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Archives of Old Kudos and Whiners

April 2005

Saturday April 30, 2005

Friday was the 30th anniversary of our defeat in Vietnam. This was the first major war that we lost. (We were beaten in Somalia, but that was not a major war.) Does anyone remember why we were in Vietnam? Something about dominoes? They don't have any oil, so what were we doing there?

I was in Vietnam a few years ago as a tourist and just about every older person was missing a body part or was visibly scarred.  They call it the American War. In Saigon, now Ho Chi Min City, the biggest tourist attraction was the American War Crimes Museum. (I didn't go in) My favorite attraction was the rockin' night club called "Apocalypse Now." I loved the women--$25-$50 a piece.

Was 50,000 American lives and 3,000,000 Vietnamese lives worth whatever it was we were there for? Did we make the world a better place? it's still Communist.
Tucker of the Moondogs, is, well, a dog!  He let his wife down, left family in jail, abandoned his dog and his house, left to his estranged wife to "handle" the house, the dog and all their possessions during an evacuation last Sept., but the weird thing is, he has shown little or no emotion about any of that. His big bitch was that he wasn't free to pursue that magical life they call being a "musician".  Now he gets to play late at night in scuzzy bars, makes no money, has a hang-on for a new girlfriend and is pretty much miserable compared to when he had a beautiful wife he controlled, a boat, a beautiful house, a job with the city, a motorcycle and
pretty much freedom to what he wanted and when he wanted it.  How's freedom
suiting you, there bud? 

p.s. the ex-wife is doing fabulous and certainly doesn't need him or anyone else to complete her.  She is like the Phoenix, right from the ashes--up she came!
--Julie Roberts
I totally agree with the survivor of the World Trade Towers. We did not ask for that. It was forced upon us by murders. Should we now sit and wait for them to strike again? I am sure our troops would like nothing better then to be home, but they are there and we should support them and support our President. By the way, I am a Democrat and I'm from New Jersey. I know, "Go back to Jersey." To bad, I'm here and here to stay. I think, and maybe I'm wrong, that people who lived in a different part of the Country did not feel it as much as those who lived close by.  I was in the City soon afterwards. I took the ferry over from Jersey only to see a different skyline...smoke...the army on the streets...soldiers standing in the rain guarding the tunnel... paper and clothing hanging in the trees...a city, no, a country in morning.

Do you, out there, believe it won't happen again? America has forever changed because of it. There is no going back. I include this link once again to refresh peoples memory who may have forgotten.  It is a long slide show but very much worth watching the whole thing. Your sound should be on and be prepared for some graphic images.  I  commend whoever created this site; it really gets the point across. http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm In Memory of Michael Carlo FDNY
Well, it didn't take long.  Yesterday, at the Looe Key Tiki bar there were kids taking up bar stools, playing the electronic games.  Too bad some of the regulars had to stand while the kids drank Cokes and warped their teeny little minds.  Pretty soon it will be like Boondocks.  "The hell with the regulars, show me the money"
Bang. Bang. You can purchase a weapon at Jig's Bait n' Tackle or the Gun shop on Quail roost near the flea market.
Re: Survivor of World Trade Center bombing. First of all, let me say, I'm truly sorry for what happened to you, but that is where it ends. What's really disturbing is that you, someone who was that close to the event would stand behind the person that is more to blame for that event then anyone in this country. Have you read the Patriot Act? Of course not; it's over 15,000 pages long. Our own congress was asked to pass this within 48 hours even though no one could read it in that short time. Do you know how many unrelated rights we have all lost? When you figure it out it might be too late. How do you spell disaster for America. G-e-o-r-g-e- B-u-s-h.  Do you get it yet?
To the person responding to my post about Wal-Mart: You suggested that we do have the power to shop at smaller local shops, which I agree with and do, in fact, strive to do. The problem is that those same small local shops must buy from the same manufacturers that Wal-Mart supports (China imports). Now, since Wal-Mart can buy in great bulk, who do you think dictates demand...small local or Wal-Mart? He who dictates demand has say over what we will see on our store shelves regardless of where you shop.




A poem from Marge, one of our Laundromat attendants at Big Pine Laundry who will no longer be working there after May 1st, to all of her clients: Long winded tomes
The absolute best hair stylist is Brandon of The Big Tease-Hair Artistry for Men and Women, on Big Pine Key (305) 515-0151. They are located across the street from CVS or next to the new Napa building.  He has been doing wonders on my hair since 1999 ( which is also long and curly, so I understand your predicament).  He has very impressive credentials as well as owning a very successful salon.  Ask any of his hundreds (if not thousands) of clients. He is a true miracle worker.  Whether it is fixing someone else's screw up, getting a complete change, or your same style, he is your man.  He is usually booked six weeks in advance and sometimes cannot take on new clients but, get on his waiting list you will be extremely happy with the results.  Just an added note:  I do not work there, I am not relate to them,  I have no stock interest, I am just a satisfied, loyal client.
Re: Hair Salon.  Nadine's Salon and Day Spa is on Cudjoe Key.  It is in the same building as the Square Grouper. It is upstairs.  Stephanie (Tink) and Lori have both done my hair.  I hear all the girls are good there.  I know many other people go there and are very happy.  They also have facials, massage, nails and all kinds of stuff and it's a really clean, nice looking place.  I like to go there in the morning and get a few things done and then go to the Grouper for lunch.  It makes for a great day off.

While eating at a local restaurant yesterday I overheard a conversation at a nearby table.  Seems a pharmacy employee from CVS was blabbing about different people, by name, and what type of medications they are taking.  (Like, that old guy so-and-so comes in and gets Viagra for his limpy.  Can you imagine him trying to...etc., etc.)  And this was not the only comment of this type that was made loud enough to be overheard by a number of persons.  Talk about un-ethical.  Patients have a right to expect confidentiality from their pharmacist.  CVS on Big Pine needs to solve some serious management and training issues in the pharmacy area.  I’m taking all of my future business to Walgreens in Marathon or Key West until they open here.

To the women seeking hairstylist, How rude of you to bad mouth Studio54 salon. I own a salon and you know sometimes you don't connect with each other. Especially when you've been going to someone for year's and expect the same cut from another. We're all artist and have our own technique and no one is better then the other. So please think before you bash because I know Renee and admire her hard work and what she has brought the Key's. I will put warning out to all salon's to watch out for you so we can be prepared! Might I suggest the flobbey?
Ok, ok, ok. For the last time: I do not hate Santana, I even have some of his albums and he is a stylist, but I just don't feel that he is among the elite guitarists like many people do. Hell, some of my best friends are Santanas.
I must have had my head in the sand.  I keep seeing comments about some kind of armed self-defense law that Uncle Jeb recently enacted.  The Unbiased news media seems to be keeping this one under their hats.  I would like to hear more about the details of the law if anyone knows.   
The best hair man is Brandon at The Big Tease. Unfortunately there's a few month's waiting list to see him.
Where is all the good, juicy dirt? Even if it's about something positive.
I'm not willing to give up even one of my freedoms to fight terror. We are Americans and are freedoms are what makes us Americans.
This is in response to the person that chastised the person "defending his precious Moose Lodge." I am not affiliated with the Moose Lodge, but a reader of this site. I am glad you stated that you have never been there. I believe they have a better caliber of people there than you. Your brand of "humor" leaves a lot to be desired. Your judgment falls in the range of idiocy. (you can look that one up) To post something on this site of a meeting to be held at a well known establishment that is a "joke" is inane. (you can look that one up also) If you think that was humor would you please post your home address and in about a month I will post a message that you are having an open party with free beer at your place. See how funny you think that would be.
China's largest outlet for it's vast manufacturing machine is Wal-Mart. It's as if China opened a store and called it Wal-Mart.
I've begun the search for reputable companies that sell & install accordion storm shutters. Any feedback, satisfied or dissatisfied, would be greatly appreciated.
Go see Brandon and Fletcher on Big Pine. They can style your hair any way you want it. Kudos to the two of you. Your the best.
To the survivor of the World Trade center: You have my utmost compassion,
but don't ask me to relinquish my freedom to support you in your fear.

The middle east has been killing each other for thousands of years, as you said. So why are we bringing democracy to a nation of people that will only revert to theocracy the minute we leave? And why aren't we going after the "Saudi" Osama Bin Laden. If you remember correctly, he was the mastermind of the attack on the towers, not the "Iraqi" Saddam? "He should just turn them all to dust." Statements like that are what fuels the ignorance in this country. Do you really think that killing
every man/woman/child of Arab descent will stop terrorists? It's easy to see why you are a Bush-lover. You share his same myopic views. Are you aware that terrorists have increased in numbers ten fold since your myopic president declared war on terrorism?


24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case.  Coincidence?  I think not.
If I can save a hundred dollars on an item at Wal-Mart. I'll do it. Why should I pay more to support a small store? I don't agree with that argument. If I can save any of my hard earned money I will. Plus you can't beat the selection. A small store just can't have such a variety of items. Big stores are the future. Smaller stores can't compete and shouldn't even try. They should specialize in a certain area--that's something that the big box stores can't do. Did you shop at Jen's because Winn Dixie was pushing out the mom and pop convenience stores with their low prices and great selection? Big box stores are the future. I like the past and the old ways a lot, but, as always, the future is almost here.
Well, don't go to Debra at Unisex in Big Pine. I have been to her 6 times in as many months. She still asks,  "Did I razor cut you?"  "No! You didn't."

Re: Claimed WTC survivor. It's a shame you weren’t ‘turned to dust’ as your IQ is equivalent.
Scott. If you see this it's Billie, I miss you. E-mail me txparrotbay618@aol.com

Try Ginger Snips, I have used her services for 3-4 yrs now and she does a good job. She is on Ships Way in Big Pine
(?) Jethrine. I abhor judgmentalism, however allow me to introduce you to the word fatuous. It'll be like looking in the mirror. Why do I do this?

Saturday April 30, 2005

 

Friday April 29, 2005








Happy, Happy, Happy birthday to Ginny of the Big Pine Restaurant.
A young person who is not a liberal has no heart.  An adult who is not a conservative has no sense.
Let me get this straight, the guidance clinic of the middle Keys desperately needs cigarettes for the needy? If they do not have money to buy them, it seems like a great time to quit and save a lot of money that could be used for food and clothing.
Happy Birthday OZ. Sorry I missed it.
To the "right winger"..... do you find "right winger" in the dictionary like I found 'Liberal"? Why would they take such a positive word and change it's meaning on such a large scale? It's one thing for kids and their slang to say... "he's a bad player"... and actually mean he's damn good. I'm telling you they truly do not want people to be free, even though they say they want to spread freedom in this world... it's not the truth. They take a positive word and spin a bad meaning on it... they say less control by the federal government, and they try to change laws on a federal level to have more control over peoples individual lives. It's hard to believe that most people don't see this.
Why is Dart night limited to Tuesdays? (Key Deer Grill) I am not a good dart player by any means, but I enjoy a good game now and again. I will never forget the time I scored 8 bulls on 3 darts.  I have witnesses.
To the one "slinging the mud" about the democrats. I'm a democrat and I have not slung any mud towards you in my writings here. Who is then appearing like the mud slinger? I think educating someone is better done in a kind fashion, without the mud.
Wow! After reading all the anti Bushers, I still have to say. Liberals still suck!

Au contraire… No where in the long winded tome on the definitions of religion does it even imply that belief in the supernatural applies only to religions other than Christianity. Read it again. By definition, religion is a belief system structured on a combination of knowledge, faith and hope in a superior power that can be expressed through action, devotion and worship. Even though religion can include a zealous pursuit, code of ethics or cause, generally it is understood as a belief in a divine power or deity that can bring something into existence out of nothing. That in itself is supernatural. A superior being is supernatural in that it exists outside the realm of the natural world. By extension, we can therefore conclude that God is supernatural and belief in Him is belief in the supernatural. So where is the problem? All Christians believe in the supernatural. The Christians who deny this do so because they misapply the term ‘supernatural’ to relate to the occult, which is a form of religion condemned by the Bible. You can easily win your argument by asking them whether Jesus is supernatural and then quote John 3:12-14. ...Long-winded tome

Remember McGiver the TV show? He used to make stuff out of nothing. He'd make a bomb out of a book of matches and a paper clip. I'm surprised that he never made something using nose mucus as glue. We all know how sticky snot is; and when it dries, you really have to scrape it off.

I've been here a long time and have known Capt. Dan for over ten years. He's a great guy and will do anything for anybody. If you haven't had the opportunity to sit and have a cocktail with him then you've never had real fun. We love you, man.
RE: Windstorm. The Mitigation Credits will apply just like the shutters. It is not a new thing at all. The form just changed a little. It is just that if you have an older roof you won't save any money. The credits are given for the type of nails and screws used on your roof and the type and thickness of the roof covering. Some roofs are not built to withstand the high winds like the new ones. Our agency tries to get every credit possible for you because we pay windstorm too. If you are unhappy most likely we will be too! Also, some people don't want to go through the inspection but why not? It will save you money and that's what everyone is looking for here
To the liberal who brought up Lincoln as being the force behind the good things like the abolition of slavery, I believe that you will find that Lincoln was a Republican.


Fox News is awesome!
As far as I know, this will be the first really large airing of the grave 911 concerns that many of us share. Watch CSPAN2 this Saturday 10:30 am, April 30. 
About your definition of liberal. Did you find out how the people were viewed in a historical sense who tried to change the way things were because they thought it was wrong? They were all reviled (hated), except for the few "liberals" who believed in what they were trying to do. You might think that the leftists or democrats that you call liberals are a different liberal than what the dictionary actual reveals about the word, but I'm telling you-- it's a different time and age, but it's the same thing. People are resistant to change, and the ones in power, for their own political agenda, make a good thing look really bad, or a bad thing look really good, so that the majority of the population can't figure out what they're really trying to do. It's wrong, but it's true. They have their agenda and they'll say whatever they need to say to make sure it happens even if it's not true. Perhaps one day that will change. But I tell you it's not restricted to one party. They're all like that. You just have to find the lesser of two evils and promote that.
To the Republican who stand's by his statement. What the hell where you blabbing about? And your nonsense just once again proves what Republican's are all about. Stop your judgment and learn what your talking about!
I just heard that the hair salon in Coconuts, Cindy's Sip & Snip, is now doing bikini waxing too!  Maybe if the girl's at the Coffee Shop start to wear those thongs, they can get some kind of deal there?  I wonder if they do the waxing right there on the bar?  Hell, that beats the Moondogs any day!
It is true that Liberals want to help the poor and under privileged of the world.  That is as long as they do it with someone else's money.  
Clean out you...? Could that have been clarified?  I wrote "clean out your minds". Some of this editing brings to mind a line from the movie The Verdict: "Your Honor, if you're going to try my case for me I would appreciate it if you wouldn't lose it". Not complaining mind you, I have complete trust in the ethic implicit in this medium. I wonder if the publisher is aware of how terrific a service this is.
(Ed: Thanks and I'm sorry again. With limited mental skills and the growing number of submissions not all of the postings make sense to me, so I go chop, chop...What's a mother to do?)
An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.
--Ernest Hemingway
Re: complain about the war. That was a great article. I hope every one took the time to read it. I can't believe all these kids (today it is theirs, later it might be yours) that are being used out in the open and unprotected targets. This is completely ridiculous. Save our innocent children now. I call to all the people that voted for Bush to come to the rescue and save these kids. You voted for it. You fight it. It's like showing up for a sword fight with a cocktail sword. That's the way our govt. is protecting these kids.

I will give you 2 months in Iraq before you wonder how to change your vote. Maybe the president wants these kids dead to fuel his mission and make the rest of us hate more.
About the girls at the Big Pine Coffee Shop and their shorts.  I agree that we need to get those women out of their shorts.  I think that we should get them out of the rest of their clothes too! 
OZ is a perv.
I see a sign in front of Bahama Jack's saying "Closed for vacation."  Is it vacation or out of business.
This is the first time I've seen a Moondogs posting that they probably didn't write themselves.





To the person who is trying to figure out who Craven Moorehead is:  Please beam back to your home planet.  You’re polluting our gene pool!
Did I read that correctly?  In need of shoes, socks, underwear, sweaters, jackets, old glasses and Cigarettes?

No Refill Pub. New rant with local restaurant.  Sorry if it’s long. This past weekend I had some old friends in town. Friday night we went to No Name Pub and my next door neighbors joined us. I’ve been going to No Name ever since moving to Keys in ‘02. I used to drive there from Marathon just to pick up pizza. Since living in BP, I’ve been there over 20 times and my neighbors even more. All of my friends like the place including non-locals. ...Long-winded tomes
Looks like Florida is going back to the wild, wild west. Can anyone tell me where the closest gun shop is? I already feel threatened.
Impetus to this exchange, Theresa Kerry commented that Americans were spoiled by cheap gasoline prices - that Europeans were used to paying much more, intimating that we should be taxed much higher impact fees. She also made it clear that Americans were insufferably arrogant to feel that they should be less vulnerable to terrorist acts than the rest of the world in spite of the high price we pay for security. But please, don't question her patriotism.

You are tremendously empowered. No one dictates that you buy anything anywhere, save for the suffocating pall of licenses, taxes, fines and permits that feed parasitic bureaus (that hire people that produce nothing, yet force you to compete with your own taxed dollars for goods and services.) That is what starts revolt.

Wal-Mart is not any part of my "equation". I would encourage you against Wal-Mart. I had in mind the great entrepreneurs right here in our community. The bike shop and the deli next to it, the health food store, hardware stores, service providers (weed pullers, painters,) etc. I haven't bought one damn thing from Wal-Mart, ever. I don't trade with Winn Dixie either. Those are examples of failed businesses - they are failing the consumers. Open a store, start a business, provide a service, hire people (this web site is a prime example) and slowly it will begin to dawn on you that socialism isn't the direction you want to drift towards. Business doesn't flourish in that environment, consequently quality of life diminishes. Power to the proletariats!




The number of secret court-authorized wiretaps across the country surged by 19 percent last year, according to court records which also showed that not a single application was denied.
Florida does it again. They stopped a 13 year old from having an abortion because she was, "too young to make that decision" thus forcing her to have the baby.
I have been reading the postings on this site daily to get a better understanding of what kind of people and their opinions exist locally. I am offended by all you Bush bashing boneheads regarding his actions on anti-terrorism and this whole war issue. I am a survivor of the World Trade Center collapse and let me say this: If you have ever been in war or had all your friends blown up or killed in front of you there would be no question that you would want to feel safe. Unfortunately that means giving up some freedoms.  The whole Middle East has been killing themselves for hundreds of years while you have slept comfortably in your beds thinking in your own small world.  Wake up! We are at war and Bush is not to blame.  The President did what was needed to let the world know that we will not allow ourselves to be terrorized.  He should have just turned them all to dust like they did to my friends and family.
Fart night at the Key Deer. I'll be there.
(Ed: I believe that was Dart night.)
Hello to all. I made it to Texas safely. Miss you all. Hi Pat, I will really miss you a lot. You always have a true friend no matter how far I go. My new screen name is txparrotbay618@aol.com. God Bless All.

Can anyone recommend a good hair stylist between Marathon and KW? I'm looking for someone that can cut and highlight long, wavy/curly hair.  This is always a task and risking embarrassment (or hat wearing) for months with trial and error. My late hair stylist in KW no longer cuts hair, apparently. And please don’t bother mentioning Studio 53 in Marathon. It took 3 months after that wack-job to go outside without scaring everybody.

Friday April 28, 2005

 

Thursday April 28, 2005



OZ is 60 today, Happy birthday, bro'!
To the noble person defending his precious Moose Lodge. Yes, I have never been there. No, there is no such thing as the Evil Bosses Club.  This is called "humor" it is something that you may want to look up as you have no idea what it is. Membership to this fictitious club has nothing to do with the Moose. There was no intent to degrade or impugn (look that one up too) the Moose or it's members. It is a joke you (insult). Just like George W Bush--it is a JOKE! Are you still waiting for Taco Bell to move into the old Napa building?  Did you put a bid on the Blue Hole? Are you looking for real cows at Boondocks? If dumb was money you'd be a rich dude.
O.K. here we go, a community call for help. The Guidance Clinic Of The Middle Keys is in desperate need for the following items for their residents, let's see if we can do some spring house cleaning and donate all of our unwanted items, it would mean a lot to some of our people in the Keys getting help. Here is a list: Clothes (all kinds) Shoes,Socks, Underwear, Sweaters, Jackets, Old Glasses, Cigarettes, Games, Movies (No Violence or Drugs in them) Comedy.
Money Donations. You can drop off your donations at the Big Pine Moose or at Exit Realty office in Big Pine on Ave A. Thank you. I know we can do this..
Re: Moondogs. With all the bragging going on, something tells me that half of them are hung like hamsters and the other half look like scared turtles.




Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet soup?

CVS sucks. The pharmacy is a joke. I was told by a pharmacy employee that the district manager wants to cut the hours of the staff in the pharmacy. What a joke. Then you may get your prescriptions the next week. What's up with that??
To the poster ranting on about the fundamentals of capitalism. You forgot one important part of the equation. The capitalists are the same corporations that are dictating our very way of life. We no longer have choice in most matters of consumerism. For example, Wal-Mart dictates what we will wear, eat, decorate with etc.  Power and wealth have been condensed down to the elite few; and it's only getting worse. Bush & buddies are only one factor of the plot to return the people to serfdom. This isn't exclusive to the USA, it's world wide. People had better get an understanding of the depth and breadth soon. Revolutions were waged over less than this, people! When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the American flag.
Kudos to Capt. Dan. After all the negative crap a few people been writing about the Key Deer Bar; and all the other ones too. I was afraid to go there. Now I know the bloggers are full of it. As far as the Zanny benefit, once again Dan is the man, I always seen Will and Zanny play at Coconuts and Conch & Stein, but when times got tough who came to their rescue?
It was Capt. Dan and crew. Great food, cold drinks and the best assembly of music I have seen in 4 years of living here. Capt. Dan, it is  great to know that you are there for your friends.
I know you people are sometimes dying to pipe off, but save it for someone else.
No one in the Moondogs is ordinary. In fact, they could all use some help.
Based on that definition of Liberal, if there were more people that were "too liberal," as the saying goes, these days, there would be less fear in people and more positive change for the better. To all the extremely religious republicans, I say, all those
prophets in the bible? At the time they lived they were probably considered "too liberal" as was Jesus Christ. Look what happened to Him for being Liberal. Where do you think that definition came from? History.
Re: "For the first time in years, this country is respected in the world community". You are kidding, aren't you? I can not believe that even the biggest Bush supporter would believe that. It doesn't take a pop idol (whatever that was suppose to mean)
to see clearly that America is more hated than ever before. Before you start in on me and say I'm unpatriotic, let me tell you, I love this country, but what I hate is someone that is screwing it up for all of us. That is exactly what this prez. is doing.

 About the girls at the Coffee Shop. They always wear thongs and they look good. I see one everyday fishing in back of my canal. And she is fine.

I must be a clone of Craven Moorehead. It took me a little while to figure out exactly about Craven Moorehead. I'm definitely a clone!
Grant Memoirs: After reading that post I thought for sure something was
wrong. I would have sworn that Mark Twain was the ghost writer for Grant's book. The only reason I'm responding to this is because I was wrong. I checked and Grant did write his own book. Mark Twain, who was a friend, helped it get published. Kudos to me for double checking myself before pointing out a, so called, mistake.
To the poster who "Can't find one soldier to complain about the war?" You must  be a Fox news devotee because I've found many articles that would refute your claim. Here's one to start with:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0425-07.htm
No kidding: Man with mother in freezer had few friends.
--Associated Press Apr. 26, 2005 11:40 AM. Wis.
Does anyone know the name and phone number of the canvas shop across from the old Scotty's.  I saw a posting last week and the name was not mentioned. My boat is in Summerland and we live in Jacksonville and will be coming back to Summerland for the summer.  I would like to get an estimate from them. 
(Ed: Check the Business Directory: All Keys Canvas http://www.bigpinekey.com/Business_Directory/C_.htm#Canvas )


Watch out Keysters! Scientists say the protective ozone layer was the thinnest on record this winter, raising concerns about skin cancer.
Re: "At the risk of restarting the Harley debate." An article with a singe statistic always raises a red flag.  Is there enough information to justify the conclusion or is it just part of the information to justify a pre-drawn conclusion? What's the rest of the story?  Did motorcycle ridership increase?  How much?  What are the statistics on rider's age?  Age and experience?  How do the statistics on motorcycle deaths compare with the statistic on automobile deaths?
The reason most of the countries in the world are turning their heads concerning our president, and taking grave notice, I might add, is because there must be concern when a person that takes action like that of a bully you knew in junior high is in control of a country once considered the strongest in the world. The actions of this president have only increased the element of fear in the world.

Odd bit of news:  As of Wednesday, more than 1,000 toads have puffed up and exploded in a Hamburg pond in recent weeks, and scientists still have no explanation for what's causing the combustion.
The number of serious international terrorist incidents more than tripled last year, State Department finds. Hmm, that Bush sure is doing  a great job in his battle against terror.
Re: Definition of the word Liberal.  I agree. That is the correct definition of the English.  It is not a correct definition of the party to whom the affiliation with the term is given.  It would be like looking up the words "Right Wing" and trying to apply that definition to the party affiliated with that term.  It is also not the "Save the World" definition of another poster - nice thought though, far fetched, but nice. 
Liberal/Democrat/Leftist receives the following, more accurate, definitions. 
- "One who slings mud"
- "One who raises taxes." 
- "One who says whatever they think the people want to hear in order to get themselves elected." Don't be mad now, you know it's true.
Big Pine is lucky to have the Key Deer. They’re part of the reason we don’t have condos lining the streets or houses crammed together every 50 feet up and down Key Deer Blvd.  As for hitting them, I’ve had that unfortunate experience and I wasn’t questioned.  I was driving the speed limit and the deer, while injured, was not killed.  If you’re driving too fast it’ll be obvious because the deer will be in pieces, so naturally the cops will want to question you.  Slow down and you shouldn’t have any problems if a deer darts out in front of you and gets hit.

 

It's the birthday of Harper Lee, born in Alabama (1926). She went to law school, at the University of Alabama. In 1957 she wrote most of the first draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, (1960) which still sells about a million copies a year.
Re: Windstorm Insurance.  Glad to see someone knowledgeable cleared up the question about continuing credit for shutters.  The original posting about this only referred to shutters as an afterthought, like something else you can do.  Does the continuing credit also apply to (long title - take a deep
breath) the "CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WALL & ROOFING MITIGATION VERIFICATION AFFIDAVIT" Citizens form number MIT-4 (01/2/2004).  That's the new wrinkle.  I'm anticipating about an additional 12 percent in addition to the 18 percent shutter credit I'm already getting. Basically this thing seems to be asking "is the roof attached to the house". Citizens apparently assumes your roof is merely set on the walls by one of those cranes and not nailed down and gives you the highest rate possible unless you file the form. The actual  amount will, of course, vary by house, type of roof,  and when the house was built (assuming the applicable building codes are followed).  This is new and apparently a lot of insurance agents aren't aware of it or aren't telling their clients.



