Monday November 30, 2009

[Diesel Fuel Leak] A boat with diesel engines spilled many, many, gallons, maybe a hundred gallons of diesel fuel on Newfound Harbor possibly Saturday evening or Sunday morning. Please check your diesel tanks if you live on the west side of Big Pine Key . The fuel has ended up in the canals and shoreline of Little Torch Key. That’s not good for the fish, the mangroves that sustain the fish, nor the people and bird life all around us.

[The Editor Sucks] The adolescent, potty humor on display on this web site seems to me to be a sad commentary on the state of our culture. Not to mention the public school system. What little it takes to amuse the readers and contributors here is disgusting. The galloping illiteracy, not least of which comes from the publishers themselves, is stunning. Folks, you have to have some vague, working knowledge of the language before you can call yourselves "editors", okay?

"Ed" this or that - Christ. Over the years your compilation of screwed up syntax, your own improperly substituted language and misspellings, or expunging of whole sentences to deliberately change the tone, color, message or meaning of the submission, while ridiculing them by adding your fatuous headings, coupled with your overwhelming ignorance of the English language makes one wonder how you manage to get this thing on the web at all. "That sentence too long". Cut. Chop. Punctuate. Paragraph. "Me a editor". You can't be bothered to pick up a dictionary, and when you or your inevitably feeble spell check run across a word you never heard before - you never heard of it, must not exist. On the other hand you goddamn sure would like some advertising revenue. I won't mention your rapier wit, and subtle, keen, philosophical commentary by way of that stupid parenthetic question mark.(?) (Who needs it)
But, I suppose maybe you know your readership. Like the folks who need to fabricate or hybridize their own language, thinking it's clever or funny. It isn't. Suppose you take the trouble to learn the most basic fundamentals of your language? It's more than adequate, and you'd soon learn to have reverence for it. With a familiarity, you would have no need of some contrived "new word for your vocabulary", you would know there already is a word "Pelosi". Mine has been swollen since last week, after squeezing out a harry reid.

Czars. I want the circumvention of our constitutional checks and balances stopped immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not to the President. Stop trampling on our Constitution, and honor it.

[Tanna Island] I ran across this by accident and I'm really enjoying it!  Five ambassadors from the island of Tanna in the South Pacific have come to America to spread their message of peace and 'meet the natives' over here.  They're fitting right in and their reactions are very interesting. http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Meet_the_Natives

Physiatrist are sorely need for our military. They are scouring the nation trying to find those willing to treat the enormous amount of mental patients caused by repeated deployments to the Middle East. This was never a problem before because the standard term in Vietnam was one year. Not so in the Middle East. Some troops are on their fifth tour.

[Holiday Tree] I am a Christian and have no problem with calling a Christmas tree a Holiday tree.  The fact is that the Christmas tree has never represented a religious idea but rather the idea of renewal that accompanied the winter solstice. We associate Christian ideas with the tree but it is not inherently Christian.  Does the Bible tell us all to decorate trees with lights and tinsel to celebrate the birth of Christ? Is Santa in the Bible? Nonsense! 

These symbols have become beautiful traditions in our society to represent a warm and meaningful season.   Malls and stores around the world display this beautiful tree. It represents a different meaning to everyone.  To stores, it represents the start of a very lucrative season to bring in the shoppers and make money.  Some people look at it and are reminded of the birth of Christ while others view it as a symbol that represents family, love, peace and gift giving.  As a Christian, I don't have any problem sharing this beautiful custom with everyone.  Calling it a Holiday tree is fine with me.  Christians should share the love and spread the word.  The poster who brought this subject up ended his post by saying "screw you".  Maybe he should consider the real teachings of Christianity and stop worrying about if a tree is called a Christmas tree or a Holiday tree. 

[The Decade from Hell] The Internet Bubble, 9/11, George W. Bush, the Iraq war, the Afghanistan war, the housing bubble, the economic meltdown.

Key West High School construction students travel to Orlando. State Farm, Habitat for Humanity, Florida Learn and Serve, Monroe Youth Challenge Program, and Key West High School team up to change the lives of 18 students in a service learning project. This project is part of a newly-created program at Key West High School. It provides training for youth in the construction trade and helps Key West residents make home improvements through Habitat for Humanity. This program is designed to simultaneously improve the students' academic achievements. 

The mission is to help these select students leave high school with an employable skill as well as the character to be productive and engaged citizens in their community. Four of the top-performing students were given the opportunity to gain a broader perspective of service learning by attending the 18th Annual Service Learning Conference in Orlando.

While there, juniors and sophomores Roger Matamoros, Jonathan Cruz, Zachary Martin, and Alberto Lopez met with State Farm representatives who were enthused to hear details about their project. State Farm is the largest corporate donor in Florida for service learning.

Monroe Youth Challenge Program is a project of the Monroe County Education Foundation to build Developmental Assets® and create opportunities so every child in Monroe County can feel safe, loved, and celebrated. For more information call MYCP Director Sunny Booker at (305) 293-1400 ext. 53319 or visit www.monroe.k12.fl.us/mycp

Photo from left to right: State Farm Jacksonville Public Affairs Specialist Joy Atkins, Key West High School Teacher Anthony Davis, KWHS Junior Roger Matamoros, Sophomore Jonathan Cruz, Junior Zachary Martin, Sophomore Alberto Lopez, and from State Farm Florida Headquarters, Justin Glover with Sunny Booker, service learning coordinator for Monroe County School District.

We must learn to live together as brothers or we are going to perish together as fools. ~Martin Luther King

Many thanks to Linda Spencer and the Big Pine Key Moose Lodge for offering a place to go to actually do something for the men and women overseas, filled with American spirit. Yesterday we made recycled Christmas ornaments to send to the troops. Something so simple will send waves of love, peace, and respect to many far away. It certainly made my heart full to imagine them receiving them in the middle of a war. Life is moments. I know we created a few smiles sent across the miles. Dream big. Dare to care. Happy Holidays!

[Locations Americans will not be shot at] Great post, but you should have put Miami as one of the places to avoid.

[Branding] First came the commemorative coins, then the T-shirts, and then the plates. Now something for the rest of us. Use with caution. It will irritate your butt! 

[My religion is better than yours] They are not a danger as long as they stay in the Middle East. They can’t harm us from there. It’s the ‘American” Muslims that we must be afraid of.  I do agree with some of this statement. We do need to somehow get rid of convert Muslims in this country. Maybe by teaching them a true religion. I think of Islam of some sort of cult that has gotten out of hand. You learn the stupid things they preach and have to laugh at how stupid or angry someone must be to believe that crap.  It doesn’t have to be Christian, just a real religion. But, we need to do something over there too because 9/11 proved that just because they are over there, they can hurt us.  Sitting down reading this you know you also believe this as most Americans do.  Any crying that Islam is a true religion is just showing how stupid you are.

[Dubai can’t pay its debt] Why Dubai should matter to you. U.S. Real Estate could take big hit.What happens in Dubai doesn't stay in Dubai. http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/11/28/why-dubai-should-matter-to-you-u-s-real-estate-could-take-big/...

Can anyone say, Nationalized Health Care? Britain's shame over the cancer toll on women is nearly the worst in Europe.  British women are more likely to die from cancer than those in almost every other European country, an alarming report has revealed.  Death rates here are worse than those in Croatia, Russia, Bulgaria and Lithuania.  Overall England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all in the bottom ten of a cancer mortality 'league table' covering 36 European nations.  It comes despite Labour tripling funding for the Health Service since 1997.  Health experts say the obesity epidemic, Britain's booze culture and lack of cancer drugs and doctors on the NHS are all to blame.  Although death rates for most types of cancer are falling in the UK, the country still lags behind most of Europe.  Despite the huge increase in funding, only 5 to 6 per cent of NHS expenditure goes on cancer compared with 7 per cent in France and 9 per cent in Germany.  The poor record has also been blamed on the rationing watchdog Nice which decides whether treatments are cost effective.  Two years ago a Swedish study criticized the UK for the 'low and slow' access to cancer drugs and warned that thousands were dying because of pointless delays.  Last year cancer tsar Professor Mike Richards admitted that the NHS spent half as much per head on cancer drugs as some other European countries.

An Afghanistan contractor makes $100,000 per year.

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[Get Rid of Retailers] So that's your best thinking? You would drive to Port Everglades to buy fuel off the tanker and while your up there you’d go to the bakery to get some bread and swing thru Central Florida to the dairy farms to get fresh unpasteurized milk? No butter? You need to go to a processing plant. I could go on and on, but why? you won’t get it. I hope you didn't pass those genes to anyone else. Love you buddy, I’m just glad your not King.

[Chinese Health Care] Don't worry since the Chinese own most of America, they will soon be taking over our health care system.

[Dreamers and Doers] The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do!

A Christmas Jar is a pickle jar, peanut butter jar, Mason jar or whatever else you have around to collect your spare change each day. All coins are dedicated to the jar, and during the week before Christmas you carefully select someone to give it to, anonymously. Was a neighbor laid off? Is a coworker struggling with health problems? Has a friend lost a loved one? Simply put your jar on their porch, in their car, on their desk--wherever--and you could change their life for good.

$50, $100, even $200, you'll be surprised how much change you can generate and how much you can affect someone's life. All year each time you put something in the jar you will get a good feeling.

To whom will you give a Christmas Jar this year? http://www.christmasjars.com/share.php

[Corruption for Sale] While you're bashing Pelosi, don't forget to mention orange-man-Boehner's little escapades. Boehner spent a total of $31,474.11 on a golf fundraiser for friends, lobbyists and anyone else who wanted intimate tee time with the House's top Republican. On several occasions, Mr. Boehner was a guest of Albert L. Lord, who was Sallie Mae's chief executive officer from 1997 to 2005 and is now chairman of its board, on the company's corporate jet, primarily for golf outings in Florida.

This is the best brownie recipe that I have ever made. It is a recipe from the Flat Belly Diet Book. There is a God! Flat Belly Diet Recipes - Prevention.com

Our tax dollars at work. Sunday night 11.50 pm there was an emergency medical call to a bar. A woman passed out at the bar.  12.00 am Back in Service - call unfounded. Which is code for either she sat back up on the barstool, or made it to the ladies room. You just can't make this stuff up.

[Dustin’ Hoffman] The picture was not Dustin Hoffman, it was Omar Sharif. This is Dustin’ Hoffman.

[Contractors with guns]  The cost to have a soldier stationed in Afghanistan is $1,000,000 not $100,000,000 a year.

The story of the jellyfish is over thirty years old.  It was told to our class when I was in commercial dive school at F.I.T. twenty seven years ago while we were training with the suits.   

I am hoping that the Marathon Garden Club displays the Christmas Trees from around the world. They did not have it last year.  I wonder if it was because of lack of workers?  If any of the Board members of that not-for-profit reach this site, pay some of the out-of-work locals to do the grunt work and offer this display again.  Beside D'Asign Source, Habitat for Humanity, Gala and the Catholic Church’s Christmas lights in their garden, there is nothing Christmas-y in Marathon.

Overall, what is good for tackling climate change is good for health. Who better to spell out this message than health professionals? GPs 'should offer climate change advice to patients' - Telegraph

[Tiger's Troubles] If a white woman beats the crap out of a black man with a golf club, is it a hate crime?

[Hates AA] At every Alcoholics Anonymous meeting they pass the basket and most attendees put in a buck. This doesn’t sound like a lot of money until you do the math. Thousands of meetings are held each day in the US alone. Part of the money collected every day is funneled towards the top of the chain. AA World Services has over $11,000,000.00 cash in the bank, not counting their assets. Their tops members even have 401K plans with their retirement packages paid out of this fund. Ask your meeting treasurer to show you a copy of AA’s 2008 financial statement. You as an individual can send AA up to three grand. Yes, there are leaders, the bleeding deacons and the old timers all the way to the top of the chain that keep the cult going. As to recruitment, what would call going to the jails and institutions spreading the lies of AA. The big book uses the word God 143 times. Quotes from AA literature “and that one is the almighty God”.  “Let go and let God” what do you really think they are talking about, your bedpan.

Yes, your higher power can be anything as you understand him. That is an old con man’s trick of bait and switch. AA has only been around for about 70 years and will die its own death from its own mystical beliefs because they refuse to change.  What happened prior to AA, did all alcoholics die an alcoholic death without this failed program? People do come and go as they please. 3 out of every 100 that stay for one year is not a good statistic and these numbers come from the AA triennial report. You’re right, AA doesn’t do anything when someone leaves other than shun them. AA doesn’t care if they die as long as the money keeps flowing. When you attend AA they would like you to park you brains outside before you come inside as they will tell you sit down and not to think.

Christmas With a Capital "C" This is great.  It may become the #1 Christmas song this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAckfn8yiAQ

[From the Right] Yesterday a poster gigged Sarah Palin. Ms. Palin’s book is making her a fortune only because of the hordes of folks who buy it. Not withstanding the single biggest hate campaign in history, it had one of the most massive pre publication buys of any book in history. She is a massively popular politician; her favorable ratings are now at par with Mr. Obama. Ms. Palin’s numbers grow while Mr. Obama’s slide. She is popular because of her beliefs, primarily minimal government. It’s understandable why Ms. Palin really scares L/P’s. Yesterday’s Palin panning poster called for raising the tax rate. He suggests that 70% would be appropriate. Why not 90 or 99%? Why not just outlaw aspiring to anything more than adequacy?  I wish that he/she would tell us exactly how taking money out of circulation to finance an orgy of entitlements will make our moribund economy come to life. The L/P poster “glossed over” the cause of our current travails. That’s understandable given that it was Democrat policy and oversight that were direct and proximate causes. It was Democrat initiatives that drove the entire debacle. The poster ignores the fact that Mr. Bush and JFK and Mr. Reagan inherited a recession that was cured by tax cuts. Those tax cuts delivered burgeoning economies. Despite the .com crash and the 2 theater war after 9/11, and the Clinton recession, our economy flourished until the 2006 take of Congress by the Democrats.  I trust that the astute reader will note that the poster made no mention of making cuts in government spending to reduce the deficit..     

(Part II) Yesterday’s feckless war protesting poster is incredibly short sighted and naïve. He/she prefers a vulnerable America, an America that bows its head and invites attack. Make no mistake, every war is a bad war. WW2 was a bad war, a war that we did not start, but it was a war we had to win. Like WW2 we did not start the war on terror, but we must win it. 9/11 was but the last straw in a decades long series of attacks on Americans. The war in Afghanistan was initiated with the overwhelming support of Democrats and Republicans.  Since 2006 the Democrats have had the power to end the war by cutting the purse strings. They have chosen not to. Our current President has chosen not to end his war. I commend him.  The Taliban and AQI are like two sides of the same coin.

