsume
rs.org/articles/article_1867.cfm

Worldisround is the best travel photos site on the planet. http://www.worldisround.com/travel/index.html

[Sloan] No moans for Sloan. So long dude. Now I will be able to read the blog quicker. Today'sFloridaKeysDrivel

[Hip Hop] A poster told us yesterday that Rap is for gangsters and Hip Hop is warm and cuddly. But I’m always curious so I Googled “Hip Hop Lyrics”.  At random I picked out a site called www.ohhla.com  I went there and picked out “Jay Z” from a list identified as Hip Hop artists. That took me to Jay z’s albums, I picked his Album called “Reasonable doubt” for obvious reasons.  That Album listed a number of songs, one of which sounded intriguing, Ain’t No Nigga. Here’s some of the lyrics:

 “no need..for you to ever sweat the next bitch..” “Aint no nigga like the one I got…” “nigga what you dont see is whatcha get weapons concealed what the fuck yall feel when you nigga play sick we can all get ill..with speed, Damn”.

Gee, isn’t that special? What talent, how comforting that that message is echoing throughout the mean streets of America. Did I mention that Jayz is the author and performer of “My President is Black”, he was a featured performer at Obama’s inauguration. It is especially comforting that our new President finds these artists worthy of his company and approbation. After all, they certainly are fine role models for our youth.

I'm so happy that Jeanne Bell received some recognition for cleaning Key Deer these past 10 years. We as a community should have some sort of award for her.  Keep up the good work Jeanne you are an asset to our community and we thank you.

It was okay to sling mud at President Bush, after all he was our president, but can't say one thing about Obama unless it's singing his praises. I'm not in tune to socialism! How do you like giving your hard earned money to illegal aliens?

Another Keys hypocrite. I thought you might encourage him to post here with all the other hypocrites. http://www.johnhammerstrom.com ~keyslawgroup@yahoo.com (formerly Sal)

Do all the single men down here have head injuries?  And, no, many of us singletons do not hate men nor have we been abused. Funny you don't say that about single dudes.  It's a jungle out there and the Keys Diseased probably have all kinds of cooties.  No exchanging of fluids for me; and your momma don't want your drama either.  Over ‘n out, pickle brains. 

[Correction Please] Deer Ed, Wednesday you were kind enough to post my response to the "Back in Black" post.  One of us made a typo.  The sentence "My concern is with his lies in his ideas, and his character", should have read "My concern with him lies in his ideas, and his character"  I know it's nit-picky, but accuracy is a pet peeve of mine.  I'm not saying it was you that made the error, I just wanted to clarify what I intended to write.

That being said, you did delete the last line of my post "Those willing to sacrifice freedom for security, deserve neither"  Was that just an oversight or a purposeful omission?  I guess if you post it now, the answer will be obvious.

I do thank you for your tireless efforts keeping this page going.  I'm sure it's a tremendous amount of thankless, frustrating work.

[Urban Dictionary] Blivit: 10 pounds of s**t in a 5 pound bag.

Obama did  not have time to go to the Medal of Honor/Purple Heart recipients ball (first one in 58 years not to go. Pretty disgraceful  but fully expected by this chicken hawk. At least he had time for Beyonce and diCapprio; you know, the real heroes.

Soldiers and vets, even if he doesn't honor your service, the majority of the country does. Thanks for your service and for you Obama: how quick “yes we can” became no he didn’t.

[Good sipping rum] I always drink mine straight sometimes with ice. Without a doubt, Barceló Imperial is the one. I prefer that with ice.

[Listen to hip hop (not gansta rap) and you’ll find that it is not what you think it is]  I have run across a few hip hop songs that make me stop and listen through the whole thing, most cause one of those quick station changes.  I’m not sure I can sit through enough of them to make that distinction.

[No Name Key Electric] Go for it! I support USA and reasonable 20th century technology - even 21st century. No Name Key electrification gets another public charge.

[Pimple on your ass]  I am not defending or attacking Rush Limbaugh,  however, a pilonidal cyst is a bit more than a pimple on your ass.  I had one when I was about 20 years old. It was the most painful debilitating affliction that I have ever experienced.  It took a several hour surgery under general anesthesia and several months of recuperation.  The cyst is at the base of your spine and the infection affects your whole body.

[Good Rum] You might want to visit Tropical Liquors here on Big Pine.  They seem to have one of the best selections of rum around and are knowledgeable about their product.  I enjoy rums, but can't 

get my favorite Puerto Rican rum, Don Q Grand Anejo, here in Florida.  

The folks at Tropical Liquor turned me on to some others that I've thoroughly enjoyed, including Cruzan Single Barrel from St. Croix, Diplomatico from Venezuela, and a little less expensive Ron del Barrelitto two star or three star from Puerto Rico.  Maybe we can talk them into doing tastings from time to time. (Ed: or advertising their rum selection on the Coconut Telegraph!)

[Sloan is Gone] Now we will have to find someone else.  God, he was exceptional! Today'sFloridaKeysDrivel

I had the best breakfast of my entire life at a Big Pine restaurant last week.  The service was excellent.  The owner blessed me and thanked me for coming in!  I ate everything on my plate and didn’t get sick.  The food was astounding and spectacular.  2 eggs, sausage, ‘taters and toast.  I felt like I could rule the world after that meal--it was almost excessive.  Thanks for restoring my faith in people and food in Big Pine.

Murray’s Market succeeds because they have no competition.  Nobody wants to go to Dion’s because there is always some dirty drunk at the counter buying beer, or some punk dope dealing kids hanging around outside.  I agree that the only nice people in Murray’s are the cashiers.  The people behind the meat counter have always been nasty.  Also, do not ever buy milk from that place.  It goes bad really quick.  ~govwatch2007@yahoo.com

[Tragedy] My friend's father died expectedly two months ago. He was sick many years. His mother died unexpectedly a few weeks later.  She went to the doctor, not feeling well and was diagnosed with multi-organ cancer with only two weeks to live.  I feel sad for my friend.

Free spay or neuter for cats from Sugarloaf to Big Pine Key.  I will make all the arrangements.  Please call me at my home/business: 305-745-7457 or on my cell 561-722-3497. Business Directory > Pets

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Wednesday January 28, 2009

[Bank Bailout] This is such a rip-off. The banks received all this money from us little guys and they still aren’t lending any money. But they have remodeled offices, bought more Treasury Bills, acquired other banks, hired more lobbyists to receive more money and paid fantastic bonuses. Their excuse for most of these excesses is that they were in the works before they received the bailout money. All they had to do was say no. I used the word excesses because as I understood it the money was to be used to start lending money. The rest of the bailout money was supposed to buy the bad loans from the banks, keeping them strong.

I’d like to see an investigation of Paulson crying wolf when he said we had to approve his 3 page bailout plan within three days or the economy would collapse. I’d also like the investigation to include just where our bailout money has gone.

I see similarities in the way Bremmer was handing out boxes of money to the Iraqis which had the same effect as the bailout—none. And no one knows where that money went either.

I checked Snopes, and the only false statement in reference to Limbaugh was about gassing Kurds. Why must you lie, and cry, "Snopes backs me up!" when it doesn't? The other Limbaugh quote on there backs up one of my listed quotes as "true", (the bone in the nose comment).  If I've overlooked your Snopes entry, please feel free to list the webpage here, and I will admit defeat. As for the other Limbaughisms, check out www.crooksandliars.com as they have the audio files to back up my quotes.

As for the other guy who feels hip-hoppers are what's wrong with America, you're exhausting. You, sir, are a fruit loop. I'm sure it doesn't carry much weight from a "liberal airhead" like me. But, once again, you're what's wrong with America. Your argument has all the consistency of anal leakage residue. I'm sure Jesus loves a lot of people, but when you're name comes up, he’ll say, "What, the racist Limbaugh fan? No, he sucks. I don't care very much for him at all".

I know! Jesus was so rude in that scenario. I'm just trying to illustrate how you are an awful person. The pimple on the ass-cheek of humanity. And if you've deluded yourself enough where you think you're not a racist, perhaps you can talk yourself into believing rabid ferrets would be comfortable in your pants. Feel free to spew all you want tomorrow. I won't be replying. I'm done.

Howard Livingston and The Mile Marker 24 Band have some exciting news concerning this Thursday’s Tunes In A Tropical Key show at the San Carlos Theater. (January 29th.) Samantha Brown of the Travel Channel will be filming her “Passport To Great Weekends” program with us at the San Carlos this Thursday. So, if you ever wanted to be on national TV, this is your chance. She is also planning on performing with the band that evening.  Be sure to get there early and there are still seats available, however reservations are required.  For information call 305-849-1927 or go to www.keystix.com As always we have special local and group rates for advance purchase. Doors open at 6:30 and the show starts at 7:00 pm.

Obama's father was half Arab and half black? Have you seen the guy? Are you referring to his father being a Muslim? Being a Muslim doesn't make you an Arab. Do you have any brains at all or do you just believe everything Rush says?

[Never smoked pot]  Someone insinuated I never smoked pot.  Quite the contrary.  I spoke from experience.  I never realized how confused and lazy I was until I got off the crap.  That’s a fact.

[The worm has turned] For about twenty years it was bad to be a liberal, it was a bad word. Now it’s bad to be a conservative. I knew if I waited long enough liberals would become popular again. I feel good.

The Marathon and Lower Keys Association Of RealtorsInvites Everyone to the 5^th Annual auction for Relay for Life a team event to fight cancer 6 PM February 6^th at the Sombrero Country Club. Auction items include hotel stays, fishing trips, marine supplies, restaurant certificates and more. Tickets $10.00 at the door. Bulletin Board

[Rum that is less sweet] Being a person of the world I enjoy RUM RUM RUM, it is bottled in Alburndale Florida and sells for about $6.99 per liter. They also bottle VODKA VODKA VODKA and GIN GIN GIN. I think they use the leftover pulp from processing orange products and it’s not near a sweet as those more costly brands.

[Pull tabs are not worth much except to keep an urban legend alive] Whoa, burger breath, not so fast! The urban legend pertains to free time on a dialysis machine sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation.  This is, in fact, an Urban Legend.  You cannot trade pull tabs for time on a dialysis machine.

However, The Ronald McDonald House Children's Chairties do, in fact, recycle pull tabs and the revenue is used to support the various Ronald McDonald House Children's Charities. Some Ronald McDonald House chapters raise thousands of dollars with their pop tab collections. 

Tabs are collected instead of entire cans because the tabs are pure, high quality aluminum, unlike cans which consist of both aluminum and other undesirable alloys.  After the tabs are collected they are delivered to a Ronald McDonald House chapter and the tabs are taken to a recycling center where they are weighed to determine their value.  One pound of tabs is worth 57 cents.  One gallon of tabs is worth $1.49.  The recycling center then sends a check to the Ronald McDonald House chapter. It sounds like just a little, but it adds up fast.

Our local Loyal Of Moose Lodge on Wilder Road participates in this effort and collects countless thousands of tabs yearly.  If you collect the tabs you can take them to the Moose Lodge where they will be handled properly and delivered to the closest chapter.  You can tell when a business or organization participates in this effort by looking for the little yellow house-shaped cardboard containers with the McDonalds logo on them.  At the Moose Lodge they are located around the bar and every tab pulled goes into a collection container.

You can verify all of this information by going to WWW.RMHC.COM click on "How You Can Help," then "Other Ways to Get Involved" and finally click on "Pop Tab Collection Program."

[Bogus Election Statistics] It appears many of the posters to the Coconut Telegraph don't know how to use the internet to verify the truthfulness of the viral emails they receive. What's the deal with Prof. Joseph Olson's "unreported stats" from the 2008 election? This chain e-mail is a hoax. The "statistics" are grossly incorrect, and Prof. Olson says he didn't write it."

As well as words from the man himself: Olson: There is an e-mail floating around the internet dealing with the 2008 Obama/McCain election and the 2000 Bush/Gore election, remarks of a Scottish philosopher named Alexander Tyler, etc. Part of it is attributed to me. It is entirely bogus as to my authorship. I've been trying to kill it since December 2000. For details see: http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/tyler.asp

And it is Hamiline not hemline which should have been the original posters first clue. http://law.hamline.edu/node/784

[Right now she is going through the list of hundreds that she has hurt]  Sounds like a righteous hit on a worthy target, well-deserved and earned through years of dedicated effort.  Sometimes a large target must be undermined to be taken down.  But be warned, once the hide has toughened to that of a rhino, stinging surface attacks are seldom noticed.  You usually have to wait for karma to kick in for any actual results.  It's more satisfying that way, too, when you can watch them self-destruct and know your conscience is clean.

[USAir, The Perfect  Crash] The first officer said, that somewhere between 2500 and 5000 feet he saw a flock of birds to the right of the airplane and thought they'd be above the birds. The flock was in a line formation (not in V-formation) and perfectly spaced. When the captain looked up from the instruments, he saw the windscreen "filled with birds", big dark brown birds. They heard several booms, both engines ran down resulting in total loss of thrust, the power loss was symmetrical. The captain took control of the airplane ("my aircraft" responded by the first officer with "your aircraft"), the first officer began to execute the dual engine failure checklist, a long 3-page checklist thought to normally be performed at cruise altitude. The checklist never got completed until touchdown, therefore the "ditch button" was not activated.

Two cabin crew located in the forward cabin have been interviewed, the third in the rear could not yet be interviewed (she's the only serious injury and in hospital). Departure was routine, then they heard a loud thud, a sound they had never heard before, and all engine noise ceased, a complete silence resulted. A passenger in the first class said "I think we hit birds", slight smoke and haze became visible in the cabin without impacting vision, a metallic/electrical smell developed. The captain announced just three words "Brace for impact", the flight attendants repeated without using the Intercom, just their voice "Brace, Brace, heads down". The impact felt like a hard landing, one impact only, gradual deceleration, neither flight attendant realized they were in the water. The Captain said one word "Evacuate", left and right forward doors were opened, the right chute deployed automatically, the left had to be inflated manually, the door step was about 2-3 feet above water surface. There was no panic and no yelling.

Accident: US Airways A320 at New York on Jan 15th 2009, ditched in Hudson River

[Cooking Tip] I ‘d like to learn how to cook crispy bacon in a microwave. Do I need a special bacon holder thing? No problem, I’ll get one if I can cook bacon in the microwave and not have to deal with grease other than emptying a tray and cleaning it. I don’t want to be replacing paper towels to remove the grease from the microwave.

Artists in Paradise did not give awards to everyone who entered.  Get it right.  Ribbons were awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and 2 honorable mentions.  Go check out the beautiful art we have at the gallery instead of putting us down. 

Winter is almost over in Michigan and we can see the deer wandering around now.

The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (How about 20 seconds) to go to their site and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals' for free. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

To the poster saying that right wingers were against pot. I would like to say that we are republicans, and smoke pot daily while listening to Rush Limbaugh, and enjoy it thoroughly and get a few chuckles.

[Pilots always remain calm] (Nothing's sacred anymore.)  http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=WiCITstsdX8&feature=related

Indeed, Rush Limbaugh said all of those things and more. The other poster forgot to mention any of the many sexist comments he's made:

~"Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society."
~"We're not sexists, we're chauvinists -- we're male chauvinist pigs, and we're happy to be because we think that's what men were destined to be. We think that's what women want."

~"Some of these babes, I'm telling you, like the sexual harassment crowd. They're out there protesting what they actually wish would happen to them sometimes."
~"She comes to me when she wants to be fed. And after I feed her -- guess what -- she's off to wherever she wants to be in the house, until the next time she gets hungry. She's smart enough to know she can't feed herself. She's actually a very smart cat. She gets loved. She gets adoration. She gets petted. She gets fed. And she doesn't have to do anything for it, which is why I say this cat's taught me more about women, than anything my whole life." --on his cat
~"Will Americans want to watch a woman get older before their eyes on a daily basis?" --on Sen. Hillary Clinton

Do you see any hypocrisy here?

