Friday November 30, 2007

Dear Editor, Please put CLOSED across our ad. We will be closed until further notice due to an illness in the family. Please tell our customers that Chuck cannot handle explaining to every customer what is going on so he is keeping the doors locked. I will not be back in the keys until my daughter is 100% okay. She is still in ICU in Miami. We had a bad night last night, it scared me to death. Lauren is very sick; they can not maintain her blood pressure. We hope to get more answers today, but I will not reopen any time soon

The good news is that her new baby, Markis is perfect. I have him with me at my mother's and hopefully all of us will be home soon.
Thanks Lisa
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[80% of Iraq’s security and pacification by 2008] Yeah, that place will be a regular rose garden and they will be holding hands and singing Kum-by-ya. That you Mr. Rumsfeld? Are you having more flowered parade and Bush statue dreams?

1,000,000,000 The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending your tax money.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

A skeleton walks into a bar.  The bartender says, "What'll ya have?" The skeleton replies, "I'd like a beer and a mop."

What is wrong with our current gov’t (cont’d). This is in response to a poster who claimed that a journalist was being wrongly imprisoned by our government. The fact is that the “journalist” is an Iraqi photographer, a stringer, he was arrested by the military in Iraq, he is charged under Iraqi law, he is being held by the Iraq government, and will soon be tried by an Iraqi court. He is charged with being a terrorist. His name is Bilal Hussein. The poster is either a purposeful liar or a dummy. I must note that the poster cited the washingtonpost.com as his source. If you doubt my facts, check out his source, washingtonpost.com. The poster makes a mockery of liberal credibility, I hope the poster will accept my thanks.

The Definition of the Keys: Extortion. VIEW

It was one of our layover stops. We were en route to someplace else (I don't remember where, maybe Wake Island) when a giant typhoon began wandering around the Pacific, closing our destination airport and several others for a few thousand miles. Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan was open and military airplanes from all over were landing there. The civilian airport at Naha was also jammed with airplanes. Needless to say there was no room available at the BOC or in any of the better hotels but our station agent was able to book us in the Koza Palace Hotel. We had one large tatami-matted room for 5 stewardesses. The bathroom was down the hallway. We were grateful to have a room and it was a lot of fun with all of us in one really rather odd room. The walls did not go up to the ceiling and were little more than grass cloth stretched over frames so that the 'walls' could be moved around to change the room configurations. 

We finally turned the lights out and prepared for sleep on our thin futons on the floor. We heard some high-pitched giggling down the hall followed by muffled male voice. Then there was a loud American male voice saying, "Is that you Doug?" Doug replied, "Yeah." Appears that we were in a short-time hotel and Doug and the other guy carried on a monosyllabic conversation while screwing or otherwise being pleasured by local ladies. We didn't want to giggle because we wanted to hear everything we could but a few minutes later we heard another couple, then another, then another, and it was so damn funny that we all exploded laughing at the same time. Immediately the noise stopped and after a bunch of furtive whispering and giggling, we went to sleep.

The next morning we got into our hotel-provided kimonos and slippers and proceeded into the hallway to go to the loo (benjo). There was a line - small Asian girl, hulking American, small Asian girl, hulking American. My friend Mary called out, "Doug!" A guy turned around and said, "Yes?" We exploded laughing again and there were lots of red faces. Those guys sure didn't expect “round eyes” to be registered there.

A volunteer teacher goes to Sudan and because of what her 2nd grade class named a stuffed animal (Mohammed, a common boy’s name and the name of the Prophet), she is nearly flogged and is sentence to jail time.  Why in the world do we give a damn about these people anyway?

I would bet money that some of the women ranting about the wife-beater would go out with him in a second if they had the chance. Women with low self-esteem love guys like that. An extreme example of this is that cop Peterson who is suspected of murdering a couple of wives- these woman are (were) great looking- what the hell did they see in that guy except macho and abuse?

Missing dog. She is a Lab-Giant Poodle mix (Labradoodle), blond hair around 60 pounds She is still a puppy, shaggy looking, very friendly, respond to the name of Cassie.  Our kids are very sad.  Cash reward. Call Sonia (305) 395-1318  Classified Ads > Lost & Found

[Fascism] Stone 7 is identified as: “Obsession with National Security: Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses”.  The unarguable fact of this tenet is etched into the DNA of every Presidency since FDR.  What better way to engender fear than to proclaim “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”.  The modality uses fear like a mailed fist.  Fear of Nazi or Japanese invasion, fear of “Fellow travelers”, fear of “Commies”, fear of “Vast rightwing conspiracies”, fear of “Fundamentalist Christians and most recently fear of “Islamic fascist terrorists”.  The modality uses fear to subvert the will of the masses to the rule of the leaders.  This, the sixth sustaining stone is firmly bedded.

The information about the non-native Iguana nesting boxes is available at the University of Florida’s website http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/pressroom/2007/release_09-13-2007.htm  The Iguanas are taking over! Finally here is help.

I was shocked Thursday when reading the Coconut Telegraph.  Someone wrote in saying they know the wife beater and explained his life history.  I feel badly for anyone growing up in a household like that, but it does not in any way excuse his actions.  If his mother and father, aunts and uncles were bank robbers would he be excused if he robbed a bank?  The one who should be most moved by this story is the victim.  By not having the son of a bitch arrested she is setting an example to the children of the world that this is acceptable behavior.  I hope she doesn't have children who saw this and now think it is okay.  Peter Gotti, son of New York's most dangerous mob boss John Gotti, is following in his dad's foot steps.  Should the FBI excuse him because he grew up in a mob family?

Today's poster also said "He got help. He now has all those things that were good in his life back."  That is an awful lot to have accomplished since November 05, 2007 when he beat up a defenseless woman in front of hundreds of his peers.  If this man grew up in such a terrible environment he should know better than anybody that is it wrong. If he has sincerely learned from this why doesn't he give a public statement in The Key West Citizen apologizing and admitting fault?  Why doesn't he attend the Battered Woman's function at The Doubletree on Friday November, 30th and apologize publicly?  It takes a much bigger man to admit he is wrong than it does to publicly beat a woman.  Since it was at a Realtor's function why doesn't his broker join him at the Doubletree?  There are many ways this could be handled, but he is doing nothing and hopping it will go away.  Sadly for him this one will stay in the public eye for a long, long time.  The true victims here are the people who have their homes for sale with this company and not having them viewed because civilized people will not do business with a company who supports such heinous actions.  I plan to bring this incident up any time I have someone willing to listen.

I was on Big Pine Key today and saw one of the guys in More Than 4, I had just attended a party at Marathon Yacht Club where they entertained. I complemented him on how much I enjoy them and what a good job they did on their recent CD Aint It Just Like Jesus. Joe, one of the players, asked If I would be kind enough to give them a plug on your website. Well, there you go Joe. I did it.  We had a real nice evening and enjoyed all of you. Best of luck with your CD.

The recent study that showed the Keys needs more rentals not affordable housing will largely go ignored by developers looking for a quick profit.

[Woman beater] I think it's time to change the site name from the Coconut Telegraph to Dead horse beating station.

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Affordable housing, affordable cars, affordable food, affordable everything. I hate it all. If you want a house, a car, and food, shelter, etc., get off your fat lazy over breeding ass and work for it like we did, our fathers did, and get the hell out of my neighborhood and my wallet!

Huge Yard Sale to benefit Lymphoma Leukemia Society Sat. Dec.1st, 8am, Contents of House. Everything must go! 235 W. Cahill Ct. (adjacent to Sea Center)

If you think it's about safety and not about revenue, give this a thought. Why is the end of the Bahia Honda bridge (arguably the least dangerous spot in the Lower Keys to be speeding) the only place where the cops sit to give tickets?  If they want to really do something in that respect that's worthwhile, have them cite the jerks that drive down Key Deer Boulevard at 50 mph.

The Boot Key Bridge is closed for good. I'ts just too broke to fix.