What planet are you on?  How do you say, ".. for the first time in years, this country is respected in the world community."  
Hey, butt rash Clinton basher.  I believe Hitler was real. I believe the Holocaust was real. I do not believe that Bush's claims about WMD were real. Some wars are for the right reasons and unavoidable.  This one was not.
I want to go record as saying to the person that I offended and hurt your feelings a couple of months ago. I am truly and deeply sorry, again. You are a very good person and my stupid humor at the time was uncalled for. I truly did not mean it. Thanks for talking to me about it the other day. I took in everything you said and agree with you. Hope to see you guys this weekend.


I was at Key Deer Bar and Grill last night and they now have Darts.  This is going to be every Tuesday's starting at 7:30pm. It's open to anyone who wants to participate.  I believe they are the only ones in town that has a dart night.  See you all next Tuesday.

Thursday April 28, 2005

 

Wednesday April 27, 2005
And today's the birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, born in Point Pleasant, Ohio (1822). He was the commander of the Union Armies at the end of the Civil War. He was the 18th president of the United States, and he was the author of his Personal Memoirs, in 1885: one of the few books ever written by an American president that qualifies as great literature.
Kudos to everyone who participated (in any way) in the benefit for Zanny on Sunday, April 24th. That was the greatest show of support that I have seen since I moved to Big Pine. Thanks to everyone, and God bless Zanny!
Definition of a liberal: We've got people to feed, people who have run out of hope, and we have the Earth to save and a future to plant for our children. We are like the people in Jeremiah, in the First Testament, "people standing in the rubble of a once great community." A whole lot of us believers, of all different religions, are ready to turn back the tide of madness by walking together, in both the dark and the light -- in other words, through life -- registering voters as we go, and keeping the faith.
You want to cry about alternative fuels, but your President Clinton had 8 years to take care of that. Well, let me see. It seems everything that you are whining about is all of the things Clinton should have done. Well, I guess it's just not that easy is it. It's so easy to bash Bush. If you can't step back and realize that he is doing his best for our country. Then go ahead and keep on your path of thinking. You think this is a senseless war, well, you probably believe that all the wars were senseless. It's easy to sit and be a Monday morning quarterback. Go and ask the men that are fighting if it is senseless. I've asked a lot and not one troop has said yes. So go ahead and demean the soldiers that are fighting and dying for our country. I do believe you have the right to voice your opinion. Rather than fight it I will just tolerate it.
If the new managers at the Looe Key Tiki bar want to turn it into a game room, why don't they build one along side the bar.

The long winded tome says, I think, that the supernatural definition of religion pertains to other religions--not Christianity. Is this another way for Christians to deny that they believe in the supernatural? I realize that there is more to religion, but that is not the topic that I find so interesting.  I'm trying to stick to the topic of belief in the supernatural by Christians.
A Key Deer got hit by a car Tuesday morning in Cudjoe. I think it was a county sheriff that hit it. I  think it was a female officer; not that that makes any difference. I just wonder if they had to go through all the questioning that a civilian would have to go through. And, if those critters are so endangered, what are the doing spreading out all over the Keys? Aren't there any other endangered species anywhere? If so, they should take the signs down on Big Pine and move them to where there are some because I think they took the Key Deer off the list. They could leave the signs up but put the words "humans with rights" in place of Key Deer. There certainly aren't many of those around here.
To the person inquiring about Tucker of the Moondogs. He says he is very much taken and so does his girlfriend and all her friends. So sorry. Find another Moondog.
Hey Ed. Why did you put " we are great " when I put " they are great " on the blog? If you do not like what was printed you should not change the wording, just don't put it on the board.
(Ed: I couldn't find the posting you are referring to. I usually edit something because I can't understand it. Most submissions need editing or clarifying in some way or no one would understand them. I usually have to guess what some of them mean and I think yours fell into that group. I apologize and if you'll let us know what posting it was we'll be glad to re-post it. Keep those cards and letters coming.)
In response to this statement: "The Bush basher is just another whining Liberal." I don't understand why the word "Liberal" has such a negative feeling around it. Was it not the liberals who have always tried to promote positive change, opening the hearts of people stuck in old ways of doing things? Same kind of person--different day and age. For example: Black people are not slaves because of the kind of people who they now call liberals. Woman have the right to vote because of the same kind of people. If you think growing and changing for the better as a society is a negative thing, look back in history to see who was responsible for making positive changes in this world.

I just decided to check the dictionary to see just what good 'ol Webster has to say about the meaning of this word liberal.
1. Possessing or manifesting a free and generous heart; bountiful.
2. Appropriate or fitting for a broad and enlightened mind: a liberal education
3. Free from narrowness, bigotry, or bondage to authority or creed, as in religion;
inclined to democratic or republican ideas, as opposed to monarchical or aristocratic, as in politics; broad; popular; progressive.
4. Bestowed without stint; abundant.
5. Not restricted to the literal meaning; a liberal construction.
6. Free by or from birth; hence of high character; refined; independent.
7. Unduly free; licentious.
See synonyms under AMPLE, CHARITABLE, GENEROUS. any person who advocates liberty of thought, speech, or action; one who is opposed to conservatism: distinguished from radical. Also, liberalist. pertaining to a freeman.

After reading that meaning, does it make sense to you why anyone would put such a negative vibe around this word? All the time now, on TV, on the radio, we hear that word used in a negative way. You read the meaning, does that sound negative to you? Perhaps there are those who really do not want us to be free even though they are seemingly promoting it.


Now we can defend ourselves without retreat...this is a great thing.  It's about time we can defend our own home and person without the thief in control.
W is the greatest alright:  The Republicans plan to end the filibuster in order to get Bush's judicial nominees through the Senate? The public opposes it 66 percent to 22 percent. Are Democrats right to block some of Bush's judges? The public says yes, 48 percent to 36 percent. Are judges in America too liberal, too conservative or just about right? Seventy percent say they're too conservative or just about right; only 26 percent say they're too liberal.

The president's plan to privatize Social Security? In mid-March, the poll found Americans in support of the proposal, 56-44. Now they're opposed, 51-46.

But wait, there's more. The Washington Post says its poll "also registered drops in key Bush performance ratings, growing pessimism about the economy and continuing concern about U.S. involvement in Iraq." While Bush still gets good numbers for his war on terrorism, there's bad news there, too: Americans are so concerned about the economy -- and gas prices, for which they blame him more than the oil companies -- that terrorism is no longer at the top of the public's list of priorities, the poll found.






The new Jeb Bush gun law sounds interesting- duck and cover!
Do you have the phone number for the Medivan? I haven't been there for a couple of years, not because of anything they did. I had great health care that I could afford.
(Ed: check out business directory for the number:
http://www.bigpinekey.com/Business_Directory/M_.htm#Medical )
Heaven to a Boondock's heifer is a lot of bull.
As the New York Times reports Tuesday  in a must-read for anyone concerned about the way in which the Bush administration is caring for the troops it has sent to Iraq, more than a third of the 185 members of Company E were wounded or killed during a six-month stint in Ramadi last year. The survivors tell the Times that they suffered not just from a lack of armor but also from a "shortage of men and planning that further hampered their efforts in battle, destroyed morale and ruined the careers of some of their fiercest warriors." One sergeant describes Humvees outfitted with homemade body armor so jury-rigged that the doors on the vehicles couldn't close; Marines "chicken-winged it" by holding the doors shut with their arms as they drove. Another Marine says: "We were sitting out in the open, an easy target for everybody. We complained about it every day, to anybody we could. They told us they were listening, but we didn't see it."









Abraham Lincoln got a lot of harsh criticism in his time.  Some warped individual hated him enough to kill him.  The results of his policies and presidency have caused a very different historical evaluation. 
Re: Windstorm Insurance. I am an insurance agent and I can tell you that the shutter credit is applied every year.  Of course you will only get a refund once because if your policy is in force already when you have the credits applied then they prorate up to the first day of the policy term if shutters were installed before the inception of the policy. With windstorm increases in rates 2 years in a row a lot of people didn't see their discounts. However if you didn't have the shutter credits then you would be paying even more. They do actually save a lot of money but only the Class A shutters will get you 18% credit.
Did you ever notice that the folks who use "immature" or "ignorant" in their comments tend to be both? Just an observation.
I stand by my statement. There has not been a president in my lifetime who understood the fundamentals of capitalism like this one. "Ownership society". Damned right. As I have said before, capitalism and commerce is the only thing that we can point to that produces in a real sense, wealth and quality of life. It pays for everything. If you are an entrepreneur and are not aware of your importance in and to this community by way of your endeavors, shame on you. Our respective success is inextricably linked. If you fail in your business, the rest of the community suffers, even your competitors. Encouraging small capital risk takers, and discouraging sloth is what this country was about in the first place. Independent thinking, resourcefulness and self-reliance used to be the mantra for the American. Now almost half this country whines in chorus about their health care, or their union jobs being exported, or not getting help with their children, and on and on into perpetuity. If you don't understand the fundamentals of capitalism, may I refer you to Milton and Rose Friedman's book: Free To Choose. Please.

Also, for the first time in years, this country is respected in the world community. Reviled, maybe, but if this president says something is going to happen, you can take it to the bank. Ever see that before? I haven't. I cannot stand the god crap, but other than that I have a great admiration for W. For those of you who are being told what to think by your silly pop star idols, take a boiling hot enema, and clean out you
Does anyone know how much money was raised for Zanny?
There's an old joke about a man who is being shown around heaven for the first time, by St. Peter, who walks around pointing out the various glories where people of all colors and ethnic persuasions live -- grassy hills, green meadows, still waters, symphony halls, silent spaces, steep hillsides for people who want to hike to the mountaintops or the ponds, and so on. Then they come upon a great walled fortress.

"What on earth is that?" asks the man. "Oh," says St. Peter. "That's where the fundamentalists live. It's not heaven for them if they think anyone else got in."
I don't know who this "EVIL BOSS" is, but let me assure you of one thing, there is no Evil Boss Club; and if there was they certainly would not meet at the Moose Lodge. Furthermore when the writer refers to the phrase "we'd like to see you there" it is quite apparent that you have never been there. Secondly The Big Pine Moose Lodge does not now or has ever given instant membership status to anyone, contractor, landscaper or restaurant owners. Why don't you start a club called misinformed whiners and have the meetings in your living room?
John Kerry doesn't want anything to do with alternative fuels. Neither does the rest of his party, especially that Kennedy guy. They might let you drill an oil well in your yard as long as it can't be seen from their state. They won't even let windmills be put up anywhere in their own view, let alone some type of well or derrick. Maybe you know some other John Kerry or some other liberal party than the one I am familiar with. If so let me know. I'll make every effort to make sure nobody votes for them too.
Good one Tuesday!  I laughed my ass off at George W at the Jeopardy podium.
It was nice seeing Craven Moorehead at Zanny's benefit.

Wednesday April 27, 2005

 

Tuesday April 26, 2005

Kudos to Capt. Dan and the crew and everyone else who helped in the benefit for Zanny.  It was the most awesome benefit that I have been to. It was nice to see everyone I hadn't seen in a while because of being so, so busy in life.

Take time and enjoy life. Our lives could be changed in a heartbeat--just like hers. I love you Zanny!
Re: First State Bank.  I can't believe the negative comments. I have been a customer for years and still say, "I love my bank!"  Have tried other banks over the past 18 years, but no one has ever treated me better than First State.  Keep up the good work.
I write to share with readers my positive experiences with Monroe County Rural Health Network, (The Medivan at St. Peter's Church and the Dental Clinic. Now located 2 doors down from McDonald's in Marathon, since their beginning.)   I have had the pleasure of utilizing their services since their existence.  I have had nothing but the most professional and efficient help and care.  Without that service, I would be dead!  They have assisted me by getting me free, or nearly free medication. One of which would  cost me almost $300.00 monthly.  We are so lucky to have their services available.  I am a professional medical person myself, also without insurance.  It can happen to anyone.  If you need their help, trust me, they will be there. 

They are here in our community to provide services to the insured, underinsured and non-insured.  They charge on a sliding scale and will accept payments if arranged.  I have nothing but praise and thanks for this fabulous organization, and can assure you that they are anything but the "good ole boys".  They are changing to accommodate the needs of your community.  We need to be patient and supportive.  And please, use their service before we loose them.

The first meeting of the Evil Boss club is set for Wednesday, 8pm at the Moose Lodge.  If you are not already a member, but are a boss that thinks their employees are anything less than human, we'd like to see you there. If you are a landscape foreman or contractor you may qualify for membership. As always, Keys restaurant owners are granted instant membership status.
Long-winded tomes. Religion is more than the supernatural.
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
    -- Benjamin Franklin

If you believe in the supernatural you believe in ghosts. All Catholics believe in ghosts. The Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit. It's still ghosts. They're ashamed to admit that they believe in ghosts just like most Christians who won't admit that they believe in the supernatural. Hypocrites--all of you.


Looks like the Looe Key Tiki Bar is trying to screw up like Boondocks. Putting in those stupid machines on top of the bar. Lets try to keep the Tiki from going like "New York City" and keep it a nice home town bar like it used to be when real locals ran it.
Short-shorts will not keep me from going to the BP Cafe,  but you must have seen two different
women than I.  As always, seen by the eyes of the beholder.
Besides the short shorts, what's up with the Big Pine Coffee Shop? We stopped by Sunday after church for breakfast. I guess they decided to close early.  A couple of weeks before that we went in at about 11:30 am and after we were seated they told us the owner pulled breakfast. This is the best food around, but if you want to make it up and change it as you go, I for one, will stop rolling the dice to see if I should gamble on you being open or making what we came for. Beside that, this place is excellent.
Re: Plumber. Atlantic Plumbing.
These people that talk about other people have some serious emotional problems. They can't find a woman so they make fun of the ones that are there. I hope they realized that 65% of the people in the USA are obese. It ain't just Boondocks, it's everywhere, all over the country. I see some fine looking ladies at Boondocks, I'll dance with them if they'll get off their butt. It's just a bunch of us locals having fun with our friends. Join in, watch, pat you foot, but don't make fun. It's not nice and it makes you look like a complete ass. Plus,  guys don't like you saying bad things about their wives, those remarks might lead to trouble. I know one guy that's waiting for somebody to say something bad about his wife. We all can't have a 10. So be nice.




I would like a case of whatever the person who said "Bush is proving himself to be the best president in the last 50 years" is drinking.  Damn, are you lost. Bush is a cretin. He is not the best president in the last 50 minutes save years. You must be lucky not to need alcohol or drugs to get a buzz, your brain would not recognize the change. Have you lost any of your motor skills yet? Thank God that there is still a limit of two terms.
Gary's Plumbing is pretty reliable. Not cheap, but not too expensive. I'd rather pay more for better service
I'm thinking of getting Hurricane shutters for my house. Can someone give me an opinion about the different kinds available that give you the 18% discount on your insurance?

Re: Friday's "I believe, BUT..." Don't nitpick. Do you believe in the supernatural or not? You can't have it both ways by putting in a million qualifiers. Either you believe in the supernatural or you don't. In which case you don't believe in Gods.

Re: Wart-hogs. It seems to me that all heifer comments came from only one or two immature
people (probably men). I've seen many men responding to defend them. You seem to have insulted every man in the Keys because of the stupidity of a few. Also your precise description of a bud: "a short wiener and only 2 minutes" pretty much sums up what you did this weekend.
 
First you described the most pathetic man possible, then you admit a detailed description of sleeping with him. The next time you might want to skip the Budweiser.


Just an Idea. To save the lives of our young innocent people, instead of a draft, why don't all the people that voted for Bush show their true colors and get off their asses and go register to fight? You voted for it, you fight it.  Oh, yeah! I thought so.
A good plumber is AAA Plumbing from Big Pine Key. Very reliable and helpful. 872-1520
Re: $5.00 a gallon. Since you are not willing to use the word "moronic jackass". Let me help you. If you truly believe what you wrote, then there is no better description for you. I would go as far as saying this is the worst president in the history of America. I won't carry on even though the people of this country could go on and on. I think the submission listed a few after yours (Bush photo Trying to spell) would be a more accurate truth.
Holy Heck!  The people in the Keys must be drug addicts like the "sick of Keys" person said-- you must be high to believe that W. is proving to be the greatest president in at least 50 years.
Regarding the quantity of help wanted ads. I would like to see someone who can support themselves on minimum wage.  Also most of those jobs are not full time- allowing the employer to avoid paying benefits.  Have you ever read the book, Nickle and Dimed?  It is very interesting.

If John Kerry was the President at least someone in the Government would be addressing the development and use of alternative fuels and conservation of our current recourses instead of trying to drill in more places.  Something Bush is not doing.
Re: "Trish could use a serious personality, an elaborate template of professionalism for the complicated job of bank teller,"  Huh?

Do you mean Trish needs a more serious personality or she seriously needs a personality?  What is an elaborate template of professionalism? Thanks for an interpretation.
Re: Alligator at the Blue Hole.  It looks like the petition I signed at the video store is working.  They have left the two gators in the Blue Hole--so far.  The big one now has a very ugly orange tag on his tail, so I'm not sure what that is all about.  Everyone needs to do their part by watching to make sure no one is still feeding these critters.  There are a lot of kids hanging around there in the late afternoons, so I'm wondering if they are the ones feeding.  I've seen them doing drugs and going into the areas that are marked closed.  I called the sheriff's office but don't know what happened.  Parents, you need to check what your kids are doing.   Everyone still needs to go sign the petition at the video store in the Winn-Dixie shopping center on Big Pine, just to make sure they don't take these gators out of their home!
Re: Windstorm Ins. It is only a one time reduction.  I had my home inspected and filled out the papers. After all I went through I had a refund of $300. My rates went way up last year and I asked,  "What about the discount?"  Ray's office said,  "Oh, that is a one time deal." So don't go crazy spending money because it is not a yearly savings.


Heifers at Boondocks? I have never seen one, the girls there are very nice and most are attractive as well.  I am pretty sure that Sammy 'The bull' Gravano has been sighted there.

Tuesday April 26, 2005

 

Monday April 25, 2005
To the person defending First State Bank, I agree about 90%. I purchased an item using my ATM Visa/debit card on Saturday early evening and didn't receive what I purchased (tickets to the Miami Heat playoffs on Tuesday for good friends of mine), and I was completely unable to get a live body on the phone for assistance, so that I could quickly put a stop to my purchase. It's just shy of midnight Sunday night, and I'm not certain if I'll eat the $265 or not. Probably will.

About the the friendly aspect of their staff, Trish could use a serious personality, an elaborate template of professionalism for the complicated job of bank teller, and also a customer service training course at the satellite branch across from Winn Dixie.

The staff at Winn Dixie's First State branch, by the way, are excellent! While I'm at it, the Branch manager, Darlene and her assistant David at the
Whitehead St. branch in Key West, are the best that I've ever dealt with in 30 years of banking.

I'll say again though, that it's frustrating to not get a live body on the phone regarding any transaction at all during weekends or after 6:00pm.
You are welcome. My vote for Bush saved you from something a lot worse. 
You have only your self to thank for the rising cost of fuel.  Our quest for cheap stuff from countries such as China has made them a growing importer of fuel and now we have to bid against them for our fuel.  Your liberal union workers are ultimately to blame.  As for looking for work, there are help wanted signs everywhere that you look. The play station generation has been told that they can make a living by doing nothing more than pounding a key board.  Some one has to do the real work and if none of us want to do it, it will be gladly done by the growing middle class in china.  I feel for our next generation but for obviously different reasons.   
Moondogs. You came to see us twice to make sure we were an ordinary band? It's true. We are ordinary. We ordinarily have a good time and the people are ordinarily dancing and having a good time with us.
I would like to remind our clear thinking friend that had Al Gore or John Kerry been elected we would, without a doubt, be paying $5.00 plus per gallon for gasoline by now. Without a doubt. They even told us that we should be taxed more for petroleum and petrol-chemicals. Read Gore's book on the environment. It'd be a good idea to kind of think before writing such a provocative post, because I'm sure someone will respond to our friend's assertion using expressions like "moronic jackass" and such, something I would never do. That lack of diplomacy really bothers me. As it is now, our president is letting market forces set oil prices as much as is possible. It seems to me, that inasmuch as self hating Americans try to pull the rug out from under the very man who is trying to save our ass--on top of all the rest of the "normal" adversities, W. is proving to be the greatest president in at least 50 years. And that is from an irreligious, abortion supporter.
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We live in Big Pine and our water source is a cistern.  We would like to get an above the ground pool.  Does anyone know how we can get  a tank of water to fill up a pool?  872-1263
Kudos to the woman defending the, so called, "Heifers" at Boondocks.  I have been there many times and have never seen any overly fat women there.  I have met some great people there.  It is tough being a single guy in the Keys and I must say Boondocks has the best bar crowd as far as single people go.  If I were to meet a woman at most of the bars in the Big Pine, Little Torch, Ramrod area I would want to boil them in water before kissing them.


If the ladies that work at the Coffee Shop keep you from going, I would guess you don't go to the local beaches either. There are women there that don't fit in the outfits we wear. Some suits should not be sold in any size bigger then an eight.
Lost cat from Koehn subdivision.  Have you seen Rocky our beloved cat?  Adult male, black and white long hair.  Half of his fur is missing due to allergies.  Help, we are very sad.  872-1263
While I am in the mood to do some venting I have to say that George W. is probably the biggest moron to ever hold the office of President.  There are websites that are dedicated to exposing this.  We are talking about a man who was trying to get Stevie Wonder's attention by waving to him! And some of you clowns still defend this man!  Do you have a piece of his family's oil business? What? How is our economy doing? How are our foreign relations these days? We cannot blame Social Securities failure on him because that was a runaway train. I'd love to buy a house here in the Keys but $300k for a mobile home is a bit much don't you think? No Georgie, you cannot even pronounce the word nuclear (which scares the living shit out of me.) Weapons of mass destruction? Nope, it was daddy Bush's failure to finish the job in '91 coupled with the family's incredible greed. Ever stop to think how many American people and families are affected by the 1700 kids that got slain for no apparent reason. I suggest that we give GW an army rifle and dress him in fatigues and drop him in the mountains of Afghanistan and have him personally find Osama Been Lousy. We have made fun of Bill Clinton for years but this guy was an Oxford graduate, Cum Laude yet. (And he got hummers in the oval office with all that surveillance going on....how cool is that?)  GW thinks that Oxford is a shoe and a hummer is like a jeep.
Mountain Dew Skateboarding 1.0  There are a bunch of free games here, but you will have to register Shockwave player.
I just left the Big Pine Coffee Shop and I think those gals not only look good in short shorts, in fact, I think they should wear thongs. 
To the "thanks to everyone who voted for Pres. Bush" person.  From the red states and the majority vote, "You're Welcome"!  We support our troops, and our country.  Enjoy your freedom to complain in an open forum.  Tired of the gas prices?  Buy yourself a Prius and shut up!
The NFL has hit rock bottom.  Did we really need another reason to hate the Denver Broncos? No. but in their infinite wisdom they selected Maurice Clarett with the 101st pick in the draft. This kid is pond scum.  He sold out his team, he sold out his program (that tried to look out for him). He was instrumental in AD Andy Geiger resigning his office just due to all the crap Clarett brought down on him.  He had two years to prepare for the NFL combine workouts and could not even muster a 4.8 time and then became so frustrated and quit.  I am sure that he had physical skills and I think that Ohio State would have lost the 2002 championship without him. (Please no Miami fans commenting on the 'non-interference' call. Please refer to the catch Michael Jenkins made that was ruled incomplete during regulation time that would have allowed OSU to run out the clock.) Either way this kid exemplifies what is wrong with pro sports. How can we make idiots like this wealthy when they are too immature to even handle a civil service job. The NFL is a nasty business and the word business is the bottom line.  I had season tickets for 20 years for my pathetic team and the place was always full of 80,000 other morons like myself and still; they took the team to another city.  I still love the game but anyone that cannot see the forest for the trees that it is all about the ever precious "buck". I just do not take it as serious as I used to. And Mike Shanahan thinks that he is a genius...hah!  How about Terrell Owens remark, "I cannot feed my family on 6 million a year."  Let me manage your money asshole, I can feed your family and quite a few others including my own.
I went to the benefit for Zanny yesterday at the Key Deer Grill and was proud to be a Piner. What a great bunch of people we have here and what a great event. It looks like they raised a bunch of money and everyone had a good time. My favorite band was with Bo Fodor. I love his screaming electric guitar; and that Gary Blogett sure can play too!
Thanks to whoever responded on Saturday to my windstorm question, I appreciate it.
I am very proud of the fact that I voted for George W. Bush. The Bush basher is just another whining Liberal. Go ahead and spread your hate. You're not going to change the minds of the free thinkers anyway. We know the truth. So go ahead and spread your propaganda and we'll keep on laughing at you. Hey, you make the world go around also. If it weren't for people like you, how would we know how good we are. Thanks for being around.



I'm looking for a good plumber. Please help.

Monday April 25, 2005

 

Sunday April 24, 2005

Don't forget the benefit for Zanny today at 1pm at Key Deer Bar & Grill. A lot of live music and fun.
The real estate boom is happening everywhere and the bubble has to burst sometime.  Interest rates are low so people buy beyond their means. Then salaries don't increase at the same rate as the boom and you can no longer afford your own home.  If you sell it you can't afford anything else.  Places with property taxes compound the problem because the tax rate goes up and then all of a sudden your mortgage payments are creeping up too.
I have watched all the comments about the heifer's at Boondocks and I just can't stay quiet anymore.  Let's turn the tables and talk about the MEN.  Let's call them 'Wart-hogs'.  Because most of the men I have seen out at the bars are the ugliest things on two legs.  They smell, they are so drunk they can hardly speak, they stand there swirling around in the same spot spilling their drink all over everyone.  They spend all their money on beer for the weekend, and they are so stupid that they think that if they buy a women a beer (usually a Bud), that they deserve to get laid (which is all of 2 minutes, because it's short.). The reason that so many women are single is because the Keys have the ugliest men per capita in Florida.  Again, Wart-hogs, a face only their mother could love.
Is it true Uncle Timmy had his nut sac chewed off by a chimpanzee?
To the lover of barking dogs.  What's your secret?  I want to become hip with this and enjoy it as much as you.  Unfortunately, my dog was trained to bark only when someone enters my yard or knocks on my door.  I wasn't ready for the seemingly endless barking on Cedar Dr.  Boy, hind sight is 20/20.  How do I get that darn dog of mine to join in now?  I went over to the dog pound and asked the lady if she could get all of the dogs to bark for a while, so I could try to enjoy the sounds.  She looked at me like I was crazy.  What's your secret?  I even bought a dog barking CD to play while napping or feeling ill.  Still I don't get the enjoyment out of it like I should.  What's your secret?  I even walk my dog past the homes with several barking dogs, yet I still don't get the enjoyment I am seeking.  What's your secret?  I will keep trying to enjoy all of the barking, howling, and screaming.  I want to be real hip too. 
Let's face it, folks, the Moondogs are just an ordinary band. I read about them almost daily here; and I went to see them twice to be sure that they are just ordinary. After the second time I realized that all the mention of them on this site was self-promotion and not spontaneous comments from the general public.
To the First State hater. You must be reaping what you sow.  In twenty some years of dealing with the banks of the lower keys I have never had so much as a scowl from a First State employee. I can't say that about the other banks that I have dealt with. 
I am a Christian, and yes Jesus is Supernatural - Booga Booga !
It's the birthday of William Shakespeare,  born (1564), As a teenager he married Anne Hathaway, an older woman. They had three children before Shakespeare went off to London to achieve greatness in the theater. By 1595, he was acting and writing plays for a theater company and in 1599 he became a part-owner of the Globe Playhouse. Shakespeare returned to Stratford in about 1610, having written 37 plays and 154 sonnets. Stratford-on-Avon is now the second most popular tourist destination in England, after London.
Dogs barking.  Sounds like you trained your dog well if it just tells you when bad guys are around. In my neighborhood we have a woman who comes down from central Fl., and when her dog barks, it is saying, " there goes a boat down the canal," or "there goes a leaf blowing across the yard," or "someone is driving down the street."  The poor guy who lives next door has no peace when this woman comes down. It is annoying for many of us nearby neighbors; I'm just glad that I don't live next door.
I'm glad to have drummed up business for the Big Pine Cafe, but those ladies are too out of shape
to be wearing short shorts maybe Bermuda shorts would look good on them.
Have you heard? They are going to televise the upcoming nuptials of Mary Kay Letourneau, the former teacher jailed, until today, for sleeping with her sixth-grade student, and her now 22-year-old victim, Vili Fualaau.