~"Too many whites are getting away with drug use...Too many whites are getting away with drug sales...The answer is to go out and find the ones who are getting away with it, convict them, and send them up the river, too." --in 1995
~"I am addicted to prescription pain medication." --in 2003

~"I've been racking my brain. I've been trying to figure out how Bob Dole's luggage got on my airplane...I told the doctor, I said, 'Look, I'm worried about the next election.' ... A misunderstanding." (after he was detained by custom officials for possessing Viagra with a prescription made out in someone else's name)

Sources: http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/rushlimbaugh/a/limbaughquotes.htm
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1895
http://mediamatters.org/items/200405020008

[Snopes is wrong] Pull tabs are accepted for donation at many McDonalds to help finance their Ronald McDonald Houses. Ronald McDonald House Charities - Pop Tab Collection

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. ~Albert Einstein

[Military Balls] I sure wish that the Obamists would fact check before they fire: Obama was invited to the American Legion sponsored Salute to Heroes inaugural ball, given in honor of our Medal of Honor recipients. 47 MOH recipients did attend, Obama did not.  Jolting Joe and Mrs. Dr. Biden did attend. Obama is the first President not to attend since its inception in 1953. Not my word, the words of Craig Roberts, Media Relations Manager, The American Legion, 1608 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. I’m sure that we will accept your apology for spreading misstatements of fact.

[Big Pine bar/restaurant] Whoa, wait a second! I’ve got no idea what or where that establishment is, but there is a huge chance that readers could confuse the bad review with the Big Pine Restaurant that does not have a bar.  It’s not the BP Restaurant.

[Obama the Socialist] Just the other day a “middle aged white” guy expressed that he was proud to be an American, and that he was joyous that our new President is “brilliant, inspirational and cool as ice under pressure”. He feels the need to accuse those who do not support Obama of being racist. I do wonder why this dude found it necessary to tell us his race, does it matter to you? Does he think that because he's white that his words should have more weight? The poster could only speak of Obama’s veneer not his core. The fictional Hannibal Lector was brilliant and icy cool.

Obama is no Lector, but the point is that we have every reason to believe that he has the heart of a socialist and that he intends to grow government to levels never before seen in America. I believe this will be ruinous for our society. I believe that Obama has capitalized on the basic weakness of far too many of us to follow the currently stylish fad without regard to the fads underpinning. Obama and Brittany Spears are stylish. I must add: that if my opposition to Obama makes me an anti black racist, doesn’t your opposition to GW Bush make you an anti white racist?

I like Winn Dixie. I am just not as sophisticated as all you complainers.

[Jewish Soldiers] Drill Sergeant Frick's Rules For Un-armed Combat.  1: Never be unarmed. 2: If you have your hands, your feet, your mind and your spirit as an American Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine or Coastie, you are never unarmed. I would add bringing a good Jewish girl wouldn't hurt either!
        

[Obama and Republicans] Maybe I’m a glutton for punishment but I love the republican outrage on here about Obama being their President. It would have taken a complete Bozo to lose the election to this guy, yet they found the perfect candidate to run and lose. Keep on whining campers I find your rants hilarious and a lot more entertaining then the Sunday comics. I found one thing I can agree with Joe The plumber about. I too found John McCain appalling. It’s amazing how someone who actually had a few conversations with McCain changed his mind and voted for Obama.

[Bigger email output] Comcast, AOL and most other Internet Service Providers are limited to 10 MBs or less per email if you use their email client. Here are a few email clients that offer more space:

Sendspace at http://www.sendspace.com/ and they allow free sending of files up to 300Mb.

Zupload at http://www.zupload.com/ and they allow free sending of files up to 500Mb.

Yousendit at http://www.yousendit.com/ and they allow free sending of files up to 2Gb. Yousendit now has a plug-in for Outlook that asks you if you want to do it via Yousendit when you send email with an attachment.

Each is free and requires registration.

For all the Rush Limbaugh fans, here he is, in his own words, explaining how he deliberately tries to anger his listeners.  Listen to this guy if you must, just don't start thinking of it as news or truth. He feeds on hate and mistrust.  http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4166300

My favorite rums are Barbancourt 5 Star (very smooth) and 10 Cane a fine sipping rum or Cockspur 12 year. It's just not right to mix these with anything but ice.

[Least Competent Criminals] Failed to Keep a Low Profile: If a motorist is carrying $18,000 worth of marijuana he might try to avoid attracting attention and not go the wrong way on a one-way street, as Samuel Randall, 27, did in Chicago in January. Or if carrying a duffel bag full of marijuana, not driving around in a car that lacked license plates, like the four women arrested in San Antonio in November. Or if there are 78 marijuana plants in the back seat, making sure that her car had a valid state inspection sticker, unlike Tracy Pioggia, in Hampden, Mass., in October.

Back in Black post was very well stated.  You could have not been more accurate.  You know, it's funny that the very folks that complain constantly about racism, are the very ones that are consistently identifying people by race.  What happened to One Human Family?  What happened to being judged by the content of your character, not by the color of your skin?.

Our new president is smart.  He is well spoken. So what?  My concern is with his lies in his ideas, and his character.  My hope is that he is smart enough to do the right thing when it is needed.  That he supports and defends our Constitution as he has sworn to do, not to pursue Constitutional changes by Executive Order or Judicial diktat.  There is a provision for changing or amending our Constitution.  Follow it, to the letter.  Oh, and don't give me crap about President Bush changing our Constitution.  He did not.  He did squeeze it a little, but, no changes.  And for what it's worth, I will not defend him on that.  I agree he pushed a little to far.

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[Aviation Definition] The act of flying ill built piles of assembled sheet metal whimsically engineered into the lightest possible craft, to go as far as possible on the least amount of fuel and carry the heaviest payload before breaking and anointing the pilot with glory for getting it back to earth in one piece, efficiently.

[More Awards] Lower Keys Artist Network Judged Show. There were 70 entries to the show and as is normal with most art shows, 1st, 2nd and 3rd were awarded  in each media, as well as 2 honorable mentions.   There were 6 media categories, oil/acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, photography, graphics and 3D.  That is 30 ribbons, less than half of the participants  won a ribbon.   There is also a People's Choice award ribbon that will be awarded after the show comes down.  Everyone is welcome to come in and see the great pieces of art work that their friends and neighbors worked really hard to produce.  Pick your favorite and the winner will get a ribbon for the Peoples Choice.

Lane Closures on US1 Week of February 2

18 Mile Stretch: Both northbound and southbound lanes of traffic are in their final configuration on the new bridge.  Businesses on both sides of Jewfish Creek can be accessed by ramps on either side of the bridge.

There will be a nighttime lane closure scheduled for 2/2/09 – 2/5/09 from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am at the C-111 Canal Bridge MM 116.

There will also be a daytime lane closure at the intersection of US 1 and Card Sound Road on 2/2/09 – 2/6/09 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.

The passing zone from approximately MM 121 to 123 is now limited to one lane in each direction. Watch for truck traffic and shoulder work throughout the construction zone. The speed limit is 45 mph northbound from MM 106 to MM 108 and 45 mph southbound from MM 108 to 106 and 55 mph for north and southbound traffic from approximately MM 108 to MM 116 and 45 mph from MM 116 to MM 126.
Plantation Key (MM 85.7 to MM 86.8):Week of February 2,   There will be no lane closures.  However, there will be a lane shift in the vicinity in front of the Weigh Station.  Please exercise caution and obey the reduced 35 MPH speed limit throughout the limits of the project.

Plantation Key (MM 85.7 to MM 86.8):   There will be no lane closures.  Please exercise caution and obey the reduced 35 MPH speed limit throughout the limits of the project. 

Duck Key (MM 60 to MM 61):   There will be no lane closures.  However, there will intermittent stops in traffic flow to allow entrance and exits of dump trucks from the worksite. Stops will be coordinated by trained flag men. The speed limit through this section has been reduced from 55 MPH to 45 MPH

Seven Mile Br. (MM 39.986 to MM 46.778):   Lane shifts will occur for both directions of traffic on the Seven Mile Bridge starting at approximately MM 39.9 and continuing to about MM 41.5. As part of the Lane Shift speed will be reduced from 55 MPH to 35 MPH. The lane shifts will occur on Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. As a result of the lane shifts normal lane widths will be reduced from 12 feet to 11 feet. These lane shifts are necessary to fit equipment on the bridge for repair work being constructed underneath. All lanes of traffic will be maintained at all times and access will be provided and maintained to Knights Keys and Sunset Park.

Bahia Honda Bridge (MM 35.28-MM 36.56) - One Lane of a two lane section will be closed during the day Monday-Friday on the southbound Bahia Honda Bridge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This lane closure is necessary to fit equipment on the bridge for repair work being constructed underneath.

MM90 The northbound lane on US 1 near mile marker 90 will be shifted from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, January 28
The southbound lanes on US 1 near mile marker 90 will be shifted from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, January 28
MM35. One eastbound lane and one westbound lane on US 1 from mile marker 33.8 to mile marker 35.3 will be closed weeknights, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM, January 28, 2009 through May 21

[Bad Gun Policies] The British have confiscated all handguns and now the tree huggers are forcing the government to ban fox hunting. Crimes involving weapons have risen dramatically. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTq2NEUlhDE

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Wednesday January 28, 2009

Tuesday January 27, 2009

[Military Ball] The John McCain straight-to-the-mud express is still slinging. Obama not only didn't skip the Military Ball, but he and his wife danced with the military members in attendance.

Keep on slinging guys, it keeps proving over and over how America made the right choice after all.

[Free Pizza] On Friday, Jan 30th Good 2 Go Pizza on Bay Point mm 14.5 will be giving away one free 14 inch, two-topping pizza per family or person, take-out only, from 5pm to 8pm. Please call ahead at 745-8300.

[Sonny McCoy Terminal] Renaming anything after the living embodiment of the bubba system and a sexual offender and a member of the famous Gang of Three is insulting to the rest of us who’ve behaved ourselves. ~usa33043@yahoo.com

[Trauma Star] In yesterday’s paper, Commissioner Murphy said “Tramna Star is so expensive and LifeNet is not charging us anything.” How come the other commissioners insist on paying for a free (to the County) service? Do we need a State investigation into why the other commissioners are trying to burden us with our own air force when one's already there for free?

Confronting someone who is rude and obnoxious will only lead to bad stuff. The drunk will not take kindly to being told their life is shit and no one likes them around. Drugs (booze) will do that to a person; it closes the mind.

[Helicopter Crashes] Liability alone is an excellent reason to rethink the existence of operating a County helicopter. About a year ago, this scribe checked out "medical helicopter crashes" on Google and was amazed at the stories and facts around medical helicopters. The following paragraph was a summary written for a column. Since then there have been at least 15 additional crashes, maybe more.

Citizens should consider the use of outside choppers as a major advantage regarding the exemption of liability for county government and taxpayers alike, as flight operations for medical helicopters are inherently dangerous. Between 1998 and 2008 there have been at least 125 medical helicopter crashes, killing about 100 people in the United States alone. As of June 30, this year, there have been eight crashes with 16 fatalities, according to stories published in The New York Times and CBS News.

By opting for a private company, your commission would put our citizens and taxpayers out of harm's way from a liability standpoint. Perhaps you collectively have already considered this argument. Anyway, it seems appropriate to send this and at the same time thank each and everyone of you for caring and serving.

Sammie Mays is a joke. She can't get a job with the newspapers because they know that and won't promote her. ~damislandgirl@yahoo.com

Free Obama stickers. MoveOn.org Political Action: Free Obama stickers by Shepard Fairey

[Racism] There’s a lot of talk about racism here. Obama profited very well telling the world his mom was American and white; his dad Kenyan and black in his best selling book. Obama felt this was very relevant information, yet a poster here says it is not and should not even be mentioned. Who should we believe, the unknown poster or the president of the United States?

Cries of racism gave Obama a free pass from explaining his 20 years of worshiping under The Black value System at Trinity United Church of Christ. They preach a racially exclusive theology stating "We are an African people and remain 'true to our native land, the mother continent and the cradle of civilization." Mr. president does that mean, remain true "above all else"?

Oprah left that same church because it was too radical and she felt it might tarnish her image. Why would she think that? That poster should look up all the definitions of racism then search; “The Black value System" & "Trinity United Church of Christ". Racism is color blind and became a very valuable political tool for team Obama. They cried racism while at the same time practicing it--brilliant!

[Somebody's Got To Do It] I just wanted you all to know what a great time I had Sunday laying on the couch watching TV and drinking beer.  Of course this was after I did a great job barbequing some hot dogs and burgers for myself.  Well that's it for now.  I'll have more about me later that you're dying to know about.

[Presidential Misdeeds] History is replete with headlines that chronicle Presidential misdeeds. Headlines include “Journalists on Presidential Enemies List”, “Scores of Innocent Civilians Killed in US Air Attack”, “President Scorns Medal of Honor Winners”.  Every single one of the headlines chronicle events that have occurred in the last 6 days. Obama has announced that Rush Limbaugh is to be shunned and he routinely excoriates Sean Hannity and Fox News.  Scores of innocent civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the very first air assault authorized by Obama.  Obama refused to attend the inaugural ball honoring America’s Medal of Honor winners sponsored by the American Legion, yet he chose to attend the MTV inaugural ball. Gee, I wonder why the media doesn’t mention any of this, do you suppose they would have if it had been George W. Bush.

Pull tabs are not worth much except to keep an urban legend alive. http://www.snopes.com/business/redeem/pulltabs.asp

If you bank with Bank of America and have a hiccup in your banking history (overdraft fee) you may be eligible for a refund.  http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/Deals/BofA-Customers-Notch-Small-Windfall-in-Settlement/

[Porn Industry Bailout] The Platinum Lounge, a lap-dancing club in Chester, England, announced in November that it would begin selling advertising, in 4-by-6-inch body-paint squares, on dancers' derrieres. Said the club's agent, "I had to do a lot of research to come up with the optimum size for the ads."

[Medicare $96.40 a Month] There is no premium for Medicare Part A which covers hospitalizations. The premium for Part B, which covers things like doctor visits, is $96.40 per month. Part B is not mandatory but the vast majority of people on Medicare take it. Normally the $96.40 premium for Part B is deducted from your Social Security check or direct deposit. However, this is not mandatory either. Medicare begins at age 65. To qualify you have to have paid into the system for 40 quarters (10 years.)

[Stimulus Package] Here’s just a few of the schemes under serious consideration by the Obama admin.  $2.5 million to buy 100 “Veloway” bicycles for the Veloway Bicycle Program in New Orleans. They must be really spiffy bikes at $25K per ride. They’re seriously considering spending hundreds of millions on rubbers, condoms, and birth control. Now that’s a lot of screwing. It’s starting to look like our leaders want to control the population, just like China. Perhaps forced abortions are just around the bend. Then they want to spend $200 million to spruce up the National Mall, $21 Million of that just to re-sod it. 

Not a damned one of those wildly expensive dollar dumps will make anything new, nor will create a new long term job.  Did you know that the Bush stimulus was also deeply flawed, amongst a whole slew of horrors, we’re just now learning that Citigroup which received billions in bail out has used more than $50 million of that to buy a new 3 engine Dassault jet.  Why in the hell don’t the Feds just suspend federal tax collection from  everybody  for 6 months? That would not cost a damned thing, it simply would cut back government revenue and would make a hell of a lot more money available for everybody to spend as they saw fit. There would be no graft, no administration costs, no political sweetheart deals.  That would give the economy a huge shove.

[Color Blind] It is not racist to hate all that Obama stands for. I hate everything that he stands for including his socialist background and his disdain for the constitution.  He says the Constitution should be a changing document, and open to changing interpretation.  I hate his open contempt for the second amendment and the right to defend yourself against an attacker. That is what I hate.  I hate that he wants to gut the first amendment by forcing TV and radio stations to donate equal air time to conservative and liberal speakers. I hate that he wants to redistribute the wealth, That means taking from someone who worked for it and giving it to someone who did not.  

I don't care what color he is. I hate his political positions and don't care if he was white blue or green.  I feel the same way about the upper hierarchy of the democratic party including Schummer, Pelosi, Kennedy and Boxer. 