The poor wife beating “me and my troubled childhood” story yesterday was so touching.  The only thing missing was the church music and a tea party.  However, he is still a dirt bag and I'm still glad the grassroots community is boycotting his company (because of their support for him) is growing.  The biggest victims here are the people locked in a contract with this company.  For several months their house will go without being shown.  I hope each and every one of their clients are reading this blog every day.  Everyone reading who disapproves of that man's actions and his company supporting him should tell ten friends and ask them to tell ten friends.  If those people tell ten friends who tell ten friends the community will know what kind of actions that company supports and condones.  If it is true that Key West is "One Human Family" that man is the red headed step child.

 Achmed the Dead Terrorist

I had my suspicions as to who comprised the sub-prime lending market to whom the housing market crash and the credit/banking crisis is attributed.  That suspicion was confirmed when I saw Jesse Jackson touting a "march" he's putting together on their behalf.  Since Jesse's never done a thing for white folks in his life, it must be the usual suspects.  I feel for the banks (never thought I'd hear myself say that), if they don't lend, it's discriminatory, if they do, they end up eating the loan.  And, since corporations never really end up paying for anything, the reality is that it will come out of our pockets, either through increased fees/prices or as a result of a government bail out.

[Gossip] Bend over Big Pine they're trying to stick it to us again.  Rumor has it one of Willi's appointees is taking actions that will lead to the closure of the Big Pine animal shelter; not for any kind of cost savings, but as part of a plan to steer the county animal control contract to one of her buddies in Key West.  More on this later.

[cheap cell phones] Check out Virgin phone.  One of their plans is 18 cents a minute and you get a phone.  No monthly charge.

Last night on Big Pine I had to chase a possum off my porch with a broom! Is this the first sighting, global warming, or what the hell?

A guy walks into a bar but is stopped by the bouncer, "I'm sorry, I can't let you in without a tie." The guy goes back to his car and looks for a tie, but all he can find is a set of jumper cables. So he ties the jumper cables around his neck and heads back to the bar. The bouncer looks him over and says, "I'm going to let you in. But don't start anything."

[Rabbit has kittens] Six kittens abandoned by their mum have found an unlikely replacement - a pet rabbit. The tiny kittens were left all alone after their mum decided she couldn't be bothered feeding them. They were taken in by veterinary nurse Melanie Humble, who thought her own cat would mother them. But instead they're being cared for by her rabbit Summer. Now, they've fallen in love with their surrogate mum and refuse to leave her alone.

[Keylargokey.com interviewed Commissioner Murphy]    Come on, who are you kidding?  You interviewed Commissioner Murphy?  Dude, thanks for the laugh, she probably hung up on you!

The poster say Americans are not welcome anywhere is coo-coo. Amsterdam just loved us, especially the helpful sweet lady we found hanging out in a window near the coffee shop with the great brownies and mushrooms. Hell, she was just awesome and her services were great. But my favorite thing was the drive-thru spot our of the red light district where those with cars could drive thru a buffet of exotic women until you found the one you wanted and then you pull into a privacy cubicle-type spot and get to know her really well. God, what a vacation! That is truly a civilized country.

I received this email below from John Hammerstrom, retired Navy pilot,
Dear Sloan,
I’d prefer if you ask me before re-distributing a personal email quote. If I’d known that it might find its way into print, I would have been more precise. You may use the following quote:
“There are a lot of current and former military folks that are VERY displeased with this administration. One of the most outspoken is retired Marine Corps General Zinni, who has said that “In the lead up to the Iraq war and its later conduct, I saw at a minimum, true dereliction, negligence and irresponsibility, at worse, lying, incompetence and corruption.” One of the dangerous and unintended consequences of the current war is that with Iraq removed as a credible military power in the region, Iran is now a major power broker, and that’s particularly tragic since in 1953, the CIA was responsible for overthrowing the democratically elected government of Iran to install the Shah, who in turn was overthrown in 1979 in the Islamic Revolution which has produced the current Islamic Republic of Iran.” GoodMorningKeyWest.com

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The reason that shelter prices are so high here is super simple: Supply and demand. There is a huge demand for inexpensive rental or private residential property, but the supply is incredibly small.  Monroe County has virtually no land left to develop, nor should further development be permitted.  The Keys simply do not have the carrying ability to permit further exploitation.  The lure of our lifestyle ensures that there is a supply of people willing to work for the current prevailing wages.  The harsh reality is, if you are not satisfied with prevailing wages here, change professions, or change locales.  Were the supply of willing workers to dwindle, pay rates would rise. Indeed, I’m told that there is a shortage of highly qualified nurses and that applicants can demand a premium.  Before you squeal, “you damned got miner”, allow me to say.  I’m a little guy, I have mine, I like it, I worked damned hard at low wages to get it, I paid for it, I like it the way it is, I don’t want it to degrade, I will protect it, and no, you can’t have mine!

[Eco-nuts are hazardous to your health] What a nut that writer was. Oil at the cost of the environment is foolish.

Net 10 phones (net10.com) with their pre-paid calling cards cost $30 a month minimum. Is there a service that costs less for someone who will only use the phone for emergencies?

[Cats] How come when you open the door for a cat it only goes in or out half way and then just stands there looking around? You’d think that they’d figure out how to go through the opening without me closing their tail in the door.

[Can you say, “pot”] Late into last evening's happy hour, I felt “the craving” and couldn’t remember if I had just satisfied the craving or not. Analyzing the question, I figured I probably did. It must be so if I couldn’t even remember if I did or not. So that’s the problem!

[Fascism] The poster who keeps talking about stone and foundations of fascism has had too many stones drop on his head. What a load of crap! The guy said that national pride is a sign of fascism. I suppose that George Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and all the rest of the founders were Fascists because they marched under an American flag. The flag and our spirit of nationalism is a main component of the glue that binds our nation. He claims that summary executions and assassinations are sanctioned and thus are probative of fascist control. Total and utter nonsense! There has never, repeat never been a “summary” execution in the United States, nor has there ever been a government sanctioned “assassination” in support of any political agenda. I challenge the poster to provide any historical or evidential basis for his claim. Each of the examples that were posted were factually misrepresented by the poster. This guy should not go unchallenged, I’ll post more, be sure of it.

At last I don't have to hear about your sister’s hemorrhoid operation, while I'm having dinner five tables away!

[If you feel that a neighborhood of quarter million dollar homes is the same as a ghetto then you should be living in Beverly Hills]  A $250 G home in the Keys is a ghetto. Some house trailers and the land sell for that. The only thing you'd get in Beverly Hills, Ca. for $250G's is a tool shed. Lots on BPK are going for $250Gs and they are not even on the water!

This development fungus is taking over the Keys. Does anyone have a list of all the ruthless people doing it?  Post it, please!

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. ~Henny Youngman

[Field lights at Sugarloaf school] The lights are on because the County Commissioners decided on it.  At the Parks and Recreation meeting it was proposed that we put in an override switch so that the big lights were “on an on-demand need”. The Vita lights are solar powered ( I believe)  The commissioners voted to keep them on till 9 pm at night and then the timer turns them off. The commissioners felt it was in the interest of the tax payers to be able to feel safe while using the field.  The electric bill is paid for by the county, not the school district.  My suggestion to the community is to make use of the field. There is a nice asphalt track around the field conducive to walkers.

[fired shotgun to loosen lug nut] It sounds like he's quite the lug nut himself.

[Field lights at Sugarloaf] I have seen and wondered the about the lights being always on myself. It appears the field is empty and the lights are on.

The Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close. This season (unlike predicted) was just an average season. They predicted 13-17 named storms. The long term average season is 10-11 named storms. We did have 14 named storms, but several of these storms would not have received named status using technology from just a few years ago. Based on this we had about 10 named storms using the same criteria as the long term 10-11 storm average. They also predicted 9 hurricanes the actual number was 4, half the number they predicted.