In cancer terms, one is squamous cell, one is, one is adenocarcinoma, both cancers, slightly different, both curable, but deadly. Our enemy is a malignancy.  Their ideologies are identical, and so the Taliban provides AQI with cover, cash, and shooters. The Taliban is local and AQI is international. We must destroy all the cancer cells of Muslim Fundamentalist Terrorism.  I pray that even the most myopic anti war activist will concede that our homeland has been the target of repeated terrorist attacks. I pray that they will concede that a torrent off attacks is the holy grail of the terrorists. I hope that they can recognize that it this armed conflict that has kept us safe in our homes since 9/11.  Don’t ever forget that these people are completely dedicated to killing every infidel. That means you! With our enemies in possession of nuclear technology, we must excise every clinging malignant terrorist entity. We must deny them tissue in which to grow and flourish. Look, I hate, make that despise, having skin cancers removed. I hate having root canals procedures. I hate radical mastectomies. Most of all, I hate war, our family is blessed to have loved ones in the conflict who labor to keep us safe.  The sad fact is that sometimes pain is necessary to survive.  Wearing daisies in our hair, singing kum ba yah, feeling righteous, and waving signs, will not keep us safe.

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[Politically Correct] The Weather Channel is now calling the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center, NYC  a "Holiday Tree". I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone there a Merry Christmas and screw p.c.

[Corporate bailouts] Knock it off. Every company must sink or swim, like the rest of us. If there are hard times ahead, we'll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong survive. Quick and painful (have you ever ripped off a Band-Aid?). We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more than you have disappointed us.

Sunday Football Specials   
$2.00 Domestic Drafts
$3.50 Well Drinks
$3.00 Jager Shots
50 Cent Wings
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In Palin’s book the only positive thing she says, in a book filled with vengeance, is that we should lower taxes for the wealthy and control public spending. (She glosses over the reasons for our economic collapse). Her lack of ideas is one reason she’ll never be President.

Contrary to Republican ideology we should be raising taxes on the wealthy. Since World War II the top income tax rate was 70%, or double of what it is now. Was our economy crippled? No. For most of those years it thrived. We could be paying much higher taxes than we are now enabling us to pay for the education and healthcare reform we need while reducing the deficit. Higher rates can be deferred until the economy recovers, but we should enact legislation now to take effect then and show that Americans take fiscal responsibility seriously.

Some can’t see the similarities with Vietnam and Afghanistan (or they don't want to see) so here’s another example.

Nguyn Van Thieu and Nguyen Cao Ky were the leaders of South Vietnam, and the US’s attempt to help them defeat the communist North was ruined by their corruption and carelessness. The corrupt Karzai government in Afghanistan seems to be more of a joke; and continuing to prop it up would be repeating history.

There is not one observer who doesn’t agree that the regime is corrupt. Only Karzai argues that it isn’t. When confronted recently by Joe Biden about the corruption, Karzai got all huffy and vehemently denied any corruption. Flabbergasted, by his lies, the US Vice President walked out of the meeting.

If there was an honest government the people would support it. As it is now the people are trying to govern themselves with warlords as they have always done.

The two most respected professions in America are doctors and lawyers. Yes we all say we hate lawyers, but whenever anyone is bragging about the classy members of a club or organization they always say something like, “There were doctors and lawyers there.” They never say there were carpenters and teachers there.

[Did you want a real debate on AA or just the freedom to lob angry, smart-assed remarks?] Holy Higher-Power sensitive AA follower; read that statement aloud. It makes zero sense. How can an AA member debate when they do not allow any cross talking and most are brainwashed into thinking the only way to stay sober is to attend meeting after meeting listening to the same story over and over? If you say what’s on your mind and, higher-power forbid, think on your own, you will be labeled a “dry drunk”. Ask an old-timer the definition of “dry drunk”. He or she will tell you it is thinking now like you did when you were drinking.

So now I must think AA brags and commends itself to having members from all professions; doctors, lawyers, politicians, etc. now if this theory is correct, all these people who are now clean and sober were not thinking straight when they were drinking hence, stinking-thinking. The ramifications of this change in decision making by these individuals is frightening. How is the statement I’m never drinking again repeated twelve times, a smart-assed remark? It’s a chant, and chanting is what they do at meetings. I wish Ed had published the cartoon that accompanied the post. AA has indeed helped many people take a good look at themselves, but I have witnessed many a person walk away with total resentment. Call AA what you may but the bottom line is it is cliquish.

A young man I knew confessed to his father that he had fallen off the wagon and after lengthy discussion about AA and recovery, the father said to him, “Son I don’t think you fell off the wagon, you jumped!” Co-dependency on a clique is sheepish, and don’t get me going on sponsorship. They have an ulterior motive, just like all liberals, they do it to make themselves feel good. Debate? I am a free thinking individual who takes responsibility and ownership in all my actions and I do have ethics, morals and the ability to discern right from wrong. Acronym for the day GAG – get a grip.

I don't care how good the food is, I am not eating there!

[Folks are losing interest in you one sided blog] First, Booo. Second, Uh oh, it looks like maybe the CT changer is back, yet again.  Mr Sour-Grapes-Pants didn't get the changes he wanted, so is taking another run at altering CT's format. Third, Booo. (Ed: Thanks. Sal wrote the original post trying to spread more of his joy.)

[How about some input from locals] St. Peter’s and Father Tony has always done good work with kids. W/D is as friendly as any store I have been in. Because I am a local and know many of the employee's by name that you are a butthead. They treat me better than you. The Vineyard Church has over many years put out some of the best big Thanksgiving dinners I have ever eaten. The Moose also does very well. You being a butthead have a special plate set aside just for you. Everyone that knows you by your real name or your nickname Butthead" does something very nasty to it before you eat it, butthead. The weather has never been better. What a butt head. How's that for some local input, you butthead!

Do we love our tourists? You bet your arses we do!

Two crates of Scotch whisky which belonged to explorer Ernest Shackleton are to be dug up after a century buried in the Antarctic ice. Shakleton brought 25 crates of Scotch with him when he set off on an expedition to the South Pole in 1907--just in case! Ananova - Lost Scotch on ice

To those who didn’t vote for Obama, happy Thanksgiving. To those who did vote for Obama, enjoy your turkey!

[Our Cups Runeth Over] The promises: Breast-a-holics for those suffering from Breastizm. If we are pleased about this phase of our breastizm recovery, we will be amazed at how great they developed. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness once we unhook the clasps. We will not regret their slow development and always be willing to lift our cups to expose them. We will comprehend the word beautiful as we develop a good set of twins. No matter how far down the scale they have sagged, we will see how our implants can impress others. That feeling of self pity will disappear. We will gain interest in ourselves and show our breasts to our fellows. New found self-esteem will let the bra slip away. Our whole appearance will change. Fear of being flat-chested and of small cup size will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle the great twins. We will suddenly realize that the Miracle Bra is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.

Are these real promises? We think so. Our cups are being filled for us—sometimes small, sometimes large. They will always develop if we massage them.

[This person is so special, he gets ice cream every single night and does not have to take care of his teeth, clean his house or apply deodorant] I thought you were referring to my dog!

[World’s Strongest Beer]  Booze maker BrewDog's new tipple - called Tactical Nuclear Penguin - is an incredible 32 per cent.

But bosses of the controversial drink firm, based in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, were branded irresponsible for selling the potent brew. Jack Law, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: "It is child-like attention-seeking by a company that should be more responsible. "The fact that they have achieved a new world record is not admirable. "It is a product with a lot of alcohol in it - that's all. To dress it up as anything else is cynical. "It's as strong as whisky, so you have to ask whether this is actually a beer or a spirit - it's clearly a spirit."

Tactical Nuclear Penguin beats the previous world record of 31 per cent which was held by German beer Schorschbraer. It was placed in the Guinness Book of World Records yesterday after being tested by experts at Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University.

The beer began as a 10 per cent imperial stout then was aged for 16 months in two different whisky casks. It was then stored in a freezer at a chilly -20°C for three weeks to reach its massive alcohol level. BrewDog boss James Watt said: "This beer is about pushing boundaries. It is about achieving something which has never before been done and putting Scotland firmly on the map for progressive, craft beers.

"This beer is bold, irreverent and uncompromising." Only 500 bottles of the beer are available with prices starting at £30.

[Deadly Crash] Saturday night at 33rd St in Marathon there was a 3 car accident with 1 fatality, 1 code full arrest, all others had various serious injuries.  Prayers are in order.

Happy birthday Cathy Martin. We all love you very much.

With regard to there being no Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2010 and a Medicare Part B premium increase. I have explained this before. Evidently it didn't get through so I will try again.

There is a "hold safe" provision in the law which says that if there is no Social Security COLA, there can be no increase in the Part B Medicare premium. So the $96.40 monthly premium will remain the same for 2010. This is true for anyone who is having the Medicare Part B premium deducted from their Social Security payments, which is the way it is done in the majority of cases.  Please spread this accurate information to all the seniors you know.

With all the talk about the new Healthcare plan what is never mentioned is that if it becomes law, the tax to pay for it begins immediately, but the benefits do not begin until 2014. If you believe that the taxes collected will go into an untouchable fund until then, you probably believe in Santa Claus also. Social Security is a good example. All the money goes into the general fund, and a paper I.O.U. is issued, that is backed by nothing. That is why SS will go broke in a few years. The money was supposed to go into an interest bearing trust. This government is bankrupt and by 2014 there will be no funds to pay for any healthcare or Social Security.

Toys not to buy for your kids. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/27/15-toys-not-to-buy-your-k_n_351369.html

Someone from the current administration is going to assume czar-like power over the airline industry? If he can get the planes off on time, and there on time, I'm for it. Even better if he stops them charging for baggage. You never know, it might be for the best.  I hear that Monica Lewinsky might be available, and we all know that she got Bill off early. 

Troops will be out of Afghanistan by 2017 because by then we'll be broke, drained and sapped!  A hundred Al Qaida will have destroyed us while barely lifting a finger.  They can’t beat us militarily so they’ll let the cost of our military beat us.

See how all of the balls wind up in catcher cones. This incredible machine was built as a collaborative effort between the Robert M. Trammell Music Conservatory and the Sharon Wick School of Engineering at the University of Iowa. Amazingly, 97% of the machines components came from John Deere Industries and Irrigation Equipment of Bancroft, Iowa. Yes, farm equipment!

It took the team a combined 13,029 hours of set-up, alignment, calibration, and tuning before filming this video but as you can see, it was well worth the effort. It is now on display in the Matthew Gerhard Alumni Hall at the University and is already slated to be donated to the Smithsonian.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjGtbv5R3WE

I cannot date a Republican.  The more they bitch here on CT the more I will avoid these types.  Can't the Editor edit these whiney bitchers?  Please?  To my friend who wants to debate the issues, I asked you the last time to stop bringing up the subject and being a sore loser.  It's over, the best man won and I would hate to lose our friendship over this.

I will never forget 9/11 as long as I live. I just finished viewing two dozen aerial photos of the Twin Towers and the aftermath. 

The radical Muslim world, by this act, declared war on America just as surely as the Japs did on December 7th. 1943. I served in the military in peace time, and all was just as you said. It was a cold war, however can you imagine the massacre if the Soviets managed to sneak in an Airborne Division under the radar into Alaska and drop them on a military base? They knew that the GI's didn't have access to weapons. That was then, and this is now. There is a war on. I suggest keeping a lookout wherever you go. You never know where a Muslim will pop up.

Yes, the weather is lovely.  We have open windows and are not spending money for AC. We even have a little space heater going.  Could you please bring in your barking dog?  Even in the better neighborhoods, there are un-conscientious people who put Fido outdoors to make a lot of racket all day long. 

Is Andy Sullivan the tree guy out there anywhere? If you're still in the tree business, please post your contact info here or call us at 305 294 2323. Our palms need your touch.

[Get Rid of Retailers] The first law I would pass would be to have the same price that the manufacturer sells his wares to the distributor available to the consumer. In effect cutting out all the retailers who do nothing for their 100% and up mark-ups.

My office lies at the bottom of the sea.   I wear a wetsuit to the office and this time of year the water is quite cool.  So what we do to keep warm is this:  We have a diesel powered industrial water heater.   This $20,000 piece of equipment sucks up sea water and heats it to a delightful temperature.  It then pumps the warmed sea water down to the diver through a garden hose which is taped to the air hose.   This is a good set up and we've used it several times with no complaints.  Now what I do when I get to the bottom and start working is to take the hose and stuff it down the back of my wet suit.  This floods my whole suit with warm water.  It's like working in a Jacuzzi.   

Everything was going well until all of a sudden my butt started to itch.  So, of course, I scratched it.  That only made things worse.  Within a few seconds my butt started to burn.   I pulled the hose out from my back, but the damage was done.  In agony, I realized what had happened.  The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into my suit!   Luckily I don't have any hair on my back so the jellyfish couldn't stick to it.  However, the crack of my butt was not as fortunate.  When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my butt.  

I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator.  His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five other divers, were all having a meltdown of hysterical laughter.  Needless to say I aborted the dive. I was instructed to make three agonizing in-water decompression stops totaling thirty-five minutes before I could reach the surface to begin my dry chamber decompression.  When I arrived at the surface, I was wearing nothing but my brass helmet.  As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to rub it on my butt as soon as I got in the chamber.  The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't poop for two days because my butt was swollen shut.  

So the next time you're having a bad day at work, think about how much worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your butt. Now repeat to yourself, “I love my job, I love my job, I love my job.” And whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, Is this a jellyfish bad day?    

The From the Right guy’s Thanksgiving message was the usual right-wing message: Raise taxes for more war and give tax breaks to the rich, don’t help anyone unless it’s for bombs and bullets. He could have saved himself some trouble and only wrote: Ditto the Republican message.

[Contractors with guns] They tell us that each soldier deployed to war costs $100,000,000 a year. What they failed to mention is that for every soldier over there, there is a private “contractor” over there, costing us just as much. I think it’s time to end this senseless war.

The Taliban had nothing to do with 9/11. The Taliban is trying to set up an Islamic state. We have no business interfering with them. We do have business eliminating al Qaeda.

Afghanistan is very much like the quagmire of Vietnam. We are doing just what we did in that Southeast Asian country: sending in more and more troops with no clear goals except to bring security to the country. We were wrong in Vietnam and we are wrong in Afghanistan. Leave now and target al Qaeda from afar with our high tech gizmos.

“Better to fight them in their homes than in our homes.” What drivel! They are not a danger as long as they stay in the Middle East. They can’t harm us from there. It’s the ‘American” Muslims that we must be afraid of. It’s time we address the real problem and that is Muslims in America. That’s another similarity with Vietnam. The South Vietnamese were ‘friendlies” during the day and at night they tried to kill us.  The only way we could have won in Vietnam would have been to blow up the entire country and kill all the people. That is another similarity with Afghanistan. How many more similarities must I point out before it becomes obvious?

Afghanistan is not the righteous war the right wishes it to be; it is the wrong war fought for the wrong reasons. We went there to kill al Qaeda. There’s only about a hundred of them left.  NATO and the US have over 71,000 troops there to kill 100 people. I say that we have another agenda in addition to revenge for 9/11 on the 100 remaining al Qaeda.

The person who is against AA says to just stop drinking—problem solved. How naïve. If those drunks were strong enough they wouldn’t be drunks. They need help and AA is certainly worth a try.