On the other hand I would have thrown my full support behind Condi Rice and ,until he endorsed Obama, Colin Powell. I do not care what color you are I care about Issues.  

Squirrel mother rescuing her pup. Size doesn't matter.
        

[Don’t Get Emotional] If you "choked up" or "teared up" at the Inauguration, for some reason, you've placed your future best interests into emotion, and not reason.  President Obama is now the Chief Executive and Commander in Chief—nothing more. No American politician should prompt an emotional response.

[Yo Ho Ho in search of a Good Bottle of Rum] Try Pussers rum. It is one fine spirit.

[Trauma Star] Commissioners, I certainly hope you can give your support to the citizens and taxpayers from Marathon to north Key Largo and go out for an RFP on air ambulance service. These folks did not support the referendum on Trauma Star. With an RFP (official bid) answers and information you are equipped with all the information you can garner or acquire before putting another tax on the residents of Monroe County. The former “Gang of Three” went out for bids on more appraisals for Hickory House, RFP’s on hotels in Marathon, to name a few RFP requests. If no one else is out there that can meet the standards, then you can say with a clear mind to these citizens who did or did not support the referendum that you have done the best, fairest job you can do for the taxpayers of Monroe County. Please support the Agenda item number 0-2 for an RFP on air ambulance service.

Going to Winn Dixie makes me want to cry.  Not only is most of their stuff out of date and don’t even get me started on "running in to get something" and coming back out a half hour later. The prices are out of control.  We are being so ripped off it's not even funny.  And the sad thing is we just have to deal w/ it because it's the only place we have.  By the time you drive to Marathon or KW you've just spent your savings in gas.  It's sad when you leave the keys and get excited about low prices at a grocery store or Wal-mart.

[Election Results] Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out facts of the 2008 Presidential election:  Number of States won by:  Democrats: 19  Republicans: 29 
Square miles of land won by:  Democrats: 580,000 Republicans: 2,427,000 
Population of counties won by:  Democrats: 127 million Republicans: 143 million 
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Democrats: 13.2 Republicans: 2.1 

Professor Olson adds:  "In aggregate, the map of the territory Republican won by Republicans  was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of the country.  Democrat territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in  government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare.  Professor Olson believes the United States is now somewhere  between the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's  population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.  If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million illegal aliens and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.

After a long boycott of a local Big Pine bar/restaurant due to locally well known problems, we thought we would give them another try last Sunday.  It seems like nothing much has changed. Their menu includes a "Chef's Choice" Sunday dinner.  We inquired about the Sunday dinner special and were told that it was two hot dogs with chili beans and cheese with French fries. Some Sunday Dinner Special, eh?  I'm fairly sure that when folks want to go out for a nice Sunday dinner they will be looking for something a little more than a couple of hot dogs.  We thought we would just have a pizza but were then told that no one had made any pizza dough for the day.  They have a whole menu page of pizza combos but no dough!  It seems like this crazy place just can't get it's act together.  

We left and went to Parrotdise on Little Torch for their advertised Sunday "Grandma's Home Style."  Bingo!  They offered a great baked ham dinner with red eye gravy, mixed veggies, choice of potatoes, a nice salad, dessert and a killer view. 

[Censorship]  One more time--with feeling:  This is Ed's private domain and Ed can print, not print, or adjust what's printed, any-bloody-way he/she/it is inclined!  If that bothers you enough you'll start your own site, drum up readership, sell ads to support it, spend the required time to put it all together, and print whatever-the-hey you want anyway you want it.  If you don't want to do all that work yourself, then submit your blather and put it in Ed's hands to put it in his/her/its own column the way they want.

[Why 9/10 of a Cent is added to Gas Price] The use of fractional prices goes back to at least seventy or eighty years back. In 1914, a Texaco service station's gas price was 14.5 cent per gallon. But 9/10 cent fraction pricing came during the 'great depression' of 1930s.

The great depression decimated the demand for gasoline. More than 2.6 million cars and trucks were taken off the road, and the consumption of gasoline was down a billion gallons per year in both 1932 and 1933. Gas stations fought to service. Production at the time was running far above demand and the market quickly went into a serious oversupply situation. It was at that time that premiums such as candy, cigarettes, ashtrays, dolls and countless other giveaway items made their appearance at service stations. In such a competitive climate the gasoline marketers of the day were attracted to the concept of fractional pricing. Incidentally mechanical gasoline pumps with provision to set fractional price made their appearance at service stations around same time.

When prices zoomed at the gas pumps during the oil crisis of the 1970s and federal price and supply controls were imposed, individual stations lost the autonomy to set prices. The government issued mandated formulas for pricing, which resulted in unusual fractional amounts. Most motorists were accustomed to the price ending in 9/10th of cent, but reacted negatively to other arbitrary fractions. So, 9/10-cent price convention continued.

[Rush Limbaugh] He can be very entertaining, but I like Neal Boortz better.  Talk about an equal opportunity offender!  Nothing is untouchable on that show.

[Art show awarded all who entered a prize]  That's the new politically correct kind of contest where nobody's feelings get hurt by someone else being rewarded for doing a better job.  4-H has been doing that for years in a modified version; everybody gets a ribbon, though it could be blue, red, or white.

[Big business cannot be trusted] No s**t Sherlock! Big Business is the government and always has been. Look who runs what and how. Dem, Rep or Indi, it doesn't matter. It's who's controlling the banks that does, and that is always big business.

[I’m looking for a rum that is less sweet]  I knew someday my addiction would pay off!  Some of my favorites are:
1) Pyrat XO Reserve - hand blended, numbered bottles from B.W.I. (about $25-$30)
2) Barceló Imperial -Dominican Republic ($30)
3) Siboney Red Label - Dominican Republic ($20)
4) El Cacique - Venezuela ($22)
5) Havana Club & Ron Varadero - Cuba (if you can find them, the 5 anos mix well with Coke)

[Yea, right, no media bias]  These are actual headlines Headlines 4 Years Ago Last Week "Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops Die in unarmored Humvees" "Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times" "Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, Ordinary Americans get the shaft"

Headlines 4 years later: "Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $120 million" "Obama Spends $120 million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party" "Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate" "Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration"

Dialin’ Dave’s Benefit Sunday was great and the music was too. What a swell bunch of people. I didn’t know Dave knew that many pretty women! For those of you who asked for his address to help him in his time of need here it is:

Dialin' Dave Hartman
39 Bay Dr
Key West, FL  33040
305 509 9749
 
Dave wanted to thank everyone for their support and participation.

[Dislikes Obama] It is my belief that the media was instrumental in getting Obama elected.  Now they are upset because he is already back stepping on all the promises through the campaign. I thought that the most important job once he got in office was to stimulate the economy and try to get citizens back to work.  The only thing that has been done that I can see in the 5ive days he’s been President is the rush to undue any progress that has been made over the years.

How come the media hasn't pursued the fact that proper documents have not been presented for such things as his birth certificate,  income,  etc?  I wonder what he has to hide.

 
Closing Gitmo?  Will we bring all those prisoners on US soil?  Yeh,  that's where they belong.  That way they won't have to sneak into the US;   we'll help them out and bring them here ourselves.  Smart.

You would think that the comment about 57 states would have made people stop and take a second look at what was about to take place.

[My Colonoscopy  with Dr Andy] When everything was ready, Eddie wheeled me into the procedure room, where Andy was waiting with a nurse and an anesthesiologist. I did not see the 17,000-foot tube, but I knew Andy had it hidden around there somewhere.  I was seriously nervous at this point. Andy had me roll over on my left side, and the anesthesiologist began hooking something up to the needle in my hand.

There was music playing in the room, and I realized that the song ' Dancing Queen ' by Abba. I remarked to Andy that, of all the songs that could be playing during this particular procedure, ' Dancing Queen ' has to be the least appropriate.  'You want me to turn it up? ' said Andy, from somewhere behind me.

'Ha ha, ' I said. And then it was time, the moment I had been dreading for more than a decade. If you are squeamish, prepare yourself, because I am going to tell you, in explicit detail, exactly what it was like.

I have no idea. Really. I slept through it. One moment, Abba was shrieking 'Dancing Queen! Feel the beat from the tambourine ... ' and the next moment, I was back in the other room, waking up in a very mellow mood. Andy was looking down at me and asking me how I felt. I felt excellent. I felt even more excellent when Andy told me that it was all over, and that my colon had passed with flying colors.

I have never been prouder of an internal organ.

[Looking for a rum that is less sweet than Mount Gay] Try Cruzan Rum it's not sweet.  Go with the clear, not the dark.

[Obama an Arab] If I read this right Obama's dad was half African and half Arab, so why isn't he also our first Arab president?  I haven't seen pics of Arab communities partying down in celebration yet. The first thing he said that I liked was that he wanted a dog who's a "mutt like me." I thought that was a great attitude.

[What to do with mint leaves]  I love to make mint tea with the leaves.  I throw a bunch into a pot of water, bring the pot to a boil and then turn it off and remove from heat.  The longer you leave it in the pot the stronger the tea.  Strain and put it in a pitcher.  You can drink it cold or hot, with or without honey.  I swear the stuff is medicinal!

[Looking for a rum that is less sweet than Mount Gay]  Try Gosslings Black Seal.  It's available at most good bars and at Big Pine Liquors.

[Howard Livingston] Tonight, Tuesday January 27^th, The Mile Marker 24 Band and I will be at the Sugarloaf KOA at mile marker 20. Show starts at 7:00 and is free and open to the public. So, come over and hang with us.

On Saturday we played with Mac McAnally at the grand opening of Lazy Lakes RV Resort. What a party that was and what a wonderful guy Mac is! Thanks to Joe, Linda and everyone involved for putting on such a wonderful event. And a special thanks to Mac for spending so much time with us. 

To the person defending the opinionated drunk.  There is a reason why I chose to put this out for the public to see, without a signature.  I don’t think you realize how many times she has belittled someone in public.  She didn't give the courtesy of pulling me aside to point out my flaws, she did it with 20 other people around.  She did not whisper it quietly, she was loud and obnoxious.  It is not just me that she has done this to.  I have personally seen her berate someone so bad that they were an emotional wreck with tears streaming down their face.  There was no courtesy there.  It was in front of at least 10 other people.  So a bit of public humility might be good for her.  I am not frightened or scared, and I will poop as I already have.  You see by my anonymous postings she must go through the entire list of people she has offended over time, maybe it will help her realize how many people she has hurt.  I remain anonymous until she comes up to me and asks if I did it.  Then I will tell her.  You see, right now she is going through the list of hundreds that she has hurt.  I wonder how long it will take her to get to me? 

Auction the naming rights to the airport parking structure and lets pay some bills!  They do it for just about everything  these days.

[Right wing extremists listen faithfully to Rush Limbaugh]  By the same token using your sense of logic, left wingers should be thrilled with Limbaugh.  You should embrace and uphold the hate and half truths spewed from his drug addled mind. Either that or all he would have to say is "I'm sorry" and then you should again embrace, hug, and put him on a pedestal.
 
It amazes me that the left now is putting the attention on Rush rather than the inadequacies of the anointed one.  4 of the 11 political posts today "prove" Bush is the worst thing since small pox and Obama is the greatest thing since sliced bread by using Rush as the proof.  I guess when you don't have anything good to say about your guy, the next best thing is misdirection.

[Socialism] I can't believe the American people will allow Obama  to Socialize our beloved country. They say Bush stole the election of 2004  Well Obama bought it  and how dare he snub the Medal Of Honor Ball. Is that  what he thinks of heroism?

The USAir captain was highly praised, and rightly so, but you realize the reason he went back into the airplane twice was to look for a newspaper.  (For non-airline types, it is reputed that Captains are too cheap to buy a newspaper.) 

[Never tried pot] To the Rush Limbaugh poster.  So now pot opens one's mind? Dude, you need to get off that stuff so you can see just how confused you are.

[Weapons] Do you remember when having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot?

Sammy the post office cat. YouTube - Sammy the cat is banned from an Alabama post office! And He will be back

Human Peace Sign Number 2 is February 14th, Valentine's Day  at Mallory Square in Key West. Sunset is 6:21pm and the free gathering is 7:30pm. Bring a candle or flashlight and a loved one or friend to help create a human peace sign  at 8 p.m. Take a picture. Come make it better. Let's light up Mallory Square.

Gates commits $255 million to help eradicate Polio. Gates Commits $255 Million to Help Eradicate Polio - PC World

[Too Sweet Rum] I am a rum drinker and I don’t like it too sweet either.  So I drink Flor de Cana from Nicaragua with soda water and a squeeze or two of fresh lime juice. Happy hour! 

[Less Sweet Rum] Go to a bar. They all have rum tastings.

[Media] I have to comment on the idea of Obama trying to control the media.  While on the surface it sounds great that the media should report evenly. The idea of the government, especially the President, controlling what is broadcast through the media sounds an awful lot like communism.  All I am seeing out of Obama so far are knee-jerk decisions with very little forethought.

[Eat Crap] It’s usually most fragrant when hot.

[Redeeming Pull Tabs] It's another something for nothing scam. It's absolutely hogwash. An urban legend at it's  worst. http://www.snopes.com/business/redeem/pulltabs.asp

[Confronting Your Enemies] Those who wish to take the moral high ground and lie to themselves about their superiority and compassion by avoiding confrontation and having others do their dirty work (Coconut Telegraph) know deep down what they are. Or they sublimate their feelings by posting anonymously on other people's blogs to say impolite things to people that they would be terrified to confront in the real world. Anyone involved in this is truly an embarrassment to this island. Clearly your mommy never spanked you and you led a life behind closed doors.

I checked one of your "Limbaugh quotes" at Snopes, who reports: Nearly all the information available on this subject is anecdotal, with no documentation and no specifics other than the alleged quote was something Limbaugh “once said” as a young broadcaster in the ’70s.

We had a great 2nd Python Catching Training today, with 12 keys folks learning to wrangle Burmese Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, and Ball Pythons, oh my!  NBC and Univision were there and while we don't have a date for Univision, NBC hopes to have footage as early as this Wednesday.  We'll be on NBC Nightly News and at an unknown date, The Today Show. Please tune in!  To see past footage, check out the episode Green Planet did for us. (Watch til the end, the outtakes are worth it!). Don't ever abandon your pets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ElK6MThuc

[Back in Black] They correctly accuse me of damning the hip hop culture while they excuse it’s glorification of drugs, rape, objectification of women, hate for police, theft, murder, and grinding hate. They whine that the downtrodden “They”  class have tough childhoods.  Are tough childhoods the exclusive property of persons of any one race? If you happen to have a tough childhood should that give you a “Get out of Jail” card? Does a tough childhood excuse thuggish racism? They disrespect every person who has fled the ghetto and made a success of themselves. Make no mistake, the hip hop culture glorifies and promotes criminality. Every single reader of this site knows that to be fact. The hip hop milieu is very nearly akin to the Skin Heads movement, but with a beat.

Yes sir, you liberal airheads have a burning need to proclaim “my president is black”.  So what?  Why not 'my president is a half white Lutheran” or maybe “my president is a democrat”,  or maybe “my president is tall” The point is simple, perhaps even simple: the race or gender of any of our Presidents should be of no consequence.  The President had absolutely no choice or influence on his assignment of race, he cannot take credit nor blame for his accident of birth.  If you have the need to trumpet his race, then the race is of more importance to you than the other aspects of the President’s persona. Do you have the honesty to admit that if I wore a shirt that said “OUR PRESIDENT IS HALF WHITE”, you would excoriate me, and properly so, as being racist.  Our obsession with race has cost America enough treasure, divisiveness and pain.  Why do you refuse to let it melt into history.

In your hackneyed banality “the pot calling the kettle …”, the missing word is black. Black is a good word, it’s not a word to be avoided. There is nothing wrong with the word black. Or perhaps the word has a negative connotation to you because you’re a closet racist and your squishy conscience forces you  to avoid the use of the word black?

