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I thought that they were going have public transportation services from Marathon and the lower keys to Key West on New Years Eve. What happened to that?  Does anyone know anything about it?

Waste Management. I don’t think they have a regular route. They come to my road anywhere from 8:30am to 1pm. It’s little wonder that they miss our street so often. It doesn’t take much thought to establish a route. Maybe that’s why their garbage men.

Mystery: If a person who plays the piano is called a pianist, why isn’t a person who drives a race car called a racist?

Waste Management has missed trash Pickups so much on my street that I can’t call there any more. They think I’m a crank. No, my neighbor has to call (until they deem him a crank). The last time I called they finally told me that they didn’t service my road. After five years of poor service they all of a sudden decide that they don’t service my road? They also frequently don’t take all the trash from the cans, especially packing worms which they leave all over the ground when they throw the “empty” cans wherever they land.

Free puppy. Any takers?

Kudos to the Tano Bobcat crew. They did a great job landscaping the Marshall building property, and they did it all in one day!

The owner of the Cracked Egg is NOT a “troll.” She is a wonderful, caring person. She gave me a job when nobody else would, and treated me wonderfully for the entire time that I worked for her (over a year). The fact that she cannot find good, dependable help is not her fault. It’s a pretty common problem on Big Pine.    

The idiot foreigner who couldn’t read English and went through a stop sign is a lousy example of language xenophobia. The idiot probably didn’t have a license because all countries have similar stop signs at intersections. What did he think that thing on the pole was for? Face it, he probably just ran a stop sign and used his language, or lack of it, as an excuse.

Re: International travel. I’ve noticed that Las Vegas and Orlando is where all the fat Americans go on vacation. On the other hand you seldom see fat tourists in Asia or Europe. If you do they are most certainly Americans. Is it because fat people are lazy and unimaginative and not adventurous? When in a foreign land I was with a group of Australians. Some fat people came down the street towards us and one of the Aussies said, “Here comes the Yanks.”

Coca-Cola was originally green. Not just the bottle.

Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father’s Day

I jammed the other night with a guy whose style was good, but he played note after note never pausing, even once, all night long! In order to have music you have to have space between some notes; otherwise you just have an exercise in technique. It's like playing scales over and over--it's fast, but not music. Santana uses spaces more than anyone I can think of. He can hold a note for two days and make it sound interesting and musical.

"Love is blind" only to women; we fall in love with a fat, ugly guy as easily as a beautiful one. Men need props, i.e. lingerie.

I washed, waxed and detailed my car for the first time in a year. It was so bad that it took four hours to clean. It looks so good now that I think it even goes faster.

Is this the kind of country you immigrant bashers want? Whenever I read those types of remarks I think that the writer has not traveled overseas and is thus still intolerant of others. When people travel it becomes harder for them to hold small views of the world.

It is not important for the US or any other country to preserve a language. Languages evolve. That’s life. Look at all the dead languages. I agree that in the future Spanglish will probably be the common language, at least in this hemisphere. Why not? Note: I find it small thinking that people will automatically assume that I’m Hispanic for expressing an open opinion on Spanglish. I don’t think that Ebonics will ever be the language of business either. Yo!

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.  

When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts," and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?

You can speak normally about normal topics and views and everyone will understand you, but if you say profound things people just don’t understand you and are always going, "Say, what?".  It is a perfectly normal thing to do. People hear speech patterns and sub-consciencely hear your next word, but when your next word isn’t the one they expected--they’re confounded. I’ve had to try to learn to speak English correctly, lose my regional accent and enunciate because so many of the things I say are unexpected, strange and off the wall. In my youth people weren’t sure if what I said, I really said. It still happens, but not as much. This is just a thought about how and what people hear. I guess that extends to writing as well, but not as much because the written word is there to see, and hopefully, ponder. Punctuation is the key to writing clearly (which I haven’t got the hang of yet). I think that it does have to do with peoples’ set thought patterns. I’ve noticed, in this column, that one posting will be completely misunderstood by another reader. I can only imagine how those people misunderstand the spoken word.

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

People are always talking about our laid-back life style here. This is good. The only time I get upset by the laid-back style is with my food servers. I don’t want them laid-back. I want them slick, attentive and professional just like they have in the real cities. When the servers go home they can be laid-back there.