This makes three years in a row that the National Hurricane center has messed up. Either shooting too low or too high. I can safely say I trust long term computer models, they are a great tool. Hurricane intensity, size and numbers seem to correspond directly to global warming which is also predicted using excellent quality long term computer models. These models are perfect and never fail. By using this equipment programmed by people; how can we go wrong?

[The fifth block of the manifesto]  “5. Rampant Sexism: The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy”  

Can there be any doubt that every President in recent memory has been homophobic? This is reflected in every President’s cabinet choices.  I challenge any reader to name a single avowed homosexual who has achieved cabinet rank.  Every President has demonstrated that he is a sexist.  Consider that Republicans have appointed nearly twice as many women to cabinet posts than Democrats, only 5.9% of Democrat appointees have been women, and only 9.3% Republican appointees have been women.  How many women have been appointed to the Federal Courts? No President has opened his arms to a gay military! White wealthy heterosexual males rule our government.  The fifth foundation block is chiseled in granite. 

Sundowners in Key Largo will host a benefit for the family of Chris Hocker, a bartender who died in a crash on his way to work last month. He left a wife and four children. The event will be at 1pm on December 9. There will be food, music, auctions and raffles. For more info call Sue Finney at 305-394-3736. Bulletin Board

We keep hearing about the limited number of permits and now a building moratorium on Big Pine.  Some folks sure seem to be finding a way around it.  I live in Eden Pines and there are four houses currently going up within three blocks of mine.

All this talk about the guy beating his girlfriend.  You all tell a story so give his name!

We don’t need “affordable housing” we need more rental units. Developers refuse to build them because they're so much trouble to manage.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that land developers are trying once again to amend the land use to build more and make more money under the name of "affordable housing." These developers have persuaded the school district to jump on board the over developing of the Keys. Now that these people are stumbling on some road blocks they want the county commissioners to amend land use to allow building on school and other land not currently zoned for residential development. This amendment will allow for even more unregulated building under the slogan "affordable housing."
 
The current economic conditions are not conducive for more residential development. Home prices are declining and the need for affordable housing is going with it. These developers are trying to make jobs for themselves when no jobs are currently available. Look at Miami. The overdevelopment of condos has put a serious hurt on Miami's economy with thousands of unoccupied units and falling prices. An even higher excess of homes will hurt our market even more. Three years ago I would have been more inclined to believe in "affordable housing." As of right now it is a money making myth. This county subsidized housing will be able to under cut legitimate people trying to sell their homes and will reduce the price of all homes with an increase in the surplus of housing.
 
An excellent quality Sweet Water home costs just about $100,000 put on your lot. The housing on Sugarloaf will cost upwards of $280,000. I'm not sure how much more value is added to the homes at Sugarloaf to correlate to this added cost? Hook up, waste, roads and landscaping does not cost an added $180,000 per unit. The school district retains ownership of the land so land is not included in the price. $280,000 for a prefab house on land you don't own doesn’t sound right. Someone’s going to make a lot of money on the backs of teachers and all of us tax payers once again.
 
This sounds like indentured servitude. How many years do you have to work for the school district after you sign on for one of these houses? What kind of strings are attached? What freedoms do you give up? In the past arraignments like this were born out of the need for cheap labor. Are teachers in Florida considered cheap unskilled workers? They are treated that way.
 
Between the school district’s land in Key West, Marathon and Sugarloaf how many residential units are they planning to build? Hundreds? How many new homes are normally built in one or two years between Marathon and Key West? This is more than just 30 units being built at Sugarloaf. I hope our commissioners have wised up to developers because there are a lot more voting citizens then developers.

[Eco-nuts]  Somewhere deep, very deep in a forest there is a young tender oak tree, growing strong and reaching for the sky. Now along comes a hungry little beaver, it looks at all that young tender bark and decides to chow down. Up in the sky a satellite called EcoFreak2 sees this and alerts the Tree Hugger Battalion. There is a vast emergency assembly of tree hugger commandos. Forces are assembled, briefed and deployed to the chant "Save the Oak". En route to this great travesty 97 young maples are trampled, 13 Indigo snakes are relocated, 19 Key Deer are scared to sterility, 4 beaver are killed, the stream is blocked and a whole yearling hatch of trout are lost, and the young oak has still been debarked, to be replaced by the other thousand acorns left from the parent oak tree. This world will be so much better off with the eventual silencing of the EcoNuts.

Injade is playing as a duo (David and Adrienne) upstairs at the Rum Barrel tonight (Wednesday night) from 8-12. It's a beautiful place in downtown Key West right on the corner of Simonton and Front Street. The duo performs many songs you wouldn't hear in the band, and Adrienne also plays keyboards so if you want to hear something different from Injade, come and check it out!

The full Injade band will be playing the Looe Key Tiki Bar this Friday night.

Thursday night you can find Adrienne performing solo at Cabana Breezes in Key Colony Beach within Marathon, and Sunday nights she plays at the Parrotdise.

[Miss America Search Begins] The search for Miss America begins in communities across America and the Florida Keys is no exception. The deadline for all contestant entry is fast approaching. All ages must be registered and paperwork in by Dec. 8, 2007. All Contestants must live, work or go to school or be home-schooled in Monroe County. Young women attending college on the mainland, but are Monroe County residents, are encouraged to enter. They can do all paperwork via the internet and need only arrive in the Keys for Pageant weekend.

Contestants in the Miss and Teen must also:  be a U.S. Citizen, be a role model, never have been married or pregnant and must be able to meet Miss America contract rules.

The Miss Florida Keys Scholarship Pageant (ages 17/Senior to age 24) and Florida Keys Outstanding Teen Pageant (ages 13-17/Junior) are both official Miss America preliminaries and will be held at the Stanley Switlik Elementary School in Marathon on Jan. 19, 2008. The Junior Talent Pageant (ages 3-12) is used as a fund raiser for the Scholarship program.

All forms and information may be downloaded at www.missfloridakeys.org or call Sylvia Walden: 305-872-1661 or e-mail at sylvia916missa@juno.com 

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Musharraf stepped down from his Generalship and just wants to be President. No more snappy uniforms for Pakistan’s leader.

Behind the Sugarloaf School is an excellent place for affordable housing.  There is a lot of vacant land that can be utilized for the people who are working here.  It's a central place for Key West work and Big Pine Key too.  It's great to know that we care about our lower income workers because without them where would we be?  I was in the Big Pine Winn Dixie after work today and there are all new faces behind the counters.  I wonder if it's true that they caravan the workers in from Miami.  Would you like to drive up to Miami on a daily basis?  I think Sugarloaf’s a great area to add housing and will give us a good feeling along with an enormous impact on our lifestyle.  Also if they have children they can be close to school and that will help them too.

Precise bottom of a MIG 15's loop. You can visualize riding its ground effect! The pilot had just completed a loop and misjudged his pull-out.  Everyone considering themselves as potential victims took-off running in all directions.

[wife beater] The dominos are falling fast.  I was talking with three of my neighbors today.  One of them is putting their house up for sale.  Her husband is friendly with a Realtor who is a top agent for the un-named company who feels it is okay to assault women in public places.  They have been planning on putting the house on the market for a couple months and would have gone straight to that friend.  She told me today that they are going to interview four companies.  The woman beating company will not be one of the four and the sole reason is the assault and the support the company gave the perpetrator.  This house is valued at about $1.2M as they were told by the Realtor who works for the basher's company.  $1.2M at a 6% commission is $72,000 lost thanks to that one "Bad Apple" as he was so lovingly called in here.  That is one sale.  I know many other home owners will not deal with this company and I am sure many buyers will not either.  He is a very expensive bad apple.  The power of the press is stronger than the man who head butts women.

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[Politicos asked to leave eatery] I talked to Ralph Lucignano today, who was there, and he stated that Kay Thacker's post is totally incorrect.  The party in which Mario Di Gennaro was in, merely told the waiter at A&B restaurant to take back some oysters that were spoiled.  The owner came out and started some crap with them because he just lost a deal to sell his place to a big developer and was mad at the political folks at the table.  Nobody was thrown out of the restaurant. Thanks Ralph for clearing this up we know that Kay Thacker dislikes Mario immensely and likes to generate unsubstantiated rumors.  ~govwatch05@tampabay.rr.com

[Lost portable GPS] Is it just me or is that ironic?