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Tuesday January 27, 2009

Monday January 26, 2009

Republicans think Obama’s win was a fluke, or that his supporters somehow mastered better election technology, or because he somehow fooled the public with vague promises of change. As long as they think those things the Republican Party will continue to lose support because they are out of touch with America (sure, Texas will always vote Republican).

Obama won because a majority of Americans thought he was intelligent, levelheaded and could solve the problems we worry about. If Republicans are to beat him in the next go-round they have to host a candidate who will convince the public that he can do better for all Americans. Not someone like McCain who couldn’t even use the internet.

[Gov’t monitors all communication] Last week’s Newsweek had an article on this subject reinforcing the discredited Mr Trice’s affirmation that the government monitors all communication. They sited different sources and the methods used to flag potentially terror related messages.

[SS investment was shot down by Democrats because they wanted to deny Bush the bragging rights] Does the poster really believe what he writes? The measure was shot down because it was a bad idea. Even Bush recently said that. If Bush ever had come up with a good idea it would have been passed, but he never came up with a good idea. Not one. This country will never come together as long as the Rush Limbaugh school of fear and hate is alive.

[Text Messaging] How come the phone companies charge more for text messaging than voice messages when text messaging uses only a fraction of bandwidth as voice calls do? Ans: because they can.

Bring back regulation. This is on top of all the other messes de-regulation has caused us (read: republican’s quest to de-regulate everything) We need more regulation not less. Big business cannot be trusted. Our current bailouts have proven that.

[Bush didn't destroy the Constitution] Habeas Corpus, Guantanamo, warrantless wiretapping, torture, rendition. That’s enough for now. Thank god he’s gone.

I’m looking for a rum that is less sweet than Mount Gay. I like the flavor of rum and know that it’s made from sugar cane, but I’ve had rums before that weren’t so sweet.

[Closing Gitmo] Poses more problems because if you were abducted and sent to prison for seven years without a trial or and redress you’d be pretty pissed at those who’ve arrested you and would probably want to kill them. I know I would and I’m not even brought up where revenge is a way of life.

[Pop Tops] I don’t get it. How can giving the hospital a bunch of pull tabs get you a room for $15? I’ve seen pull tabs collected for years and never could understand the thinking behind it or it it was not just an urban legend.  Why pull tabs? Why not something else?

[Sammy Mays] Who is she or what does she do? The only time I ever hear her name is for self-promotion. What’s her day job?

Did you know that 57% of China’s politicians are engineers and most of America’s politicians are lawyers? No wonder we’re in such a mess.

[Medicare costs $96.40] Is that cost for a month? If it is it’s still cheaper than the $424 a month I pay for Blue Cross that only covers catastrophic illness, which is useless for everything else. I still thank the democrats for my Medicare even if it does cost a hundred a month, it’s still a life saver with my meager SS check (that I thank the democrats for also).

The Lower Keys Artists Network seems to have awarded all who entered a prize. What kind of contest is that?

[Spending to improve the economy] Tax cuts usually just go into the bank. Jobs create a real economy. So government spending is the way to improve the economy.

[Kenny Chesney] I heard that about three thousand people showed up at the free food, beer and music event at Lazy Lakes Campground Saturday. Most of them came to hear Kenny Chesney who was rumored to perform but wasn’t there.

This is a good riddle. Video

[Censorship] I did not believe my friends here in Key West about this site and how they censor what is said.  I have seen it myself about how key words are taken out of paragraphs.  I came here to get away from the Nazi regime we are becoming here in the USA.  This site preaches about it, but they are the ones censoring us.  Dear Ed, I can understand grammar errors but taking out phases and words to protect your friends, or whatever is not in agreement with your thinking. This all started about the repeated bad times they had at Crazy Fish, but you will never report anything bad towards them.  Just report the truth Ed and not edit their words to fit your agenda. 

I am sure you will either print all of this to prove you are not part of the regime.  The real question for us will you continue to print the truth of the masses or protect your friends. (Ed: We only protect our advertisers, but we often remove words or phrases because they don’t make any sense and are poorly written. If contributors would re-read their posts before submitting them there would be far less editing. I had to edit one line in your post because it wasn’t clear.)

[Winn-Dixie] I tried the home office about the baked beans we got sick on. They could care less. Next time I'll sue; maybe that will get their attention.

Watch your step! El Caminito del Rey - Snotr

War is bankrupting the U.S.A. and China isn’t lending us any more money to finance it. War is Bankrupting the U.S. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[Party] Oh Boy!  What a great time at Lazy Lakes Campground Saturday.  The whole operation was top notch with free food and beer!  We all didn't believe it would happen but we were wrong.  The staff and volunteers did such a wonderful job of cooking the food and keeping the beer flowing.  They were so patient and courteous too.  It was a very well organized event and the entertainment was wonderful.  The only thing missing was Kenny Chesney but we had fun without him.  It was his loss.

[Opinionated Drunk] Let's stop the comments about the opinionated drunk.  If your feelings about this person are that strong; please have the common decency to approach them and be up-front.  You don't even sign your nasty remarks which tend to make me think you don't have the strength to confront this person.  Either poop or get off the pot.  In other words, tell them or quite writing nasty comments.  

Obama snubs vets, skips Heroes Ball. 
http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=87049

[Airport Name] I spoke to the man who wrote the proposed ordinance that will be read at the next BOCC meeting. He said if they must rename the terminal it should be named after Hemmingway, but he doesn’t see any reason for renaming it.

How can the right wing extremists listen faithfully to Rush Limbaugh? Right wingers are against drugs, yet they listen to Limbaugh’s drug addled mind spew his hate and half truths. (Do you think the half truth guy who posts here is actually Rush?) I’ll bet the hypocrites wouldn’t listen to Rush if he were smoking pot which opens the mind as opposed to Rush’s drug of choice, OxyContin, which is similar to synthetic heroin and closes the mind. He's actually the unofficial poster boy for the drug. Maybe that’s it—the right wingers are attracted to closed minds. Yeah, that’s it.

[O’s failure to condemn the rampant racism of many of his supporters] The poster revealed that he is an insidious xenophobe. He stated that it’s O.K. for those racist haters to use hate invective such as “Nigga” and like language in their joy at Obama’s election because they  have “earned” it. Further he defends the hate filled language of the racist song “My President is Black” by saying “they’re (just) singing about having a black President, well they  do, don’t they” .  That poster is telling us that it is his belief that those racist rants are being cast by a different, inferior, class of American. He’s telling us that he is not a part of that class. He’s telling us that members of that class should be exempt from civil discourse and human harmony simply because of the accident of ethnicity. That poster shouldn’t have to be reminded that We have a new President and that the fact that Obama’s parents were of different races is of no consequence and should not even be of note. Unfortunately this mind set, or perhaps character flaw,  is endemic to liberal progressives. It has caused grievous harm to millions.

[USAir Ditching] Here is a great report on the Hudson River landing!  Good article, including stuff from the black box.  http://avherald.com/h?article=41370ebc/0005

[Obama Crushes Freedom of Speech] I have a question for you hard core liberals that insist that Bush took a crap on the Constitution.  Are you aware of Obama's proposal to force news and talk programs to air an equal amount of liberal news as they do conservative news?  How do you feel about Obama's plan to take a crap on our most cherished Amendment, the right to free speech and free enterprise?

[No Snickering] That road sign means something else. The “Butt” in this road, in South Yorkshire, probably refers to a container for collecting water. But I still wouldn’t want that to be my address.

[Rush Limbaugh Racist] You've got all wrong again, Mr. racist poster guy. I cited Limbaugh, as "wildly popular" as you believe him to be, because he is one of the biggest racists out there. Let's drop some quotes, shall we?

"I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark."

"You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King]. We miss you, James. Godspeed."

"Have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted criminals resemble Jesse Jackson?"

"Right. So you go into Darfur and you go into South Africa, you get rid of the white government there. You put sanctions on them. You stand behind Nelson Mandela — who was bankrolled by communists for a time, had the support of certain communist leaders. You go to Ethiopia. You do the same thing."

"Look, let me put it to you this way: the NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it."

"The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies."

"They’re 12 percent of the population. Who the hell cares?"

"Take that bone out of your nose and call me back (to an African American female caller)."

Limbaugh attacks on Obama repeatedly. Limbaugh has called Obama a “halfrican American” has said that Obama was not just black but Arab because Kenya is an Arab region, even though Arabs are less than one percent of Kenya. Since mainstream America has become more accepting of African-Americans, Limbaugh has decided to play against its new racial fears, Arabs and Muslims. Despite the fact Obama graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law school, Limbaugh has called him an “affirmative action candidate.” Limbaugh even has repeatedly played a song on his radio show “Barack the Magic Negro” using an antiquated Jim Crow era term for a black  man who most Americans are supporting for president. Way to go Rush.

Also, to address the "nigga" thing. They can use the word all they want, and you shouldn't have to worry about it. I say they earned it because blacks still have it tough when growing up. If you try to tell me they have it easy nowadays, then you are as ignorant as Bush. You, old chap, are what's wrong with America. Not Obama, not the "hip-hoppers" you paint with a broad brush, it's you. America's waiting to filter out narrow-minded dinosaurs like you. The nerve of what you've written in your post to call me a racist, while you're equating hip-hoppers with criminals and murderers? Well, there's a saying about a pot calling a kettle something...

Naming the Key West airport after any local, dead or alive is a short-sighted decision.  Key West's airport is not typical of the average small town airport; nearly all of the passengers are tourists.  Currently, the small percentage of passengers that are locals that fly in and out of the airport see the McCoy name and many of them are reminded of the local "bubba" system.  But for the vast majority of passengers (tourists), the name of any local on the terminal building is meaningless.

On the other hand, the "Welcome to the Conch Republic" sign on the outside of the old terminal building is brilliant.  I never fail to see visitors take notice of the sign, often pointing and reading it out loud to their travel companions.  The sign often starts a conversation with locals and adds to the unique experience of visiting to the Keys, even before visitors get off of the plane.

The airport should be one place that should be off-limits to local egos.  Let's name it after something visitors will understand.

I sincerely hope that Obama fails! Let me add the Brothers Castro,  Hugo Chavez, V. Chernov, Evo Morales, and all other Socialist leaders to the list of leaders that I hope fail. I believe that if Obama succeeds, America will be a weaker and less prosperous nation. A nation that will abandon much of its heritage and historic ability to do good works throughout the world. I believe that our children will have a healthcare and educational system that is inferior to our current systems. I believe that Obama’s actions will curtail success, ambition and excellence, all vital underpinnings of our nation. I’m convinced that our many of fundamental rights will be abrogated by Obama’s plans.

Obama’s view of America is fundamentally different from my view of America.  My biggest hope is that America is not damaged beyond repair by Obama and his accomplices during their hopefully brief tenure.  Let me repeat: I hope Obama fails! Don't doubt it!

Late in the week, the Moon climbs out of the sunset and waxes to meet Venus.

[My President is Black] I tell you this from a middle aged white guy: My President is black, not to mention brilliant, inspirational and cool as ice under pressure. He also has a beautiful black family and is living in the White House that was built by slaves. He also received 53% the vote and so far has a 78% approval rating. I am damn proud of my country right now, so why don't you take your racist butt and crawl back in your hole.

[Down Arrow] I wish computer keyboards had a down arrow key. They have left, right and up (<, >, ^) but no down key. Oh, I just figured it out. The down arrow is the letter V.

[Bush Tried To Save Economy] It’s no surprise that Bush’s warnings about Fannie/Freddie and their impact on the economy were not heeded or publicized, because the economy was doing exceedingly well at the time, the boom was on. Remember it was just a couple of years ago, under Bush, that the stock and real estate markets blossomed to record highs. The Democrats took control of Congress and it all went in the tank. The major media are wildly pro left and refused to heed anything Bush said. There is plenty of proof that  Bush, his administration,  and some other Republicans made repeated warnings beginning in ‘02. I won’t put you to sleep with it, if you’re really interested in the truth take a look at the link below.

During the first years of the Bush admin the Republicans did have the majority in Congress, but that control was razor thin. The Republicans were not united, and a whale of a lot of them had forgotten their beliefs and pledges. Fannie/Freddie were totally under the control of Democrat apparatchik and the Dems had sufficient votes to block passage of Republican reform legislation. Every word of that is all the absolute truth. I guarantee you that while many libs may bitch and whine, there will not be a single one who can post any proof that I’m wrong. My guess is that they won’t even try. Many Republicans, Bush included, failed to honor their pledges to cut government and spending. They paid for that in ’06 and again in ’08. http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/post/1843593.aspx

[Drug Fiend Advises Right Wing] If you receive your political opinions and views from a man guilty of doctor shopping to keep up with his huge drug habit and a man who was caught carrying illegal drugs with him on a plane that is Rush Limbaugh and your opinions are formed from a drugged mind. The same Rush Limbaugh that has publically said he wants Obama to fail because it keeps his name in the papers and keeps him relevant. If you want our President to fail that’s fine, but we have a lot of work to do so don’t mind us if we ignore your distractions and diatribes filled with hilarious half truths and even funnier assumptions. Go ahead and listen to Rush it will be as entertaining as reading Aesop's Fairy Tales from an over drugged mind. Rush has said people who do illegal drugs and lie and cheat to get them should be jailed. Why is he free? I guess his opinion changed when he got busted.

Donovan McNabb and the whole truth.

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Sunday January 25, 2009

[New Park] I have something positive to say. I live near the new park on Big Pine and although I was skeptical about the park in the early stages, I've really come to love it. My husband and I use the park almost daily and there's lots to do. I just want to say that the guys that are there daily, Greg and Jose do an awesome job of taking care of the park. It's spotless and beautiful. I can see the grounds from my house and I know for a fact that they work hard to take care of it and make sure that things are running smoothly. I hope everyone that hasn't been to the park will check it out and take advantage of the facilities. It's a beautiful setting and we should all take pride in it.

[Trauma Star] The County Administration again has been informed, as he has been before, that Life Net would be willing to enter a standard 4-5 year contract without any subsidy consideration.  The issue has been that a couple of Commissioners have made it very clear that they would require a long term contract with significant penalties if Life Net didn't fulfill the agreement.  The only way Life Net would consider a long term contract is if there was a subsidy clause that would offset potential losses for any future downturns in the market due to volume reductions, escalating expenses or reduced reimbursements from insurers.  These variables can't be forecasted long term. 

The clause could consist of many options which may include financial support, reduction in lease payments, reduction in fuel charges, etc.  What isn't mentioned by those who don't support Life Net is the fact that Life Nets' proposal would actual bring to the county several hundred thousands of dollars through crew leasing, facility leasing and fuel purchase through the county.  The county would be assured, in a long term contract, funds in excess of 2 million dollars from Life Net through the describe means and low probability of any need for a subsidy.   Any probable subsidies could be offset by the gains the county received prior, thus in reality costing the county little to nothing.

The fact is that the county hasn't agreed to even discuss the ideas Life Net are proposing and therefore they truly don't know what options can be negotiated.  That is just another reason for the BOCC to approve the RFP(?) to see what other options they may have besides taxing the citizens more.

It is item O-2 on the January 28 BOCC agenda, (Directions re RFP for air ambulance services).  Hope everyone attends this meeting.

Key West Master Chef's 15 Annual Classic is today, Sunday, January 25Th at the Westin in Key West, 4PM is the. All proceeds will benefit the MARC House of the Keys. The Sponsor for the event is Little Torch's "Best Kept Secret" Parrotdise Waterfront/Beachfront Bar & Grille & Big Pecker Wines. This year’s Master Chef's Classic will feature the culinary skills of 15 of the Keys finest restaurants. We thank all those who support the efforts of the Keys MARC House.

[Racism] A poster defends Obama’s failure to address the racist sewage being spewed by many of Obama’s favorite folks by equating in to non action by Bush who did not speak to condemn Rush Limbaugh’s wildly popular and widely embraced political punditry.  Apparently that poster does not agree with Limbaugh’s political beliefs. That poster  refuses to differentiate between political belief and racial hatred. That is a tired but common practice for Democrats who rush to accuse all who disagree with Obama as being racist. That poster’s argument would have us believe that  that Obama’s non action is the equal of non action of Bush, hence Obama’s (non action) is appropriate and proper. The dunce argument is that two wrongs make a right.

