Saturday September 30, 20006

Readers Digest did a survey and found that travelers thought New York City was the most courteous city in the world?

Dude! Where's My Boat?

Howard Livingston and the Mile Marker 24 band return to Mangrove Mama’s on Sugarloaf Key, Saturday October 7th at 7:30 for a musical evening under the stars. One of Howard’s most popular songs talks about this little secret in the Florida Keys.

They should rename the holy land. Maybe something like hell.

ILC comment that iguanas are social.  I can verify that iguanas are social and like to gather in groups.  I picked off four of them sunning together on a dock yesterday morning.

Moderate opinion was largely silent as the right wing slashed and distorted Clinton's record on terrorism. It largely stood by as the Bush administration tried to intimidate its own critics into silence. As a result, the day-to-day political conversation was tilted toward a distorted view of the past. All the sins of omission and commission were piled onto Clinton while Bush was cast as the nation's angelic avenger. And as conservatives understand, our view of the past greatly influences what we do in the present.

A genuinely sober and moderate view would recognize that it's time the scales of history were righted. Propagandistic accounts need to be challenged, systematically and consistently. The debate needed a very hard shove. Clinton delivered it.

I know it’s early, but let me be the first to wish you a Happy Halloween.

Harry Luge & Haywire will be playing the Hogs Breath Oct 2-8.  Come say hi.  Paul Deakin (Drums) and Robert Reynolds (Bass) of The Mavericks will be playing with us.  Get on our mySpace link to hear our music. Hope to see some of you. Lets Go Fishing!  http://www.myspace.com/harrylugeandhaywire

[Iguana Lovers Club writer]  You go girl! (or guy) Thank you for saying everything I have wanted to say, but didn't because I figured the miniscule brains of the IKC jerks wouldn't be able to take it in anyway.  Ditto on all your good words.  I was beginning to despair there was anyone who still cared about wildlife and the way the Keys used to be and still are in many ways.  These anti-environment peeps (creeps) need to go back to the concrete jungles whence they came. Thank you again!

Depression can be caused by insomnia and insomnia can lead to depression and weight gain.  None the less, there are many depressed people down here who turn to alcohol and, or hard drugs.  I dare you to try to go clean for 72 hours and work-in 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise, a healthy diet with fresh fruits / veggies and do not pollute your body or mind.  Try doing this for three days in a row.  Instead of doing more lines or taking another drink / pill why don't you take yourself outside for a bike ride, a dog / cat / iguana walk or a boat ride?  Maybe if you start with baby steps and break the pattern of abuse you will, in time, feel and sleep better.  You could be a happier and active person who actually smiles!  That's why this website has so many meanies writing in - because they're depressed and self-medicating with all the wrong junk.

I really hate the political season; all those campaign signs make it hard to spot the yard sale signs!

It would appear that God's Candidate has a personal beef against Ed Swift and instead of taking up his problems with Ed in person, prefers to make all sorts of inferences in his ramblings.  Why doesn't he just get to the point?

Hey Ed, Your screen size Friday was a little big for my 1024 x 768 15 inch screen.  The ads, which I know are near and dear to your heart, were about 1/4 off on the right side.  You might want to check things. (Ed; thanks for the info. Friday our server had a denial of service attack and everything was totally screwed up for several hours. I think it’s all right now. We checked it on our test monitors. [15”, 17” and 19”] and everything looked good.)

We've had some fine looking sunsets lately for sure.

May George Rockett Jr. rest in peace.  God Bless to all and hang in.

Cheers to Maci, Oliver and  Mackenzie. May we all have the energy these guys have! Cheers to Cliff and all the neighbors who took time to help with the sunken boat situation. Kudos to those people who try to make this a better place.

It feels like autumn in the Keys. I’m so glad that the oppressive heat is leaving. Yesterday was a pleasure working around the house without having to take showers every few hours.

For those people who feel we don't have a thing to do with Iraq. I don't agree.  I am allowed to decent by  my vote.   The media only has one side of the story to show.   Let's just let them take over; right? All the softies would like that.  It's war and war is not pleasant. It's not nice and definitely not civilized. Again, it’s too many cooks getting involved. Let the government do its job.   I do care about our young people who do or don't make it home after their bout of service. If someone can't cut a second tour of duty, don't force them. One tour is enough!

[The ILC] All things feel pain, and all things feel joy.  Just like you and me (except, of course, for anti-loving, anti-social "creatures"). Feral cats are victims. Spading and neutering is so needed and so under-educated.

Techno music is cool for about five minutes; after that it’s repetitive.

[Waste Mgt. Someone mentioned: “They've gotten better] That's good to hear, just scary. Recently I dealt with someone (no names) there.  We know if anyone spoke like this person did, they would've surely been looking for work. That was only one person maybe, but weird to think if they talk like that how do they treat customers, fellow employees and others?

Sorry about the loss of $100 dollar bill. Did that happen here? Up Northwest someone might've needed a good dinner, hence: "that's counterfeit" when it really was a good bill.

I find it so ignorant that when someone complains about something here some fool says, “Leave if you don’t like it.” That’s like those rednecks who say, “My country, love it or leave it.”

How's the DUI's or have "they" been decent lately?  It seems like every 4th or 5th car on the road's Law enforcement in mornings and evenings.

Not all Big Pine gossipers are into talking about such things as the Marathon Winn-Dixie manager. I’m sorry to hear such trivial talk exists. 

[Crossbones] I went there one time for a meal after a day's work and had a burger, fries  (coleslaw was an additional charge),  2 beers and a decent tip. I wound up paying too much.  I won't be back.

My vote: more dance music at the Ramrod's Tiki! 

"All you folks that do not like the Keys…" I agree with whoever said that. I’m tired of private beaches strewn with broken beer bottle glass from (what do you call 'em) who can't pick up after themselves. If you drink it--take it with you when you leave. How hard is that?

Iguanas like cats and dogs are loving animals! I know we've been invaded with ants and ticks here, but cannot say they are loving animals.

Saturday September 30, 20006

Friday September 29, 2006

For those people who feel we should pull out of Iraq,  my sister was on the Embassy Bombing trials for 9 months.  Although she is obligated by law not to discuss what she heard, she can verify that the terrorist threat was and is real and alive and runs deeper then our shallow American minds can conceive. On the day they were to sentence the second embassy bomber two planes flew into the World Trade Center and killed 3,000 innocent people. Ask the young men that come back from Iraq if the people there are glad we are there. 