Many years ago, in  Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only. Ladies Forbidden." And thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. 

Why are there so many different plugs on the back of a computer? The USB plug has made them all obsolete. Removing the plugs would lower the cost of the machine. They could be sold as an option for those who still need them. i read where Dell cut assembly time (and costs) by four seconds by removing one screw. How about removing all that other stuff in back?

I think in years to come Spanish and English will be the primary language of the planet; and in many centuries to come, Spanglish will have evolved as the planets primary language replacing English.

It’s been so cold lately that the ice bin in my refrigerator has formed into one big ice lump from lack of use. I use so much ice, normally, that the icemaker has a hard time keeping up, but not lately.

The Lord is come

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...
 

(Ed: Christmas Day we will print only happy, lovey-dovey stuff. So, If there aren't too many, it's not our fault. Merry Christmas to you all.)

Friday, December 24, 2004

Where's St. Nick? Skywatchers around the world may notice a sleigh-like formation in the night sky on Dec. 24. Thanks to the highly skilled satellite and radar technicians at NORAD, you can track Santa's ride throughout Christmas Eve.

Welcome to the official NORAD Tracks Santa Website (2004)

Unfortunately, Wal-Mart is not a capitalist firm. Sure, it's owned by Arkansas Bible Belters who've amassed a fortune in cheap merchandise. Yes it's publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. But the company is not moving capitalist goods. Wal-Mart is part of the communist supply chain. The Bentonville retailer leverages centralized planning to help stock its shelves with inexpensive goods. Analysts estimate that 80% of Wal-Mart's six thousands suppliers are located in China. The Communist Party plans its infrastructure to favor an export economy. Wages are pitifully low. Workers' needs are supplemented by a Nanny State at virtually no cost to Wal-Mart.

Thus a vicious cycle. American jobs are lost to communist China whose party operatives leverage the Wal-Mart supply chain to deliver goods to American shelves. American consumers are forced to spend suppressed wages at bargain retailers whose merchandise is manufactured by communists overseas. We could insist the American worker be put on an even playing field but Republican allegiance to free-market religion prevents the necessary policies. Hence we are beholden to managed-market Chinese.
 

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Health insurance: I think that the reason we don’t have a national health care plan is because so many affluent people have insurance that is partially or wholly paid for by their employers. The lower classes, who don’t have insurance) usually don’t exercise their voting rights and usually aren’t involved in politics. It takes involvement to get things done and the affluent are mostly the ones who get involved in government, but seeing as the affluent are insured we don’t raise our voices loud enough to overcome the medical lobby in Washington.

Clueless at Specs: I was at a bar the other night and a customer ordered Stolichnaya Vodka. The young bartender didn’t know what it was and went looking through all the bottles to find it. The customer, finally pointed it out to the kid. Later the kid asked me why the guy called it that? I said that was it’s name. He said he thought it was called ‘Stoli”. Ah, to be young and stupid again!

Billie – get back to work!  Hey everybody, Merry Christmas to you all from Joss and Chris at CocoNet Key Internet “Café” & Wi-Fi Hotspot.   Thanks for your continued custom, we have the best customers on the planet!  If you’re a local Big Pine Key business come and put your business card on our billboard.  We have many new homeowners coming in to get online who are asking about local services, etc. and we’d love to pass your name on!

Wal-Mart buys over $50,000,000 of merchandise from china EVERY day! It’s no wonder the mom and pop stores can’t compete. The good side of this is that we, the consumer, get stuff real cheep. For those of you that want to protect the little guy, I'll bet if Wal-Mart came here you'd shop there and not at the small stores you want to protect.

Ex-employees of Little Palm Island should quit bashing the place on this website and move on; its becoming tiresome.

Clueless at Spec's. I went into Specs Music and asked for Handle’s Messiah. The young clerk asked me what was the name of that group, ‘Messiah?’ I said that it wasn't a group, but the name of a musical piece by a composer. He then asked me if I knew the name of the album.