[New word for your vocabulary] Years ago when I sometimes used unsavory language, I often used the expression "Bull Sh**." As I grew up a bit and discovered it was not necessary to use such crude language, that expression became "BS" or, in the military, "Bravo Sierra". What did I really mean when I used those expressions?  I meant that something was ridiculous, idiotic, a half-truth, or just stupid. It covered any number of negative formats. The dictionary defines it as: nonsense; especially foolish insolent talk.

I have decided that I will no longer use either of those expressions in the future. When I have the need to express those feelings, I will use the word "Pelosi". Let me use it in a sentence. "That's just a bunch of Pelosi." I encourage you to do the same. It is such a good word. It really packs a lot of punch. We are no longer being vulgar but it clearly expresses our feelings. If enough of us use it, it's possible we can get the word in the dictionary. That would be an excellent legacy for the Speaker of the House.

Dustin Hoffman: The Flea's Vacation. Video

[From the Right] If you ever hear any liberal/progressive gripe that conservatives are cruel got-miners, tell them that they are full of donkey dung. There is solid research that proves that L/P’s are actually the super-cheap got-miners. Dr. Arthur C. Brooks, in his 2006 book: "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism", shows just how wrong the L/P’s are. Brooks, a registered independent voter, found that liberals are downright stingy compared to conservatives. Conservatives are not the fat cats; the liberals are the big fat orange Garfield’s amongst us. Liberal families earn an average of 6% more than Conservative families. Yet the average conservative gives 30% more to charity than does the liberal family. Conservatives give until they bleed: they give more blood and the give more time to community efforts. Dr. Brooks’s research showed that people who reject the idea that "government has a responsibility to reduce income inequality" give an average of four times more than people who accept that proposition.  Brooks' found that the numbers of self described Democrats who say they have “no religion” has quadrupled since the ‘70’s. He says that our nation is divided between religious givers and secular non givers. The former are disproportionately conservative. A stunning example is uber liberal Al Gore who in 2000, while VP, gave only a paltry 0.2 percent of his family income, one-seventh of what the average family donates.  Brooks said “conservatives tend to regard giving as a personal rather than governmental responsibility. Some liberals consider private charity a retrograde phenomenon -- a poor palliative for an inadequate welfare state, and a distraction from achieving adequacy by force, by increasing taxes.”  Isn’t that a just dandy notion, the liberal notion of “achieving adequacy by force” ! It’s amazing, but the liberals don’t like charity because they believe that charity diminishes the power of government and that “adequacy” is a laudable goal. That is really incredible! This Right Winger is certain that this information will make many of our liberal friends’ froth, so I suggest that both conservatives and liberals learn more about it at the current favorite site of some of our liberal friends: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html

(Part II) For the 5 years, ’00 thru ’04 Mr. Obama’s income averaged about $250K per year. That a lot more than This Right Winger and the vast majority of the folks on BPK make, but his charitable contributions averaged 7/10ths of 1%. What a generous fellow. During that same time period Mr. Biden averaged about the same income but donated only an average of twelve one hundredths of one percent (0.12%) in deductions. Folks, that’s really, really cheap. The average family donates between 2% and 3% of their income. But Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden have theirs, and they aren’t parting with it.  I’ll save our liberal pals from embarrassment; I’ll refrain from publicizing the charitable donations of Mr. Bush during the same time period. Suffice it say that it was one hell of a lot more than either of those two famously generous* Liberals.  (*with your money)

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Saturday November 28, 2009

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[GOD BASHING]

Is God just a crutch? The answer is a resounding, yes … if you look at the word "crutch" and put it in the context of the support afforded by a meaningful relationship with a higher power. Somehow, atheists have twisted this into a mark of weakness or unhealthy dependence. The simple act of faith offers those of us who possess it much in the way of learning to treat each other with more love and respect. To that end, it doesn't matter if faith is something real to YOU or whether God exists. Faith comprises a wealth of interpersonal knowledge. My faith is a relationship, not a religion. And it’s personal … which means I don’t have any vested interest in telling you what to think or belittling your faith in atheism.  The ease with which you display intolerance for the value systems of others is quite frankly shocking … but not in the least surprising.

[12 STEPS RESPONSE]

I’ll take a wild guess and deduce that was supposed to be sarcastic. But as usual you miss the point on so many levels. Millions of us have said “I’m never drinking/drugging again” … only to have the obsession and compulsion to do so overtake us, sometimes when we least expected it and even when we asked God to remove our misery. It’s not the drinking and drugging that’s the problem per se … those were just the failed solutions. You keep focusing on the bait and not the hook. Stopping is easy. It’s the starting again where it gets a lot trickier.  And that’s all tied-in to – among other things -- the wreckage of the past, emotions, low self worth, ego, selfishness, fear  … and crossing that invisible line where recreational use turns into physical abuse. Affirmations not to use ever again didn’t work for most of us. Your way smacks of Nancy Reagan’s “just say no”. The scourge of addiction didn’t diminish since she put those immortal words into the public consciousness almost thirty years ago. But if it works for you … great. That will make room for one more person at our meetings who brings with them all that we ask … a true desire to stop using. 

Did you want a real debate … or just the freedom to lob angry, smart-assed remarks?

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Friday November 27, 2009

The original thanksgiving celebration was held by the Pilgrim settlers in Massachusetts during their second winter in America in December, 1621. The first winter had killed 44 of the original 102 colonists. At one point their daily food ration was down to five kernels of corn apiece, but then an unexpected trading vessel arrived, swapping them beaver pelts for corn, providing for their severe need. The next summer’s crop brought hope, and Governor William Bradford decreed that December 13, 1621, be set aside as a day of feasting and prayer to show the gratitude of the colonists that they were still alive.

These Pilgrims, seeking religious freedom and opportunity in America, gave thanks to God for His provision for them in helping them find 20 acres of cleared land, for the fact that there were no hostile Indians in that area, for their newfound religious freedom, and for God’s provision of an interpreter to the Indians in Squanto. Along with the feasting and games involving the colonists and more than 80 friendly Indians (who added to the feast by bringing wild turkeys and venison), prayers, sermons, and songs of praise were important in the celebration. Three days were spent in feasting and prayer.

From that time forward, Thanksgiving has been celebrated as a day to give thanks to God for His gracious and sufficient provision. President Abraham Lincoln officially set aside the last Thursday of November, in 1863, “as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father.” In 1941, Congress ruled that after 1941, the fourth Thursday of November be observed as Thanksgiving Day and be a legal holiday.

Cute couple crashes Obama's party, say they made it through security without getting caught therefore they didn't do anything wrong.  The mantra for our times—no responsibility.

“Up” Time in America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXeCAeACmJE

[Polling] Now for the rest of the story. You owe it to yourself to visit a neutral polling site and see the other polls. That way you can be fair and balanced. See what all of the results are, not just the cherry picked Rasmussen poll. www.realclearpolitics.com 

Got leftovers?

[Global Warming] I have a good friend who worked herself through four years of college to become an oceanographer. After she received her sheepskin, like any other graduate, she went looking for a job, and she found one. It was a company that made studies of the oceanic environment. Multi millions were involved, her salary was more than generous. Finally she received her first project, which she diligently pursued. Then she turned in her report, she was told that her report was not what they wanted. The months my friend spent on research was insignificant. The findings of the research was already made up and ready to be turned in even before she started.

It is the same way with global warming. The highly paid bearers of sheepskin publish whatever they are told, just so some people can make big bucks off this scare. They have cooked the numbers so it’s a lot warmer than we think it is. Guess who will it be who will be buying up oceanfront properties for next to nothing.

Many Israelis want to know why didn't the soldiers attacked by a U.S. Army major-turned-terrorist return fire?

When a Muslim goes, well, Muslim in Israel, he is typically shot to death by someone--say, a reserve soldier, within seconds of screaming "Allah Akbar." In contrast with the Israeli experience, it took 10 minutes before a civilian police officer at Fort Hood was able to shoot and stop Muslim fanatic Nidal Malik Hasan.

How could that happen? How could so many people trained in the strategies and tactics of modern warfare be so defenseless? The answer--and this may astonish many Americans--is that the victims were unarmed. U.S. soldiers are not allowed to carry guns for personal protection, even on a 340-acre base quartering more than 50,000 troops.

[Party Crashers] A couple crashed a White house dinner in preparation for a reality TV show they were trying to make. The Secret Service let them in because it was drizzling and the 200 or so people out in the rain were complaining about their finery getting wet.

That’s exactly the situation deranged fanatics look for in order to cause havoc. I hope some heads roll for such lax security at one of the most secure and important buildings in the world.

[Markets spooked by Dubai World debt] Dubai can’t pay its $60,000,000,000 debt. The price of oil is down because of the news. Oh, oh!

Hey Ed! Do you happen to have the Tacky Cook’s phone number?

[No Name Key Squabble] I (Beth) said/posted nothing about blastomycosis or Mick Putney’s death. Please do not include me or add my name to your inappropriate posts; doing so under the circumstances of a death is inexcusable. 

[Global Warming Conspiracy] Lighten up, man and read between the lines-the thermometer lines. You are taking this out of context because you don't understand why this Global Warming thing came about. It is not about pollution. It is a natural cycle of the Earth to warm and cool over hundreds of years. Pollution and human intervention just aggravate the atmosphere and poison us all.

[The Always Right guy] "May I suggest that the Liberals keep their snooty holier than thou attitude to themselves." Wow! Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

[No one ever called George W bush “Mr” Bush.]  That would have been a huge improvement!

Vermonters say: hold my beer and watch this. Wrong. We drink wine in Vermont. Beer is only consumed below the Mason-Dixon Line.

Notice the Coconut Telegraph’s three day thought pattern? The global warming bit has side tracked the School Board bad guy subject, the housing invasion, the illegal alien stuff and just about all the other important stuff. Yes, locals, there is another world out there. What happened to the Big Brother is Taking Over cartoon show? Oh, it's happy hour, let’s forget that crap!

Air France at its best. Video

Mr. Obama sure is changing our nation. Hope springs eternal. Mr. Obama has spent twice as much money in his first year in office as Mr. Bush did in his first year in office.  Were changing into the biggest debtor nation in the world, and we hope that our nation can survive Mr. Obama.

Democrats propose, Republicans oppose.

The day Obama can sit down and give an interview, and not accuse the interviewer of lying or spreading fallacies when they repeat what he said, then he may be believable!

The bright sun greets the International Space Station in this Nov. 22 image, taken from the Russian section of the orbital outpost and photographed by the STS-129 crew. The 11-day STS-129 mission installed a number of station upgrades and prepared the station for the installation of Node 3, which is slated for another mission.

[Volunteers Needed at National Key Deer Refuge] They need help counting all the Federal funds, right?

Someone wrote that Muslims haven’t earned our trust. This is a good reason for profiling. In general I’m against profiling when it applies to drugs and immigration, etc, but Muslims are out to get us, at least the fanatics are! We have to start profiling them for our safety. In this case political correctness is incorrect. They are our only enemies that want to die when they kill us.

I’m not going to support our troops any more for fighting unjust wars. That’s why I didn’t support them in Vietnam. I’m over the charade.

I don’t care what national healthcare will cost, we must have it. I pay for my own insurance and will keep it, but I don’t mind paying more taxes to help others. What has happened to our nation? The citizens have become so self-centers and selfish that we won’t do the right thing anymore. Many in our country want to change our motto to “I’ve Got Mine, How You Doing?”

Regarding "Mr” Obama or whatever is name really is. Mr is far too kind given what I think of the Marxist. You will understand better when you realize how you've been duped in just a matter a matter of months.   There is certainly no racial component to my lack of respect for the man and the policies he is forcing upon us.  In your comment you neglect to even call President Bush, “Mr”, I will accept your Marilyn Monroe exception because this guy is sure 'boinking' me and my country.

[More bar wisdom] Thanksgiving is a stoner’s favorite holiday.

[From the Right] I’m very appreciative of the fan of Mr. Obama who provided us with the extraordinarily apt Marilyn Monroe comparison. According to the acolyte, it’s O.K. to speak of Mr. Obama as Mr. Obama if he is “boinking” you as JFK did to MM. Well, he is “boinking” us and the nation, big time. And I can’t even remember getting kissed or  a dinner.  Because of that I offer thanks again to Mr. Obama’s acolyte for giving us permission to address Mr. Obama as Mr. Obama.  It’s so much more respectful than more meaningful and colorful appellations that come to mind.  Whenever I speak with Mr. Obama I always address him as Mr. President, whenever I write about him I refer to him as Mr. Obama. That shall always be so. We should all wonder why the irate acolyte is so hung up on race. I wonder why he/she is so consumed with the fact that Mr. Obama is half white rather than defending his issues and policies. Would the acolyte think less of him if he had more Caucasian blood?  Would the acolyte think higher of him if his mother had been Swahili? I doubt that Mr. Obama would agree with his irate acolyte. After all, Mr. Obama is our first post racial President. He told us so.  And why is it O.K. to call Mr. Obama Mr. Obama only if you’re black or being “boinked” by him? I wonder why the acolyte of Mr. Obama accuses the Right Winger of being white. In fact, the Right Winger has exactly the same ratio of Caucasian blood as does Mr. Obama. Can it be that the Mr. Obama’s fervent acolyte is a racist? You bet! That is exactly what it is. In any event, according to the acolyte, it’s now O.K. to address him as Mr. Obama. Thank you. By the way, Mr. Obama’s approval ratings are fascinating.  In December ’08, 77% of Black Americans approved of his performance. Today 74% still approve of him. On the day Mr. Obama was inaugurated, 44% of all Americans strongly approved of him while only 16% had strong negative feelings about him. Today, his strong approval rating among all Americans has plummeted to 26% while those who have strong negative feelings has grown to 41%. The long and short of it is: when he first started, most folks of all races and creeds liked him. But, as they got to know him they learned to dislike and distrust him. It would be a sad comment on Black Americans if they strongly supported Mr. Obama, our first post racial President, strictly because of his ethnicity.

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[Religion vs God's Word] Christians have found a way to answer all questions about the mysteries of faith--they make it up. Their main problem is answering questions like “Why so much evil goes unpunished.” and “Why did that baby die?” and “What is evil?”
 
They couldn't figure out how to answer the first question, “Why so much evil goes unpunished.” so they invented the afterlife where everyone would be judged and punished, but there was no place to put the punished so they invented Hell which was like our worst maximum security prison, but with a whole lot of heat. The faithful complained that was too serious a punishment for minor evils so the Catholics, in their infinite wisdom, invented Purgatory. Purgatory is more like the Big Pine Road Prison, but not as hot. Problem solved. (Note: there is no mention of Hell, Purgatory or Devil in the bible. They are made up just to explain the myth.)
 
They usually skirt the second question “Why did that baby die?” and other questions they can't answer by saying, “It is God's will.” To the faithful, that evasive answer relieves them from thinking, but it really doesn't answer anything, does it. As for “What is Evil” they simply invented a cartoon character called Devil.
 
 Now that you have all the answers do you believe?