[Sending money overseas]  This is the dumbest post I've seen.  Your money is taxable no matter where you send it or where you earn it with a few exceptions such as expatriate government contractors in Iraq, Bosnia, and a few other undesirable locations that require an incentive to get people to go there.  The IRS shut off the Swiss bank account thing years ago; same thing with the Caymans.  The offshore tax shelter is a ticket to the federal pen these days. Sending money to communist controlled Hong Kong makes no sense at all unless you like to gamble.  You can send money to the moon if you want but it's all tracked electronically and the IRS will tax it as long as you are not trying to hide something illegally.  Sorry sport!  Pay your taxes like everyone else and enjoy your standard of living right here in America and realize you have it made compared to the rest of the world.  Declare war on fraud, waste, and abuse instead of whining about which political party might give you a better deal. 

I miss the concerts at the House of Music: Poco, 10,000 Maniacs and other major groups. We got to see what was one of the last links to the Grateful Dead, when Vince Welnick, the Dead's keyboard player performed there (He committed suicide a short time later, I hope there was no connection). The national blues acts were great too, I saw many of them.

I would like to know who thinks $250,000 is affordable for housing. I come from a big city and most of the surrounding areas are quite beautiful and $250,000 could buy you a home 3 times larger and nicer than most homes here in the Keys. Don't get me wrong I love the Keys and it is Paradise and there are many beautiful homes here, but I'm sorry, they are very over priced for what you get. I have seen some affordable houses and they are very nice and they are certainly not ghetto type homes. If you feel that a neighborhood of quarter million dollar homes is the same as a ghetto then you should be living in Beverly Hills, Ca.

The City of Key West Christmas Parade is this Saturday December 1. The parade starts at 7pm

Yesterday’s first and last time writer defended the wife basher. How odd? I hope she doesn’t latter regret it when someday the wife shows up in the emergency room.

[where capitalism abounds and rich people are not looked at with envy and jealously] What fairy land are you dreaming about? The wealthy will always be looked at with envy and jealously wherever they are. That’s why the little people always try to bring down the successful and speak badly of them behind their backs. It’s the nature of the beast.

[Fascism] I have been reading this persons opinions and I know this person has no first hand knowledge of the Fascist system. This person is comparing the actions of the US government to the actions of Fascist regimes. I agree, in some few cases they do run parallel. Like putting Japanese Americans in concentration camps. But the incidences are far and few in between. The Rosenbergs were not summarily executed. When the police chief of Saigon (in the famous photo) shot the Viet-Cong in the checkered shirt in the head, the prisoner was summarily executed. The Rosenbergs were tried in a court of law and were found guilty of treason and duly executed in the electric chair.

That was too good for the traitors they were. They should have been hung publicly in Times Square. They put the lives of millions of Americans in jeopardy. That other bastard Claus Fucs slipped through the fingers of the FBI, and I don't understand why there wasn't a hit team sent to terminate him. He lived out his life in East Germany. The US is way too soft on criminals, and traitors. There are over 3 million persons in prison in the USA, at a cost of $30,000 a year each. All this money might is well be flushed down the toilet. The criminals are criminals behind bars too. It's just known where they sleep at night. Don't tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about, I’ve been there! The waste is appalling, Moslems and Jews get a special diet. I found that unbelievable, but it's true just the same. If it wasn't for the head counts, it would be just like a resort, with hobby shop, music room, library, gym, and TV rooms. Those Moslems at Guantanamo never had it so good. They should be summarily executed. Some that have been released went back to being a terrorist.

It’s interesting to note that Monday (after the long weekend) everyone is back to work and it is also the business shopping day on the internet. Does that mean that all you folks are shopping on company time?

Here's another example of what is wrong with our current gov’t.  A photographer has been held for 18 months without being charged with anything.   A journalist being held by the gov't is just wrong. It sounds like something that would happen in Pakistan or somewhere, but not in the USA.  This crap needs to stop. This affair makes a mockery of the democratic principles of justice and the rule of law that the United States says it is trying to help Iraq establish. washingtonpost.com/

A man trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut blasted the wheel with a 12-gauge shotgun, injuring himself badly in both legs, sheriff's deputies said. The 66-year-old man had been repairing a Lincoln Continental for two weeks at his home northwest of Southworth, Wash about 10 miles southwest of Seattle, and had gotten all but one of the lug nuts off the right rear wheel by Saturday afternoon, Kitsap County Deputy Scott Wilson said. From about arm's length, the man fired the shotgun at the wheel and was "peppered" in both legs with buckshot and debris, with some injuries as high as his chin, according to a sheriff's office report. "Nobody else was there and he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said.

[Navy flight path] I strongly recommend that the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners honor your constituents' legitimate request by scheduling a true public hearing in the very near future and prior to any decision on the matter. Sadly, it is necessary to state that such a public hearing must be held at a government facility and that an official record be made of the proceedings. Furthermore, the records of that meeting must be made available to the public.

Eco-nuts, eco-nuts, eco-nuts, there, you’ve just read it 3 times.  If you are feeling ill and in need of a barf bag or a medication to calm your fluttery stomach you had best hope that we have the petro products that will permit you have these little necessities available to you.  You are probably seated in front of a computer as you read this, stretch your arms out, and look in the circle within the diameter of your outstretched arms.  There is nothing, repeat nothing, in that circle that does not require petro products to design, build, manufacture, maintain, deliver or operate.  Nothing, zero, nada!  Your argument, McDonalds/world destruction, is at best, fatuous.  My libe al friend, I am an environmentalist, I have not stripped a butterfly of its wings in over a week now.  I believe that you probably do not live the lifestyle of true believer environmentalist.  I believe that you own an automobile, I believe that you live in a air-conditioned man made structure.  I could ramble on, but you get the point.  Hells bells, I’ll even bet you’ve had your share of Big Macs that you picked up at the drive in window.  The larger point is that the “me, me, me mindset” that you decry, is hardwired into every single living being.  That “mindset” keeps you and everyone else alive.  Like you, I love this country, and I love our lifestyle.   I know, and you should acknowledge that it is incredibly dangerous for us to continue to rely on foreign oil, that reliance puts us at the mercy of our enemies.  We should be exploiting our own petro and coal reserves and we should be expanding nuke plants, PV fields, geothermal plants, and tide and wind generated electricity.  Eco-nuts are hazardous to your health.

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[Fascism]  Stone four of the manifesto.  “Supremacy of the Military: Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.”  This stone is one of the most important in the foundation that has been laid by the modality.  History returns us to FDR.  Remember that America< /SPAN> was struggling with a horrifically depressed economy.  Many have presented evidence that FDR was aware of the imminence of the attack on Pear Harbor, and it must be noted that we did not seriously commit to the rescue of the Brits until Germany itself declared war on the US.  The historical record is clear that these events permitted FDR to put in place the most mighty military force this planet has ever seen, a force that was his to control.  Every President since FDR has maintained personal control of the most powerful military in the world.  Our economy has waxed and waned, but every administrations budget has carved out inordinate amounts of tax dollars, so as to have a huge military force available for the President.  The sustaining fourth stone of foundation is firmly in place.

[No Name Key electricity] I’ve been here since the 70s and cannot remember a time when they weren’t trying to electrify No Name Key. Developers never give up.

I agree with the poster about the housing development being forced upon Sugarloaf School. Ask any of the teachers or the neighbors. They do not want it! What a waste of beautiful green space. Now where will the new elementary school be built? Guess it's all about the money.

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This is also my first comment on the wife beater.  There were a couple of comments today that moved me and I had to give my opinion.  The Santa Photos is a great event.  I brought my grand children who live up the street from me every year for the past three years.  However, I did not bring them this year and will not bring them again.  I explained why and my oldest grand daughter said, "Gram, I don't want to go.  If a Daddy beats up a Mommy he should go to jail."  She is only six and knows right from wrong more than that company does. 

