Tuesday June 30, 2009

Sandra Downs, former candidate for Monroe County Sheriff turned in her husband to the cops for cultivating marijuana yesterday after the couple had a fight. Deputies found three concealed grow rooms at his landscaping business on Cudjoe Key. They didn’t find any pot, but they did find some residue. The husband is in jail waiting for his first appearance in court.

He could always say the grow rooms were used to propagate plants for his business.

[Public Hurricane Shelters] I’ve been moaning and groaning for thirty years that we don’t need to widen US1 for evacuation (and development). What we need is every new public building to be built to serve as a public hurricane shelter and for the Government to issue incentives to build personal hurricane shelters. I’ve contacted Keys politicians and my message always fell on deaf ears.  They know that if they issue the mandatory evacuation order it lets them off the hook for our safety - even though almost no one leaves in an emergency.

A couple of years ago we had four mandatory evacuations, no wonder most people stay. It’s long past the time for the County to get real about our safety.

The Big Pine & Lower Keys Rotary will once again host their annual 4th of July celebration at Sugarloaf Airport beginning at 5 pm.  There will be plenty of food, all your favorite beverages, live music by 40 Ft. Sharpie and, of course, the biggest and best fireworks display in the Keys starting at sundown.  Come out and support the Rotary and the many local businesses who have helped make this event possible.
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[Leaving Iraq] The country of Iraq is getting turned back over to the Iraqis today. Finally the city of Baghdad is being turned back over to Iraqi forces with celebration. It’s not going to be easy and there will be flair-ups, but it appears that the war is ending for American forces. Say what you want about Obama, but he kept his promise of ending the war and letting the Iraqis now plan their own future. He didn’t do it in the timeframe he laid out in the election, but it’s getting done.

I’m sure some will try and make it sound like things are still horrible, but what do you expect from the Chicken Little Party? Let’s stir up more hatred for America’s president with a teabag party. When you see them just smile and wave and remember what it was like in America 60 days before the election. Swing those teabags!  The last teabag party was such a failure the County imposed a tax increase. Feel good, swing a bag.

I wish the tomato lady would get back soon. I’m sick of the plastic tomatoes I’ve been forced to buy from Winn Dixie.

[Recycling] I don’t recycle because it’s too much trouble to cart the various boxes to the main road for pick up and then on two other days cart my regular garbage to the main road too. Then I have to go and retrieve all the empty containers.

Oh, I forgot, we can't get another company. WM has a sweetheart deal and doesn’t have to go out for competitive bids in order to have their contract renewed. Thank Mayor Neugent again for another no-bid contract with his bubbas. Something's getting fishier and fishier in Monroe County and it’s more than the garbage. ~Usa33043@yahoo.com

Farah Fawcett, Ed McMahon. Michael Jackson ... but wait, there's more... Billy (OxyClean) Mays!

[Little Torch Key Robberies] My neighbor’s van had tools stolen from it late Saturday night. This has been going on for several weeks on Little Torch. Apparently we all live in a ghetto now and if it isn’t nailed down some P.O.S. (piece of shit) will steal it.

Bernard Madoff got 150 years in jail. I hope he’ll soon be joined by the Keys' own “Bonnie and Clyde” the Acevedos.

[More Bar Wisdom] To maintain good health and vitality, I drink lots of V8 with my Vodka.

I think the housekeeper series of posts is very interesting. My family has been victim to those family relative thieves. If you had a loved one that was taken in by this kind of scam you would be more interested in what is being said. Remember that some day you too will be old. It's Lunatics anonymous, not lunatic anonymous. Maybe you should join. 

[Blind Biker] Get your motor runnin’ Video

[TV Service] If any TV system would give me a remote that is totally programmable so that I could scrap all the junk channels and be able to view those that interest me and have a paid option to not receive commercials, I would go for it. My new LED TV does this to a point, but not the commercial part. Most of this generation does not remember that cable was supposed to be commercial free, because we were paying for it. But no, the greedy bastards who run the entertainment industry want more, more, more!

[Restrooms] I guess people don't get out much or don't drink beer while they do it.  Pretty much every beach has restrooms and then there is my newest favorite - the airport at Marathon.  Conveniently located on that last stretch heading south before the bridge.  Head in the Arrivals door and hang a right.

Another Obama lie. Now he says that he is not against taxing the middle class for health care. How quick he lied about not taxing hardworking families.  I voted for change, but now I am scared we made a mistake.

Pick the Jackson’s Hole you want to visit!

EPA suppressed report skeptical of global warming. Click here: E-mails indicate EPA suppressed report skeptical of global warming | Politics and Law - CNET News

Microsoft’s Bing online translator. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/

[Dear Who Cares] If the housekeeper litany bothers you, that tells us four possible things about you. Choose one:
A. You have no parents.
B. Your a selfish pr..k who cares only about yourself.
C. You are or know one of these housekeepers and choose to keep it quiet.
D. All of the above.

[Barack Hussein Obama] Whenever I see a post begin like that I skip it because it’s going to be a hate our President post.] That is his name, is it not? It's funny how we spent several years calling George Bush "Dubya" for his middle name. I'd say in honor of that, we should always refer to Barack as "Hussein" just to be consistent. After all, we didn't pick it, his parents did.

[Comcast] To the person that got their services switched over to DirectTV, thank you for sharing the information. I don't like Comcast one bit, but they do offer some great specials when you are a new customer. But what happens if you had them for over a year? Their prices are doubled! My bill was $60 a month for Internet and basic cable for 6 months. After the six months was up, my bill was $120. Plus I have noticed more and more that their cable service is just getting worse and worse. I can't even count how many times I will be watching a show and the voices will go out. I will be switching over as soon a possible.

Also that is great to know about Boost Mobile. I always see it at Radio Shack but I never once went in and asked about it. I live in Coral Shores on Little Torch and I can't even get service in my own house with Metro PCS. I pay $100 a month for two cell phones from Metro and as soon as we walk in we have no service. When people call it goes straight to voicemail. It is so frustrating to have a phone that you can’t use in your home. Thank you for the helpful information.

[Obama Bad] It's amazing that these people are organizing for their cause. I wonder long until they put up one of these bill boards in the Keys. http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102496

[All M.J. All the Time] Enough about Wacko-Jacko.

Kudos to you, Ed. I hope readers can now really appreciate what you do with this site after Saturday’s postings.

[Housekeeper posts - who cares] Do you mean that you are you really bored by your elderly neighbor’s possible abuse? The posts may be a bit long, however they bring out a good point and that is that our elderly population are at risk for exploitation.

For other states or additional phone numbers in your state. http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/Find_Help/Help_Hotline.aspx 

The Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg, Russia: The Russian Louvre? Slide Show

[Sal] I am beginning to enjoy seeing Sal posting here again. All his comments illuminate how sad and frustrating his life is so I take a certain sense of smug satisfaction that he is so miserable. It almost makes me believe in karma.

[Coup in Honduras] It can be tough to find news about something besides the current trendy topic.  This may help, I'm still checking it out, but it looks promising.  World News

[US Navy Drill Team] Does anyone know if the rifles they are using are specially balanced? http://www.whc.net:80/rjones/USN/USN_team.html

[Dear Barack Obama basher, who paid for your computer] My guess is this. If the poster doesn't like Obama, they probably paid for their own computer with money they earned; unlike Obama supporters who probably found a way to get a computer without paying for it.

I really enjoyed the Coconut Telegraph in its raw form. It was very entertaining, but hard to read with the ridiculous fonts used. Maybe you could make this a regular feature once a month? They certainly don't pay you enough to have to sift through that every day. (Ed: Thanks. We’ll be doing it every Saturday. I was thinking of changing all the fonts to Verdana which is the font we normally use, but then it wouldn’t be raw. Fronts demonstrate the psyche of the writer and help the reader to see how the writer sees himself.)

[Public Hurricane Shelters] This comes under the general heading: Better safe than sorry. You are repeating the usual rhetoric. But what you and the rest of the stay-homers are missing is, what happens if there's no more drinking water, or the sewers and roads are flooded, and food is scarce, and relief trucks or boats can't get to us, and people are more hurt than existing medical services can manage?  All the "sheltering in place" will never resolve the life-threatening "after" possibilities.

Picture this: The County does shelter in place, people are harmed, the negligence lawsuits start flying,  the County goes (more) bankrupt, and everybody goes on national TV and says Florida Determent of Emergency Management (because they are just as involved in the evac decision) and Monroe County Dept Emergency Mgt are on everybody's gotcha’ list.  Hindsight - there are no do-overs in these decisions. Which is better is always obvious.

New seat belt law is in effect as of July 1st. They can pull you over for not wearing a seat belt. What about kids on the school buses? If it's dangerous for adults what about little kids? This is just crap. Next it will be boats. When will this craziness stop? If you really want to be safe, lock yourself in the upstairs bathroom. 

[Welfare Abuse] The man who dropped off his nine kids under Nebraska's safe haven law is going to be a father again. Since the Staton children were young, the family has received $995,468 in different forms of government aid, including more than $600,000 in food stamps and $109,774 in Medicaid. Staton became the single father of 10 kids — ages 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 9, 8, 5, 4 and 1 month in February 2007 when his wife, RebelJane, died after suffering a cerebral aneurysm. http://www.omaha.com/article/20090628/NEWS01/706289890/0/FRONTPAGE

[Cause of Death] They finally found out how Michael Jackson died. It was from eating a 5-year old wiener.

Check out Sandy Downs’ husband, Nicholas. She ran for Sheriff of Monroe County last year. Aren't you glad she wasn't voted in! We’d have the School Superintendant’s spouse and the Sherriff’s spouse in jail at the same time. Arrest Reports Mug Shots

[Doesn't care about the elderly] I bet you kick the canes out from under them, throw sticks in the wheelchair spokes and spit on babies too!

[ABATE general membership meeting] Southernmost chapter of ABATE of Florida, Inc. being held at the Looe Key Tiki Bar, mm 27, Ramrod Key at 11 am, Sunday, July 5. Bulletin Board

[Dear Barack Obama basher] Go for it! Attack my gift computer, my typing teacher, my monkey paws and my dim, scary thoughts! Your inability to logically and factually challenge negative points about Obama is very telling. In instances where you're incapable of disputing a post with facts, you personally attack the dissident with stupid, idiotic and unintelligent responses. You do that even though they make you look mindless, moronic and completely clueless. Now that's what I call self-sacrificing devotion.

I love America as it was. You and Obama want a country where the government controls and dictates everything. That will fit your needs perfectly by allowing you to wander aimlessly through life with government as your backup. Try refuting any disagreeable posts with facts, if you're capable, and you may become credible.

Madoff's connections to the Democrat Party seem to be of little interest to the media. Very few media stories of the fraud perpetrated by former Nasdaq chairman Madoff mentions the heavy financial support that Madoff has donated to the Democrat Party. Campaign contributions by Madoff show many thousands of dollars going to Democrat candidates and causes. Including $100,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign, thousands to Charles Rangel (D, NY), Charles Schumer (D, NY), and $6,000 to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Madoff also gave generously to Senator Frank Lautenberg (D, NJ) who runs a charitable foundation that invested with Madoff.

I found but two mentions of Madoff's support of Democrats. One brief mention in Time Magazine and one in a Bloomberg report. What we are seeing is the Old Media conveniently forgetting that this guy was a big Democrat donor. Who can doubt that if Madoff was a big donor to the GOP we'd see this fact featured prominently in every story? Yes, it's another sad but true name-that-party parlor game.

[Unions] I worked for many years in a huge union shop and I can tell you that a great many of the union members voted Republican and hated the union.  Go figure.

[Go Fish] So you think you are a fisherman? Test your knowledge, Play GO FISH! Registration required. http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/Ecard?ecard_id=2481

[Hey, Who Cares] Strike a nerve, did they? It's people like you who allow the elderly to continue to be exploited and abused.

[DirecTV is better than Comcast] I would have to disagree on that. I have DirecTV and it sucks. For some reason Comcast doesn't service my block or else I would gladly switch. Every time it pours down rain my TV goes out so I have to sit inside while it's storming and can't even watch the damn TV.

As far as Boost Mobile goes I switched back to my old provider because I couldn't get good reception with it.

Don't get all bothered about hurricane evacuation.  Some guy trying to save his illegal downstairs enclosure has done some research and concluded that apparently hurricanes aren't all that much to worry about.  Now if he can just get FEMA to see it his way.

[Pot Bust] My, oh my, take a look at who got arrested yesterday for the production of marijuana.  Since this is the same family that likes to burn islands and vandalize schools, I'm sure they'll think of a very entertaining story of how MCSO is harassing them.

[Bit Torrent] I was told not to mess with these sites unless I had a completely separate computer system with no personal files or data anywhere on it; dedicated to up and downloading only.  If the system crashes, it's no big loss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_client

[New Rule] The County biologist is issuing citations to people who have fish cleaning tables on their dock. What a joke. I can’t believe anyone could let this go on in the county. The biologist said it’s because people throw the cleaned fish carcass in the canal. I guess he thinks he makes the rules, otherwise if you get an after-the-fact permit for $150 you can keep your table and throw the fish in the canal.

[Recycling] There is a persistent rumor or urban legend among the locals that all the recyclables that are put out go right to a landfill. They imply not to waste your time with recycling.

[Coup in Honduras] The military staged a coup in Honduras yesterday and the American news didn’t mention it for fear of interrupting the Michael Jackson coverage. News reporting is getting worse in America instead of getting better. I had to go to the BBC News to find out about the coup.

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Monday  June 29, 2009

[Wetstock IV] Remember after leaving the Looe Key Underwater Music Festival July 11 to stop by Picnic Island for the 5th annual Moondogs Wetstock. This is a free music festival for locals and their friends with lots of performers and your hosts, The Moondogs! Come on out for a great time and lots of live music.

[Hurricane Season 2009] Every so often a subject arises that could mean life and death for hundreds of people and I think this is one of them. Our weak-kneed politicians at local, state and federal levels need to get their collective heads out of the sand. Emergency Management policies at least in Monroe County (The Florida Keys) are a farce.

Ducking responsibility by saying “Hurricane evacuation is mandatory”  therefore we are not responsible for what happens, is at best ludicrous.

Historically they can and do run the tourists out, and proclaim mandatory evacuation, for the residents, knowing full well only five percent of the population will leave.

Fathers Day, Sunday June  21, 2009 should be a wake up call. Why?  Because US1 northbound (the 18 mile stretch) was closed for repairs and northbound traffic was diverted to Card Sound Road. A normal sunny Sunday, with beautiful weather, backed up traffic to mm 100 to a stand-still, for at least a three hour wait. Don't take my word for it read the letters to the editors in this week’s local papers.

Now let's transpose this situation to a hurricane alert with bad weather and possible road blockage from an accident, or stalled vehicles. You fill in the blanks.

Our elected officials need to legislate a 21 century policy of “shelter in place”. it can be done. FKEC just finished an opened a new headquarters in Tavernier with a 200 MPH wind structure rating. I guess we will have to wait for a New Orleans Katrina disaster before we can say what happened? An the Emergency Management Officials can say "Hey, We issued a mandatory evacuation it's not our fault. And you know what? They would be right, because of the lack of oversight by our elected officials.

Billy Mays is dead at 50 in Tampa. He said he was hit on the head when an airplane he was on made a rough landing Saturday, and his wife, Deborah Mays, told investigators he didn’t feel well before he went to bed about 10 p.m. that night.

TV’s will be quieter from now on. We won’t be hearing him yelling out about his products any more. He won’t be missed. Just looking at this picture, I can hear him yelling about Oxi-Clean.

Frankly, I’ve had enough All Jackson All the Time TV.

[Rest Areas on US1] There aren’t any, but there are a few fast food joints that serve that same function.

The Star Spangled Banner history lesson.  Read it and save it, because someday we might need it again! It’s time to get patriotic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner

[Barack Hussein Obama] Whenever I see a post begin like that I skip it because it’s going to be a hate our President post.

3-2-1 and Liftoff of GOES-O Rising above the pad's fixed service tower, a Delta IV rocket soars into the sky with the GOES-O satellite aboard. Liftoff was at 6:51 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The first attempt to launch GOES-O, on June 26, was scrubbed due to thunderstorms. The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O was developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. Each of the GOES satellites continuously provides observations of 60 percent of the Earth including the continental United States, providing weather monitoring and forecast operations as well as a continuous and reliable stream of environmental information and severe weather warnings. Once in orbit, GOES-O will be designated GOES-14, and NASA will provide on-orbit checkout and then transfer operational responsibility to NOAA.

[Pedophiles Good--Obama Bad] That's a bad analogy. The Catholic Church doesn't preach about how molesting a child is okay during their sermons. The original post had to do with racism and bigotry. It had to do with the Obama’s disliking the very country they now run, and listening to Mr. Wright tell them continuously how horrible it is. I'm defending that post and I didn't even write it.

Bernie Madoff, former head of the NASDAQ Stock Exchange and perpetrator of the biggest Ponzi scheme rip-off in world history is to be sentenced today. It’s rumored that the sentencing judge will recommend crucifixion.

[Name That Plant] Please identify this cactus/bromeliad type plant? The thorns extend away from the plant and I’ve never seen that before. The plant was all green until one day when the interior portion started turning orange/red and kept getting stronger until four days later when a beautiful growth turned into a flower. The flower only bloomed for a couple of days and the orange/red went away. It looked like the plant was in heat!

Deer Ed, Thanks for the briefing on how you publish. I’m confident that most of us were really surprised at the amount of effort goes into publishing our daily dose. This site is truly addictive, and you do a phenomenal job in keeping it rolling along. Kudos.

Just a simple Thank you, Ed, really, that is all. I look at the Coconut Telegraph everyday from Latvia. I miss my friends and do hope for many lost souls in the Keys. Big Pine Key has been a great place to visit and help folks. Ed, Your work is great. You really are doing a public service and hopefully getting paid for all your editing and graphics work. I do look at the ads and appreciate seeing what is going on entertainment wise. Are my musician friends playing? It would be great to hear a little more local news in what people are thinking on a given day. I know a lot of folks help people all the time  in the Keys. I have never met such a diverse group of good people as I have on Big Pine Key. Eccentricity--well the posts speak for themselves. But isn't that the beauty of the Keys? How many benefits have we seen in the Keys with everyone pitching in their talent, time and cash?

I love the Florida Keys, it’s truly a place called Paradise. Until I return may your boat float, your table be full and your hope be in goodness for all. We are not alone in this world, eccentric as folks are, they all have a story to tell.

[The Housekeeper] Enough with the housekeeper litany. Who cares? Think about something else for a while. Please stop your one woman crusade. And stop repeating yourself. I don't know what is more boring , you or the lunatic anonymous guy.

[Doesn’t Like Michael Jackson] A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday. The bus was moving through the city of North Lauderdale on Thursday when passenger James Kiernan received a text message about Jackson's death on his cell phone, and he read it aloud on the bus, the Broward County Sheriff's Department said.

The unidentified bus driver opined that "Michael Jackson should have been in jail long ago," prompting Kiernan, 60, to retort that "the world just lost a great musical talent," the police report said.

It said the last remark enraged another passenger, Henry Wideman, who started a swearing match with Kiernan, then pulled out a knife and chased Kiernan down the aisle with it. The driver called his dispatcher and pulled over near a convenience store to wait for sheriff's deputies, who arrested Wideman, 54. He remained in jail on Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Jumping Cactus at the Verde River Check out yesterday's Coconut Telegraph.  June 26, 2009. It has one of the best posts I've seen to date.  If you don't do today, just go to the bottom of the post and look in the archives.

The first article about the cactus is hilarious.  DJ (name encrypted to protect the guilty), did you write this article?   It sure sounds like one of your stories.  It’s almost as good as the one when you came back over the Mexican Border and were 'searched' for drugs.  I loved it.  Those were the days, as Patti Page would say.

PS  Ed, You are doing a great job.  As soon as I get a job or Obama sends me $1,000,000 I will start advertizing on your website. 