I want to plug the Holiday Pancakes that are on the Recipe page. I made them two years ago and have been making them on Thanksgiving and Christmas mornings for my family since. They are simply the best pancakes I’ve ever had. Try them this holiday morning and get in the spirit. Menu > Recipes > Pumpkin Pancakes

Obama plans to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Support the troops, they are certainly going to need it. Déjà Vu: Obama Plans to Send 34,000 More Troops to Afghanistan | CommonDreams.org

More troops to Afghanistan won’t do a thing to make our country safer. We are nation building in a nation that doesn’t want it or us.

Glenn Beck for president!

Cheney is anxious to get a bunch more troops into Afghanistan so that his Halliburton Corp. can reap even more profits from waging war and from the $50 sandwiches, among the other things, that they sell to us over there.

This letter to Obama was written by the highly respected former executive Lou Prichett, of Proctor and Gamble.  Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America's true living legends; an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's  highest rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for Procter and Gamble and over the course of 36 years, made corporate history. http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/youscareme.asp

[Burka Barbie] Mattel encourages oppressing woman in the form of their newest Barbie. http://www.comcast.net/video/burka-barbie/1339100026/Comcast/1337483855/

Palin is popular with many people because she is confident, simple, direct and very happy.  This lends truth to the old saying that ignorance is bliss.

America's Most Dangerous Cities http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/finance-mostdangerouscities/

[The Sandman Cometh] Marines bedded down for the night in Afghanistan.

[Volunteers Needed at National Key Deer Refuge] Do you have an interest educating visitors about the Florida Keys environment, have some free time on your hands, and are looking for something worthwhile to do? Consider volunteering at National Key Deer Refuge. The refuge is continually seeking volunteers to staff the front desk of the visitor center, staff our Blue Hole site on Big Pine Key, assist with maintenance projects, and assist with turtle and bird research throughout the year.

Volunteers at the visitor center educate visitors about the four National Wildlife Refuges in the Florida Keys, where they can see wildlife on the refuges, and provide additional information about the interpretive displays. The Center receives approximately 20,000 visits a year. Visitors are also directed to the two public use sites on National Key Deer Refuge – the Blue Hole and the Watson and Mannillo nature trail area and areas that Key deer can be seen. Currently, the visitor center is open Monday - Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM. During the winter, the center is also open on Saturdays. Volunteers usually staff the desk for a three to four hour shift a week.

The Blue Hole is the most popular environmental spot on Big Pine Key and receives approximately 90,000 visits a year. Volunteers at the Blue Hole educate these visitors. Volunteers assist visitors by providing information about wildlife in and around the Blue Hole including the fish, turtles, birds, alligators, and the problem with exotics including some of the fish and the iguanas.  Volunteers provide information about the Key deer and how the refuge manages for the wildlife. Of critical concern is educating visitors to not feed the alligators. Feeding causes the alligators to loose their wariness of humans and places visitors at risk of an aggressive and dangerous animal. Volunteers usually staff the site for a four hour shift between 8 AM to 5 PM.

There are also other volunteer opportunities at the refuge. Volunteers staff a refuge booth at various shows and fairs in the County, can conduct guided walks at the Jack Watson Nature Trail, assist with visitor services projects, maintenance projects, and volunteer with the refuges friends group Friends and Volunteers of Refuges (FAVOR).  For more information or to obtain an application and schedule an interview, contact Refuge Ranger Jim Bell at 305-872-0774.

[Flue Shots] In a release issued on Thursday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee claimed that any criticism of H1N1 policy by the GOP would amount to hypocrisy.

The DCCC pointed to a June vote on a supplementary appropriations bill as evidence. Wilson joined 95% of Republicans and voted against the bill, which contained special funding to combat H1N1 both domestically and internationally. But the bill also contained other much more money for other plans and programs Republicans at the time viewed as wasteful, including the Cash-For-Clunkers car purchase incentive program.

Still, the DCCC says that a vote against the bill essentially equaled a vote against combating H1N1 and means Republicans who voted against it like Wilson favored a public health program that would have resulted in even less vaccine than is available now.

"The families, schools, and businesses fighting against the H1N1 flu pandemic deserve better than House Republicans' reckless, knee jerk partisanship and just-say-no approach to helping prepare for this national emergency," DCCC spokesperson Ryan Rudominer said in a statement released Oct. 27.

The weird guy in front of me is reading an article "why don't I have a girlfriend?" the article then continues to talk about the mathematical equation for obtaining a girlfriend. Exhibit "A" of why he is single.

[Buggy Rolling] People never seem to stop thinking of new ways to challenge themselves.  This is called Buggy Rolling and this video was shot at Grimsel Pass, Switzerland.  Would any of us have tried that when we were younger, and more willing to take risks?  Probably not. Buggy rolling

Socialism is the prelude to communism. If a government will take care of you from the cradle to the grave, you will be a slave of the system. I am aware of the Patriot Act and at the time of it's passing, I and others believed it was necessary for the nation’s security. The INS agent who profiled Mohamed Atta didn't act on her hunch because she thought it would not be socially acceptable. I wish she shot him on the spot. Liberalism is leading the USA into an abyss that the nation might not climb out of. Obama has given the nation nothing but a huge debt that your grandchildren will still be paying (if the USA lasts that long).

I want states rights and sovereignty fully restored. I want less government in my life, not more. More is not better! Shrink it down.

[800 Pound South Carolina Man Dies After Getting Stuck in Recliner for 8 Months] When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said.

Webb told them to leave him there anyway. He would sit in that recliner, slowly dying, for the next eight months. Finally, paramedics were called back to his Greenwood home on Wednesday because he was in a lot of pain.

Webb's body was physically stuck to the power recliner and firefighters had to cut him from the chair to take him to the hospital. He died a few hours later, his body covered with sores and a "very bad odor," according to a police report.

Webb, 33, didn't ask for help for all those months, because he was ashamed and didn't have health insurance, said his wife, Ada. He slept and used the bathroom in his chair and she cleaned it every day. The former preacher would post sermons online from the chair, and it wasn't long before he decided he was ready to go home to the Lord, she said.

"After he sat there in that one spot for a week, he was embarrassed. It was like he already knew what was going to happen," Ada Webb said.

Webb's mother was the one who placed the final call to paramedics. Not only did crews have to cut apart the chair, but they had to cut a hole in the wall of the couple's mobile home about 70 miles west of Columbia to get him out. A police report said he weighed about 800 pounds, but his wife said he was closer to 500 pounds.

The hospital told Daniel Webb's wife he died from a heart attack, she said. The coroner's office isn't investigating the death and referred all questions to Greenwood County deputies, who sent their report, but didn't respond to a phone message.

Webb died on the couple's second anniversary. They met four years ago on MySpace, and Ada Webb said she didn't see a man who weighed more than 500 pounds, but instead saw a guy who loved the Lord and had a big heart.

"I had the worst anniversary yesterday I ever had, but I know he had the best one he ever had because he's with Jesus now," she said.

Daniel Webb drove school buses for nearly 15 years, until his weight made it impossible. His health kept getting worse, and Ada Webb said she begged hospital officials to keep him after doctors treated his knee injury in March. But the couple had no way to pay and were sent home.

For his first few weeks home, Daniel Webb was open to the idea of seeing someone. Getting to them was the problem.

"Everybody kept telling us, if you get here, we'll help you. We didn't have no way of getting him up, and nobody was willing to come help us," Ada Webb said. "He just kind of said, 'it's in God's hands' at that point."

Daniel Webb spent the rest of his days playing with his four dogs and talking about religion to other people on the Internet.

"I did all I could for him. He loved me with a passion," his wife said. "The only reason he held on to life here was for his family because he wanted to go home and be with the Lord."

[Obama’s Top Ten Apologies]  I fail to see any I'm sorrys in those statements. In fact, I see most as statements of truth. In addition I'll point out that it is customary and good manners to greet foreign dignitaries in the manner of their country. (Oh, and the stock market is rebounding well and manufacturing orders are up again.  Things are definitely looking up.)

[Lemon Turkey]
Ingredients:
1 whole turkey
1 large lemon, cut into halves
Salt and pepper to taste
Butter or olive oil, whichever you prefer

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Rub butter or oil over the skin of the turkey until it is completely coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and any other seasonings you prefer. Take a knife and gently separate the skin from the breast meat, slide lemon halves under the skin with the peel side up, one on each side. This way the juice from the lemon will release into the breasts.

Cover and bake for 30-45 minutes. Remove cover and continue to roast until juices run clear, basting every 15-20 minutes.

If you've followed these steps correctly, your turkey should look like the one in the picture. Bon appétit!

[Healthcare] I am so confused our esteemed US Senators voted to go ahead with health care reform even though the 2 independents said they will not vote for the final bill. The Democrats who said they had doubts about the bill voted for it so they could debate it in the Senate even though they might not support the final version. One Louisiana Senator proved to be a whore by accepting 300 million dollars for his state in Medicaid funding in return for his vote. I guest this means the other prostitutes will get their money and guess who gets it in the end? That’s right, you and me the taxpayer, and we didn't even get kissed. 

2010 Bocce Season begins in January. You need at least 4 players per team. If you don't have 4 or more persons, come out on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. and meet others who may be looking to form a team. Bocce equipment will be available on those nights for practice.

Jan 11- April 14th League Bocce
April 17th - Bocce Playoffs
April 18th - Bocce Party

The cost is $100 per team and $20 per person. Captains meeting and League fees due Jan 4th at Big Pine Key Park at 6pm by the bocce courts. To sign up a team or for more information: Call Inez 305-923-9552. Hurry, team slots are limited!

Kudos to our Big Pine Key Bocce Board: Doug Scheele, President. Brian Morgan, Vice President. Inez Trowbridge, Secretary. Jarad Smith, Scorekeeper. Nicole Price, Treasurer. They made the first year happen.

[Healthcare and the ER Nurse] I agree completely with everything that you said about the crisis of culture that rewards irresponsibility.  I must point out, however, that you are paying for that irresponsible patient’s health care through Medicaid.

[No child will be left behind] That was one of the stupidest programs the public school system could ever adopt. Instead of keeping traditional high standards, the standards were lowered. When the schools were integrated, the learning speed was slowed to accommodate the slowest students. Hence the smart students were bored to death. Who do you think were the most disruptive and slowest students? You are so right, and the educational system still grinds on the same way. Hardly anyone fails anymore. They don't know Jack Shit, but they don't fail.

Hundreds gather to protest global warming!

[More AA Anger] The 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous have absolutely nothing to do with stopping drinking. They are steps to indoctrinate into the religious cult. The AA program is based on fear just like all other religions. Fear if you do and fear if you don’t. Ego deflation and guilt play a large role in trying to convince you that you can be saved only through the AA program. The AA program is based on the basis that you drink to excess because you are a moral sinner and the if you stopped sinning and develop better morals the AA God you choose will lift the burden of alcohol from you. You even get to pick your own God. This is pure rubbish at its worst.

Here are the steps you should take, which are encouraged as a course of action to escape the AA mind trap.
Step 1: We decided we were “not powerless” over alcohol – that our lives had become dominated by AA dribble.
Step 2: Came to understand that we were never as morally reprehensible as some AA members had led us to believe.
Step 3: Made a decision to walk away from Alcoholics Anonymous forever.
Step 4: Made a scorching and fearless indictment against AA as an organization that fails 97% of the time.
Step 5: Admitted to ourselves and another human being that we had been recruited into joining a religious cult.
Step 6: Were entirely ready to rid ourselves of the self-defeating rubbish we were taught by the cult of AA.
Step 7: Familiarized ourselves with cult indoctrination tactics in order that we may never fall into a similar trap again.
Step 8: Made a list of all AA members who had harmed us and became willing to confront them all about their bullshit.
Step 9: Called such people on their bullshit whenever possible, except when to do so would give them some satisfaction.
Step 10: Continued to indict Alcoholics Anonymous and when we were wronged promptly expressed our disapproval of it.
Step 11: Sought scientific-empirical evidence that could help us defeat addictions; focusing on ourselves as the power to carry that out.
Step 12: Having been awakened from the AA nightmare as a result of these steps we tried to carry this message to other so-called alcoholics, so that they might know the truth about the deadly AA cult.

You are not alone. Many of us have been mislead by the religion that claims not to be a religion. Some of us suffered for years oblivious to the fact that AA offers no reliable, or even a sincere method to help alcohol troubled people to recover from addiction. When we felt hopeless…they used it against us. They told us we were powerless over alcohol. They did it to break us down. They did it to make us unsure of ourselves. They did it to recruit new members into their religious cult. If you have tried AA over and over again and you’re not getting the results you were promised maybe it’s time you tried something else.

Take the One Step Program. Stop drinking! Have faith in yourself. You can do it.      

Return of the trunk monkey. 4 new models. Video

[Same Old Thing] Fox News is no different then other news agencies. First they got caught with old pictures and using trumped up numbers when discussing the turnout for the tea-baggers. Then they get caught using videos of the Republican Party’s campaign stops and saying they were from Sarah Palin’s book signings. It turns out they are as dishonest and crooked as anyone else, but they do lead the country in "Chicken Little" news reports. “Everything’s falling apart!” Bye bye fair and balanced.

[Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist] It was reported Tuesday that Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq -- the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And for their trouble, three of the SEALs, members of the Navy's elite commando unit, are now facing criminal charges.

Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors and he had the bloody lip to prove it. 

The four Blackwater agents were transporting supplies for a catering company when they were ambushed and killed by gunfire and grenades. Scum burned the bodies and dragged them through the city. They hanged two of the bodies on a bridge over the Euphrates River for the world press to photograph. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576646,00.html

[What are No Namers talking about] Most of the pro-electric people are kind, caring, and respectable people. We are saddened to learn of our neighbor Mick's passing and send our deepest sympathy and condolences to Alicia and family. I live on the island and I have never heard anyone say an unkind word about Mick.  The pro-electric folks did not ask for this fight - it was brought to them.  I believe yesterday's writer should show more respect for Alicia and not try to acerbate Mick unfortunate passing to further divide neighbors.

What was with all that rain last night? I didn’t know whether to start building an arc or break out my scuba gear. My property looks like Lake Woebegone this morning.

A blunt and chilling answer to a serious question posed to Newt Gingrich on CNN. This is one the most powerful and articulate summaries of the dangers of our current situation that I have ever heard. It’s a mystery to me why this is not painfully aware to every American and a subject of constant discussion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZiw3qVdFzw 

How is it that a cartoonist can put so much meaning into such a small space? 

The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY

[Lost Dog] My beloved big yellow Lab/German Shepherd mix, Larkin, was lost Tuesday morning. He was last seen running across US 1 and going behind RBI(?) bank. He has a tag with my cell phone number on his leather collar. He's very shy with people, but loves dogs and will approach a person with a dog. Please call with any sighting. We are new to the area. 415-987-4212. Reward. Classified Ads > Lost & Found

[Neutering Men] Ever wonder what happened to men? I mean real men, the guys, the hip dudes, the family rulers, the hard workers? One reason we men have been physically and mentally castrated is because the merchant class realized years ago, that it is the women who buy everything. Men decide what works and what is a deal, but it is the women who pick the product image. I’m not knocking women at all, but just look at advertising anywhere, all the guys are wimps, sissy-boys or eunuchs!   It is time we guys took back our rightful place as tribal leaders and family bosses (I will have to ask my wife if that is okay first).