The same person who brought up the Santa photos said don't let one bad apple hurt the whole company.  If I had one bad apple on my apple tree I would cut it down and discard it in the trash.  Perhaps the bad apple needs to be removed from the tree.  All the good people in that company, and there are many, have the choice to go to the management and demand this man who beats women be dealt with.  They also have the option to change companies and work with one who won't condone this behavior.  Another posting calling the people who refuse to do business with the company "Pure Hatred" must work for the company. 

I admit I have hatred.  I hate a woman beater.  I am a retired ER Doctor from Detroit and have seen first hand what the results of domestic violence are.  I bought my house on Summerland Key from that company and am looking to buy another as an investment now that prices are down.  I feel terrible about seeking another Real Estate Company because my Realtor, who still works for them, did a great job, but I can't put any of my money in the pocket of that company.  I plan to tell my Realtor exactly why I am going somewhere else.  Maybe if that gets back to the management they will act on this vulgar behavior.  Several of the houses in my neighborhood are listed with this company and most of the neighbors say they can't wait for the contract to expire so they can go elsewhere.  One friend said she has noticed less people looking at the house.  Maybe it's the sign in the front yard, huh? 

A third comment said that the woman who was beaten hasn't done anything or pressed charges and maybe she likes that kind of relationship.  That person just showed ignorance.  Who likes being beat up?  It might take some time but the company will see that this one incident has greatly tainted its reputation and will hurt business.  I am sure it has already hurt sales.  They will just blame it on a bad market, but sellers who terminate all ties with the company will notice more interest in the house when they have a different sign in the yard.  I look forward to seeing more information on how this situation unfolds.

During the past month, Mars has doubled in brightness and it is putting on a nice show for backyard stargazers. The blue polar swirl in these pictures is the "North Polar Hood"-a giant icy cloud that forms over the Martian north pole during winter. Why blue? That's the color of sunlight scattered from very tiny crystals of ice (smaller than the wavelength of light itself) floating in the cloud. The blue hood vs. Mars' red terrain appear in pleasing contrast through any mid-sized backyard telescope.

[Navy flight path change] Per County Attorney's Office: Public input will be allowed at the Workshop AICUZ on Dec. 5, 2007 at 2:00 at the Harvey Government Center

[Field lights at Sugarloaf] I would like to know why it is that every time I drive past the school, (weekday-weekend) the big lights are on at the field, and no-one is there, I mean no-one, not even the grounds people? Why after all the hassle to get the field built are we constantly throwing money away for these lights to be on and for what? Can anyone educate me on this matter? Does the school know that they are on? Randy (Acevado), do you know they are on? Is there a switch, timer, or something?

[candy-loving Martians running around everywhere looking for green cards] Just when I start to wonder if there's anyone left who can get a joke!  Thanks.

[Yamaha Parts at Skeeters Marine] To the writer of us selling Yamaha parts or redeveloping my property. You and everyone else should know that over two years ago, we stopped buying and selling new Yamaha engines and parts as a dealer for the product. This happened shortly after Yamaha told me I must buy the year’s line of stock engines or loose the dealership. By the way, it was right after 2 seasons and 8 hurricane evacuations. You see, I still decide just how to run my business, not my suppliers.

We still buy and sell Yamaha engines and parts from the biggest dealer in Florida. If you need something we don't have and you won't wait for us to order, The Marathon or Key West dealers may have it.

Do you think that Key Largo would have been better off had they not voted to become a city? I think Marathon now has higher taxes than the rest of the County because of their city status. What benefit do they have over the County residents except another layer of bureaucracy?

Deer Editor, can you print a large view (or close up) of the picnic island picture you use at the top of the gossip column? I think Sunday was the last one. (Ed: I think this is the one.)

[No Name Key electricity] It made the Philadelphia paper last week  http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/11752557.html

Thank you Big Pine Moose Lodge for the wonderful Thanksgiving Day dinner you provided for the community.  It was wonderful! 165 people ate and the shut-ins had their meals delivered to their homes which, was a wonderful service you provided. 

Now that companies and rich bastards are leaving the country to stop paying higher taxes we are going to have to raise taxes on the next group down, to make up for those who left. Then they will probably flee too. Damn rich people, if they keep leaving, pretty soon I’m going to have to pay their share. Can’t we pass a law to keep them in the country and pay the taxes they should?

I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. ~Frank Sinatra

Now what's going on with Lucky's Landing?  “R/V spaces for rent” according to a sign posted there.  Shame on you for displacing the folks that had homes there.

[electricity on No Name] This has been going on for 20 years or better.

Thanks for the info on the night sky for us stargazers.

[woman beater] It really troubles me to see that two people wrote in Monday defending the piece of trash that beat up his girlfriend.  I hope it was the dirt bag writing in himself.  I hate to think that there are members of our community who are okay with what he did.  It made me happy to see he is selling his home.  I hope this is one of the company’s listings that do not get boycotted.  I might buy it myself just to get that man out of the Keys.  I'm sure he is in a rush to skip town.  It could probably be bought pretty cheep.  If his company had any morals they would buy it and donate it as a safe house for battered women or donate it to Samuel's House.

[Tree man virus] An Indonesian fisherman has the rare affliction caused by the Human Papilloma Virus.  Known simply as Dede, the man, who lives in a village south of the capital Jakarta, has massive root-like warts growing from his arms and legs. (I hope it's not catchy.)

[Declaration of Independence] "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the Governed."

[Computer Club meeting is at the Senior Center] Where is the Senior Center?
(Ed: Directions http://bpkcc.com/ )

M&Ms do come from Mars, the Mars Candy Company, which far as we know is still an American company from Hackettstown, NJ. Now instead of "Montezuma's Revenge", Mexicans can call the diarrhea they get from drinking dirty water "Hershey Squirts".

[Key Deer brought to Big Pine] Many stories from old timers tell that the Key Deer were brought from the mainland and simply evolved to be smaller. My first hand hearing was from Les "Moon" Mullins. He and his wife, Bee, wintered over on Hollerich Dr. and Tarpon fished the bridges. He told me that his childhood was spent on No Name while his family worked the general store close to the ferry dock after the 1935 hurricane. The story came from his farther who owned the steel company in New York that made much of the steel for the railroad bridges. BS? Maybe? Others say the ice glacier cut them off thousands of years ago. Spanish reports place the herd in Key West. Never-the-less, the little rascals are here, doing just fine living with us. Besides, to quote Will Rogers, "I Never Met A Key Deer I Didn't Like"

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Howard Livingston and the Mile Marker 24 Band will return to Key West this weekend.  Their two days in Key West start with a performance at Sloppy Joes on Saturday, December 1, at 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM.    The weekend continues with a performance at the Western Union dock in the Historic Seaport at 5:45 PM on Sunday, December 2.

[cell phone for my wife so she can call me] I love my NET10 phone and service. It's the cheapest prepaid around (a flat 3 cents per minute, all the minutes carry over so you never lose them, refill is $30 every 2 months) and their Motorola phone is $50. Prepaid refill cards are everywhere, reloading over the phone is easy. The service has free long distance, works everywhere and no drop zones.  No camera or text garbage either.

Need a phone number? Call AT&T at 411 and pay a dollar or call Google at 1-800-GOOG-411 and get it for free!

The indigo snake feeds mainly on other snakes. The rattlesnake is its main prey. The indigo is a constrictor snake like a python.

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Monday November 26, 2007

[Mia on the radio] Hey, we like her! She is friendly, smart, and gleeful and can speak English very well.  That’s a big plus here on this island. She has only been at this job awhile and it takes time to learn everything about our politics. Biz Baz is actually funnier when she has no clue what the person who is selling something is.  We like her good, cheerful, clear voice.