[The Government runs the military] I say the government funds the military, and the fine men and women of our armed forces make it functional. Yes, we have the greatest military, but I'm willing to bet it's the most wasteful one on the planet. That's where the government comes in. Same with health care, money will be the real problem. Remember the Somalia pirates? Because of government, it took 5 days to do what the Navy could have done in 5 hours. When it comes to efficiency, leave the politicians out of it.

If you look at Michael Jackson’s video Bad, you’ll see that is the first time he was white. It is where he should have stopped his plastic surgery because he finally succeeded in looking like his sister Janet.

[Unedited Saturday] Except for mixed font types and a few mistakes, Saturday's posts were not what we expected. It seems the posters who usually are registered idiots didn't have the gumption to post in their natural scribble and prose. This is a good sign, Ed, there is still hope.

[Miami Beach South] Is there any truth to the rumor that the Keys are being redesigned for total redevelopment of massive gated communities and massive affordable housing sites, from Key Largo to Rockland Key and will look like Levittown South with thousands of new homes and businesses? I hope I die before that happens! This is the last Paradise on the planet, save it please!

[Bums would cull out] The bums mentioned in that post are all persons who don't do for themselves and suck the life out of real working, self-sustaining citizens. The street bums are and always will be living in your neighborhood.  I have a better plan: Sterilization sounds good!

[Gas prices flat across US over last 2 weeks] The price of a gallon of gasoline held steady over the past two weeks, at $2.66 for a gallon of regular unleaded.  That's according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.  Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the U.S. price of mid-grade on Friday was $2.79 and premium was at $2.90.  Wichita, Kan., had the lowest price, $2.40 for a gallon for regular. San Francisco was the highest at $3.02. Regular gas cost $1.44 more per gallon at this time last year. Diesel was at $2.65 a gallon Friday - $2.19 below its year-ago price.

[From the Right] Public payroll and the unions. Yesterday a unionist poster berated all Republicans for trying to keep the costs of government under control. I thank him for his posting. His posting was a crystal clear window into the soul of many unionists. He spoke of law enforcement unions, and urged law enforcement officer who are union members to fight the Republicans so that the officers can keep their perks such as take home cars. He urged all government employees to do likewise. That poster did not urge the public employees to work harder during these troubled times, he did not urge them to make economies in the work place, he did not preach shared sacrifice or dedication to public service. Nope, all he urged was “gimme, gimme, gimme.”  I was a cop for nearly 4 decades. Cut me and I bleed blue. It’s true that the unions have improved the lot of the police officer, but it was at the cost of diminished effectiveness in the pursuit of public safety. Most public employees are not “leeches” or “lazy ‘arses’”, but most of those types that I’ve seen have been union members. Those types don’t last long in a non union professional organization. That small component of the union membership colors the reputations of the hard working union members. The union ethos and rules make cleansing the work place of those slugs very difficult.  Far too many union officers work only to “the rule”.  I’ve personally seen bad guys go free because union police officers refused to come to court unless their contract was fulfilled by paying them exorbitant overtime for their testimony. I’ve seen bad cops go unpunished for egregious violations of law and policy because of union interference.  The days of a paramilitary law enforcement organization are dead. The belief and the pride in the ideals of public service is gasping for life.  In far too many instances the unionized officer gives not a whit about the public they are sworn to serve, they work only for the union. Far too often, the public that we've sworn an oath to serve and law enforcement management have become the "enemy".  All too often the unions foster the notion that other components of the Criminal Justice system share enemy status. It’s because of unions that many law enforcement agencies have become bloated bureaucracies and the cost of keeping a cop on the street has gone stratospheric.  C’mon now, do you really think that the cost of giving officers the privilege of taking a car home is worth the tiny deterrent effect it might have justified it less troubled times? Our teachers do a fine job, but with school enrollment dropping does it make any sense to keep a surplus of teachers on the public payroll? No, it’s welfare. The same holds true in all venues of public service. The unions worry not about the public good, they worry only about growing the union. Union leaders are notorious for bailing out on their members in order to grow their personal fortunes or power. So folks if you want to keep your costs of government very high, if you like featherbedding as a way of governance, if you like the idea of the government being your master, if you want higher taxes in exchange for diminished efficiency, be sure to vote against the Republicans. Ask yourself: Does the public owe me a pay check, do I deserve a pay check because I can breathe?”  If you answered yes, make damned sure not to vote Republican. By the way, union members account for only 12.4% of all employed persons, in 1983 that number was 20.1%.

[Michael Jackson] Just in case anyone has been living under a rock, Michael Jackson is dead.  The child molesting, super-weird, cosmetic surgery addicted freak, croaked from as yet unknown causes in Los Angeles.  He was transported to a hospital after being found not breathing.  Emergency workers later returned to the scene to retrieve his nose and other extraneous body parts left behind.  Sources close to the case said that his last wish was to be turned into Legos so that little kids could fondle him for years to come.

[Comcast]  I'm a happy camper now that I finally got rid of Comcast cable TV. I finally got fed up with the outages and the sound going out and those little tiles that constantly showed up on my screen. I called Comcast to come service my complaints and they told me over the phone that it was my TV and not them. So I took my TV to the repair shop and they told me that my TV was fine and charged me $60 to tell me that. So this happened to be the straw that broke the camels back.

I called our local DirecTV guys (Fla Keys Satellite) and they came the next day! Can you believe that? They came the next day! Sam and Luis really took care of me. I have a 52" LCD HDTV and I didn't know that it had the capability to program on digital and analog channels. When Sam did a test run on the Comcast it downloaded (programmed) 78 analog channels and zero digital channels. I thought the digital transition took effect on June 12th, but it's still the same old crap. On top of that Comcast convinced me that I needed that digital converter (which they were charging me for) and it's useless. What a scam. I have a digital TV, they're the ones that aren’t digital. 

When I saw that same TV, with my new DirecTV HD/DVR I was blown away. These two guys gave me all the bells and whistles for a fraction of what I was paying for that pathetic Comcast service. I asked what was the deal with that Metro PCS guy opening Comcast and Metro PCS in BPK Winn-Dixie, and he said he didn't know because as far as he knew  the owner has DirecTV in his house. The only reason why he could be pushing Comcast is because he got a deal with some TV station that he's been talking about forever, but I don't care about some TV station showing Leave it to Beaver or The Beverly Hillbillies. Comcast can keep that worthless crap.

I'm talking about real HD sports and movies, man. I'm talking about local channels and the Weather Channel. The way it should look. If a hurricane was to hit us, all I need is my generator and I will have TV. While everyone with Comcast will not, until services are restored. Remember how long that took with Wilma? Yeah, not me. It's not going to happen to me.

Sam and Luis showed me their new phones which are Boost Mobile and it's all you can talk with long distance and all the bells and whistles for only $50 a month with taxes included, and get this; it has radio walkie-talkie, texting, picture, texting, internet etc. and it works anywhere in the nation with no travel talk or roaming needed. I went to the Radio Shack saw Kevin in BPK and got me one and this thing is great and kicks Metro PCS in the can, baby. No contract, no stupid blue area. Just go anywhere you want and talk.

Hey, Florida Keys Satellite. Thanks, baby. You guys saved and changed my world. Keep up the good work. Thanks to you I got rid of Comcast and Metro PCS. www.flakeyssatellite.com

[Pedophiles Good--Obama Bad] Why is it always the same lame, universal Obama supporter's excuse for anyone questioning Obama's past to go off topic? Diverting any criticism away from the President at all costs and attack subjects irrelevant to the main issue. Bring up as many things as possible that don't pertain to the issue at hand and try to confuse the situation. Does Obama send out memos? If you folks keep answering questions about Obama that way, you'll be running out of people, religions and weather events to blame real soon. Maybe then he'll have to stand up for his actions.

None of your off topic comments have anything to do with Obama or you standing up for Obama, the person. Why? Never mind, I get it. Perhaps you should have done at least a bit of research before making a naive comment like 17 years with Rev. Wright is just about "some outrageous sermons".  Pull back from YouTube and do some real research about the ideology and vision of the church the Obama’s attended for so long. Would it surprise you to learn that one of the black ethics, of the Black Value System, the Obama's worshipped under is "Disavowal of the Pursuit of Middleclassness"? So, which was the Obama con, him worshipping under that ethic for 20 years or proclaiming to American voters he would not raise taxes on the middle class because he can relate to them so well--or both?

He did tell everyone "if my energy plan (now called a jobs bill) passes energy prices will skyrocket" and you people still voted him in. That promise will come true and be verifiable. The pledges of complete transparency, the unverifiable save or create jobs scams and other nonsense proves the Windy City is alive and well in DC. Now close your eyes and say three times: Obama is the president of the USA and is solely responsible for his actions, not the Catholic Church, pedophile priests or GW Bush.

Dear Barack Obama basher, You scare me because I don't know who paid for your computer and who taught you to use your monkey paws to try to get your dim thoughts across on the internet.

[Jumping Cactus of the Verde River] I'm sure John became a pillar of the community. A lot of good men died to defend his right to sit around and do LSD, what a worthless piece of garbage. Jumping Cactus at the Verde River

The housekeeper, now feeling smug and secure, keeps the isolation pressure on. Few, if any, visitors make it in to see the elderly person, the blinds are still closed and there is little input from TV or radio. If any family shows up the housekeeper will keep a low profile and if possible will attempt to get the family fighting among them so as to take the spotlight off of her. The air conditioning/heat is kept on the uncomfortably warm side. The housekeeper’s visits dwindle from daily to every two to three days. The elderly person’s hygiene and dietary needs are starting to be somewhat neglected. When the housekeeper does show up its only long enough for a quick clean and to dump some canned goods onto a plate, cover it with plastic wrap and instruct the elderly person to put it in the microwave when they get hungry. The bulk of the dietary needs now come from microwaveable foods or cans. The elderly person gets only the mail that the housekeeper sees fit to give them. The groceries are still paid for with cash and the elderly person, who lives alone, suddenly eats $200.00 worth of groceries per week and her pet is eating $75.00 per week? The housekeeper, with all of the assets tied up now just waits for the elderly person to wither away. One elderly person whose plight was discovered before it was too late was taken immediately to the doctor and found to be malnourished, dehydrated and socially isolated. Dehydration alone could easily have done her in. Another housekeeper found the quickest way to her elderly male’s wallet was through his zipper. These housekeepers will often contact you for "attaboys" and good references. Be careful who you refer. These things may be going on to elderly people you know. These housekeepers are living among you here in our community. If you have any suspicion at all talk to the elderly person’s neighbors. They will often tell you a lot.

Please, if you suspect any of these things going on or anyone doing these things contact me martmo@gmail.com and I will help you find out or put you in touch with the proper investigating authorities. If you think you know one of these housekeepers by all means post their name. If they are embarrassed enough perhaps they’ll stop. Thanks for taking the time to read my posts. If you’d like a copy of all the posts for a reference please email.

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[Jumping Cactus of the Verde River] Around 1971 as the Vietnam War was swallowing up our young men, my friend John got a greeting from the draft board that told him to report to his home town, Phoenix Army Center for a pre-induction physical. He thought about going to Canada, but being from the desert he thought it would be too cold for his bones so he came up with another idea.

Back in LA, a couple of weeks later, John received the coveted 4F card. Mission accomplished.

Dear Barack Hussein Obama: You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me. You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you. You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support. You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American. You scare me because you have never run a. company or met a payroll. You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.. You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others. You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail. You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America' crowd and deliver this message abroad. You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector. You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one. You scare me because you prefer 'wind mills' to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves. You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the world. You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against certain banks and corporations. You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals. You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people. You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient. You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do. You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Relllys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view. You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing. Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.

[Bull Fighting] Spain is the only “civilized” nation that promotes animal cruelty and torture.

[Pedophiles Good Obama Bad] Let me get this straight. The Obamas are horrible because they went to a church that had some outrageous sermons read by a controversial pastor. But the people that went, and still go to the Catholic church which had hundreds of child molestation charges proven against their priests is okay. Their leaders then tried to hide the facts and did nothing to the pedophile priests but move them around, but they are all nice sweet religious people because they’re not black?

Put your stone down, you may crack one of your windows.

[Unions] If I was a union policeman, teacher, fire fighter or any other public servant I would strongly do everything I could to stop the Republicans in their zeal to end American Unions. To the republicans all union members are leeches and lazy arses that do nothing but suck the life out of our counties and cities with their ridiculous demands (such as the car ride home programs and the amount of police on the streets). Just a month ago a staunch republican in here told us that the amount of teachers in this area should be reduced due to budget considerations. When you go to the polls, union members, remember which party wants your livelihood reduced. If you are a union member of any union and you vote republican the only person you can thank if you lose your job is the very same republican you voted for.

Marriage--A Dim View]
A political contrivance enabling control of people and breeding, through records of previous conceptions.  
A method to tax and control the finances of a small group (family).
A method of self-torture and self abuse until death do us part.

[Air Boats] So, you got your $50,000 Flats Boat stuck in the mug, huh?  You can also see why Air Boats are illegal in the Keys. They blow off all the nesting sites, damage the mangroves, and chew up the sea grass in super shallow water!  They’re good for emergency work, though! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp8TBPTMgq0

[Mule Kills Lion] The posting on Friday, of the mule killing the mountain lion, with pictures included, is another urban legend.  According to Snopes.com, the lion was already dead, and the mule just had an aggressive attitude towards these big cats. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/mulelion.asp

[Unedited Saturday] that wasn’t too bad! I was the one who suggested not editing, and I was surprised that most of the postings were actually readable. The big "gotcha" for me was the mouth-breather who has the grudge against St. Peter's Church.  His unedited post was hilarious, but not in a good way. So glad that Social Security and the Food Stamp Program are keeping him alive, and that he can pay the rent when "do".

[Rest Rooms] My friend told me about the Coconut Tele. I live out of state and was wondering if there are many rest areas with bathrooms along the overseas highway? We are staying in Key West and  traveling with 3 smaller children. We hope to see the islands on our journey. 

I have driven thru Alabama and I guess no one has to use a rest area there.

[Bums would cull out if it wasn't for stupid charities] Or, the crime rate would increase, because more people are now hungry, and so are committing whatever crimes they have to for food.  Hungry people do not have any focus except food.

Or, come up with a better plan. One that doesn't involve just bitching. Sometimes helping people is better for everyone than ranting and calling people names. Good luck with your anger ulcers.

[Silly Thoughts]  Here's mine for today: After reading the newspaper today it seemed to me that most of the crime in this country is caused by drugs and alcohol, e.g. people getting drunk and into fights and causing accidents; junkies breaking into houses to get money to buy drugs; home invasions, etc.  So it seemed to me (briefly) that what a wonderful and peaceful nation we would have if there were no drugs or alcohol!  Wouldn't it be great if it they were never invented?
 
But then I started thinking about the Muslims.  Their religion forbids them to do drugs or alcohol, and I don't think most of them do.  To me, they seem to be some of the meanest and violent and bigoted mo-fo's on the planet.   I wouldn't live among them on a bet.
 
So my current thinking is that alcohol and drugs are good, because they chill us out and stop us from being mean!  (This post may also be included under "more bar wisdom"). 

[From the Right] 219 to 212 (3 abstentions) was the House vote for the Cap and Trade legislation that is one of Obama’s very highest priorities.  A win for Obama, but a very, very, slim win in the House where the Democrats outnumber Republicans 231 to 198. That is a very good indicator that there may yet be a glimmer of sanity in DC.  As much as I abhor the notion of using higher taxation as a tool for social engineering or redistribution of wealth, I could understand the reasoning if the theory of global warming even looked like it might be valid. But it doesn’t.

This bill with thousands of pages was never even delivered to legislators until very shortly before the vote, nobody read it. That has now become routine Obama chicanery. Remember the stimulus legislation? Do you also remember the bail out legislation? What happened to the Obama campaign mantra, “No new  taxes on the middle class”? This legislation is exclusively a tax bill. It is a huge new Pandora’s box of new taxes. Every single American, child, woman, or man, will be paying higher taxes if this bill passes the Senate. For your sake, please give some serious thought to contacting our Senators and telling them that this is Crap and Trod legislation and it should be stillborn.

[Unedited Saturday] Hope you enjoyed your 1/2 day respite.  How about clueing us in? How many hours a day do you labor over the piles of raw e-mails culling, editing and prepping them for the Coconut Telegraph? There sure is a difference, edit vs. raw. (Ed: I usually start at 6 or 7 in the morning. It takes me about three hours just to read and edit the posts. I also have to follow each link to make sure they are okay and related to the post [many are not]. It takes about another hour to find the animations and images to go along with the posts. Then I spend some time with Photoshop editing the images [my second favorite part]. After that I have to prepare the FrontPage software for the day’s postings, moving yesterday’s Coco Tele, setting up a new one, updating the archives, maybe making a new Coco Tele banner, etc. Finally I cut and paste the edited posts and insert the images and format them in FrontPage and publish.

I then answer emails, do my billing and pester slow paying advertisers for another long while (I hate that part the most). Then I go back and make the changes the advertisers ask for and post the classifieds, business directory and bulletin board updates and publish again. By then it’s lunch time then nap time then back to messing with all the equipment to keep it working and up to snuff. Then comes happy hour [my very favorite part] at home, Rob’s or at Parrotdise.)

[Plane Crashed--Saved All] Kudos to Big Pine’s Captain Bryant Beebe. You are truly a Hero!

Next week Winn Dixie is going to have rib eye roast for $5 a pound!

[Immigration Reform] Is anyone else out there fed up with the use of the politician's favorite con phrase, immigration reform? The president's next change you can believe in is to give citizenship to all illegal immigrants in America. This will be pay back for the Hispanic vote. Does anyone believe Obama's rhetoric on what requirements illegals must meet to gain citizenship? For years the American people have shouted "close the border and no amnesty for people pissing on America's immigration laws". Yet politicians keep on trying for immigration reform, just to gain more new votes. They say to hell with the voice of the American people!

Here's one more hint, some say he told Chappaquiddick police: I thought she was right behind me, but I really starting worrying when she didn't come up after 20 minutes.

Cars are getting smaller and so should animals (less horse shit, farts and feed).

[Unedited Saturday] Now I understand why the editing is as it is.  Shalom dude. Oy, such a schmuck you are! 

[A good deal] The ready to go Crab Cakes for a $1 each at Albertsons seafood counter in Key West.

I will never complain again--unless it's mine(?).

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Saturday June 27, 2009

Unions- There is one government organization that has two unions protecting it.  The Postal Service.  The stronger union protects the City carriers/clerks, they are the ones that wear uniforms and drive most of the postal trucks. Ex. Key West and Marathon.  The get paid by the hour and are referred to as “dog walkers”  they drag their feet and go shopping on the clock in some areas, or just hide for a few hours.  I have heard stories where they go up the large condos in Miami to deliver mail personally in order to receive large Christmas bonuses. (illegal).  Then there is the other union that sold out its members.  The Rural carriers, they don’t wear uniforms, and only a few have postal vehicles here in the Keys.  They get a salary, if they have more then 15(?) boxes in a mile they do not get paid to serve the additional boxes they just service them.  If you car breaks down it is your responsibility to get it fixed and get the mail delivered.  The rural carriers are known as Post Offices on Wheels.  You can pretty much do anything through them that you would do at the post office.  Send a package, buy stamps, etc.  If the City carrier/clerks union would allow their members to go to salary our postal rates would not be so high. 

2nd UNDER THE WATERFALLS ART FEST AND CRAWFISH BOIL

AT BOONDOCKS, MM 27.5 ON

SUNDAY JULY 12 - 11-7 PM

Event Schedule:

Crawfish Boil 2-6 and Bobby D' will be entertaining you with music. 

August Powers will be displaying his underwater instruments designed for the underwater music festival.

Our master recyclist Connie Powers will display her latest creations.  Also featured will be hand painted glassware, buoys, coconuts, photography, creative gourds, jewelry, weaving, shell boxes and much more.