There's: crazy. And then there's those people who just can't handle it and fall apart. They are the ones that I feel bad for. If they could just believe in a supernatural being and put their faith into something else besides themselves, then they might be able to cope with their situation. Whatever it takes to survive.



I would like to say "thanks" to everyone that voted for Bush and hope you all enjoy paying higher fuel prices (along with inflated prices of everything else that goes along with it) while you're looking for work. And while you're at it, why don't you send you're kids to the useless war in the middle east and learn what it's like to have a child die before you. Next time, think before you vote.
To those of you who have fond memories of "Luther", AKA Dave Shaw, please go here to submit a note of your remembrances, funny stories, or otherwise:
http://www.legacy.com/StAugustine/Guestbook.asp?Page=Entry&PersonID=3189027
Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse on Sunday
http://rl.channel.aol.com/space/fullmoonThe Full Pink Moon, which rises on April 24, gets it name from the herb moss pink (also called phlox), one of the earliest flowers of spring. Sky gazers in the central and western U.S. may also see a slight penumbral lunar eclipse early that morning.

In the 70's in K.W. the popular disc jockey on WKWF was named Disco Bob. He had to change his moniker to "Frisco Bob" because the syncopated-heart-beat disco music became popular during that time. Along with the rest of our peers, Bob hated disco. He was a funny and hip guy. One day in July he jokingly said on the radio that it was "snowing" on Blah, Blah Street. Cocaine was the hip drug at the time. And he was referring to our friends house on that street where him and all of us boaters, pirates, and alcohol and drug users used to hang out. At that time in history, the garbage trucks had signs on them that said, "Free Snow Removal" in a city that has never seen frost.

Terms of Service of Skype Are you tired of expensive phone service? Then, check this out. Read a friends' experience in Long-Winded Tomes
Regarding Comcast vs. Bellsouth fast access internet service, I have Bellsouth and it does just fine, except it gets slow when it’s really windy out.  That’s frustrating, but other than that it’s great.  I’ve never used Comcast internet service.
Yeah those Moondogs are hot, especially the blue-eyed Tucker.  Is he single and open-minded?  What sign is he and is he really all that? 

Sunday April 24, 2005

 

Saturday April 23, 2005
Regarding Earth Day. I, for one, am calling for a real Earth Day. We'll have a paid national holiday. Nobody goes to work. Here's how we'll celebrate: We won't get into our cars, not at all. We won't buy anything--no planet-shaped chocolates, no strands of green lights, no big blow-up replicas of Earth to tether in our front yards. We won't buy so much as a cup of coffee. We'll start our latter-day victory gardens and call them independence gardens. We won't turn on the television all day. We will force ourselves to be still long enough to think about what our actions and our inactions are doing to the Earth. We'll watch the songbirds leading spring northward.

It seems sort of absurd to have one day a year devoted to something of this magnitude.

I have been going to the First State bank Big Pine Winn Dixie branch for years and have always been treated great.
Re: Blaming shoddy work on sub-contractors. I've been a contractor for 25 years and any work done on the job is ultimately my responsibility. If the subs mess up I have to get it fixed. It's the contractor's job. The contractor is always to blame. That's the way it is. That's why we get the big bucks or get out of the business and open a restaurant.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? I was at Boondocks the other night and was talking with a nice-looking woman with a slim upper body. When she got up from her seat to go to the bathroom I got a good look at her lower half; she looked like a queen termite. Should I call Orkin? 
Re: Dear Sick of the Keys. It isn't the Keys, it is the economy, You can thank the President and his crowd.  It is the same everywhere- moving won't help.

It's not the economy or the president. (wouldn't it be great if we could blame everything on that?)  The problem is the cost of living in the Keys (wages) have not kept up with the housing costs.  Our real estate economy is thriving here, have you noticed?  Moving will help, it's not the same everywhere.  You can buy a new 3/2 home on .5 acres in Northern, FL for $180,000.  You may make about the same there as what you make here depending on your line of work.

My suggestion, look on the internet, find prices of homes/rent job pay, etc. in other areas.  Get information packets from local area chambers of commerce.  Take a small trip to check out places of interest.  Then plan a move - even if you have to move in stages.  When you're settled, come visit the Keys for your vacation.  You'll fall in love with it again, it's a beautiful place, Sometimes visiting is easier than residing.  Do what's best for you and your family and don't let these easily offended people upset you.
Re: Civil unions. Let's hope so!
I could not resist.  How dare the person who wrote in about the definition of religion dictate the ground rules under which one replies. The nerve.  Also, the person that is relentless with the heifer comments please give it a break already.  It's immature and not funny anymore.  Have a great weekend and get out there and enjoy the "Conch Republic Independence Celebration".



Re: I still miss Montego Bay. Me too. Tommy is now at Parrotdise, so hopefully, we can all get together there.
With regard to windstorm insurance discounts. When I renewed this year the office manager at Ray Hampson's gave me a Citizens' form to get filled out. Citizen's came up with this last year. It lists various things that put you into a category for lower fee's.  I didn't understand the various terms, but it gets filled out by an authorized inspector (they referred me to a guy that does these for $100 and was out that afternoon). The insurance people estimated it would save me $500-$600 this year and, guess what, it's retroactive to July of last year, so I should get a refund check. The same guy can do shutter inspections which, of course, get you an additional discount.  The form does get into what kinds of underlayment are there plus what kind of nails are used, how the roof is hooked to the house, etc. Knowing what the building codes were when your house was built enabled the inspector to complete the form without actually prying the roof up.  Ask your insurance agent.  Hampson's people volunteered it to me without me knowing to even ask.
First dictionary I looked in for "religion" didn't say anything about supernatural.
Re: The religion definition.
I looked up the word supernatural, there are 5 definitions:
-Of or relating to existence outside the natural world.
-Attributed to a power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces.
-Of or relating to a deity.
-Of or relating to the immediate exercise of divine power; miraculous.
-Of or relating to the miraculous.

I am a Christian.  Going by the dictionary terms, yes, I believe in the supernatural, a Divine power, a Deity.  The Trinity (the Three in One) God the Father, God the Son, & God the Holy Spirit (that, in itself, goes beyond natural forces).  I also believe in Angels & Demons.  Per your request I will not quote the Bible, but I will say that the Bible was written by those who were divinely inspired by God. (A supernatural experience, I'm sure).

Being a Christian means having a personal relationship with God (the Father), who created the earth, through Christ (God the Son), who came to earth to be the way to come to God, and indwelt by (God) the Holy Spirit, who is a comforter and intercessor between God (the Father) & the Christian.  Now that's pretty supernatural.
Congratulations on quitting the job with the evil boss. Did you get your complaints off your chest to the ole E.B.? You must feel 100% better.
For the person defending Bahama Jack's and the homes he built, I have never
eaten there but I hear it sucks. That is beside the point. You mention that he subs out a lot of his work and I fully understand that.  Please realize that the general contractor is responsible for the work of the subs. When my floor was uneven and the stairs shook and the carpet was poorly installed I went to his company, being the people I gave my money to, and nothing was done.  No responsibility was accepted.  It took me 3 weeks to even get anyone other then a secretary on the phone.  Maybe if a representative from the general contractor was there when the work was being done or inspected the work before giving the customer the go ahead to move in they would not have those problems.

As I said, I have never eaten in the restaurant and never will.  I will never do any business with that company or anyone affiliated with it
I thought Uncle Timmy was looking for a mate. When did Bet come into the scene?

Who we're the girls singing with The Root Band last Friday at Coconuts? Adrianne Z  www.injade.com and Michelle Dravis  Http://starur.tripod.com/michelledravis We are great & will  be at the benefit for Zanny this Sunday at Key Deer Bar & Grill.

Saturday April 23, 2005

 

Friday April 22, 2005


I looked up religion. These are the first three definitions I came up with from three different encyclopedias and dictionaries:
...a strong belief in a supernatural power...
... as belief concerning the supernatural...
...framework of beliefs relating to supernatural...

How come Christians won't openly and proudly admit that they all believe in the supernatural? (If anyone cares to comment, please stick to the subject and please don't quote the bible.)
Happy Birthday Dave Lewis. We love you and are so proud of your accomplishments. Thank you for your loyalty to our community and for being a great friend. Have a great day!

Re: socialized medicine would kill the American economy. It's hard to address a delusional writer such as yesterdays'. The writer goes so far as to say that no one can get ahead in Canada and they all live a peasants' life because of socialized medicine! The writer even goes on to say that we have "damn near socialized medicine here now". If we do, how come my wife and I pay $1,611.00 a month for crummy insurance?
Worst of the TV Week Clips Gallery Warning: Clips contain Graphic Content- http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/clips/main.asp



Kudos to Connecticut for sanctioning "Civil Unions." Do the other states think gay people are just a fad and will go away in a couple of years?
Re: Person who is so worked up about school lunches. You should be looked up and watched. You are scary!
For the person asking which branch of First State was rude. I have had several bad experiences there.  I am not the one who first wrote about them but fully agree.  The Key West Winn Dixie branch acts like they are doing you a favor by keeping your money.  Very negative attitudes there.  The Roosevelt Blvd. branch is worse.  I must admit the Stock Island branch is good.  I drove there from Big Pine just to avoid the poor customer service at both Big Pine branches in Winn Dixie Plaza.  Finally I closed my account and went to Marine bank where a customer is appreciated.


Kudos to Canada for approving a painkiller made from marijuana. It's so odd that governments won't allow the use of medicines that are made from marijuana, but they allow any medicine made from poppies.
Has anyone done business at the Government Center on Whitehead in Key West lately and noticed that about a third of the visitor parking places are taken up by city and county vehicles including police cruisers?  Only one of these vehicles moved within the required 45 minutes while I was watching.  The fat rent-a-cop on site was more than eager to scrutinize Joe Citizen's parking location, but totally ignored what was obviously an abuse of authority by those folks supposedly working for the citizens of Monroe County.
At the risk of restarting the Harley debate I wanted to pass along this news I saw today:

More than 3,900 people died on motorcycles in the United States in 2004, up 7.3 percent from the year before. That's the seventh straight year of increases in motorcycle deaths on U.S. roadways, for an 85 percent overall rise since 1997. The majority of the increase in motorcycle deaths -- 60 percent -- involved riders over age 40.
Why should doctors, nurses, people who play sports, or anyone else get paid so much more than the people who build their cars, boats, and houses and other toys? You wouldn't even be able to tell if they were doctors, lawyers or pro athletes if it weren't for the people who make them look good with their expensive homes and toys. Why can't carpenters "play" carpenter and get paid big bucks? Why can't mechanics "play" mechanic and get paid big bucks? Why can't ditch diggers, waitresses, truck drivers, teachers, and other people who cater to the rich, "play" what ever it is they do well and get paid as much as the people who they make look wealthy because of their talents. That's what pro athletes do. They "play" baseball, football or play some other sport and get paid a lot. 

Well, for crying out loud, doctors and lawyers who get paid a lot are just practicing. The people who cater to them are professionals and should be paid to make them look like they are. So, if you think socialized medical care would have an affect on the economy, why not change the rate of pay structure, to those who make these medical professionals so wealthy anyway? Then they can afford to pay out of their own pocket? Well? 

Re: Sick of the Keys. It sounds like the dude's mother is an asshole, calling us "faggots and drug addicts." Talking like that in this day in age is stupid.
I have eaten at Bahama Jack's and  I thought it was really good. The stuffed grouper is awesome, so are the conch critters. And the prices are not very pricey, which is rare  in the Keys.

As far as Bahama Jack, himself; if anyone took the time to really know him you would know he's a good person. If someone got screwed on the building of their house, just know that he has sub-contractors just like everyone else. If you've lived here long enough you know that good help is hard to find. Most of the painters, carpet layers and roofers I know in the Keys are unreliable crackheads. I said most, not all, so don't everyone get their panties in an uproar.
Re: Comcast cable internet. I've had Comcast internet for about 3 months now and I have never gone down.  I think it's great. Also, I disconnected my home phone since I don't need a phone line anymore and just use my cell.  I'm saving money.
I went to the new canvas shop across from the old Scotty's last Friday with my 10% off coupon from the Barometer. The estimate was very fair and  I also got my 10% off. I picked up my job today (Thurs.) and was very happy. I would recommend them to  anyone. Great quality and service.
As income tax time approached, did you notice: When you put the two words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "THEIRS"?

Uncle Timmy and his mate Bet-Bet are leaving Sunday for their hideaway in the frozen North. Come say good-by to them at the Looe Key Tiki Hut this Friday evening. Bring your best "Uncle Timmy" story and a virgin sheep if you can find one.
Dear Sick of Keys. If the Keys are "for faggots and drug addicts" which are you?
In response to the short-shorts some of the girls at the cafe wear, may I suggest if you want to see women covered up go to Afghanistan and stay there.  If,  on the other-hand you enjoy short-shorts and bikini's come to the Keys.  Oh, and by the way, you might want to grab a parking place at the cafe because they're sure to be busy with all the new business you drummed up for them.
Re: Food Pyramid/Homosexuality... Damn straight! Youth of America--watch out! The new food pyramid is definitely a causal link to sodomy! Same thing with that Metric System. You know who was behind that? Yep, the Nazis. And the Dewey decimal system? I hear ol' Dewey was a flagrant Satan-worshipper. Since we're bandying about bizarre correlations and all...I think somebody should take off their tin-foil hat, switch off whatever noise-box they hear the voices emanating from, and go outside
and have a beer in the sun.

A hearty Kudos to the editor for finding yet another apropos icon to garnish the ranting of a madman.
When our dogs bark, they are saying, "Beware. Stranger Danger. Bad Guy."
It is a quick communication--not a barkfest.  We praise them with pats on their heads. Please stop hollering / hitting your dogs when someone passes by your house! (Since I'm up, you could buy them some toys and take them and your big selves for walks.) 
"He snatched the girl from her bed in the middle of the night without awakening the family dog." I wonder if the Jessica Lunsford doggie was beat after every little yelp. Probably. Or was the dog deaf?  There's no way anyone can enter our house without some barking.
Moondogs are at Looe Key Friday night. Can anyone say," Willburrr?"
Dear Sick of the Keys. It isn't the Keys, it is the economy, You can thank the President and his crowd.  It is the same everywhere- moving won't help.

Evil Boss Volume 2. Today, I put my 10 minute notice in as I can no longer stand this man.  His head continues to shrink along with his personality. He had the nerve to say: "I don't like you..."  Well, guess what dimwit? No one that works for you likes you. Someday we all hope you will wake up and realize that money is not the most important thing in the world. Geeze, you can't even buy a personality. I sometimes think that he is an alien in a "human" suit. As I read other postings to this site I can see that I am not the only one who got stuck with an inferior superior.
To the Rural Health Net. Glad to hear that things have changed for the better over the years and that you have been able to find health care professionals who are willing to come on board.  Please let us know If there is an affordable health insurance available for the working people of the county coming any time soon.
You have to just laugh at a person who can find sexually explicit material in something like a food chart.  Getting turned on by a food chart obviously shows that there is something on your mind that you haven't quite dealt with.  Apparently the great homosexual recruitment scheme, worked on you. You Won.  Now go downtown to the 800 block of Duval and claim your prize, just bend over anywhere on the block and wait. Official recruiters will be by to give you your prize.
I haven't written in, in a while so I just wanted to say - Good Morning Big Pine and Happy Friday!
Did Hippy Dan forget to take his pontoon boat with him?
Hey Fox Lover:  Andrea Mackris, the young Fox producer who sued Bill O'Reilly for sexual harassment (to the tune of $60 million) and later settled with him for an undisclosed sum, has plunked down some cash to purchase a $809,500 apartment on New York's Upper West Side. A 750-square-foot, one-bedroom pad. Mackris is believed to have signed the contract in mid-November, just weeks after settling her suit against O'Reilly.
I still miss Montego Bay.
Jon Stewart on Michael Jackson's back troubles: "Would maybe his back not hurt as much if he fondled taller people?"
One change in the church we can expect from the new pope: "When going to confession, the priest will make parishioners say six Heil Marys."
Does anyone know where to get the specifics on windstorm insurance discounts? The Citizens Insurance page doesn't tell much. I need to put on a new roof, and want to do all I can to maximize future windstorm discounts. What would be helpful would be a list showing percentage discount for different type (shingle, tile, metal) roof coverings, underlayments, anchoring methods, etc. I know there are discounts for all this stuff, but can't find it published anywhere.




Huh?

"I'm going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it's the Mother in me."—Washington D.C., April 14, 2005 - President Bush.

Re: Sick of Keys. He can't make ends meet. Poor baby, join the club. It's where you live that matters the most. You only have one life. You could always move to Detroit if you need to make money. I hear the freeway's beautiful in the spring.

Friday April 22, 2005

 

Thursday April 21, 2005
The Cancer Foundation Dolphin Tournament will be held at Cudjoe Gardens Marina and Raimondo's Restaurant as planned at no cost to the Cancer Foundation. The new owners, Alan and Christina Lark, have also donated $1,000.00 to the Cancer Foundation for this event. All differences have been resolved.  There was just a lack of communication by all involved and the coconut telegraph hot line went out of control. Hope to see all of you at this fund raising event. Stop by and check out all the improvements that have been made to the complex. The murals on the sea wall are great and the food in the restaurant is very good and reasonably priced. Jig's 2 has a great selection of tackle and bait.
Long-winded tome. Quit Smoking. This is really long.

Sure, the new USDA food pyramid may look harmless, or maybe even "healthy." But it doesn't take a professional sin-sniffer quivering with Christ-love to see what's going on here. Once again, homosexual activists have hijacked a trusted icon of sensible nutrition to brainwash school kids into thinking sodomy is a perfectly wholesome alternative to lunch at McDonald's. The old food pyramid was simple and straightforward, with a traditional emphasis on loaves and fishes. The new one is actually twelve different food charts, all the better to promote "diversity." And while it never explicitly mentions "homosexuality," it's gayer than a pair of chintz ass chaps, and riddled with homosexual code-words like "meat" (homosexual for penis), "nuts" (homosexual for big, heavy balls) and "milk" (homosexual for man syrup). Nice try, fruit-lovers! The boycott starts now.  
Could someone identify the branch of poor customer service that First State Bank has given and rudeness from the staff? I have never incurred any unpleasant behavior or negative attitudes. First State Bank is a true asset to our Keys Community. They are truly for the community. If you had a problem with them, did you even go and speak to upper management about it?  There are more things to complain about here. Stop whining and address the problem, so life can get better for all of us.  (Thank you to bigpinekey.com for letting us all vent.)


What's up with the American flag at the road prison? Shameful. Do you mean to ask us to believe that they can not afford a new one? Please!

The reason for the downstairs enclosure inspections is because FEMA pays for 75% of the cost of cleanup after a storm. So when flood waters come through your enclosure and carry all your belongings away it ends up in our canals and wooded areas. So, FEMA figures the less crap that is being stored in the flood zone, the less they have to pick up. As far as appliances in your enclosure, during Georges the flood waters rose almost 8 feet under my house on the Atlantic side of Summerland Key, and my freezer, which was under my house, slammed up against the floor for 4 hrs damaging floor joists and cracking the tile in my house, all while I was in the house riding out the storm. Remember Poltergeist?

If, or when, we get hit with a major storm down here the devastation will be unimaginable. The same people who complain about the rules and regulations will be crying because the government let people live in substandard conditions or allowed someone to build an un-permitted addition that flew off and landed on their million dollar home.

Nice picture of the heifer eating donuts. No wonder Boondocks had to "beef-up" their floor joists. Paraphrasing the words of Eric Cartman, "She's not fat, she's big boned." 
Ditto on the Coffee Shop girls and the short shorts. That belongs at Teasers or Bare Assets not a family restaurant. My family can't go in there. Shame on the owners. I agree it's definitely not appropriate attire, especially for those girls.
Restaurant Review for Bahama Jack's:  I have eaten there several times and its very good. The stuffed grouper is awesome. The outside is almost done and is looking good. Thumbs up.
Regarding national health care: Think it through and you will understand that socialized medicine would kill the American economy. This country is damn near socialized medicine now, just ask any nurse, or almost any doctor, they will tell you it's all we can do to sustain taking care of the indigent (The hospitals are full of them, and you're paying for them.) and a decent standard of living. Any country you can think of that has socialized medicine is an example. England, Canada, France, Italy, wherever they have it, you are condemned to living a peasant's life. And if that's what you want you can always go there. You have absolutely no chance of getting ahead in those countries--no matter how hard you work. (I know someone will want to argue Canada. Just go up there and try to start a business). This country once encouraged personal responsibility and is trying to maintain what little there is left. Cutting it off the collar and sowing it on the hem doesn't make for a longer dress. Unless your brain is addled. I will never ask that you be coerced into paying my medical bills. If I cannot afford them I will simply accept the imminent outcome, not climb on your breaking back and sit there for the rest of my life.
A kudos for Big Pine Key. We just moved here from Key West. I'd just like to say the area is great as well as the residents. Also trying to find immediate work and housing. Also praise to Vineyard Fellowship.
The question was: I was in Coconuts Friday night and the band was great. They had a girl come up and sing a couple of songs. She was awesome!  Does anyone know who she is and if she sings locally around here?
 
Answer: Two great girls came up to sing.  Adrienne Z., the lady with the darker hair,  plays numerous places down here.  She does a single gig at Parrotdise on Wed., Fri. & Sat., 6 to 10PM.   She has been playing every Sunday night at Key Deer Restaurant from 6 to 10PM.  Additionally, she's been playing brunch on Sundays at House of Music. 10 to 1.  She also plays elsewhere, check the Barometer.  When she plays in a full band setting, her band often goes by the name, "In Jade".  To find her website, use a search.
 
The blonde lady was Michelle Dravis, who in addition to impromptu sit-ins like you saw at Coconuts, she runs a karaoke show that plays at the House of Music, Coconuts, and other places around.  Yes, she is awesome!  Again, check the Barometer. 
Re: Deer cannot digest pizza. Humans cannot digest 2 for 20 pizza, just strap one on each thigh the effect will be the same.
Sick of the Keys. I was joking, mostly, but I really can't afford to leave the Keys. I work. A lot of you probably know me or at least my face. But I can never get ahead. After rent and bills there is usually not enough to put away. I want to leave. I am sick of the Keys, but I didn't mean it like that. I have met some of the best people I know here, but it's time to go. Five years is enough for me. It's pretty and the weather is nice, but I don't drink and I don't have a boat.

The Keys are expensive. My family hates the fact that I live in the Keys, "it's for faggots and drug addicts" in my mom's words and they hate the fact that I want to move to Costa Rica; so there is no help there. I figure I need at least six grand to take care of my debt and have enough money to get started. But something always comes up and it could take me a year or more to put that much away. Tell me my options. Like I said, I was kidding at first because I am at my wits end. I want out.

Crack found on US Air
The band last Friday night at Coconuts was a couple of local musicians.  I believe the name of the band is "Root". David and Rick are locals that live in Big Pine and Sugarloaf. He plays at Hawks Cay, at least once a month at Looe Key Tiki Bar and various other places.  The girl that comes up and sings is David's girlfriend and also a local musician.  Her name is Adrienne and she also plays solo at Parrotdise on every Wed, Fri and Saturday night.  And at the House of Music on Sunday and various other local places. They play together whenever they get a chance and are called "In Jade".  Check out their web site at www.injade.com
My eyes work as good as anyone's. Boondocks is the nicest place around here by far. Nothing against any other place, but Boondocks is always improving things daily. If I was a Scorpion, I would hang out there too. Nicest pile of construction debris I ever saw.
Free fish fry and concert is happening this Friday April 22, 6:00 p.m. at the Christian Vineyard on Big Pine key. the whole community is invited to get together with friends and neighbors. Also two or more great bands will be performing. See you there.


Look for the Lyrids on Thursday. You could see many or just a few meteors on the night of April 21-22, when the unpredictable Lyrid Meteor Shower hits its peak.
Re: Rural Health Network. Thank you to the person who responded to my post
here. I accept your apologies. You seem like a dedicated professional. However I should state that I have had no trouble getting through to the RHN over the phone. The problem is the person who answers it always says "call back at a later date". Don't get me wrong, they are courteous and helpful. I asked why over the past few months I keep being told to call back later. I was told they only schedule 2 new patients per day up to a certain cut-off point in the month. They have no waiting list. So then the question is, If I call first thing in the morning, on the date you tell me to, will I have a better chance of getting an appointment? The answer I got was "No, it's better to call late-morning before lunch".  Which is the same time I have
always called them. This makes no sense. The mysterious process for getting
service at RHN does smell a bit like a "Bubba System" to me.
I hear that the Comcast cable goes out so often that it would be more
advisable to go through Bell South for high-speed internet. Is this true? Just checking.
I wanted to alert the Keys folks about a new "game" being played in the Keys: Twenty-one gun salute. I was at the No Name Pub having a slice of pizza last night when the guy sitting next to me farted, laughed and said "fifteen". The fellow next to him farted and said "twenty." Through the haze I asked them what was going on and that's when I learned about the game and how it is played. The first person to fart audibly twenty-one times wins a pitcher of beer. I suggested that they have their next match at an open air bar like Boondocks.
Re: A blatant plug. Do you know how stupid you sound? You will not order from 2 for $20
because someone (not necessarily the owner or employee) wrote, "key deer prefer." Don't you read these pages? There are always people knocking or making fun of business around here.
Did you notice the posting after yours, "scorpions prefer a Slice of Paradise"? Now, what are you going to do? My advice to you is grow up or go hungry.
If they open a Dunkin Donuts in Big Pine there won't be any more heifers at Boondocks. I'm worried.
The recent reports of giant scorpions found on Ramrod Key are not a hoax. I have just received word from the University of Miami biological sciences department that somehow a deadly species of Egyptian scorpion has somehow bred and been able to establish a colony right here in the keys. And they are said to be prolific breeders having as many as 50 young every two months.  They are also known to disguise themselves with fake beards and moustaches and have a penchant for an occasional practical joke or two when they get the whim. And yes, they prefer Slice of Paradise Pizza 10 -1.
To the individual that sat on the Rural Health Network Board, but did not see any benefits to the uninsured. Please know that our audits for the past 6 years have indicated an  exceptional use of our funds for the benefit of those we serve (90-95% dedicated to direct services).  Our last random survey documented that 95% of the people we serve have household incomes of less than $39,000, and 75% of those persons have household incomes of less than $25,000.  97% were either satisfied or very satisfied (87%), and 99% said that the level of care they received was good or excellent (88%).  We experience over 5,000 patient visits/yr for primary care and 2,000 per year now for dental care.  Thank you for the opportunity to clarify.
(?)The"crack date" cafe is nasty.  Won't eat there.