[Vandalism] My bar just had Brunswick come down from Miami to recover our 3 tables. The cost was $1,500 dollars.  On Saturday, we discovered that someone had marked them up with a black felt tip marker.  We will review our video surveillance system to  try and find this person.  If anyone has any info as to who is responsible, come see us and I will make it worth your time. If the person who did this owns up to it, I will work something out with them. If nothing happens by Monday, I will involve the law and press to have the person charged with vandalism.

Medicare health insurance is not free.  Everybody receiving it pays $96.40 regardless of what you receive from Social Security.  And you have to buy a separate prescription drug plan which also is not free.  Neither covers everything fully so you will probably wind up buying still more supplemental insurance to cover the holes.  Usually the $96.40  increases every year but last year they realized they were charging the wrong part of Medicare for something and when the made the correction they were able to avoid increasing this years rate.  Next year it will be back to normal which means, of course, a rate increase.

If Bush has been yelling about the financial disaster since 2002 why didn’t he and the majority of republicans and senate members do something? They had the majority of both houses plus a sitting president. It means they were bigger failures then we thought. Rome was burring and they fiddled. Democrats did not have the numbers to outvote them.

This nation is now an Obamanation!

[Gas Tax] The Fat cats want to tax us some more so they can continue to live their fat cat lifestyle.  They sure are doing a great job of emptying our wallets and filling up their own wallets at our expense.  When are we going to get rid of these freeloaders?

[Will they ban the steel used for making guns] They already have done this. You have to sign for certain types of metals as of the late 80s. It's back to the flintlock's guys. How about Stick Sharpening classes?

It's a jungle out there and we're all just a bunch of monkeys. dance monkeys dance ernest cline - Google Video#

Ray guns are real. Video

[Bear in Hall] You have to love how no one has seen him yet.

[Out of date products at Winn Dixie] To all shoppers: check the dates on all your groceries; most of all diary.  I will call the head office and let them know.  Please if you have the same problem don't be afraid to call.  This is the only grocery store we have and we are not animals, we are respected tax payers and we are spending our hard owned money in their store.

[F-16 dead stick landing] Elizabeth City, NC.  See if you can keep all of the radio transmission straight.  Probably the coolest sounding voice in the whole mix is the actual pilot of the engine out aircraft.  An F-16 has only one engine.  When it goes, you are coming down.  It is just a matter of figuring out where the airplane will come to rest on terra firma.  Nice job. Cool pilot! 

For those not familiar with fighter aircraft, EPU (Electrical Power Units) provides hydraulic and electrical power in the event of  failure of the engine, electrical or hydraulics.   The EPU is powered by Hydrazine which decomposes into hot gasses as it passes across a catalyst bed or engine bleed air (if available).  The hot air passes through a turbine which drives the emergency hydraulic pump and generator through a gear box.   http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/SUPERGT/3384/ 

[Economy Bailout] Just the other day a Democrat Joint Tax Committee staffer was testifying at a Senate hearing in favor of Obama’s stimulus program. He testified that they had no idea about how many new jobs that this program would create, nor could they tell what kind of jobs that would be created, nor could he tell how much money would be spent.  Other testimony tells us that there will be almost no money spent immediately, that they don’t know where, when, or how to begin spending it, or will they predict how much benefit it will have. They do know that about 70% of the money won’t be spent until 2011, just before the next Presidential election.

Weren’t they insisting that all of this was a huge emergency and that the shovels had to get into the mud immediately?   Plus, they do know for sure that they don’t know where or how the recipients of the last pile of stimulus money spent the money. Folks, it isn't working!

Robert Reich, new Presidential advisor, also a Clinton retread testified that most stimulus  jobs should go to unskilled non-whites, effectively keeping the jobs away from skilled workers. 

Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.

[Jumping out windows of tall buildings is up 12% nationally] I hope these are the wise men that got us into this financial mess. The greed and shortsighted actions of Wall Street, the financial community and corporations got us here. Perhaps the surviving ones have finally learned there are no shortcuts. Hard work, perseverance, and focus are the only way to a secure a viable future.  
 
I just love all the talking heads on TV and in print, the so-called experts. None predicted this. None have any credibility. I hope more of them suffer from self-inflicted "de-celeration sickness".

[Poaching] How many lobsters do you have to poach to get the full penalty in court? Answer: All of them?

[Fatass] On January 10 Air Canada and WestJet said that passengers seeking an extra seat must have their doctor fill out a form and send it to the airline for review well in advance of their flight. Canadian Airlines’ ‘Tush-Test’ Criticized

[Once Trauma Star is gone Life Net can charge the county whatever it wants] Uh oh, the fear monger poster is at it again.  So, true to my word, here are the facts: LifeNet has spoken at BOCC meetings, to the press, and to individual citizens. LifeNet has agreed to sign a contract which will include prices and fees. The more disinformation you spew, the more opportunities you give me to present the facts.

[Opinionated Drunk] This song is for you. She’s Talking Again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6C95Vy8jeg

[Obama Error] Our new poobah in charge of the IRS is an admitted tax cheat whose cheating would be a crime for most folks, and Obama has appointed lobbyists to his cabinet (he promised not to), and perhaps best of all, he’s appointed a lady who is proud to be a Socialist to his Cabinet. This is all so ironic, so funny, that I’m getting all teared up. But it’s funny.

Proof that the Philadelphia City School system doesn’t work. This is an actual picture from a Burger King in Philadelphia.

A teenager, abandoned by both parents, said she fell for his promise of love and an escape from extreme poverty. David Salazar paid a coyote to bring her across the border in January 2008. He admitted he picked her up from the smuggler on Telephone Road in Houston, Once she got to Jacinto City, the girl said, she was locked up in his mother's house and forced to sell herself five to six nights a week in his Wallisvillle Road cantina. When she refused, they would lock her up in a room and wouldn't feed her for days.

Despite crackdown, Houston cantina sex trade persists | Front page | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

[Bullet Control] Don't get your shorts all twisted into a wedgie--yet.  Snopes.com still has this as "undetermined" as they are still researching the truth.

Worry and obsess over something else (sewer cost,  McCoy airport, insurance rates, homeless issues, Winn Dixie, speeding on Key Deer or whatever is true and real and now) Bullet serial numbers are an issue for another day - if it actually turns out to be true. 

[Jail Food] I wrote to County Commissioner/Mayor George Neugent yesterday, asking him if he can find out what the jail is paid per diem, per inmate, because it would be unconscionable, in my opinion, for the jail to have any profit incentive in “collecting” residents for its jail.
  
There are big problems with that line of thinking. The sheriff office is a constitutional office. This means the sheriff answers to no one locally, but only answers to the Governor and agencies headquartered in Tallahassee, which have regulatory power over the sheriff office. I learned when Sandy Downs ran for sheriff last year that these state regulatory agencies are a joke; that trying to get one of them to investigate wrongdoing in our sheriff office is like putting the fox in the henhouse. This means, I’m sad to say, that Governor Christ probably is the only person in state government who can, on his own, get something done about the deplorable food situation in the Stock Island jail. Inasmuch as he is a lawyer and was our state attorney general before he was elected governor, we can only hope that he can be persuaded to intervene. Here is his email address: charlie.crist@myflorida.com.
 

There is another body that can do something about this: the Monroe County Commission, which approves and funds the sheriff’s budget. The commissioners could decline to give the sheriff money until the jail food situation, at the very least, is straightened out. Unfortunately, my experience with the previous county commissioners, and with the five now sitting commissioners, is they see the sheriff office as top-notch and believe anything the sheriff or designated sheriff personnel report about complaints against the sheriff office. Too bad we don’t have a local Citizens Review Board, which would be a perfect body to investigate the food complaints. We don’t have one because we elected a sheriff who said throughout his campaign that he saw no need for a CRB; a man who repeatedly proclaimed at candidate forums that we have a top-notch sheriff office that he was proud to be a part of; a man whose wife was head of Internal Affairs; a man who had been demoted from major to captain, and he never explained why during his campaign; a man who had been convincingly accused of serious conduct unbecoming and, along with his sheriff buddies, had terrorized the Kelly family; a man who claimed at candidate forums that he had been cleared, when actually he had never been investigated for the Kelly affair by Internal Affairs or by the Florida Department of Legal Enforcement, which is one of the aforementioned state agencies headquartered in Tallahassee.

Many years ago, Sheriff Roth, who preceded our new sheriff , Bob Peryam, was sued in federal court in Miami for running the worst jail in Florida (in Key West). As a result of that lawsuit, known as the McIntyre case, Sheriff Roth entered into a settlement with the plaintiffs, which was formalized in a Consent Decree. The part of the Consent Decree regulating the kitchen and food in the jail is found in the Jail Food Requirements (McIntyre) file in the menu of the goodmorningkeywest.com home page. As far as I have been able to determine, Sheriff Roth never complied with that part of the Consent Decree. From that, I conclude he never intended to comply and entered into the settlement in bad faith and perpetuated a fraud on the federal court. From that, I conclude Sheriff Roth, now retired, should be in jail for perjury and contempt of a United States District, and his replacement, Bob Peryam, should be in there with him, now that we see he is following the same jail-food regimen as his predecessor. Federal court action is another topic, though, which I might delve into more later. Right now, you need to pester Governor Crist and the five county commissioners unceasing. Unceasing.
You might also wish to write to our new State Attorney, Dennis Ward, whom I worked very hard to get elected. Dennis said at his swearing in that he reads all of my posts. Maybe he will see something in your correspondence that he feels the State Attorney office needs to look into. Maybe he will see something that will cause him to be extra cautious about accepting cases brought to him by the Monroe County Sheriff Office and the Key West City Police Department for prosecution.  More...Today'sFloridaKeysDrivel

[Mentally incompetents can’t own a gun] This cannot be correct. Just look in a back window of a pick-up truck!

[Race] For almost 2 years we've been told not to make this presidential election about race. Ironically, race has been the media's main focus since election day. Hey rappers, my president is half white and half American!

[Hope Obama Fails] The right-winger finally said it!

Spray-painting the side of your house does not increase its perceived value.

[Gas Tax Increase] I agree that if they are going to raise the gas tax a penny, they should raise it one and one tenth cents. Just get rid of that stupid 9/10ths cent on a gallon of gas.

Our new President is doing what he will have to do to defend America. There is a very good chance he will govern from the middle and do a fine job. The stuff he said before he was our President or just the stuff he now knows what our last President knew. There are bad people out there and they want to kill us...all of us.

[Go Rush Limbaugh] I have never listened to you before, but if a politician is scared of what you have to say then something must be up. Starting Monday I will listen to Rush from 1200-300pm on am radio. Thanks Obama that is change I wasn't thinking about.

And the news room goes silent…

[Sammy Mays] If you haven’t had an opportunity to catch the new Florida Keys Honorary Mayor Gonzo Mays Proclamation Celebration on the Comcast Tourist Channel 5, for your convenience, the YouTube link will take you there. You know it’s not paranoia if it’s really happening!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSmgkJEyYnU

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Saturday January 24, 2009

[Press 1] The Hispanic birth to death is 8 births to 1 death. White birth to death ration is 1 to1. There’s a lot more Latino coming. Hispanic kids under 5 are going to make up ¼ of the population by 2050.

On Roe v. Wade Anniversary, GOP Lawmakers Press Obama | CommonDreams.org One day after the 34th anniversary of the Roe vs Wade decision. Go Obama! Freedom of Choice Act for women. It's a great day to be an American woman!

[New Low For Crazy People] Some madman in Belgium, yesterday gave madmen a bad name. He (it’s always a he) went into a day care center and knifed as many kids as he could in the limited time allowed for those things. After killing two little kids and wounding as many as could, he tried to make his escape by bicycle. He didn’t get far, as you can well guess, the police cars were much faster and were able to arrest him.

Imagine the nightmares and hang-ups these little kids are going to be stuck with? Geeze. They are already treating the brains of the other kids and all the parents involved as best they can.  You can well imagine what the shrinks are going to encounter when they can get at the wounded children’s heads. Damn, this pisses me off!

A hearty tip of the ol’ antlers to R. Custer of Davie, Florida for ordering 10 Deer Head bumper stickers. We’ll use your $10 to party.

[Opinionated Drunk] Will she be at the Moose’s Valentine Dance?

[Bullet Control] That’s cheating. It’s a devious way to ban guns and to subvert the Constitution. If they fail in this latest attempt at gun control what next? Will they try to ban the steel used for making guns?

[Men are Perfect] How many men does it take to open a beer?  None. It should be opened when she brings it. Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman?  Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will probably never be able to support you.    Why do women have smaller feet than men?  It's one of those 'evolutionary things' that allows  them to stand closer to the kitchen sink. How do you know when a woman is about to say something smart?  When she starts a sentence with, 'A man once told me…”  If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first?  The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in. Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%.  It's called wedding cake. Why do men die before their wives?  They want to.  Women will never be equal to men, until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

[Tear time] Comedian with no arms or legs. He’d have to be pretty funny. Sick joke: What position does a kid with no arms or legs play?  Ans: Home plate. http://www.maniacworld.com/are-you-going-to-finish-strong.html

[Trauma Star] When did Life Net ever say they would provide the service for free?  From what I've read, they said from the beginning if they did not generate enough income they would require a subsidy from the county.  That's a great idea, let our tax dollars go to support a private company instead of our own service.  Once Trauma Star is gone Life Net can charge the county whatever it wants.

[NAS Key West Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) Training] Navy carrier-based aircraft will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) at NAS Key West's Boca Chica Field on eight different days over the next three weeks.   Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets and E-2C Hawkeye early warning command and control aircraft will be conducting the training.  This training provides Naval aviators with realistic carrier landing practice prior to actual landing practice on at-sea aircraft carriers.   Residents in the neighborhoods near the air station may notice an increase in jet noise during the FCLP training periods.

The scheduled training periods are: Tuesday, January 27, 8-9 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 8-9 p.m. Friday, January 30, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 8-9 p.m. Monday, February 2, 6:30-7:30 p.m. and 8-9 p.m. Monday, February 9, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, February, 12, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m.

[Blacks calling each other n****r] Is this not racism like affirmative action is. Yesterday I wrote a comment on the new president. It wasn't vulgar, or offensive, but you chose not to post it. It is the perfect picture of things to come. The media will not write and report objectively about president Obama because they will be afraid of looking racist. You have already proved my point. He will be able take the American people to the cleaners, I'm afraid that he already has. (Ed: It might have not been offensive to most whites, but it was racist none the less. The media will report on Obama based on his performance and life; only racists will report on Obama based on his race. Few racists will admit they are.)

[Racism] Why is it a poster talking about racism, rappers and Obama omitted the fact that Bush also has supporters who held what appeared to be racist views. I remember the Ku Klux Klan being on TV telling Americans that they are a conservative right wing organization that hoped Obama would win so they can start a race war. Middle of the road Americans are the true strength of this country and put as much credence into listening to the rappers and what they say as they do to the white supremist. But then I guess it would take away your ability to dog our president. Fear doesn’t sell sell well anymore. We're all full up with that now. Keep trying because you make Americans look better and better for voting your party out.

[Cell Phone Theft] A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked in the lot which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard. When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of most of its contents. 

This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card. 20 minutes later when she called her hubby from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking about our PIN number and I replied a little while ago.' When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text 'Hubby’ in her contact list and got hold of the PIN number. Within 20 minutes he'd withdrawn all the money from their bank account. 

Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc. And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, confirm it  by calling back—don’t text valuable information.  Be very careful about going places to meet family and friends who text you. Things like personal info and personal meetings are best done by voice.

[Regulation] The Democrats have been in charge of Congress for two years and have had enough votes for the last 6 yrs to block any reform of the financial system. Bush tried over twenty times to get some kind of reform and on top of that all finance and banking committee senior chairpersons are democrats.