Our news organizations will not print that side of the story.  There may have been 280,000 deaths in Iraq since the war, but remember Saddam himself did in 180,000 in almost one city alone.   Freedom does not come freely, it has a price.  To allow Iraq to become more of a democratic government will take time, and unfortunately lives.   We must support the new government there and pray that they will become united as one unit, to be able to govern their country and control the terrorist issue.  These people have not been able to think for themselves for a long time, therefore it takes even longer for them to undo the single mindedness that they have been forced to live by.   The enemy is not a bold face attacker, but a coward who uses the innocent to destroy the innocent with suicide bombers.   If it was just an American issue why are so many other nations in there with forces too?   To pull out now will only hurt more innocent lives and allow the terrorists to think we are weak and they have won.   Then nowhere, or no one will be safe in this world.

I see these ads that say “No hard core drinkers or druggies” I wonder if the person placing the ad knows that hardcores will never admit that they’re hardcore?

I agree we are in a world war, win or die. But there’s still no reason to be in Iraq. Westerners  were in the Mid East before the first World Trade Center and Embassies bombings. Westerners’ presence there has fueled their fanaticism long before the Gulf War. This conflict didn’t just pop up.

Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty issues order, confirmed by the Florida Cabinet, to disapprove the proposed Citizens Property Insurance Company's “Plan of Operation” and prevent Citizens from hiring outside counsel to sue the Office of Insurance Regulation when the Office disapproves a Citizens request to raise rates.

Kelly is the founder and director of the Marathon Wild Bird Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, and has been for the past 10 years. Other Florida Keys rehabers call on her for assistance because her success rate is phenomenal (more than 50 percent of the birds are returned to the wild)

Go to:?http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/hero_of_the_year/poll/poll.html and vote for Kelly Grinter for Hero of the Year.

[hitting your father] It is only ok if he is hitting your mother. To hit your father any other time would result in lightening striking your body; not to mention eternal damnation. Even if your dad is an a**hole you need to duck and cover and just let him burn himself out.

Good techno music. http://www.bordergatewayprotocol.net/jon/humor/web_animations/28805_workit.swf

Which is your favorite Reef?  We have snorkeled all of them except the Marquesas.  Are they for snorkel people or just the dive people?  Sand Key Lighthouse in Key West and Marathon Lighthouse both have an amazing array of fish.  Where are the most angle fish?  Wind is kicking up for the weekend and I have a swimming-with-the-fishies-addiction. 

Kudos:  It's nice out there at our reefs and was only ten knots yesterday. http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/research_monitoring/map.html

The party of FDR and the party of Harry Truman has become the party of cut and run --George W Bush. I guess he forgot about the National Guard unit he was in (sign up and run).

The Venezuela government is sole owner of CITGO gasoline company. Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez said, "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century."

The guest on his television program, beamed across Venezuela, was Cindy Sheehan, the antiwar activist. Chavez recently had as his guest Harry Belafonte, who called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world."

Chavez is pushing a socialist revolution and has a close alliance with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq, the issue here is that we have a socialist dictator vowing to bring down the government of the U.S. And he is using our money to achieve his goal!

To the veterinarian, dog and cat lover, and the self-proclaimed scientist and Herpetologist with "inside scientific facts" on why you can't take iguanas for rides to move them, and to the canine and feline savior, please keep in mind that all things feel.  All things feel pain, and all things feel joy.  Just like you and me.

Iguanas and other lizards have no problems riding in vehicles, and often enjoy riding on the dashboard looking out the windshield and getting the sun.  Iguanas also, when kept in captivity with other animals, often enjoy the company of cats and dogs and can be seen eating from their dishes with them and sleeping with them as they take great comfort in the animals socialism and body heat.  Iguanas also love to be petted as any dog or cat and will often come to their owners for it.  Iguanas contrary to your idiotic remarks, are completely social animals who love to be in groups, both for safety in numbers and also because like dog packs and cat packs and gorilla families and elephant herds they all like the social interaction of one another, as well as the hierarchy of each other.  Just like people.  Except of course, for anti-loving, anti-social, "creatures" like you.

So tell us with your scientific facts about why iguanas don't like to ride in cars, and can't!  Please, we are waiting?  How do you think they got to the Keys in the first place?  Do you think they walked?

And as for their neurotransmitters freezing and shutting down their pain, that too would apply to just about any living creature you froze to death.

Get yourself a book on lizards and God and try and figure out why it is you have such a hair across your butt when it comes to being kind.  After you have destroyed the world, and all like you are gone from the face of it, the lizards will rise again from the oceans and retake what was theirs long before you arrived. Green iguanas are a part of that green.  Funny, it is you that does not belong in the Keys which is full of wildlife and those who love it and respect it, but instead, you belong in New York City surrounded by concrete, fast food restaurants, bar rooms, strip clubs, and smog (Oh yes, and the McDonald’s wrappers you always throw on the ground).  I got my eye on you and we iguana lovers are going to be looking at all the ways we can exterminate all the haters like you.  Hmmmmm, how about if we start with freezing?  It works well for burgers.

The ILC (Iguana Lovers Club).

PS.  Our next club meeting will be voting on making Green iguanas the official friendly ambassador of the Florida Keys.   Move over Mickey Mouse.

This is pretty cool Kung Fu excitement. http://www.bordergatewayprotocol.net/jon/humor/web_animations/I_Know_Where_Bruce_Lee_Lives.swf

To the "misguided" person who wrote about Forgotten Felines and TNR. Feral cats are the result of human irresponsibility, just as are abandoned and neglected dogs and other animals.  These victims deserve as much caring and respect as any human being, probably more.  It's not their fault that they exist.  Furthermore, TNR does work to reduce a feral population.  Why don't we just "humanely euthanize" all of the abandoned and neglected children in the world?  At least the neutered feral cat just lives out its life; abandoned and neglected children too often become the criminals in our society.

Regarding donating to other organizations, check to see where your money goes.  High salaries and administrative costs?  How much really goes to do good for wildlife?

[Counterfeit $100’s] Get your Benjamins from a bank in the first place. You wont have a problem.

To Oliver. Hugs and Kisses, Maci and Mackenzie

Friday September 29, 2006

Thursday September 28, 2006

We just wanted to send out a great big heartfelt thank you to Cliff and our other neighbors who took the time and effort out of their busy day to let us know that our boat sunk last week in our canal.  We are especially grateful to Cliff, who spent the entire day helping us lift our boat out of the water and lent both his supplies and effort to aid us in salvaging our poor boat.  We feel extremely blessed to have such kindhearted wonderful neighbors here in Big Pine.  We stick to ourselves most of the time and had never had the fortune of meeting Cliff or our other neighbors before, which makes them that much more great Samaritans!