Thursday April 21, 2005

Wednesday April 20, 2005
This is "Zanny" of the Will and Zanny duo who have been entertaining throughout the lower Keys for several years. Now Zanny has been stricken with cancer and is unable to perform. We're going to have a benefit for this lovely young lady this coming Sunday, April 24th at the Key Deer Bar and Grill. It'll be a backyard  barbeque bash with lots of food, beer, soda, auctions, 50/50's and above all - great music.

Terry Cassidy will kick the show off at 1 pm accompanied by M.T. Miller and Ron Baumann, then Brian Roberts, Bo Fodor (the real Bo), Joe Mama, Michael J. and the All Stars, Mike Green, Mark Wesley, the lovely Adriane and David, Garry Blodgett,  Louie-Louie, my sister Katie Delaney, and several others; and of course the Marker 24 Band will have everyone dancing in the aisles.  Anyone wishing to donate for the silent or noisy auction or help in any way, please call Capt. Dan at 872-1014 between 8:30 and 1pm any day. Thank you.
Re: Sick of the Keys. It's not the Keys--it's you. Your same troubles will follow you wherever you go. It's your lousy baggage that's the problem. Many people blame the place not themselves. It's the same everywhere; only the details are different.


There was a fire at the Vatican yesterday. There was a lot of white smoke pouring from a chimney. It seems that a German Cardinal put it out. Congratulations.
Health cost ruining American industry. Ontario produces more "American" cars than Detroit? Why? Because an American worker costs more than $6,500 a year in health insurance. $1,500 is added to the cost of every car made here. Only $186 in most other countries and just $50 for a car made in China. We need national health care now!
Fleas actually prefer birds and squirrels to cats, but will take people if there's nothing else around.  Better stock up on ammo if you're going to shoot all their food sources.

Uncle Timmy is almost gone. Soon he will be playing music with a bunch of guys in Minnesota who look like they were in the movie Deliverance. Squeal Timmy, squeal!
I agree with the person writing about the $100,000 boats and the $50,000 cars parked at the Habitat Homes.  How is it that I, who works hard and makes good money, live in a lesser home, have a lesser boat and lesser car then they do?  There is a serious problem there.  If I have 4 illegitimate kids, loose my job, start doing drugs, go to jail a few times and work as a prostitute will Habitat buy me a house too?  Then I can use my mortgagee payment to buy the boat and car.
For those still looking for the "Santana Basher" please read the submission from April 3rd re: Guitar player.
(Ed: April 3d's Long Winded Tome has been lost in cyberspace.)
Re: National Equal Pay Day Wear red today (4/19). Now you tell us (4/20)?
Several Key Deer where found dead this morning. Their demise is a mystery, the only clue is two empty "2 for $20" boxes laying near their bodies. Deer cannot digest starches. Starch (pizza, potato chips, bread)  just sit in their little deer stomachs and bloat. Talk about constipation. Bring on the prune juice!
"Key Deer prefer 2 for 20 pizza!"   What a blatant plug for a business. A nice try for free advertising.   That was cheesier than their pizzas. Guess where I won't be ordering from in the future?
Giant Scorpions prefer "Slice of Paradise Pizza" and they are known to have much more discerning taste than the bourgeoisie Key Deer.
Re: I am sick of the Keys. What date would you like to have your benefit? I'm sure all the people that love it here would gladly get together to get you a ticket out of here. One way only, sorry! Anyone else?
Lauren still works at the Boondocks. And she always does a great job and always has a smile for you; so, why would you stay away so long.
To the person (and anyone else) who could not get through to the Rural Health Network dental clinic, please accept our apologies.  We are operational in Marathon, and have been since the beginning of March.  We started with catching up on those patients who we "left" in Key West and now we're are able to accept new patients. No, we are not a bubba system... we are a small group of dedicated professionals who are faced with providing an awful lot of services to a large, spread out community.  You can call 743-6069 for a dental appointment, but please be patient. We are perhaps the the most popular service in the Keys. You may have to wait as much as a month to get an appointment.  If you continue to have problems, please call John at 293-7570 ext 13 or Mark at 293-7570 ext 10, and we'll help you get through.
Re: I am sick of the Keys. Oh get a grip will you? What do you mean, you can't afford to leave? If you own your home, then sell it. If you rent, take your rent money and go. If you live in the woods, get your butt on US 1 and stick out your thumb.

You were smart enough to get down to the Keys, you should be smart enough to figure out that North is the way out. If you have furniture and belongings , that you can't afford to take up north, then sell them, or put them in storage, until you can come back and get them.
And by the way, how long have you been in the Keys? Not long enough to have friends that will help you? I was in the Keys for a year, ran out of money, put everything in storage and left to a more affordable place up North. Yes ,I was homeless for awhile, that happens. And maybe I'll get back soon to get my stuff, and maybe it will take longer than I'd like, but, hey, that 's the way it goes.

Don't put yourself in a class of people that are seriously ill and can't fend for themselves or their families. If you have your health you have everything. How would you like to worry about your next chemo appointment, or whom is going to be around to take care of your kids? You want a benefit to raise money so you can leave the Keys?  Wake up. Get off your ass and get moving if you don't like it! Personally, I still love the Keys.


I had 2 for 20 pizza the other night and I also ate lunch at BP Coffee Shop and both were very good. The waitresses at BP Coffee Shop should not wear short-shorts. Girls you don't have the shape. Sorry.
Don't try to find logic in the down stairs inspection fiasco.  The fact that they would deny insurance to a stilt home with an improved enclosure that would not be covered by insurance any way, is beyond logic.
Re: I am sick of the Keys. Okay, maybe I was a little harsh in my last posting. I apologize. Maybe if you could explain your situation a little more, you could get some help. You are currently living in what I consider the most beautiful opened spaced place in the entire world. I can't imagine that you are sick of it. Are you sick of the cost? I can't fathom that you are sick of the place itself.

People will help you IF you need it. Heck, I would even help you, just tell your story. I am sure we all would like to hear it. P.S. Next time you walk outside could you take a look at that huge blue sky for me? That's what I miss the very most.


So, what do you think about Dunkin' Donuts coming into the shopping plaza?
Re: Giant scorpions. That is not construction debris, that is Boon Docks.
The Rural Health Network exists because there was grant money for rural communities in need.  Because Monroe county also contains the Everglades National Park we meet the technical criteria for a rural community--because of density.  During the time that I sat on the board of the RHN I saw no benefits to the uninsured or under insured of the county.  It has been several years since I have sat in on a board meeting, however, I doubt much has happened to change the trend of just existing to swallow up grant monies.
I am not concerned about giant scorpions until someone says that can fly.


Fish have to wait one hour after eating before they leave the water or they get cramps.
Hippy Dan is heading north today. Have a great summer, Hippy, and we'll see you in the fall!

Wednesday April 20, 2005

 

Tuesday April 19, 2005



Sunday, there was a sign or 2 (southbound) at 7-mile bridge stating it was closed on Saturday 7-9am.  Is that this Sat 4/23?? There was no date.
(Ed: The 24th Seven Mile Bridge Run is this Saturday and the bridge will be closed from 7-9am.)
One of the things I like most about the Keys is how the community rallies around those in need. Anytime anyone is sick the community throws a benefit for them to help with the financial burden. I need your help. I am sick of the Keys but can't afford to leave. What about me?
If you do have to wait one hour after eating before going swimming what do fish do after they eat?
What's up with the flood insurance inspections on down stairs enclosures? I have never heard or seen an incident where someone's downstairs toilet got loose in a flood and knocked the whole house down! I have never seen a washing machine or workbench destroy a house either. Since when does a sheet of drywall become so dangerous that the insurance companies have to do inspections to make sure we don't have one of these dangerous toilets, washing machines or drywall sheets lurking under our houses waiting for some water so they can rip the house down? Will someone please help me make sense out of this?
Big George the alligator was actually dispatched years before Grandpa came on the scene.
The Cracked Egg has great huevos rancheros but, don't let them put the salsa on it. They have something that closely resembles stewed tomatoes that they put on it. Just say no to Salsa!
I was passing by the Habitat for Humanity houses on my way to No Name Pub and couldn't help but notice a large expensive Contender type boat with two huge outboards parked under one of the houses. I don't know about the rest of you but this seems to be just a little out of whack. I can't afford a boat like that, but someone who got their house for free can? I also noticed most of the cars are nicer than what I can afford. Is there a Lexus for Humanity organization or Contender for Humanity organization? Or is it just a dam expensive house in one of the most expensive markets in the US for humanity organization?
I was in Coconuts Friday night and the band was great. They had a girl come up and sing a couple of songs. She was awesome! Does anyone know who she is and if she sings locally around here?
What's up with the Rural Health Network System? I've been trying to get someone a dental appointment since January. The first time I called they said "call back after March 21". I called on that date and they said "sorry call back after April 18". I called today and they said "our computers are down, call back Wednesday." It takes two days to resolve a computer problem? Seriously, does Rural Health Network really exist, or is it one of those "Bubba System" groups that exists just for its own sake?
Today is the National Equal Pay Day observance.  Women earn less than men for the work they do.  On the average, they earn 75 cents to a man's dollar.  For black women, it's 68 cents and for Hispanics, it's 55 cents.  Tuesday symbolizes the day when women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous week.  To call attention to this problem, people are asked to wear red on Equal Pay Day to symbolize how far women and minorities are "in the red" with their pay.
Once again Sugarloaf Middle School had an awards ceremony and didn't tell the parents.  This happens every year.  The administration never thinks of the children.  I'm so angry, but I know things will never change until we get someone new to oversee the school. 
Giant scorpions on ramrod key. Giant pile of construction debris on north side of US 1. Scorpions hide in old wood piles. Hmm. Could there be a connection?

Dear editor, you say that you will identify the sender of any personal attacks. I have no stake in this issue, whatsoever, but the latest posting next to the Frankenstein head seems to be some one who is being malicious. Identify them and see if they are still so proud to waste space and time.
(Ed: There was no one named in the post, so we didn't print the accuser's name.)

Do you have any info on the MG convention that is coming this weekend? Is there a list of events, etc. These British sports cars are awesome. Everyone should check this event out April 22-24.
If you like football you better get cable. Monday Night Football has moved to ESPN.
Does anyone know if Lauren still works at Boondocks? I don't go there, but I will, if just to see her. She is very sweet.
My 4 yr. old woke in the night with a bad dream, "I really liked the dream, but the piano music was too loud."


Key Deer prefer 2 for 20 pizza!
We've come a long way baby: In 1927 on this day, actress Mae West was jailed for her performance in Sex, the Broadway play she wrote, directed, and starred in. She served ten days in prison, and jail time seemed to have done her good—it didn't make her change her act, but it did bring her national notoriety—and helped make her one of Hollywood's most memorable, and quotable, stars. She said: "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful."
 
I will have to go hear "Dad" with Jason and Dad. I believe he is the Carlos Santana basher. It's funny how an "average" guitar player is on the Rolling Stone Greatest of all time immortal list.

You'd think Tom DeLay might have learned. When the house majority leader said that "the time will come for the men responsible" for the death of Terri Schiavo to "answer for their behavior," Democrats and even some Republicans took him to task for crossing the line. Criticizing the decisions of federal judges is one thing; hinting, however vaguely, at the need for vigilante retribution is another. DeLay ultimately apologized, sort of -- saying that he had made his comments in an "inartful" way.
Fahrenhype 9/11. Great movie! I guess the person who likes to name call doesn't want people to see it. Oh, and by the way. Very impressive on the big word you used to name call. "Indigents".
I can see how the gentlemen mistook  the Moondog keyboardist/guitarist for Bo Fodor. They do kind of resemble each other.
To the boys at 2 for 20 and Boondocks. Good job on your businesses. Now, learn to keep your word because that is all we truly have in life.
Q: Is Jason's Dad the one that is better than Santana? Too wow!




To the person with the cats and flea’s problem:  The best way to rid yourself and your home of the dreaded flea infestation is to shoot the cats.  No cats.  No fleas.  No problem.
To the Fahrenhype 9/11 bashing name caller. Liberals suck!

Tuesday April 19, 2005

 

Monday April 18, 2005

A healthy 10 pound one ounce Maddox Joshua Lowe was born Tuesday April 12 at Lower Keys Medical Center.  Welcome to Big Pine!
Re: First comment on Sunday. Someone is very confused. Bo Fodor Plays with his band The Hitchhikers at Boondocks and many places in Key West. He is a great musician and a great guitar player. He band is killer and rocks every time they play. Bo is not in the Moondogs. The guy you speak of is BOOMER (guitar, keyboards, vocals). He also is a great musician and great guitar player. Without him the Moondogs would not be the band we are. The party Saturday night was fantastic and it was our gift to the birthday people Joe, Rusty, and Angie. The whole front yard was filled with people dancing and having a good time. When the Blue Meanies came, it slowed things down quite a bit. Thanks to all that came and Happy Birthday to Joe, Rusty, and Angie



Woo Hoo! It was my 46th birthday on the 14th of April together with my twin sister and another female resident of Big Pine Key.  Happy birthday to all of us.
I just read about the guy that got kicked out of the Green Parrot. I thought I was the only one to have ever had that pleasure. I was kicked out 24 years ago during Fantasy Fest while not even drunk, for standing on a bar stool and turning around and bending over and putting my well covered ass in the bartenders face to get his attention so I could get drinks for myself and 4 friends.  The bartenders' girlfriend (who happened to be the manager at the time)  didn't like the fact that the bartender came right over to me and got us our drinks. I think she was a bit jealous. I was a very tall striking blond in a very sexy outfit. I didn't go back there for 22 years. Until Tinsley Ellis played there two years ago.
We heard the Moondogs at the Saturday night block party, and agree they sounded great, but neither of the guitar players is Bo Fodor. Bo plays with another band.
In 1775 on this day, Paul Revere took the famous ride. The next day was the Battle of Lexington--The shot heard round the world.

In 1906 on this day, there was a great earthquake in San Francisco that killed five hundred people and destroyed three thousand acres in the heart of the city.
 

In 1923 on this day, Yankee Stadium opened in New York City. Opening day, it was Yankees versus the Boston Red Sox. The official count was seventy-four thousand, two hundred fans who packed the stands before the fire department ordered the gates closed. The Yankees won the game that day, capped by a three-run homer by Babe Ruth himself.
I am thankful that we have Biz Baz. I would, however, enjoy another theme song; also, perhaps, a run down at the end of the show of all the items for sale for the day--for any missed items or phone numbers?    

Correction: I wrote in yesterday that Bo Fodor was guitarist for the Moondogs. He's not. I was told at the block party that that was the guitar players name. That was just before the beer ran out.
Thanks You. I've worked at Key Deer a long time and made many friends, and I'll miss everyone there.
Re: Guitar playing. Good reply.  Rock on, Moondogs!  Every time I've checked the fingers were the important part of the anatomy.  (except for that guy with no arms who impressed the Pope, and he used his toes).
If you thought Bo Fodor was good you need to hear "Dad" from Jason and Dad. He is one of the best around here. I am not sure where they play but try to catch them. Jason has a great voice and his dad can sure play.


Is that stuff about the giant scorpions truth or myth?  I live far away, please clarify if you're kidding.  Yikes!
Its too bad that Moondog Lucky isn't hung well. From what I've heard, everyone else in the band should  be call Mr. Ed.
I think you are bleeding black and gold you can probably get treated for that because I think it is life threatening.  Oh, by the way, what is the least used two word phrase in the English language?  Answer:  "Touchdown Steelers".

Do you still have to wait one hour after eating before going swimming? Was that just a wives' tale or is there merit to the warning?
That happens when one does not check the correct spelling of a name (Norma Rae)
To the person defending First State, you're right they do have the longest hours.  That was why I first opened an account with them.  Their hours are great but that does not justify poor customer service and rudeness from the staff.  I had accounts there until I got tired of the poor service.  I also have one with Marine Bank and have never incurred any unpleasant behavior or negative attitudes from anyone there.  They are a true asset to our Keys Community.  First State belongs in New York where rude behavior is acceptable.

To the Fahrenhype 9/11 pusher.  Re: “you have your own mind”  Lucky for you, they don’t use it. Now, get back to your pulpit and breed some more indigents.


To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a "support group." Salvation in a can!
                                                                            --Leo Durocher
The Conclave begins. Lets hope and pray the Cardinals pick the right man for the job.
The Moondogs were great so was the block party.

How to Participate - The Genographic Project Most people think they know what country their ancestors came from, but most people are wrong. Here's a kit that will examine your DNA and find out what your real roots are. Unless you really look ethnic you probably don't have the ancestry you think you do.
Re: Who's Craven Moorehead? I thought everyone knew ole Craven.

Monday April 18, 2005

 

Sunday April 17, 2005
I saw the invite to the Aries birthday party where the Moondogs were playing mentioned on this site. I've wanted to hear them after all the talk on this site about them and guitarists in general. So I drove to Eden Pines with my windows down...listening. It didn't take me long to find the house. I could hear a guitar cook. There was a real good crowd of fine people dancing and partying. It was Boogie in the neighborhood. I finally got to hear Bo Fodor. That man can play. I only wish they featured him more. I could've listened to him play all night. I thought he would be fat. He's not. He was a healthy grey haired man wearing shorts and looking like the Keys. Not your typical rock star-look. I think he thought I was gay because I couldn't take my eyes off his playing. Rock on Moondogs!
Re: Fahrenhype 9/11.  Good call.  Also check out the book "Michael Moore is a Big Fat Stupid White Man" by David T. Hardy & Jason Clarke.  Informative, well researched, and hilarious.

My blood STILL runs pure black and gold and I haven't lived there in over 20 years.  You can't even buy a ticket to a Steelers game.  They're all taken for years in advance.  "You just go lay your hands on a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and I think you're gonna find we understand."  

Black women do this cool thing with their heads sliding sideways on their necks. They do it to emphasize a point. It looks sort of like a bobble head or an Egyptian dancer moving the bottom of their head sideways back and forth on their necks. Do you know what I mean? It's unique to black females, the males don't do it.



I saw Greenday in Miami Friday night. Very good show!
Lay off First State Bank.  They have the longest hours and I've never had a problem with them.
Did anyone go to Bahia Honda park to celebrate Earth Day yesterday? How do you celebrate Earth Day? Pick up litter, hug a tree, what?
what happened to Rob's? No one has been knocking them for a while.




Remember "I" before "E", except in Budweiser.
    --Professor Irwin Corey
To the person saying don't watch Farenhype 9/11. Don't listen to that person. You have your own mind. If you want to see it, I advise it. If you don't, then that is your choice. I just wanted you to know that the movie was there.
I just saw a Giant Scorpion drinking a Pina Colada at Trader Vic's, his hair was perfect.
Responding to who's playing Sunday Nights at The House Of Music? Jason & Dad are playing Sunday nights (they've played Billie's in Key West, Boondocks, etc.) Adrienne has been playing Sunday Brunch from 10am-2pm.



Norma Rae. Isn't that how you spell the union activists name?
Meanness don't just happen overnight.
As a Moondog I would like to say all this crap about being hung is a bunch of bull. The guy that started that should be ashamed of himself. In case anyone is interested, it's about the music and having a good time. If any of the other guys are hung you'll have to find out for yourselves! We are just 5 guys who love playing music and love to have a good time doing it. That's what it's all about. As far as the 4th of July, we won't be advertising a big party, we will be just letting people know and it will be like any other holiday weekend out there except the Moondogs will be rockin'...that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. Lucky, a founding member. Let the good times roll!

Are you sure those hybrid scorpion species aren't lobsters just getting a little air? 
Eagles suck!

Way to go Kelly. Good move, now you will get a little more respect. Good job Square Grouper. Kelly will make you proud.

Sunday April 17, 2005

 

Saturday April 16, 2005
Re: Giant scorpions on Ramrod Key. So that explains that friggin' HUGE scorpion I kicked off our lanai this week. It still doesn't explain how it managed to climb up there. I just hope these things aren't running in packs.



Al Capone had a son called Sonny. I wonder what happened to him. Was he a success in business, love or did he become a criminal?

Fahrenhype 9/11… fitting name for a bunch of BS. No need to rent it-- watch Faux News. It’s all the same.
I agree with the Eagles fan. When you insulted him about how the Eagles choked, and made statements that the Cowboys would probably finish higher then the Eagles, he challenged you with a $1000.00 bet, and what did you do?  Ha Ha, you choked and tried to put it back on him.   I agree, just shut up, or put up.
Evil Boss: Is anyone else bothered by the fact the descriptions given about this person appears to describe like a dozen people who all live within 10 miles of us?!?


Beauty tip. Vanity Fair's editor, I've forgotten her name, who was 74 years old, would submerge her face in a sink full of ice water just before company arrived. It tightened up her wrinkles and added enhanced natural color to her skin. It works. My boyfriend does that when he's hung over and his face is drooping and he has to meet a client and make a good impression. Try it.
Dear Cowboy fan. I knew you were full of it. I told you to put up or shut up. Of course you did not because you are a dumb fan of a useless team, now stop bothering me.
I just saw a giant scorpion delivering a pizza on West Indies Drive!
I can't wait to see the Moondogs on Picnic Island July 4th. I hope they wear their tight swim suits so we can see if they really are hung like horses. The truth shall set you free.

Bad Idea Department:  Wendy's now offering new dessert. Yep, Ladyfingers.
Re: Boondocks signs. You forgot the sign on the one bar stool that is reserved for "immature idiots".  I'm pretty sure that was put there for you. It's a shame you don't come sit in it so the whole town can see what a loser you are. I know it would be a tough search but please find your balls.  Only your mama loves you, but she could be jivin' too.  Grow up!
Moondogs on Picnic Is. If the authorities get wind of this they'll do everything in their power to keep us from having a party. Typical cop crap.
Isn't it strange how people align themselves with their local sports-team and identify with their colors etc.  The exchange between the Eagles fan and the Cowboys fan is typical.  Guys, it is a game for starters and more importantly 98% of the players that play for any pro team could give a rats ass about the city in which they are located, they are there for the money and nothing else. But we continue to associate ourselves with that team and while most rivalries are generally friendly, you hear a horror story about guys who go to another city wearing their team's jersey and get the living crap beat out of them for doing so. More and more you see incidents at sporting events that include the players getting into it with a fan. What the hell has happened? I remember about 10 years ago when Charles Barkley spit at another player but it landed on a ten year old girl. Pretty classy Charles. Through all of this downgrading of our society, one thing still puzzles me...why would anybody openly admit to being a Steelers fan?
FoolishHype/ 911. Anyone should know not to believe that liberal democrat propaganda. If we left it up to Michael Moore we would just bend over and let the whole world, Sadam, Osama and whoever give it to us just because we are better off than them. If you want to live like that go and live in Iran and see how you like it.

I have heard a rumor that there is music every Sunday night at Big Pine house of Music, but I cannot find any advertising to back this up...is there anyone playing there on SUnday Nights?

(Ed: We don't know, but The Doors Tribute Band "Stormriders" will be at the House Of Music Saturday Night, April 16th, 8pm outside under the stars.)
To the person suggesting TIB over First State, I will give them a try.  I have Marine Bank and am very happy with them.  I had First State for a business account and they are the worst bank I have ever worked with.  Rude service and they charge a fee for everything.  I was afraid to ask to use the bathroom--I thought I might owe them $100 a flush.  Let's flush them out of The Keys.  It figures they are in Winn Dixie.  People can go to two bad businesses at the same time.
First of all, I'm not the Eagles fan that has posting about the Cowboys, but
it did bring to mind this oldie but a goodie:

Albert Einstein arrives at a party and introduces himself to the first person he sees and asks, "What is your IQ?" The man answers "241." "That is wonderful," says Albert. "We will talk about the Grand Unification Theory and the mysteries of the Universe. We will have much to discuss! "Next Albert introduces himself to a woman and asks, "What is your IQ?" the lady answers, "144." "That is great!," responds Albert. "We can discuss politics and current affairs. We will have much to discuss." Albert goes to another person and asks, "What is your IQ?" the man answers, "51." Albert responds, "How 'bout them Cowboys?"
To the stock holder of WD. If you have a say, hope you can change things for the better.
Look into their unfair wage practices, get the bench back, have a survey and get the real input
from the customers and employees (They are customers also. Half of there pay goes back into the store).

I read here where the Moondogs are well hung and that is why so many girls are hanging around them.  I suspect if you pulled their pants down it would expose several mini-Labrador heads. Woof.

Joke:
Lady: How did he die?
Man: He was hung.
Lady: I know he was hung, but how did he die?
There is a Norma Rhea at WD, but, unfortunately not many people will stand with her.

Saturday April 16, 2005

 

Friday April 15, 2005
Taxes are due today! As if you didn't know.

The first income tax code ever passed in Washington was 14 pages long. Today it fills 4 volumes, with 20 volumes of additional regulations and instructions. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion hours each year filling out their income tax forms, more hours than it takes to build all the cars that are produced each year in the United States.
I urge everyone to see Fahrenhype 9/11. Not Fahrenheit 9/11. If you have seen Michael Moore's movie, this will let you know the real truth. Please see it first before you comment on the movie. The movie is at the Now Showing video in Winn Dixie plaza. Don't worry, there are plenty of Democrats in the movie telling you the truth. I have no malicious intent. I just want everyone to see another prospective.
Soon enough, a picture of the Moondogs will be on the House of Music web site. Until then the dogs will be doing an open party in Eden Pines this Sat. (a friends birthday), open mike night every Wed. at the HOM, Looe key Tiki hut, Fri April 22, twice in May and June, Gieger Key Marina June and July, and will be live on Picnic Island for the 4th of July. This will be the party of the year!
I'm glad the House voted to permanently repeal the Estate Tax.  When I leave my earthly goods to my children I want them to be able to have all of it.  I worked hard for it, I already paid tax on it - there's no reason to have to pay it twice.
Answers given by elementary school age children:
What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
It's the birthday of Leonardo di Vinci, born in Florence (1452). He only finished a few paintings in his life, including The Last Supper (1495-98) and Mona Lisa (c. 1503-06). He worked very slowly.