[Immigration] The latest telephone poll taken by the California Governor's office asked whether people who live in California think illegal immigration is a serious problem. 19% responded, "Yes, it is a serious  problem." 81% responded, "No es una problema seriosa."

[Mile Marker 24 Band] I am happy to report that I am writing to you from the most wonderful place in the world, my porch. After our 10-day trip, which took us to Indiana, Ohio and Texas, it was nice to head home. Our plane landed in Key West just before the sun was setting, so our first welcome home present was a beautiful red sky observed from the airport-parking garage. Cyndy spotted it first and we stopped, dropped our bags and just stared. We were home. The 24-mile drive to our house was wonderful as well. Each bridge and bay prettier than the last and our fabulous welcoming committee was in full force upon our arrival. Ester and Abbey each brought one of their toys for us as a gift. Cyndy and I had already decided to spend time with the dogs as soon as we arrive and not worry about empting the car, bags, etc. Staying true to that commitment, we grabbed a bottle of wine from the chiller, two glasses and headed down to the dock with dogs in tow. Within a few minutes I had a fire roaring in the fire pit and we were toasting this beautiful place with a dog lying at each of our feet. Wow!

It is so wonderful to be back home and we can’t wait to see all of our friends. We’re having a party at Boondocks on Ramrod Key this Saturday, November 28th at 7:00 PM. We are going to do a Meet and Greet before the show starts just so we can hang with everyone a bit before we take the stage.  It seems there is never enough time to hang with everyone and I miss that.  Also, bring a can of food for the Food Pantry at St. Peter’s Church.  We will have donation boxes ready and Father Tony will be on hand to talk about the pantry and how it helps those in need.  After the Thanksgiving holiday, they need our help in getting those shelves stocked for the upcoming Holiday season!

This will also be our annual fund raiser for Mutt Strutt!  There will be a raffle with fantastic prizes (including a two night stay at Little Palm Island) and a 50/50 raffle.  Marilou and Mary will be selling the raffle tickets and parading with their puppies! 

On behalf on the entire Mile Marker 24 family, we would like to wish you and your family a very safe and happy Thanksgiving.  And if you are in the area, come hang out with us Saturday at Boondocks.

[From the Right] Yesterday someone complained about the Patriot Act. He characterized the legislation as being a horrible transgression of American rights and blamed Republicans. Gee, I wonder why he didn’t mention that the Democrats voted overwhelmingly for the bill, twice.  I also wonder why he didn’t mention: President Obama has asked lawmakers to extend powers allowing the government to collect a wide range of financial and personal records, as well as monitor suspects with roving wiretaps. The methods were authorized under the USA Patriot Act and are set to expire at year’s end.  That quote is from the Liberal/Progressive web site listed below. Gee wilikers, if you can’t believe a Liberal/Progressive, who can you believe? The fact is that the Patriot Act received overwhelming support from Democrats in 2001 and again in 2006. The Democrats will support it again, for the third time. The poster denied you any mention of the FISA Court. That is the Court set up by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act  which regulates our intell gathering practices.  If you’re really interested (and it is interesting), look it up. It’s a shame that Obama acolytes operate on feelings or emotion alone.  I honestly think that the vast majority of Obama acolytes are really fine folks; they just have a burning need to believe in Mr. Obama and all things Liberal and Progressive. It is more comfortable for them to blindly believe whatever is spoon fed to them than it is to fact check and be skeptical.  http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/22/obama_
administration_seeks_renewal_of_three

(Part II) I’m getting finger cramps from debunking this preposterous lie that medical bankruptcies are a reason to wreck our economy by surrendering more of our freedoms to Obamacare.  I hope you’ll remember that the noxious notion was that 60% of bankruptcies were cause by medical bills. The crap came from a 2005 study out of Mr. Obama’s alma mater, Harvard. It’s astounding, but about 72% of the people surveyed in the study said later that principal investigator, Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, was wrong about their bankruptcy being substantially caused by medical bills. The whole damn thing was no more than an intellectual hoax. Furthermore the study authors themselves said “Many debtors described a complex web of problems involving illness, work, and family. Dissecting medical from other causes of bankruptcy is difficult. We cannot presume that eliminating the medical antecedents of bankruptcy would have prevented all of the filings we classified as 'medical bankruptcies.” The bottom line Is that even Woolhandler, et al, concede that the study is deeply flawed.  Geez, folks, get over it, give it up, medical bankruptcies are no more than a mote in the eye of our national health care.  They darn sure are not a valid reason for socializing our health care.  

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Tuesday November 24, 2009

[Dumbing Down America] Boy, you got that right.  When we were in high school we were reading Chaucer (in old English), Spencer, all of Shakespeare and Greek mythology.  Most of us graduated with a working knowledge of at least one foreign language (Spanish spoken at home didn't count). We could diagram sentences and knew the difference between infer and imply, your and you're, and hanged and hung. We also had mandatory art classes, chorus and physical education. We learned so much during the day that we usually had less than an hour's homework at night. If you failed classes, you didn't graduate. I feel sorry for kids now. They have the ability and willingness to learn, but aren't being taught. We are becoming a nation of dull-normals who are barely literate and can't do multiplication without a calculator or write without a computer. The rest of the world is kicking our butts intellectually, but boy do we have some self-esteem!

[Rights and Freedoms] It's amazing to me that so many posters are afraid of losing their freedoms to communism and every other scare theory they have heard about.  Were these same posters concerned when the Patriot Act was signed by President Bush on Oct. 26, 2001?  I wonder. I have a feeling that it was signed without many of these "concerned people" even paying attention to it. I think they are now. They are listening to lies from fear mongers and believe that Obama is out to get them. 

Just to enlighten these posters, the Patriot Act was a massive bill that attacked the privacy rights and civil liberties of all Americans.  It contained sections that gave the US Government the power to review and monitor the book store purchases and library records of innocent Americans.  It contained sections that allowed wire tapping of all Americans.  It even required banks, credit card companies, internet service providers and others to turn over information about private citizens to the Federal Government without court approval.  These are just a few examples. 

Some will argue that it aids America in keeping us safe from terrorists; I would argue that it is a huge price to pay.  What freedoms have we lost since President Obama has taken office?  Honestly, what freedoms?  None.  It's a shame that Congress has taken months to debate a bill that is being designed to give our citizens rights to good health, yet they spent no time at all to sign the Patriot Act that took away so many of our rights.

The fear mongers think it’s okay because it was a Republican that took away our rights, but it’s wrong for a Democrat to give us rights.

[Obama’s Top Ten Apologies (so far)] Apology: an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Obamas-Top-10-Apologies-So-far-47036962.html.

[Boost Mobile] I've had metro PCS for several years now, and I usually drive up north to VA on a monthly basis. I would pay my metro PCS bill of $56.50 (plus the extra $4 the metro place charges a month) and add another $50 for the roaming since metro does not work up passed Orlando. That's a total of $109.50 a month. That would not include being able to receive voice mail and texting (even though I have those features) while in VA or leaving Orlando.

I heard about Boost Mobile phone, and it's finally a pleasure to save a whole bunch of money! I purchased a Boost Mobile from the Big Pine RadioShack at the Winn Dixie Plaza, and all I pay is a total of $53 and I can travel anywhere in the nation without having to roam. I receive all my voice mails and texts, and I can use my radio features which every Boost Mobile phone has (compatible with NexTel too). You are not obligated to a contract and Boost is unlimited talking and calling. God, am I glad I switched. 

First rule to improve the system. Quit electing lawyers!

[The facts on health care bankruptcy per factcheck.org] A Harvard study, published in the Feb. 2, 2005, issue of the journal Health Affairs, based its findings on surveys completed by 1,771 Americans in bankruptcy courts in 2001, financial information available in public court records and follow-up interviews with 931 of the respondents.

It determined that 46.2 percent of bankruptcies were attributable to a major medical reason. Debtors cited at least one of the following specific causes: illness or injury (28.3 percent of respondents), uncovered medical bills exceeding $1,000 in the past two years (27 percent), loss of at least two weeks of work-related income because of illness (21.3 percent), or mortgaging a home to pay medical bills (2 percent). (A larger category "any medical bankruptcy”  also covered those who cited addiction, or uncontrolled gambling, childbirth, or the death of a family member. Including that group brought the total percentage of medical bankruptcies up to 54.5.)

Now this may not add up to the quoted 60%, but I'd say that even 46.2% is too high a price to pay for a nation as wealthy as ours.

[Bush Safety Record] I stand beside the guy From the Right. He is correct when he said some of the CT readers aren't smart enough to understand what they read. It happens on this site with several posts. He's explained it twice and they still don't get it. I'll try it on a simple level for those who are a little slow.

He does consider the Twin Towers a terrorist attack. The safety record is since 9/11: there have been no attacks on American soil. Once attacked, we were kept safe until political correctness allowed it to happen again. This time it was on someone else’s watch. If you still don't get it, I'll drop the reading level to third grade, search for easier words, and try to explain it again tomorrow. I'd like to get everyone up to speed so we can move on.

The Orangutan and the Hound. http://video.aol.com/video-detail/the-orangutan-and-the-hound/1234581161

[Alcoholism a Disease] Disease by Wiki and other references: “In human beings, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories.”

So, if this is true, anything we do which has results in the previously defined symptoms is hazardous to humans. Yes, alcoholism is a disease; as is work, sports, going to Disney World, sitting on your ass in front of a PC for endless hours, shopping, hunting, ogling and preying the opposite sex (or in KW…), talking, texting and staring at your cell phone while you shop, drive, walk, work (now I am ranting). The list is endless. This subject is very open for debate as it has for eons.

Coming soon, a big word: Cure. I’ll start that debate off with a few ideas. Common sense, rational thinking and a little less selfishness. At times, all of us are our own worst enemy and critic. Lighten up. We all understand everybody is entitled to their own opinion so why spew the invective when someone opines different than your own beliefs? If the poster decides something does not work the way others and their great design has taught them, why be so quick to pass judgment? Isn’t that against the principles you so strongly profess? When the [From the Right] guy submits his posts, they are journalistic. Read them. You may learn something. No one can change anyone’s mind once it is made up, but trust me; it’s not a bad idea to know what the other side is thinking. Now focus your attacks on me, you really might learn something.

[Healthcare] During my last night's shift in the ER, I had the pleasure of evaluating a patient with a shiny new gold tooth, multiple elaborate tattoos, a very expensive brand of tennis shoes and a new cellular telephone equipped with her favorite R&B tune for a ringtone. Glancing over the chart, one could not help noticing her payer status:  Medicaid. She smokes more than one costly pack of cigarettes every day and, somehow, still has money to buy beer.

And our Congress expects me to pay for this woman's health care? Our nation's health care crisis is not a shortage of quality hospitals, doctors or nurses.  It is a crisis of culture — a culture in which it is perfectly acceptable to spend money on vices while refusing to take care of one's self or, heaven forbid, purchase health insurance. A culture that thinks, "I can do whatever I want to because someone else will always take care of me". Life is really not that hard.  Most of us reap what we sow. 

Starfighters, civilian “Blue Angles”. Slides

There is a business owner in Marathon who sold her deli business to a neighboring bar owner and signed a contract which included a non-compete clause. Unbeknownst to the bar owner, the former business owner had her worker coordinate catering jobs under the guise of the worker's name in an attempt to circumvent the non-compete clause. 

Now the catering business is closed.  What goes around, comes around.  This is fact in addition to gossip.

[Windmills Change Earth’s Rotation] This guy is kidding, right? If not, this is beyond a doubt the stupidest post submitted to the Telegraph ever. I wonder if the Dutch know that their windmills are affecting the Earth's gravitational pull?  They better cut that stuff out.

The definition of a disease or causative condition may depend on the disease being chronic, and the term chronic will often, but not always appear in the description.

Another picture for Dr. Who fans.

I wonder what the conversations are among the No Name Key pro-electric folks are with the passing of Mr Putney (Alicia's husband).

[More Muslim Weirdness] The radical Islamist group Al Shabaab in Somalia recently began accosting and beating robed women whose bras made their breasts (even though covered) look too provocative. One mother told Reuters in October that police told her that any firmness must be natural and not bra-enhanced.

[Conspiracy] Palin and Obama That would be some combo, Palin would have that him trained in a week. I feel sorry for those who didn't like Perot. He spoke plain, and to the facts. However, the Bildenburg group made him back down. He didn't want to harm his family. If he didn't step aside, the Group would have him liquidated just like JFK.

Why, that's a redneck gas mileage improvement system, of course. It doesn’t matter that they can’t see, it’s aerodynamic.

[Communism] I’m a liberal and I don’t want communism. The hysterical Right exaggerate everything in order to foment fear. No one wants communism. Where do you hear this stuff? Is Rush Limbaugh the new Senator McCarthy? I see no difference in the two.

What we do want is National healthcare, Social Security and Unemployment compensation.

[Circuit Breaker List] Monday’s explanation of how to label your electric breaker box was convoluted and the drawing would take an electrician to figure out.

A better way would be to use Word or any word processing program and make two columns and type in the breaker number and what it controls. You can resize the list easily and print it in order to tape it to the inside of the breaker box door. (Leave the original list on the box if you can—you never know!)

Has anyone got news on how Terry Miller is doing?

We had Arthur from Ultimate Aluminum build our railings. That is our house in their advertisement on the Coco Tele. They’re the best!

There will be a lot of military uniforms in the airports and other transport areas this time of year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0xvZFTJdVQ

[Zeppelin Eureka]  Man, do we need one of those down here.  If it can make a city like San Francisco look good, think how awesome the Keys would look.

[Paying attention] His request approved, the Fox News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight.  He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.  Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger.  He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, 'Let's go'.  The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off.  Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.'  'Why?' asked the pilot.  'Because I'm a photographer for Fox Cable News,' he responded. 'And I need to get some close up shots.'  The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered, 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . you're not my flight instructor?"

Women should come with a Carfax report!

Indian tech support? Video

Winter wonderland! Slides

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

Marathon - your tax dollars at work.  Medical rescue was called to the Key Colony Inn for a woman who fell off when she was dancing on the bar. She hit her head and had head bleeding.  I hope she's not hurt, but I also hope nobody else in Marathon has a heart attack, stroke or car crash while the paramedics are on the "bleeding head after falling off the bar" call.  It's only 8:20 pm. That’s pretty early for bar dancing. You just can't make this stuff up.

Backdropped by the blackness of space, a partial view of Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay, vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system pods and docking mechanism are featured in this image photographed by the STS-129 crew from an aft flight deck window.

Sarah Palin’s book is doing well, but then Dr Seuss also sold millions. I liked the way Fox network got caught telling people that the clip they were showing was of Palin’s fans at book signing when in reality showing people from a campaign rally during the election. Fox makes NBC look like the most honest network on TV.

[Fat Flyer] Departure time and the agent were trying to shut the door. The flight attendant in the back was frantically trying to call up front.  She quickly grabbed her phone, shot this photo and ran to the front. She caught the agent in time and told her we have an issue. The agent asked her, with the usual attitude, what kind of issue? The flight attendant put the photo in her face. Whoops. The agent bought off the poor man in the middle. It's one of those photos you have to see to believe.