Thank you all so very much, and please do let us know if there is anything that we can ever do for you.  Your help that day meant the world to us.

How come I can’t afford to eat vegetarian anymore? Damn, we live in Florida and they grow produce all year long.

[The truth hurts] Citing a conversation between as 14th century Christian Byzantine emperor and an Islamic Persian, Pope Benedict quoted Manuel II: “Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.”

It appears that critical discussion or thinking is not allowed in modern Islam either.    

[The US leaving the Middle East will remove Moslem rallying point] Are you crazy? We weren’t in the Middle East on the first or second world trade center bombings, or when the embassy were bombed. The Muslims would probably settle for us cutting our own heads off (and that’s hard to do) or they would be happy to kill all of us if we don’t become Muslims. If you think the Christians are right wing nuts you ought to see what the mullahs would do. We are in a world war. Win or die.

Let’s give credit where credit is due.  How fast we forgot how awful the Waste Management service was, but all of a sudden they did a 360.  They bought small residential trucks, they do not seem to come so early, they dropped all the stupid rules they had about yard debris can only be so high and you can only put so many coconuts in a trash can.  Now they are picking up everything with no complaint.  But best of all they got rid of that idiot that came on Biz-Baz twice a week to tell us how stupid we were that we could not even follow simple directions about filling trash cans.   Obviously that got a new manager there that is customer friendly, and about time. Great job whomever you are!  I am not in waste mgmt, I am in landscaping, and they have made my job a whole lot easier.

Can there be anything more disrespectful than being drunk and wanting to have a fist fight with your own father? Pathetic is the word I come up with.

[what happened to the Pet Psychic] She read the mind of a 250 pound Great Dane and they are living happily together in Oregon.

[Allow logging in more of our national forests]  I am not an environmental whacko, but I sure like breathing fresh air from those woods, instead of fresh farts from places like Levittown, and other urban disasters.

[Movie stars have moles] Steve McQueen, Jean Harlow have moles.

[New York Times proven wrong]  How about the time they put so much pressure on that Jason Blair, that he fabricated articles; even making up sources.  They printed those stories, because he said what they wanted to hear.

Be careful with $100 dollar bills.  I just went to cash a few in for smaller bills and the bank said one of them was counterfeit!  They took it from me and said they were sending it away to the Secret Service to be checked.  Now I am out $100.  I wish I had gone out for a steak and lobster dinner with it instead of wanting smaller bills.  I will never keep a $100 bill in my possession again.  Beware.

The Muslims were blowing up stuff and killing our people long before we went into Iraq.  Can’t you people figure it out?  If they have no excuse, they’ll make one up!  To assume these people act on the basis of logic is delusional.

Post-it-notes--a must for one night stands.

What is the difference between terrorism and tourism? Terrorists destroy their enemies. Tourists destroy everything.

[Why spend 2 million dollars to clean the Vandenberg] I hope a bilge oil slick washes up on your property someday.

[Forgotten Felines] Isn't that one of those misguided TNR ( trap/neuter/release) organizations that actually release feral cats back into the environment instead of bringing them to Monroe County animal control so they can be humanely euthanized? If so, I wouldn't give then a dime and would instead join the Audubon Society or Defenders of Wildlife.

[Conspiracy theory V] This global warming alarmist crap is really getting old. It is now at the same stage as the old saying "when did you stop beating your wife?"  Why some people like to feel guilty about thinking they caused this is beyond me. And I am sure that driving a hybrid will really have an impact on the Earth. I suggest you guilt hounds get a cause you can actually do something about. And quit preaching to the rest of us.  

I like old money, too, but would rather see World Money, like a $1, a $10, and a $100. No pictures of anything, only the numbers all over it. Keep it simple. Some $1000 bills would be nice for the drug dealers too.

[When has the NY Times has ever been proven wrong] Jason Blair is that you.

Keep defending Crossbones all you want.  I am now home from work caring for my violently ill best friend who ate the meat loaf and a baked potato there last night.  The doctor said it was either the meat loaf or sour cream that sat out too long.  Enough said.

[I haven't seen the Skunk Ape since Wilma.] Keep quit you ninny, people have almost forgotten about her. Now it’ll come back from NJ to haunt us again. Oh God, no!

[Question] I have 2 turtle shells and 2 sawfish bills. I have had these for over 30 years, way before it was a no-no. I understand I cannot sell them (not unlike ivory). My question is: can I trade them without breaking any law?

[What do I mean by “fester up again”]  Meaning as an organization they will get healthy again and in time be back in the United States and kill more of my neighbors.  I do pay attention to what the Muslims are saying and the letter found earlier this week by Coalition officials believed to have been written by terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to al Qaeda operatives; the following are some quotes from the letter:

There is no doubt that our field of movement is shrinking and the grip around the throat of the Mujahidin has begun to tighten. With the spread of the army and police, our future is becoming frightening. We can pack up and leave and look for another land, just like it has happened in so many lands of jihad. Our enemy is growing stronger day after day, and its intelligence information increases. By god, this is suffocation! We will be on the roads again. People follow their leaders, their hearts may be with you, but their swords are with their kings. So I say again, the only solution is to strike the religious, military, and other cadres of the Shi'a so that they revolt against the Sunnis. Some people will say, that this will be a reckless and irresponsible action that will bring the Islamic nation to a battle for which the Islamic nation is unprepared. Souls will perish and blood will be spilled. This is, however, exactly what we want, as there is nothing to win or lose in our situation. The Shi'a destroyed the balance, and the religion of god is worth more than lives. Until the majority stands up for the truth, we have to make sacrifices for this religion, and blood has to be spilled. For those who are good, we will speed up their trip to paradise, and the others, we will get rid of them

If you find the whole thing on the Internet is very interesting how he says their numbers are shrinking and the Americans will never leave no matter how bloody it gets. How it is getting harder to find Iraqis that will harbor them. That letter was from the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq and it sounded to me that he wanted to continue the fight but, was losing in Iraq and wondered aloud if he should pull out.  This would leave Iraq to bolster up its fledgling democracy and become a valuable ally in the war on terror. 

[Iguana Facts] As for neurotransmitters, do you even know what those are? And as for Iggy neurology being deactivated?  What are they, battery operated toys?  And worse yet, by heat or cold?  Do you even know what "cold blooded" means?  And yes, Iguanas are reptiles, cold blooded reptiles. 

And as for saving cats and dogs at the pound, the cats and dogs at the pound are excess animals, throw-aways.  Just like the Iguanas who were once someone's loving pet. 