[How to Get an Airliner Out of the Tub] There are many more pictures. Recovery of US Airways 1549 from Hudson River (PICS) | ReasonPad

[Credit Card Spending] You stated that the spending is down 11%.  That’s good. Americans have stopped purchasing and the credit card companies keep cutting my limit. So every time they do I pay it off and put it in a draw and hope that they will feel the pinch of us not borrowing their money in the near future so they have to shut down also.

Challenge Day, the program brought to high school youth every year by Monroe Youth Challenge Program, is set to air locally on The Oprah Winfrey Show Monday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. on CBS Channel 4. 

Yvonne and Rich St. John-Dutra, Co-founders of Challenge Day and the Be the Change Movement, were asked to create this special program for parents and their teenage children who deal with obesity. “You can meet Rich and Yvonne the following week when they are here to host four Challenge Days in Monroe County,” said MYCP Director Sunny Booker.  At every Challenge Day young people share their struggles with overeating, not eating at all, eating and purging, abusing alcohol or any other drug, and other ways to attempt to numb out feelings.

Yvonne and Rich St. John-Dutra are scheduled to lead Challenge Days in Monroe County Feb. 2-5 in Marathon and Key West.

Adult volunteers are welcome to attend after passing a background check.  Monroe Youth Challenge Program is a project of the Monroe County Education Foundation to foster acceptance, respect, and success in the youth of Monroe County. For more information call MYCP Director Sunny Booker at (305) 293-1400 ext. 53319 or visit www.monroe.k12.fl.us/mycp

[Sewer Mandate May Be Extended] If this happens do contractors get to rebid higher and stick in clauses for time Lost, wages lost, equipment storage costs, and anything else we can dream up to get more of the tax payers money?

[Dialin’ Dave Needs Help] Hi all, this is Mark Barron. I had a business in BPK, Barron Telecom Inc. Dialin’ Dave Hartman was probably one of the first people I met and worked with when I moved to the Keys in 1989 and he has been a friend ever since. I left the Keys in 2005 and moved to Asheville, NC.  I would like to ask of all of my friends and former customers to go to the benefit at the Hogfish on Stock Island this Sunday from 3pm to 5pm. I would greatly appreciate it. Dave’s a really good guy.

To the person who posted the event information, good job. If you have an address for people like me who can’t be there  to send some money to help Dialin’ Dave that would be great.

[Obama Might Hire Lobbyist] Today our President blew the poop out of the bad guys, their wife's and kids with US hardware in Afghanistan. He also has asked the first  lobbyist employed by the defense contractor Raytheon to join his team and is going to have him awarding defense contracts . Heck he's going to do just fine. God Bless America and good luck Mr. President.

Florida Keys Community College is pleased to have our President Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle back from her trip out to sea with the men and women of the aircraft carrier The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The college salutes all members of our Armed Forces and wishes them a safe and Happy New Year.

Glenn Rojohn Greenock, Pa. won the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart, all in one fell swoop in the skies over Germany on December 31, 1944.  Fell swoop indeed.

Capt. Glenn Rojohn of the 8th Air Force's 100th Bomb Group was flying his B-17G Flying Fortress bomber on a raid over Hamburg.  His formation had braved heavy flak to drop their bombs, then turned 180 degrees to head out over the North Sea They had finally turned northwest, heading back to England, when they were jumped by German fighters at 22,000 feet.  The Messerschmitt Me-109s pressed their attack so closely that Capt. Rojohn could see the faces of the German pilots.  He and other pilots fought to remain in formation so they could use each other's guns to defend the group. 

Rojohn saw a B-17 ahead of him burst into flames and slide sickeningly toward the earth.  He gunned his ship forward to fill in the gap.  He felt a huge impact.  The big bomber shuddered, felt suddenly very heavy and began losing altitude.  Rojohn grasped almost immediately that he had collided with another plane.  A B-17 below him, piloted by Lt. William G. McNab, had slammed the top of its fuselage into the bottom of Rojohn's.  The top turret gun of McNab's plane was now locked in the belly of Rojohn's plane and the ball turret in the belly of Rojohn's had smashed through the top of McNab's.  The two bombers were almost perfectly aligned -- the tail of the lower plane was slightly to the left of Rojohn's tail section.  They were stuck together, as a crewman later recalled, 'like mating dragon flies.'

Three of the engines on the bottom plane were still running, as were all four of Rojohn's.  The fourth engine on the lower bomber was on fire and the flames were spreading to the rest of the aircraft.  The two were losing altitude quickly.  Rojohn tried several times to gun his engines and break free of the other plane.  The two were inextricably locked together.  Fearing a fire, Rojohn cut his engines and rang the bailout bell.  For his crew to have any chance of parachuting, he had to keep the plane under control somehow...

The ball turret, hanging below the belly of the B-17, was considered by many to be a death trap -- the worst station on the bomber. In this case, both ball turrets figured in a swift and terrible drama of life and death.  Staff Sgt. Edward L. Woodall, Jr., in the ball turret of the lower bomber had felt the impact of the collision above him and saw shards of metal drop past him.  Worse, he realized both electrical and hydraulic power was gone.

Remembering escape drills, he grabbed the hand crank, released the clutch and cranked the turret and its guns until they were straight down, then turned and climbed out the back of the turret up into the fuselage.  Once inside the plane's belly Woodall saw a chilling sight, the ball turret of the other bomber protruding through the top of the fuselage.  In that turret, hopelessly trapped, was Staff Sgt. Joseph Russo.  Several crew members of Rojohn's plane tried frantically to crank Russo's turret around so he could escape, but, jammed into the fuselage of the lower plane, it refused to budge.  Perhaps unaware that his voice was going out over the intercom of his plane, Sgt. Russo began reciting his Hail Marys.

Up in the cockpit, Capt. Rojohn and his co-pilot, 2nd Lt. William G. Leek, Jr., had propped their feet against the instrument panel so they could pull back on their controls with all their strength, trying to prevent their plane from going into a spinning dive that would prevent the crew from jumping out.  Capt. Rojohn motioned left and the two managed to wheel the huge, collision-born hybrid of a plane back toward the German coast.  Leek felt like he was intruding on Sgt. Russo as his prayers crackled over the radio, so he pulled off his flying helmet with its earphones.

Rojohn, immediately grasping that the crew could not exit from the bottom of his plane, ordered his top turret gunner and his radio operator, Tech Sgts. Orville Elkin and Edward G. Neuhaus, to make their way to the back of the fuselage and out the waist door on the left behind the wing.  Then he got his navigator, 2nd Lt. Robert Washington, and his bombardier, Sgt. James Shirley, to follow them.  As Rojohn and Leek somehow held the plane steady, these four men, as well as waist gunner, Sgt. Roy Little, and tail gunner, Staff Sgt. Francis Chase, were able to bail out.

Now the plane locked below them was aflame.  Fire poured over Rojohn's left wing.  He could feel the heat from the plane below and hear the sound of 50 cal. machine gun ammunition 'cooking off' in the flames.  Capt. Rojohn ordered Lt. Leek to bail out.  Leek knew that without him helping keep the controls back, the plane would drop in a flaming spiral and the centrifugal force would prevent Rojohn from bailing.  He refused the order.

Meanwhile, German soldiers and civilians on the ground that afternoon looked up in wonder.  Some of them thought they were seeing a new Allied secret weapon -- a strange eight-engined double bomber.  But anti-aircraft gunners on the 

North Sea coastal island of Wangeroogehad seen the collision.  A German battery captain wrote in his logbook at 12:47 p.m.:
'Two fortresses collided in a formation in the NE.  The planes flew hooked together and flew 20 miles south.  The two planes were unable to fight anymore.  The crash could be awaited so I stopped the firing at these two planes.'

Suspended in his parachute in the cold December sky, Bob Washington watched with deadly fascination as the mated bombers, trailing black smoke, fell to earth about three miles away, their downward trip ending in an ugly boiling blossom of fire.

In the cockpit Rojohn and Leek held grimly to the controls trying to ride a falling rock.  Leek tersely recalled, 'The ground came up faster and faster.  Praying was allowed.  We gave it one last effort and slammed into the ground.'  The McNab plane on the bottom exploded, vaulting the other B-17 upward and forward.  It slammed back to the ground, sliding along until its left wing slammed through a wooden building and the smoldering mess came to a stop.  Rojohn and Leek were still seated in their cockpit.  The nose of the plane was relatively intact, but everything from the B-17 massive wings back was destroyed.  They looked at each other incredulously.  Neither was badly injured.

Movies have nothing on reality.  Still perhaps in shock, Leek crawled out through a huge hole behind the cockpit, felt for the familiar pack in his uniform pocket pulled out a cigarette.  He placed it in his mouth and was about to light it.  Then he noticed a young German soldier pointing a rifle at him.  The soldier looked scared and annoyed.  He grabbed the cigarette out of Leak's mouth and pointed down to the gasoline pouring out over the wing from a ruptured fuel tank.

Two of the six men who parachuted from Rojohn's plane did not survive the jump.  But the other four and, amazingly, four men from the other bomber, including ball turret gunner Woodall, survived.  All were taken prisoner.  Several of them were interrogated at length by the Germans until they were satisfied that what had crashed was not a new American secret weapon

[Credit Card Spending] Spending may be down 11 % nationally, but jumping out windows of tall buildings is up 12% nationally. Maybe there's a connection here somewhere ? 

[Who Visits National Key Deer Refuge] The National Key Deer Refuge, due to its easy land accessibility in the Florida Keys attracts an estimated 280,000 visits a year. This includes the lands on Big Pine, No Name, Cudjoe, Sugarloaf and Saddlebunch Keys and a large area of waters in the Backcountry. A large number of these visitors are bug hunters during the sport lobster season. However, the Blue Hole site on Big Pine Key with its often seen alligators is also a highly sought visitor site attracting approximately 100,000 visits a year.

Visitation at the refuge’s visitor center is also on the rise attracting 10,487 visitors in 2008. Visitors come from every state in the Union, its territories and many foreign countries. The top five states we receive visitors from were Florida (1,066), Pennsylvania (324), New York (302), Michigan (267) and Massachusetts (215) . The top five foreign countries were Canada (311), Germany (180), United Kingdom (168), Netherlands (33) and Belgium (30).  Visitors from the Florida Keys numbered 280. So, two states and a foreign country from far away had more visitors than did local residents. Local residents are encouraged to visit the center and the Key deer Bookstore, open Monday through Friday and sometimes on Saturday during the winter.  Visitors should call the center ahead of time, particularly during the late spring through fall as the center is not open all the time due to a lack of staff and volunteers. Admission is free.

Of course, as with the rest of the Keys economy, most of the visitors are during the peak winter season, January through April. Approximately 75% of the visitation is during these four months. As with the other residents on the islands, we too look forward to a less hectic summer season. However, like the other businesses in the Keys, we also look forward to the tourists as in part, our Congressional budget is directly related to the number of visitors we record.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95 million acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 544 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas.

[The Lost Generation] Depressing.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA  

[The Opinionated Drunk] How on god's green earth could you not think that was about you?  Do you and your husband really think that it could be anyone else?  I guess there are a lot more nasty drunks at bocce than I thought.  Please remove those rose colored glasses.  You are a work of art.  The only reason we will continue with this is because if you don’t know it was about you then you won’t stop.  Oh god, please stop.  You can be the nastiest drunk around, and to think you are not is absolutely preposterous.  You are a nasty drunk.  Ask your friends or lack thereof.  They will tell you. You make people cry.  You say mean things. Ask people.  Just in case you are still in denial here are a few clues:  OJ had a wife with the same name, Lionel's daughter too.  Tom never jumped up on a couch over his ex-wife with the same name.  Vicky Lynn Hogan like your name so much she changed hers to it.  "Baby Love" was written by a person with your first name.  Hopefully this gives you enough insight to see that it is you. 

[Travis The Beast] Thursdays 10 PM on A & E is a really good cop show!  Patrick Swayze is intense and his partner Travis Fimmel is so hot.  I am in love.

[For the guy or girl ragging Ed Lewis, AKA Sal Gutierrez]  I'm sure if anybody with a home here excavated beneath that home they would find some remnants of turtle s**t, deer s**t, rabbit s**t and multitudes of other endangered species s**t. So shut up you s**t!

Snoopy rules! Video

Easy networking for Windows Vista. http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/networking.mspx

[More Bar Wisdom] Divorced women are the best ones to marry because they come with a house.

[The Constitution needs to change or we will perish] You used the example of those found guilty of gun crimes who shouldn't be legally banned from owning a firearm. You cannot purchase a firearm if you have been convicted of any felony, not just with a gun. If a restraining order has been placed against you, if you have been convicted of domestic violence, if you have been dishonorably discharged from the military or have been found mentally incompetent—you can’t own a gun.  When you have been found guilty of a felony crime, you lose your civil rights. You cannot vote and you cannot buy a gun.  The Constitution is there to protect the rights of law abiding citizens in our society.  It can be modified to add protection (i.e. - women's right to vote) but changing the very base of our freedoms and democracy takes much time and careful consideration.

Fly over Tangier island in Chesapeake Bay. Obama's rainbow stealth aircraft uncloaks over Virginia • The Register

[Wiretaps] Yesterday a poster told us of the media interviews of an Ex NSA hired hand who claimed to have damning information concerning illegal wiretaps ordered by the Bush Administration. The poster failed to provide us with any further info. Captain Half Truth, once again is proud to provide you with the whole truth for your evaluation.

The Ex NSA analyst is Russell Tice of Linthicum, Md. Please be advised that you can listen to the interview in question by Keith Olberman on MSNBC, that bastion of fair, factual, and non-biased reportage. The whole shebang is available on the web. In the interview Tice claimed that NSA monitored “all communications” (think about that all communication). Tice said that all communications were “filtered” apparently looking for trigger words or phrases. Tice refused to tell of any single instance of “illegal wiretaps” in his complaint about the process. Tice in essence described what he claimed was the process. That process is intended to be a closely held secret of our ways and means of intelligence gathering process. Folks you need to know that Tice said all of this in 2002 at about the time he was fired from NSA. In 2001 Tice made a false accusation against a coworker accusing him of being a spy for China. Tice was examined by a NSA forensic psychologist and was labeled as being “paranoid” and “psychotic”. Tice lost his top secret security clearance as a result. 

He was fired from the NSA in 2005 after spending his last years at the agency pumping gas and working in an agency warehouse. Tice is a bitter, troubled, and vindictive individual. He was challenged by Olberman to provide specifics, and he dodged the question. I wonder, did that fair and balanced MSNBC interviewer Keith Olberman, tell all of that to his audience? So folk, if you’re interested check it all out on the web. It’s Capt. Half Truth’s opinion that 1. Tice is a nut case not worthy of belief who is seeking the glare of the limelight. 2. Olberman's slobbering zeal for a hit Bush story has blinded him to the many and gaping holes in this 7 year old fairy tale.

[Constitution] The constitution does say that if you have been convicted of any felony, not only gun related felonies,  that you have lost your constitutional rights including the right to vote and own a gun.  

[If you fly on non-US carriers, you take your chances] You need to check your facts on the safety record of non-US airlines; they do not support what you are stating. In fact the number of 'events' by UA and AA is higher then almost all other major airlines, domestic or foreign. I also travel extensively overseas (300,000 miles/year) and US carriers are generally my last choice, for many reasons.
I am also a pilot so I know something about the regulations. I don't believe for a minute this guy was not instrument rated. In fact, I just read the article and that is not what it said. I suggest you reread it, it talks about 'type-rating', something completely different.

[Hope Obama Fails] Yesterday’s bizarre poster is so far out of touch with reality and history that its beyond my limited skills to place a metaphor to print. Contrary to his blather, Fannie Mae had been a source of great concern for the Bush admin since at least 2002, and every single year since.  Bush and other Republicans made repeated attempts to pass reform legislation and they sounded loud and clear warnings and forecasts that Fannie/Freddie were grave threats to our economy. All of that was killed by Democrats. Our new President voted against reform.  All of that is of rock solid, crystal clear history, it's beyond denial. Dear reader, if you’re interested you can see a brief chronology at the link below.