15 year old opera singer!  YouTube - Mark Vincent Audition 2009 Australias Got Talent

Fast food chain Arby’s will give away gift cards and cash prizes to mark its $5.01 combo meals, which debuted in September. Arby's $5.01 Giveaway

[From the Right] Our spider-like Democrat spinsters are attempting to weave yet another web of confusion and distortion. The spin du jour says something like:  “The American people have been denied universal health care for 60 years”.  Well folks, in the last 60 years the American people have voted in Medicare, Medicaid, S-CHIP (for poor kids) and a host of other entitlement programs specifically focused on health care with a special emphasis on lower income folks. Over the past 6 decades the taxes and fees we have paid for these programs have headed for the sky. The costs of these programs have increased geometrically. The costs far, outrageously far, exceed what the elite thinkers of our government had promised. These entitlement programs are teetering on bankruptcy. Now, these programs are a Swiss cheese of fraud, waste, and corruption. It’s insane, but Mr. Obama again wants to smother us with yet a bigger entitlement program. The proponents of Obamacare actually have the temerity to tell us that their Socialized medicine scheme will save us money. To further the insult, they tell us that they are going to add 30 or so million folks to the gravy train, but adding all these sick bodies will bring down the costs. Give me a freaking break! They tell us that they will partially pay for it with “savings” in other entitlement programs by the elimination of fraud, waste and corruption.  That's Donkey Dung! Why in the hell hasn’t fraud waste and corruption been eliminated already? Then they tell us that they intend to save money on Medicare, the only way to do that is to cut Medicare. Bye Bye Granny.  They appeal to class envy by claiming that the will only tax the “Rich”, yet they reluctantly admit that taxes, fees, and premiums will have to increase across the board. They lie about the scope of medical bankruptcies. They lie about the true costs of their scheme by claiming that the scheme will reduce our national debt. The fact is that they will collect taxes and fees for 10 whole years but only deliver 6 years of less of health care. In any economy this Obamacare scheme would be bad governance, in this economy it’s suicide. Americans are finally beginning to see through Mr. Obama’s rock star persona and beginning to see his soul.  As of yesterday only 38% of us were in favor of Obamacare, while 54% are opposed.  Let’s put the brakes on the 60 year spin and recognize that the American people have been smart enough to fight off a government takeover of our health care for the past 60 years, and let’s work, and/or pray that we have the resolve to continue the fight for at least the next 60.

(Part II) A poster claimed that Rep. Joe (“Mr. Obama, you’re a liar”) Wilson had mucked up the H1N1 situation by voting against certain legislation. I believe that the complaining poster got that little nugget from a web site called TBM Themuckracker. Surprise! Surprise! The poster claimed that the legislation would have provided additional funding for H1N1. He intimated that it was the Republicans who caused the shortage of vaccine. I really don’t know if the poster is accurate or not about the legislation or the vote, and it makes no difference. Look gang, the Democrats hold a super majority and I'm virtually certain that the H1N1 funding legislation passed as written. Without doubt, the Republican opposition was beaten down and Mr. Obama got everything that he wanted. The reason that the vaccine is now in short supply is because Mr. Obama and his minions refused to act sooner. Mr. Obama had full knowledge of the looming pandemic during the summer of 2008, long before the election. Europeans had asked for help from the Obama administration in March ‘09.   Nonetheless, Mr. Obama’s minions didn’t even start trials in humans until August. Man up, face it Obama acolytes, this mess is all Mr. Obama’s mess.  

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Tuesday November 24, 2009

Monday November 23, 2009

[Dumbing Down] For those of you wondering what happened when our youth cannot locate London on a globe or know what "D.C." stands for in Washington D.C., I think I have a bit of insight.  I used to substitute teach and was active in my communities' education curriculum selection process.  Our town had traditional values (on the conservative side) and local control of its curriculum.  Back before "No child left behind" was the trend du jour, there was a program on the horizon called "Goals 2000".  I warned parents and school board members alike that it was a way for the Federal Gov't. to get their foot in the door to control their schools' curriculum.  If they accepted the "Goals 2000" money they would have to adopt whatever curriculum (and/or agenda) the Fed. Govt. dictated.  Since they were strapped for funds, as most school districts are, they brought in Goals 2000 and ushered in the biggest decline in academics that they had ever seen.  Coupled with "No Child left behind" the result was disastrous. 

Academics generally moved at the pace of the slowest child, already falling academic standards plunged over a cliff to offset the slow pace, solid academics (reading, writing and 'rithmetic) were being peppered with social coping skills (self-esteem, bullying, self-esteem, peer pressure, self-esteem, etc.) and subjects like Art, P.E. and Music replaced with classes espousing PC social agendas (diversity, tolerance, gay/lesbian acceptance, environmental awareness: Save the (fill in blank with whales, rain forest, wolves etc.).  It wasn't long before the kids couldn't "fail" a class, they just received "non-passing" grades.  It was found that girls were lagging behind boys in certain subjects at the elementary school level and a girl "empowerment" program began at the expense of the boys.  In fact, boys, who acted like typical boys, were often "recommended for further behavioral evaluation" (i.e. little Johnnie can't keep still in his seat, please take him to your family doctor, mention your concern about ADD, and bring him back when he is properly medicated).  Awards that would recognize any particular child's hard work and accomplishment were replaced with the "Everyone gets a prize, because Everyone is special!" mantra.

It wasn't much of a surprise to me when, after years of the Fed. Gov't. injecting their curriculum into our school district, it was reported that more than 50% of our graduating High School Seniors had to take remedial courses in their first year of college.   The percentage was much lower before Goals 2000. 

Over the years I have asked many parents in many communities, "does this sound like your school?"  The overwhelming answer has been, "Yes". 

Our schools across the nation are producing students that are technologically savvy but functionally illiterate.  Schools are doing a disservice to these kids because while they may be "non-failed", coddled and told how special they are in school, real life will hand them lessons about failure and successes that they maybe completely unprepared to deal with.  No, Johnnie doesn't have a clue what "D.C." stands for or where London is but he does know how to: not judge people or situations no matter how outrageous they are, outsource blame for his own failures, be in self-denial about a bad choice and its consequences, strive for mediocrity since excellence is not rewarded, and be "Green" so he can help save the planet. 

Thanksgiving week at Parrotdise Waterfront Bar & Grille (the home of Big Pecker Wines)

Monday Martini 2 for the price of 1.

Tuesday Motorcycle riders get 1 free drink.

Wednesday Whole Maine Lobster Dinner.

Thanksgiving Thursday Full Menu plus, full-course Thanksgiving Dinner for $15.95.

Friday Best TGIF Happy Hour on Little Torch Key.

Saturday Open Mike with David Hope's Carolina sounds Beach Party starts at 3pm & our Prime Rib Dinner.

People like Sarah Palin because she speaks her mind. It was the same with Ross Perot. We like the plain speaking until we realize that they're dangerous fools.

[Impending sewer connections] I have been a property owner on BP for the last 20 years, and have watched the transition from cesspits to raised berms to injection wells. Now they are going to force many of us into bankruptcy with their new central sewer system. None of these systems fully address the pollution problem in one way or another. With the expensive central sewer system it just puts the pollution in one place, where the release of methane into the atmosphere is just concentrated. The only way to stop the release of the deadly greenhouse gasses is to separate the solids and digesting them in an anaerobic digester. I believe this is the perfect solution for the Keys. It would remove pollution from our waters and atmosphere while providing natural gas that could be used to create ''green" energy.

I have been researching this for years and this last summer decided it was time to act, so we built a home sized digester. The results far exceeded what we expected, there is no odor from the contained system and the gas quality is excellent. The digester could be sized to fit from one house to a neighborhood to a city. I feel it is time to be practical and solve the problem instead of just redirecting the same problem with another expensive project that will be financial ruin to many people.

[Mr Wrong Winger] Obama not supplying enough H1N1 vaccine? I guess you can join Joe Wilson and his cult of hypocrisy.

Earlier this year, there was a June vote on a supplementary appropriations bill. Wilson joined 95% of Republicans and voted against the bill (Just say no), which contained special funding to combat H1N1 both domestically and internationally. But the bill also contained money for other plans and programs Republicans viewed as wasteful. 

Republicans who voted against it, like Wilson, favored a public health program that would have resulted in even less vaccine than is available now.

The only reason Wilson is yammering about it now is because his wife was recently diagnosed with the swine flu. These are the results you get with that typical Repub "Just Say No", attitude. Sometimes the fallout lands on you. Don't blame Obama for lack of vaccine, Mr Wrong Winger, blame your stonewalling cohorts.

[Incorporation] Marathon has a higher tax base to draw from as a lot of rich people live up there with high dollar properties. Go ahead incorporate Big Pine and watch you taxes skyrocket. You will also be paying County taxes on top of your brand new City tax. You will get no new services, you will still get the same old services that we now get from the County, but we will be paying for it twice.

[Corporal punishment teaches kids to take responsibility for their behavior] Yes, but who will teach them when they see their school leadership doing the wrong thing?  Where were Randy and Monique's parents when it came time to teach them personal responsibility?

Thanks for all the love, Kia.  You were the most beautiful dog in the world and so many people loved you like a person - more than some persons.  Happy ears forever.  I hope your mom feels better over time and calls on her friends for strength.  It is so hard to lose a pet that has brought years of unconditional love and protection.  I will always remember Kia and how happy she made us.  Feel better AC

I saw Ultimate Aluminum’s ad here and had them do my new railings for our new porch. Wow, what a great job they did. They did everything they said they would and they did it when they said they would, which is rare in the Keys. Thanks Arthur and crew!

By staying unincorporated the lower Keys managed to keep short term vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods somewhat under control.   Unrestricting them was the underlying agenda of those pushing for incorporation - the business owners and real estate salesmen.  "Village" or "Township" is just another version of the same old plot to have short term rentals in residential neighborhoods.

Incorporation has reared its ugly head once more. Incorporation, like electricity for No Name Key are two bad ideas that just won’t go away.

I just returned from New Zealand and it is beautiful. It was funny when the tackle shop I was in asked me if somehow they dye the water in the Keys to make it look so beautiful; and I informed him that we do not. If you think there are places better than the Keys--forget it. We have it all.  

Obama/Palin. That would be a pair!

[Circuit Breaker List] Save this as a file named Circuit Breaker List 1. Then save again as Circuit Breaker List 2. Use Circuit Breaker List 1 as a print out for writing in the names of the circuits in by hand. The using Circuit Breaker List 2, Type in the names then resize this image to fit your circuit breaker box, if you want to stick it over the existing display!

I have started reading the Coconut Telegraph from the bottom up so I can read something sensible first. (From the Right) it amazes me how the venomous liberals on this sight repeatedly twist facts and spout the same b.s. over and over again. Nikita Khrushchev was sort of right when he said "we will bury you" only now, Communism is trying to strangle our nation from within without a shot being fired. Those fools who want this to happen don't have a clue what they are in for. They are too stupid to look at the history of the world and see what happens when the Gov't controls every thing. I sure hope sanity prevails and we can continue to enjoy the freedom and prosperity that previous generations of Americans gave us.

[Phone-In] Peace groups call for nationwide phone-in to the White House against Afghanistan escalation tomorrow, Monday November 23. You can call the White House comment line and voice your opinion against military escalation in Afghanistan.1-202-456-1111. Support the troops, don’t let them die for nothing. United we stand. Divided we fall. Peace Groups Call Nationwide Phone-In to White House Against Afghanistan Escalation | CommonDreams.org

Having some nice chubby friends and family over for Thanksgiving? Gang accused of killing to sell human fat - Yahoo! News?

[Obama The Destroyer] I just learned today from sources at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab that the current administration’s goal to use windmills to provide up to 20% of our nation electrical power by 2030 are a definite threat to the human race.  By harnessing the wind so aggressively, we could be inadvertently slowing down the rotation of the earth, thereby causing the Earth’s orbit around the Sun to slow down eventually hurling us into the Sun.  This is no joke and pretty well known in scientific circles.  Depending on the orientation of the windmills we could also increase the spin again causing the reverse to happen and end up on the outer edge of our galaxy.

[Flea Market] The guy on the mobility scooter was probably the owner of the flea market that travels under the guise that he's a reverend. He thinks he owns the world.  ~inthekeyz@live.com

Reach for the stars; even if you have to stand on a cactus.

[Professor From The Right]  Thanks. It's always important to expand ones vocabulary.  I've never been called obtuse before, but, then again, I'm not a "professor". Here's a word for you: virulent.  It means bitter, antagonistic, spiteful, venomous and full of hate. 

Be thankful that you are not homeless. SHAL Home Page

[Not responsible for helping others] That’s not sad. It’ll be a very happy day when humans start to rationalize the fact that they have to take care of themselves and work for a living. Charity sucks, and so do bleeding heart ass-wipes! Happy Thanksgiving.

This guy can't figure out why he can't cook a turkey. (audio only) Mr. Obvious - The Turkey

[Wearing a dysfunctional custom] I love these accidental, unintentional mis-speaks (typos).  They often create a more insightful and prophetic message than ever intended.

We all wear (use, live with) dysfunctional customs, fitting in, trying to get along.

[Why should Sarah Palin go away] I'm still amazed that you republicans can take yourselves seriously. The rest of America that still thinks for itself, only thinks of her as an annoying joke.

[Healthcare] Either buy your own or die off, it is the law of the jungle and that works!

[Disease] Is the there any medical or scientific proof that alcoholism is a disease or genetically inherited? I have searched the internet to the very end and have found no proof one way or the other. I am not asking about theories, I am asking about factual proof.  If you know of any place I can find an answer to this I would like to hear about it. 

President Barack Hussein Obama scares me. And I do not scare easily. But the thought of President Sarah Palin in 2012 scares me even more! We only have a few good men (and women) and evidently the Marines are getting them all.

[National Tea Party Convention] Special keynote speaker Sarah Palin. National Tea Party Convention - Home

Tea Partyers Turn on each other. Tea Partyers Turn on Each Other | CommonDreams.org.

[Not responsible for helping others] What's sad is that I, born in America, paid into every government taxing system my entire working career, have lost 23 pounds because I only eat once a day because that's all the food I can afford, and am only eligible to receive $16 a month of food stamps.  Where's my charity?  Where's my free hand-out? No, you do not get to sit there and tell me who to help.

I now understand people’s disdain for unions. Watching the police and teachers’ unions demand more and more during a time of horrible economic conditions while other counties and cities’ employees take pay cuts shows how out-of-touch, greedy people can be. Make them an offer that if they use their own cars to get themselves back and forth to work they will get an additional 2% raise. Watch how fast they jump on that raise offered. As for teachers you are already the highest pay rate teachers (starting out0 in the state. How much higher do you have to be to be happy? You already make more then other occupations that work full time for an entire year. Most degreed professionals work overtime you’re not alone.

[Curvy Women Better] This comment was obviously submitted by an obese New Jersey woman.  Sorry, we aren't buying it.