There are many Keys without boats or imported flower gardens which you do not live on, and already have lizards on them.  So, the Iguanas would do fine there.  And as for them infesting it, they, like us, and their environment can only maintain a certain sustainable numbers and eventually will acclimate into normal sustainable populations that neatly exist along side us without being a burden.   Simply, don’t plant the kinds of flowers that attract them, and they will not come to eat them.  For that, you will actually need to go read a book and learn about their diet and why you keep attracting them to your garden. 

Iguanas, like cats and dogs are loving animals that make great pets. They feel and interact just like cats and dogs.

George Rockett Jr. was an interesting person.  He was always fair in his dealings with me and I just loved the dive system I got from him 20 years ago that allowed me to explore the ocean for hours.  I looked forward to going to his shop and seeing the motorcycles that he was rebuilding.  I could imagine him fearlessly ripping around the racetrack on a vintage bike (it’s hard enough on a new one).  I did not know him well at all, but I really respected him, because he did what he said he would.  May he rest in peace.

[Haven’t you been paying attention to what the Muslims have been demanding] Yeah, yesterday they came out with a demand for campaign finance reform in the US. No joke.

This story will stop all the complainers who don't like our local restaurants. Of course, I'll never eat in this type place again, or eat a hot dog. These restaurants put a whole new twist on the hot dog. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5371500.stm

That’s a fine looking sunset and a nice mess of fish. The Mutton Snapper looks a little small.

[report that no one in the Bush White House has denied] Now that President Bush has released more of the report.  We can see for ourselves that what he released is a very different story from what the Times wanted you to see.  What I think is so typical is that the Democrats are screaming that President Bush is cherry picking the report.  Now the one line that was printed in the Times (leaked not declassified) was not cherry picking. Oh, sorry, I forgot if the Times or the liberals cherry pick its OK!

I don't usually write in to complain but I have to. Who is booking the bands for the Tiki? None of the dancing bands are there anymore. I live across the street and frequented the place on weekends for about ten years and live close enough to hear them loud and clear every night. However, sitting on my porch to smoke lately I have noticed the decline in good bands. What gives? I love that bar, however, the last 6 times we have gone the band was too loud or (sorry) sounded horrible. To owners: please bring back the bands that make our weekends fun, I can honestly say I will not be back until some descent acts return.

To readers: There is always Coconuts.

Is it just me and my neighborhood or has everybody been invaded with weeds? Ever since Wilma I've seen weeds I have never seen before. It's just out of control. Any suggestions? Ants. I have those spastic crazy whacked out ants.  Cannot get rid of them. I've tried everything. I even have the little bit bigger black crazy ants in the car!  I'm just baffled.  And yes, we are a clean family!  Where are they coming from?  Has someone put a satellite of ants and weeds on Little Torch Key?

[Simple solution] All you folks that don't like the Keys are allowed to leave. Nobody has shackled you here. You have to ties, binds, restraints or anything else keeping you here. These fabulous islands were here before you, will be here long after you and have no room for anybody that doesn't like the way things are here. Very Simple.  All you that have moved here knowing how things should be here can join that same caravan leaving the Keys. Let’s throw all the petty gripers in as well and we will be back to the original paradise we had. I understand this is a sounding board but negativity breeds negativity, and the negativity is getting out of control. Big Piners have a history of letting petty things slide off our shoulders with the understanding that we are paradise here. All of you filled with negative dissent could benefit from dwelling on that for a while.

[facts Clinton laid out in his rant]   Yes, but he seems a bit foggy on the facts. See the following clips showing where he is wagging that finger and telling bloopers again. Do you think the finger thing is kind of like Pinocchio's nose?

 "But in a press conference in 2002, Richard Clark, whom Clinton cites as someone who knew he was serious about fighting terrorism, told reporters that there was never any strategy transfer from Clinton to Bush." Oops!

"Also, the Director of the FBI under Clinton, Louis Freeh, maintains that Clinton's dealings with the Saudi's -- dealings that should have been about terrorists -- were more about garnering donations for the Clinton Library." Oops!
 

Also, much to my surprise, the Washington Post listed today some discrepancies between what Clinton said when he ranted and the truth.  Oops again!

KayDee is now at Crossbones. Good luck baby girl. Call me soon. Tell Solo that Oliver said, “Hi.”  I miss you.

[Tara and Zeak] You are missed and if you feel okay about it post some pictures on this site so I can see those babies. Oliver misses them too. Glad you’re happy and I may join you some day.

Thursday September 28, 2006

Wednesday September 27, 2006

[Old money] I’m more likely to accept a counterfeit new bill because they all look like funny money to me. I wish that they’d put the security thread and whatever other security features they need in the old money without drastically changing the look.

[cut and run out of Iraq and Afghanistan and let the whole Muslim thing fester up again] What do you mean by “fester up again”? The longer we stay there the worst they will get. Leaving will remove their rallying point which is to get westerners out of the Middle East. Haven’t you been paying attention to what the Muslims have been demanding?

I had one of those pest control guys come out because I had carpenter ants. He said not only are they in my house, but in a super secret "satellite" nest in my yard so he has to treat both house and yard for a mere $600. I asked him what would stop them from being in a satellite location in my neighbor's yard, and he said don't worry about it. I didn't hire him. I bought that Terro stuff and haven't seen once since.

[Believe nothing in the NY Times] Just because you’re stubborn, doesn’t mean that you can’t believe a report that no one in the Bush White House has denied. Don’t you think that if it wasn’t the absolute truth the White House would have said something instead of admitting the truth of it on the Sunday morning talk shows and in Bush's Tuesday speech? blind loyalty is just that--blind.

If you're not angry, then you are not paying attention!  Bill Clinton was simply defending himself from the lying ABC fabrication anti-Clinton television show that was backed by the extremist right wingers.  Good for Bill, finally someone with balls enough to get angry (he never lost his temper)!  He tells it like it is with intelligent, common sense.  More common sense, watch Keith Olberman on MSNBC, finally a newscaster who is fed up with this lying, criminal current administration.

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. --Japanese Proverb

I think when a new owner opens a previously owned and successful business or restaurant, they should just let things be the same for awhile until they get "the lay of the land", so to speak. I know it is their right to change things; after all they have purchased it, but it always seems to backfire for them. A good example is the Tiki and Galley Grill (aka Captain Crossbones). The Keys can be a "Tough Room" when you first arrive, only the strong survive.

President Bush’s ratings have gone up to 42% approval rating from 32%.