My name charles taylorfrom Germany, i'm highly interested in buying
your :  98 Ford Mustang GT
>according to your discription and the price that you
> have given on your ads.its very ok to me.and i will instruct my client
> in US to
> send you a certified cashier check. You don't need to worry about the
> shipment. i have a shipping agent who will be coming for the pick up in your
> place as soon we are agree. >NB: If i may ask you is this your personal
> property? because i will not like to involve myself in stolen property.
> we accept direct wire transfer  only  phone cell 7723404333  call mer barrie
> pictures on net   of 1973 Chevrolet i want you to send your full name. cell phone number.address. i will be looking forward to your respond regard charles taylor

(Ed: These scams are not directed at Big Pine because we get them, almost daily, on our other sites as well. Whenever you see '>' to the left of any email it shows amateur mass mailing and email forwarding. That's a big indicator of something you don't want.)

Key Deer Boulevard’s three lighted decorations are soooo small town. I love it!

I’ve never really noticed the other stores’ decorations on Big Pine because Century 21 was always so spectacular. Now that they’re gone I see all the other wonderful displays of Christmas spirit. Kudos to Big Pine!

Health insurance: I think that the reason we don’t have a national health care plan is because so many affluent people have insurance that is partially or wholly paid for by their employers. The lower classes, who don’t have insurance) usually don’t exercise their voting rights and usually aren’t involved in politics. It takes involvement to get things done and the affluent are mostly the ones who get involved in government, but seeing as the affluent are insured we don’t raise our voices loud enough to overcome the medical lobby in Washington.

Fishing notes: Don’t fish on sandy or grassy bottoms. Fish around rocks and coral. That’s where they live.

Does anybody know of any businesses giving away 2005 full size calendars?

To the people downgrading Little Palm Island, you are probably toothless, old, fired employees. Don’t be disgruntled. The fact is that it is truly a remarkable place for the rich and famous. All you locals should be glad they offer such a high class resort so close to Toothlessville (Big Pine Key). To the person saying it’s an upgrade from McDonalds, maybe next time you should ask mommy for the money to go out to the island. It is very obvious that you will never get a good looking girl because you don’t know the meaning of wine & dine. Ladies, this guy is a keeper.

Before the last election the republicans were afraid to watch Farinhieght 9/11 because they are always in denial. The republicans will not admit a mistake. When they see visual evidence of a mistake they deny it; just listen to Bush.

Winter Solstice. This morning at 7:42am was the winter solstice. This is the shortest day of the year. The days will start getting longer again around the middle of January when the Sun, once more, passes over the equator.

Could we be constantly tracked through our clothes, shoes or even our cash in the future? Wal-Mart (don’t forget that they’re the largest retailer in the world) will require RFID tags (radio frequency identification) in or on all merchandise sold to them in a few years. These radio tracking chips will help them control inventory, but they can also tell who bought what and the chips will still be in the clothing when you wear it. I fear that will let them know too much about you even after the sale. It sounds like something Ashcroft or Big Brother would want.

If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?

It began with the Tylenol Murders in the 70’s.  Since that time I haven’t been able to open a new jar of anything without removing the safety cap and then removing the safety seal and then fidgeting with it until it opens. (not to mention the cotton ball that I can't get out.) What a drag.

Kudos to Chris Bergh who has been promoted to be the director of the Nature Conservancy’s Florida Keys Program. He’s a good man.

Jeeze, I'm so cold! Do you think it's going to be a white Christmas?

Lady Sings the Blues. What a good movie. Did Diana Ross win an Oscar for her portrayal of Billy Holiday? She sure should have. They have the same tonal quality. It was amazing how close Ms. Ross got to Ms. Holiday’s voice. Happy Holiday!

I think it’s an unwritten law that you can go 5 miles over the speed limit even if there’s a cop behind you. It keeps traffic flowing.

To the person who referred to the law suit, the Constitution and First Amendment.    Go back and check your first year law school books.  The right to free expression is not without responsibility.  (You can’t yell “FIRE” in a crowded theater when there’s no fire) That’s why the law provides recourse via the laws of libel and slander and provides consequences and remedy. 

"Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he
pleases before the public . . . but if he publishes what is improper, mis-
chievous, or illegal, he must take the consequences of his own temerity."

-- William Blackstone, legal interpreter ( 1769)

Why did we lose the only swimming hole on Big Pine? Is it because of whale poop? Or is it because the powers that be all have pools at their houses?

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

Little Palm Spa. I used their services which were about $50 more than Pier House Spa and I was told to leave as soon as it was over! They actually walked me to and from the boat and I wasn’t even allowed to get a drink at the bar or sit and relax for a little while. I must say that the service was excellent and very professional. I’ll guess that if I was paying $1400 a night I wouldn’t want Commoners hanging around either.