Last chance to purchase tickets to win a beautiful large framed "Kimian" print - "Sunset Celebration". 

Drawing will take place at 6PM.

In additon, there will be some of Kimian's artwork for sale and many items to still benefit Ian Workman.

Recently a spectacular piece of their multi-canvassed fish prints was chosen to hang at the Key West airport as part of the Art in Public Places effort.

Only a blonde! Video

Here, something worthwhile to do while you're gawking at this monitor!

Try for a Online Political Science degree! It seems most of our government did!

 http://www.humber.ca/

OK folks tell me where Im wrong in my thinking about healthcare.I have a few friends that work at Fishermans Hopital.They have all lost hours or are not working near as much as they can because there isnt that many people hopitalized or using their servcies.Ive heard that at times they may have less then 5 patients in beds.Not sure if thats true but I cant doubt what I dont know is fact.if the Presidents healthcare plan goes thru and a much larger group of Americans have healthcare available to them wont they be more apt to use their care since not being able to afford the care now is keeping them from it?Wouldnt that mean that the required healthcare checkups which reduce other illnesses later mean that hospitals and clinics will need more staff more beds and more supplies.That means more people working and more American businesses producing more supplies to support the increase in business.Even if we pay a bit more in taxes which may be less then paying for coverage now also would mean the government would  be collecting more in employment taxes because of the uptick in employees hours and pays.Truck drivers that deliver the supplies work more theres more fuel going into those trucks more trucks means more insurance companies get business and local coffers get more revenue from the increased fuel sales.More people working means more money for home sales and more poeple eating out at restaurants.I cannot see how anyone from Fishermans would be upset about a larger group of Americans having access to their services.I would like to hear from anyone that works at Fishermans about how they feel about the proposed healthcare plans.Good thing for you or a bad thing for you.We can all guess lets hear from the people themselves.

Humor, I agree with "4 Topics" we need to find a few laughs these days. It's not that we don't care about the situation of the world today but I do believe that in order to deal with everything that is being thrown at all of us lately we need an outlet to separate the serious from the "silly". Silly being "Sloan", "Aliens" and the "Boogie Man". Serious being "Iraq", Iran", Health Care", "The Ecomony", "Mutated Swine Flu", " and "Creditgate" along with a long list of more. So I'm gonna make my attempt to get us to "lighten up". So here goes my joke for the day, and please remember you can put any ethnic group in the joke, it's not the point except how could anyone be that stupid, ( Which reminds me of the "serious" stuff.) So I''ll use my own ethnic background so as not to offen anybody. Why don't the Irish make ice cubes? Answer: They forget the receipe! I know I'm not "the sharpest tool in the shed" for jokes, but "4 Topics" let's get the "Ball Rolling" ! And all you out there, send in your "silly" thoughts too & not only use this web site for serious discussion but to bring a smile to our faces in times of "Who/What is gonna hit us next?" No tallk about bugs this week this is more important. Have a good week all!  Signed: Chicken Little "Williams Pest Control" 745-4321

MJ Dies?

Talk about nut cases out there, this is a riot!  Read the Remarks too!

http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/9352/michael-jackson-faked-his-own-death/

See attached.  Northeast from Cudjoe at 15,000 Feet.

A poster in here pointed out that the Democratic party is nothing more then mere pawns to the countrys unions.As a Democrat I want to thank the Policemen, Sheriffs, Fireman, EMTs and teachers for continuing to support the Democratic party.We dont look down on you as undeserving of your hard working earned rights we welcome your continued support.Dont look behind you public servants the Republicans are gunning to end your union rights.They look at you as leeches.You can read it all right here daily.

{ Stealing } Yeah, i heard a bunch of cars were broken into on Little Torch last week. I can no longer leave my pin fish traps out in big pine channel. I have had four pin fish traps stolen this year alone. it never used to be like this down here. I have a place near the public housing projects in Brooklyn NY and more stuff is stolen from me in the Keys than in NYC. go figure !

 (Doctors have two prices) You are correct and incorrect.  It is illegal in this state to have two prices.  You can't charge a patient more because they have health insurance and less to someone without insurance.  There is a spin.  If the patient pays at the time of service you can offer a discount because the doctor does not have the expense of billing the insurance company.  This doctor offers a "time of service discount" but it is still more than what the insurance company pays because they pay so little.  ~Dr Paul

Does anyone know what the web address is for the
Upper Keys Hot Line or what ever they call it?

It is a slow day in the East Texas town of Madisonville.
It is raining and the little town looks totally deserted.  
Times are tough everybody is in debt and everybody lives on credit.  
On this particular day a rich tourist from the East is driving through

Town. He enters the only hotel in the sleepy town and lays a hundred dollar bill on the desk stating he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night. As soon as the man walks up the stairs, the hotel proprietor takes the hundred dollar bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to pay his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer then takes the $100 and heads off to pay his debt to the supplier of feed and fuel. The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute, who has also been facing hard times and has lately had to offer her "services" on credit. The hooker runs to the hotel and pays off her debt with the $100 to the hotel proprietor, paying for the rooms that she had rented when she brought clients to that establishment. The hotel proprietor then lays the

$100 bill back on the counter so the rich traveler will not suspect anything.
At that moment the traveler from the East walks back down the stairs, after inspecting the rooms. He picks up the $100 bill and states that the rooms are not satisfactory...... Pockets the money and walks out the door and leaves town. No one earned anything. However the whole town is now out of debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism.
 
That, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States Government is conducting business today. If that doesn't scare the hell out of you, then I don't know what will.

[Bashing St Peter’s Church Instead of complaining ] She and those like her are the problem that keeps the garbage breeding more Gimmy's and less realistic workers in our hive! The bums would cull out if it wasn't for stupid charities, bleeding hearts and the holy roller syndrome nuts!

More bar wisdom.
How young is too young to ask my kid to make me a drink?

Marriage: a sacred union between one man and one woman, and another woman in Argentina. Check it out (picture and video of her from ARG news):
http://www.urgente24.com/index.php?id=ve...

[Old People Abuse] These posts are like a bad episode of Batman. I've read all the clues and riddles, but still no villian. If this is a serious issue why don't you just expose these people and help put a stop to it before more harm is done? If your e-mail address gets printed and you're telling the truth, you'll be a hero. Go get 'em, Batman!

(A doctor submits his bill)  It does not matter if a doctor submits a higher bill to a insurance company.  If the doctor is participating with the insurance company, they pay what they what they determine is allowed.  I could send a bill in for $140 adjustment and two therapies and they only  allow $36.  Then Aetna tells me that since it's lower than the patient's co-pay that the co-pay is all that I'll get.  Health insurance should be for major illnesses.  Back in the 80's the chiropractor could submit a claim and they'd pay 80%.  Now it's best to have a cash practice and let the patient submit it themselves.  However, being out of network they hit you with a huge out of network deductible.  It was too far one way and now it's too far the other.  Most insurance companies need an adjustment above the atlas!  ~Dr Paul

[doctor submits his bill would be a much less than what shows up on paper at the insurance office.]  BULL SHIT! They hit you up for anything they can, and you better pay it!

The 21 gun salute, used at military funerals, did not derive from the fact that the sum of the digits of the year 1776 is twenty-one. This is a widely believed urban myth. Actually the "gun salute" was originally a naval custom. A ship would fire all of its guns, leaving itself temporarily unarmed, to show peaceful intentions. In the early days ships typically carried seven large guns, so a 7-gun salute was standard. But a shore battery, because it had more guns and more ammunition, was expected to return this salute three times over -- a 21-gun salute. Today this custom is carried on at military funerals to honor the fallen.

A friend's daughter graduated from high school recently. They had a BBQ for family and friends and she put the pix on Facebook. This was in one of them - I asked her what it is.

Her response: "This is a game.  I can't think what it's called.  There are two racks like this and you toss the balls back and forth.  You get 1 point for the blue row, 2 for the yellow row and 3 for the red row.  The first person to 21 wins.  It's a blast."

Unions etc.]  Some people have a slightly different take on unions than yesterdays excellent poster. That poster said that unions were the pawn of the Democrat party; some say that it’s the Democrat party is the pawn of the unions. It’s a toss up which special interest group, the unions or the lawyers, are the biggest contributors to the Dems.  I believe that the billions that were squandered on GM and Chrysler were primarily for the benefit of the unions.  I believe that the bail outs were in fact Obama paybacks to the unions with your tax money. As of now, it’s only the unions that are the winners.  Next, to pay for socialized medicine, the Pres is ready to tax employee health benefits for everyone except union members.  Remember too that the Pres and Democrats are pushing a measure to kill the secret ballot in unionization balloting. I believe that the union tail wags the Democrat donkey. I’m one of many folks have a real problem with the government  setting pay scales. Executive pay and rank and file pay is better left to the market place. In so many cases the execs who take the huge salaries were the founders and risk takers of the organization.  In public owned companies, it is ultimately the shareholders who approve the rate of pay of the execs. It’s the share holder investments that are at risk; therefore they should have the last call on the issue. I’ll admit it; I too envy the huge, sometime obscene, salaries.  But, my envy doesn’t give me any rights in their control. The risk takers routinely have huge investments in capital and effort. Routinely without the wisdom and ideas of top management, there would be no company, no jobs. Yesterday’s poster pointed out what seems to be a basic sea change in the way our society operates. There seems to be an overall decline in our historic pride of accomplishment and work ethic. Now results matter less and less, what counts is how hard you tried, or how pure were your motives. Society seems to demand a universal lowering of expectations so that no one should have to suffer from envy or anxiety.  Aside from my niggling differences, yesterday’s poster hit a solid home run.

A message from a conservative old fart to all you old Democrat farts, listen up: Tom Daschle, Obama’s failed Secy of Health, now mover and shaker for Obama’s socialized medicine pogrom has spoken: he has instructed us: “ Health care reform will not be pain free. Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them.” So, all you old Democrat farts: quit your bitching and bellyaching about your aches and pains, pay your higher taxes, learn to accept your rationed care, praise the Obama, and die quickly and quietly.

Another bill passed through the House. Do you know what is in it.
Where is the transparency. John Boehner is the only one I trust.

ONLY IN AMERICA..MUST WE SPEND BILLIONS BECAUSE WE CAN'T LET CHRYSLER GO BANKRUPT,  

 AND THEN, LET CHRYSLER GO BANKRUPT. 

ONLY IN AMERICA..CAN CONGRESS FORCE FANNIE AND FREDDIE TO BUY SUBPRIME LOANS,  

 AND THEN BLAME FANNIE AND FREDDIE FOR BUYING SUBPRIME LOANS. 

ONLY IN AMERICA..YOU CAN BE LEGALLY  ;ILLEGAL 

ONLY IN AMERICA...THE CONGRESS M AKE LAWS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW 

ONLY IN AMERICA..WHERE YOUR VICE PRESIDENT DECLARES 'JOBS' A 3 LETTER WORD.    

ONLY IN AMERICA...A MAJOR CRISIS REQUIRES SWIFT ACTION TO PASS A BILL WITHOUT READING IT, 

  THEN VACATION FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE THE PRESIDENT HAS TIME TO SIGN IT!! 

ONLY IN AMERICA...DOES THE MILITARY GET INVESTIGATED BY HOMELAND SECURITY AS POSSIBLE TERRORISTS, WHILE OUR BORDERS ARE WIDE OPEN. 

ONLY IN AMERICA, CAN YOU GET A TAX REFUND ON TAXES YOU DIDN'T PAY 

ONLY IN AMERICA, CAN YOU CAN BLAME OTHERS WHEN YOU DON'T PERFORM 

ONLY IN AMERICA, YOU HAVE MORE RIGHTS BEING ILLEGAL, THAN YOU DO LEGAL 

ONLY IN AMERICA, CAN YOU BE 13 AND HAVE AN ABORTION WITHOUT TELLING YOUR PARENTS,  

 BUT MUST HAVE A WRITTEN NOTE FROM YOUR PARENT WHY YOU MISSED SCHOOL. 

ONLY IN AMERICA, ARE YOU PUNISHED FOR GOOD PERFORMANCE AND REVERED FOR NONPERFORMANCE. 

ONLY IN AMERICA..CAN YOU CALL LARGE CORPORATIONS EVIL,  

 WHILE 99.9% OF THE AMERICANS WORK IN COMPANIES WITH LESS THAN 500 EMPLOYEES. 

ONLY IN AMERICA, CAN CHRYSLER GET 10 BILLION IN AID FOR THEIR COMPANY OF 30,000 EMPLOYEES.  

  I GUESS IT IS DIFFICULT TO RUN A COMPANY FOR $333,333 PER EMPLOYEE. 

ONLY IN AMERICA..WE CARE ABOUT 3 GUYS THAT GET WATER UP THE NOSE,  

 WHILE OUR ENEMIES ARE BEHEADING US AND BLOWING CROWDS OF PEOPLE UP WITH SUICIDE BOMBINGS... 

ONLY IN AMERICA..YOU CAN SAY OTHER INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES WORK,  

 BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THOSE TECHNIQUES ARE. 

ONLY IN AMERICA..YOU CAN BE PRESIDENT WITHOUT A BIRTH CERTIFICATE 

ONLY IN AMERICA, DO POLITICIANS CONSIDER 'WE THE PEOPLE' ASTRO-TURF 

ONLY IN AMERICA, WHATEVER GOES WRONG WILL ALWAYS BE BUSH'S FAULT 

LASTLY, HOWEVER, IN AMERICA, YOU CAN ONLY BE PRESIDENT WHEN THE TELEPROMPTER IS ON!!

[Bashing St Peter’s Church Instead of complaining ] She and those like her are the problem that keeps the garbage breeding more Gimmy's and less realistic workers in our hive! The bums would cull out if it wasn't for stupid charities, bleeding hearts and the holy roller syndrome nuts!

Thanks for pointing out that Gov Sanford has a liberal penis. I suppose that’s why it’s called a Johnson.  It’s a fitting name for a liberal dick. His screw up is proof of how much of a mess that even good people can get into by giving into the feel good urges of a liberal dick. Actions have consequences. The liberal motto: “If it feels good, do it. If it feels real good, do it again”.  Who gives a dump if it’s right or wrong as long as it feels good.

Ladder Golf brand outdoor games - The ultimate yard games! found it, thanks anyway.

After reading yesterdays post, Kander Bluff, CEO of Lunatics Anonymous has awarded SLOAN an honorary life time membership. He certainly seems to have the right credentials. L.A. needs to know an e-mail address to send his membership card.

Did I make another type-O or did you edit the original line?

[Your vision of this country with unions]  It would be just like the rest of the real world, with two classes of people, the rich the rest of us! 

[Your vision of this country without unions]  It would be just like the rest of the real world, with two classes of people, the rich the rest of us!

[The Housekeeper]

With the power of attorney (P.O.A.) now under her belt the housekeeper really gets busy. First a stop at the elderly person’s bank to let them know that the housekeeper has P.O.A and they can discuss bank matters with her and to have bank statements sent to her. She will also see what other assets, CD’s and income there are and have a quick look into the safe deposit box to check for anything of real value that can be converted to cash. Next the housekeeper will check for insurance policies and have her placed on them as beneficiary. I heard of one housekeeper who converted an insurance policy that the elderly person had purchased to use for her future funeral expenses. The policy had matured some years before and was now worth in excess of $10,000.00. When questioned, the housekeeper explained that it was to take care of the elderly person’s pet upon her death. The housekeeper will now, almost exclusively, use the elderly person’s car and gas and take it to her home at night.  Keep in mind that the housekeeper will charge for any errands even when using her victim’s car.

How To Play Bolo Toss & Ladder Golf Backyard Lawn Games

Bolo Toss -- also known as Ladder Golf -- is an extremely addictive backyard game of skill... similar to horseshoes, but different.

It's a lawn game that is appropriate for all ages, and can actually be played indoors as well as outdoors.

Simply put, you toss a Bolo (piece of rope with a golf ball attached at both ends) toward a Ladder (usually made from PVC plastic pipes) with the hope that it will wrap around and cling to one of the individual rungs on the ladder. Which rung of the ladder your bolo clings to ultimately determine your score, or whether your toss simply "cancels out" your challenger's.

This backyard game appears to have gotten its start at the campgrounds across America. RVers and campers have a special fondness for this unique (and popular!) outdoor game, as do tailgaters.

Like most outdoor games, it's a game of many names. It's also commonly referred to as:

Norwegian Horseshoes, Ladder Golf, Snakes, Hillbilly Golf, Polish Golf, Horseballs, Tower Ball, Bolo Golf, Gladiator, Bola, Snake Toss, BlongoBall, Ladder Toss, Bolo, Rodeo Golf, Dingle Balls, Bolo Polo, Cowboy Golf, Redneck Golf, Pocca Bolo, The Snake Game, Willy Ball, Ladder Ball, Slither, Zing-Ball, Snakes & Ladders, Hillbilly Horseshoes, Flingy Ball, Top Toss, Norwegian Golf, Monkey Bars Golf, Swedish Golf, Polish Horsehoes, Dandy Golf, Montana Golf, Lasso Golf, Australian Horseshoes, Ladder Game, Monkey Balls, Rattlerail Toss, Golfball Horseshoes, Arizona Golf Balls, Spin-It, Ball Dangle, Bolo Ball, Poor Mans Golf, Bolo Toss, even Testical Toss!

http://thefuntimesguide.com/2005/10/bolotossladders.php

from the FIRM email -

On Monday, June 22, 2009, the FIRM membership re-elected Michele Beach, Heather Carruthers, Kim Mack, Annalise Mannix, Al Sachs and Gary Sechen as directors to serve on the FIRM board for a term that will expire in June 2011.

They will continue to work for you with the current FIRM directors Nat Cassel, Sam Coskey, Cindy DeRocher, Robbie Hopcraft, Teri Johnston, Mel Montagne, Donna Moody, and Colleen Repetto. 
 
FIRM's Executive Officers, who were elected by the board during Monday's meeting, are Heather Carruthers, President; Teri Johnston, Vice President; and Sam Coskey, Secretary-Treasurer

[You're upset about "petty" anti-Michelle Obama posts?] The 1st lady spent 17+ years with her husband, then her daughters listening to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. They willingly absorbed the spewing of anti-Semitic & racist rants against whites while worshipping under The Black Value System. Did that help make her a proud black woman? Another proud black woman attended that same church too, for awhile. Ophra saw there was something too racially radical there & quit. The Obamas did not.

Why would parents expose themselves & their children to years of absorbing anti-white & anti-Semitic hate speech? Logic would indicate they must have agreed with Wright's racist rants! Barry & Michelle were married by Rev. Wright & both their children were baptized by him. The Obama's stayed faithful to the church & Wright their reverand, friend & mentor till the media exposed Wright's vile religious sermons. The media called Wright a racist, yet the Obama's got a free media pass for their years of supporting Wright! No negative parental judgment stories developed at all!

It sounds like you truly believe a white 1st Lady could go around proclaiming she's "proud because she's white & white is beautiful"! Get beyond the romance novels, Lifetime movies & the soaps. She would be blasted by the media & labeled a racist. If she had attended a church that just "hinted of racism" she would have never became a 1st lady. That is the political correctness of today's equality.

Amazing Lady...........Amazing car...........RB Click here: Video of Romancing the Road by Growing Bolder, at growingbolder.com

In responing to the people who said I was looking for free food and daycare at the church on us1 let me tell you something I dont need free food or day care I get my food stamps and SSI check tomorrow and my section 8 rent isnt do till the 1st so I have no need to want anything from the church on US1. I will be getting my free day care at the church on Key deer blvd.and some extra  food to feed my over wieght family.Just call me Freddy the freeloader and I will be at the Tiki came by I will buy you a drink will my SSI check money I will be the one with the halo around my head God bless You

Another religious nut!

Subject: The Prophesied End-Time Revealed:

 http://www.the-end.com/RonaldWeinland.asp

Gotta love that Mule.