Yes, we do have the keys to freedom from foreign oil, but at the cost of the environment. It sickens me to see people calling environmentalists eco-nuts by those who are prepared to destroy the planet so they can drive to McDonalds cheaply. The narrow-mindedness of those selfish people baffles me. That thinking was all right in the 1940s when we never considered the planet; but with all the information we have now, that me, me, me mindset is so out of date that it’s the environmentalist’s worst enemy.

I know that my dad, Capt. Dan, was never shy, nor did he have to search for words to convey his thoughts. That’s not the case for me. I just want to thank everyone on the behalf of myself, my sisters and Debbie-jean for all the cards and phone call's my dad received and are still coming in at this time. It was the highlight of his day when the girls would read the card's to him. I write this on this site because there are so many of his true friends in the Keys. We want you all to know how proud we are of Dad to know he was blessed with so much love. I will be returning to Big Pine this week and look forward to seeing all his friends again while sharing stories about “That time that Capt. Dan…”

[sending our money overseas]  Sorry I did not make myself clear. Individual people here, are opening accounts by the millions in  Bermuda, Bahamas, Cayman, and Guernsey, Jersey, Hong Kong all the usual tax-free places; and using their big money there and not going to let the government tax it at ridiculous rates.  People with money did not get it by being dumb and letting confiscatory taxes take their hard earned money evermore.  Once, when you earn it and again forever when you make dividends and capital gains; and let’s not forget the big percentage paid when you are put in the coffin. 

For example, take a peek at the people who populate England now versus 40 years ago, the brain drain and the money drain have left it with a population majority far different.  Go to Hong Kong or Macau to see capitalism shine; and even the Chinese government won't mandate their brand of socialism on those two areas because that is where most of the foreign money makes its way to China.  America is starting to lose its best and brightest to other areas where capitalism abounds and rich people are not looked at with envy and jealously, but respected and honored for what they have accomplished.

Butterball frozen turkey is lousy. The roasting pan filled with all the liquid they injected into the bird and the legs were stringy. The white meat, however, was moist and tender.

Somebody needs to tell President Bush, the terrorist have more hot targets than the U.S. Living in Germany for many years, terrorism was just part of the daily life.  You took precautions, but did not get paranoid about it. 

This video is in memory of Mike, my fuzzy little helper. Video

[Fascism]  The third stone in the manifesto; “3.) Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause: The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.”   You will recall The Japanese in FDR’s term, the “commies” in every administration up to Bush l, the blacklisting of liberal authors/screenwriters during the Truman, and Eisenhower administrations, Kennedy’s continuing obsession with Castro’s Cuba, his scandalous behavior toward Vietnam, Johnson’s demonization of the civil rights groups such as the Black Panthers, even to the extent of forming a special secret section (COINTELPRO) in the FBI.  Reagan began the hue and cry claiming that the Muslim religion is the enemy of the world; this rant has survived till today.  The modality uses straw dogs to frighten us into surrendering our rights.  Today, modality dupes many into decrying universal care as being “socialism”.  The third stone of the foundation is in place.  More later, I hope.

Deficits do matter to this Republican. That’s why I’m in favor of lower taxes to permit the gusher of money flowing into our treasury to continue. I hope you will not try to deny that treasury receipts are at record highs, in large measure due to the Bush tax cuts. I hope you will not try to deny that the deficit is declining faster than even the most optimistic Republicans could have forecast. The deficit is high for two prime reasons. First: 9/11 and all that has followed in the fight against terrorism. Second: Entitlement spending is responsible for about 40% of the Fed budget, and that budget component is growing at about 8-9% per year. That, my friend, is a great recipe for disaster; we need more entitlement spending like Teddy Kennedy needs another scotch and milk. It’s easy to figure out why many big money types are moving money overseas. The Democrat Presidential slate, to a person, is calling for grossly increased taxation on the wealthiest Americans. This makes for great propaganda in class warfare, it sells, but it sure makes lousy economics.

[Syrian protest signs] That was some clever Photoshop graphics added. I hope not too many people were fooled.

Let's look at affordable housing. Besides being a big con job, it is another tool to reduce the culture and values of the Keys. It will bring down scads of low rent people, if $250,000 is considered low rent. It is nothing more than the trashing of an area, to get federal funding in the coffers of the local politicos, who will make the rest of us, who appreciate the paradise we live in, want to get out. Then what happens? The property values plummet and the "affordable housing" will deteriorate into rubble because the way they are slapped together and the lack of any maintenance from owners. We will be living in an over-taxed ghetto in about five years. Bet on it.

Coldwell Banker in Big Pine put on a great Christmas event for the children again this year.  Thank you!  The turn out was huge. The agents and employees donated their time and efforts for the children.  Let's not allow one bad apple to spoil the reputation of a bunch of hard working and caring people in Big Pine.  To those of you posting suggestions that we boycott CB because of some jerk in KW, let's be fair.  They have no control over what he did or how upper management handled the situation.  If you knew any of them, you would change your tune.  They are the most honest, sincere and hard working bunch of people I have ever encountered.  Give them a break.  To you folks at Coldwell Banker in Big Pine, thanks for all the charitable things you do for our community. 

[Ignore what you cannot change] This is the problem with the Keys--people don't care, have no dignity or culture and above all, do not know what nice it. You work all your life to reach Paradise, build your beautiful home, and what happens; some mutant moves across the street and starts raising pigs, opens a truck repair, and lets his kids and animals run amok. Not in my lifetime, I'll fix it my way.

[poor choice for a radio broadcaster] Isn't that why they call it broadcasting?

This is my first and last posting regarding the incident at the Westin a couple of weeks ago.  I have read comments from both this website and Key Largo’s site.  Although I am not either of the parties involved. I know them both and am one of their many friends and supporters.  I don’t condone what happened, but it happened and now each of them has to deal with it.

It’s normal and natural when something like this occurs at a public event, that rumors and gossip erupt and people have a grand time lashing, bashing, slandering and embellishing, especially if they can do it anonymously.  The fact is, not one of the postings was 100% accurate; they were all written with drama, hate, malice and the vindictiveness to nail somebody to the cross.  Do you realize that your comments don’t only affect the two individuals involved, but their family, friends, co-workers and associates?   I have never seen so much hatred and I wonder how some of the posters could possibly get self-satisfaction from their lies and vicious comments.  God forbid that something happens to them down the road and they are the victims of such cruelty.  Remember “what goes around comes around” and “people in glass houses…”

It seems as time passed, the postings slowed down except for one or two people who just don’t want to let it go.  Do you sleep better at night or feel like a bigger and better person because you could trash someone behind closed doors?  If so, you are the one with the problem and you must have a miserable life if the only way you can feel good is to make somebody as miserable as you: misery loves company.

As far as the challenge for the two parties or their employer to give their side of the story, that’s their business.  The way I see it, they aren’t going to stoop to your level to try to defend themselves or let you push their buttons, and neither will I.  Crawl back into your hole and may God forgive you.

You’d think penguins would have hemorrhoids, sitting on all that cold ice like they do.

[Syrian anti-war protest] More fairy tails. This picture shows what a graphic artist can do but not reality. Do you really thing the Syrians are that dumb?

[send her to broadcasting school] You might try the Kathy Gandalf School of Obnoxious Loud Mouth Over-Emphasizing Sell the Commercials Broadcasting in Philly. It seems every junk news and weather station uses them.

I'd like to offer my thoughts on why teachers and other professionals, and perhaps others, leave the Keys. For many of us here in the Keys, this is a particularly hardscrabble life. Pay scales for everyone in the Keys are pathetically low. From teachers, nurses, government workers and other professionals, to waitresses, cooks, housekeepers, manual laborers and just about everyone else in-between that works for someone else.

I came from New York a few years ago after having visited here countless times for many years. I'm a nurse by profession, but I've given that up because as a single person living on their own, I can't find any nursing job that pays enough to live here. Remember, I said, "as a single person". I refuse to live in a dump. I'm fifty-five years old and when I came down here I brought the things that I've acquired over a lifetime. They represent my life. So, no, I would not sell off everything to live here on the cheap. Don't get me wrong, I will do what I have to do to stay here. I love it here; always have. I can't afford to buy so I rent. I've turned it into “home”. But it's hell bringing in enough to live reasonably.