Photos of a new Zeppelin. http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1b/Zeppelin/Zeppelin.html

[From the Right] Health care bankruptcies, the truth) Obamacare will cost us a lot more for insurance and higher taxes. Unfortunately the poster has fallen prey to the huge stinking lie that claims that 60% of bankruptcies are caused by medical bills. Here’s the truth:  In 2005 a Harvard study conducted by Dr. Steffie Woolhandler and others set out to further their goal of forcing socialized medicine on America. They embarked on a study of US bankruptcies. In summary, they claimed that 54.5% of bankruptcies had a “medical cause”. The media then morphed that into the shocking statement that medical bills caused 55 or so percent of all bankruptcies. That claim is not true. Anyone who reads Dr. Woolhandler’s study, will learn that she does not even claim that illness or injury was the primary cause of the bankruptcies. However, incredibly she does claim that “uncontrolled gambling” “drug or alcohol addiction”, “the birth, death, or adoption of a child” are all “medically related causes”. All of the foregoing were counted as medical bankruptcies whether or not any medical bills were an involved factor. C’mon folks, use some grey matter here.  A father who has gambled away his family's mortgage payment is not likely the victim of crushing medical bills, but because Ms. Woolhandler used gambling addiction as a medical factor, it will be counted. Face it, a set of brand new parents who suddenly find themselves unable to pay for their new lifestyle, because Mommy had to quit work, probably consider the OBGYN bill the least of their worries. Nonetheless, Dr. Woolhandler counts it a medical bankruptcy.. In a study done on the study (!) it was learned that fewer than 28% of the study subjects actually agreed with Woolhandler’s findings. That study on the study revealed the magnitude of Woolhandler’s fraud: Only 27 percent of the surveyed debtors had unreimbursed medical expenses exceeding $1,000 over the course of the two years prior to their bankruptcy. Presumably 73 percent — the vast majority — had medical expenses during that two-year period of $1,000 or less. Folks, I’m here to tell you that that isn’t crushing medical bills. The long and short of it is that Dr. Woolhandler, a raging proponent of socialized medicine, claimed that 54.5% of all bankruptcies were medically caused even if only a tiny portion of the totality of the debt was actually medically related. The study is unrepentant, unadulterated, 99 and 44% pure donkey dung. Many of us salivate at the stupid notion that Obamacare will deliver free medical care. Obamacare may provide a few with care that that they don’t personally pay for, but the colossal majority of us will be paying a hell of a lot more while getting a hell of a lot less health care. That government health care will absolutely decline in quality. Perhaps worse, it will be rationed. Medicare patients will see a multi trillion dollar cut in services.  If you’re interested in the truth, I urge you to take a couple minutes and read: http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/heriot200502110735.asp

(Part II) I have no quarrel with folks who hate war, I hate war too. I have loved ones who are military and in harm’s way. Some are at the point of the spear.  I do have a beef with people who muddle the facts.  Yesterday a poster likened Afghanistan to Vietnam.  Afghanistan is no more like Vietnam than salt is like pepper.  We got into Vietnam to help out the French and ultimately to try and halt the spread of Communism in the region.  I hope that we can all agree that it was the 9/11/01 terrorists attack on the USA that precipitated our invasion of Afghanistan.  Afghanistan was/is home base, training grounds, financial support, recruitment source and hide out for AQI. We invaded Afghanistan to punish and to try to eradicate AQI and its nest mate, the Taliban. We won the initial war. We whipped the Taliban, driving them from power. We chased AQI into the wild mountains. But then we screwed the pooch with the occupation. We must again prevail. If we fail the Muslim fundamentalists will reform, regroup, and attack us again and again and again. Better to fight them in their homes than in our homes.

The thought at the war is over petro is just plain silly. We do not get any petro from Afghanistan, nor is petro an Afghan resource. We won virtually every single battle, but lost the war in Vietnam because we chose to lose the war in Vietnam. We defeated ourselves: we lost the will and resolve to win. We must not be defeated by ourselves again, the cost is too high. When we invaded Afghanistan, Democrat leadership characterized the invasion as being the Righteous War, nothing has changed.

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Monday November 23, 2009

Sunday November 22, 2009

[Teachers] Have you ever watched Jay Leno’s feature “Jay Walking” where he goes out to the street and asks America’s youth simple questions like “What does the D.C. stand for in Washington D.C.?” One dodo answered, “Da Capitol?” I know they are extreme dodos, but the average high school kid can’t even find London on a map.

If you can’t read this, thank a teacher.

I’m surprised they still chop down the beautiful tree to put in Rockefeller Center each year.

How much did your vote cost?
Obama votes costs $11.37 each
Mark Begich D-Alaska--$29.48 each
Carl Levin D-Mich--$1.91 each

[When will we know if we have won] When Afghanistan and Iraq are secure enough that “our” oil is secure!

[Terror Trials] The right is mad at Obama for having the Gitmo terrorist’s trial in New York City. If he had it anyplace else those same critics would be at him for not having it in NYC. Isn’t that the truth?

Bring back corporal punishment and teach kids that there are consequences for their actions. The problem with kids today is that they feel entitled to everything and they don’t think they have to take responsibility for their behavior—mommy will take care of them.

Afghanistan is just like Vietnam. We just keep sending more and more troops to kill and die with no idea of why we are there. Fighting terrorist? Protecting our freedom? Not! It’s more like protecting the oil supply.

If a hundred thousand Russian troops invaded Florida and tried to change the way we’ve done things here for centuries (a system that worked for us, even if the Russians couldn’t understand it and thought they had a better way of government) and killed anyone who opposed them we would become saboteurs and terrorists too. We’d hate them forever and try to kill them with all our hearts.

There is no difference between this scenario and how the Afghans see our invasion. They are in the right and we will lose this war like we did in Vietnam and for the very same reasons.

[Healthcare] 60% of bankruptcies in this country are caused by medical bills. 80% of these people have health insurance. And you’re trying to tell me we don’t need to get rid of the private insurers and their abusive practices? Bring on government health insurance. It'll cost more, we'll have to raise taxes and it won't be perfect, but anything is better than private insurers (unless someone else pays for yours).

[Not responsible for helping others] What a sad day for us when formally good people start to think like this.

[Incorporation] We went to Marathon's 10th birthday party last night. We enjoyed a free concert and had a great time.  Marathon has a lot to be proud of, including the City Marina, the City Amphitheater, the City Skate Park and the City Beach.  I wasn't around here ten years ago when both Marathon and Big Pine were voting on incorporation, but it's pretty clear which community got it right.  All Big Pine can claim for staying unincorporated is the highest sewer fees in the Keys.

Did you ever wonder about the logic of religion (an oxymoron)? We kill trees, our oxygen producers, to celebrate holidays. We spell Holidays like this, instead of Holydays! We have separate celebrations for separate religions that preach "love thy neighbor", "one human family", yet we will not go to each other’s holy place to pray. We make plaster and stone images of somebody we cannot prove existed and kill those who will not go along with our views. The world is nuts.

Official key deer people say big Pine can only support about 500 deer and we have 800. How is it they are endangered? If they let us feed them, and a lot of people are, problem solved.

I see that the incorporation people are still active trying to screw us. My only comment is, "Bullshit".

Alien metal sculpture.

[Dead] Friday night in the Conch Key area a boyfriend fatally shot his girlfriend and then fatally shot himself.  So sad.

We love you Dave and Donna.  Hang in there!

[Cowboy] An immature child or mentally ill adult, still living in fantasyland wearing a dysfunctional custom and pretending to be a macho person. See: Redneck and Sissy Boys

[The Hungarian] Yes, I am alive and kicking, and writing. I hope to have my new book in print next summer. Some that have read the completed chapters, say it's racist because I don't call the African n***ers freedom fighters. So what? It may not be politically correct, but it is the truth.

[Bush Safety Record] I join the other obtuse poster.  You said, "During the years of Mr. Bush's admin, no American blood had been shed on American soil by terrorist attack".  How can you argue with that statement?  Do you not consider the individuals who flew into the twin towers terrorists?  9/11 happened during the Bush Administration.  You're a nut.  You are an obsessed individual who is filled with hate and bitterness. It must be so tough to go through every day with such a low self-esteem, always trying to prove to everyone how smart you are. 

Watch the waxing Moon creep up on Jupiter from night to night.

[Apologist] Thanks so much, From The Right guy. You proved my point.  The article you attached from the Conservative Underground stated 10 quotes from President Obama's speeches.  None of them contained the words "sorry or apologize".  President Obama can't be an "apologetic president" if he didn't apologize.  Did you take logic in school, Professor, or just Narrow Mind 101?

How do pythons screw?

[Town hall rules] More like loud mouth bullies rule.  That’s part of the reason why the sewers aren't already in.

[Hate] I figure the neo-con robots who post on this site under the guise of concerned Americans (racist Americans) will enjoy this story.

Isn't it refreshing to know that Strom Thurmond's legacy lives on? These types want to put the "Christ" back into "Christmas", but apparently they want to keep the "color" out of "Colorado". By the way, who did these caricatures? A 1940's Disney animator?

[Flea Market] Saturday was a nice day so I thought I would jump in the van, hit the flea market and do a few errands around town. I pulled into the flea market. I started toward the stand that sells the camper stuff, but before I got half way there my phone rang. I answered it to threats of being towed and was told I had to leave the grounds. It seemed it was because I am selling my van and had a for sale sign in the window. I was thrown out. I think it’s not right. I'm not a vendor. Do I have to quit driving my legal, insured vehicle and be banished from public flea markets? I know they cost their vendors a couple of sales yesterday and also in the future. I will never go to that place again and will voice my dissatisfaction to everyone I see. And to the man on the mobility scooter who caused me such grief over nothing illegal or wrong, karma will get you.

This is how many books become best sellers so quickly.  http://www.motleymoose.com/diary/2047/best-sellers-or-best-scam-evar

Sarah Palin can kick Nancy Pelosi's butt any day, and twice on Sundays. She has my vote!

[Impeach] I'm really surprised that the republicans haven't called for the impeachment of President Obama for causing these catastrophes:
Eggo Shortage to last until middle of 2010
Pumpkin pie filling shortage this Thanksgiving

[Jobs] Just exactly how is Obama supposed to make a job?  I know--no tax cuts for business people unless the cut leads directly to hiring someone.  Profits from this can come later.

[Jobs, Steve] The Macintosh computer failed to gain market share even though they had a better product than Microsoft. The reason is because Apple wouldn’t allow third party software to operate on it. Final score: Apple 3%, Microsoft 90% (of world share).

Apple learned from their blunder. The iPhone so far has over 100,000 third party apps. Final score: iPhone 90%, Zune 3%.

Here is a funny website and they may or may not allow you to join.  The readings are hysterical, especially the "red flags." http://www.heartless-bitches.com/

[Conspiracy] A folder containing documents, data and emails purportedly "hacked" from Britain's Climate Research Unit may be smoking gun proof of a worldwide conspiracy to exaggerate the existence, causation and threat of global warming.  And the list of apparent conspirators includes many of the world's leading climate alarmists -- the very scientists on whose work the entire anthropogenic global warming theory is based. http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/the_
evidence_of_climate_fraud.html

Sarah Palin dissed a whole bunch of her "fans" during her book tour stop in Noblesville, Indiana on Thursday. 

Several dozen people who had been promised signatures were turned away empty-handed after waiting hours in freezing cold weather. The angry crowd turned on Palin as she returned to her "Going Rogue" tour bus. People began booing and shouting at the bus, "Sign our books Sarah!" as the engine revved up and Palin departed.

Such dedication. The small percentage of fruit loops that actually come out to see her, she snubs. That’s not the way to strive for that 2012 election, Sarah, you ditzy airhead.

Elephant trunk-to-trunk resuscitation.
http://nature.videosift.com/video/Elephant-Gives-Birth-and-Kick-Starts-Baby-Breathing

[Shoplifting] I hope that Bealls employee's will watch more carefully during this holiday season.  There are many everyday thieves out there that hustle more during this time of year because it's easier for them. W/D beware too.

[From the Right] Mr. Obama has polarized America as no previous President has. We fought a civil war because of a schism between our north and south. The Obama schism engulfs our entire nation.  The epic rift is between those who espouse the notion that our national interests are best served by a government that is all powerful, all controlling, yet compassionate. That leftist government is to be controlled by an elite few. That leftist philosophy is warmly embraced by Mr. Obama and his minions. On the other side are those who ferociously continue to embrace the fundamental precepts of our nation’s founders. These Americans believe in American exceptionalism and that the best government is the government that governs least.

Mr. Obama has managed to increase unemployment by 3 million just since the passage of his stimulus bill. During the 10 months of his management, the unemployment rate has grown from 5% to 10.5%. Mr. Obama recently, with fan fare, proudly unveiled a web site to chronicle the successes of his stimulus plan. That web site has been proven to be riddled with falsehoods and fraudulent reporting. Mr. Obama has blindly accepted its data. Mr. Obama has managed to convince segments of the media and the public that the term “saved jobs” is a quantifiable value.

Mr. Obama proved that racism no longer is a factor in American politics simply by getting elected.  Since his inauguration he has managed to convert a populist approval rating of 65% vs a disapproval rating of only 30% to a current approval rating of only 47% and a disapproval rating of 52%. During that same time period he converted his Presidential approval index from +28 to -14.

Mr. Obama, while exuding charisma, has managed to insult sundry members of our most loyal overseas allies. He has convinced the world that America is prepared to abandon Democratic nations to aggressors. He has managed to shed the American global reputation of being staunch defenders of the principles of democracy and freedom, and has donned the cloak of an appeaser.

Mr. Obama has managed to triple our national deficit in only 10 months and to rocket our national debt to heights never before seen. Our national debt is so worrisome that one of our major debt holders, China, had lectured Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama himself has acknowledged that our debt is unsustainable yet he insists on seeking to increase that debt by demanding even more entitlement programs.

I hope this brief sampling of Mr. Obama’s accomplishments is of interest.

(Part II) The H1N1 disease is here, but there’s not enough vaccine. Here's why:  The Obama admin was warned about H1N1 very early in 09, they knew that the European governments were making and stockpiling vaccine.  Other nations had actually asked for our help, but we refused. The world was getting ready for pandemic. But Mr. Obama wasn’t.  Mr. Obama’s minions didn’t even start testing vaccine until August. On 9/17, it was reported: "The United States, France and Britain are among nine countries that pledged Thursday to make 10 percent of their swine flu vaccine supply available to other nations that may need it".  On October 29^th,CNS reported:  “Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the federal government has known all along there would not be enough H1N1 vaccine to cover all at-risk Americans and that (Obama administration) plans to donate a percentage of the U.S. supply to foreign countries is still under consideration.” As astounding as it may seem, the Obama administration, knowing that there they have failed to make sufficient vaccine available to protect at risk Americans, actually are preparing to ship a portion of that precious and limited vaccine supply overseas! Now isn’t that just ducky? Are you absolutely positive that you want these people running your health care system?

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Sunday November 22, 2009

Saturday November 21, 2009

(eD:  No edIT SatuRDAY!!!!!!......b-cuz u assd 4 iT!!!!!!!!!

UFC 106 will be shown live at Rob's Island Grill at 9pm on Saturday. Don't miss the return of Tito Ortiz as he squares off against Forest Griffin in the main event!  