[Another Islam horror story, they’re nothing but animals] You are insulting the animal kingdom, of which we humans are part of. Ragheads are germs, viruses, or lower and that is why they should be stopped before they cover this planet!

English Wikipedia links to hand signs and other social communication methods!

• Kowtow
• Rock-paper-scissors
• Salute
• Handshake
• Finger (gesture)
• Roman salute
• V sign
• Two-finger salute
• Bellamy salute
• Gesture
• Anasyrma
• Applause
• Shocker (hand gesture)
• Mudra
• Wanker
• Air quotes
• Hand-kissing
• Cheek kissing
• Bowing
• Sign of the Cross
• Vulcan salute
• Genuflection
• Eskimo kissing
• Hitler salute
• Raised fist
• High five
• Namaste
• Scout sign and salute
• Hook 'em Horns
• Shaka sign
• Manual communication
• Chisanbop
• Nod (gesture)
• Fist bump
• Shrug
• Chinese number gestures
• A-ok
• Gang signal
• Sign of the horns
• Finger binary
• Three-finger salute (Serbian)
• Jazz hands
• Puppy face
• Curtsey
• Pollice verso
• Dap greeting
• Thumbs up
• Thai greeting
• Varadamudra
• Moutza
• Gator Chomp
• War Chant
• Crossed fingers
• User:Supershow
• List of gestures
• Lock and fly
• Articulatory gestures
• Air kiss
• Poke (gesture)
• Fist pump
• Template:Gestures
• Guns Up
• Sic 'em Bears
• Scout handshake
• United Macedonia salute
• Bras d'honneur
• Phone sign
• Hat tip
• Loser (hand gesture)
• Elbow bump
• Pitchfork (hand gesture)
• Hand-rubbing
• Finger gun
• Mooning
• Types of gestures

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[Bashing St Peter’s Church] Instead of complaining about the lady who runs the food bank maybe you should get down on your knees and thank the Lord that there are people like her who donate their time to go gather the food, sort the food, store the food, and hand out the food to all those who come in for it. Without her, you may not have any food at all. She is a volunteer who spends a good part of every week helping people feed their families. How much volunteer work do you do each week? Do you just take?

As far as the vacation bible school goes, has your child ever been to church or are you trying to get free daycare? You sound like you know how to work the system pretty well. If you were a church-going person you would know that Father Tony would pay for the week out of his own pocket rather than turn a needy child away.

St Peter’s Church has many volunteers that spend many hours each week helping those in need; and while most are very grateful, there are a few low-lifes like you who complain about everything.

[Creditgate] What an insult!  The acting school Superintendent recommends keeping all the people involved in Creditgate (including himself) that should have acted to stop the illegal acts. He thinks the people of Monroe county must be stupid to sit back and let this happen. It’s the bubba system at its best. The acting Superintendant should have been let go for his non-action which enabled this thievery.

[Sloan For Mayor] Here is a list of reasons why you will most certainly not win the mayor’s election.
1. You are the most self-righteous person, I think, that may exist on the entire planet.
2. You walk around with this pompous attitude, like you are the “chosen one”, as if you carry the blood of Christ.
3. You have no clue what manners are, you cough at people without covering your mouth, you cut people off and swear at them, mid sentence as if what they are saying is meaningless, and you act as if you and your channel to the “Angels” is the only thread left holding this world together.
4. You throw god and religion on every single person you meet, while at the same time trying to push the idea of free thinking. Nobody wants to hear your religious bull s**t, if they did, they would go to a church where someone has actually put in the work to be deserving of an audience to preach to.
5. Your ideas are radical and beyond any comprehension to normal people, not because they are unique and creative, but because it’s just f**king nuts. Nobody gets elected into office on the basis that they were “instructed by god”. Surely not if they told anyone about it.
6. You scratch your nuts in public, with complete disregard for who could be watching.
7. Nobody is ever right except for you, even when you are wrong.
8. I doubt anyone on this earth has ever heard you apologize for anything, probably because in your self-righteous mind, you have never been in the wrong.
9. You stir up s**t where there isn’t even a turd or a bad smell. The man on the bike was obviously negligent. That’s the only possible reason for why he was struck. Maybe the car was speeding. But there’s no way it was going so fast that Mr. Clemens made a good decision to enter the intersection because the car was far enough away. With all due respect, Mr. Clemens is responsible for the accident. No other way about it. No conspiracy theories or people hiding things. Clemens entered an intersection which had oncoming traffic, had he not, he would not have been struck. And if the “Angels” are telling you things in your dreams about that, then you need to wake the f**k up.
10. The bicyclist you were blogging about was at fault. He went through a red light. Thats against the law. The police officer may have been a dick, but had the bike rider not broken the law, he would not have been in a position to be a victim of the officer’s bad mood. No matter what the “Angels” say.
11. You give off the impression that you would love to start a cult. And possibly re-write religion all together. That’s the scary kind of crazy.
12. You are an attention starved maniac, who will do or say anything, in order to get a public platform, or even 1 single person to listen to your bull s**t.
13. Everything to you is somehow related to your “dreams”. Some things that happen in this world--just happen. They don’t have a god damn thing to do with you.
14. You sure do have an awfully nasty mouth for a man of such religious standing. A man of god who is visited nightly by angels, would probably not go around using words like, F**k, S**t, and Bitch. And definitely would have no part of the phrase, God Damn/ God Damn it. All of which you abuse on a regular basis.
15. I guess your routine is to sit at an internet cafe most of every day. That’s real smart campaigning. Reaching the masses!
16. All the people you would appeal to, are likely to not vote anyway, and if they do vote and vote for you, they are probably crazier than your psychotic ass.
17. It is apparent that you believe you are the link between all of humanity and the Lord above. Please, say that out loud a few times. Sound a little cukoo?
18. Your hard wiring didn’t get hard wired.
19. You have nothing but sailboat fuel in that arrogant head of yours, if you think people believe in you it’s all a façade. Seriously wake up, your dreaming.
20. You’re just a f**king jerk and an a**hole to everyone. Everybody you have ever met has most likely been offended by you at some point or another.
21. You have weird obsessions. Just f**king weird. People are sick of hearing about “Aphrodite” and the topless incident. It happened, get over it. It was not an act of god, happening specifically for Sloan Bashinsky. It was just two naked titties attached to a free-spirited woman. So stop telling us all about her, as if she is your goddess given to you by Jesus himself.
22. If god wanted you to be mayor, according to you, you would be mayor by now, but your not. What do you think that means, what is god telling you?
23. You are in love with yourself, and truly believe you are on this earth to carry out missions from god. Again, say that out loud a few times.
24. Everyone else that is running is way more qualified for the position. Have you ever held a public office?
25. You are a f**king nutcase and I think a safer place for you, instead of the mayors office, could be a loony bin, where at least you wont hurt yourself, and the rest of the outside world won’t have to suffer through your abuses.

There are 100 reasons more. Too many to list, but what it all comes down to is that you are a f**king lunatic. Moments away from snapping all together; and maybe deciding this world isn’t worth it anymore; possibly trying to take a few lives with you. Nobody feels bad for you because you claim that you are haunted by “Angels”.  Frankly, the only one that believes that is you. Are you on drugs or off your meds?

You claim to naturally have hallucinations and that is f**king scary. Really I think your plate is pretty full already. How can you manage to be mayor of Key West, when at the same time you have Sloanville to run, where you are President, Treasurer, Secretary Of State, and also its lone citizen. Give it up, stop with all the bull s**t, and causing a bunch of damn trouble. Save your money, you will not be elected. There are not enough damn weirdos down here to put you in office. So get out of the f**king way. Stop being so detrimental to progress, and let some real down-to-earth people get back to work, running this great city, where people like you are allowed, without bother, to peacefully co-exist, with people who were not “chosen by god”, but are just normal f**king people.

This is not slander it is my opinion, and I am entitled to it, although I am pretty sure a large number of folks would agree. Also I have sent this to your e-mail, which I found on a public site. It has been shared between you and me. There are no legal attachments though, and whatever you choose to do with it is up to you, freeing me of any legal repercussions.  (Ed: no email address because this was sent in by someone who copied it from Sloan’s website where he published it.)

Governor Mark Sanford, another Conservative politician betrayed by his Liberal penis.

[Le Sewers] I wanted to find out exactly what the sewer is going to cost me so I asked several professional people. Not even the water company (who will build it), the permit office or anyone else had the foggiest idea. So where is this $20,000 hook up fee coming from? How about the $15,000 dig fee and those other costs posted here? If a contractor told me he would charge me $20,000 or more to dig a ditch, stick in 50 feet of PVC pipe and tie into the main line, I'd shoot the SOB!

[Adultery]  No, I can't condone it, but there's a lot of truly great leaders in history, and also in the Bible, who had that failing and others.  Maybe it should be less of a factor in choosing elected officials.  Perfection is impossible in this life.

[Government Programs That Work] If you are asking for examples of government programs that are effective and worth the money here’s a few. OSHA. Sure they have problems but are they effective in helping Americans work in safer environs then before they were established? Absolutely. Here’s another: The National Weather Service. We all know the possibility of where a storm can hit, up to a week ahead of the storm. That’s actually very successful, and yes, it’s a government program. Hell, lets pick another one. The US Military. Are there financial overruns? Yes, there are, but even the smallest of businesses have those too. Are they the very best military in the world. That’s not even a question; and yes, they are a government run program. The party of No wants us to believe that America’s going to hell and we can’t pull out and it’s the end of the world if Americans get healthcare, but I think "Yes we can" and we will do better.

Okay folks, tell us how bad the National Weather Service, OSHA and the Military really are. They’re all Government programs. Chicken Little was a republican.

[Captain Bryant H. Beebe] This past Monday, the Parrotdise Waterfront Guild Honored Captain Bryant H. Beebe with its Life-Time Achievement Award.

On the morning of July 7th, 2008, Captain Bryant H. Beebe along with seven other Crew members were about to fly what they thought was another routine trip out of Bogotá, Columbia to Miami in a 747 cargo plane. It was about 3 am when they took off. They only gained an altitude of approximately 400 feet when the number 4 engine quit and within seconds, the number 1 and 2 engines failed.

Captain Beebe knew that he would not be able to return to the airport with only one engine, but he know of a field not far away. When he was taking flying lessons years ago he never forgot what his first instructor, Paul Cochran, taught him. He told him, "After takeoff you should always look around for a place to land whether it be a small or large plane". Beebe decided to turn the plane and he “control crashed” it into the field, missing mountains, power lines and a city of 10,000 people. All crew members on board are alive today because of the skills and quick thinking of Bryant Beebe.

The whole incident, lift off of the 1 million pound 747 to control crashed, took 3 minutes and 8 seconds.

Just a WOW to Bryant Beebe of Big Pine Key from everyone.

[Free Health Care in Cuba] I also spent some time in Cuba. I went on a boat ride to give some medical supplies to the Cubans. I was allowed to go and come as I pleased and spent a bunch of time at several care centers. They were all nice folks, but I would not trade any part of our healthcare system for what I saw there.

[Former Fatso] I appreciated your common sense approach to weight loss.  I’m working on the willpower towards using your method, but the old attitude-adjustment control seems to stick.

[Your vision of this country with unions]  It would be just like the rest of the real world, with two classes of people, the rich the rest of us!

[I doubt there's a surge protector made that will withstand a lightning strike] There sure is. Just have your neighbor stand outside with a piece of rebar held high!

[Paranoid] It would be nice to live on a street with just a few homes and not have to deal with strangers scoping the ‘hood and Google taking photos of your house.  Paradise does not come easy with all the weirdoes down here.  Let's see how "paranoid" you feel after the homeboys start visiting the little streets several times a day and night.  It's perfectly legal and perfectly normal.  Right?  Who cares?  Just cover your windows with the bed sheets and ignore all the extra traffic. 

In a recession, with many people out of work, drug addicted in a low income, run-down area with crime escalating, being vigilant does not equal being paranoid, which is a psychotic illness of irrationality and delusion.  You cannot compare a person taking security measures to that of a schizophrenic. 

[Solar Propaganda]  Yes, there has been very little sun this week. It is Friday and I am working on my desktop computer. We have not run a generator.  We never run a generator. Never.  Generators are not a necessary way of life as you claim.  Generators are not needed to run the homes on No Name Key, as you claim.  Shame on you!

[Gov Mark Sanford]  I would like to see a picture of his hottie from Argentina, but then again, maybe he was just interested in her mind.

[Mark Sanford] I find it funny that he was one of the biggest finger pointers of the Bill Clinton scandal.

[Tweeting Death in Tub] It sounds like she added her own bleach to her gene pool.

[Sal Harassing the Corps of Engineers] My faith in the intelligence of the Army Corps of Engineers has been restored. 

Please read Ms. Putney's County CBRS Overlay below (from her time as a planning commissioner). Note that once you take out the "developed" areas that have utilities, you are ONLY left with this overlay effecting No Name Key! Can anyone spell S-P-O-T Z-O-N-I-N-G? Can anyone spell D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N?

Note the "5 structure or less” typo. The CBR Act states an area is considered developed if there is "one structure or more per five acres". Ms Putney's typo puts any home on a lot greater than 8,712 sq ft eligible for CBRS inclusion. Watch out Duck Key and Shark Key, your entire island is eligible according to Ms Putney.

On current Flood Insurance Rate Maps published for the National Flood Insurance Program by the Federal Emergency Management Agency there are five developed residential areas (five structures or less per acre) and one commercial area that fall within the CBRS designation. The developed areas that are within designated CBRS units are:

1) Tamarino Acres subdivision in northern Key Largo.
2) Maderia Village subdivision in northern Key Largo.
3) Ocean Reef Shores subdivision in northern Key Largo.
4) A parcel zoned SR on the mid western coast of Big Torch Key.
5) All areas of No Name Key except lots on and adjacent to Spanish Channel Drive, Bahia Shores Road, and No Name Drive.
6) The southwestern most peninsula in Safe Harbor on Stock Island zoned MI.

Five of the six developed areas within the CBRS units are currently served by public infrastructure including electricity. Only the areas located on No Name Key have neither public water nor electric.

The Coastal Barrier Resources System Overlay shall not be applied to Stock Island.

[Bashing St Peter's Church] Ed, why is it that the person who slammed St Peters Church does not get their email address published.   There is only one Catholic Church in town so it falls into the guidelines you stated for publishing identities. I see the person also goes to the food bank, isn't it always the people who want every thing for free that complain the most.   They don't go to the church or they would know that Father Tony is the most generous man in the world and would never let a child be turned away if he knew the family could not afford it. This person obviously is looking for free day care in addition to free food. (Ed: sorry I missed that.)

[What would you suggest for healthcare?] I suggest people work hard and earn the money to pay for what they want and quit bitching and moaning for freebies that cost the rest of us half of our incomes. It should be the survival of the fittest not the survival of the inept!

Motorcycle Night this Saturday at Paradise Pub, Key Largo. Right past the Arby’s 6:30. Fun, games, cool bikes, nice people. Join my parade if it isn't raining too hard. I’m leaving Parrotdise Waterfront at 4:30 and going slowly up the Keys.  Jump in from your location on Overseas Highway.  No dues and no t-shirts, just a ride. 

[Michael Jackson Dead] Mark Sanford was heard to say "Thank you Jesus, I'm no longer the top web search."

Michael Jackson was a baby-dangler! Michael Jackson invented a whole new crime and I love him for it. Michael Jackson is a goddamn trendsetter. He's a point man. Michael Jackson was like, "Anyone can molest a kid. No, I'm not going to molest these kids, I'm going to dangle them off f**king balconies!

The next computer club workshop is coming up this Saturday, June 27, 10 am at the BPK library’s back room. Bring us your problems. Do you need free tutoring on Word or Outlook? Come on in. Bulletin Board

[A doctor submits his bill to the insurance company and accepts what that company will pay for that particular service.]  True, so they adjust their asking price upwards before submitting it to the insurance company so the amount they'll get will actually cover their costs.  That way they can afford to do business with the insurance company and give you a fair 'co-pay' amount.  If you paid cash without involving the insurance company, the amount you'd pay would equal your co-pay plus the amount the insurance company would have paid and would be a much lesser total than what shows up on paper at the insurance office.

[21 Gun Salute] The real reason.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_gun_salute

A group of Miami investors known as Key West Harbour LLC wants to build an 87-slip marina at Key West's Truman Waterfront.

It's always good to know who the players are. According to http://www.sunbiz.org: Key West Harbour, LLC, Leyva, Giraldo Jr  Manager/Member

(From The Citizen) Al Cardenas, one of the investors. known as Key West Harbour LLC. Al Cardenas, is Tew Cardenas law firm, which is the former employer of the current County Administrator, and is currently the holder of at least 4 contracts with the County, is creating a large enterprise foothold, and empire building in Monroe County

I question the objectivity and non-bias of what is now or will be, or even could be going on between the county, the county staff, Tew Cardenas Law and Al Cardenas all wrapped up in development, developers, and money.

Picture this: Somebody (moneyman) wants/needs something to happen, go through, get approved  -- goes to Al -- who goes to Roman -- who goes to Drew -- who goes to staff -- who drafts something favoring the moneyman -- which goes before the DRC, then PC,  then BOCC,  who passes it because of being lobbied.  And lord help the staff, especially the directors, who will feel the full threat of the "Make It Happen Order" from their boss (the County Administrator.)

Picture this: Somebody (moneyman) wants/needs something to happen, go through, get approved  -- goes to Al  -- then Tew Cardenas Law, which is already on county payroll (at least 4 times) goes to county and says in exchange for favorable decision on some thing/some how/some where, TC Law will do XYZ for county.

The what if scenarios are endless, and all dangerous.  This whole thing is a terrible conflict of interest, if not already, then eventually.

As always, the appearance of impropriety is just as bad as the actual act. Draw the line - from Crist in Washington (yes, it's inevitable), to TC, to local MC employees, and local MC politician wannabes. Why wouldn't the local wannabes do anything and everything TC wants, just to get in good with TC,  so the local's "good guy" reputation flows northbound.

New Rule: Companies and individuals already on county payroll or doing business with the county can not also get involved in any manner with interests which do, or might ask the county DRC, PC, or BOCC for anything!

Disclaimer: I have nothing against Tew Cardenas law firm, or its owners. My concern is taxpayer's money, and impropriety.

[Dive Flag Etiquette] The law requires that a vessel display a divers-down flag whenever divers or snorkelers are in the water. The divers-down flag is red with a white diagonal stripe. It must be at least 20 inches by 24 inches and displayed at a high point where it can be observed 360 degrees around the vessel.

When divers are not from a vessel, a divers-down flag towed on a float must be at least 12 inches by 12 inches. It must have a wire or other stiffener to hold it open. Divers and snorkelers must make every reasonable effort to stay close to their flag. When they exit the water, the divers-down flag must be taken down.

All vessels must make a reasonable effort to stay at least 100 feet away from a divers-down flag within a river, inlet or channel. In open waters, vessels must make a reasonable effort to stay 300 feet away from a divers-down flag. Within those prescribed distances, a vessel may operate, but at idle speed.

A dive flag is not a target! 300 ft is the length of a football field.  Stay safe!

[Planning amendment makes 2010 ballot] A proposed Florida constitutional amendment that would give voters a say on how their communities grow, including such decisions as where shopping centers, homes and roads are built, will be on the 2010 ballot as Amendment 4. Hometown Democracy would require local referendums on changes to city and county comprehensive plans.

We made it! Thanks to all of us, and good for us. And now the real important work starts. We have to finish what we started. We have to answer every lie they spew, while dragging every eligible voter to the polls.

And here's the beginning of the garbage we will have to refute: Business and development interests that opposed the petition drive will shift their focus to defeating the amendment at the polls. They say Hometown Democracy would slow growth and be a drag on Florida’s already sagging economy. Opponents also have included local government officials and the environmental group 1000 Friends of Florida,  although it is planning to reconsider its position. “The ‘Vote on Everything’ amendment could mean a permanent recession for Florida’s economy,” said Florida Chamber of Commerce president Mark Wilson. “This amendment will hopelessly complicate the planning process.”