The reason I believe that the pay here is just so pitiful, is that we are lumped in with the rest of south Florida that is classified as rural. Now, like I said, I came from New York. The cost of living there is pretty high and so is the cost of living  in the Keys. It's on a par with major cities. Hell, it's recently been named the most expensive place to live in the country. So what is wrong with this picture? Why is this "rural" classification not questioned? Methinks there are probably many people of power who work very hard to keep it the way it is--and the little people be damned!

Tonight's sky.

[wife basher] I'm tired of this subject. It's been “beaten to death” and the woman, it seems, still hasn't pressed charges so she must like that kind of relationship.

[happy hour] Try the Big Pine Vineyard Christian Center it will be a good change of pace.

[Hershey] Oh great, now we're outsourcing to “Mars”, next we will have candy-loving Martians running around everywhere looking for green cards.

[9/11 conspiracy]  It wasn't a surprise Al Qaida attacked the U.S.  Both George Tenant and Admiral Wilson of the Defense Intelligence Agency warned Congress in their annual testimony of threats against the U.S. that an attack was coming.  What the intelligence community didn't know was the timing or the method.  Could this country have prevented the attack?  Clinton tried to knock off Bin Laden using conventional methods (Tomahawk attacks).  However, that administration failed to follow up when they realized they missed.  The attack on Al Qaida should've begun sooner.  Ahhh...hindsight!  What we could've prevented!  Like marrying bad ex-spouses.

Not everyone is interested in owning a home. We should have affordable rentals because no one in there right mind will buy a house for $300,000 and not own the property its built on. Who wants to live on top of a school anyway? All this affordable housing is a disguise for eventually selling at market rate.  Sugarloaf residence, wake up and stop the building at the school. Monroe County is extremely corrupt.

I have heard from a usually reliable source that some of the residents on No Name Key are pushing Monroe County to provide electricity on No Name. The residents are divided on this with some being totally against the idea. Does anyone have any information on this?

It is almost December 1st and I am awaiting the reopening of Fishcutters. I heard a rumor that Conrad will not be reopening the restaurant, but the owners of Bon Apetito will be the new owners. I sure hope they keep the menu and the good fresh seafood, especially the gator po'boy.

[Tangible personal property tax is an ad valorem tax assessed against the furniture, fixtures, and equipment located in businesses and rental property. It also applies to structural additions to mobile homes] Does this tax apply to legal and illegal under-house enclosures and the affordable housing rental properties?

I nominate Robbie Hopcraft as man of the year in Monroe County!  He is the only person I know that accomplished something that has benefitted everyone.

I saw today that the wife basher has his home up for sale.  I did a little research and found out it says in the remarks in the MLS "Vacant and easy to show." I checked the address against his mailing address in The Monroe County Tax Roll and it is the same address.  His home is vacant and on the market for less than he paid for it.  Maybe one of the women he has beat up has a big brother or father who found out where he lives.  Exit in a fast way.  It's the age of the Internet and public information.  You can run but you can't hide.  It might not be mandated for woman beaters to register like a sex offender but word travels fast.

Florida Statutes: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm

December will be here Saturday and think Fishcutters restaurant was supposed to reopen. Does anybody know if it will be reopening? There were lots of rumors back when they closed in the summer that they would not be returning. I sure hope those speculations were wrong!

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Monday November 26, 2007

Sunday November 25, 20078

[Free Willi] I have heard the same rumor that Dixie is starting to change her mind (again) about firing County Administrator Tom Willi. Dixie, please don't do it again, you had the chance to get on board when Murphy put firing of Willi on the Feb. agenda almost a year ago. Look at all the damage Willi, you and your two other Commissioners have done to this County. We are headed for a train wreck financially here in Monroe County and the "gang of three" needs to wake up and do the right thing. Free Monroe County of Tom Willi. Fire Willi on Dec. 5th. ~oktcraft@terranova.net

Does anyone know where on Quail Roost Road the T’ai Chi for Arthritis classes are held?
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Walgreens will break ground after the 1st of the year. I contacted Subway about a business here on big Pine and they said that there will be one in the new Publix Shopping Center--no joking. Now we have all that land with the proper zoning covering Skeeters and Big Pine Storage that would make a fine resort complex and there’s a development deal pending with Sea Horse Campground as soon as the elections are over. Let’s not forget Iran. Our leader will not leave office with the nuke threat hanging over us. Israel will be a partner with the US and there may be a few more countries that help. I see a very different new year for all of us. I see small businesses dead or dyeing in the Keys. Will this come to pass, all or part of it? Who will be able to buy a home on Big Pine? Who can play here without a bunch of money? I so want to grow old and die here. It doesn't look good. Being a person of hope maybe this will all work itself out.  Lets all have a Happy New Year and forget my dark view of things. I should be on meds...things just can’t be that bad.

[Ignore what you cannot change]  This means to forget about it.  You simply cannot tell people what to do; you are not the boss of them.  So if dogs bark, front yards are full of trash, you hear hollering or other things beyond your control, just say, "Oh well."  I have been taking things personally since moving down here and have realized the many unhappy people own their anger and it has nothing to do with me.  By ignoring and looking right through their stuff, it no longer exists and bothers me.  Don't let anything ruin your day.  Keep smiling. 

[Fascist rule]  The second revealing of the posted Fascist manifesto is: “2.) Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights: Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.  Again FDR, a liberal icon, proves the existence of the Fascist modality.  FDR imprisoned Japanese Americans during WW ll, but did not imprison German Americans, who were in fact, Fascist sympathizers.  Eisenhower ran true to form with his summary executions of the Rosenbergs.  JFK, a Catholic had refused to pledge obeisance to the modality--he was assassinated.  In 1970 Nixon ordered the shootings at Kent State, and his enemies list is legendary (who can forget his use of the FBI against his enemies).  Clinton’s assaults on the Ruby Ridge dissidents and the Waco Christians speak volumes of his Presidential disdain for human rights.  Concern for space usage discourages me from listing items of proof of the modality in the administrations that followed.  Suffice it to say, each President, in the last half century or so, Democrat and Republican have demonstrated great zeal in ignoring “rights”.  Two stones of the fascist foundation have been laid.  More later, I hope.

Americans had better get used to jobs going overseas because the global economy is here. You can tuck your head in the sand and hope it will go away, but the cat’s out of the bag and globalism is here weather we like it or not. And stop complaining about “Push 1 for English”. This is a different world now then when you were a child back in the 50s. You can’t go back.

[Coal, glorious coal]  There are many different ways to use coal.  Coal can be converted to a petro fuel such as gas or diesel. New technology permits its use as a clean burning fuel for electrical generation.  The US has what may be the world’s largest supply of coal.  The fact is, though, coal can’t be used to its full potential, eco-nuts efforts have trumped common sense.  There’s plenty of crude available to be tapped right here in the good old US of A. We can’t drill for it though! This fact is courtesy of the eco-nuts and their influence on liberal legislators.  There’s plenty of places where wind turbines would work just dandy, “Not in my view” says Ted Kennedy. The point is we have the keys to our freedom from foreign oil, we simply lack the stones to turn the keys.

[wife basher] Everyone seems worried about boycotting candy companies and frozen fish companies who agree with hiring workers from overseas.  That's a great concept but how about thinking globally and acting locally?  We have a local Key West and Big Pine Key company who agrees with one of their male employees beating up one of their female employees.  Let us not be more concerned with a candy bar made out of the country than we are with a house being sold in our neighborhood.