[NY Times] I’d like to ask the doubting Thomas when has the NY Times has ever been proven wrong?

Found: Orange cat, declawed in Ships Way area.  Very sweet cat. Please call me at 872-5057.

[Least Competent Criminals] The guy in the Ronald Reagan mask who robbed a Bank of America in San Diego in August got away, but all his money was dye-stained, in a caper that went wrong from the start. The mask covered his eyes; he wore a cape that tangled with his gun, causing him to drop it; his getaway car got blocked in by a delivery truck; he rammed the truck to get away, provoking an argument with the driver; the dye pack exploded; and the mask and gun got left behind.

The Bush administration has blocked another report they disagree with. The report suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength of hurricanes. The report came from NOAA and was reported in the journal Nature and reported by the Associated Press. (I wonder what one of these organizations the guy who doesn’t believe the NY Times will disavow?) The Bush administration continues to have their heads in the sand to the detriment of us all; and they continue to censor scientists who have documented the current impacts of global warming.

An elephant never forgets! Video

[get rid of carpenter ants] Are you suggesting that the neighbor's fat wife ate the carpenter ants? Maybe if you coated them in chocolate (the ants, not the neighbors).

[Bill Clinton] I never liked him before, but finally a politician who was sick of all the BS and told off an interviewer. Good thing it was televised because if it wasn’t the interviewer would probably have sued Clinton for assault for repeatedly jabbing his thigh with his finger.

Mad Cow Disease is not, in any way, prevented by cooking the meat.

Far more enlightening was the list of facts (yes, facts) Clinton laid out in his rant.  His Administration took action and W’s has not.  I have to agree with Keith Olbermann’s assessment:  Clinton is crazed?  Our tone should be crazed. The nation’s freedoms are under assault by an administration whose policies can do us as much damage as al Qaeda.

I have an ad running in the Classifieds here for a car for sale.  Please be advised that I have had three separate emails from people wanting to pay with “cashiers checks or money orders” and want the vehicle shipped overseas by “their shipping company”.  Please warn people that these are scams that involve fake money orders.  They send you a money order for more than your selling price and ask that you “refund the difference”.  Please don’t fall for this.  I don’t even want to imagine the legal ramifications.

I haven't seen the Skunk Ape since Wilma.

The Keys will be losing another fine young lady this week, she's headed out and will be greatly missed.  Take your time as you drive out, and take in the beautiful ocean water and clear blue sky. I won't forget my drive out of paradise, and I long to come back.  Bye April.

Aaawww. Bill Clinton exposed again. I'm sure more will come. And yet some idiots still believe him.

I'm not the owner of Crossbones. We have more than one set of dishes.  We have lots of them.  And we wash them too.  With soap. And with water (hot water).  We're supposed to be pirates.  Stop making fun of us.

And to the person who waited 45 minutes for poached eggs, we're very sorry, but we had a heck of a time getting that chicken into the boiling water.  They don't take so long now.  We pre-cook them in our new patented "Chicken Sauna". Come in and give them a try.

Uh, and those two tables that walked out?  That was Dr. Howard and Dr. Fine and Dr. Howard.  They got called away for emergency brain surgery so they don't really count as disgruntled customers.  They were just in here drinking anyway.

Save the date folks.  It's going to be a party!  November 8th we will be having a party at Tranquility Bay to raise funds for Big Pine Key Wild Bird Rescue and Forgotten Felines.  Mark your calendar now and a future post will be made of where to buy tickets.  Free flowing wine (really great wines!), wonderful food and fun.  See you there! 

[Sad to see the ex-president exposed like that on national TV]  Most of us knew it all along, but it is good to see even the liberals run like rats from a sinking ship.  Legacy of doing nothing for 8 years against mounting terrorism and gutting the guidelines and the workforce of our intelligence system.  Oh!  Never forget, all the while, what was happening in the oval office and the fact that he not only lied to all of us wagging his finger (just like he did to poor young Wallace) but, he also lied under oath--That is his biggest legacy.  Now, if the liberals could just pick someone else, than his wife in name only, to carry the flag of the ass (donkey) to the White House.  Since Chavez is doing so well with socialism; possibly they can give him a fake passport and let him carry the flag; he does it so well.

Glen Reber on Avenue E please call your mother and sister in Ohio.

Wednesday September 27, 2006

Tuesday September 26, 2006

Billions of dollars, and a few years after the sewer system is in place, we will find that the water quality around the Keys will not have improved. We are going to get this lie shoved down our throats because of the fantastic amount of  money that will funnel into the pockets of new bureaucratic agencies. It is the next great boondoggle, and residents are made to feel the need for a common sewer system is a forgone conclusion, and should not be questioned. We're just a bunch of incompetent taxpayers after all, and they're scientists; intellectuals to be revered as gods.

There is a study that was funded by the South Florida Water Management that has been buried by the crooks and deluded "do-gooders", that show that the nutrient rich water is coming down from the west coast of the state. Aside from high density residences (such as condos), the septic tank - drain field system is by far the best, most efficient, and cleanest system available. Contaminants from surface runoff will always have some effect, and much of a local contributing factor is from bird nurseries, mangrove islands thickly laden in bird crap.  Mark these words, the sewer system will not change water quality at all. (Except when a pipe breaks and it runs into the sea). Like Captain Redlegs says, "Doin' good ain't got no end." Jerks.

[Indian Bashing] My family is mixed. My wife is Indian, I am European decent. The kids are 50/50.  We both complain about the government there as often as here in India. Getting any permit is the same. Find someone willing to help, buy them lunch--you get what you need.  How is that different than waiting 7 years to get a house built when developers can throw down cash and wait a month to rebuild anything?  About Indians being a problem at your business, I am sorry your instructions don’t sit well with them.  I don’t think Indians generally are disagreeable, but rather they choose to ignore people they don’t respect and do whatever they think would be best for themselves.

I just found out that I am leaving this world. And I am stuck in VA instead of being home. I will miss you all.

Has anyone seen the boats that have just shown up at the old Mariner, future home of the filled in boat basin/waterfront park?  Are they going to put them in for extra fill?  Amazing how things happen around here, keep filling in. What gives?

Cool piss orange…

"This is a great day for France!" --Richard Nixon, while attending Charles De Gaulle's funeral

Did everybody see the adulterer, censored former President Clinton make a fool out of himself on TV. Wow, I really felt bad for him being exposed for the liar and buffoon us liberals knew he really was.