And here's our opening response: Advocates (of Amendment 4) argue that developers who get their way at every step of the process have dragged down Florida’s economy through overbuilding and unchecked growth. They control the politics of Florida from the governor on down.

Deer Ed, So, is today No Edit Day? Tell us at the top, so we can get our scroll finger warmed up. And, happy whole day to yourself.  Go have a bagel at Bagel Island for me (I like poppy with cream cheese). (Ed: Thanks, but tomorrow will be our first No Edit Saturday. [I like the onion bagel with lox, cream cheese and capers])

Every home on No Name Key runs off batteries. The only factor being how the batteries are charged: solar or generators.

Everyone is beginning to understand the hazards and pollution of generators, but we haven't talked about the hazards of batteries. Your car has one battery, but most of us on No Name Key keep large banks of lead acid batteries under our homes. They can't be moved far away because they need to connect to the solar system components as these batteries are what actually power our homes. In the case of my home, my battery bank is located in a vented room directly under my bedroom. Should these chemical gassings or explosions occur, I'll be the first to know--one way or another!

Please post this under the heading "Housekeeper". People are emailing me and are looking for that heading. These posts are from personal experience and the culprits live right here in our midst. Hopefully others will identify with these posts and we can expose these vultures.

[The Housekeeper] Now that the housekeeper knows that she can manipulate the elderly person in her “care” she starts to slowly undermine her victim’s physical, mental and financial support. The elderly person’s trips out of the house become fewer. The isolation tactics intensify and the housekeeper plays on the loneliness and hopelessness. In the elderly person’s eyes the housekeeper is the one person who cares the most. The housekeeper now helps open the mail and aids in getting necessary checks written and mailed. Soon after this the housekeeper suggests that she could be of better service if she had power of attorney so she could properly take care of banking and medical issues.  Before long the elderly person agrees and without delay the housekeeper packs her victim into the car and takes the elderly person to an attorney, of the housekeeper’s choosing, to get the necessary papers signed. Of course the housekeeper will charge the elderly person for this errand. The attorney, probably a local one from Big Pine, Key West or somewhere in between and who most likely will not ask too many questions, will prepare the power of attorney and possibly a Living Will or even a last Will. Of course the housekeeper will be beneficiary. Once the housekeeper has power of attorney she will keep it quiet and not file it with the Clerk of Court so as not alert anyone. She knows that she is now in the driver’s seat.

[Sex Drive, Big Pecker Beach Party] This Saturday June 27th starting at 2pm there will be a Beach Party Sponsored by Sex Drive energy drink and Big Pecker Wines at Parrotdise Waterfront on the Beach. All  $10 and $20 Beach Party specials will be in effect. Stop by, the Sun will be out! Fun to be had by all.

[Healthcare Plan] Yesterday a poster cried foul about the statement: "Mr. Obama’s health care plan calls for taxing health care benefits provided by employers. That means if you receive health care benefits from your job, you will be liable for taxes on those benefits."  That statement is true. None the less the poster said that the statement was in some fashion less than the full truth. To prove his point he cited McCain’s support of the idea and Obama’s opposition to it during the campaign.  Whoever proposed it, it is a rotten idea.  Obama was then right and McCain was wrong. Once again Obama has “changed”. Why? Because he can! Now it’s Obama who is ready to tax health benefits. Nothing has as yet come out of Congress, but Obama has specifically said that he would consider the measure. Want proof? Here it is: Washington, AP, Thursday, 6/24/09: “President Barack Obama is leaving the door open to a new tax on employer-provided health care benefits.” The complaining poster tried to blame the Republicans for this outrage. His statement if wrong.  The bill is the Kennedy Dodd bill, there are no Republicans associated with this bill. It is entirely the handiwork of the Democrats. It is the acknowledged presumptive Obama initiative.  The Republicans are trying to drive a stake into its heart.  It’s only the Democrats who have this insane obsession with sinking us further into national debt crisis with socialized medicine that will damage our health care.

Dr. Orrin Devinsky, is a neurologist at the New York University Langone Medical Center, he challenged Obama: Devinsky asked the president pointedly if he would be willing to promise that he wouldn't seek extraordinary help beyond the limits of the tests or treatment for his family than everyone else can get under his socialized medicine plan.

The president refused to make such a pledge, though he allowed that if "it's my family member, if it's my wife, if it's my children, if it's my grandmother, I always want them to get the very best care”. That response speaks volumes of the quality of the plan that Obama and the Democrats are demanding that you and I will, by law, be required to join. What does that carefully nuanced response do to your comfort level with his plan? What does that say about the integrity of our President?

Like many others I’ve often stated that our health care delivery system is in dire need of reform to bring down costs. I’ve repeatedly said that the first cost saving measure should be tort reform. The second measure should be aggressive attacks against Medicare and Medicaid fraud. The third measure should be total elimination of free health care for illegal’s and the families of illegal’s. Any single one of these measures would bring down the cost of health care, in combination it would be revolution and none of these measures would require new taxation or massive debt. The fourth measure should be careful exam of cooperative health care plans. I’ll choose to be a little more courteous than the complaining poster. I’ll not suggest that he was intentionally trying to mislead you, he simply has a penchant for error.

[Conifer, Colorado] I thought you might enjoy seeing this morning's visitor to our compost bin!

So Michael Jackson is dead.  Boo-hoo-hoo..  The worship of this little creep is disgusting.  Just one less pedophile walking and stalking the earth.  Now he faces the Big Judge.  Good riddance King of Nothing!

[A tribute to Michael Jackson] He lived the American dream. He was born a poor black child and died a rich white man.

Clinton barely got a pass for screwing around with some "Misbehaving History Making" skank.  Unfortunately this seems to have given the green light to a bunch of other dick-wad "Public Servants" who can't keep it in their pants to follow suit.  It does look like everything is about the woman.

[Unions] I was involved in a strike that lasted for 17 weeks, and ended with an acceptance of the companies original offer.

There is no question that under certain circumstances Unions were absolutely a help in the progress of labor in general. It was when they demanded (and received) more than they were worth compared to the amount they delivered that they nearly destroyed themselves.

Today they are simply a pawn of the Democratic Party for votes.

Anyone saying that those overpaid for their efforts is a good thing for an economy is the same as saying that overpaid executives are also good for an economy.

Try this for a pay scale: no one should receive more than 100 times in total income per year from any employer that exceeds that of the lowest paid employee. Example: Lowest paid employee earns $15,000 a year the highest paid employee should not exceed $1,500,000. And even then I wonder if anyone is worth the high end, no matter what they do.

One should receive in return for what they can give in goods and services. Welfare is only for those unable to give either. All able-bodied people should support themselves and families as we were taught to do before most of you posters were born.

Has anyone see The Sean? You may have seen him dancing around the streets of Big Pine Key. If anyone sees The Sean could you tell him Cathy and Denise miss him!

[4 Topics] Is it just me or does anyone else see there are about 4 topics going here and about 25 postings on each topic?  This site used to be fun, interesting and make me laugh.  Where did it go wrong?

Government Health Warning: Do not swallow chewing gum.

[Thief] I went to pack my car for a road trip last Sunday morning in Coral Shores on Little Torch to find someone broke into it and several other cars.  What has happen to the Keys?

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Friday June 26, 2009

Wednesday June 24, 2009

(Ed: We're late publishing today because of the ferocious storm we had this morning. One bolt of lightening caused my battery backup/surge protector to actually spark, scaring the hell out of me, so I  shut down every electronic thing in the building.

Everywhere outside is flooded with about three inches of rainwater and the frogs are singing. Boy, what a storm!

Note: That bogus $150 surge protector we had Keys Energy attach to the meter was a waste of money.)

Now I'm confused. I understand that a right wing poster is referred to as the half truth guy, The left wing poster is the no truth guy. Who is the quarter truth guy? The only one I am sure about is me--the all truth guy.

[Acevedo Rant] (Warning: Really foul language) American Rant Network has latched on to the Creditgate scandal. Listen to this guy’s take on it—if you dare! Video

[Unions] It is interesting to read opinions about Unions and Politicians and their effects on the economy. I have been through the great Depression of the ‘30s and am well aware of hard times, for example I sold the early edition of a newspaper for a five cents on a streetcar transfer corner on Christmas Eve in 1935. That was when money was real.

Unless I am very fortunate I will not live long enough to see the end of this forthcoming depression but it will certainly change the way of life for most Americans.

[Newlyweds] It’s nice to see something pleasant on the Telegraph rather than the usual mindless ranting and copy/paste from 4 year old email scams.  Michelle looks beautiful! I wish them all the best.

[John and Kate] It's really very simple.  Reality shows are cheap to produce. Advertisers are cutting their budgets like crazy, so only the premium cable networks can afford to take a chance on quality programming. And, sadly, there are a whole bunch of dull normals out there who just can't get enough of the stuff.  I was stunned this morning to see that the J&K saga was one of the lead stories on Today and Good Morning America.  I forgot who said it, but the gist is that one will never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. The Romans did it first; give them bread and circuses, or in our case, Mickey D's and reality TV.

[Grid Tie] Mother Earth News, Feb 2009: "Many dream of tapping alternative energy sources so we can live off the grid. But you don't need to unplug from the utility company to produce your own power. A simpler grid-tie system is a better choice than an off-the-grid setup."

Grid-tie is the only green solution for the current environmental disaster that is No Name Key. 

[Really Good Times] the Right Wing Guy said we’ve not experienced really good times. We all experienced really good times leading up to the dot.com bust. That was this generation’s hay days.

[Fatso]  Boy, remind me never to have dinner at your house! I too am a normal weight woman and was raised without all the junk food that's around now. If you wanted a hamburger, your dad grilled it in the back yard. That burger wasn't stuffed with antibiotics and God knows what else either.  The answer to the obesity problem in this country is education - starting in infancy. Most people haven't the slightest idea of what good nutrition is because the food industry isn't interested in teaching it.  As for the medical establishment and the drug companies -- forget about it.  What would happen to their businesses if all the diseases of the Western diet were reduced by half? No more statins, blood pressure medicine, bypass surgery, lap bands, etc.

Your smug little diatribe about fat people really isn't helping.  And heaven help your poor houseguest who was, doubtless, well aware of your thinly veiled contempt for her. You're just mean.  I think you need a cookie.

[Voyeurism Obsession] Christ Ed, I guess you do have your work cut out. Do you really have to read and edit all these moronic posts? I guess what irked me the most is this guy’s wife “let him watch” a very controversial TV show and made her type the post because he apparently cannot operate anything more complicated than a TV remote. And using the Heisenberg Principle to make him seem credible? He’s a walking example of the Peter Principle. He will most assuredly have to have his wife Google that one. He asks: “why do we care what happens to these people anyway?” The answer is, most of us with any reasonable intelligence have not or will not waste our time and brain cells on that trash. Mr. (or Miss) poster, you complaint is there are no well scripted shows any longer with the caliber of  Arrested Development, Studio 60, My Name is Earl, tells us your intelligence level is that of the two inches of Dewar’s left in your bottle. C’mon, Friday the 13th, Willy Wonka, the great classics?

This post may seem insulting because it is. The post was full of judgments and criticisms and your final thought: “Next thing you know, Right-Wing, Half-Truth F**k-tard will get a TV deal” , proves your mentality. Most of these TV shows are produced by the totally left-winged driven television programmers. And PS, yes 60 Minutes is still on Sunday nights at seven. If you’re a good boy, maybe your wife will let you watch it then explain what is going on.

This history of No Name Key by Jerry Wilkinson is a very interesting read.   History Of No Name Key

The Unions and the influence of Unionism made this country great by enabling the existence of a large part of a middle class who could afford to buy a lot of stuff and go places, thusly invigorating the whole economy.   The number of cars sold each year in this country has remained about the same for years while the population has practically doubled which means that the percentage of people considered to be middle class and able to afford a new car is shrinking.  We need more Union activity, not less.  Go Union!

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[Obesity a disease ] +  [The coming famine]  = End of problem. 

[Reality Shows] Jon and Kate are getting a divorce. The only change to the show is Jon will now only be on Wednesdays and every other weekend.

[Lasers] The FBI and Transportation Security Administration are investigating complaints that someone has been pointing lasers at airline pilots as they approach Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. To illustrate the problem, the State Patrol today released this video of a laser pointer being aimed at a pilot flying at 2,000 feet. On Jan. 29, troopers in a State Patrol airplane wer More..e targeted with a laser pointer in the Fife area. The airplane was initially hit with a green laser and the tactical flight officer (TFO) was able to turn the airplane's Forward Looking Infrared camera on the residential area where the initial laser originated. The individual soon tried it again, and the TFO was able to identify the individual's location. The airplane flew over the residence until Pierce County sheriff's deputies were able to make contact with the individual. LiveLeak.com - VIDEO: State Patrol airplane hit with laser

[Men Who Get Around] Thomas Frazier, 42, was jailed in Flint, Mich., in April after his unpaid child-support tab reached $530,000 (14 children with 13 women). He told the judge that he was only trying "to find someone who would love me for me."

[Doctors have two prices, one for the insurance company and one for the uninsured patient. Is this fraud?]  No, it's honest pricing.  Think of all the time and money saved not going through the insurance company with their multiple sets of forms to fill out and employees to handle them.  When people from other countries come here for medical procedures they pay much less than any insured US citizen, because they pay cash.  Try paying cash for the sore throats and shots instead of running them through the insurance company and just get insurance for major medical, you'll save a lot. 

[No Name Electric]  If you want money to get a solar power system with grid backup on No Name put some low income housing there. The current administration will bend over backwards making sure that these less fortunate people have 24/7 electricity to ensure their comfort. By the way, are there any minorities on No Name at the present time? And if not, then why not?

Mucho kudos to Parrotdise Waterfront and owner and host Keb for a great Non-Migratory Guild Members Pirate Party Monday night.  Cannon fire, great costumes, and entertainment by Brian Roberts. Cheese and fruit trays, tuna and shrimp appetizers, salad, steaks and whole Maine lobsters were on deck for the event.  Thanks also to the great staff for their service and making the event lots of fun!

[Acevedos Can't Afford a Lawyer] I think it's time to start selling their stuff. Start with their houses and put them on the street. They will be vagrants. Arrest them again. Ah, yes. Remember karma is here to stay with them.

[Solar Power] The sun didn't shine last night, it didn't shine much at all today, and it won't shine again tonight. I don't care how many solar panels you put up: if the sun ain't a shinin', the panels ain't a chargin'.

It's another generator day on No Name Key.

[From the Right] Yesterday an advocate for socialized medicine told us that a poll claimed that 70% of Americans favored nationalized health care. But he didn’t tell us that the same poll showed that nearly 80% of Americans are satisfied with the current quality of their health care. He didn’t tell you that 63% of us are worried that the quality of our health care will decline with the government in charge, and that 68% of us worry that our access to tests and care will be reduced in a government run scheme. His source was a New York Times poll. What do you think, is the NYT a bastion of un-biased reporting or are they in the tank for Mr. Obama? In a recent poll done by Uncle Bubba's non bi-assed news service,  72% of Americans polled said that they would like to have dessert. In fact more than half of them said that they were ready to pay a slight extra charge for the privilege of having dessert. Then they learned that they would have to wait for days, weeks, and months to get dessert and that they would not have any choice as to what dessert would be. The only dessert available is stewed prunes or quince Jell-o. Then they learned that the “slight extra charge” would be lifetime indentured servitude. Right now Uncle Bubba is asking around, in a very scientific way, to figure out how many folks changed their minds.

(Part II) The past couple of weeks have been very profitable for supporters of Mr. Obama. The unions have been the biggest winners with the lawyers coming in a close second. The unions have really triumphed in the GM and Chrysler imbroglio. The Unions now are among the biggest stockholders and in truth will be running the show. Were it not for Mr. Obama they would have been in same place that thousands of creditors of both companies in that they would have received only pennies on the dollar of the debt owed to them. They won the company and the money. Mr. Obama’s health care plan also hands out huge benefits to the unions. The plan calls for taxing health care benefits provided by employers. That means if you receive health care benefits from your job, you will be liable for taxes on those benefits. It will likely cost you about $400 per year, or more, in new taxes no matter what your tax bracket. That is unless you’re a union member and the benefits are part of a union contract. Do you suppose that will entice more folks to join unions? Do you suppose that Mr. Obama's decisions were payback for union support? Don’t forget that you will have to join the government plan or a “government approved” plan, or you will be fined. The new legislative trial balloon is totally lacking in any mention of tort reform. Tort reform is one of the few actions that could almost immediately bring down your medical bills. The Dems refuse to even consider it because of the trial lawyers lobby.

[Men] Notice how the man goes to sleep immediately after. Video

[Air Industry inside joke] I’m reminded of a story, years ago, when a Braniff  B747 Captain died en-route from Honolulu to Dallas.  The copilot made a routine landing at DFW, did the paper work, and drove home. In one corner of Operations, a large group of Captains was huddled in a corner, all marveling at how a Copilot was able to land the huge aircraft without the Captain's supervision. 

In an opposite corner, a large group of First Officers was huddled, all marveling at how the Copilot noticed that the Captain was dead. 

[Made in USA] It won't be long before nothing is Proudly made in the USA.  My favorite candy of all time was Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. One of my favorite places was Hershey Park. It broke my heart to give them up. I did find a site last year listing many products, including shoes, sneakers, and jeans, still made in the USA, but I lost the link in the Great PC Crash of ’08.

[Mother Sues After Meeting Daughter] A lawsuit filed in New Jersey brings up issues of privacy in adoption cases. A woman is suing the state for allegedly facilitating a reunion with a daughter she gave up for adoption 30 years ago. The Atlantic City woman gave up her child after being raped. The lawsuit, filed June 18, claims she felt "violated, in shock and short of breath," after her biological child showed up at her home in December.

The lawsuit claims the woman received a letter in August 2008 from New Jersey's Division of Youth and Family Services about an adopted adult who was looking for her birth parents. The letter requested confirmation both of the woman's identity and her interest in pursuing the case. The woman chose not to respond. Despite the birth mother's lack of response to the inquiry, the adopted daughter found her four months later. The woman's legal complaint says DYFS told her officials "more or less did what they had to do" after she did not return the initial letter.

Wrong Phone. Video

[Fatso] People have been talking about how fat people are. I was once slim and now I have put on a few pounds I feel a lot better with the few pounds then looking like a crack head. I eat lots of fruits and vegetables and not any junk foods. When you get a little older everyone puts on a few pounds.  There are people who stay thin because they don’t eat. It is a fact that people who are a little overweight live longer.

Have a burger and enjoy life. Worry about yourself and leave others alone; and as for sex, there is more cushin’ for the pushin’. Only a dog likes a bone!

[Newlyweds] The newlyweds looked so happy. What a good looking pair. Parrotdise would be a really good place to have a wedding for those who like to get a little sand in the shoes.

[Pretend News] President Barack H. Obama offers top cabinet positions in his new health care program to any and all Cubans who make the journey to America. Obama's health care czar and close friend Michael Moore is ready to implement the Cuban Plan which he proved was better than any American Health Plan could ever be in his movie.

Dept. of Agriculture officials were flown to Key West to gather the most integral part of the plan - chickens and roosters. They will roam the halls of the new health care facilities just like they do in Cuba. The president asks all Keys residents to please contact the proper authorities if they see any rafters in trouble. They could be the much-needed top-notch doctors or officials.

[Fatso] Cookies are like crack and pizza is for fat people? If that's the way you were raised, good for you (were you raised by June & Ward Cleaver or hippies?). Don't push your uptight lifestyle on me. I balance my pizza and booze with exercise and salads. I seem to do okay. Yeah, we're an obese nation, but you're not going to help with your solution of "nuts & berries". Your petty henpecking isn't going to sway anybody or make them second-guess the Hostess Fruit Pie in their hand. I hope your "gigantic" houseguest reads your post and returns to sit on you or eat you. Meanwhile, I'm going to order up an extra-large meat-lover's pie with extra cheese and think about how I may enjoy some sh**ty food from time to time, but I'm glad I'm not lame.