A monk who watched him paint The Last Supper said he often showed up, stared at his half finished painting for a while, and then went home for the day, without painting anything. He kept the Mona Lisa with him for most of his life, working on it now and again, and then taking breaks for years.
Re: Evil Boss. I find it amusing that someone has just approached me and asked me to stop commenting about an individual. It is quite ironic that he thinks those comments were aimed at him.  It reminds me of a Carly Simon song. As I read back through the previous postings there are a couple ironic parallels like the part about putting money ahead of all else, but rest assured, I did not write them. And to bring family and girlfriends into it is harsh and not called for. I do not even know these people so I am not qualified to comment on them. 

But if you think any part of those commentaries describe you in any small part, then you must have some issues. If I were to offer anything on this subject it is this: You do not talk to people the way you do. There are many who will stand there and take it and those of us who will only take it for so long. Either way, if you treat people as you wish to be treated then you will find you can get a lot further ahead. Other than that, I can still see us having a beer together and forgetting the whole thing.
Listen here Eagles punk. I only responded to you once, and only gave you the facts. If you can't handle a little rubbing after you've already given it to me, then why don't you just not respond at all. I wasn't talking to you to begin with. I was talking to a Redskin fan. Saying that I am ignorant and that I have an attitude must mean that you don't know me. I will say that your bravado is, to say the least, tiresome. You also don't have to look to far to find me. I wear my colors all over town.
Ed: I don't know if you should put what I just gave you up on the screen. I have to admit that I wanted to tell the guy to meet me somewhere. I was just really pissed after I read it. I've always been able to take a rubbing on a sports team. I've never had anyone not give it back to me in fun. Anyway, it's up to you. Thanks for a great site.


Varicose veins are caused by leg-crossing. At least 12 studies have found that there is no evidence that leg-crossing heightens your risk of varicose veins. But at least 80 percent of people with varicose veins have at least one parent who have them.
I agree that the Winn Dixie personnel need a break area--away from the front doors!  I don't know about them eating lunch on the stairs, but I do know about the cigarette smoke.  They need an out of the way break area where they can smoke (and eat).
Has any one heard the rumor about the steer with no balls that doesn't have the courage to
stand behind what he says. Once again you're shooting off your mouth only when you can hide behind your computer. As soon as you have enough balls to come out of the closet we will talk the boondocks into hosting " Big Pine Wrestling" the feature match can be "the Queer steer  vs. hungry heifer". p.s. I put my money on the heifers
When the income tax was first started only the very rich were taxed, about 1 percent of the population. As the government needed more money to pay for World War I and World War II, tax rates went up and the number of people paying income tax increased dramatically. Today, about 80 percent of Americans pay income tax, and the typical American pays about 27 percent of their income in taxes.
There appears to be a new hybrid scorpion species found on a couple instances on Ramrod Key. It is enormous in size and one of the specimens was reputed to be 11" in length and dark brown to almost black in color. It closely resembles a species only known to inhabit the deserts of Africa.  We have captured one about 9" and it stung itself to death but currently we are waiting word from the science department of the University of Miami to see if this a new genus or a mutation of an existing species. So if you see a piece of your lawn furniture moving by itself, just let it go!
Will Rogers said, "The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf."
A story about a guy named Bill getting thrown out of the Green Parrot: http://members.aol.com/USWon/parrot.html

Beauty tip. I use Preparation H under my eyes to tighten up that area it works very well and is cheap. My husband used it in the other end. it works well there too.
New signs at Boondocks. Large field west will be the "west '40", outside sitting might be named the "corral" and of course the "watering hole" and "hay stalls" will remain the same.
Indoors or out, no one relaxes
In March, that month of wind and taxes
The wind will presently disappear
The taxes last us all the year.
               --Ogden Nash





Is the talented horror film director/writer, Wes Craven's last name for real? Did he change it when he headed for Hollywood?
Just sending a hello to all our old friends and neighbors in Big Pine.  We miss you all!  Laura, Mike, and Breezy.

Friday April 15, 2005

 

Thursday April 14, 2005
Boo to the new owners of Cudjoe Gardens Marina and Ramondos' Restaurant. 

The annual Cancer Foundation Dolphin tournament, usually held at Cudjoe Gardens Marina has been moved to the Sugarloaf Fire Department this year. It seems the new owners decided to charge the cancer foundation $3000 to host the charitable event. In the past, the old owner/manager of the marina has not only donated the space for the tournament, but has also given the Cancer Foundation donations for prizes during the tournament.

Kudos to Chris an Yolanda at TIB bank in BP. because they are nice. It's a pleasure to go in there because they always give me money.

(Ed: There's a great new site in town http://www.KeyWestVille.com. [I wish I could design a site as active as that one is.] It's brand new. Check it out and ad some input to help them get going. They're good people.)
I lived to tell the tale.  I purchased unfrozen shrimp from Winn Dixie on April 11, 2005 and on April 14, 2005 I am still alive.  I count the days. The counter person told me it was fresh, not frozen and looked too honest to lie to me.

To the boss with the ugly shrunken Herman Munster head.  How'd you get so ugly man?  It sounds like you go to the Gym but it doesn't help you.  It just makes you look more like a pea-brained mutant then you already are.   
The rich get richer...
The House yesterday voted to permanently repeal the estate tax.
To all you idiots shoving stuff up your nose and taking pills on the weekends. Remember, there will be withdrawal, including depression and paranoia. So when you return to work the following Monday don't fly off the handle and react like idiots to minor irritations, after all, you put yourself there.
There is nothing more dangerous than a man who has nothing left to lose. I have nothing left to lose.
(Edwina: Hang in there fella'. You've still got your library card.)


On this day in 1945, Captain Conch was born. Happy 60th birthday. Now you're old.
Who is Joe B and Craven Moorehead?
Happy 46th birthday to my sweet husband.  We have memories of 20 happy years together,  from Little Torch to DC, Miami to Moscow, London and Beijing. I love you more today than ever.  Kudos to us.
As a major stock holder in WD I am appalled at the statements made on this site regarding the WD in Big Pine, I can assure you that I will be in contact with my people and will get in touch with your people and yada, yada, yada.
Who invented leaf blowers?  Are folks too lazy to use a rake?  Gosh,  those blowers are noisy.
Why can't Winn Dixie Provide their employees someplace to take their breaks? It's a shame these folks have to sit on the sidewalks or stairs to eat lunch after being on their feet for several hours. Norma Rhea where are you when they need you?



The Titanic sank today 93 years ago after striking an iceberg the night before so they could make a movie with Leonardo DiCarpio.
Re:  The alligator at the Blue Hole.  I've heard people talk about Big George, but I think he was another big alligator, before Grandpa.  Grandpa was taken out in early 90's.  I was here when they took him out, so I am not one of those 5 year residents.  Either way, that is not the issue.  The issue is the current gator that is not that aggressive.  They need to leave him be!  The refuge is for the wildlife, and he is in his home, until HE chooses to move on.
Re: First State Bank. If you want friendly and pretty good service try TIB Bank (no longer "of the Keys" but still the best)

This is Big George and Mrs. George. (Later renamed Grampa by those louts who had him killed by moving him.) Leave nature alone!
Instead of honey & milk on your face to tighten it up. Rub Preparation H on your face, that will surely tighten it up.
Strange but true Size matters.
Mike Salvini is an evangelist for natural penis enlargement, a weird and scientifically unproven way of upsizing the male member. And thousands of men are going to great lengths to follow him. He goes into the bathroom, eases himself onto the toilet, places a length of industrial plastic pipe across his thighs, pulls his penis up and over the pipe and slooooowly cranks it forward, like a winch.

With each millimeter, he can feel the skin stretch, masking the slow seismic drift of internal tissue. Another tug. Now hold. One, two ... He wrestles the monster for 60 long seconds before releasing the tension. This is the tunica traction stretch, the first exercise of Mike's day: Eighteen hours and three workouts later, he will fall into bed, a fraction closer to his ultimate goal. He once had a healthy 6-and-a-half-inch erection; now he sports a 10-and-a-half-inch heart-stopper. Stretching himself along a ruler, he damn near exhausts its hash marks.

It was on this day, Good Friday, in 1865 that President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head while watching a performance of the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
I'm a very happy shopper at WD but I do buy my fish at the fish house. 

I have to disagree with the person who maligned First State Bank; we've had nothing but good, friendly and reasonably priced service from them for several years
Re: Moondogs....I don't much care about their body parts, I just want to
see what the rage is all about! Again does any one have a picture?
I grew up eating Frankie's Pizza in Miami and it is good stuff. The best is to get it partially done and finish it off yourself to desired "done-ness" just before you're ready to eat it - fresh from the oven. My dad grew up near Frankie's and took me there for the first time over 25 years ago. They've been around a long, long time and voted best pizza in Miami regularly. If you are ever up that way -  9118 SW 40th St. in Miami - stop in and pick up a few square pies, you won't regret it. The half-baked pies freeze well too.

As far as pizza here in the Lower Keys, I have to say, lately I prefer Slice of Paradise. 2 for $20 is pretty good, but their conveyor style pizza ovens can't compare with conventional pizza ovens.
Will someone kindly donate an outside bench for the customers and employees at WD. I was waiting for a taxi yesterday, not feeling well, and had to sit down.  There was no place for me to sit and wait for my ride and I think it is terrible that the employees have to sit on the steps  for their breaks and lunch.  The bench was there since WD opened 21 yrs ago. What is happening to our friendly shopping center?
Can anyone give us an update on "H".  I saw him trying to walk down US1 last week.  He looked very frail and weak.  Tues. we saw an ambulance where he parks him van.  Our thoughts and prayers be with you brother.
To the Cowboy fan who keeps bragging about the Cowboys were last in the Superbowl ten years ago, and that my Eagles choked, and that the Cowboys will get there again before the eagles do.  I am getting a little tired of your ignorance, so let's just put it to rest.  I will bet you $1,000.00 that the Eagles end up with a better record then the Cowboys this year, so shut up or put up, and please only answer this with a yes or no. I am tired of your attitude and your pathetic team.

Keys Treasures. We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. http://keystreasures.blogspot.com/
Open Letter to Joe B. I started to say this all once before; are you surprised?  Abuse on any level is not acceptable to any woman any where. If it was not working with her then you should have just walked away. And now Joe B., you are complaining that she is gone. Come on man.
Has anybody heard the rumor that the floor joists beneath Boondocks had to be reinforced to support the heifer load on free food night?

Twinkies are 75 this month. Americans spent $47 million on them in the past 12 months.
A report released Monday by the Federal Consumer Quality-Of-Life Control Board indicates that the cost of living now outstrips life's benefits for many Americans.
It might have been a little stressful for Craven Moorehead, but we still had a good time. How bout' that Jeff Gordon! Cowboys rule! Oh, and by the way. Liberals still suck!
It was on this day in 1828 that Noah Webster published his American Dictionary of the English Language. Webster knew that linguistic differences could deeply divide a nation, so he decided there needed to be a common language, and he would devote his life to capturing that language.

He spent 20 years working on his dictionary, which contained 70,000 words, and he did all the research and the handwriting of the book by himself. He is believed to be the last lexicographer to complete a dictionary without any assistance.

Thursday April 14, 2005

 

Wednesday April 13, 2004
The Big Pine Athletic Association is, very much, alive and well. We are the umbrella org. for Little League Baseball and Softball, AYSO Soccer, Keys Cudas Swim Team, Big Pine Youth Football and Cheerleading, and Big Pine Sailing Club. We also operate the Youth Center at Blue Heron Park where there is a very low cost After school program and a Summer Day Camp. With the help of our business community, we are the folks that hold the annual Easter Egg Hunt, the Obstacle Course at Kids Karnival, and  the annual Haunted House. We are the lead agency for scheduling Watson Field.
The BPAA is supported by the Monroe Co. BOCC and the United Way. If you ever need info about our programs or info about any children's activities call or email us.
Respectfully, Scott Wade / Exec. Dir.- BPAA  305-872-0292 or BPKPark@aol.com
As to the comment on the Moondogs, I will have to find out if my bandmates are stretching their body parts or just stretching their imagination. I didn't care much for the comment, but I did get a big kick out of the accompanying picture the editor inserted!


Square Pizza is also sold in Miami, place called Frankie's Pizza. They will 1/2 cook it for you to take home for a lesser price. Try it you'll like it!
I hate the phrase "ragging on." It is gross.
Re: H-Bombing Iraq.  So, you're anti-war, yet pro-genocide.  Are you taking your medication?
Re: The alligator at the blue hole. The big alligator that was removed and later died, was actually known as "Big George". He was wandering the original blue hole area when I first saw him in 1976. I never heard him called "Grandpa". This confirms the factoid that the average time the majority of the residents have lived in Monroe County is 5 years. Hence, the authoritative misinformation, not only about the alligator, but almost everything else.  PS.  Keep up the good work.
Winn Dixie isn't so bad. People need to have something to complain about and when you live in paradise, it's the grocery store. Anybody that would buy fish in a grocery store when we live in seafood heaven is only doing themselves a disservice in the name of saving money. There is a fish house on Summerland Key, 5 miles further down US 1 called Summerland Seafood. It also has a restaurant named Fishcutters. Both are fresh and delicious.
Kudos to the pizza poster.  I'd like to give that a try.  I'll have to wait 'till summer in Rhode Island though, unless someone down here knows how to make it right.




Long winded tomes It was on this day in 1633 that Galileo was put on trial...

Whatever happened to Billie, who used to be the Nextel girl?

Re: "...Cuba do not have the health care facilities." Cuba has some of the best health care in the world. They have a higher ratio of doctors to people than anywhere else. (They only make about $30-33 a month.) So to say that Cuba has poor health care could not be further from the truth. They are even world leaders in eye surgery.

We don't hate Winn Dixie. It's just that it's in all our lives. It's an impersonal place to pick on. No one gets hurt. (they're already in Chapter 11 protection).
Did you know that Wisconsin and some other Midwestern states have legal cat hunting? There is a web site, info@dontshootthecat.com that is trying to make it illegal to hunt and shoot the cats. Maybe we should make cat hunting legal down here. Then when the snowbirds come down in the winter every year we could sell cat hunting permits and make some revenue off the cats. Then the cats will finally have some usefulness.
The Evil Boss is not worth the time and energy to even discuss, he is not a landscaper. As a matter of fact I cannot see anything that he actually does do himself.  He has moronic puppets carry out his bidding.  I wish I could be around when this punk crashes and burns, because a fool and his money are soon parted. Money is apparently the only thing he feels is important. Even his woman had the good sense to leave this angry, bitter little man. I assume his parents failed miserably in their efforts to give him basic values. It is a real hoot working for the missing link.
Much of the seafood at Winn Dixie is thawed products from their frozen food section. I heard the lady tell a customer.


Leonardo DiCaprio invented the bulbous forehead.
"Natural male enhancement" Isn't that an oxymoron?
FishCutters all the way for seafood purchases.

I use honey on my face. It really hydrates my skin. I leave it on for about 20 minutes then wash it off with water. Then I rinse my face with whole milk and let it stay on. The milk tightens up the skin. I read that Cleopatra used this milk and honey treatment and she was hot!


Good thing you included a picture of Commissioner Neugent.  I thought Ted Nugent was commishing for you guys and I was looking forward to some truly interesting rants in future columns.
"If there was no WD, what would we all complain about?"  Humans will always find something to complain about.  It's one of the common factors among all races, religions, etc.
If anyone wants to do their banking with a terrible bank that has lousy service I recommend First State Bank.
Videos have shifted the debate over precisely what happened on the streets during the Republican National Convention. A sprawling body of visual evidence, made possible by inexpensive, lightweight cameras in the hands of private citizens, volunteer observers and the police themselves, has shifted the debate over precisely what happened on the streets during the week of the convention.

For Mr. Kyne and 400 others arrested that week, video recordings provided evidence that they had not committed a crime or that the charges against them could not be proved, according to defense lawyers and prosecutors. Among them was Alexander Dunlop, who said he was arrested while going to pick up sushi.

Craven Moorehead hopes to get another day off-- less stressful next time. Maybe the boss man can come out too. He works to much. I love him. Go Cowboys!

Wednesday April 13, 2004

Tuesday April 12, 2005
Dockside Bar in Marathon going Condo? What happened? I was there last July enjoying their Sunday night jam, good food, good music and nice people. Any more info on this piece of the Old Keys would be appreciated.
Kudos to those who tip appropriately. Tough times for the pizza delivery drivers with gas at $2.50 a gallon.
This pizza came from a bakery in Rhode Island. They pack the rectangle slices, six to a layer, in cake boxes separated with doughnut paper. They've always done it that way. There isn't any cheese on it; just great sauce on great dough. You can find this pizza in just about any bakery in the state. The round pizza that most of us southerners are used to is called a pizza pie.

How do you find out what children’s activities are around or coming up.  There used to be the Big Pine Athletic Association is it still around?
Ok, if WD is so bad, where do I shop? I'm coming down with my family this Saturday.  Where do I get good fish?  And where is a good bar with a pool table?
Wow! Sometimes I am amazed by the response to comments on this site.  You try to make a simple comment and someone takes it totally out of context.
 
I felt my house shake the first time and along with everyone else not knowing what it was, I wrote in; and appreciated all of the feedback.  I felt it again this weekend (actually, I think it's pretty cool) and thought I would write in and see if everyone else did too.  And out of nowhere--you have a smart, crappy response.  You're very rude.


To the person who spent twenty years fighting for this country, I am in enthusiastic agreement. Thank you my friend, I am humbled. Our presence in the middle east is a catalyst for a profound change in direction.
Murder most foul.  Diana was more than a big nosed slut. Give me a break. Look at any news clip or photo of her and her charisma and charm were always in full force. She wasn't afraid to touch a commoner. I could go on and on. So she had an  affair, so what. IF Charles would have shown her the love and affection that he does with Tampon Lady (Did you all forget about Charles wishing he were a tampon?),  then he might have kept his wife. However, looks to me like he only needed a young woman to bear his children and Diana was as good as any so he grabbed her up and then guess what happened? The British people, and people everywhere for that matter fell in love with her.

That pissed Charles and the Queen off. Then they really got mad when Diana started seeing  Dodie, or what ever his name was. Anyway, they had her killed, can't tell me any different. Yep, they did away with her, buried her in the Royal Blankie and went on with their lives. They didn't care that her sons would forever be without a mother, they just didn't think of the boys' feelings. Like OJ killing Nicole, the kids' feelings were never considered.

Well I am an American, and if you British want to know what some of us think, well, there you have it! Your Queen and her jealous son did away with a beautiful, loving , free spirit, and you all ended up with a dried up ol' prune bag, with a feather sticking out of her head.
Sorry the space pen did not cost 12 billion to develop, it was more like 200K, still a tidy sum in those days when you realize that the pencil was already available.
www.WoodlandParkCam.com - Live View of Woodland Park, Colorado!!
(Ed: We have added an index to most of the cameras around the world. You can see the list on the bottom of our Live Webcam page:
http://www.bigpinekey.com/Pages/web_cam_west.htm )
Bonny Prince Charles and Camilla. "He has had one affair spanning lots of years." TV called them "soul mates" for 30 some years. What is a soul mate anyway?  How are you a soul mate when you're married to another person? They deserve to be together because they are equal, both cheaters and liars.  Soul mates by stolen moments of deceit. Car ad Charley - the infidelity twins


To the person complaining about urinal dividers: try Enzyte, the one a day tablet for natural male enhancement.
Re: Fat people on food stamps. I'm sure there are just as many skinny people on food stamps as the fatties. Getting food stamps hasn't a thing to do with weight. I actually received food stamps after my divorce . I wasn't fat and there's no way that the amount they gave me lasted the whole month with growing teenagers in the home. They weren't fat either. Some people are not as fortunate as others. Some people realize that. Some people, on their best day, can't make change for a dollar, and it ain't even their fault. They don't know how to plan meals or to buy food as effectively as you. So,  try and have a little compassion for your fellow man. Not everyone is as smart or skinny as you.

What next? "More and more pharmacists do not want to hand over the birth control package and feel that it is within their rights to lecture women about their morals."
Here is something else to consider when hiring a foreign hooker. Third world countries like Mexico and Cuba do not have the health care facilities that we enjoy in the US. So, most likely the foreign hooker has never seen the inside of a doctor's office in their life, much less have any knowledge of safe sex. ugh.
Thanks to the beautiful night last Saturday that the Big Pine Moose Lodge Men for the Appreciation Dinner for the Women of the Moose.  They cooked and served a first class Steak Dinner, provided 2 for 1 cocktails and fine entertainment.  We definitely feel appreciated.  Once again we are lucky to have this top notch organization in our community.


Once thing that does stand out about the Moondogs is those boys are all hung like horses. Maybe that's why they have so many young babes following the band around.
Warmonger: Iraq should have been blasted off the planet with an H-Bomb. That way, no precious American lives would be sacrificed. When the general population of Iraq have their country back to themselves, they will still have the desire to kill all non-Muslims.
Elastic Baby This'll drive you nuts.
Re: Little Palm Island GM.  Almost everyone I know who works there is glad he's gone.  Maybe the next GM will be a decent manager. Morale might improve and LPI could get it's fourth star back.  It's a beautiful place, but it's never been the same since Ben, Paul, Barry, & Chef Michele. Kudos to the "old" family.
Is your Evil boss with the mini-Neanderthal head a landscaper?


Now where can I find that damn AFLAC quacking duck?
About Terry Schiavo and reinserting her feeding tube. Which is actually a really smart medical invention. I really think that they should have. They shouldn't have starved her to death.

I know a young girl with a g-tube for feeding reasons, and she will probably have this tube for a while, but just because they have a medical reason to have one of these horrible things inserted into their stomach doesn't give anyone the right to say that it would be best for us to pull it out and let them live their short life without it. Terry Schiavo was probably happy to be alive because she knew she was loved not just by her parents but by everyone who knew her. If the courts ever tell me that my niece has to have her feeding tube removed to eventually kill her, I will protest, because she is happy. She has fun, and she is loved. It was wrong what they did to Terry. I fully agree with her parents.
John Bolton is described as a blunt diplomat -isn't that an oxymoron?
Hey!  Who plagiarized one of my old "Santana" emails?   I have purposely quit ragging on Carlos and have now focused on Esteban. Carlos has talent, at least.
Gas prices got you down?  Demand for the new hybrid cars are so great that some used ones are selling for more than the list price for a new one.
Americans, by an overwhelming majority, don't think Terri Schiavo was the President's or Congress' business. The Schiavo case presages something scary -- the continuing "massive transformation of the federal judiciary."
I've been a Cowboys fan for 30 years. What that means is, it's all about history in sports. Only if I was a fly-by-night, band-wagoning Cowboy fan, I could agree with you. We will be there again, and probably before your Eagles (chokers) will. Oh, and by the way, we were last there in 1995. The last time you were there before last year was in 1983. If my math is right it was 22 years ago. As for being a typical Cowboy fan, that would put me in the "facts" category. Wouldn't it? Dave is that you?



Urinal dividers are not for privacy, they are for spatter reduction.
The Moondogs have standout humor, and if your lucky maybe they will pick you out of the crowd and Dirty Sanchez you.
Prince Charles needs a strong woman to counter balance his mama.  Diana was terrific in a lot of ways, but she was not that woman.  I've always thought it sad how both their lives got messed up in the process.  Hope Will and Harry come out of it all ok.

I have known Tommy (Tom the Bartender) for about 5 years. Smart, fast and friendly.  I never had to ask for a drink. He just knew. Great bartender and a hell of a guy!


Rolling Stone on President Bush's iPod playlist, which includes songs by Joni Mitchell, John Hiatt, the Knack and John Fogerty: "One thing that's interesting is that the president likes artists who don't like him."
Little Palm Island just unloaded one of the most unqualified GM's it has ever had.  This guy was great for a bar story (however farfetched), but was absolutely spineless when it came to managing the island.  When I started they were serving Starbucks coffee, when I left, they were serving the same coffee you buy at Tom Thumbs.  Literally.  At any sign of confrontation this man would run out to a dock and be "on the phone".  Never once did he settle any of our qualms in a professional manner.  He insulted me a number of times by belittling me and my co-workers who brought in over a million dollars a year for our department.  I left in part because I was treated like a common criminal, he would comp my work, sometimes without even telling me, brought friends and family in and gave them free treatments, fed us the most disgusting employee lunches, and told us it was uncouth for a massage therapist to walk around the island with a bottle of water.  We were served ham salads (?) for lunch for 4 months straight.  We had 12 hour shifts and never got
dinner.  Bye, Bye GM.

Little Palm Island is a treasure that is owned by a wonderful couple.  It has been mismanaged, used and abused and neglected by the Island managerial staff.  It deserves someone who can love the Keys and make it special again, I'd come back to work next season in a heartbeat.  Good luck new GM.



Have you ever noticed that in the Bush Administration, the only way to get a job promotion is to bungle our national security?
Joe B. Sorry, now that she has gone back north it is better for now. (karma)

Tuesday April 12, 2005

 

Monday April 11, 2005
Long winded tomes Check this out. It's a revised Living Will with rather a political bent. It says it all.
I'm happy that Commissioner Neugent is against filling in the swimming hole at N. Pine Channel. I wish we could get him on board about filling in the old Marina basin. I don't want to seem pushy, but while he's at it--how about getting the Gov't. to leave the alligator alone?

MM15 Oceanside in the Saddlebunch Keys. What is that government antenna field for? Air? Sea? Locusts?
Re:  To the person with the incredibly ugly and obnoxious boss.  Who is this guy?  Which mini Labrador head does he look like?  I had to check them out.  They we very gross. Kind of like your boss, I'll bet. 



The problem with foreign hookers is that you can’t exercise your smooth-talk and pick-up lines because they don’t understand English. It takes some of the kick out of a wonderful encounter.
It always amazes me at the short sightedness of those who label people as "Warmongers".  Like Jane Fonda, who know very little about world politics and other social issues.  Those that follow the doctrine of extremist Muslims have already declared war on "the Infidel"  (non-Muslims).  There doctrine specifically says to eliminate us (you too).  You say the war in Iraq is not worth one  American life.  9-11 cost thousands.  If you don't think Saddam and the Republican Guard were complicit, you are ignorant.  I spent half my life in that neck of the woods and I assure you, they are all on the same page.   We are fighting the war on terrorism on their soil, not ours.  I spent twenty years fighting for our country, not complaining about it.  I suppose you would rather we bring the fight here.  Remember this conversation when the first American hospital, church, synagogue, day care center, old folks home, etc., gets incinerated by a terrorist.  Maybe it will be your wife, daughter, sister, father, etc.  Maybe we should just sit back and wait for that to happen.  Maybe we should have waited for Hitler to toast a million of our people before we acted. 
The Dockside bar in Marathon is going condo. That was the last bit of the old-time Keys. It was inevitable, but I'd hoped it would never happen. It was a cool place with all the boaters hanging around and the really laid-back atmosphere. Not it will become all shinny and filled with shinny tourists and their shinny money.
Re: Anti-War Whiner.  I'm glad you took the advice to whine freely.  You make our troops and our country proud.  Keep up the good work and enjoy your freedom.
I agree WD stinks bad. You can't avoid the smell, unless you walk around the entire store with nose plugs. 
Poor people might be over weight because of what they are allowed to get with food stamps, dry beans, cheeses, and other non-healthy food stuffs. Sure the fat gets on, but it's most likely not a very healthy diet. Just look at the ones that don't use the stamps, they are walking forms of people  
Kudos to (Commissioner) Neugent on remaining on the Marine Sanctuary Advisory board. That's an important board because we are surrounded by the sanctuary.