The Dem poster is correct on one issue. It is my view that the America that Obama seems to be trying to invent is not an America that will be the land of the free that we know today. Obama wants to trash huge components of our society, I do not want Obama to restructure America as a Socialist oligarchy as is his goal. I hope he fails, miserably, and soon. http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/bush-called-for-reform-of-fannie-mae.html

Mother of the year. Just stuff him in there, I’ll sort it out later.

Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires. They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show. These tires are made in South Carolina , USA. These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon. The bad news for law enforcement is that spike strips will not work on these. Just think of the impact on existing technology:
A. no more air valves
B. no more air compressors at gas stations
C. no more repair kits
D. no more flats
     

Ford’s Model T a hundred years latter.  YouTube - Ford Model T - 100 Years Later

[Racist Sewage] Why should Obama speak out against or address the "racist sewage" that comes from the hip-hop community? Bush never addressed the sewage that came from Rush Limbaugh. Let the hip-hop community say "nigga" all they want. They've earned the right. And they're singing about having a black president. Well, they do...don't they? I bet you're one of those people that starts his "social commentaries" with "I don't want to sound racist, but…"

If the disciples had not followed the Holy Ghost after Pentecost, that would have been the blasphemy Jesus had warned them not to commit, and they would not have been forgiven. I said Jesus had to leave his disciples because they were holding him back, like millstones around his neck, preventing him from doing what he needed to do next, and if he had stayed with them, it would have held them back, looking always to him, instead of to the Holy Ghost to lead them.
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You republicans are really showing your true colors. Whatever happened to "Country First"?  How bad off  does the country have to get before you realize there's a problem? How many homes and jobs need to be lost? How many people need to die because of inadequate healthcare?  It seems like every fourth house in BP was in foreclosure  before the economy collapsed, with similar problems nationwide, yet no republican saw a problem until Wall Street collapsed.

Your leaders are out of touch with what normal people are going through; either that or they just don't care about others (I believe the latter). What's the point of even having a government if the people in it don't do anything but command high salaries?Your solution to everything: Do nothing. Obama saw a problem with the economy a year before it became undeniable, but instead of crediting him for his foresight and vision of a better, more respectable, socially conscious America, you criticize his vision and hope for failure. "Country First"? You don’t have any solutions, all you can do is blame someone else. Thank God our country's future is no longer in your hands.

[Trauma Star Correction] A poster was mistaken in his comments yesterday when he wrote “Trauma Star will land at the emergency scene saving precious time. The other guys will only land at the hospital”.

The other guys are called Life Net and they do and will respond to scene calls and land at a designated landing zone set up by an emergency service. The Life Net system does this hundreds of times throughout the U.S. on a daily basis. In Key West, they normally will respond to the Airport at the Ground EMS’s request as does Trauma Star.

Saving time in responding to scene calls is important. That is why Life Net are first called by the Key West Rescue for emergencies in the City Limits. Unfortunately the County still calls Trauma Star for emergencies as far as Stock Island where they have their aircraft. This action significantly delays the process of the patient receiving the higher level of care from an Air Medical Team.

[Lousy Tech Support Review] I want to replace my Samsung Instinct PDA with the new Palm Pre. When will these be available? What about the Pre's excellent GPS and MP3 capabilities? And my Instinct freezes-up many times each day.

[McCoy Terminal] The Monroe County Commission at its meeting Wednesday will address the naming of public buildings. The discussion comes as the county is finishing construction on a new Key West International Airport terminal, which has been named after former County Commissioner Sonny McCoy. Vocal opposition has given way to residents lobbying the commission to remove McCoy's name from the building, and community activist and watchdog Diane Beruldsen has started a petition drive on her Web site, http://www.citizenjane.net  asking the county to rename the terminal. Critics say McCoy, who was voted out of office in the Aug. 26 primary, made unpopular decisions and as one of the "Gang of Three" voted in a bloc. Most recently, a civil jury said he sexually harassed his former aide, Celeste Bruno, and ordered the county to pay her $48,400. As of Wednesday, 234 people had signed the petition to rename the building. Only one person wanted to keep it, with the caveat that only the bathroom be named after McCoy.

"There are a lot of people who are really angry about this," Beruldsen said, adding that McCoy's behavior was "offensive" and cost county taxpayers money. "A lot of people are really passionate about this issue." The McCoy Terminal Complex will be so-named unless the commission directs the staff to change the name. "Since the [Board of County Commissioners] voted to name the project, only the BOCC can change the name of the project," Airports Director Peter Horton said. "Therefore, one who wishes to make that happen should approach the BOCC either collectively or individually and make his or her feelings known."

Commissioners this week had mixed reactions to the idea. Mario Di Gennaro said he would not change the name, as the "previous County Commission had approved it." "I will abide by their decision," Di Gennaro said, "I have no reason to question it" (DiGennaro was on that commission).

Kim Wigington and Heather Carruthers said the county should not officially dedicate the building - tentatively scheduled for July - until the courts resolve McCoy's sexual harassment case, which the county has appealed, and until the commission can get more public input on the matter. "If we just postpone, it will not do any harm," Wigington said. "I want to hear what the public has to say on the issue." Sylvia Murphy said she does not think any public building should be named after a person - and that includes the McCoy terminal. Mayor George Neugent said it would be "premature" to rename the terminal until the appeal is resolved and the commission can discuss writing a policy about naming future public facilities. He will raise the issue at the meeting next week in Key West.

Beruldsen and others have begun to lobby the commission to adopt a policy that reserves the honor for people who have been dead for at least 10 years - something Murphy, Wigington and Carruthers said they could support. Di Gennaro said he has not given much thought to a new policy on naming buildings. Neugent, who several years ago initiated a proposal to name the Plantation Key sheriff's substation after then-Sheriff Rick Roth, said he has not made up his mind about a new policy. "There are well-deserving people and ... they would not be allowed to have a building named after them," under a 10-year policy, Neugent said. "[Roth] was a well-deserving person of that. Maybe we shouldn't name buildings after anybody."

The county spent $1,145 for the only sign designating the structure the McCoy Terminal Complex, a standard 28-by- 32-inch bronze dedication plaque on the building's exterior, Horton said. The County Commission approved the wording nearly two years ago. The sign lists the names of all five county commissioners at the time the project started, as well as former County Administrator Tom Willi and Engineering Division Director Dave Koppel. The County Commission fired Willi in December 2007 and his replacement, Roman Gastesi, last week laid off Koppel effective Feb. 13.

McCoy, with his own money, purchased an additional plaque and bust of himself that was to be placed inside the terminal building, Horton said in an e-mail to Gastesi earlier this month. Because of the controversy, however, Horton wrote, "We should seek BOCC approval before allowing these items to be installed."  ~tohara@keysnews.com

[Gun making in Pakistan] I watched a similar video years ago. The reporter asked an old man who was making a Thompson machine gun (with a file and a block of steel held between his knees while sitting on a dirt floor) why everyone was walking around with so many guns.  The old man said that if he had a gun and I didn't, and I had something he wanted, he would just take it.

US approves 1st stem cell trials in humans for spinal injury. Bush banned this type of research. I'm sure those suffering people are glad he's gone. US approves 1st stem cell study for spinal injury - Yahoo! News

[Post Racialism] Those of us who express grave reservations about Obama’s background, beliefs, and goals are vilified by many of his supporters and denounced as being racist simply because we have the temerity to disagree. Obama chooses to embrace/exploit the hip hop world and culture, as is his right. Indeed, many hip hop celebs are part and parcel of his VIP entourage, and they were an important component of his campaign. At the very genesis of the Obama administration we were treated to a taste of searing racism in a new anthem that sings in praise of Obama the black man; not Obama the wise man, nor Obama the righter of wrongs. No, it’s in praise of the blackness of Obama.

The words of the anthem are widely available on the web, but the title is My President is Black.  At least at one  inaugural celebration the new anthem was the hit of the night, the performers: Rappers Young Jeezy and Jay-Z crazily cursed and screamed with joy repeatedly ranting  “Nigga” and “Niggaz” as the crowd went wild to Jeezy’s new national anthem: My President Is Black. Try to imagine the firestorm if whites were to use those same words! T shirts, apparel, and the slogan affixed to a wide variety of products are selling wildly to Obamaist of all races. One might say that this is simply a cry of ethnic pride. Than notion is belied by the fact that the message of the anthem is replete with bitter racism and speaks in praise of a criminal culture. Until Obama speaks out against this racist sewage, any notion of post racialism is pure fantasy.

Folks, this is a real tragedy. I’ve got to wonder how the Obama’s counsel their children on these matters.

[Key West Airport] Out of all the Airports in Key West can this one just be named Key West International Airport Terminal?

The other day you had a clip of a Doberman climbing stairs—upright. He’s out to top that. A dog riding a bicycle. YouTube - Japanarama Clip Dalmation Riding a Bike.mpg

[Sling Shot Man] Poor Southern Branch of the NRA  YouTube - Carolina Camera: The Sling Shot Man

[Ashtray Detective] Disgusting ash tray from a clueless, uneducated, unemployed, old car-driving loser who probably lives on the Avenues and doesn’t vote, but drinks to excess and blames others.

[Dialin’ Dave Needs Help] Long timer Dialin’ Dave has inoperable cancer and needs our help to pay for his living expenses and other expenses. Bobby Mongelli is hosting a benefit at the Hogfish (96810 Front St, Stock Is) this Sunday from 3-5pm. Bobby has donated the food and there will be music by Scott Kirby, David Edmindson and the infamous Bill Blue. There will be a silent auction, raffles and 50/50 drawings.

[Free Health Care] Florida Keys Health Fairs will take place from 9 a.m. to 2p.m.  This Saturday, Jan 24 at both the Methodist and Baptist Churches at 280 Key Deer Blvd on Big Pine Key. Call 305-243-4898 for more information. Free health services offered will include screenings for skin and colon cancer, blood pressure and mental health; HIV, blood sugar, vision and bone density tests; children’s health evaluations; information on how to quit smoking; breast exams; male exams; and pap smears. Test are administered by medical students and reviewed by professionals.

B.O. is in the White House and he is changing things as was expected, but who's pulling his strings? Certainly he isn't initiating so may changes with the lack of governmental experience he has.  Hopefully this guy will see the light and do it right or as least not screw things up as many assume he will. How come he never mentioned the Welfare System or did he?  What about AIDS and other problems facing America, like over population, over migration, over crediting, degraded education, junk foods, price gouging and many other semi-important items?  Scary isn't it? 

[Treasury Secretary] While watching the confirmation hearings for Tim Geithner who’s trying to be the Treasury Secretary, I was dismayed at their lip service to the public’s problems. All these guys seen to want to do is protect Wall Street and big business. It’ really is like the fox guarding the hen house.

[Good News] The 2010 sewer mandate might be extended because of the economy and Monroe County’s foot dragging.

[Sweet Heart Dinner Dance] Saturday February 14 at 6pm. Presented by Big Pine Key Women of the Moose. Dinner of Prime rib, Twice-baked potatoes, Caesar salad, rolls and for dessert, Barb’s famous turtle cheesecake. The meal wil be prepared by Barb and Speed. Music by Charlie Possum & Dawn starts at 7pm.

Limited tickets. Members and qualified guests. Tickets will go on sale January 23. See Donna A. Sargent, Chairman, or call her at 745-5175. Bulletin Board

[Citizens Not Serfs Meeting] This Sunday, January 25th from 3-6pm. 1076 Flagship Dr. Summerland Key. Bulletin Board

[Bullet Control] What next, licensed golf clubs, Red Rider bb guns outlawed, pea shooters illegal, no sharp fingernails, sneakers only, Velcro everything? The chicken shits are killing this planet or was it those too tight Fruit of the Looms?

[Terminal Name] Dear Commissioners, It is my wish that the name of the Key West International Airport Terminal remain unchanged; that no sections or parts of the airport be named after anyone; and, further, that no Monroe County public building; facility; road or thoroughfare of any kind wherever located within Monroe County, be named after any living person for at least 10 years after the decease of any such person.

WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners wish to respect the wishes and intentions of Monroe County residents and registered voters, do herewith Resolve that: The name of the Key West International Airport Terminal shall remain unchanged.
Thank you
Kay Thacker, Monroe County Resident

Pope Benedict XVI is cleverly positioning the Vatican to be the legal standard for European law. In a move that has taken the Italian government by surprise, the pope has divorced the Vatican State from Italian national law, effective from January 1. With this move the Vatican State immediately reverts to its pre-1929 status, meaning that the pope now becomes the supreme authority on judging which of those laws enacted by the Italian government the Vatican State will choose to abide by and which it will reject.

This is a clever ploy with tremendous consequences for the future.  The pope firmly believes that "his is the one true church". The pope declared last year that the only way for man to gain salvation is through conversion to the Catholic faith. Twice during the last quarter of 2008, Benedict referred to the need for the masses to prepare for the return of Christ. His influence was behind a failed effort during 2008 to write the celebration of Sunday, the renowned sign of global Catholicism, into EU law as a compulsory day of rest. Observing the current worldwide economic chaos, he indicated that the only way to establish a sound foundation for a global economy is through attachment to a religion, the implication being his "one true church."

[Presidential Oath] President Barack Obama did not "goof" the Oath of Office. Chief Justice Roberts got the verbiage wrong. Obama waited for him to repeat it correctly, per the US Constitution. Just to make sure that everything was in order and legal, President Obama took the Oath of Office a second time from Chief Justice Roberts privately in the White House on the day after Inauguration Day. You may not like President Obama, but the facts are the facts.

[Peanut Butter Recall] You can sign up on the FDA web site for alerts of all sorts.  http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm

[Captain Half Truth]  Wednesday a former NSA (National Security Agency) analyst was interviewed on several news networks (probably not Fix News, however) and said that the Bush wire tapping went far beyond the level we were told by the administration.  He said that virtually all cell and email communications were sent through filters and computer programs to screen for potential further analysis by the government.  He also said that the program far exceeded the justice department's authorization that was fed to the public.  Combining this with torture and suspension of habeas corpus suggest to me that you should re-examine your belief that the Bush administration did not trample on the constitution.

[Good Insurance Agent] I, too vote for Isaksen!  Our insurance was with an agency on Big Pine, and true to form they, as well, did nothing.  Isaksen has helped many of my friends as well.  For those of you 50 and over, you might just find that car insurance is the cheapest through AARP.  It doesn't cost that much to join, either.

The US1 beautification project has raised its ugly head again.  We citizens thought we had had enough of that crap from those bastards wasting our hard earned wages on dildoic artistry for no real reason other than the egos of the nits involved and the propaganda display they are trying to create for potential real estate investors and developers coming down the pike. Enough is enough, go "beautify "Uganda or Mexico or some place citizens want that nonsense! Leave the Keys alone! US1 is already one of the most beautiful drives in the nation.

[Obama Invites Terrorist] Obama’s second full day in office was spent kicking off the destruction of the good works that President Bush put in place to keep up safe in our homes. He sure is in a huge hurry to kill those  policies that have worked for the last 7 years. Obama tells us how proud he is to be protecting the "rights" of those who have fought long and hard to kill us and our children. Do you feel all righteous and puffed-up proud at his victory? Do you feel that you and your children are safer? I think about Christine Hanson, 2 years old, of Groton, Mass., She and her parents were aboard the plane that crashed into the south tower. Her killers are among the major beneficiaries of Obama’s election.

Sloan is right, girls just don't like hanging with whackos.

[Trauma Star helicopter will land at the emergency scene saving precious time. The other guys will only land at the hospital] Not true.  Miami-Dade lands at many different locations (Pennecamp, across from Damron bldg, the stretch).  So stop your lying and fear-mongering.  I promise you here and now that for every lie, misrepresentation, skewed information you put out, I will respond with fact.  My fact will trump your fiction every time.

[Can anyone recommend an insurance agent] Isaksen Insurance, Shari can help you.  She saved us a lot of money too.