The reason all the new cars are ugly (and all look pretty much the same) can be summed up in one acronym, CAFE.  That stands for Corporate Average Fuel Economy and it’s the standard that the Feds instituted that requires every automobile manufacturer to reach a certain average level of fuel economy across their entire line of vehicles.  Bottom line is that cars nowadays are being designed by the wind tunnel, not a stylist.

Kelly Grinter, who runs the Marathon Wildbird Rescue, has been nominated for Animal Plant's Hero of the Year, and she made it as one of the 10 finalists.  Everyone please go to this link and vote for her, as many times as you can, every day.  I think the voting ends Sunday, October 8.  Let's send a Florida Keys local, who gives her all for the welfare of injured wildlife, to the winners circle!http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/hero_of_the_year/poll/poll.html

[Bill Clinton’s Sunday interview] The factual documentary has really tarnished whatever legacy he  had left. Sad to see the ex-president exposed like that on national TV.

[Is it true that bee's shit is honey] Alcohol is yeast shit. There’s a lot of shit eaters around here.

This is why the United States of America is great place to live. You have the right to shop where they make you happy. So, if you are not happy with Winn-Dixie don't shop there. It’s call freedom. You are free to drive to Publix, but they are not going to pay for your gas.

[Just curious] How did the person who had all of that fall foliage information obtain it? Did he do a search in a search engine or something like that?

It was one year ago today (09-26-05) I left Big Pine Key, for better and brighter days.  I can honestly say that things are better and brighter, but I do miss my family (Hi, my Mommy), my friends and my customers.  I now have a beautiful house on five acres which we all love.  My four legged son loves to run now (down there we could barely get him of the couch and out of the a/c).  My oldest daughter (now 15) is getting awesome grades (looks like honor roll this semester), which I knew she could. The "babies" (Mackenzie,4 - Maci, 3) go to school in the morning and play all afternoon.  Their Great Grandparents live next door and they love to ride their little John Deer Tractor over to their house almost every day.

You wouldn't believe how many people we see up here that moved here from Big Pine. It's almost like a Big Pine reunion in central Florida. I am working at an Air Conditioning business which I love. The people are wonderful. We try to get back down there every couple of months, but it looks like we won't be able to until after the new year. So everyone bug and harass my parents to come here for Christmas. Their granddaughters miss them. They have an open invitation, but anyone who knows them knows it's hard to get them away from Big Pine Key. If you haven't figured out yet who this is, it’s Tara from Paradise PetroI. I hope all is well and this past year has treated you as well as us. Thank you BigPineKey.com for allowing me to keep informed of the daily hustle of life there. I do appreciate it.  To everyone: Hope to see you all soon!  Hugs and Kisses.

There is a fairly new product, two years or so, for carpenter ants. It is called Maxforce carpenter ant gel, and can be obtained by using a pest control company or by ordering it from their web site (probably maxforce.com). I bought some, but can't say that I have seen the ants flocking to it as pharaoh ants and crazy ants sometimes do with Terro. If you try it, keep us posted as to the results.   A couple of years ago I found a big ant nest under the insulation in the attic. It wasn't until I had to have my house tented for termites that I finally got rid of them. After a year or so the carpenter ants are coming back slowly and I am trying Maxforce.

[Air Force training squadron] Come on man, can't you tell that's a fake image. You people will fall for any propaganda they throw at you. Get real and quit dreaming!

[I think Bush just might be the devil.] If it takes somebody like the Devil to straighten out this war and the military industrial complex, so be it. But Bush sure as hell isn’t him. Bush and his cronies are the problem!

[Cost two million to clean ship enough so it's not a hazard environmentally] Gee, how many farm tractors could have been built for Africa or South America with that metal? Or for us, for that matter?

Well, just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water: There is a new reality show called The House of Carters.   It is being eagerly anticipated by Tom Osterhoot.

Kudos to the person yesterday that said, "I agree that the Keys are not perfect, but they still rate number 1 in my book."  You are so right; it's amazing the ridiculous things that people gripe about on this message board.  Almost every person I know that has moved out of the Keys wishes they could move back here.  It's sad that the cost of living has run, and continues to run, so many people out.  I'm enjoying it as long as I can.

[get rid of carpenter ants] Use pancake syrup and lay a thin trail over to that neighbor with the fat wife and the yapping mutts. It worked for me.

[Sloan's Slot] I find myself wondering if this task force, or any Keys housing task force or committee, has on it what I call "line worker" employees. That is, the workers who, for example, drive, do mechanic work, take tickets or do secretarial work for the Key West Conch Train and Trolley, or do office, maintenance or construction work for Ed Swift's other enterprises? Aren't these people the affordable housing experts who need to be making input into what they need?

I also find myself wondering how many drivers, mechanics, ticket takers and secretaries for Key West Conch Train or Trolley, or any of Ed Swift's other business ventures, can afford any of the new affordable housing units he wishes to build in the Keys? Or how many of the thousands of other Keys line workers can afford Mr. Swift's new dwellings or any other Keys developer's proposed dwellings? I find myself wondering if anyone other than developers and real estate agents and brokers, and the county tax collector (insert laughter here), will benefit from the 4,000 or so new affordable units now being proposed for the Keys?

And I find myself wondering how any of the rest of us, but for line workers, could even live in the Keys, much less enjoy them?

To Sloan: In regards to how many of Ed's (Swift) people can afford his apartments, I believe there are actually quite a few.  Many of his employees make more than you would think.  You may want to simply ask Ed, he is an extremely approachable man and is the probably the most knowledgeable person in the Keys regarding housing issues.

From Sloan: To be honest, I am reluctant to approach Ed (Swift) about anything, unless I'm told by the Boss to do it. I was immersed in the Duck Tours case as a way of learning what Ed is really made of, and, to be candid, if I were a Key West City Commissioner, or a Monroe County Commissioner, I wouldn't want to have any dealings with Ed about anything, just based on that one case.

As for Ed's knowledge of housing, I have yet to hear of him proposing anything that addresses the real housing crunch in the Keys: rank-and-file Keys workers do not have affordable housing. Nor are they represented on any affordable housing or work force housing task forces, according to an email I received yesterday from a high-placed office worker in the Monroe County government, whose job duties enables this person to know this. I have had several covert email exchanges with this person over the past few months, whose county salary makes a $225,000 apartment far out of reach, given all the other things this person also has to pay for just to get by in the Keys.

I'm fine with your sharing this email with Ed (Swift), if you wish, and I will respond to anything he might wish to say to me by email, or in person, on his initiative. However, because he is a public figure and this is a public issue, his and my dialogue would be brought into the public domain.