Leonardo DaVinci invented the scissors.
I hope the publisher/editor will not be shamed by self-appointed censors into depriving the readers of barbed humor such as the "smile for food" cartoon. It wasn't all that funny (to me), but this kind of irreverent humor serves as a relief valve for folks who are perpetually bombarded with media hyped tragedies. There are hardly any disasters where an interjection of levity isn't a help. Perhaps the righteously indignant interpret this cynicism as sacrilege. Bull.

These opportunists are always going throw the pall of guilt on whomever are vulnerable, and are damn happy to do it, but I say they have a corrupt agenda. No one is ever hurt by a joke like that unless they choose to be. And what the hell does one expect when one is perpetually confronted with such a ridiculous hype to the point of turning the tragedy into a bizarre carnival? It's a natural healthful function to buttress oneself against sympathy fatigue, and get the hell on with life. We've all got our own goddamn crosses to bear. For those hobbyists who love to come running up to take offense, screaming "Don't laugh! Quit laughing!", police your own behavior, and "If you can't find nobody else [to look down on], then help yourself to me". Also, (at the risk of being banned to the back page), "Moderate lamentation is the right of the dead, excessive grief the enemy to the living". [Shakespeare] Assholes though we may be, there is no one in this community, from the lame cheesedick and heifer name-callers, to the bashers and praise givers, who wouldn't stop to help if they could.
I bought shrimp a couple of years ago from WD. I took it out of the fridge (a couple hours after I bought it) and it was stinky and rotten smelling!  I drove right to WD w/the shrimp. When I got into the store, I literally had big flies buzzing around the bag it was so nasty.  They gave me my money back immediately. Obviously!  Every time I go in there (which is often) I cannot believe how bad it stinks back there.  I was in there today and the lady was washing the floor down w/ soap and water and it was STILL stinky, I could not believe it.
If there was no WD, what would we all complain about?
Hi, all you people on the Keys. As a Brit, no sorry, Englishman I was interested in the comments about Charles & Camilla.  First, most of the population are not all that interested, as usual it is the vociferous minority who make the most noise.
 
I am convinced that if Charles spoke up, he would tell you that the reason he went with Camilla was because of the infidelity of Diana. 

Read between the lines, he has had one affair spanning lots of years, Diana went with anything in trousers. It is on record that she had at least seven affairs. She was a promiscuous, psychotic nymphomaniac. As for her being the "Queen of hearts" replace the H with T.
Please remember the price of gas when you order from any free-delivery service. The drivers work off tips, also pay for their own gas, maintenance and insurance. 
Quit your complaining about jets shaking your home by their sonic booms. The military isn't doing anything wrong except training the way they're supposed to.  Did your house shake in last week's thunderstorms?  How about during the past hurricane season?  If you don't like the noise and the occasional rumble of sonic booms, you might think about moving because I'm willing to bet the Navy was here before you!


Whatever gives anybody the idea that the princess Diana was beautiful? Like her mother, she had a big nose and was very plain.  It never ceases to amaze me how attractive a person gets when thy have money or/and power.
Is this "EVIL BOSS" maybe a builder and a poor excuse for one at that.  I know one who fit the description of the person being named.  Once the construction company fails, what business will his father buy him next. 
Answer to previous riddle: It only takes one Santana to screw in a light bulb....as long as he "screws up".
Que: What comes down the chimney at Xmas time?
Ans: Santana Claus....and he is still an average player.
Did anyone hear Little Palm Island ran out another good General Manager.  It is strange that Ben Woodson had the same GM and Chef from the day he opened and most of the other staff were happy.  Treat your staff well and they will return the favor.

"My name is Ban, Este, BAN". How does a wasp from Pittsburgh come to be called Esteban? It all evolves from wearing a mysterious costume of black complete with a black hat and dark sunglasses.  The dude gives me goose bumps I tell you.

Monday April 11, 2005

 

Sunday April 10, 2005

The A Slice of Paradise Pizza ad is back. We found the error that made it vanish. We apologize. (We forgot to clear our browser's cache.)
On behalf of our host on this site, whomever he or she may be; let me field this one for you, ok?  With regards to the person who thinks you are "ignorant, insensitive assholes...." your right to free speech as a citizen of this great country is why they printed your response as well as everything that is sent to them, more or less.  If you are above the age of 12, I cannot believe that you have not seen some of the many incredible tasteless things to be found on the net.  You do not have to agree with anything or anyone.  Like the person who told those of us who hate Parrotdise (and there are thousands) ..."don't go there."  He is right, too. It is all about the freedom to choose. I mean we all make conscious choices, wrong or right--like Michael Jackson selecting a prosthetic nose and grabbing McCaulay Culkins sweet boy ass or OJ making his wife into a zippo lighter or someone for buying an "Esteban guitar" or even myself for working for the missing link.  You probably would not fit in the Keys as a resident because you sound way too normal.  There is affordable housing in North Korea, China or even Libya as long as you are willing to give up your right to free speech. (How'd I do chief?) (Ed: Good.)
It is Cherry Blossom time in the Nation's Capitol.  Gorgeous!
 
Re: Warmonger Bush supporter: There is not a whiner among those opposed to the oily Bush war in Iraq. We are Americans who simply know that the entire country of Iraq is not worth a single American life. If you wish, you are invited to join the troops in Iraq who have been duped and lied to. Or better yet, you can move to Iraq since you think Iraq is worth billions of American tax dollars. You can chum up with those beheading animals who worship a pedophile prophet for a Saturday night game of soccer. Be careful it's not your head that gets kicked around.
I was in the Salvation Army store the other day.  They are low on merchandise.  Please do your Spring cleaning and take items in good repair for donation. 
Please, on my request as submitter, do not publish the one I sent: "open letter to Joe B." His karma will catch up with him anyway. 
Notchtop Mountain on the continental divide webcam. Estes Park On-Line
RE: Evil Boss.  Nope. It is not Rob, but that is a very good guess.  Here's another hint:  He has a developed upper body which looks pretty funny with his Neanderthal-type mini-head. His mini-head belies his smaller than average brain, which would account for him thinking he is smart because he has money.  He absolutely proves my theory that financially successful people are not necessarily intelligent.  No one that works for him likes him at all, but amazingly, they, to a man will appease this cretin by bending at the waist and laying a nice wet one on both butt cheeks. I am beginning to think I may be among the last of the human race that does not put money ahead of humanity by just being decent to one another. PS sorry about the 1-888-ego-trip phone number, I was just making that up; to the person that actually called it; did you order anything from Cabela's?  They have some really neat stuff--like the shower curtain hooks that are mini-Labrador heads.  (These are on a scale with Mr. Evil's head.)

Yum Yum! Ditto Prince.
We just came from WD and could smell the seafood in the produce section.  Please, WD
stop smelling up the store. Clean up seafood dept.
Note on the Moondogs. This group of guys has no real stand-out players, but I enjoy the hell out of them because you can see that they are having a good time on the stage. As a result, the rest of us have a good time too.  PS I am curious which guitar player that the lead singer of Angus-Bangus is married to?
Nigel Mack and crew rocked the house of music. Their drummer was awesome. Some of the log beaters around here could take a few cues from him.
How long will the royal couple's marriage last? At least they waited a grace period after Princess Diana's death. Diana was a blessing to the stuffy royal family. She brought genetically superior looks into the blue blood hounds. Diana cared for the poor, sick, and war torn peoples across all borders. If I were either one of Diana's sons, I don't think I would have attended the wedding. What will Camilla do to raise awareness or funds for the needy?
That picture the Ed. added was of Dirty Sanchez- not the Moondogs. Clean it up, please!
How would you like to put up with this?  They photograph every move the Royals make. Congratulations to Camilla and Charles, their relationship has stood the test of time.  How many of us can say that?
Good Home Needed for Beautiful neutered male indoor cat. Very affectionate, Has had all shots and is Micro-chipped. He is white, about 12 #'s with one gold eye and one blue eye and is 2 yrs old. Gets along well with other dog and birds. I  am forced to give him up for adoption due to severe allergies. Please call 305 872-0734 if you can help.
Just felt my house shake (jets breaking sound barrier) again--twice!  It was worse than the last time too!

This might not be the type of picture you were looking for but it IS the Moondogs. (It is hard to make out any detail.)
Why is it that all these people on welfare are so fat? I think its time to cut back on their food stamps. "We Po, but we Fat", that would be a good liberal motto.
Ed. I do not understand why you published those disgusting pictures/cartoons of Terry S. but when I sent you a public website that shows the local addresses of convicted sex offenders, you refused to publish it.  I am very sure that most of the local people here, especially those with children would like to know if a sex offender lives next door to them.
(Ed: Please resend the list and make sure you write "Kudos and Whiners" in the subject line or my spam filters delete it.)
Pet Peeve Dept: Why do they make the privacy dividers between urinals so low? Are short people designing these things? Us tall people can see and be seen over these partitions. I want to know.
Ed, sorry for asking you to publish the sex offender data.  It just occurred to me that if you did, they might see it and come after you.  Sorry for my stupidity. Please retract my request.
Does anyone know why West Summerland Key is east of Summerland Key?  Who named it and why?
Re: the alligator in the Blue Hole.  Fish & Wildlife should leave this gator alone.  I have visited the Blue Hole almost daily for years, and this gator is no more dangerous than any other gator that has been there.  They all have obviously been fed, as they are usually laying right in front of the deck.  Why do people think it is okay to feed gators?  Do they not realize how dangerous this makes them, and once they hurt someone the gators are killed.  I saw that there is a petition going around requesting that the gators in the Blue Hole be left alone and none be removed or killed and treat the safety concerns that have been ignored.  A copy of the petition is at the Video store in the Winn-Dixie center on Big Pine.  Kudos to the owners of the video store for putting the petition there for people to sign.  Everyone please go by, rent a movie, and sign the petition!
To the Viet Nam vet.   Do you agree with the Viet Nam war, or Jane
Fonda?  It wasn't clear from your post.
Experience how the other sex experiences it: : http://viral.lycos.co.uk/attachments/1949/simulator.htm

What kind of a religion says that if you kill innocent people to further your cause you’ll go straight to heaven? Ans: Islam.



Why can't we all get along?

Sunday April 10, 2005

 

Saturday April 9, 2005

Congratulations, Bonny Prince Charles and the love of his life,  Camilla!
I don't live in Florida but have enjoyed your site until today when I read your idea of a cartoon of Terry Schiavo from Sunday " Will smile for Food".  What is wrong with you? You are the most ignorant, insensitive assholes on earth.  What possibly could make you publish something like that? Is that humor on Big Pine?  Not only will I not read your site again, but I would suggest that first you "get a life, get a job and not spend quite so much time on line.  It sickens me that you have so little regard for human life that you could possibly even think that.  I truly hope that you never have a family member that is published on this website in that condition, how would you feel then?
1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq.
2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.
4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.
5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq!
6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq.
7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.
8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.
9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.
10. Amos cried out in Iraq!
11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.
12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq!
13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the fiery furnace!)
14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq.
15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq.
16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.
17. The wise men were from Iraq.
18. Peter preached in Iraq.
Re: NAPA. I couldn't agree more. Recently I went to  Napa at 2:00p.m. looking for  a simple auto light bulb. I stood there for at least 10 minutes, right in front of their faces and not one person so much as said, "Hi, we'll be right with you in a minute." They were counting the money and no one can get their attention. (Why don't you wait till the end of the business day?). While I waited I helped a lady find something when no employee even notice her.
 
A couple weeks before that, I went there for 2 qts.. of oil. The price was clearly marked,
however the man charged me more than a $1.70 over the marked price. When I asked, " what gives", I was told that the computer automatically change the price when the main office
says so. ( Again, can't this wait until the end of the day so you can update your price tags?). When I see one price clearly marked and then get charged more at the counter I feel "ripped-off".
I have to wonder how many other items are marked lower than their real price. But I will say that the employees are polite once they have time for you.
 
Let's just say Napa isn't is running on all their cylinders and are a quart low!




Does anyone have a picture of the Moondogs? If so please post it here.
How come Andrew Card is at the Pope's funeral but not Jimmy Carter?  The Bush camp has dissed Carter because he is critical of Bush's war.
Our tax money is going to the war. How many barrels of oil could we have purchased with the billions of dollars wasted on Iraq? Those who voted for Bush have no grounds to complain about the prices at the gas stations.
A substantial number of foreign spies -- al-Qaeda operatives included -- may be infiltrating U.S. national security agencies. A former CIA official who spoke at a conference on counterintelligence last month, warned that infiltration was a "certainty." He said, the danger of espionage has been growing. "I think we're worse off than we've ever been," he said.

This is not your father's Cold War any more.

Just two days ago, the Washington Times was hyping the possibility that the GOP memo promising political gains from the Schiavo case was a fraud perpetuated by Democrats or the liberal press. It turns out that wasn't exactly right. The memo was written by the legal counsel for GOP Sen. Mel Martinez, and Martinez handed it to Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

What does the Washington Times say today? With nary a word of its own false reporting, the Times puts the blame for the memo squarely on the staffer who wrote it and the Democrats who may have leaked it to the press.
Liberals still suck!
Touché, gentle responder, and Warren G. Harding is accredited for the non word "normalcy", not nauseous- which is a real word, misuse notwithstanding. The intimation was unintended. (How the hell...)? ...Damn public schools.
Skeezix- a character from "Uncle Wiggily", which occurs to me to recommend to a few of our contributors.  Pseuds... well, lets just say it's a term of endearment.
Re: A breach of faith w/the American people.  Blah blah blah.  I'm glad there is a website where you can whine about the war.  Our men and women are out there protecting your right to whine as they have done through many other wars that others have also disagreed with.  So keep whining, but hold your head up high as you do, because it's your fought, bled, and died for right!
Kudos again to The Big Pine House of Music! The blues show Thursday night with Nigel Mack was just about the best blues I have ever heard live.
I had what any dog lover hates and that is my best friend was suffering to much. We had him put to sleep this week. It is not an easy thing to do, but when your time comes to separate yourself from your best friend call the mobile vet on Big Pine.  She came to my house so my friend didn't have to go thru an office. He was able to lay in his own bed and leave this plain at peace. Thank you so much Edie.
I was shocked to find out today that the House of Music participates in the travel miles program.  I think it is 5 miles for each $1 spent. In fact it is the only one in Big Pine according to United.com. I have never eaten there, is it worth the miles?

That's a typical Cowboy fan for you.  Dwell on the past, this ain't the past this is now.  The Cowboys are sad even with their ten million dollar coach.  Even he cannot help them, they are pathetic. At least we got there, when was the last time the Cowboys got there?
Re: Scenic. Actually, it is  Sea-nik, a group of bohemian sailors who play bongos and recite poetry while they are fishing.
Is anyone else worried they will allow the use of cell phones on planes?  It is bad enough you have to deal with loud cell phone conversations everywhere else.  On a plane there will be no escape from the noise.
(Ed-On the Road: They already allow them. It is annoying because it seems that people talk louder on the phone than they normally would).
Does anyone remember Grandpa, the big alligator that the Fish and Wildlife took out of the Blue Hole about 13 or 14 years ago? (And what a fiasco it was.)  Well, guess what?  They're getting ready to do it again!  They want to take out the male gator in there right now, cause he's dangerous, cause people have been feeding him illegally.  I can not believe they didn't learn their lesson the first time.  They killed Grandpa by moving him.  Leave the gator be!  This gator is not the first one in there that has been fed and made dangerous.  They need to do their job and that might not happen.  I think we all need to rally together, Piners, and help save this gator!
(Ed: This was is a photo of Grandpa about a year before they killed him.)
If Bush wants to do something for Americas, he can get the price of gas regulated. Since that won't happen, Bush has no interest in helping Americans. A perfectly good opportunity (in the oval office) wasted.
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside-down, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 C. The Russians used a pencil. Your taxes are due again--enjoy paying them.
Jane Fonda says that Richard Nixon lied about the Vietnam war to the American people which I happen to agree with, and I WAS there. Some things never change. Does anyone else see a pattern here?
As for Neil Young preferring New York over Canada for his medical procedure.  He is very rich, and he can go anywhere he likes.  It's the poor folks who wait in line in Canada and who do without health care insurance in America.
Re: Old Ladies with tattoos. "Gramma, who's 'Bon Jovi', and why does he 'rule'?"
On this day in 1865, on a Palm Sunday, the American Civil War officially ended. General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at a farmhouse in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The following day, General Lee issued his last order to his men, in which he said: "I need not tell the brave survivors of so many hard-fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to the result from no distrust of them. But valor and devotion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss [of more men]. I bid you all an affectionate farewell."

Saturday April 9, 2005

 

Friday April 8, 2005
I am so proud of our Key's community and would like to thank everyone who attended the hugely successful benefit for MIMA Medical & Surgical Foundation sponsored by PARROTDISE Bar and Grill, Pepsi and the following raffle sponsors:
The Big Tease, Dale Malone at Artist's in Paradise, Diane Neault- Aerobics Instructor, Gail Upmal at Artists in Paradise, Bert's Buys, Deborah Barnes at Sugarloaf Health Center, Simply Silks, SeaBoots, Summerland Style, Coconut Farms, Floating Island, Square Grouper, Gingersnips, Gail DelVecchio, Keys Collections, Nadine's Salon & Day Spa, Frank at Hot Cuts, Susan Thomas at Artists in Paradise, Jeff's Stained Glass, Pat Geh, Kathy K, Seam Shoppe, Discovery Undersea Tours, Olympic Gym, Five Brothers Two, Margaret Burns Designs, Fishcutters, Monty's Bar & Restaurant, Grace Conover, Sandy Kerr, Big Pine House of Music, Mel Shipp, Bayshore Nursery, Sea Cloud Orchids, Big Pine Fish Camp and Jim Muir. 
Did I see it right? Is Commissioner Neugent supporting the Big Pine swimming hole park? And is he against filling it? I'm so happy if this is true. How can the other bureaucrats always want to fill stuff in? We need all the water features we can get when planning our community. And I don't me water slides. Yea, Neugent!

Yesterday’s writer was upset because Warren Harding introduced the word nauseous to the English language. Then the writer proceeds to introduce two new words: pseuds and skeezix. Oh, you’re really something, dude. Do you think you can just come on this site and start languagizing all over the place?
Let's party! Tonight, Friday, there will be a going away party for Bill and Roxy at Boondocks. Everyone is welcome to attend. Let's dance the night away. See you next year, guys.
Gee, I wonder why Neil Young elected to have his operation in New York, instead of taking advantage of that great, free state-of-the-art social medicine he's entitled to in his home province in Canada.
No doubt Iraq was a doozy of an intelligence failure. But it was, fundamentally and above all, a breach of faith with the American people. When it comes to matters of life and death, we expect our government to level with us. The Bush administration did not -- and it would not matter if all of the Middle East, from the Tigris to the Nile, becomes a democracy overnight. The fact will remain that this war was fought for a lie. The failure was not in intelligence. It was in political character.
See a Partial Solar Eclipse on Friday
From approximately 5:30-7:00PM ET on Friday, April 8, a partial solar eclipse will cast unusual shadows in the southern United States as well as Mexico and South America.
The evil employer sounds like somebody I worked for several years ago that looks like George Jetson. If it is the same person, you will know. A suggestion to you is to write all your suggestions down and give them to "Barbie Doll" telling her that you have a dated copy; also because the George look alike keeps using your ideas. Does he scream all the time in your general direction?
Those of you who were looking for Taco Bell or Wendy's to open on Big Pine, and those of you who are afraid of the same, there is already 'fast food' right here on the rock, it's called 2 for 20 pizza!

Marathon now has a Quiznos Subs. Mmmm, toasty! 4 stars.

Has any one wondered where our tax money is going? The taxes are higher than they have ever been. Our roads are crappy. US 1 looks awful though Big Pine. The canals are overgrown with mangroves. The stop sign out at the end of key deer blvd. was knocked down days ago and never replaced. We don’t have any snow to plow to eat up the budget. No frost heaves, although the roads feel like it. Have you ever driven through Islamorada and seen how pretty it is? Or even south of us where the bike path is really nice? Just wondering.
I'm just happy that the Parrotdise is getting a lot of positive feedback. I know the new management is working hard to make it a better place for you locals and non locals. Kudos to Parrotdise.
I now see why there is a car sticking out of the front of the NAPA building. It must have wanted out of there as badly as I did when I went in to buy a few parts. I stopped into their old location about 6 or 7 times to get parts or other items, only to get what I wanted once. Either they did not have the part I needed or they were too "busy" to even offer assistance . On 3 of these occasions I found the part I wanted, took it to the counter and eventually left as nobody would take my money. Today was my first experience at the new store, New store. Still the same sorry service. The part I needed was a simple light bulb. The last time I purchased this same item I was in a discount store where I looked the part up in a catalog in that dept. Now I am told a so-called auto parts store cannot look up an item that way. I now know how busy they are all the time, so I will make sure I do my shopping somewhere else so they will not be interrupted by me buying anything.
Which nasty individual that hates Parrotdise? Be more specific, there are hundreds of us.
It's sce·nic not seanic.


Canoe. Up north yesterday. The ice has just melted. We were the first ones on the lake this spring.
Re: The evil man to work for. (I use the word man loosely.) I had to work a construction job, which I've been working at since 1969, and had to work with such a person. I started working for a reputable contractor in the area. This guy, whose initials are MM, started working there at the same time. He BS'd his way to a foreman position. He was rude, self centered, belittling, and just plain mean. He had no common sense and would ask somebody else for advice if he didn't have the answers then take all the credit for a job well done and never give an 'ata-boy for your helping him out of a situation. He now works in Key West and has made many costly mistakes. His bosses have a hard time keeping employees because they quit faster than the employer can hire them. I once heard he was working on a job and the people he was in charge of dropped a piece of house wrap on him and they all started beating on him while he couldn't see them. I wish I could have been there for that. Beats me how he keeps his job. Oh, his wife left him too. Imagine that? The phone number you gave (1-888-ego-trip) was Cabellas Outfitters and he sure doesn't work there, I hope. If this sounds like the same guy please respond. I'd like to try out for his job. I know he makes more than I do and I know I can do his duties much better and keep peace and harmony among the workers.

You are too harsh on Camilla. They have always been in love.  The silly Royal system (in other words, his Mom) made it so they couldn't be together properly.  Life is short, I wish them happiness.  As far as her look, you are rude, rude, rude.  You sound like a black kettle to me.
Evil boss: Quit that job ASAP.  Working for Rob isn't worth it.  Life is short,

Maybe Craven Moorhead needs no get a day off too, so we can all go party!  So talk to the boss.
Re: 'Winn Dixie Seafood Dep't. I have to agree it does smell bad really bad  wake up WD
and clean up.
Regarding American Idol.  How Scott stayed and Jessica left has me
stumped.  I can't bear to watch it.  But, if America can vote for W then
they can vote for anyone.

 


Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos?
Safrotin and Precor?  Think before you go spraying poison all over your house and furniture. Yikes!
In regards to a flea infestation. I had the problem two years ago. The fleas had become immune to Frontline on my dog. I switched to Advantix and the problem was solved.
Hey, dingbat monkey George lover Bush mispronounces MANY words and doesn't know what half of the ones he uses means. How many times do you have to hear him using a word or a concept incorrectly before you see just how smart he is? Or are you that duped by his propaganda team?
I have been watching the chatter about "GREAT" guitarists and I have a few comments:
1) I remember from my younger days a quote that went something like this "Clapton is GOD" and I have to say I still agree with that one.
2) I do not remember anyone mentioning Jeff Healey. I saw him up close in Manhattan at B.B. Kings Blues Club and he was just great.
3) I know many of you will not agree with this one because I do not know anyone who has ever said it, but I think he is. Neil Young may not be a "Great one", but I know of no one who can make a guitar do what he can make "Old Black" do. His sound has blown me away for many years.

Friday April 8, 2005

 

Thursday April 7, 2005
I work for an evil man who owns the business.  He lacks common courtesy. He cannot be spoken to when he wants to inflict his idea or will on you.  He thinks that he is smarter than everyone around him.  He never came through with a raise that was due some time ago and has conveniently forgotten about it.  He makes me uncomfortable anytime he enters the building.  If you make a good suggestion he will reject it immediately without any thought of it being good or bad, than a week or two later he will adopt it as if it was his idea. He is generally rude and will belittle his most responsible and experienced employees. He will say the most illogical things to try and make his point.   It is only a matter of time that I will leave. Others will leave as well when they have had enough of his tiresome act.  Does this sound like anyone you know?  If it does call 1-888-ego-trip to confirm his identity.

Where's pizza ad?  Did they bail on you?
(Ed: No they are great. I'm the bozo who took a former version of the website with me on my northern adventure. The old version didn't have A Slice of Paradise Pizza's ad on it. I apologize to the pizza lovers of the world. I'll be back in a couple of days and fix it all up.)
Tom (the bartender) is a nice guy, we met him when we were still "tourists".
(Ed: The last pictures of the not so cold north.)

Piss hole in the snow w/ shoe.
Calendar Shot
April 2005
Now they're downloading people
Oh, how seanic.
Proof GOP interest in Schiavo case was all political:
The legal counsel to Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fl.) admitted yesterday that he was the author of a memo citing the political advantage to Republicans of intervening in the case of Terri Schiavo, the senator said.
Jimmy Carter was the idiot who started with the "nook-ya-ler" crap, but don't say anything about him. Bush mispronounced a word! So what?  While I'm at it, the phony word normalcy, was an invention of Warren Harding, and it's now thrown all over the place, along with the misused nauseous. "It makes me nauseous"! Yeah, it sure does. Also, we notice the pseuds love to precede a moronic premise with: "I, for one...". Hey, we know it's you, Skeezix, just get on with it, and spare us your self importance. The singular "I" suggests the subsequent drivel ain't from committee. What, are you trying to start a referendum?
"People add extra words when they want things to sound more important than they really are". [George Carlin]. 
 "The proverbial ..." This should be used only when there is actually a proverb involved (and probably not even then), but is constantly trotted out by people who want to add that multisyllabic ring of pretentiousness. "If and when". If there's an "if," the sentence is a conditional, period. No "when". Maybe this is a corruption of "if or when", but this expression makes only a little more sense than the first --if there's an element of uncertainty, "if" should stand alone. "Therein lies the dilemma" Try saying this: "That's the dilemma." Ahh, doesn't it feel good to pull the stick out of your ass and let all the hot air escape?  Wooosh!