[Creditgate] School District residents will have to pay for her defense. That's bull, but we will pay for her prosecution!

This is how you can quit smoking and it's easy.  If you don't want to quit, please stop throwing your butts all over the Keys.  Try an ashtray or extinguish it and put the smelly shit in a trash can.  Thanks a million. http://purplkoala.blackapplehost.com/library/allan_carr_easy_way2stop_smoke.html

[Acevedo can't afford lawyer] Great. First they steal from us, now we have to pay for both their prosecution and defense. Let the fund raisers (pig roasts, spaghetti dinners and raffles) begin -- not for them, for us taxpayers,  the only ones left with any money, apparently.

However, no restitution will ever fix or even address the real damage. It’s the Monroe County school kids who are their real victims.

[Name that flower] It’s a Milk and Wine Lilly.

[Healthcare] The Administration has just concluded behind-the-scene talks with major medical companies that are going to defray the cost of Obama’s healthcare plan for Americas elderly by $80 billion dollars over the next ten years. Obama is proving that even the medical companies know that they have to sharpen their pencils to be competitive and we will all save money. They will still make huge profits and are already lowering healthcare cost once legislation is approved.

If the medical companies are willing to out $80 BILLION to support the Presidents healthcare changes I tend to think their position is a bit stronger then the posters rhetoric. They have much more at stake and are not flinching at the changes. "More of the same" has been replaced with "We can and will do better".

[Reality Shows] The reason that there are so many reality shows is because they are the cheapest programs to produce along with talk shows. There are no scripts, sets, writers, etc.

[Lawyers] Having already downed a few power drinks, she turned around, faced him, looked him straight in the eye and said, 'Listen here good looking,  I screw anybody, any time, anywhere, your place, my place, in the car, front door, back door, on the ground, standing up, sitting down, naked or with clothes on, dirty, clean - it doesn't matter to me.  I've been doing it ever since I got out of college and I just love it.'

Eyes now wide with interest, he responded, 'No kidding. I'm a lawyer too. What firm are you with?'

[Sarah Palin] Someone should tell O. how to run the country and Sarah Palin would have been 100 percent better than Joe Biden. Oh, well, a few more years and things will change.

[Microsoft Word 2003] Spell Check corrects certain misspellings, but what I’d really like it to do would be for me to be able to train it to change a word to another word. An example of this would be im. I would like to tell Word that when im appears I’d like it changed to I’m. Another is dems, I would like it to change to Democrats.

[Declare obesity a disease]  I think that's already been done.

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Wednesday June 24, 2009

Tuesday June 23, 2009

[Voyeurism Obsession] Okay, my wife just let me watch some of that "Jon & Kate + 8" show. Apparently they're getting a divorce. Holy lord, surprise, surprise. With a camera focused on them this long and 8 kids running around, should any of us be surprised? Some things just were not meant to be filmed. Was it the Heisenberg uncertainty principle that states that a subject observed affects the experiment? Well, it may have affected it in a big way.

Why do we care what happens to these people anyway? Why do we care what happens to any people on these reality programs? I think we should champion scripted shows. Okay, maybe there are too many medical and legal shows on our glowing picture box, but c'mon, man! Have we, as a people, lost our spark of originality?  I've watched so many great, well-scripted TV shows, go the way of the dinosaur. (Arrested Development, Studio 60, My Name is Earl, etc.) These reality shows are nudging them out. If I wanted to care what happened to real people, I'd watch 60 Minutes, (Is that still on?) Do we also have to re-make every damn thing that we have enjoyed in the past? (Friday the 13th, Willy Wonka, etc.)

I think creativity is dying. I don't know what it is that makes our writers go back to the well. Now we have to care what happens to this couple on Jon & Kate? Jon, with his overly gelled hair, and his wife with the "Flock of Seagulls" hairdo? Enough is enough. These dil-holes should not be stars. They should just be another couple struggling like any of us without the commercial endorsements.

I don't know, maybe it's the frustration, maybe it's the Dewar's Scotch Whiskey I've been dipping into. Whatever the beast, I am absolutely embittered about the future of our creative programming advances.  If we've hit the height of our creativity, what do we have to look forward to? Next thing you know, Right-Wing, Half-Truth F**k-tard will get a TV deal.

[Watching Movies on PC] The best browser of watching movies is the new Safari 4. It still freezes, but it has the least and shortest freezes than the others. I’ve tries Explorer, Chrome and Firefox and movies are unwatchable due to the long and frequent freezes. I’ve tested movies on those four browsers and on a PC with a dual core processor and a quad core processor and there is no viewer imp0rovement with the different processors.

Monique Acevedo cannot afford a lawyer. Nathan Eden has withdrawn from her case (evidently he wouldn’t take her credit card). What it boils down to is the School District residents will have to pay for her defense—that’s you and me.

[No Name Key] A previous writer suggested that it was "almost criminal what the County did to No Name Key."  Let me clarify that. It was and is illegal what the County is doing to No Name Key.  No way should those folks have been denied electricity.  The land development regulations enacted violated several state laws and well as the County's own Resolution 1951 giving permission for the electric company to use the public rights-of-way.  They have had a right to power since 1951.  This whole debate is mind boggling.

I expect to see several lawsuits filed any day now, including a civil action against Ms. Putney and other solar members who have lied to the commissioners for years.   And what about these "conditions" that Commissioner Carruthers wants to impose on those folks?  The County should pay for bring power to No Name, yet some commissioners want the residents to put it underground at a cost of $2 million.  They should put it under ground when "underground" becomes a county-wide requirement and everyone pays for having power brought to them.  Fair is fair, but I guess the courts will have to straighten this one out so grab your wallets.

[Fat] We were raised on fruits and veggies, so cookies were in the house only at Christmas time.  Thanks to having no sweets and (mmm) ice cream around, we grew up to be trim adults.  We did this with our children, who also do not snack on cookies or enjoy crappy food from McDonalds, et al.  The portions mother served were small and balanced.  Our parents set good examples in exercise way before it became popular.  We had gym class and extra curricular physical activates in addition to swimming and tennis lessons, neighborhood kick ball, football, bicycle rides, etc.  We were not allowed to use the "N" word, but fat people were an open target.  "Never trust a fat person" because if they would do that to their own body, what could they do to yours or to your business if you hire someone who cannot take care of their own body? 

How can someone have sex with a fat person if they are normal-sized?  How can the normal-sized person even hit something so gross?  Fat people are treated poorly and I hate to say it, but they disgust many of us who are disciplined.  Check them out at the BPK Winn Dixie.  Wow.  They have no willpower and do the wrong thing, then they over-feed their kids.  Since alcoholism is a "disease" maybe some portly person can declare obesity a disease and they can all go to meetings with their fat children and their fat pets. 

We had a house guest who was gigantic and she had to pee constantly, had a barrage of illnesses including diabetes, heart trouble, depression, celibacy, phobias; and this broad could barely walk up the stairs let alone take a swim in our pool.  When she spoke of being fat, nobody said a word because there really was an elephant in the room.  She was baiting us for compliments as she sipped her regular soda (not diet) and drank whole milk. 

Sugar is not our friend!  Alcohol packs in the calories too.  We eat small and healthy portions to put out the fire and another trick is early bird dinner and nothing else after 5 P.M.  As far as I'm concerned, cookies are like crack.  Pizza is for fat people.  Instead of cookies we snack on oranges, berries, nuts and try very hard to not find comfort in food or other things which are unhealthy.  Eat to live not live to eat.     

This video is by Dr. Bob Basso acting as Thomas Paine. Since the release of this video, he has been summoned to the White house to meet with Obama.  Seems Obama was disturbed by his presentation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA

Happy Newlyweds Michelle and Chris at their reception at Parrotdise Waterfront last week.

[Moron County] Sorry, I was just trying to be funny. I was tired of the school scandal and No Name Key debate. I did know what they meant by dinking (alias) drinking, but then I have never had the pleasure of doing the Duval crawl like you apparently have.

The coming famine. http://www.utafoundation.org/cribb.htm

[No Name Key Electric] At last week’s BOCC, Ms. Putney once again offered the County legal advice: She told the County that the Comp Plan doesn’t allow them to bring electricity to No Name Key. Once again, Ms. Putney is wrong. The Comp Plan say “discourage development to CBRS units”, it then goes on to tell exactly how to do that:  (1) pass out a map of the CBRS units (2) provide a copy of the CBRA executive summary.

No Name Key has 43 homes.  29 of those homes are not in a CBRS area, therefore this Comp Plan “discouragement” does not apply to 2/3^rds of the homes on NNK. Monroe County has no legal basis for denying those 29 homes electricity and no justification, as those 29 homes are not in a CBRS area.  The only thing preventing the remaining 14 homes from being served by electricity is the local ordinance, which Ms Putney wrote and voted into place.

[The average vice-presidential candidate has some real political experience]  Keeping that same thought, explain Obama's roughly 160 days in any political office before being elected as the man who will give our country to the Arabs.  I agree that Sarah Palin hurt McCain, but I'll take her over Obama any day.

[Name That Flower] Does anyone know what this lily is called?

[SHAFTED & SCREWED] Dear People of the United States. Due to the current financial situation caused by the slowdown of the economy, your Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers 50 years of age and older on early retirement. This scheme will be known as Retire Aged People Early (RAPE).
Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to the government to be eligible for the Special Help After Forced Termination (SHAFT) scheme.

Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the Scheme Covering Retired Early Workers (SCREW) program . A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as the  government deems appropriate.

Only persons who have been RAPED can  get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependants & Spouse) or HERPES (Half  Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance). Obviously, persons who have  AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by the government.

Persons who are not RAPED and are staying on, will receive as much Special High Intensity Training (SHIT) as possible. The government has always prided itself in the amount of SHIT it gives out.  Should you feel that you do not receive enough SHIT, please bring this to the attention of your local Congressman. They have been trained to give you all the SHIT you can handle.

[Zicam] Any chemical will be irritating to some degree to some percentage of the population.  Any medicine will have some side effects for some people.  So long as you are given fair warning you should be able to use that chemical if you choose.  I have relied on Zicam to fend off colds for years with no more side effects than some burning if I 'snuff' it up too far into my nose.  If I had any idea there were plans to pull the stuff off the shelves I'd have stocked up a lifetime supply.  It is a huge help!

[My insurance is over a hundred dollars a month and I have a good deal with my employer. I used to pay almost $300 per month] What do you have insured, you finger? Those prices must be the cheapest health insurance in the country. Try paying $500 to $2000 per month like most people do! You were lucky.

[Healthcare] A new poll shows that 72% of Americans support a national public option for health care.  We all know where the Quarter Truth Guy stands but, if we can afford to attack Iraq and sustain war there we can certainly afford national health care coverage. 

However, I do agree with Captain Quarter Truth about the critical need for tort reform in this country.  Lawyers  are the scourge of the country followed closely by career politicians. The time has also come to mandate two term limits in the Congress (fat chance).  Guess who has to pass that law?  Has anyone else seen the billboard on I-95 north of Miami that says "Who can you sue?  Call XYZ firm at XXXX for a free consultation."   Capitalism is going to destroy itself in the long run. 

I like Zicam. It sure knocks a cold off quickly. It must be used as directed. Do not inhale it up your nasal passages. If you do lose your smell so what? The world stinks anyhow. Just think, you will now be able to take a trip to India.

[Post Office] It is run by the private sector through contracts with the Federal Government.

We don't have socialized medicine or the metric system.

Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers.

[Canadians haven’t rebelled against their health care system]  They don't have that far to travel to improve their lot, they can drive across the border.  In most countries with nationalized health care it's only the lower income folks who suffer and they are voiceless as always.  Anyone with enough income to escape to better medical help does so without broadcasting it.

See what happens when you sleep around!

[Dinking] I don't think it is stupid to ask "What is dinking in public?”

[Flag Burning] Baseball is definitely not the major topic in this video, so please don't dismiss it because of it's title.  I hadn't seen or heard of this before and it is very, very cool.  This one will make you feel good.  Video

Our insurance premiums have to pay for our own care, plus the inflated prices docs and hospitals have to charge to cover the cost of all the freebies they hand out to uninsured patients.  If everyone paid the actual cost of service, without having to go through the insurance 'middle man' health care costs would become competitive and reasonable.

[Vacation Bible School] Big Pine United Methodist Church, 280 Key Deer Blvd, Big Pine Key invites all children, ages 4 thru 8th grade,  to go to the edge this summer for Vacation Bible School.  Camp E.D.G.E. (Experience + Discover God Everywhere) is an extreme adventure camp taking kids on exciting Bible treks to experience and discover God everywhere, every day. 

Each Bible trek is supported with science activities, songs, crafts, games, and snacks. Be a part of all the extreme fun at Camp E.D.G.E.   Bulletin Board

[Elderly Abuse] Let me preface this post by acknowledging that there are a lot of damn fine and honest people in the housekeeping/cleaning business who would help the elderly out of the kindness of their hearts. These posts are not aimed at those people. These posts are aimed at the unscrupulous, mean and vicious persons, and you know who you are, who prey on the elderly. Hopefully, by posting some of your methods, you will eventually be exposed.

[Pet Airways] Next month sees the launch of Pet Airways, an airline that will fly cats or dogs between five US cities. Pets will travel in a Beechcraft 1900 that can hold 50 animals, two pilots and one pet attendant. Air Canada to permit pets as hand luggage - Telegraph

[Healthcare Rip Offs] I don’t have insurance. When I go to any doctor and tell them I’m paying with my credit card they charge me the normal price. If I had insurance the price they bill to the insurance company would be much higher. Doctors have two prices, one for the insurance company and one for the uninsured patient. Is this fraud?

[Fishing Hole] A Chinese farmer dug a 50ft hole inside his house to go fishing. The river had been over ground but had disappeared 30 years ago when the local authorities bombed part of a mountain to pave a road. After digging his pit down to the river, Li installed a fishing net across it and regularly hauls out fish, so far earning his family nearly £2,000.

[Unions] Obama surely wasn't kidding when he promised change. Unions now own car companies and will soon get selective tax exemptions other non union Americans can't get. Do you still have that Obama-Biden bumper sticker on your car? Obama promised to end political games, he's ready for another political scam. The Obama government has no qualms taxing your worker health benefits even if you voted for Obama. Obama and the Dems are working hard to protect the union workers again for their next vote.

Union workers who helped put the Dems in Congress and the White House are now owed big time. Now the unions are needed again to help support getting a health care bill signed into law. The unions’ payoff for all their support this time is that their worker health benefits will not be taxed. You should all be proud of your vote and be all warm and fuzzy inside knowing your single vote just wasn't enough to get you a tax exemption too. Bummer!

[Obama Balls] The customer’s major requirement was to paint the President cheerful. Christmas tree balls with Barack Obama produced in Russia / MosNews.com

[From the Right] Lately some posters have been claiming that competition from the feds will cause a decline in health care cost if we suckered into socialized medicine. That argument supposes that there is no competition now. They’re flat wrong, there is competition, lots! I started counting health insurance companies in the US and I quit counting at 54. I didn’t even try to count the number of HMO’s, nor did I try to count the many state run health care plans, like the failed Massachusetts program,  those experiments in government controlled health care are  over budget and underperforming. Nor did I try to count the cooperative health care programs running nationwide.  As of 7:00 PM Monday, the media are reporting that our Democrat legislators are wanting to tax your health care benefits that are given to you by your employer. And, they want to cut back on Medicare and Medicaid benefits. This is in order to bring down the costs of healthcare so that we can have socialized medicine.  Our government is not the cure, it’s the disease.

I just saw a commercial for Obama's socialized medicine gig. It was beautiful; sweet music, soothing voices and striking American scenery, but all it talked all about was making health care affordable. It didn’t say a thing about free.  For those of you who think that socialized medicine will be free medicine, think again. They are only talking about making health care affordable. That means that the folks in Washington will decide what affordable means.  Do you remember “It all depends on what is the meaning of the word is is”? Are your taxes affordable?  Is gasoline affordable? Right now the health care market place is full of competition. When the government jumps in the competition is a goner. When the competition in the health care market place is gone, the government will hike the costs through the roof, look what's happened to the price of the stinking postage stamp. Even with that they're getting ready to cut way back on service.

Handicapped Parking Fraud - Handicapped Parking Violators - Help Make a Difference

[No Name Key Electric] 39 of the 43 homes on No Name Key have and use generators (I understand that another home just ordered one, soon it will be 40 of the 43 homes). The No Name Key Property Owners Association represents 30 of the homes on NNK.  The solar only group is claiming the remaining 13.

Of those 13 solar only homes, 9 have and use generators (soon to be 10).

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District states:

(1)   “A typical standby diesel generator produces 25-30 pounds of nitrogen oxides (NOx) per megawatt hour of power generated, 50 to 60 times the NOx pollution produced per megawatt hour by the typical mix of California gas-fired power plants. Nitrogen oxides are a smog-forming pollutant.”

(2)   “Diesel soot, or diesel particulate, is the number one airborne carcinogen in California, and represents our state’s most significant toxic air pollution problem. California Air Resources Board estimates that operation of an uncontrolled one-megawatt diesel engine for only 250 hours per year would result in a 50 percent increase in cancer risk to residents within one city block.”

Our generators are not standby, they are a necessary way of life, needed to run our homes ( No I do not have central a/c) and are used day after day all summer long. Today two No Name Key residents are undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Perhaps if we’d grid-tied 20 years ago, this wouldn’t be the case.

For twenty years we’ve been telling Monroe County that No Name Key is not green. For twenty years we’ve been telling Monroe County that grid-tie is the modern sustainable green solution, and is necessary to eliminate the pollution and reduce the waste that is NNK. California understands what is green, and what is not. When will Monroe County?

[Google Street View] Dutch police have arrested twin brothers on suspicion of robbery after their alleged victim spotted a picture of them following him on Google's Street View.

Ed, your selective editing saves us all a lot of struggling through misspelled, misquoted, misdirected trollop!  Those who don't like what you put out don't have to read it.  The rest of us will continue to laugh or growl our way through your column as quick as we can get to it.

They can say what they want about Sarah Palin but I'll take her over Joe Biden any day.

Air New Zealand commercial. Video

Here’s a beautiful message about growing old … Well, crap, now I forgot what it was.

[Kosher Liquor] Are they totally out of their minds? What happens if they drink the wrong booze, do they go to hell? If they drink the Kosher booze do they get a hangover? http://www.crcweb.org/kosher/consumer/liquorList.html

[Airliner Crash Photos] It looks more like stills from the movie Lost to me. It was pretty tacky of you to post something like that of a disaster.

[Airliner Crash Photos] Those were BS airline photos. The plane crashed at night and a break up would be caused by extreme rapid decent. The photos depict sunny skies at level flight. Wow, maybe everything on the internet isn't real!

[Air France Airliner Crash photos]  Some people will believe anything. Check out this link to Snopes.  http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/brazil737.asp

[Air France Photos are a hoax] They've been around for years. 2006 Analysis: Hoax. The images (above) are video captures from the pilot episodes of the ABC television series Lost (note the handcuffs worn by the woman pictured on the left, a character recognizable to viewers of the series as Kate Austen, played by actress Evangeline Lilly). Similar images can be seen in video trailers for the series.

When an airliner travelling at 500 miles per hour breaks apart mid-flight, forces applied to humans are typically 20 or more times the force of gravity. A small one pound camera would be jerked around like a 20 pound weight changing directions several times per second, not to mention the weight of the victims' limbs. Fortunately, this is followed quickly by unconsciousness because of G forces of the unstable, spinning and tumbling aircraft pieces and the lack of oxygen at altitude. Hopefully, these passengers likely did not suffer excruciating, terror filled deaths as the photo implies.

This is absurd. What a crappy photo to post! http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_photos_gol_737_crash.htm

The idiot that put pictures up of the French airline disaster should be shot.  How rude!  Those pictures you posted were from the TV program Lost.