Clinton loser tried and failed. At least he tried, yah, he tried real hard. What a friggin moron. Throwing a few cruise missiles into the middle of the desert is hardly a try. If they could have found Clinton, he was probably at McD's getting Big Mac's or circling LA getting a haircut, or getting a hummer from a fat chick..

Maybe the military could have been more effective rather than 3 hours after they knew where Bin Laden was. That scum bag was and remains a worthless gutless piece of crap.

[flood claim losses in a post-firm storage enclosure under the flood plain / Pre-firm before 1/1/1975.] Grand Fathering is the term used to Catch 22 the BS of "He who has it verses those who want it, but can't have it!" This is an idiots way of claming the seas of taxation and greed. If I have a 100 foot dock, an in ground pool, a boat ramp, under set backs, and it was before the junta passed the new laws, that's ok, but the next guy who wants those things cannot have them. Well, if I'm the next guy, I would take the issue to court, and win. Why? Because I wouldn't sue for technical defaults, I'd sue for pure prejudice. What's good for that gander, is good for this gander!

I’ve never seen anyone try to pee on an electrical socket so I'll take your word that you won't get shocked, but don't let anyone convince you to try it on an electrified fence.

[Conspiracy Theory] It would be interesting to find out what connection the folks that advocate sinking the ship have to the environmental groups hired to clean it up. Can you say kick-back? Nah, couldn't happen down here.

I heard from a fellow at the Tiki that Islamorada is actually a slang word used in the southern part of Cuba which translates into "Your mother has sex with donkeys." He said when Flagler was building his railroad; donkeys and women were bought in to entertain the workers.

It’s amazing that after all the years that have gone by since sewering of the Keys was deemed necessary, our government has still not developed the detailed blueprint of how to accomplish this in all of the areas to be affected.

Warning! Some of the hairier New Jersey women are trying to hitchhike down here in order to save money. My friend shot this picture of one asking for a ride.

Try Combat for carpenter ants.  If that doesn't work you might have to get a professional.

I recently had a bleeding encounter.  I was surprised to learn that it takes my body three months to grow a new blood cell to maturity.  Who knew? 

How much do you want to bet that the dude slaying the Jersey girls and their appetites at the Cow Palace is a wannabe, but he can't slim down to their size?  Be at the Tiki Wed around, oh, lets say, 5:30 or so and show your stuff Mr. Beefcakes, or is it Mr Budweiser?  Friends are dying to know!

[In regard to brain cell loss] I always knew I was above average.

I like old money.  I mean to say, the old printing plated that I remember in my youth.  The new ones and diverse coin designs only add to confusion.  Why did they have to go and do that?

[The Vandenberg] Why spend 2 million dollars to clean it? Don't we sink refugee boats and cars and whatever? That's pollution, and that f***ing whale too. That was a real brainer.

We like Winn Dixie, If you don't go north or south.

All of Clinton’s supporters smoke cigars (watch out wives).

This is funny:  Click on the link and then try put your cursor on the man's nose (not dirty or scary or anything, just funny) http://fun.from.berdyczow.org/2004-05-26/posmeraj-goscia-w-nos.swf

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. –Dave Berry

[Allow logging in more of our national forests]  Yeah!  The awesome environmental whacko’s on the left coast would rather see all that wood burn instead of someone, or even worse a corporation (really a bad word to the whacko’s) getting a buck out of it and giving good decent people work to do out in the boonies.  Hey? maybe the environmental greenies could fork over the money to teach the loggers how to fly the helicopters and DC10s used to put out the fires?  Naw, they would rather see it burn; that way they will not have anyone to be jealous of anymore.  Logging is sustainable, you log, you plant and you keep on logging till old growth is gone. Then you start over again and we all have plenty of wood for all our needs. 

[the UN is a joke] That, my friend, is an understatement.  I wish, if we are going to keep up the charade of belonging to this stupid group of wanna-bes that Bolton would be confirmed. He is at least tough talking and tells it like it is to their face. Look for us giving tons more money to the UN if the democrats get control of the House or Senate.  If we are so lucky and get a Democrat, or worse a socialist like Ms. Clinton, for a President in 2008, we will probably cut and run out of Iraq and Afghanistan and let the whole Muslim thing fester up again. 

Taxes will be raised on those paying over 60% of the taxes now so we will just have to pull in our horns, stop hiring and buying and the recession will really take hold.  Iran and all radical countries will develop the nuclear weapon and look out New York City.  The world will be far different but, no worries, the strong Democrats like Clinton and Pelosi will protect us.  As for me, I'm going to pack up the boat and go to Cuba and live at the beach and let the socialists take care of me and then if I ever come back, I will have first hand knowledge on how a socialist system will work here.

Does anyone know what happened to the Pet Psychic?  She was on Animal Planet channel.   

Big Pine Key, Florida FL, profile (Monroe County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk  (Ed: Island Information is better.)

[leaked to the NY Times] Lord, please tell me you do not believe anything they print.  I mean the paper just sits there and they write anything on it to further Moveon.org, socialism, ACLU and any other left wing, crackpot group.  I for one trust what I read on BigPineKey.com before I trust anything in the New York Times.

Product review. The Impulsive Buy » Archive » Phillips Norelco Bodygroom.

[Torture is good] A little water down some captured combatant’s nose making them choke and pass out and tell us where the next attacks on America is going to be is OK by me.  Of course it’s ok to you that they play videos on Islamic TV showing American bodies being dragged  thru the streets and killed.  And their wonderful humane treatment of media types, our forces and nuns by cutting off their heads.  Yeah, you just keep rooting for the other side!  Remember to get a nice prayer rug 'cause all that kneeling they are going to make us do when they take over is hard on the old body. 

My friend told me he read someone was looking for a pet sitter in Big Pine.  I’m available at joespetsitting@yahoo.com.

See how many bad eggs you can hit. Official UK Chicken Run web site

Tuesday September 26, 2006

Monday September 25, 2006

I agree that the Keys are not perfect, but considering the alternatives, they still rate number 1 in my book. I am temporarily living elsewhere much to my dismay, and cannot wait to return to my home in the Keys. Yes, the cost of living and housing is less here, but there is no laid back island atmosphere, no balmy breezes, no geckos or iguanas to complain about, no sunsets over the ocean. I miss the day to day beauty of the Keys and the clean air. I miss being able to grocery shop in bathing suit and flip flops, running into so many friends in Winn-Dixie that your shopping takes longer, sitting in outside bars year round, the music, the roosters, and St. Peter's church. 