In regard to Little Palm Island spa prices: My husband gave me a certificate for my birthday to go to Little Palm. I could not wait to go there, however I was told I only can come during the week not on the weekend, which is fine. Upon arrival on the island somebody was supposed to be there to greet me and escort me to the spa (this, I was told on the phone), but nobody came so the Captain gave me the “tour to the spa.” It was truly beautiful, flowers, fruits and aromatic smells. Very peaceful and quiet. The massage was great and I met a very nice lady with an unusual name i can't remember, so when  the massage was finished, they told me I have to rush to the boat because the guest are waiting to leave the island. I don’t want to rush after a massage and the price was at least $50 more than any other place in Key West and  up the Keys. For instants at the Pier House I can use the gym, steam room, sauna, Jacuzzi and locker room. I can hang out as long as I want to and not be rushed or escorted. So  there is no comparison between the spas. I definatly will be back to the Pier House. (Nadine's on Cudjoe Key is beautiful too, but it’s a day spa. So whoever got the menu faxed  from Palm Island definatly got the wrong prices. I think if I had a lot of money, Palm Island is wonderful to stay there, but for a massage alone it's not worth it. Happy holidays.

Happy Holidays Native Americans.

The Dutch word for pirate is filibuster. Hello Congress!

Iraq weather report: Temperature 80°, more Americans dead and beheadings are on the rise.

Confucius Say: Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok.

Restaurant Review: A friend of ours took us for dinner at Big Pine Restaurant the other night.  It was fantastic.  We sat right next to a beautifully decorated Christmas Tree, had a wonderful waitress called Tracey and ate great food.  My husband and I were introduced to the lady owner who was extremely charming and made us feel very welcome.  All the staff were very presentable with manners to match.  I always enjoy going in there and would just like to say that we will be visiting again soon.  Only one gripe – who pinched our business card tray from there (CocoNet Key Internet “Café” & Wi-Fi Hotspot)?  We’ll be seeing you all again really soon and thank you for a super evening.

I was in a local dive last evening and a creep was being refused service by the owner. The drunk asked why he was being refused service and the owner said, “Why? Because you threatened to kill me!” The drunk replied contritely, “I didn’t mean it”. That didn’t make it alright with the owner.

Re: Mother getting high with her son. I think it's nice that the family is doing things together. Family values are very big this year.

It is impossible to lick your elbow. At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!

Don’t get me started on Little Palm’s big plates and small portions.

Is it true that Sally Struthers was seen at Boondocks? Has she lost any of that "Save the Children" weight?

They play music, loud, until  2 in the morning and the police can't do anything because they don't have time because of the major crime. They come into my yard and use it as a bath room. I have stepped in it more then once. If you go to the store and get out of your car you had better watch where you step; it could be on a dirty diaper or in a pee spot. They let there kids use the bathroom where ever they want. They have no manners. They are from a third world country and they act like it. My wife tried to get a job. She put in 176 applications and only got one call back and didn't get because she's not bilingual. No jobs here. There is huge unemployment here.

As for who would bag our groceries and do our yard work? Our kids and the older folks, like they always have. I had an illegal ask me who would do our construction work. We would. It used to be if you didn't finish high school you could get a trade in construction, but not anymore. What will we do? I say we take care of Americans first. All the signs in Dallas are in English and Spanish.  How much more does that cost us? They expect us to teach and learn Spanish. Every other immigrant has learned our language. Why are Mexicans so special?  I don't think you will print this, but I hope you will. God bless America.

Bush presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to retired Gen. Tommy Franks, who oversaw combat in Afghanistan and the initial invasion of Iraq, former CIA Director George Tenet and former Iraq administrator L. Paul Bremer. 
 

All three of these men failed at their jobs and the award of this medal is a slap in the face to the country's previous recipients.  What is Bush thinking?

There is a passage in the Koran that says that there is more truth in one sword than ten thousand words.

Chef’s Salad. I like a good chef’s salad too. I never order them in a restaurant because the meat they all serve is always lunch meat. Why don’t restaurants cook whole hams and whole turkeys to use in their menus? And any restaurant that used iceberg lettuce must be trying to emulate Denny’s. Recently, I was in So. California and even the little food shops had three different kinds of lettuce in their dinner salads. Down with iceberg!