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Monday June 22, 2009 

[Summer] This morning at 1:45 am was the Summer Solstice and begins the first day of Summer.

[Editor Out to Lunch] I have an interesting idea.  For just one week, why not post each comment as written with all the bad grammar, bad usage and bad sentence construction. It would be hilarious and would give the readers some clue about the brain power of the poster. Finally, deer Ed, it would give you a break from correcting all that stuff.  I'm sure some English professor reading this can find errors; but I'm not proud and this is how we learn. (Ed: Okay, starting this Saturday I’ll just copy and paste the raw posts, unedited and without pictures. It’ll be a good excuse to take a half day off.)

I have lost over 60 lbs in the last year and 3 months. A lot of people want to know how I did it so, I am going to explain it to everyone.

I cut out all junk food, McDonalds, Wendy's, BK. All junk food in the house, no Hot Pockets, Microwavable meals, and all sweets. I allowed myself 4 or 5 cookies two times per week and 3 sodas a week. I drank a lot of water.  At 1 or 2 months into the change in eating habits I started to get stomach discomfort. Not pain, just the feeling my stomach was shrinking a little and it felt uncomfortable. I changed the size of my portions and ate a good meal always for dinner, No fried foods. I ate mostly grilled food, steak, starch, veggies and salads--lots of salads. I reduced my plate size. I went from large 12 inch plates to 10 inch plates, then smaller still to 8 inch plates.

I really didn’t notice any changes until 3-4 months into the diet except the feeling of a shrinking stomach and the inability to eat as much as before.

I felt myself getting full with less food. I also took more time to eat my meals.

I hope this helps anyone trying to loose weight. I feel better and have to go again and buy new clothes. The ones I bought 3 months ago don’t fit.

I have heard that people want a National Healthcare system. It seems to work in other countries; the only drawback is that if you want an elective surgery, you may have to wait a while for it.

I think the Insurance companies will fight this as hard as they can because this is going to be Government run and I would think the prices for meds and treatment will drop substantially. The hospitals would also fight it because they won’t be getting 28 dollars per Tylenol Extra Strength the way they do now. That price is probably a little low since I haven't been in the hospital for a while. 

Health Care is really overpriced. My insurance alone is over a hundred dollars a month and I have a good deal with my employer. I used to pay almost $300 per month. I haven't been sick or needed to go to the hospital or doctor for a long while (over 5 years). Knock on wood!

I hope that someway, someday, we will have an option to pay for our insurance or have National Healthcare.

[Zicam] I lost my sense of smell due to the use of Zicam.  It is permanent damage.  I was invited to be in a class action law suit against the company, but because I don't have proper medical documentation (no insurance), I was "uninvited".  I can't believe this stuff is still being sold over the counter. 

[Best Dad] Thank you to Clear Radio Station, West Marine and Benihana's. Chad Robinson won two great prizes on their radio station for being one of the winners in "The Best Dad in the World" contest.  Chad and I just want to say thank you and to tell all the Dad's out there, "Happy Fathers Day".  Our son's are in Ohio and in Iraq.  They may be far away, but they are in our hearts, closer than anyone could ever be to us.  And to those Dad's who have passed on, "We'll see you again one day, Dad, I love you!" 

[18 Mile Stretch] An average of 21,000 vehicles travel the 18 mile stretch daily.

[From the Right] Mr. Obama’s scheme to socialize our medical care seems to running into deep trouble, even from some very, very odd critics. Many folks on this site have said that they like the idea because it would cover “everybody”. They’re wrong, it won’t. Wsws.org, The World Socialist Web Site, is extremely critical of the current en vogue plan because it fails to cover 37 million Americans, even though it would cost us an additional $1 to $1.5 Trillion dollars. What’s amazing is that even the durned Socialist don’t like the Kennedy Dodd plan (the presumptive Obama plan). Some folks here have tried to tell us that participation would be voluntary. They’re wrong. Reuters reported on 6/19 that The Kennedy-Dodd bill would create an individual mandate requiring you to buy a “qualified” health insurance plan, as defined by the government.  If you don’t have “qualified” health insurance for a given month, you will pay a new Federal tax.  Incredibly, the amount and structure of this new tax is left to the discretion of the Secretaries of Treasury and Health and Human Services. Plus, contrary to what the major media would have you believe there is actually less public outcry for it than there was in 1993/1994 when Hillary care was quashed.   Pew research tells us that then the sense of a health care crisis was far more widespread than it is today – then 55% of us said they felt the health care system needed to be “completely rebuilt” compared with 41% today. Then health care costs were seen as a bigger problem – 63% of us said the cost of a major illness was a “major problem”, now its 48%. Let’s hope that the socialized medicine movement quickly dies, then maybe we can convince our democrat leaders to ignore the lawyer lobby and get tort reform and real enforcement of the laws concerning Medicare and Medicaid fraud. That’s a change most of us can support.

(Part II) Kudos to the poster who told us of his idea for cooperative health care.  I think that your idea is worth consideration.  You’re right when you note that some would object to government having a role in your co-op. But a minimal government role as an underwriter might be acceptable. The cliché “the devil is in the details” applies.  Can you describe your entry requirements?  What about pre-existing conditions?  Would there be an “entry fee”?  Would you require membership fees, if so, how often and how much? Would the fees be monthly? Would there be separate fees for service over and above your “membership” costs. How would you enforce your recurring check up rules? How would you entice hospitals, Doctors, pharmaceutical companies, etc. to participate and agree to minimized compensation? I disagree with your point concerning USPS vs. Fed Ex and UPS. USPS’s primary market is the delivery of daily small items of reading materials like mail, catalogues, etc. Fed Ex and UPS are in the quick parcel delivery business.  I’m confident that you noticed that the USPS, using your tax dollars, has had to mimic the business practices of Fed Ex and UPS just show some semblance of relevance in today’s market place. The USPS, a government company, could not exist without mountains of tax money. It does not provide competition, it’s on welfare.

There is an excellent article concerning health care cooperatives, I recommend it. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2493.cfm.

[Wedded Bliss] We would like to say a huge thank you to Keb, the bartenders and wait staff at Parrotdise waterfront for making Michelle and Chris’ wedding absolutely perfect.  Everyone was so pleasant and helpful.  All of our guests raved about the food and the service.  The food was exceptional, and the wait staff was so friendly and couldn’t do enough for us with big smiles on their faces.  The way everything was set up was beautiful.  We just can’t say enough good things.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Okay tea-baggers lets see how tough you folks are. When are you going to take the lead in fighting the push to increase our taxes to pay for each individual’s home sewers? No new taxes and everyone is accountable for their own home’s requirements, right?

That was a great fight you put up in stopping the County’s brand new shiny 4 cents per gallon tax increase. Swing all the bags you want. Your stand was nothing more then a conservative’s "feel good" moment. It was as effective as the human piece sign. It made you feel all warm and fuzzy and accomplished nothing.

This is not the proper way to get high.

[Post Office] I wouldn’t mind if the postal service was turned over to the private sector. All they are good for is junk main which in these days of email accounts for most of their revenue. The Postal Service is bordering on the obsolete just as the Pony Express was with the advent of the telegraph.

[West Summerland Key] The Boy Scouts want to change the name of West Summerland Key to Scout Key because West Summerland is east of Summerland Key. I think the screwed up name is a reflection of the quirky attitude of the Lower Keys. I vote we keep the  screwed up name. Next they’ll want to give No Name Key a proper name. How does Electric Key sound?

[Mosquito Control] When I worked for mosquito control the standard scientific procedure was to go into different areas and see how many mosquitoes landed on your arm in a set amount of time. It wasn’t very scientific, but it worked. I think it's still the norm.

[Solar Sucks] The American Solar Energy Society, HomePower magazine, Campus Center for Appropriate Technology, University of Humboldt, and so many more real experts, know grid-tie is the only sustainable modern solution. Campus Center for Appropriate Technology went on the grid after a 10 year experiment in stand-alone solar because they knew grid-tie was the only sustainable modern solution.

When will Monroe County figure this out?

[Abi Bell] Anyone who needs a photographer for any occasion should contact Abi Bell. http://abibell.com/   I have never encountered anyone with so much enthusiasm and love for what they do.  And it is reflected in her photographs of our wedding.  They are absolutely gorgeous!  Thank you Abi.

[It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times] For the most part those that post on this site have not experienced a real Depression or really good times. To have done that one must be at least close to eighty years old. Fortunately, or otherwise, I have lived through both of these times.

In the 1930's there where numerous places that could employ people at realistic rates of pay. No one asked or demanded all the benefits that labor does today. Allmy father wanted in 1933 was a job that would give us enough to meet the rent, feed the family, and pay the utilities. This was the Depression. Prior to 1930 he had his shoes shinned daily as a big time musician.

Today we live in a La-La world (in the Keys) and have no idea what is coming when the financial crisis actually hits here. The $2000 dollar a month rents will evaporate like a fog in the sun.

Having lived in KW for about 30 years and have had several businesses it is not difficult to see that the average non-Conch and local Conch can easily come to disagree. What must be remembered and absolutely thought about is that when Hurricane Wilma hit KW the crime rate dropped! The people helped each other as much as they could and we were back in business far sooner than any other area hit by those storms.

Islanders are like the Irish; if there is no one that wants to fight us, then we will fight with each other.

Why would you let yourself get fat?  I'm trying to understand it.  There are so many unhealthy people down here, both locals and tourists.  They add ugly, dirty-looking tattoos and it's an eyesore to see so many scruffy, dentally-challenged people.  I like food too and used to enjoy people watching.  Tell us why you let yourself go and decided not to eat right and exercise, then get sick and make health costs go up.  We're paying for your grazing too.  But you're special and very, very hungry.   

[If a national healthcare plan is so horrible, why is it no countries that have it, are trying to do away with it] Do a little research and you will see where the money and profits go, not to the medical professionals or the health care system, but through the government’s redistribution system, and you should know by now what that means!

[Tow-may-tow or To-mah-tow?] If you're unsure of how to pronounce a word, this may help. You have a choice of languages and variations; for example, if you select English, you can select pronunciation with American, British, Australian, South African, Scottish, Irish and Indian accents, male or female.  The Effect option is fun to mess with - try the Echo. http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal

[Moron County] More Morons read the Coconut Telegraph than any other publication. Yesterday someone asked what dinking in public meant!

[National Healthcare] I’ve got to agree with the poster yesterday who asked why the Canadians haven’t rebelled against their health care system. I really wonder why they haven’t. CBCnews.ca reported that the typical Canadian seeking surgical or other therapeutic treatment had to wait 18.3 weeks in 2007, an all-time high, according to research published by the Fraser Institute. “Despite government promises and the billions of dollars funneled into the Canadian health-care system, the average patient waited more than 18 weeks in 2007 between seeing their family doctor and receiving the surgery or treatment they required.” If it had been me, I sure would rebel. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/10/15/waittimes-fraser.html

[Contractors can screw up a wet dream] Stretch stretches patience of residents along the mainland-connnecting road

[Solar power--stuck in the 70s] I hold Alicia Putney in the highest regard and of high integrity. I truly feel that her efforts "back in the day" almost single-handedly saved No Name Key from ruin!

My former wife, "Madame X," and I bought property on No Name some 20 years ago, fully expecting to retire there someday. A national radio talk show host on real estate named Sonny Block stated to me on his show in 1989 that we were crazy to buy on No Name Key, especially, without a building permit, notwithstanding any other amenities. Madame X and I discussed our investment and finally agreed "What the hell, by that time we're sixty."

Then in the old Island Navigator we found out about the new ROGO system and that we would not be allowed ever to build. Therefore we said “to heck with that” and moved to BPK, 30 years before we intended to; and prepared to do battle. We weren't wealthy. We did the crappy job circuit. We fought 5 years to get a permit through ROGO. We were awarded a permit with 1 point through a loophole we discovered and the following week that loophole was gone, so don't bother looking for it. The process was pure hell. Caveat emptor was an understatement. I tell this tale because under the same circumstances today there's no way we would have been allowed to build. Under the newer even stricter standards, I really don't see how Galleon Bay or Fast Lane could become a reality. I think in preventing those developments everyone on No Name is united. If not, they should be.

I’ve been back in The Land of Enchantment, New Mexico, now for some 6 years. It’s because it took only seconds to realize what torture it was to try and exist on No Name Key. Granted, we weren't state-of-the-art. Nonetheless, at times we couldn't even enjoy the little goodies that require electricity. We were kidding ourselves. We only bitched to ourselves because we always felt we got ourselves into it and would eventually make it better. We even were staunch opponents to the electrification of No Name Key in the '90s.
We were miserable, but, we also realized that someday if the grid did come (we were ready at that point) that we could live solar in a pure fashion and only go on the grid when needed. For us that was generally to wash clothes. And use the power already manufactured by our system. Keys Electric could have bought power from us. Our $3000 inverter rusted away. This had become pure folly.
That, for the most part, is behind me now, except for Madame X and my son who still reside on NNK. Their welfare remains of utmost importance to me. They are real troopers, to say the least.

When you live in New Mexico and other solar, green living hot-spots it is clear just how ludicrous that the no grid electric to No Name attitude is. This is the 21st century Now I am consulted on solar power, having lived on NNK. My constituents (if you will) are amazed at the absurd situation on No Name Key. These are incredibly involved professional people. The others are people that expect to get screwed by the government, i.e. people on the reservation, The Rez. None of them, not one, can believe that not only No Name Key, but the Florida Keys as a whole remain in the Stone Age of solar power and green living when they can and should be near the forefront.

Power New Mexico (PNM), offers tax credits, the opportunity to buy wind and solar electricity (Sky Blue program) in lieu of carbon, buys back power from solar homes, like those on No Name Key, etc. (R.I.P. Lupe). PNM even hooks itself into its own solar and wind. There is absolutely no reason this can't be done in the Keys. It is almost criminal to block grid power on No Name Key in this day and age. Instead of blocking energy progress why not reap the rewards for the citizens of the Keys that No Name could offer at this crucial point in this modern age? It's time for not just No Name Key, but all of the Keys, it's elected officials, utilities, and residents to move forward and come up to speed.

Alicia Putney (speaking as an admirer of yours) you have won your battle, but you will lose this senseless war. It's inevitable.

Why men don't live as long as women.

[Trying to watch movies on my PC] Don’t use Microsoft Internet Explorer or load it before your video viewing session.

[Airliner Crash] Two photos from a memory stick supposedly taken inside the French aircraft during the breakup.

[If National Health Care is so terrible how come no other country that has it tries to go back to private heath care] When does government ever give up any of its power?

[Choosing an elderly victim] The housekeeper, ever vigilant with her ear to the ground, looks for her victims everywhere including places you and I would not think of.  She looks and listens to friends and strangers conversations in case there is an opportunity to care for someone who is bedridden or just out of the hospital. She may also advertise her services on bulletin boards knowing that the people who inquire are often elderly. She inquires at activities for senior citizens, hairdressers or any pace that seniors may frequent. She may have an unscrupulous friend in the legal field who may also give her contacts. She may even stoop to acquire her victim at church. Nowhere is sacred to the housekeeper.

[President Should Not Try To Lead the Country] ] Obama on Fatherhood.  Anything that man does is anything but candid.  To think otherwise is silly.  He says what he thinks he needs to say to further his private agenda. I am so happy that we have Obie to tell us how to be a father. Without his wonderful words of wisdom, how would I ever be able to wipe my butt, much less raise my children?  Oh wait, I have raised 3 boys to become wonderful young men--all in college, all good athletes, all good, productive citizens.  Huh, imagine that.  I was able to do this without the almighty, all knowing, all caring, Obie guiding me every step of the way.

Come on folks, we don't need this S.O.B. telling how to do anything, much less everything.

Vandenberg shipwreck site.  I have heard conflicting stories; I heard the Vandenberg was sunk in 140' of water, but that it is so tall that you can see it when you snorkel?  Is that true? 

[No Name Key] It sounds nuts to me, but if you folks on No Name are all using electricity why fight about the source?

What ever happened to the owner of Boondocks? It seems that no more was said about the felonies he committed and was dropped by the courts. I guess if you pay off the cops and are connected to the underworld you get away with murder. ~mattpaulaocala@yahoo.com

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The Superintendant of Schools should be chosen by the School Board much the same way the County commission selects the County Administrator. He should also be reviewed periodically like the County Administrator is. Electing a Superintendent is a bad idea (Acevedo) and having the governor appoint someone is even worse (Paget, DiGennaro). If the School Board appoints him they can remove him (Willi). End of problem.

Voters without kids aren’t knowledgeable enough about school issues to elect a Superintendant. Let the School Board make the choice.

[Health Care] Most posters on BPK have been negative (especially the 1/4 truth guy) about any health care plan, using the words "Socialism" and "public." I propose one that could garner bipartisan approval. So, I will give the idea a shot and I apologize if it's a long winded tomb.

Another criticism is the government paying. Heck, they pay now for the millions who don't have insurance and don't pay their hospital and doctor bills. By requiring preventive health care, total costs will go down. I believe this could have bipartisan support.

[No Name Electric Solution] I have a solution that will satisfy both the Greenies and the AC people on No Name:  Clear about two-thirds of the island and install a common solar grid with sufficient battery backup. This will also prevent any future development since there will be no open land left. Keys Energy would probably install and operate the system for you for a fee. At around $13,000/kW, a 400 kW plant would be approximately $5 million plus the cost of land and distribution system. The island would be a showpiece for solar technology. Now you can all hold hands and sing Kumbaya. And the displaced deer, racoons and dog-eating pythons can move to Big Pine.

[Human Peace Sign] It is a feel-good gesture and I agree. Is that bad? We participate in gestures like that to be in the company of like-minded souls. We know that it accomplishes nothing of substance, but it does reassure us that there are others like ourselves pursuing world peace. We are not alone.

No Name Key can and should be a win-win situation.  Forget about the past on No Name and look to the future of solar electricity there and throughout the Keys. Let's look at the facts:  Both groups want no new development on No Name Key.  There are only 7 permits available for the next 20 years on Big Pine and No Name combined. NNK has numerous layers of growth restricting laws in place at Federal, State and County levels that make building on Big Pine and elsewhere look almost impossible.  Residents who don't want to tie to the grid don't have to, nobody is forced to have electricity.  If I only lived there part time I wouldn't want to hook up either.  If you choose to live off grid, with no use of generators, kudos to you.   Others (the 70% majority) who routinely are forced to use fossil fuel burning generators to supplement their solar power to run central air, and want to eliminate the noise pollution, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions from their island should be allowed to tie to the grid.  Hell, they offered to pay for it!

If the average American is ever going to go solar, it will be with a grid-tie system.  We need to stop talking about solar and start acting on creating solar opportunities.

[Terrorists Suspects] What’s wrong with Gitmo prisoners being stored in an American maximum security prison? American prisons are filled with two-legged animals that want to kill us. Do you think the Gitmo Arabs more dangerous than the Unabomber or Charles Manson or the other deadly animals we incarcerate? The reason we don't let them in our prisons is purely political not for security reasons.

[Kosher Search Engine] The poster defending the Kosher search engine is silly to think “goofiness” means terrorism. Lighten up. I meant goofiness as in goofy, silly, foolish. that’s how I see extreme religious ritual and customs. (Kosher kitchen’s must have a rabbi on the premises just to turn on the stove otherwise, I guess, they go to Jew hell or wherever bad Jews go.) Any religion that needs all that extra BS to worship God is goofy. A Kosher search engine is goofier. Get real.

I’m trying to watch movies on my PC. I’ve upgraded my video card and my download connection speed is 3MB, and my PC is fast and I have 4GB of memory, but it freezes up every thirty seconds or so and the people’s lips don’t move with the words coming out of my surround sound speakers.

I wait until the movie is fully buffered before I play it and it still stops periodically to buffer. My video card has a 1 GB DDR2 memory and it still keeps stopping.  I'm trying to watch feature length low-def movies from Hulu.com or from the other online TV sites?