Stay put, quit complaining, and fight to make the Keys the paradise that it can be. Run for office. I'd rather work two jobs to live in the Keys than live anywhere else. If you still think the grass is greener elsewhere--try it for a few months before uprooting permanently.

A belated happy Jewish New Year to all my good friends.

A National intelligence assessment from April was just leaked to the NY Times. It shows that the war in Iraq has increased the threat of terrorism.

It’s time for us to pull out. We are not there to fight terrorism; we’re there trying to build democracy. I don’t care if Iraq is democratic or not and the Iraqis obviously don’t care either. Let’s not stay there only to save face. It is only helping terrorism according to the report

This is a great photo of an Air Force training squadron flying in a never-done-before "USA" formation over the control tower "Taj Mahal" (HQ building) of Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

The USA used the Geneva Conventions to prosecute Japanese after WWII for water boarding (an inhumane process where the victim is repeatedly drowned and revived) a process that Bush wants to include in his version of the Conventions. I think Bush just might be the devil.

It doesn't cost two million to sink the ship. It cost two million to clean it enough so it's not a hazard environmentally.

You must have missed the Mythbusters episode where they proved that you won't be shocked if you pee on an electrical outlet.

Between now and 2010 all the seemingly discretionary government (public) funds should go to what ought to be seen as the most important issue in the Keys, and the one that we can actually do something about, until it is finished:  The sewer system.

I find it ironic that the same people who supported the persecution of Bill Clinton because of a private sexual matter which had no world-wide consequence are the same people who embrace Bush and his phony war that has the world in turmoil. These Bush supporters believe lying to Congress about a non-consequential personal matter is worse than taking our country to war and mismanaging everything from the cause of it, its execution and to the devastating effects of that war.

[Is it true that bee's shit is honey?] Actually it is Bee Barf. They eat nectar from flowers and bring it back to the hive. During the trip the nectar is stored in a special organ that produces enzymes which break the nectar down into simple sugars, which we call honey. When the bees return to the hive, they place (barf) the honey into cells in their hive for storage.

The amount of time it takes for a woman to kill a man is in direct proportion to the amount of money he possesses, once the money is gone he is merely a carcass.

[Prejudice against India] I, for one, will never do business with any one who even sounds Indian. In over 22 years in the fishing and dive business, I have only had trouble with clients from that region of the world; and one hundred percent of the Indians I have dealt with have been big problems.  

A new government report says the war in Iraq is fueling terrorism.

Honey is actually bee barf. Kind of like the floor at the Tiki, all sticky and gummy. The Truth About Honey

Want a local's discount at restaurants? 10% discount = No Utensils. A 20% discount = No Plate or Napkin! Welcome to the Keys!

[Everything you’ve ever wanted to now about fall foliage] Most states have a special hotline with up-to-the-minute information on where to see the fall color. Toll free 1 800/888 numbers can only be accessed in North America.
    • Connecticut: 1 888 282 4748, www.ctvisit.org
    • Maine: 1 888 624 6345, www.mainefoliage.com
    • Massachusetts: 1 800 227 6277 / 1 617 973 8500, www.massvacation.com
    • New Hampshire: 1 800 258 3608, www.visitnh.com
    • Rhode Island: 1 800 556 2484 / 1 401 226 6046, www.visitrhodeisland.com
    • Vermont: 1 802 828 3239, www.vermontvacation.com

United States Peak Foliage Map by Intellicast.com

weather.com - Northeast US Normal Fall Peaks

[leaf changing season in New England]  http://www.yankeefoliage.com/ and http://www.foliagenetwork.com/reports/

[India bashing] There was no India bashing by someone talking about being a hippie and reminiscing about Hare Krishna. The second thing you complained about, you even agreed with: India’s famous bureaucracy. I think you just wanted to tell us you were in India and didn’t know how. Where was the bashing? Namaste.

If you file a flood claim for losses in a post-firm storage enclosure under the flood plain, in a Legal Enclosure you will be denied. The only flood claims paid for enclosures under the flood plain are for those in pre-firm enclosures.  Pre-firm being before 1/1/1975.

My darling I, I can't get enough of your love, baby! No?  Guess I'll settle for them crocs again.

[laptop with all the bells and whistles for $400.] If you want to see what a computer is worth, stick one in your oven for few hours, and all you will find are a few tablespoons of gooky plastic, and a gold tooth. The mark-up on computers was over 10,000% from the start.

Islamorada means Purple Island in Spanish!

About Rowell's Cay Club's: http://www.cayclubs.com/   These guys will own all the world's waterfront properties in 20 years! Dangerous people or what?

Canadian navy patrols the border

After having an initial poor dining experience at Capt. Crossbones for lunch. No problem with service, I just found the food to bland for my taste, and no I don't like spicy.  I went for breakfast this morning and the food was excellent, and the service prompt.  By the way Katy from fish cutters is there now.  So breakfast at Cross Bones and lunch or dinner at Fish Cutters for me from now on.

It's: Is-lam-a door

Whatever happened to that guy on TV, John Edward, who could talk to dead people? For a few months he had one of the hottest shows on television, but then he just sort of disappeared. South Park did a show about him entitled "Biggest Douche in the Universe", so maybe he took that personally or something. 

Let's sink the ship for 2 million dollars. Just what we need is more tourists. We can't take care of the ones we have now. Another Monroe County screw up.

I know everyone is unhappy with Winn Dixie. Send your comments to this address: http://www.winn-dixie.com/comments/main.asp Send as many complaints as you can and maybe they will get the idea.

Sloan said it right regarding W/D and Publix.

[good granite countertop company] Call Floor Specialist  289-8763. They are great with granite countertops.  They did my kitchen and I love it. Plus they are great people.

It's a fact: the average person loses 50,000 brain cells a day. Look out!

I hope that "1000" on the NJ license plate shown yesterday wasn't an indication of the weight of the occupants. If it was I know which bar they will frequent down here.

[Bill Clinton’s Sunday interview]Give ‘em hell Bill!  You did a far better job than Dum Dum is doing.

A few weeks ago, I saw a little sign in front of Takara in Marathon that announced Thai food. I was a little leery about trying it because Takara, the sushi oriented Japanese restaurant, was extremely inconsistent - often excellent, but just as often, medicore, and occasionally even bad. It turned out, though, that it changed hands and is now completely a Thai restaurant and the food is outstanding! It's still the same plain looking, tiny building, but this is true to form since the best Thai restaurants are usually very small, unpretentious mom and pop places. The pork and ginger salad (nam sod) is the best I've had in a long time, and the two main dishes were also excellent. I'm so glad that there is finally a great Thai restaurant in