             Words of wisdom from Maxine.

I am not surprised that someone has filed a suit against this site.  Some of the recent viscous personal attacks on people are just simply wrong.  Purely and simply wrong and should never have been posted.  The editor can (and I hope will) be held responsible for some of the damaging remarks to persons that have been posted here.  I wonder how he or she would like it if some one called his/her daughter (if he or she has one) a whore and a crackhead without any proof whatsoever and posted it all over town with enough references to his personal life and/or local business so that everyone in this community knew who was being referred to..  Or maybe refer to his/her wife/husband with a bunch of defamatory and disparaging, mean, nasty names.  I’m willing to bet that if I wrote to this site and referred to his/her wife/husband the way some of the recent postings have been written editor would have deleted them instantly and never posted them  It is, however, apparently O.K. for the editor to disparage others by posting any trash that comes along.  You can’t write a letter to the editor of the Citizen or the Herald and call someone names and make accusations and expect it to be printed.  It’s called responsible editorial policy and papers don’t print things like that. 

This site is considered media.  It’s just electronic media as opposed to printed media but should have the editorial responsibility to not publish irresponsible things about people with no knowledge of the facts or persons involved.  Newspapers, magazines and other forms of media follow a standard of journalism that typically requires that any subject matter be verified by two independent sources before it ends up in print.  I found editors previous remarks defending the printing of this type of sleaze by saying that sleaze sells and the number of hits on this site increased with the sleaze factor. Irresponsible.  More hits, more exposure.  More exposure, more advertisers.  More ads, more money for editor/web master.  It speaks to his/her character that the editor thinks it’s O.K. to trash people by passing along viscous gossip for a few lousy dollars.  If I were an advertiser on this site I would have pulled my ads when the sleaze showed up. 

I support the person who filed the suit.  I hope it either gets the editors attention and causes him/her to clean up the site and stop the attacks on people or shuts him down.  Restaurant and local business reviews, local news and events, items of positive community interest? Great.  Mean spirited attacks need to stop! 

The threat of a libel suit against Bigpinekey.com is only a threat. In order to prove libel the lawyer has to prove malicious intent and this site doesn't look like it's intended to be malicious just informative. The internet is notoriously inaccurate.

Dennis Wardlow was the Mayor of Key West from 1991 to 1997 during it’s secession from the United States to form the Conch Republic. He was later arrested and convicted for corruption in a different matter.

Restaurant Review:  One of my very favorite lunch meals is a good chefs salad.  I had one at the Big Pine Restaurant with their homemade dressing and it was one of the best chefs salads I have ever had anywhere.  It was huge with all of the good stuff that this type of salad is supposed to have.  Plenty of meat, eggs cheese.  WOW.  I have a new favorite lunch place. 

Yes, poisonwood trees are protected because the White Crown Pigeon feeds on their berries. I’m glad they are protected because I enjoy watching those large birds feed on the trees. They give me delight although the eight day itch doesn’t. Note: You can scratch the rash as much as you want because the poison is a blood stream poison as opposed to a skin poison (like poison ivy; that if you scratch—spreads the rash).

Twenty months ago we invaded Iraq. One year ago Tuesday we captured Saddam; and still there is not one safe place in that country for Iraqis and fewer safe places in the mid east for Americans. They say were making progress.

Kudos to Big Pine True Value. I'm friendly to everyone, but I also understand people who aren't (for whatever reason that is their own).  When I go to BP True Value, I go for merchandise and rarely do I know what it looks like (I am the go-fer). If they wanted to talk I'd be happy to, but what matters to me is that they always find what I need without making me feel stupid or bothersome and I go home with the right items. They know their stuff and they have a lot of it. I say, "be who you are". I'd rather know what I'm dealing with rather than wonder how far the act goes.

Kudos to the guy at Big Pine Liquors (I don’t  know his name) who built the coolest looking Harley I’ve ever seen. Awesome Hog, dude!

To all of you Piners: Dental floss and toothpaste!

I tried to buy a motor locally. I received a price quote, I went back the next day with my checkbook and the dealer said there weren’t any more engines at that price, but he has the same engine at a higher price. I left and went home to stew. His second price was still good so I went back the next day to buy it at the second price and he had the nerve to pull the same stunt again. Raising the price. I then went to Marathon where I was treated lousy because I didn’t want to pay list price. We finally made a deal, but latter I received a phone call saying he forgot the tax (on $16,000). I gave up and went to Miami.