[Wayne] If your neighbor’s middle name is Wayne—beware! http://www.newsoftheweird.com/wayne.html

[Hyperbaric or recompression chamber is needed] There are going to be more dive accidents or the “bends” now that the Vandenberg has been added to our dive experiences. This very deep dive requires decompression stops before returning to the surface. When a diver panics, he zooms to the surface and gets the bends and can die without a recompression chamber. Snorkel the Vandenberg, my ass.

If a national healthcare plan is so horrible and would destroy life as we know it (as we are told on here daily) why is it no countries that have it, are trying to do away with it; or even protesting to change it?

There’s an old business model that says when people pool their money together they can have lower rates and better resources then a smaller pool of people can. The American pool of citizens paying into a national healthcare plan will do nothing but bring honest billing and help avoid the current healthcare problems such as pre-existing conditions and "Use your insurance once and we drop you" and outrageous rate increases yearly based on your age. Competition is the American way. I now return you to your previously scheduled lobbyist bought programming. I am a supporter of free market capitalism. Let the competition begin. We all benefit.

[Municipal ordinance violation, Is usually dinking in public] Ok, I'll bite, just what is dinking in public?

[Power on No Name Approved] That's what a 1951 resolution states. It is also what the State has confirmed time and again, including in 2007, by re-affirming the earlier law. That's also what the Monroe County Attorney's office confirmed twice in the last week. After all is said and done, after all of the debates, and requests, and lawsuits, it's been allowed all along. Same law that allowed power to come to Big Pine two years later, in 1953, will allow it on No Name. So why do we have to put up with all of the debates, frustrations and commotion out there?

The 1951 law has been buried by many. It is time to perform an autopsy, find out where the other "dead bodies", so to speak, are buried, and make things right for those people and thus all of us. If we allow ourselves to be governed in such a biased, self serving manner as stealing money from teachers and our children or our neighbors’ property rights then we should expect the erosion of trust that grows here each day to accelerate. No matter how you feel about power on No Name, we should strive for better public representation and we certainly deserve better than how the Acevedo's and Putney's have treated us while in their positions of power.

[Sarah Palin] Two things cost Senator John McCain the election: his age (72) and Sarah Palin. The average starting age for Presidents is 55. The average vice-presidential candidate has some real political experience. I am a registered Republican, but the idea of Sarah Palin as President, should McCain die in office, scared the hell out of me.

Stand-alone solar, with its reliance on batteries and generators was the experiment of the 70s.  Grid-tie was the 90s. Today we are past looking at grid-tie (as that’s already understood as the only sustainable green option for solar usage, storage and efficiency), the future is the smart grid.

American Solar Energy Society sent policy recommendations to Congress, among these recommendations was their recommendations on the Smart Grid: Conduct nationally coordinated large-scale transmission studies: address all renewable energy resources; establish renewable enabling transmission action plan; address siting, flexible/firm transmission rates, storage, and ancillary service support. Establish national standards to enable smart grid development, require smart grid plans and investment as prerequisite for state access to carbon auction revenues. Smart Grid includes: demand response, real-time pricing and consumer pricing information, storage, vehicle-to-grid, and distribution automation.

Obama on Fatherhood. At candid Father's Day event, Obama salutes fathers, boys

[From the Right] Deer Ed: Your editorial comment yesterday caused me to wonder if I had indeed been “continually insulting” to other posters. So I looked back at about 30 or so of my previous submissions. I found that in about 5 cases I had taken some very mild shots at contrary posters, usually, in response to personal attack levied against me or another conservative poster. I had thought that was fair. On the other hand, I have been absolutely unrelenting in my criticism of liberal thought and practice. There’s no doubt that my comments on Obama and his administration have been harshly critical and often insulting, that comes from my heart.  There’s also no doubt that every factual claim that I have submitted has been absolutely true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I believe in research. I’ve made factual mistakes, and I’ve always admitted them when I discover them. There is group of site regulars who have decided that conservative  beliefs and opinions so aggravating or perhaps threatening, that they have found it necessary to routinely use disparaging terms such as “Half truth guy”, “Right wing nut”, and so on. Those folks routinely direct deep anger and hostility personally at any conservative voice on the site. Frankly, normally I don’t mind, it’s amusing, and name calling seems to be the sharpest arrow in some liberals quiver.

(Part II) Kudos to the sharp eyed socialized medicine supporter for pointing out what he believes to be an inconsistency in my position regarding government competition with private industry. He’s partially right. However the US Post Office actually fills a substantially different market niche than does most parcel delivery services such as Fed Ex or UPS. The USPS and Fed Ex or UPS do not compete head to head with the USPS.  The Post Office primary market is the delivery of daily mail in the form of letters, flyers, catalogues, and similar items.  The USPS, does offer pretty good parcel service, and in some instances can compare favorably in service and price with the private enterprises. But at what cost?  It seems that as our tax dollars float the post office, it keeps raising its postage prices. Cripes, Postmaster General John E. Potter recently warned that economic times are so dire that the U.S. Postal Service may end weekend mail delivery . Did you know that he makes more than Obama, he makes over $800K per year.  If we did not artificially keep the USPS alive it would stall crash and burn. That event would save us billions of tax dollars. Real market place competition could then ensue when private enterprise filled the market niche currently being serviced by the post office. My hunch is that postage prices would drop and service improve. Are you really sure that you want our government running your health care?

No Name Key residents have failed to get electricity just by asking for it, so now they’re using a different approach; taking advantage of the current national fixation on “green”. This new approach just might work for them.

[Grid-tie is the true green solution] Yesterday’s poster insults our intelligence by trying to tell us that grid-tie is not the green solution.  Generators produce 300% more CO2 emission than power produced from Florida Grid Electric.

So there you have it. Grid-tie is greener. And we haven’t even factored in the toxicity of lead-acid batteries that run each and every NNK home, nor factored in the wasted power, as part of this equation! Sticking with stand-alone solar, when grid-tie is the recognized sustainable modern green solution, is the same as arguing that 8-track is the very best sound system you can put in a car.

Socialized medicine is not a good idea because it keeps the DNA pool full of low renters that would naturally be culled from the human race. This is needed to maintain the herd quality which has been going down hill for years.

[Mosquito Control] Do the trucks really go out looking for mosquito areas? This time of year we know we have mosquitoes. Shouldn't there be a fogger on the back of those trucks? Each and every one of them?

[Tort Reform] Socialized medicine does not equal good health care, but banning liability lawyers does!

[Jumping Cactus] The cactus in the picture is called Cholla (pronounced choy-uh).  It’s very common in all parts of the desert southwest and tends to grow into large patches.  Cholla is also found in many backyard cactus gardens and some homeowners plant cholla under windows to deter even the boldest of would be intruders.  It is called the “Jumping Cactus” because at the slightest contact with skin or clothing, the tiny barbs on the ends of the needle sharp spines instantly hook onto whatever had come in contact with them.  Seemingly like they “jumped” onto the unlucky person that came too close. 

They sound just like a tropical storm nearing the Keys.   Click here: Amazing Choir uses hands to create a thunderstorm • VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control 

Steven Jobs received a liver transplant two months ago and is expected to resume his role at Apple shortly. Does anyone think he waited on any list for a liver or did his wealth shorten the list?

Heart Attack Grill http://www.truveo.com/a-meal-to-die-for/id/3385902424

[Dive Flag Week] Governor and Cabinet proclaim June 27 - July 3 as Dive Flag Awareness Week. In the past five years, 22 divers in Florida's waters have been killed or injured after a boat struck them. Many of these incidents could have been avoided had the boaters been on the lookout for divers-down flags, or if the divers had properly displayed the dive flags to alert boaters to their presence.

You say Christina McPherson would make a great principal. I ask you, for whom? Christina appointed Monique Acevedo as 9th grade advisor, approved fund-raisers again and again; yet did not follow up, nor ask where the kid's money was. Mr. Welsh can't be blamed, he knew nothing about the fundraisers. So who, besides Christina should have checked on the kids and their money? This is our only example of who Christina picks for staff and also how she oversees what she has done. Do you really think she should be in charge of picking all of the staff, and overseeing all of the students?

It’s unacceptable that adults who were paid to mentor and teach our kids, instead used them and stole from them. Is this the type of education you think they deserve? Shame on you.

Why did Pets.com fail and why is it the poster child for the dotcom bust?

[One Billion People Hungry] The global financial meltdown has pushed the ranks of the world's hungry to a record 1 billion, a grim milestone that poses a threat to peace and security. Maybe we should take the money we spend on the U.N. and feed some folks!

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

[Private, Members Only, Guild party] Parrotdise Waterfront will be closed to the public tomorrow at 5pm for an evening of debauchery, dinner and entertainment. Pirate or wench attire. The Guild party starts at 6 pm. Reservations ($30) 872-9989.

[Socialized medicine] I can't afford health insurance and I'm not black or Hispanic enough to receive Medicaid. So I guess if it's enforced by fines and I won't be able to pay them either, I'll go to jail and possibly prison. Once I'm there I can jump right to the top of the list to receive a new heart or liver so they can keep me alive long enough to execute me. (yes, it's sarcasm)

[The Movies] Every ten years or so there’s a new shared theme in movies. The first of these I noticed was when a character would surprise everyone by being gay; then there was the period when girls would kiss girls. Now I notice most action films have a torture scene.

[Socialism] Some say socialism's tentacles run so deep that it's too late to do anything about it. With all due respect, that's an attitude for losers.  The greatest free enterprise system in history may ultimately succumb to socialism, but that should not be allowed to happen without a fierce fight. If you're going to join that fight, now is the time to do it.  If your decision is to think about it, by the time you've made up your mind it likely will be too late.  If you're going to stand up for your Constitutional rights, stand up on July 4th and join the Tea Party movement! Is it too late?

Without a new era of conservative activism, the America we have known will become unrecognizable. As conservatives, we've worked hard, paid out taxes, raised our families, been involved in our communities and voted. But, most of us have steered clear of being actively involved in politics.  When offended by government outrages, our typical reaction is to scream at the TV.  While we've been largely disengaged, the other side's community organizers have been busy at work fomenting anger among every imaginable "victim" group, and then turning anger into votes.  In the last election, far-left activism finally hit the Mother Lode.  As a result, the American free enterprise system is in danger of being brought to its knees from within by the false promises of socialism.  Unless each of us is willing to aggressively engage in a new era of conservative activism, the America we have known will become unrecognizable.  The Tea Party Movement can be the spearhead of such activism, but to do so it must encompass more than public protests.  For the Movement to succeed, Tea Party Patriots must turn themselves in to Tea Party warriors who are willing to make political activism a regular part of their lives. Bulletin Board

[Wolframealpha.com] This is the most amazing, computational free tool I've ever seen. It's brilliant! This link is an explanation video. http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html

And you think “their” rules are silly do you? Well, you know what some of us think is silly? Posters who would find fault with a sect that wishes to avoid pornography and gratuitous violence when they go online. Yes, how silly indeed, seeing as how unbridled permissiveness across a broad spectrum of commercialized sex, violence and drugs has been such a boon to society. 

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We a trying to find John and Lin DiCesare that used to live on Narcissus Avenue in Big Pine and moved to Avon Park, FL.  We have an emergency situation at their house and the contact number we have has been disconnected.  If you know how to reach them, please have them call Donna at 305-394-8380 or email info to aftrnoondelight@aol.com . We need to talk to them ASAP.

[Canada’s healthcare delivery system is far superior to ours] Half Truth guy is making stuff up to further his tirade against the American Dream. No one ever said any Socialized medicine is better then ours. What we all say is that Socialized medicine is healthcare for all not just the rich or illegal aliens. That guy will write anything in order to try to discredit an issue.

Paving of Big Coppitt. Is it just me or have others had to dodge exposed pipe caps protruding from newly paved US1. Are they done? I've also noticed workers marking and now cutting up newly paved sections of US1. And now the 18 mile stretch is being repaired after 2 years of 'repair'. Who the hell is hiring and approving these bozos spending our tax dollars? Is this just another example of not paying attention? Or a just-don't-give-a-damn attitude?  I have seen better asphalt jobs in Jamacia and Mexico. I can't wait for the next election.

It seems commissioners put more effort into renaming a key after scouts than worrying about sewers. I have not heard one commish call for any type of bids for sewers. Why? We need more public input before we rename a Key says one, but no input on the millions for sewers.  They all have their own agenda and it, in no way, involves the good of the citizens of Monroe County.

We need a Citizen’s Review Board for county officials. Maybe then something will get done without bubba bullshit. Do something constructive or resign. We the people are Monroe County not you. All fresh faces are needed. Gang of 2, 3, 5 whatever you are all full of crap.

[The Princess and Long Winded Tome of No Name Key]  Alicia Putney is one of the most considerate members of the public I’ve dealt with over the years. She would never mistreat a staff member.  Maybe she is not pleasant to you, but who could blame her after the lies you’ve fabricated to discredit her good name. Shame on you for all your lies.

[No Name Key] Stop bickering about the past, and get with a modern solution for No Name Key In May of 1991, students at the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) at Humboldt State University cut the wire connecting them to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), their local electric utility. For ten years, CCAT demonstrated energy self-sufficiency by getting the majority of its electricity from sun and wind. To supplement the renewable resources, they produced electricity using a backup generator. In June 2001, after ten years of energy independence, they reconnected to PG&E.  

Why the change? “We are now demonstrating a state-of-the-art, grid-connected photovoltaic system.” It’s now 2009, grid-time has become the modern standard for sustainable green energy. Using renewable energy on the grid avoids most, if not all, of the disadvantages of being off grid. The utility is like a big, 100% efficient battery that can absorb all your surplus energy.

If you’re off grid, you have to make it all, one way or another, and you may end up making a lot of it with fossil fuels. When the grid uses fossil fuels, at least it uses them more efficiently, and with less noise and pollution than a home generator. If you decide on a grid-tied system you can have the ability to sell your excess energy to the grid.

Way back when, No Name Key may have been ahead of its time in renewable energy, but their stand-alone solar systems make them dinosaurs living in the dark ages.  Wake up and get with the present.  Grid-tie is the modern day sustainable green technology; doing anything other is irresponsible, antiquated, and just plain stupid.

[Citizens Not Serfs] The June 10th meeting with FEMA was a victory for Keys homeowners!  Now is the time for us to write and pass a resolution mandating Monroe County’s return to pre-pilot program regulations. This resolution would be the ultimate win-win for Monroe County and FEMA! Mayor Neugent said on the Bill Becker show that FEMA was "if you can believe this, empathetic to the economic times and the impact to the residents in them having to pull theses enclosures out.” Obviously, FEMA is very concerned about the negative effect of forcing families to demolish their downstairs enclosures. If there ever was a perfect time to pass a County Resolution requesting FEMA release us from the FEMA approved, but County Commission contrived and created, mandatory downstairs enclosure inspections (which are triggered when requesting a building permit and applying for flood insurance) it is now.

Our former Commissioners did the crime and our homeowners have done the time. Now our Mayor and Commissioners must assure Monroe County homeowners that they are governed by the same FEMA non-mandatory downstairs enclosure inspection regulations that apply to the other 23,000 FEMA flood insured communities. sara@citizensnotserfs.com

Have fun diving, but do it safely. Dust your gear off, have it serviced, do a skills check,  Display your dive flag like your child’s life depends on it. Twenty-two divers in Florida have died over the past five years from boat strikes.

Scuba Diving Fatalities in Florida's Lobster Mini-Season. http://www.alertdiver.com/articles.aspx?articleno=71&onpage=2

We were swindled a few years by Mark Benson of Elite. I thought he was long gone to Brazil swindling folks down there. If you find out otherwise please let me know through this forum.

[Mystery Vine] We have two different takes on our mystery vine. One says it's poisonous and the other says we can use it in soups and salads. I wonder who's right.

Men are, and can be, beautiful just like the rest of us.  I'm seven years in a strong marriage. It’s my first time. Give it a minute, take a deep breath, think positive, let it go and it will flow to you.  What you think is what you create.

[Grammar Police]  I was correct in writing their and not they’re as you suggested. The contraction they’re means they are and if I’d written “they are shrewdness and they are inherent need” it would be stupid. Not everyone who disses Mideastern religions is anti-Semitic. Some of us just find their silly rules, well,--silly.

Kitten  Attack. Beware of the, er... kitten: Terrified postmen threaten to boycott house after vicious attack by six-month-old kitten | Mail ..

The Half Truth guy keeps contradicting himself if you read his posts. One day he will tell us "the government runs the Post Office and look at the shape they are in. Private industry providers such as FEDEX run much more smoothly and effectively.

Pick a side. Don’t be afraid of insurance companies having to compete for business. It’s free market ideals at its best. If you like your insurance then simply keep it. Keep your doctors, keep your provider and keep your plan. It’s that simple. Basic healthcare for all, but if you want Gucci care you can still pay for it.

Most Expensive Hotel Rooms. Money Central - Times Online - WBLG: The 5 most expensive hotel rooms in the world

[Least Expensive hotel rooms] The open-sewer experience. Artist Andreas Strauss designed Das Park Hotel to be an elegant exercise in simplicity and recycling: It consists of three unadorned, 10-ton segments of drainage pipe, each 6.5 feet in diameter and barely long enough to accommodate a double bed. Strauss punched the pipes with skylights, added doors with electronic locks, and then laid the trio artfully in the grass by the Danube River, in Ottensheim, Austria. Amenities are skimpy, as you might expect: You get a lamp, a mattress, and a few sleeping bags. On the positive side, the hotel has no fixed rates. You leave whatever amount you think is fair." http://dasparkhotel.net/index.php?lang=EN

[25th Annual Underwater Music Festival] Forty years after the release of their “Yellow Submarine” album, the Beatles are embarking on another underwater adventure. Divers costumed as the iconic quartet are to star in the 25th annual Underwater Music Festival set for Saturday, July 11, in the waters off the Lower Florida Keys.

The submerged songfest is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary south of Big Pine Key. It celebrates the colorful marine life that characterizes the Keys’ unique coral reef ecosystem while encouraging environmentally responsible diving.  Bulletin Board

Why socialized medicine is a good idea:  Have you even looked at what is being proposed?  These numbers aren't exact, but they're close, and the concept is the same.
 
The proposal is for people with incomes over $30K and under $100K to get government healthcare.  To pay for it, the government is expecting that you'll pay more taxes on your income.  The government expects that the businesses will pay you more income because the business won't have the expense of healthcare for the employee. Most business that I deal with have been reducing their portion of the healthcare insurance through high deductible health care plans already.  Plus do you think with all the other taxes, fees, and costs of doing business with the administration, that the business owners will maybe want to keep some of that money for themselves, and rightly so.
 
If you don't get healthcare, the government will fine you.  This fine is a major source of income for the government in their projections in how they will pay for the healthcare. How the hell are you going to pay a fine, when you can't afford insurance; how long will you pay the damn fine before saying, “Okay I'll get it now”?
 
I admit that this logical thinking doesn't fit with "The government needs to take care of me" mentality, but real life differs from your fairy tale view of the world.

[Advice from Snopes.com] False! As a person who knows more than a little bit about how email and cookies work, when I saw the post on "advice from snopes" I knew it was false so I went to snopes.com and sure enough--it is false. I often wonder why people don't take the minute or so required to verify stuff like this. http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/false.asp

[Electricity will not bring development to No Name Key] All of No Name Key and a large portion of Big Pine Key are designated as Tier I and are subject to Tier I building restrictions.  There are only 7 Tier I allocations (building permits) available for Big Pine/No Name Key combined for the remaining life of the HCP (until 2024).  Some residential building sites may require more than one allocation. Obviously high-rises and condos would require a lot more than are available. There are no requests (aside from Galleon Bay) for a building permit on No Name Key.

Electricity will not change this number; even is still seven; and these permits still must be combined between the two islands.

[A few thoughts] Right-Wing guy.  Keep up the good work!  I only wish I could work less than 16hrs a day to pa