Video conference. Video

Court: Negligence by US Army Corps Caused Katrina Flooding | CommonDreams.org Negligence by U.S. Army Corps caused Katrina flooding. Another "up a creek without a paddle" story.Will Lake Okeechobee be next?They release about 14 ft. of water every year, instead of having fortified the banks of the berm around the lake for the last 50 years.Who has been inspecting these issues?

[Who is the biggest demagogue?] Why I do believe that Uncle Al would win that prize.

The picture provided  With the post about racism in opposition to health care plan was very offensive. I don't if the sender or you, Ed., posted it, but shame on you!

Sick manager. Video

The "Tail of the Dragon" stretch of road is about 10 miles long. 

County tries FEMA again | KeysNews.com County tries FEMA again.

These kids are having fun with this - what great voices! Video

The tourists are back and I am so glad! I meet the nicest people from all around the U.S.and the world! The other day I met visitors from Tibet, and no, they were not monks! Very Cool! The Keys are a great place to live!

It's almost time for the final Boating Safety & Seamanship classes for 2009 conducted by Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 1303, Big Pine Key.  Classes are Monday's & Wednesday's from 7:30 - 9:30 at the Habitat for Humanity building on Big Pine.  Classes begin Monday, November 30 and run for three weeks. 
 
Don't go boating without it! Call Don at 305-744-0043 for information on registering for this course. Bulletin Board

The Big Pine and Lower Keys Rotary Club will hold a Membership Drive on November 24th from 5:30 - 7:00 at Rotary Park, located on the Chamber of Commerce grounds.  Come by and learn about all your local Rotary Club does for your community. Bulletin Board

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Saturday November 21, 2009

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[The Dragon’s Tail] This is a really nice, twisty, smooth (watch out for the leaves in the fall-slippery) and beautiful bike ride. It makes L.A.'s Mulholland Canyon Drive look, I don't know … plain. I rode the canyon, Lake Elsinore, (and others in CA), mostly on British twins and a few mid 70's imports. I rode "The Tail" on my first bike, a '60 Bonney street/race/hot rod and had the time of my life. If, in your lifetime, you get to take one special ride, take this one! It's even very cool in a good car.

Sarah Palin the Governor, then Sarah the Vice Presidential Candidate, then author of Going Rouge and coming next starring in the movie The Thing That Wouldn't Go Away.

That’ll teach him to park in my way! Video

If I had a choice I would take the Loch Ness monster over the invasive python. I guess you have not been reading the papers or listening to the local news. The pythons are breeding faster than the locals and they are migrating through the Keys. They found a few, as big as the one in the video in the Islamorada area. They have even set up a python hot line. They have issued permits to allow hunters to kill them on the spot. I think the last count was 37 killed so far. So, go ahead and walk the habitat with your loved ones and have a great day enjoying nature. Maybe bring your pet along as bait.

Russian Air Show. Slide Show

[No Name Key Electric] It makes no difference to me if you have power or not, but you folks do seem to do a lot of whining, whichever side you're on. What I have failed to notice is any real effort or creativity in solving the problem. Public opinion has nothing to do with it. It is a matter of the opinions of the people on No Name.

You'll have to admit, it is kind of like people who buy houses at the end of an airport runway and then complain about the noise from the airplanes. They say, golly gee, "I didn't know jumbo jets were so loud, or the real estate agent told me that the airport was going to have jets you couldn't even hear."

It isn't like someone took the power away after you purchased your house there. Did the real estate agent tell you there was going to be power soon? Sucker. Did you move there because you liked the sound of generators running? I don't get it.

Show some creativity, get off your butts and do something. Then write about it here. Lets see, just some ideas off the top of my head. Get a county ordinance introduced and passed banning the use of generators for non-emergency use. I could think of all kinds of legal and other arguments for that one. Various times I have read about homes of people around airports being sound proofed at government expense. Remember the free house insulation that many states and the feds paid for some years back. I got my house done free.

You people should do some research. There must be some green money available. Get together and form a corporation and apply for grants and things like Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from the Dept. of Energy to turn No Name into a solar energy utopia and demonstration project. Then the electric company will want to connect you up to buy all that surplus power so they can resell it for a profit. How could the County board, or anyone, stop that?

In the late 90's I won many hundreds of thousands of dollars in SBIR contracts from DOD, CDC, and the Dept. of Education.

If you got together, you could probably do a joint solar system that would supply all the houses taking part for much less money than putting solar panels on the top of each house. Panels to create hot water are cheap. Panels for electricity are very expensive. However, there are other approaches that produce much more power. For instance, a 12x12 panel with 144 mirrors aimed at a central point where there is a little boiler that collects the heat. It turns water into steam which then powers a steam engine that turns a generator. Takes some brains and work, but you can produce lots of power cheaper than solar cells. It is during the day you need most of the power anyway and store the excess in batteries. You could have a central hot water system by putting coils around the steam pipe after the generator to create hot water. By eliminating water heaters you would save tons of power. Many cities up north have central heating for their downtowns from nearby power plants. Heck, if people just put in a few cheap water heating panels they could save tons of power.

This would all cost less than what you are going to be charged to put in the poles and run the wire from the electric company and you wouldn't have those ugly things all over your island.

Come on people, if you really care, do something and stop sitting on your butts waiting for somebody else to do the work for you. Stop being such a bunch of lazy intellectually dead whiners.

[Racism drives opposition to Health Care Reform] This is outrageous, insulting but not unexpected. You are always ready to pull the race card as the first line of defense. And now I'm supposed to believe that I'm a racist without even knowing it ("racism...in many cases, hidden from conscious awareness"). Sorry libtards, you have lost the use of the race card. A black man holds the highest office in the land, no more excuses for you. 

[Today's email virus] Subject: Payment request from “Vocera Communications”
Payment request from “Vizio”

UFC 106 will be shown live at Rob's Island Grill at 9pm on Saturday. Don't miss the return of Tito Ortiz as he squares off against Forest Griffin in the main event!  

Excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was written by Mr. Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title 'C'ntarea Americii, meaning Ode To America  in the Romanian newspaper Evenimentulzilei 'The Daily Event' or 'News of the Day'.

An Ode to America. Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one another even if you painted them all one color! They speak all the languages of the world and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and religious beliefs.

On 9/11, the American tragedy turned three hundred million people into a hand put on the heart.   Nobody rushed to accuse the White House, the Army, or the Secret Service that they are only a bunch of losers.  Nobody rushed to empty their bank accounts.  Nobody rushed out onto the streets nearby to gape about. Instead the Americans volunteered to donate blood and to give a helping hand.

After the first moments of panic, they raised their flag over the smoking ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the colors of the national flag. They placed flags on buildings and cars as if in every place and on every car a government official or the president was passing. On every occasion, they started singing: 'God Bless America !'

I watched the live broadcast and rerun after rerun for hours listening to the story of the guy who went down one hundred floors with a woman in a wheelchair without knowing who she was, or of the Californian hockey player, who gave his life fighting with the terrorists and prevented the plane from hitting a target that could have killed other hundreds or thousands of people.

How on earth were they able to respond united as one human being? Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note, the memory of some turned into a modern myth of tragic heroes. And with every phone call, millions and millions of dollars were put into collection aimed at rewarding not a man or a family, but a spirit, which no money can buy.  What on earth can unite the Americans in such way? Their land? Their history? Their economic power? Money?   I tried for hours to find an answer, humming songs and murmuring phrases with the risk of sounding commonplace, I thought things over, I reached but only one conclusion .... Only freedom can work such miracles.

[Python doubter]  There have already been several snakes found in the Keys that are large enough to swallow the puny Key deer. Didn’t you see the photos earlier this week of giants that have already been caught in the Keys?

[Wal-Mart] It’s like a bag filled with creamed corn.

Fishermen are mean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivstO1Nv0rY

I wish there was a Mexican restaurant on Summerland instead of another fish place.  Gringos Cantina was the best.  We went there several times a week.

[Profit] The mentality of the merchant class is amazing. If a manufacturer sells an item for $1 and has a material cost increase of .10 cents, he has to raise his selling price to $1.10 to keep in business. Now comes the wholesaler.  His mark-up on the original cost of $1 is 100%, so his wholesale price was $2, but he sees the .10 cents the manufacturer added on not as .10 cents but as a 10% increase. He now jacks up his wholesale price on the $2price, by 20% to $2.40. The retailer sees this increase the same way, which amounts to $2.88. If there were several handlers of the product before it got to the retailer, the final price could go through the roof!

Videos of Jihadists getting their due.   Click the full screen button between the play and volume control buttons. http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=204937&page=5

This forum is a much better place to dispute socialized medicine and the Obama administration, two subjects which no amount of Coconut Telegraph chatter will effect or change.  Yeah, discussing local politics, issues, inadequacies and injustices which effect our residents is a waste of time. Thank you dear poster, or should I say "imposter", for clarifying that for us!

[More bar wisdom] I know how to please my wife in bed. I give her all the blankets and pillows and usually sleep on the floor.

I want to send my support to from the Right guy. I don’t have an MTV attention span so I thoroughly enjoy your long posts. Make them longer. The people who demonize you are the same bigoted, mindless leftists that ranked Charlton Heston next to Hitler because he was outspoken on gun owners’ rights among other things. I love pointing out to these people that Heston was also one of the first Hollywood types to proudly march with Martin Luther King for civil rights. Watch the “progressives” sputter and spit on that one. They are so locked in a Neanderthal mindset where people can only be this or that. I must quote Lenny Bruce who didn’t call himself a comedian (because he wasn’t funny) but a social satirist which was funny, “The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them.” That’s one thing Lenny and I agree on.

USPS new stamp celebrates Muslim holiday. Refuse to use them. Spit on the front. They haven’t earned our trust and don’t deserve a stamp.

[Revolution]  Good God! Is that person actually suggesting that the military overthrow the U.S. government? Is he insane? Can he spell Fascism?  No he can't.  He can't spell martial law either (its not Marshall, my friend; the Marshall plan is what rebuilt Europe after WW11). (Ed: This is the same nut who threatened Obama’s life.)

Those of you who that like to write books should do so and have them published, but not on here! Those long winded tomes are totally ridiculous. 

[AA as a Cult] Look up the meaning of the word cult. Your juvenile rant fails on all levels. I think I’ve seen it two or thee times before. It’s just like a common drunk to keep repeating themselves. A cult uses physical and/or financial coercion, threatened or implied to keep you in. The Manson Family and Scientology come to mind. The only person I ever saw bar the door at an AA meeting was a 300-pounder who passed out on the out side of it. A smaller member had to go out through a church basement window to rectify the situation. Personally, I’m really glad you won’t show up at our meetings. That’s valuable time in my life.

Meetings certainly aren’t for everyone. We strive really hard not to take other people’s inventories. Your resentments, by the way are and will only harm you. It’s like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. Join us or don’t. We don’t recruit. You either come to us or you don’t. You stay or you don’t. I’ve seen people recover in AA, and die of alcoholism in AA. Just like I’ve seen it outside AA. Did you just realize that today? What’s your point? 

The unique eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae is now dimming into one of its 2-year-long partial eclipses, which come every 27.1 years

Bravo to yesterdays "Too long to read" poster. You've summed up, quite nicely, all that I've been saying for the past 7 years, thank you for toting the heavy load!

[Bayside Landing] It looks like Stevie Wonder painted the place.

[Obama lovers] If he went to lunch and came back and said he had just discovered a cure for cancer. You all would believe him with no scientific proof and would want him to get the Nobel Prize.  Oh, wait a minute, he already got that!

[Forum Police] No Name Key electric - This forum is not that place. Oh, now we have forum police.  Has Deer Ed abdicated and been replaced?

[Too long to Read] To Deer Ed, very appropriate title for that post. After 2 sentences I was yawning and scrolling.

Holiday Mail for Heroes. A Red Cross program to cheer the troops. Holiday Mail for Heroes

[Anti-presidential racism]  I wouldn't like his policies coming from a white man, either.  I think a lot of those slams come from the frustration of watching the stampede to bigger, more controlling govt.  It's just an easy way to make a negative comment, even when it's got nothing to do with the topic.  It’s also called a cheap shot.

[Big Government] Those who do not learn the lessons of history are condemned to repeat it. ~Georges Santayana

After World War I, in 1935, the British signed a naval agreement allowing Germany to rebuild its navy, essentially abrogating the Treaty of Versailles.  The rationale for the treaty was that by showing good will toward the Nazis, lasting peace would be achieved.

At the end of World War I, with 62 capital ships in commission, the British navy functioned with about 2,000 people on staff.  By 1935, with only 20 capital ships afloat, when the above treaty was signed, there were 8,118 Admiralty staffers (read bureaucrats) on the payroll.

Sound familiar?

[Prediction] I'm not really concerned about swine flu, but here's my concern: Three years ago, Chinese calendar year of the Cow gave us Mad Cow disease. Two years ago, Chinese calendar year of the Bird gave us Avian flu. This year, Chinese calendar year of the Pig gives us Swine flu.

Next year is the Chinese calendar year of the Cock. Something else to worry about, right!

Oxymoron: Conservative think tank.

What is with all the long winded tomes recently? It reminds me of the bad old days with Sloan's babbling filling up the CT with his nonsense. Sounds like a bunch of self-important grouchy old men.

[Ignore List] Does everyone remember when the hate-monger Reverend Phelps came to Key West a few months ago? And do you also remember that the gay community decided to ignore this creep, thereby giving him no audience to espouse his hatred. I'm urging all posters here to do the same with this dumbass from the right, the more people respond, the longer his lies become. He's on my ignore list. I won't give any more energy to his nonsense and pandering for attention.

Are you up for an intimate meeting at the Bat Tower?  You know who you are if you still read this everyday.

[Orion Bank failure] Why is it I was not surprised when I saw which real estate broker it was who was involved with the Orion Bank failure?  Once I saw a real estate firm and a bank that issued bogus loans I had two in mind and he was one of them.  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[Clone] There once was a very successful thirty-five year old church pastor. He shepherds his flock well and is highly regarded. The pastor began to worry about who will take over when he passes on or retires. So the pastor clones himself. The clone is an infant and the pastor raises his successor to be. Now the pastor is 70 and the clone is 35. However, a serious problem has developed. The clone has become extremely foul mouthed and cannot be broken of this habit. Not suitable for a church pastor. So the pastor realizes, sadly, that he must get rid of his clone. One dark and rainy night the pastor takes his clone up on a high bridge and pushes the clone off. Subsequently the pastor is caught by the police and arrested. The pastor is charged with making an obscene clone fall!

As we all know, a demagogue is a celebrity who makes use of popular prejudices to get attention.  Who is the biggest one, Palin, Beck or Limbaugh? 

Those congressmen and women have had it easy for years.  Now they are earning their keep.

[No Name Key Solution] It is obvious that the NNK argument is personal and vicious, so I offer this solution. Invite all from No Name Key that have skin in the game to a cookout on the bridge. Then blow the bridge. Problem solved.  While I’m thinking of it, invite the right winger to the cookout. Two problems solved.

[Revolution] That nut wants to start a revolution because he doesn’t want national health care?

[How cool were you in school