Happy Anniversary my Captain.  It's been 10 years today. I always said I would marry you in 10 years. I miss you so much!  See you again soon, XOXOXO 

The next Computer Club free for all is coming up tomorrow, Saturday at 10 am in the BPK library’s back room. Everyone is welcome. Bulletin Board

[British View of Obama's Victory] You hit the nail right on the head.  It takes a person who lives under socialism to point out it's ills.  Americans are so blind to what is going on in the world, it is pathetic. Thanks for your insight. 

[The Obameter] Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises. Obama made over five hundred promises during his campaign. I wish they would use this meter for every politician. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/

That a commercial Flybe, Wales pilot had no Instrument Flight Rating (IFR) is shocking. Us Americans bash the FAA (I'm one of them,  we need to ditch the old system in lieu of a satellite guided system) but at least they insure the pilot is qualified to fly the plane he's sitting in. I travel extensively overseas and always fly American based carriers because of the US FAA standards that must be adhered to. If you fly on non US carriers, you take your chances. I wonder if this non-IFR certified pilot could land a powerless jet in the west river of Manhattan?

[...and the worms ate out his brain] This video will teach you to wash your hands. http://media2.foxnews.com/112008/worm_tumor_700.wmv

[Constitution] To the person that thinks the Constitution shouldn’t be changed to fit a circumstance. Does that mean since the Constitution says we have "the right to bear arms" maybe you should petition the Supreme Court so that the people who are guilty of firearm crimes shouldn’t be legally banned from having guns. The Constitution does not say "The right to bear arms unless you are guilty of weapons and gun violations". There’s your example of a living document changed to fit in today's world. History has always taught us to change or perish.

[School Principal] Good job Erika! And to the person who sent that first nasty comment: Why didn't you show up at the meeting and voice your opinion there? 

[British View of Obama] The British gentleman was right on target. As for the Social Security and the stock market, were any of you awake? President Bush was only talking about 2%, and that was optional.

[But don't call the cops] Sometimes rednecks aren’t very smart. Well, actually, they aren't smart at all or they wouldn't be rednecks.  http://biggeekdaddy.com/humorpages/Misc/lawnmowerDUIdomesticarrest.html 

[Conspiracy] With this so-called recession or depression the County can take advantage of it and drive out more business and more people, hence drive down real estate values, which drive out more property owners, lowering values even more. What better way to divide and conquer so the developers can buy up everything for a penny on the dollar.

Credit card spending is down 11% nationally. That’s a lot.

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Wednesday January 21, 2009

[Reader Likes Sloan’s Stuff] So do a lot of others. Sloan’s site gets thousands of visitors.

[Inauguration] Ask yourselves just one question four years from now.  Am I better off today than I was on 1/20/09?  My guess is that almost everyone will be able to answer yes.  Particularly the troops.  Are you better off than you were in 2000?

[Lightening Strikes Church] I’ve noticed that too. Whenever an act of nature effects religious people or their churches, they just wave it off, but if an act of nature happens to those they hate “It’s an act of God!”

[The Movies] How many scenes have you watched where they were crawling in an air duct? I’ve installed them and I can tell you that they won’t support a human crawling through them.

[Conservatives, the champions of strict construction of the Constitution] Does Captain Half-Truth forget Bush’s eight years of Constitutional destruction? I think it’s so important for Captain Half-Truth to be right that he conveniently forgets the other half of the truth.

[Trauma Star Tax] Why are we going to pay more taxes for something we can get for free (LifeNet)? There’s something very fishy with this scheme and I’m very suspicious of those proposing this tax. They don’t even have a backup helicopter!

[SS invested in the stock market] “Hugely increased pensions” would only be realized from those that invested wisely. That would leave me out. I lost a home in the 2000 bubble bust. I had no idea what I was investing in (and still don’t). I would buy whatever CNBC’s Squawk Box would tell me to buy. There are more stock market dummies like me than that are savvy investors, that’s why Bush’s idea was so overwhelmingly rejected. Hell, even Bush said it was a bad idea at his farewell press conference. Can you imagine what would happen if I had invested my retirement SS in this financial climate? I’d loose this house too.

Thrifty Maid crushed tomatoes are exactly the same as their tomato sauce. False advertising.

[How long before Iraq elects a non-Muslim] It probably won't happen; there were no Muslims on Star Trek indicating there will be none in the future.

[Kilts in the White House] Calls have been made for Barack Obama to mark his inauguration as US President by creating his own tartan. The move would be the ideal way to celebrate Mr Obama's Scottish ancestry and boost tourism. Mr Obama can be traced to William the Lion, who ruled Scotland from 1165 to 1214. “You can't hide your lion thighs.” The entire kilt industry depends on it: The Scottish Conservatives have written to Mr Obama about the tartan, which the party said could boost tartan exports amid the economic downturn.

Real Scotsmen famously wear nothing under their kilts, so, if Obama does decide to play Jock McBailout, he risks decimating the entire American underwear industry.

[Port Pine Heights Sign Stolen] It’s not illegal to steal an illegal sign!

[Howard Livingston is a Grandfather] I hope everyone is doing well and your 2009 is starting well. We have some very exciting news. The top of which is we have a brand new band grandbaby. For those of you who don’t know, our daughter Amanda and Dave and Barb’s son Tyler just had a beautiful baby girl named Courtney Grace. She weighed 24 pounds, just kidding. Her actual weight was 8 pounds and 5 ounces and everyone is doing well. We had a band meeting and decided we are taking Courtney on the road with us next summer. Now, we haven’t run this past her parents but what the heck, baby boomers rule, right? I am working now trying to figure how to put a side cart on the bus, more to follow on this.

[Car Dents] I'm sick and tired of people’s lack of respect for personal property.  Three times since new years my car has been hit, once downtown, and twice in W/D parking lot in BPK.  All the times I was parked legally, and some idiot hit it and says nothing.  You can't claim it with the high deductibles nowadays, so you just put a nasty note on their car and suck it up.

[Do Not Call List] Cell phone numbers go public next month to telemarketers. You will be charged for the incoming call time. To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It will only take a few seconds of your time. It blocks your number for 5 years. You must call from the cell phone number that you want blocked.

[Charter School Principal] I saw the accusation in the column the other day about the Charter School principal and was upset by it, as my son goes to that school.  I am not privileged to being able to take the time to participate in the morning activates and mingling of parents to see how things work.  But I do know some of the people that do most of the grunt work and they work very hard not to exclude the other staff and teachers. They try to provide a quality environment, considering it is their children that are there too. 

Thanks to the column’s policy of printing the email address when you slander someone. I contacted that person that day and asked them their opinion of what was going on.  As of tonight ( Tuesday) I have not heard from them.  So I will be at the meeting tonight and I hope that person will be there to back up what they said.

Bubba Movers Inc.

[Moving to Cuba where your party will win] Hey, easy there fellow countryman (or woman). You're being a tad off the wall, over the top, especially with your Cuba reference (which is social bigotry, derogatory, disrespectful and high-horse rhetoric). Me and many of my fellow Americans agree with the Monday poster about "not my country".  In case you forget, we are just as entitled to our opinion as you are yours. Yet, you do not hear us telling you to leave.  What we can live with and you don't accept is that it is not yours or mine--it's all of ours, jointly. We're in this together, and nobody's going anywhere.

When the mantra was love it or leave it, my generation chose to love it, and stood up and made change. Republican in or out, democrat in or out, it's all cyclical. What's left are the American people, still trying to get along with each other.

[Bullet Control] A bill that is being pushed in 18 states requires all ammunition to be encoded by the manufacture a data bas e of all ammunition sales. So they will know how much you buy and what calibers. Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009 unless the ammunition is coded. Any privately held un-coded ammunition must be destroyed by July 1, 2011.  (Including hand loaded ammo.) They will also charge a .05 cent tax on every round so every box of ammo you buy will go up at least $2.50 or more!

If they can deprive you of ammo they do not need to take your gun.

This legislation is currently pending in 18 states:  Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington.

To find more about the anti-gun group that is sponsoring this legislation and the specific legislation for each state, go to:
http://ammunitionaccountability.org/Legislation.htm

[Sense of Humor] There’s been plenty to grin about in just the last couple of days, Joltin’ Joe Biden has been the source of several big grins.  Did you see Joe and Obama placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?  Joe, Obama and their escorting guard solemnly walked the wreath to the tomb, then, with great respect placed it at the tomb.  Joe then did a neat “about face” left Obama and the escort facing the tomb, and Joe marched smartly away with his back to the tomb while Obama and the escort, following protocol,  slowly and respectfully backed away.  It looked like Joe had missed a call in a square dance. Joe is going to be a riot at some of these state dinners.

Then Mrs. Joe Biden grabbed center stage and embarrassed the crap out of Joe when she told Oprah that she had told Joe to turn down Barak’s offer to be the Secretary of State. Joe then had to embarrass her, himself, and Barack by first shushing her then denying the whole thing.  The bozo had to open his mouth and taste his toes. Then Barak’s flack got in the act and set about denying it as well. I can’t wait to hear from Hillary!

So Sloan thinks all women are crazy? That's got to be one of the funniest things I've heard on here, the poster child for the Baker Act judging the sanity of others. ~arthur_phrain@hotmail.com

[Why is Jesus Special] The long response quoting chapter and verse was totally scary. To think those people go into politics and make decisions effecting our lives is terrifying. It’s even more scary knowing many of them will cheat you in a minute or tell lies if it suits their purpose. I find believing in the unbelievable--unbelievable!

Larry King interviewed President Bush, and Bush told him, 'My favorite color is blue and I love enchiladas.' Unfortunately, Bush was answering the question, 'What was your greatest achievement as President?' ~Conan O'Brien

Hey rock fans! Greg here, formerly of the Moondogs just dropping you a line to say I miss the keys badly. Those that want to piss and moan should leave for a while, then you'll see the true beauty which is the fabulous Florida Keys and all it's crazy, funny, quirky people who make that place so special.

If anyone cares, I got a new band here in Orlando called Big Block, we do Styx, Journey, Whitesnake and all kinds of party rock. Click on to our page at Myspace.com/BigBlockRockandRoll and say hi. Hope to see you at Bike Week in Daytona. Until then, rock on!

[Social Security Redux] Sound economics demand that our Social Security system be reformed in order to permit investment to grow the fund.  Investments by a reformed Social Security system would not be limited to the Stock Market, but would encompass a full range of sound investment vehicles. Publicly traded giant corporations are an important part of our economy, but they do not dominate our economy. Small firms with fewer than 500 employees comprise 99.9 percent of Americas businesses. Those small businesses supply screws, widgets, and gimcracks that are sold to the mega corporations for the manufacture of their end products. It’s a symbiotic, not a “trickle down” relationship. 

Without mega business, small business suffers; when big business is healthy, small business prospers. With liquidity and investor money, big business thrives as do the small businesses in their economic milieu. The Cheeca Lodge is closed, it was Islamorada’s “mega business”, and Islamorada is hurting bad. Social Security as currently structured is a Ponzi scheme. It does not make any real investments -- it just takes money from later "investors," or taxpayers to pay benefits to earlier, now retired, taxpayers. Like Ponzi or Madoff’s scheme, Social Security will not be able to recruit new "investors" fast enough to continue paying promised benefits to previous investors.

Each year there are fewer young workers relative to the number of retirees. The ratio of workers to beneficiaries in 1955 was 8 to 1, by 2004 the ratio was 3.3 to 1. It’s worse today and declining. Social Security as currently structured, must collapse, as do all pyramid schemes. Remember too, that there is no Social Security “Lock Box”. The SS dollars have already been spent for non SS purposes. None of this will likely impact me one iota, I’m concerned for my mid-40s kids and their kids. We all should be concerned.

[Obama] I didn't vote for him, actually I was dreading this day, but I'm sure impressed with him. He might just be able to fix what my man Bush, the sorry bastard, screwed up.  You go Obama. I'm with you.

[Impeach Obama] Yesterday's loss in the stock market was the worst ever for an inauguration day in the history of this country. Obama goofed his oath, it seems like this character can’t get out of his own way. With him looking like a doofus saying the oath, I hope we can expect better.

[Stainless Steel Teeth] Stainless choppers, Mechanix Illustrated Apr, 1957.

[Stolen Sign] Deer Ed: Thanks for the primo publication of the posting about the theft from Port Pine Heights, we really appreciate it.  You really do provide a genuine public service above and beyond our daily rants, walk proud. Thanks again.

[Cameras] The best article I've read explaining the human eye and cameras. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/The-Photographic-Eye.jsp&print=Y

[Honeymoon Lasted Only One Day] Congratulations to president Obama and the media. The question now is  will the media do any negative reporting of their chosen one or will his free ride continue? The media finally accomplished and broadcast its mission worldwide--the election of the 1st black president of the United States.

Starting today phrases like "I won't comment on 'that issue' because there is only one president at a time" or "if I was president I'd…" are no longer acceptable. So unplug all the teleprompters and tell America your plans for illegal immigration, your promise to stop the secret union ballot, your stance on the middle east and where are the detainees going when you close Gitmo? Talk to us off the cuff, if you can sir.

Why did you meet with the Mexican president while Bush was still president in spite of your "only one president” comments? What was really discussed? Why are you and the media now claiming it'll be years before the economy can be fixed? Your lofty, inspiring campaign speeches seem to be shifting, why? How long will it really take for "Hope & Change" to happen? Why do you and your VP support burning the American flag?

Most importantly Mr. President, as a middle class resident of main street, when can we expect the tax cuts, government checks and health care you admittedly promised all through your inspiring campaign? You promised to change the way Washington does business. Who would have believed spending the most money ever on an inauguration was your true idea of change.

Lastly claims of racism are now mute. Obama is now subject to all the good and bad presidents before him faced. He no longer gets a free pass because his supporters cry racism. He is the president and must be held accountable.

Urban crop circle.

[Eye glass exam] The poster said it all about big box stores and the difference between shopping locally. They probably spoke English, were very polite, and didn’t have breath that smelled of booze.

[Compelling Explanations] As the British government was poised in November to re-classify lap-dancing clubs from "entertainment" to "sexual encounter establishments" (thus imposing tougher licensing standards), the industry's trade association insisted to a Parliamentary committee that the clubs are not sexual. "The entertainment may be in the form of nude performers, but it's not sexually stimulating," said the chairman of the Lap Dancing Association. That would be contrary to our business plan.

Stand Up For Kids, The Florida Keys. We are all volunteers and could use your help. Welcome to StandUp For Kids

US Airways Airbus retrofit.

What good is democracy if most of the people vote wrong?

[Liberty] This incredible picture was taken in 1918. It is composed of 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge in Iowa.

In Vista, how do I get rid of the pop up balloon that continually says “Consider changing your password”? I’m the only user and do not have a password nor do I want one. I don’t want to turn all the balloons off just that one. I know how to turn them all off.

This kidney stone sure would have hurt if he passed it. Ouch! Pictured: The 2.5lb kidney stone the size of a coconut surgeons removed from a man's stomach | Mail Online

[HP sucks] My suspicions have been confirmed. A review of major electronics manufacturers had HP at the bottom in almost every category.

Conversation hearts: Stamp your own messages. http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/messageheartsagain

[Cyber Terror] If we found that there was an organized hacker outfit in Iran ready to mount a cyber attack to destroy all of Americas computers, would or should we drop the bomb? Cyber terror is the best way for them to hurt us. It would hurt us more than any other act of terrorism. Imagine what would happen if all records were destroyed!

We'd better be prepared for all forms of cyber terrorism. As it is now we only have a few people tasked with this very real possibility. I guess we'll wait for it to happen before we take it seriously enough, just like it took 9/11 for us to take violent terror seriously. Be Warned.

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Tuesday January 20, 2009

[Sign Thief] A thief has stolen a sign board from the brand new sign at the north entrance to Port Pines Heights. The board looks like teak, but it’s not. The board is about 4 feet long, 12” wide, is of Ipe wood, and has the word HEIGHTS deeply routed into it. Certain special circumstances make the theft a felony. I’ll offer a reward of $50, no questions asked, for its safe return, you walk away.&