Roy Buchanan used to wrap his finger around the tone control on his Telecaster and make his guitar cry. It was a very cool sound.
Let me get this straight.  Women and cats do as they please and men and dogs
should try it?  That sounds as ludicrous and something "Uncle Timmy" or his
deluded nephew might say.  Men and dogs will hook up with any female who will hold still for 3 minutes.  Women and cats think only of themselves.  Men and women use sex to manipulate the other.  Cats and dogs don't.  Men and women without consciences start each and every day with a clean slate completely forgetting their reprehensible behavior from the day before. Cats and dogs certainly do the same.  I believe these people have no self esteem, therefore must prey on people who do, so they can suck the life energy out of them.  I call them "energy vampires". 

Have you ever met someone who drains you and makes you feel exhausted?  That's what I'm talking about.  I believe that Uncle Timmy and his "nephew" are this type of
person.  They do not have any respect for themselves, or women, otherwise, they wouldn't have to prey on any type of women with any type of line of BS to get them to sleep with them.   By the way, every women in the Keys knows about this website, so his pool will be drying up any second.  Don't for a second believe that the good men and women of the Keys and followers of this website are fooled by your insolence and ignorance.  Ignorance may be bliss, but we wouldn't know.   In general, most people I met while living in the Keys are decent, hardworking, knowledgeable, lovely people who know better than to fall for a stupid line like anything that might spill out of either of  these two gumbas' mouths.
Re: Killer fleas. Fleas are only on their host 20% of the time. The rest of the time they are in the surrounding living area breeding and laying eggs. If you have 20 fleas on the cat there are another 80 nearby living it up. You need to treat the whole living area, every week for about a month.

You could also get rid of any stray cats in the neighborhood so the next time your "'inside' cats escaped a time or 2" they won't come back infested.
Ops! I hate when I send an email and then realize it was addressed to the wrong person.


No, I am female and very straight, and I still say that the lead singer is getting as fat as Sally Struthers. And what does NASCAR got to do with a person's weight?
Fleas are easy. Get some Safrotin and Precor and spray your house. Under the cushions and everywhere. Then repeat in two weeks. Keep your cats on Frontline as it will work once you have the problem under control. Frontline won't cure an infestation but it will keep one from happening. Every year there is a big flea explosion in the spring so near the end of February is a good time to make sure you are ready. If this doesn't work for your fleas, bring the cats over and my dog will fix them.




There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
A sad day is approaching for the Key's New Age Women; Uncle Timmy is headed back to his harem in the frozen North. The heifers will have to seek out another source of "enlightenment."

To the nasty individual that hates Parrotdise, its name, service, prices, food and bartender:  Try to wrap your infantile mind around this simple concept.  Don’t go there.  My friends and I eat there frequently since the new owner/management have taken over and always receive good service, enjoy the quality of the food and find the staff (including the bartender) friendly and competent.  If you don’t like anything about the place, don’t go there and if you can’t afford to dine at a decent place, get a better job or stick to bologna sandwiches!  Talk about having a chip on your shoulder?  I think you’re one of those individuals who go through life grumpy and bitchy, disliking everything and everyone around you, constantly whining and complaining and generally unhappy with yourself.  I also think that you’re the same immature non-person that has a personal grudge against a certain local couple and continues to write disparaging remarks about them and their places of employment to try and satisfy some childish need.  Get a life!

Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!
Re: Tom the bartender. I am surprised to read all of the positive postings. I agreed 100% with the original post, because every time, except for once, he was exactly as described in the original post. I guess I will reevaluate my opinion of him.

To the person who's indoor cats have fleas: gasoline and a match work fine.
Camilla should never be allowed to marry her horse-faced lover (Charlie) in a church. She would be more appropriate to work in the stables. Charlie boy really scraped the bottom of the barrel with this one. Woof! Woof! Who in their right mind would have an affair with old tired, tacky Camilla when they were married to Princess Diana, who was one of the most beautiful and kind women in the world? The English should protest this "marriage" by no one showing up to witness their vows. Or better yet, hold up posters of Diana outside the church.
Killer Fleas: I used Frontline religiously until it quit working last summer, I then went to Advantix and have had no problem up to now. My vet says to rotate them often, but since last year have feared Frontline. Seems like the Killer Fleas can get immune after time. Isn't Nature grand.
Uncle Timmy wouldn't want to charm the socks off Sylvia Brown, or anything else.


Anyone watching American Idol? That young blond boy needs to go. Clay Aiken he ain't!
Tom Delay's wife and daughter are being paid by money he raised for his campaign. Another thing to add to the list of unethical behavior. Add this to his flying on lobbyists' planes and using the Schiavo tragedy for political purposes.
The Army fell almost one-third short of its recruiting goal in March, its second consecutive month of shortfall amid concerns that the Iraq war is discouraging young people from enlisting.   How long before they start the draft?


Dallas Cowboys = 5 Super Bowl titles. Philadelphia (chokers) Eagles = 0 nada, nothing. The proof is in the pudding. Come talk to me when you get your first. The San Francisco 49ers are the only team that can sit and gloat with me.
The singer for the Moondogs. That's not fat That's a fuel tank for his sex machine Great singer.
In defense of celebrating Cinco de Mayo. I'm not Irish, but I won't pass up that chance (St. Pat's Day) to party, either!  This definitely falls into the "fun, food, fiesta" category of holidays.
Women's NCAA was fun to watch.  Kudos to Baylor.  My question is, why do the women teams have to use the word Lady (for example the Lady Bears)? Who ever heard of a female bear, right?
Re: Winn-Dixie.  Walk around the seafood dept, It really smells. Really! Publix doesn't smell like that, neither does Albertsons.
Hunter S. Thompson's ashes will be blasted from a cannon mounted inside a 53-foot-high sculpture of the journalist's "gonzo fist" emblem, his wife said Tuesday. The cannon shot, planned sometime in August on the grounds of his Aspen-area home, will fulfill the writer's long-cherished wish. "It's expensive, but worth every penny," Anita Thompson said. "I'd like to have several explosions. He loved explosions."
Hey, Craven Moorehead. Give your man some time off so he can go party with us.

Thursday April 7, 2005

 

Wednesday April 6, 2005


Uncle Timmy could charm the socks off of Sylvia Brown. He knows all the prophecy lingo. He quotes Nostradamus and the women come running. 
The bartender that went from Key Deer to Parrotdise is a nice and honest person and he hustles behind the bar, unlike many bartenders around here, but he made me a Bloody Mary at Montego Bay a few years ago and it SUCKED!  Regardless, Parrotdise made a good move by hiring him.  I don't go there much, but I plan to just because of that bartender.
Do you know what Grace Kelly had that Natalie Wood did not? A good stroke.



There’s no such thing as Azna. Sylvia Browne’s New Age theories are nothing new; they all stem from Calvinism. The “afterlife spirit world” theories stem from Plato. Self determination or “pre-determined contracts” are the delusions of someone whacked out on drugs. Get real.
All of the Taco Bell signs are gone. Must have been an April fools joke.
Why are you worried about another man gaining weight. Are you gay? Does he not appeal to your sexual desires anymore? Give me a break! Oh, and by the way. He is a very good singer and a very approachable nice guy, and he likes NASCAR?
Prince Rainier, Europe's Longest Reigning Monarch, Dies at 81
Prince Rainier III of Monaco, whose marriage to film star Grace Kelly captivated romantics around the world, died today.
The Christian guitarist you are referring to is . He was pointed out by Clapton that he was the best. Phil is the most awesome player that I've ever heard. He does so much with a guitar and to boot he's missing his index finger. If you have a chance to get a hold of one of his albums, you would be surprised. I'm telling you no one has really heard of him because he has stayed on the straight and narrow Christian path.
In reference to Bartender Tom. We miss him at the Key Deer Bar. I always found him friendly, efficient, honest and a great worker. He's found a new home at Parrotdise. So, now when time permits, I stop at my friend Keb's and have a beer with Tom on my way home. l always get to know someone for a while before knocking them.  Give it another try.   
Hats off to this years perpetrator of the Taco Bell hoax. You got us again!



Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
Aren't things getting soooo much better now that the snowbirds have started to migrate back to New Jersey!
Winn Dixie is trying to sell sliced Skunk ape meat in the deli. Ewwwww! I found bologna that was green in the display. I think the Skunk apes must be eating all of the stuff in the produce section, they never seem to have anything in there. Where are they finding their cashiers? They must be getting them off of the little bus on the way to school!

I heard thru the grapevine that the Reverend Jesse Jackson has purchased a house in Big Pine. I think he must be behind the renaming of Sands road as Martin Luther King Blvd.
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
I'm the one who complained about the bartender at Parrotdise. I wasn't drunk, and I didn't get kicked out. It just seemed to me that he wasn't very friendly and seemed to have a chip on his shoulder. I didn't have a good experience. However, in light of all of the favorable comments written about him I'll have to reconsider my opinion. If that many people felt it necessary to set me straight, then he must be okay. My apologies if I jumped the gun in criticizing him.  Let me buy the next round and let's move on. Cheers!
P.S. I do stand by my statement that the name" Parrotdise" sucks.


Along with the new Taco Bell we need Popeye's Fried Chicken, Arby's and Quiznos!
Somebody asked a few days ago about Little Debbie and where she went. I was in Key Deer the night she quit.  The cook was screaming at her for some reason, then he kicked the door and it sounded like pots & pans were flying around.  Next thing you know Little Debbie was crying and trying to serve her table.  I'm not sure why Captain Dan would keep an abusive and drunk cook around and let Debbie go, but I'm sure he has his reasons.  They do have great cheeseburgers.  Little Debbie now works at a boat rental business in Summerland at the Chevron.

Any advice on ridding of the ‘killer’ fleas this season? My ‘inside’ cats escaped a time or 2 and now we’re infested. They seem to be immune to Frontline and I’m only managing to lower the population some with a flea comb. All the neighbors have fleas too (dogs, cats).

Phil Keaggy is a great guitarist.  I've met him, he's a very nice guy too.  Listening to him play it's hard to believe that he's missing a finger.  www.philkeaggy.com
Obviously the idiot who made rude remarks about one of our best local bartenders, (Tom at Parrotdise) is not a local, or as noted by others, was probably drunk. 

I do agree that his one fault is that he is a Redskins fan, and as for the Cowboys fan who likes him, are you kidding? go Eagles. My two favorite teams are the Eagles and any body playing the Cowboys.
Beware of spiritual "teachings" that add to the word of God.  It may sound good and make sense - after all, the easiest way to trick someone is to hide lies amidst truth.  The scriptures say, "For there is going to come a time when people won't listen to the truth, but will go around looking for teachers who will tell them just what they want to hear."
Why is this man "Esteban" smiling?  Because he has no idea about the outside world around him. He claims to have studied under Segovia, but I gotta believe he has A.D.D. or simply was not paying attention. He does have nails that a velociraptor would be envious of though. I too bought his guitar but I broke a string and had to sell it.
I hate daylight savings time.

Re:  Are you going to shag senselessly or shag him until he is senseless?  Never you mind.

Finally – someone else that noticed the fact that the little Texan gnome can’t say ‘nuclear’.  I bet his dog has better language etiquette than he.  The only thing I can’t figure out is where George W’s good side is.  Let’s face it, anyone who cuddles his dog the way he does just has to have a good heart.  Maybe it only equates to our 4-legged wonders because, other than that, he’s about as much use as….
They must have changed the spelling of Taco Bell to For Rent.
Now then, speaking of Bo's prehensile toes. On the average I get three or four emails a day that are going to harden, lengthen or otherwise supercharge my male member. I am conducting an experiment where I am buying every one of these products. They are mostly pills and herbs, but there are a couple of devices that tug and supposedly add length.  Anyway, I have a theory.  If I take all these meds and stuff that within a month I will no longer need a remote control for my TV and I am hoping that if someone drops something, I will be able to pick it up without bending at the waist.
Yes Phil Keaggy, I had the pleasure of growing up with him as well as Joe Walsh. Phil was, in my opinion, the best I have heard.  He was a master with the electric and had a partial pinky finger that he wrapped around the volume control and gave a mystical sound I have yet to hear since.  If you shop around he has instructional videos on both acoustic and electric and he is absolutely a must hear. Yes he did go Christian Music, (did I mention him before?) Eric Cartman went Christian music a while ago but he did it strictly for the money.
If you need grease or oil you won't have to go to NAPA if Taco Bell opens an Cinco de Mayo (it means 5  more mayonnaises).

Wednesday April 6, 2005

 

Tuesday April 5, 2005



Pope John Paul II 1920-2005
One of the greatest men to have ever lived.

Tom the bartender has been my favorite bartender since I moved here a year and a half ago.  Perhaps YOU had a chip on your shoulder. Tom is professional, efficient and quick.  Sometimes a busy bartender doesn’t have time to stop and talk to every customer, because the impatient idiots (you know who you are) are knocking on the bar behind him.  Good move Parrotdise for hiring one of the best.

Taco Bell? I don't believe it until I actually see it open. The sign didn't show up until Apr. 1 - April fools day. Doesn't anyone remember the Burger King sign a few years ago. That had everyone all worked up too. Wake up people-the jokester is out there!
Tom the bartender is one of the best around. I'll go anywhere he's tending. It sounds like the complainer might have had too much to drink and got thrown out by him.
Regarding the April 4th assassination date of MLK  -- where was the good Rev. Jesse J. on this subject?  It makes me wonder if he could not garner enough personal media attention to comment  on this important black history event.  Any bets on when he will weigh in on the Pope's death?  How can there be a funeral for the Pope without Rev. Jackson's face on TV? 
A termite walks into a pub, points to the pine bar and asks the man, "Is the bar tender here?

You really don't want Bo to take off his shoes, he has prehensile toes.
Who said bartender Tom was lousy must have had a few too many.
While we're whining, let's also be learning.  I learned 2 things from Terri Schiavo (may she rest in peace).
1) Be careful what lengths you go to to look "good".  Terri was Bulimic. Because of this she had a severe lack of potassium which caused her to go into cardiac arrest - which kept oxygen from getting to her brain for 8 min - which caused her so go into a persistent vegetative state.
2) Write it down!  Your wishes about your death, life and quality, thereof can and will be fought over and decided by others unless you put into writing what you want.  If Terri had done this, a lot of problems could have been avoided.  But, then again, she was young, thin, and beautiful; what could possibly happen?
Print this Living Will and rest peacefully.
I think the Christian Guitarist that you are thinking of is Phil Cagy. If I have this correct, Eric Clapton was once asked, "How's it feel to be the best guitarist...?" And his reply was, "I don't know, ask Phil Cagy."  Something similar to that. 


On this day in 1887, teacher Annie Sullivan taught her blind and deaf student Helen Keller that the spelled-out letters "W-A-T-E-R" meant the liquid that flowed out of the pump.
Here's some good stuff it you have a few hours to kill.

Daytona Beach web cam


Is anyone else bothered by the fact that George W cannot pronounce the word "nuclear"? (nu cle ar)
Re: Pope stepping down.  Under Canon Law, the Pope can resign and he can be fired.  In the history of the Catholic Church, both instances have occurred. The first pope to resign was Pope St. Pontian, who was elected as the Successor of St. Peter on July 21, 230. During the persecution of Christians under Emperor Maximinus Thrax, St. Pontian was exiled to Sardinia and condemned to work in the salt mines, which no one was meant to survive. Therefore, he resigned as pope on Sept. 28, 235, to enable the election of a new pope, St. Anteros, who could govern the Church. Pope St. Pontian was martyred in 236 (237), either from ill treatment in general or from a mortal beating.  On the other hand, Pope St. Silverius, who was consecrated pope on June 1, 536, was the first pope forcibly deposed. In March 537, the Byzantine Empress Theodora had Pope St. Silverius captured and removed from Rome for not approving her nominations of heretics for bishops. He was exiled to the island of Palmaria where he remained a prisoner until his death on Nov. 11, 537.  Pope Benedict IX holds the honor notoriety for holding the papacy three separate times.



Carolina on my mind. How about them Heels? Close game ! I'll bet Franklin Street was rocking last night.
Re: Rude remarks about the bartender at Parrotdise.  Tom is one of the best bartenders in town.  If you watch him you will see that he is always one the move behind the bar.  He does not stand at one end of the bar and shoot the breeze like a lot of bartenders in the area. He has a good sense of humor and is very smart. 
How about a religious station for all those people what want to argue about religion. Boring!
We all have our own beliefs. Let's get some good gossip.
I was at Boondocks on Friday night and the only heifers I saw were men, lots of them. So I went to the Tiki Bar and the men were not heifers. Prime Movers were playing and the place was packed. I had a great time.
I love Carlos (santana). And Estaban is great! I bought one of his guitars and I'm already better than Stevie Ray Vaughn!

Camilla  Parker  Bowles was a mistress for years and now people want to give her credit.  How does her husband feel about all this?  People do whatever they want, cheat, lie, steal and it's all ok in this day and age.  I don't think she should be stoned to death, but she has done wrong and now she is paying for it.  She may "get her man" but who know's what God has in store. 
Re: Taco Bell. I hope it was an April fools joke. I would hate to see fast food places on BP
one comes then they all follow. We don't want BP looking like anywhere-USA. We are unique.
Does anyone remember a frequent customer of No Name Pub named Bob or Rob around 1991-1992? He may have been a Captain or a Chief? Was there a regular customer who was handicapped? I'm trying to find old drinking buddies.
Hey, Julio! Boy has the tiki bar went to the dogs. After a totally burnt up order of wings and pressed nasty chicken fingers and french fries that smelled like garbage, I gave up. To my dismay, a friend then ordered a burger which took 1 hour to prepare, no french fries and onion rings like horseshoes. And when it arrived you couldn't decipher it from a hockey puck. Couldn't even feed it to my dog. Get a grip. Julio, we miss you. Joe Glenn, order some real food and some real cooks.
Hey Ed. How about a few more pictures of the north?


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I agree, Parrotdise is not only a stupid name, it, simply, is not the best place to go (I am being kind today). It all starts with the man at the top.
Has anyone noticed that the singer for the Moondogs has gotten fatter than a Bufo toad?

The Catholic church is too cheap to support the family of a priest--thus, no marriage. Considering the million of dollars that the Catholic church has paid out to men who were molested as boys by priests, do you think they will change their dogmatic views? And if child molesters are leading the congregation, what exactly are they teaching? Sick.
If you read Sylvia Browne's books, you will know who forgives. She is a spiritual teacher, teaching the truth of God, Jesus, Azna. We all have pre-determined contracts before we come into this earth. Each human life is here to learn spiritual lessons. We all have a life theme. I suppose one life theme of Terri Scheivo was to make us aware of our written intentions upon the event that we are kept alive artifically. Living Will
I hope Taco Bell is going to be open late night. I need a place to go after I tie one on.
To the person referring to the bartender at Parrotdise. His name is Tom and he is a great person and a great bartender. I don't want one person labeling him in a bad way when so many people love him. He is a long time local, and like I said, one of the better people around. I can only think of one fault that he has and it's being a Redskins fan. Go Cowboys!
All those people who think Terri Schiavo should have had her feeding tube reinserted don’t seem to be saying too much about hooking the pope up to a dialysis machine or artificial respiration or any other method to prolong her life. I am not trying to be blasphemous – just realistic.  I don’t think God intended for any of us to be kept alive by artificial means.  Apparently the pope feels the same; he does not even want to be hospitalized now that the end is near. May God rest his soul and Terri’s. Living Will



Sylvia Brown rocks!
Lovin' the snow pictures, Ed. I sent you some beach cam links to make sure you want to get back!
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
Mark Your calendars: Prince Charles' wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles will be moved to Saturday so it does not coincide with the funeral for Pope John Paul II.



Taco Bell opening on Cinco de Mayo?  That's almost cute.
Whatever became of that great duo the Whistling Monkeys? Sure would like to them do "You Keep Me Hangin' On" again.

Tuesday April 5, 2005

 

Tuesday April 5, 2005



Pope John Paul II 1920-2005
One of the greatest men to have ever lived.

Tom the bartender has been my favorite bartender since I moved here a year and a half ago.  Perhaps YOU had a chip on your shoulder. Tom is professional, efficient and quick.  Sometimes a busy bartender doesn’t have time to stop and talk to every customer, because the impatient idiots (you know who you are) are knocking on the bar behind him.  Good move Parrotdise for hiring one of the best.

Taco Bell? I don't believe it until I actually see it open. The sign didn't show up until Apr. 1 - April fools day. Doesn't anyone remember the Burger King sign a few years ago. That had everyone all worked up too. Wake up people-the jokester is out there!
Tom the bartender is one of the best around. I'll go anywhere he's tending. It sounds like the complainer might have had too much to drink and got thrown out by him.
Regarding the April 4th assassination date of MLK  -- where was the good Rev. Jesse J. on this subject?  It makes me wonder if he could not garner enough personal media attention to comment  on this important black history event.  Any bets on when he will weigh in on the Pope's death?  How can there be a funeral for the Pope without Rev. Jackson's face on TV? 
A termite walks into a pub, points to the pine bar and asks the man, "Is the bar tender here?

You really don't want Bo to take off his shoes, he has prehensile toes.
Who said bartender Tom was lousy must have had a few too many.
While we're whining, let's also be learning.  I learned 2 things from Terri Schiavo (may she rest in peace).
1) Be careful what lengths you go to to look "good".  Terri was Bulimic. Because of this she had a severe lack of potassium which caused her to go into cardiac arrest - which kept oxygen from getting to her brain for 8 min - which caused her so go into a persistent vegetative state.
2) Write it down!  Your wishes about your death, life and quality, thereof can and will be fought over and decided by others unless you put into writing what you want.  If Terri had done this, a lot of problems could have been avoided.  But, then again, she was young, thin, and beautiful; what could possibly happen?
Print this Living Will and rest peacefully.
I think the Christian Guitarist that you are thinking of is Phil Cagy. If I have this correct, Eric Clapton was once asked, "How's it feel to be the best guitarist...?" And his reply was, "I don't know, ask Phil Cagy."  Something similar to that. 


On this day in 1887, teacher Annie Sullivan taught her blind and deaf student Helen Keller that the spelled-out letters "W-A-T-E-R" meant the liquid that flowed out of the pump.
Here's some good stuff it you have a few hours to kill.

Daytona Beach web cam


Is anyone else bothered by the fact that George W cannot pronounce the word "nuclear"? (nu cle ar)
Re: Pope stepping down.  Under Canon Law, the Pope can resign and he can be fired.  In the history of the Catholic Church, both instances have occurred. The first pope to resign was Pope St. Pontian, who was elected as the Successor of St. Peter on July 21, 230. During the persecution of Christians under Emperor Maximinus Thrax, St. Pontian was exiled to Sardinia and condemned to work in the salt mines, which no one was meant to survive. Therefore, he resigned as pope on Sept. 28, 235, to enable the election of a new pope, St. Anteros, who could govern the Church. Pope St. Pontian was martyred in 236 (237), either from ill treatment in general or from a mortal beating.  On the other hand, Pope St. Silverius, who was consecrated pope on June 1, 536, was the first pope forcibly deposed. In March 537, the Byzantine Empress Theodora had Pope St. Silverius captured and removed from Rome for not approving her nominations of heretics for bishops. He was exiled to the island of Palmaria where he remained a prisoner until his death on Nov. 11, 537.  Pope Benedict IX holds the honor notoriety for holding the papacy three separate times.



Carolina on my mind. How about them Heels? Close game ! I'll bet Franklin Street was rocking last night.
Re: Rude remarks about the bartender at Parrotdise.  Tom is one of the best bartenders in town.  If you watch him you will see that he is always one the move behind the bar.  He does not stand at one end of the bar and shoot the breeze like a lot of bartenders in the area. He has a good sense of humor and is very smart. 
How about a religious station for all those people what want to argue about religion. Boring!
We all have our own beliefs. Let's get some good gossip.
I was at Boondocks on Friday night and the only heifers I saw were men, lots of them. So I went to the Tiki Bar and the men were not heifers. Prime Movers were playing and the place was packed. I had a great time.
I love Carlos (santana). And Estaban is great! I bought one of his guitars and I'm already better than Stevie Ray Vaughn!

Camilla  Parker  Bowles was a mistress for years and now people want to give her credit.  How does her husband feel about all this?  People do whatever they want, cheat, lie, steal and it's all ok in this day and age.  I don't think she should be stoned to death, but she has done wrong and now she is paying for it.  She may "get her man" but who know's what God has in store. 
Re: Taco Bell. I hope it was an April fools joke. I would hate to see fast food places on BP
one comes then they all follow. We don't want BP looking like anywhere-USA. We are unique.
Does anyone remember a frequent customer of No Name Pub named Bob or Rob around 1991-1992? He may have been a Captain or a Chief? Was there a regular customer who was handicapped? I'm trying to find old drinking buddies.
Hey, Julio! Boy has the tiki bar went to the dogs. After a totally burnt up order of wings and pressed nasty chicken fingers and french fries that smelled like garbage, I gave up. To my dismay, a friend then ordered a burger which took 1 hour to prepare, no french fries and onion rings like horseshoes. And when it arrived you couldn't decipher it from a hockey puck. Couldn't even feed it to my dog. Get a grip. Julio, we miss you. Joe Glenn, order some real food and some real cooks.
Hey Ed. How about a few more pictures of the north?


Green Mountain


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Covered Bridge
I agree, Parrotdise is not only a stupid name, it, simply, is not the best place to go (I am being kind today). It all starts with the man at the top.
Has anyone noticed that the singer for the Moondogs has gotten fatter than a Bufo toad?

The Catholic church is too cheap to support the family of a priest--thus, no marriage. Considering the million of dollars that the Catholic church has paid out to men who were molested as boys by priests, do you think they will change their dogmatic views? And if child molesters are leading the congregation, what exactly are they teaching? Sick.
If you read Sylvia Browne's books, you will know who forgives. She is a spiritual teacher, teaching the truth of God, Jesus, Azna. We all have pre-determined contracts before we come into this earth. Each human life is here to learn spiritual lessons. We all have a life theme. I suppose one life theme of Terri Scheivo was to make us aware of our written intentions upon the event that we are kept alive artifically. Living Will
I hope Taco Bell is going to be open late night. I need a place to go after I tie one on.
To the person referring to the bartender at Parrotdise. His name is Tom and he is a great person and a great bartender. I don't want one person labeling him in a bad way when so many people love him. He is a long time local, and like I said, one of the better people around. I can only think of one fault that he has and it's being a Redskins fan. Go Cowboys!
All those people who think Terri Schiavo should have had her feeding tube reinserted don’t seem to be saying too much about hooking the pope up to a dialysis machine or artificial respiration or any other method to prolong her life. I am not trying to be blasphemous – just realistic.  I don’t think God intended for any of us to be kept alive by artificial means.  Apparently the pope feels the same; he does not even want to be hospitalized now that the end is near. May God rest his soul and Terri’s. Living Will



Sylvia Brown rocks!
Lovin' the snow pictures, Ed. I sent you some beach cam links to make sure you want to get back!
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
Mark Your calendars: Prince Charles' wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles will be moved to Saturday so it does not coincide with the funeral for Pope John Paul II.