I can’t get over the store clerk who wrote in yesterday blaming their store’s bad attitude towards all customers on a drug addict. What a cop-out for being jerks.

For your information: I clean houses and make more money at it than most of you

Good Towelhead Bad Towelhead.
I don’t know about “sheetheads”, but as to help all good citizens who are on the lookout for “towelheads”, here are two pictures so that you can tell the difference between a “good” towelhead and a “bad” towelhead.

100 year old cat: Maybe your cat’s eating again because it’s feeling better. Maybe it was sick for the past 99 years. I’d wait before taking it to the vet unless it falls over or something.

BP True Value is not mentioned because the vibes in there are too weird for comment. I always feel like I’m interrupting someone when I have to shop there.

Tower on BP. I think, by law, that towers over so many feet high have to have a flashing white light so aliens won’t hit it when they land.

Did you see the Christmas decorations on Coldwell Banker next to the post office? Wow! Merry Christmas. Eat your heart out Century 21.

I don’t think that they’ve used lead or mercury in dental fillings for over 20 years.

My cat’s a hundred years old and all of a sudden she’s eating us out of house and home. What’s up?

Deputy Dawg kills Key deer. Where is the Key Deer Protection Alliance on all this? Are they just concerned with exporting our herd to Cudjoe and Sugarloaf?

The county should evict the deer killing dogs if not the owner too.  For the low, all-included, rent of $400 a month, the deputy is supposed to provide security for the park and he can't even keep the gate shut after his dogs killed the first deer. There are also cheaper solutions like a running lead, but, then again, why should County monies be used for something that the dog owner should be responsible for? Isn't there a leash law that I'm sure the rest of us would get nailed for (at least)? Is there anything the citizens can do about this?

Big Pine Restaurant Gang. To all of the gang here: We love you!  Tray Dawg you're the number one. Keep putting smiles on our face. We love you and keep being you.  Stacy. Ms. Arkansas. We love you too. You light us up every time we come in there. Pocahontas (Tahnee). Keep up the good work on the register and counter. We love you too.  Jr. and Sam. You rock in the kitchen. Keep  the grill burnin' and keep it hot in the kitchen.  As far as Sam and John go. Love the visor and we love the company we get every time we come there. Thank you for being here in Big Pine. This place is the most hospitable. Merry Christmas to everyone.

Key deer killed by dogs at the site for the big pine park. What a horrible ending for harmless little key deer to be attacked and killed by dogs. This never should have happened a second time and it is due to the negligence of the owner of the dogs.  I have seen these dogs running around the neighborhood because the Monroe County Deputy leaves the gates open.  The dogs have the taste for blood and I am afraid that a small child could be next.  The county is in the process of getting a price quote for a temporary 300'-350' fence to be installed within the existing park fence. Both will be removed when the park is constructed.  Why waste money on something temporary instead of finding a deputy without untrained dogs to reside in a public park?

Rumsfield was asked by a soldier why they had to scavenge scrape metal to improvise their own armor for the bottoms of their vehicles. He answered that “You go to war with what you have.” No, Mr. Rumsfield, you go to war with what your leaders give you.

Hitch King Woes. Next time go to JC Whitney. They have hitches for about a hundred dollars and hitch balls for six. Thanks for telling us about your ordeal.

What do you think that ruin of a Roman arch on the front of the new Napa store? Is that supposed to be some architectural detail reflecting our Roman history? Tacky and brainless.

I’d like to be in the Christmas boat parade on the 18^th, but I don’t want to pull my 20’ boat out of the water at night. Is there some kind soul out there with a free convenient dock for one night that I could use?

I like the Christmas decorations (all three of them) along Key Deer Blvd. Why aren’t more businesses decorated? Where’s their spirits. The most notable missing decoration is Century 21 with their sparse showing after all these years

I heard that the deputy’s dogs at the Mariner Resort-park-thing killed another Key deer. That’s two so far--two too many. If the deputy would close his gate and keep his dogs in and the deer out that wouldn’t happen.

I think the computer market will really take off again when they can get the available wireless download speed so fast that you can download a movie anywhere at anytime like at the airport or laundromat, etc.