Taco Bell opening on Cinco de Mayo?  That's almost cute.
Whatever became of that great duo the Whistling Monkeys? Sure would like to them do "You Keep Me Hangin' On" again.

Tuesday April 5, 2005

 

Monday April 4, 2005

Lets pray the Cardinals pick someone a bit more progressive. One that will allow priests to marry, maybe allow a few female priests?
Change your clocks back? I believe it is Spring Forward!
Thanks for the Swamp ape photo!  Are these beasts all supposed to be the same thing or variations of the species?  Talking about Skunk ape, Swamp ape, Yeti, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Abominable snowman, etc.


Ed, are you vacationing in the snow? That's a real change of scene.
A good visualization of the speed of light is how fast the traffic stops in Big Pine Key, or how fast you get your wrong prescription at CVS, or how fast they close the checkout lines at Winn Dixie when you walk through the door.
"Godly Guitarists" do exist. There's an older fellow who lives in the West Palm Beach area (name escapes me), who is recognized as being among the top guitarists in the world (Guitar Magazine at one time had him among the top six). Any major recording calls in the area, etc., he's the guy who gets the call. I've worked with him on several gigs, and he's phenomenal. He's had offers from many major artists to travel, but made a choice in life to raise a family, while holding a day gig at Sears. It is all about choices.

On the local television stations, the newscasters all said, "now lets go to the Pope, live, from Rome".
I call b.s. on the person saying that they've been eating at Parrotdise (still hate that name) for 3 weeks and loving it. The service is not great, nor are the prices. I've also noticed that they now have that grumpy loser bartender that used to be at Key Deer/Mo Bay, etc, etc.  Nice move, hiring him. Why on earth would you want a pleasant bartender with a personality when you can have a scowling ape with a chip on his shoulder that acts like he's doing you a favor to get you a drink?
Poor Camilla Parker Bowles. No one cuts her any slack for anything. She ain't no Diana in the beauty department, but so what? They are happy, why can't the public give her a break? There has been plenty to suggest that everyone involved was the victim of suffocating royal traditions.
If you like Carlos Santana then you probably like "Esteban" from the home shopping network. Right now I am listening to driving the clue bus by the Swampkitties. Some of the lyrics: "meow, meow, meow get on board, meow, meow, meow!"
(?)Can Sylvia Brown forgive sin? Jesus said he could. In whom should I Trust? 
I was at Boondocks the other night and didn't see many heifers. There were several pot bellied pigs though.
That's not the Swamp ape in the picture, its the guitar player for Angus Bangus.






Ride by the old Napa building, Taco Bell's signs are already up and the grand opening is May 5th. Hooray!
One of the greatest guitarists--ever, just turned sixty last week. Happy birthday Eric Clapton.
I always take my car to M & M Automotive Services, no complaints so far!
The Swamp ape had a guitar in his left paw and he was going to play a gig for the homeless at his mangrove tree house. Sure wish I knew which mangrove tree house was his. I would have gone to see him play.
4/4. On this day in 1968, the civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by a rifleman while standing on the second-story balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He had come to Tennessee to support a strike by the city's sanitation workers. The night before he died, he gave a speech at the Memphis Temple Church in which he said, "I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the promised land."
Happy Birthday Jane Goodall.
Are you going to shag senselessly or shag him until he is senseless?
Is anyone left from the Pelican Post days?  I don't even recognize these Piners.
If your looking for an expert mechanic, look no farther than behind the flea market. The mechanic's name is Donnie, he is excellent and honest. He uses the same shop as what use to be Mark Kresser.
O.k. let's let the dead rest!

Monday April 4, 2005

 

Sunday April 3, 2005
Change your clocks back!

 


Pope too Pooped to Pop!
To the person asking about Zanny. She is in Tennessee and is fighting the good fight against cancer.  Though I did not know Will and her very well; I know that they are loved by many and there are sites that are trying to help them financially, etc.  Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
After hearing about the grand jury report concerning the Stock Island sewer fiasco, it would seem that we should get rid of three corrupt commissioners and one state senator. We're lucky to have Mr. Nugent covering our backs.


Neil Young suffered a brain aneurysm.  He is expected to survive.

Spring is here.  I’m going to enjoy evening walks with my two wonderful doggies and then go home and shag my husband senseless!
To better than Santana.  You must be the Dad of the Son & Dad act?  When and where do you guy's play next?  If so, you're clever, now everyone will come to see you!


Ok, Big Pine. This is it. The fabled Swamp ape! It was photographed on Key Deer Blvd. by a concerned citizen as it was leaping into the bush. The photo has not been retouched or altered. Finally the myth has been proven. Next on the list is the Spanish Harbor Galleon ghost ship. oooohhh.
I think the person who keeps writing about the heifers at Boondocks must date his hand a lot.  I go to Boondocks quite a bit and I don't see more overweight women then I see anywhere else.  Most of them are very nice too.  One I talked to has eyes to die for.
I had submitted a note about the Pope earlier in the day and just learned of his death.  He was a true humanitarian, a good human being...eternal peace to him.

Cousin Jeff sent this in to this site because I would never do such a thing.
For the sake of your property values, you'd better hope Big Pine never has a fast food chain store.  Support your LOCAL eateries you idiots (or else there goes the "little man.") or become like "Anywhere USA."  Go to any city and the stores are all the same.  Even if you go to hoity-toity Aspen, you get to shop at the Gap, The Sunglass Hut, Anne Klein, and The Sharper Image. The same ole crap is at the malls. HELLLOOOOO!  Next Barnes and Noble, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Wal-Mart and Petsmart, etc.  YIKES, give me the local retailer and restaurant any day over a cheap, unhealthy, deep fried, obesity making kind of place. Time to sell.
I have had the pleasure of being in the Keys for 3 weeks and ate out quite often, of all the establishments I had the opportunity to visit I enjoyed the Parrotdise Bar and Grill the most. The food was excellent and the service was outstanding (even though it was always very busy). I would recommend going there with no hesitation.


Don't miss it!  Your gal pal Jane Fonda on 60 Minutes on Sunday, April 3.
Re: Better than Santana Guitarist. I am familiar with him. He plays nightly at the venue Fantasy Land Ballroom. His CD Optimistic Grandeur is a smash hit. With such electrifying tracks as, Can't Get Over Myself, Can You?,  Grammy's Are for Suckers,  Self-Delusion Boogie, Talent is Subjective, and currently climbing the charts, My Mom Says I'm Great, so it Must be True. Has anyone else heard any of his hits?
RE: The Pope stepping down, they do not they leave their position only upon death.  I have seen five Popes during my lifetime and an interesting note is that the current Pope has held the Papal position longer than all the others except for one and that was Peter, the Apostle of Jesus. The first. (Correct me if I am wrong.) And this dates back to something like 50 A.D.
Long-winded tome The definitive guitar posting.

I have a theory, that Bo Fodor is descended from Hobbits and if you were to wrestle him to the ground and remove his shoes you would find that the tops of his feet are extremely hairy.
The Skunk Ape has relatives. They have invaded cities all across America. Breed Mr. Ugly with the Skunk Ape to see a genetic mutation the world has not imagined in their worst nightmares.
I do not know if a "single" devil exists, but evil certainly exists on this planet. Earth is an insane assylum. Evil shows it's face to us by the ugly-faced, black hearts whose only goal is to ruin the peace and happiness we knew before we met them.

Only evil people could behead captives. Only evil people can abuse & rape children. Only evil people can murder, betray, lie and steal without remorse. Evil has an executive assistant named Greed.
To anyone who wonders about our afterlife--read Sylvia Browne. She is the only one I could turn to for peace after the death of loved ones. If you are fortunate enough to realize the truth of her spiritual teachings you are blessed. Yes, father God exists, so does mother God. Where do you think the term "mother nature" came from? All of nature takes both a male and female to create. The bible has some truths, but was written from the viewpoint of men. We are beginning the journey back to universal truth where our mother God, Azna was recognised.
Can anyone recommend a car maintenance shop on Big Pine?  I miss Marshall's.  Mel was so friendly and thorough with his work. 
Since I know I won't get the whole Bible read in my lifetime I've been listening to it on CD's.  Wow, there are some horrific stories in the Old Testament!  Almost any Book would rival Hollywood for sex and gore!  Fascinating!
Apr 2. It was the birthday of Hans Christian Anderson, born in Odense, Denmark (1805). Although he was most famous for his fairy tales, he never thought of himself as a children's writer. He wrote novels, plays, poetry, and travel essays, many of which were at least as successful as the fairy tales. Although Europeans and Americans loved his work, he was scorned in his own country during his lifetime; Søren Kierkegaard once published a scathing essay about him. He never married, and when he became ill late in life, he went to live with a family on the coast near Copenhagen. He had breakfast in his room one morning, and was found in bed a little while later, dead, holding a love letter someone had written to him 45 years earlier
The pope was a good man and a great leader.  He was given the job to hold the line on religious matters, not adapt to popular trends.  He has done his job well.

Wow, good job putting this together remotely, Ed!  Let's see some vacation pics when you get back.

Sunday April 3, 2005

 

Saturday April 2, 2005



Remember to set your clocks one hour forward on Saturday night.
Godly guitarist: To my critics: Yes, I am pompous. No I am not one of these high speed teeny-boppers, as a matter of fact my youngest son is 27 and he is better than Carlos too; and I am not famous for two reasons. One, I never played at Woodstock and secondly I live in the Keys with the rest of you bozos.
Oh! Another beautiful day in the Florida Keys! Oh, and I live here!
Long-winded tome Dying.
I had heard the awful rumors, but now I am beside myself (not a small feat when you stop to think about what that implies). As I drove home late last night I just happened to glance over at the old NAPA building--and we all complained about blue--and there it was. The confirmation that Taco Bell is indeed coming to Big Pine. Our asses and arteries will soon be under assault.
To the person who claims to be a better guitarist than Santana. Let me know what band you play with. What time, place and date you will be on stage. I would like very much to hear the better guitarist in person. As they say seeing, hearing is believing.


I have tried the conveyor belt pizza, it does not even compare with the stone baked pizza's. The stone baked has a way better taste. You may as well buy pizza's from the grocery store as to have it cooked in 10 minute's with no taste and at a much higher price.
Amen Sistah: Unfortunately in my life, Christians, over all, have been one of the least accepting groups of people as far as differences and diversity in people.
Long-winded tome E=mc2. The fact that a photon’s velocity can be reduced in no way diminishes the validity of Einstein’s theory of relativity. In a vacuum, the speed of light is finite. “c” then, is a discrete 299,792,458 meters / sec....

The only thing that was done wrong with Terri was that they let her suffer. We wouldn't treat an animal that way. It's time that we grow up. Put her out of her misery.  Nobody should have to live like that. It's inhumane. It's defiantly not the quantity of life. It's the quality. We as Americans need to pull our heads out of the courtroom and stick it outside the window in the fresh air of Mother Nature. Life is a balance in every way. I grew up on a farm and lived with that balance everyday of my life. We respected life and everything in it. The world will be a better place when we all learn to live in that balance. The old farmers who depended on that balance for everything they had would never believe that this is what would have happened to something that was so simple and true.
To the Steer (no balls) who keeps insulting the women at the Boondocks. You were invited
to prove your manhood. But like a true steer you never show up; or at least you are too afraid
to admit you're there. If you can't stand behind what you say, and say it to someone's face, then why don't you ever include your e-mail address. Once again (no balls). I'm pretty sure that you are no prize yourself. Show Yourself!


I sure hope this self proclaimed "greatest guitar player" knows how to play his guitar behind his back because that's where his hand is while he pats his own back.
Adam and Eve are a fable.  It's a story of good and evil.  No such thing as Adam and Eve, they didn't exit. If God "Will come again to judge the living and the dead", does it mean the dead are dormant until the end of time?  Or do they go to heaven/hell at the time of death? Since there are so many experts on this site, I thought you all might ponder on these questions/comments.  Do any of you believe in the devil?
After a recent meal at Parrotdise, I was told that I may have eclipsed the speed of light trying to get to the restroom.
Hey Ed, I can send you a picture of the Skunkape, finally! email me and I will send you the picture.
(Ed: I can't email you because I'm traveling right now and am having enough difficulty trying to publish this site remotely and my email doesn't work from afar. The best thing is to just attach the photo to the email you send to the site. Please don't include it into the email--send it as an attachment and we'll show the whole world once and for all the real Skunkape.
info@bigpinekey.com )

If the coffin doesn't fit., you must acquit. R.I.P. Johnny.
I came home the other day and my cat got his head stuck in the strings of one of my guitars and damn, if it did not sound better than Santana.  So I went and got him one of those cute little Hispanic hats and I figure he can get a couple of Grammy's too.  But now he has an attitude and is meowing at me in Spanish. I think he is planning on jamming with the Skunkape, who is good mechanically but lacks a lot of soul (and he has not bathed in years). But living here in the Keys I have lost all of my artistic ability and I won't be able to really judge the band (who I think are going to call themselves either the "SKUNK KITTYS" or the "MEOWAPES".  Yes my friends there are plenty of open seats on the clue bus.
To the age test person: Forty isn't old. I have skivvies older than that!
Somebody mentioned Johnny Winter. I'll bet he's coming to the House of Music some time.
Just in time for the Season (April 1) here are a couple of stories I hope you enjoy as much as everyone enjoys all of yours.

Navy Sonar Drives Sharks Insane. http://floridakeystreasures.com/creatures/fish/sharkfools4-1-05.shtml

Pygmy Walrus Invade Florida Keys. http://floridakeystreasures.com/creatures/april.shtml

Keys Treasures. We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. http://keystreasures.blogspot.com/
When Earl Klugh travels does he go by "Klugh Bus"?

 

Lost and Found Dept.: I am a big heifer and I lost my tooth at Boondocks, did anyone find it?

Re: Out dated meat at WD. It is against the law to sell out dated meat. WD does not resell
out dates they are sold at discount the day before expiration;  and a larger discount on the expiration date. After that, in the trash it goes. This is for all perishable foods. Not only meat dept.
Answer to Last weeks Question: It only takes one Santana to screw in a light bulb as long as it requires him to "screw up"!
Question:  What Hispanic character comes down the chimney at Christmas time?
Answer: Santana Claus (and he is still average at best).
Once again for the part-time physicist out there who referenced the web site article stating the speed of light has been exceeded. Did you read the article? Here is the key part: 
Haché and Poirier emphasize that their experiment does not break any laws of physics. Although the group velocity exceeds the speed of light - an effect permitted by relativity - each component of the pulse travels slower than light. It would be impossible to transmit information faster than light because it would be encoded onto a single frequency component.
Uncle Timmy plays some Santana, but only because the groupies and new age heifers dig it. He even had one woman throw him a room key wrapped in her underwear when he was playing Black Magic Woman. He made a pup tent out of the underwear. 

Where is Little Debbie?  She was the best thing Capt. Dan had. We miss her.  She was great.
2 for 20 Pizza has improved just slightly. Slice of Paradise is really making some of the best pizza around and if you ask them nicely on the phone they will match the 2 for 20 deal. Kudos to the staff at Slice of Paradise. I'm also happy that they did not spell it Slice of Parrotdise.
CNN headline today:  Ms. Wheelchair stripped of title for standing up   Must be an April Fools joke.
Just a fan of HoM. I am 99% sure that Thurs. April 7 the Blues International thingy is having a FREE show. Nigel Mack, from what I hear is a triple threat, guitar, vocal and harmonica. You silly boys who are having the guitar issues should show up and check it out. Something to do, people on the BPK. P.S. I'll be there, single, young, blond and swingin' my hips.
To the Believer. I so agree with all that you said, but it's very hard to not get blown away with, for example: The pope, (who need's to step down for Pete sakes), who is suppose to be Mr. Know it all for religion, Constantly! passing judgment and allowing himself to be idolized. Are people skipping that scripture in the their own bible? You sound like a true spiritual person and thank you for your positive message.
Will everyone please shut up about Terri Schiavo.  She is dead, get over it.
What's up with the Conch & Stein Tiki, Zany still there?


Lance Armstrong faces another doping claim. Why am I not surprised?
Re: Ugly is skin deep. Being nasty is bone deep. Try again and don't be so shallow. There are are a lot of great guys/gals out there. One bad apple doesn't mean they are all bad.

There's nothing in the Bible that can hurt you. It's a book of love and understanding. It's man that gives the bible a bad rap. Remember churches are for sinners and it's a Christian's job to help their fellow man. Not judge him or her. So read it and you won't find anything bad in it. Even if you're not a believer, it's not a bad way to live life. Loving one another as best each of us can.

To the person who says he is a better guitar player than Carlos Santana. I would love to have an opportunity to judge that for myself. Are you playing anywhere that I may be able to listen to you play? Since you brought up sheet music, I have to guess you are well trained. Also when and where did Eric Clapton hear you play and comment on your ability? I would love to start a band with you, but I doubt I'm in your caliber of playing; and I also hate arrogant asshole guitar players!

Saturday April 2, 2005

 

 

Friday April 1, 2005




Are you an April Fool?

(Ed: Notice: Anyone one who has submitted Classified ads on March 29-31 please resubmit them as they have gone to cyberspace. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
April 1
In the pastel blur
of the garden,
the cherry
and redbud
shake rain
from their delicate
shoulders, as petals
of pink
dogwood
wash down the ditches
in dreamlike
rivers of color




R.I.P. Terri. I hope her parents can find peace too.

To that pompous guitarist who thinks he’s better than Santana: Just because you might be technically a better player doesn’t mean you’re a better guitarist. It takes more than mechanics—it takes art. I don’t think that you have the art part or you wouldn’t be living on the rock with us.

This was developed as an age test by an R&D department at Harvard University. Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a mistake. The average person over 40 years of age can't do it!

1. This is this dog
2. This is is dog
3. This is how dog
4. This is to dog
5. This is keep dog
6. This is an dog
7. This is old dog
8. This is person dog
9. This is busy dog
10. This is for dog
11. This is forty dog
12. This is seconds dog.
GOP leaders have abandoned the traditional principles of small government and federalism -- and I predict they may soon come to regret it.
Thank you Terri, we can now see something on  TV and the news papers. For all the poor MRF's out there with their candle vigils and signs waiting for a miracle, maybe now they realize there is no god. And they can get back to reality instead of myth.
Stone crab traps.  I know where 7 or 8 old traps washed up in the shallows in the backcountry, probably from Hurricane Georges 6 yrs. ago; my guess  based on rope length and vegetation growth. Is there any way to look up who owns/owned them by looking up the floats' I.D. numbers on some web site? These are the old style plastic traps that needed tools to open and re-bait.

How come no one’s mentioned one of the greatest living blues singers and guitarist? I’m talking about that great Texas albino junkie, Johnny Winter. It doesn’t get any better than that—only different. His slide is the best.
Re: I don't disrespect God. he doesn't even exist. God created us with free will. It is your God given right not to believe in him. I think you will be very surprised at the end. It's my God given right to pray you'll change your mind. As Christians it is not our place to condemn you for rejecting Christ - that judgment has been reserved by God. The Bible says "they will know we are Christians by our love." I'm sorry that has not been shown to you in the past. I hope you experience it in the future and are able to forgive those who have been a poor representation of what they verbalize.





Has everyone filed their taxes? 2 more weeks!
Rest in peace, Terri Schiavo.  I pray that you forgive those who let you starve to death for almost two weeks.  God forgive us all.
We haven't seen anything faster than the speed of light cause, duh, It's moving faster than the speed of light.
Boondocks heifer, Boondocks heifer
You have no complaint.
You are what you are
and you ain't what you ain't.
Your huge weight problems are all in your head
so eat another fried Twinkie and go back to bed.

Be careful when you buy Mueller's sea shells at WD.  You might get some extra protein.
Why is it that folks cry moral outrage about the sad Schiavo case, but no one is crying moral outrage on the sad findings of this study on our environment? Many of the world's ecosystems are in danger and might not support future generations unless radical measures are implemented to protect and revive them, according to the most comprehensive analysis ever conducted of how the world's oceans, dry lands, forests and species interact and depend on one another. Oh, we don't have time to read that- we have to fill up our SUV again.
I've been to the House of Music many times and compliment them on the ongoing efforts at improvement, the quality of the bands and their friendly attitude towards their customers. They also have good bar food and pizzas and pour a generous drink. But they really need do something about the horrible bathrooms. They look terrible and the odor is enough to gag a maggot. They need to make the bathroom re-hab a major priority.


I can't wait to Spring Forward on Saturday/Sunday.
Re: You eat raw fish at a store that has outdated meat 50% of the time.  A store cannot sell outdated meat at the full price.  Once the expiration date is met it must be removed or sold at a lower price (then you buy at your own risk).  If you see outdated meat at the WD then bring it to the attention of the meat dept.  I guarantee  you will see it disappear.  By the way, you should always check expiration dates on meat, milk, and especially chicken.
Anybody have thoughts on the pharmacists who are refusing to fill prescriptions for birth control and /or morning after pills? If you have a problem with dispensing meds go into another line of business.

I agree with the person who was told by Eric Clapton that Joe Walsh is the greatest guitar player.  He is mesmerizing. He actually can make it talk.  Please do not mention Jimmy Hendrix.  Very few people paid much attention to him until after he died, then all of a sudden he was a star. 
Rob's bathrooms are so clean because they are brand new, but I do agree that some around here are appalling.  I judge eating places by the bathrooms, especially if there is no soap.  How does the cook wash his hands? And the servers?  Also never go to a place with a sign up that says "dishwasher wanted".
We really don't need a fast food place on BP. They sell White Castle hamburgers at WD
(and they are good) for a fast food fix.
We know about Carlos (Santana), but never heard of mister-better-than-Carlos even if Eric said so. I do like Joe (Walsh).
I think Slice of Paradise has the best pizza in the keys, real up north pizza and most of all fresh, fresh dough. He must make it a couple of times a day. AND you now can get two pizzas with two toppings for 20 dollar and they deliver as well. Love it, just love it!



Editor- Where the heck do you keep finding such apropos icons to accompany the letters? You must be quite the cyber-sleuth!
To the Christian and atheist bickerers: What makes either of you think your beliefs are any better than the other? Why must either of you put the other down for what they believe? You know it IS okay if someone just happens to not believe in the same thing as the other. That is what makes us all individuals. It seems pretty petty to bicker about something that neither side is going to win.
A Mystery: Lizard tail on the dining room tile floor. Very small blood smear. Three innocent looking felines. Where's the rest of the lizard?  Their pampered-housecat-digestive-systems would usually send back anything unfamiliar real fast, but so far there's been no further trace of the lizard.
First off, let me say I am a very strong Christian. I  do not necessarily believe what is being taught about Christianity though. Why is it that so many writings of Christ's times aren't included in the bible? Why is it that the Catholic and the Protestant bible have different books? Why is it that in the 1300's many of the books that were in the bible at the time were decided by man to be taken out of the bible?
 
Why is it that spontaneous abortion that happens in about 20% of pregnancies isn't considered murder, but the removal of a zygote that is unwanted is considered murder. When did we give the right to govern our own bodies to somebody else?
 
Why is it that this poor woman who has been brain dead for 15 years is being dragged across the newspaper like she was nothing? Why is it that her husband who she loved so much and who loved her so much is being treated like a criminal?
 
Where does Christianity end and sensationalism begin? What would Jesus do here now? Lets all stop this idle chatter and dig in our hearts and find compassion for the pain her whole family is feeling with their loss.
I believe I have found the skunk ape. She is working at 2 for $20 pizza.
Wes Montgomery--dead
Chet Atkins--dead
Django Rhinehardt--dead
Jimi Hendrix--dead
Andre Segovia--dead
Jimmy Smith--dead
Joe Pass--dead
Charlie Christian--dead
Carlos Santana--brain dead
 
How many Santanas does it take to screw in a light bulb?

We have broken the speed of light.  Go here: http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/6/1/13
Hey guitar players critics, listen up!  Playing a bunch of notes at high speed without soul is basically worthless. Good guitarist put feeling into their music. The mechanical ones just play fast; note jamming went out with the 80's, but soul playing lives on.
Yes, it is true; the last time I had sushi from The Winn-dickme I saw many pretty colors about an hour later.
OK, not faster than the speed of light. Boy, although I could not find the original article I talked about, this ought to get you to shut your yap for a while. Remember my caveat, "even if anything could move faster than the speed of light, light would still be moving towards and away from it at the speed of light." http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn2796

To: He doesn't exist. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world, His eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 
One closing thought on this "have to sing to make it guitar subject". Yes, they are many great, great guitarists who have never sang a word, but you keep making reference to the elite top .005% that play so well that if you have any musical taste at all you can recognize their talent.  The subject is playing in the local pubs and eateries. The people (please trust me on this) for the greatest percentage; react more favorably to vocals. And as Forrest Gump would say, "That is all I have to say about that". Now can we move forward to more serious subjects such as Swamp apes and heifers?
Being a considerate houseguest.

If friends or family members are kind enough to invite you to stay at their home, you'll want to be a gracious guest. Here's some tips to help you avoid becoming a burden:

  • Always help your hosts after dinner: Offer to clear the table, wash the dishes, or teach them to cook.
  • Ensure that you do not overstay your welcome by asking your host if you are overstaying your welcome every couple of minutes.
  • Playing your host's stereo at top volume after midnight is rude. Bring your own boombox.
  • Don't just act like a guest in someone's house. Be a guest in someone's house.
  • It's considered good form to replace any cats you drown.
  • Cooking a meal for your host is a nice gesture, but ordering a pizza and offering to chip in for your part is way easier.
  • Should an unfamiliar household situation arise, do not speak. Stare blankly at a fixed point on the wall until it all blows over.
  • Don't monopolize the bathroom: Take sponge baths in the kitchen sink, and pee in a bottle and hide it under the bed.
  • It's customary to take a souvenir from your host's home as a reminder of your wonderful stay.



To Mr. I can play better than Carlos Santana: How come you aren't famous, huh?
To the person who says, "shame on all of us."  As one of the writers against creationism, I'd like to say that I do not believe what the bible says about the history of the earth.  But I do not have animosity towards people who do believe in it.  Unfortunately in my life, Christians, over all, have been one of the least accepting groups of people as far as differences and diversity in people.  I believe that people have the right to choose their choice of religion, but they absolutely do not have the right to impose or suggest or believe that theirs is better or more right than another's.  Most people's interpretation of religion could be considered sinful in itself, by way of how religious leaders dictate what is right and wrong and who is right and wrong.  We should all just try to work together, but organized religion doesn't allow for this.


The real story:  Two new businesses are moving into the old NAPA building.  One side will be a veterinary clinic and the other side will be a taxidermy studio.  A brilliant concept.  No matter what happens you’ll get your pet back!
Purgatory doesn't exist. The Catholic church came up with that one. They made money on it, saying you could pay your dearly departed's way out, so they could go right to heaven.
Re: snowbird musicians Will and Zanny and Zanny's illness.
Click here: Friends of Zanny
Re the comment: What would happen if the Skunk Ape bred with one of the heifers at Boondocks? Would they look like zebras?  The Skunk ape wouldn't approach the Boondock's heifers; he has better taste. 

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