I read in yesterday’s Key West Citizen encouraging news that County Commissioner George Neugent is hot under the collar to stop the county publicist posing as the county lawyer on affordable housing from billing the county for non-affordable-housing legal work. George was quoted as saying the county publicist had received $400,000 from the county in the past two years. Wow $400,000. If asked to replace the county affordable housing lawyer, I’d offer to do it for, hmmm, nothing. I’d tell them they don’t need me, or the developers on the county workforce housing taskforce. What they need is to partner with not-for-profit land trusts and build affordable rental housing on county land, managed by the Housing Authority.

Yesterday, one of our local street vendor provocateurs showed me the announcement in Conch Color about Keys real estate developer Pritam Singh offering Samuel’s House refuge for women and children $56,000 and some change at a public fund raiser, if other people there and elsewhere would come up with another $56,000 and some change, to cover Samuel House’s funding shortfall this year. I thought that was right nice of Pritam to open his wallet up like that. Surely a sign of far greater giving to come, the fervent look in Pritam’s eyes in the photo promises. Meanwhile, maybe next time a hurricane comes our way Pritam will offer up his home and offices, and transportation to same, to the down on their luck women and children who reside at Samuel’s House, if they are booted out and the doors locked behind them, like what happened just before Hurricane Wilma came through.  GoodMorningKeyWest.com

[New poll] Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the federal government had warnings about 9/11 but decided to ignore them, a national survey found. And that's not the only conspiracy theory with a huge number of true believers in the United States. The poll found that more than one out of three Americans believe Washington is concealing the truth about UFOs and the Kennedy assassination - and most everyone is sure the rise in gas prices is one vast oil-industry conspiracy.

Fred Thompson said it best, "Shut up about New York Rudy" the rest of America isn’t the same". Rudy is such a weasel his family, the firefighters and even the Police hate the guy. That’s enough to make me vote for someone else. Did you know Rudy spent more time at the WTC then the firemen and other first responders? Methinks he lied.

I’m thankful for this website. I’m always jotting down my thought and never had anyplace to put them. Now I can print them here and the best part is that no one will know my name because some of my thoughts are down-right stupid upon reflection.

[Toy run] Don't forget to shine those bikes, fill them with fuel, and strap on your special toy for our run this today! The last bike out at Kmart in KW is 10am, and the last bike out in Key Largo at the Big FIsh is 11am.  We will all meet up at the Safari Lounge, on the ocean by 1pm.  A grand time will be had by all. (I dropped my cell in our canal , so call me on 305 360-1631 if you have questions before then).  Bulletin Board

[True leadership]  I never suggested that Gore was the answer.  I was only pointing out that the "decider" was not and never will be in favor amongst the majority of Americans.  The only thing he got right after 9/11 was the foray into Afganistan to rout the Taliban and look for Osama Bin Laden.  But the moving target was too difficult to locate so Bush let Cheney and Rumsfeld talk him into attacking a fixed target instead and let bribery and large monetary rewards take over in Tora Bora. (when will we ever learn?)  Too bad they didn't suggest Saudi Arabia, a ruthless bunch of rulers at best; whose countrymen perpetrated 9/11.  But, Boy George let dad's cronies run his administration for most of the first term and Halliburton and big oil having been giddy ever since.  To suggest that Gore couldn't have handled the aftermath of 9/11 is just plain stupidity.  He certainly couldn't have handled it any less competently than the Bushies.

These sound effects will get your animals attention. I especially enjoy blasting the barking dogs. Party on party people! http://www.doghause.com/sounds.asp

[everyone will have a GPS address] We already do.  Just take any GPS and log the house into the memory.  GPS, depending on the day, can put you within feet of your destination.  The problem is that most of us don't know our general LAT/LON co-ordinates well enough to track a hurricane much less to our exact location. Some mapping programs online will give you "the numbers" when you plug in an address.

[Coal] I know coal is the messiest fuel, but there must be a way to efficiently clean its emissions so we can be oil independent.

What better way to peak interest and insure the success of a film then for the Catholic Church to ban the book and condemn the movie.      www.goldencompassmovie.com

Bus fare to Syrian anti-war protest - $.50, Paint and canvas protest signs - $32, Asking a retired US Army Sergeant, working for a local insurance company, to translate your anti-American slogans – Priceless!

It seems the conservatives are the ones you should be worrying about sending our money overseas. It’s leaving this country faster then at any time in history. It’s not the democrats; it’s the "Deficits-don’t-matter Republicans".

I have heard from a friend who was eating out sometime on Tuesday night. This friend saw DiGennaro get kicked out of and banned from a Key West restaurant.  He was dinning with his friends McPherson and Frank Rego.  They were being nasty, detestable and aggressive to the restaurant staff.  It turned into a very public display and from the staff working there, it wasn't the first time DiGenarro’s been a problem at a restaurant. ~oktcraft@terranova.net

[Talk about affordable housing] Free to good home 30' Trojan in the water behind my home on Little Torch Key. Would make a good live aboard. Contact Ron at 305-394-2522. Classified Ads > Free

[Trap snakes]  We've got a problem.  The indigo snake is endangered, grows to 12 feet and will eat rabbits.  Rattlesnakes eat rabbits; 2 out of 27 according to the newspaper’s rebuttal about cats, although the original data reported only one.  Oh well, conflicting reports seem to be the norm.  It shouldn't be a problem anyway since the rabbits only have 2 years to go before extinction, according to one "scientific" report.  There were only 7 rabbit patches on BPK back in 1991, although the actual number of rabbits in the patches was never counted, according to the original data.  They can't count the rabbit pellets now because of the thick saw grass, so they have no idea how many rabbits there are, but they're going to kill the cats to save the rabbits, but there aren't any cats in the traps.  So just to see what will happen, they'll catch and kill the raccoons because the newspaper rebuttal about cats said two raccoons were seen killing rabbits, although the original data reported only one. Let's not get confused by the facts. Well, that's not working, so they're going to burn up 50 acres of habitat on north BPK as an experiment.  I wonder how many animals they'll be able to kill that way. You'd better make sure your garden hose is in good condition.  With all the thought that's gone in to this, I think we can kiss the empirical method goodbye and just do stuff for the fun of it, and besides, the rent is due.  Ah, now that's science! 

[Hershey] Maybe it’s not quite as bad as we feared. It seems Hershey is moving 10 per cent of it's operation to Mexico, for now. Now if we can just figure out which ten per cent to boycott! At least those cool little red and green M&Ms we keep in the bowl for guests around the holidays are made by Mars.

This picture is from Western Australia. See the size of the snake pulling the kangaroo out of the water. Anyone for rock climbing in Australia?

[person who keeps begging for free advertising] Give it a rest and act like a real business person and explore other options. Now you're whining about bands. I've written in both good and bad about bands, even had my email address posted when it was bad. Be careful what you wish for, somebody might not have a good experience with you and then we'll read about you. Good luck and shut up.

Dixie Spehar is floundering like a whale. She’s trying to save herself by finally listening to her constituents instead of the developers.

[head butter] Guess who put his condo on the market?  The Keys’ least favorite woman beating realtor.  Could he have committed a career move that Friday night at The Westin?  Not only did he put his own personal residence on the market but listed it for $11,000 less than he paid for it.  We all know with his ego he would never willingly take a loss.  The big questions in my mind are:  Does he feel he needs to get the hell out of town?  Does he see his career in Real Estate is done after embarrassing the entire Real Estate Community by his disgusting display?  Does he see some heavy legal fees coming his way?  Did his company finally get tired of the bad press and drop him?  It can take decades to build a successful business and just two head butts to destroy one.

Fun with jet engines.
Watch Out for the Blast

[key deer] I'm pretty sure they brought themselves here without any help from two legged nitwits.

Too bad Newt didn't run.

Where is a good happy hour place?  I won't be going to Big Pine bars anymore.

[Attention US1 Radio]  Mia Meriwether  is a very poor choice for a radio broadcaster. She is unprofessional as a news talk host who never has her facts straight. She always over talks the guest speaker and when she has something important, but sad news, she sounds gleeful.  I suggest you spend some money and send her to broadcasting school.  ~ BigPinePalm@aol.com

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[Fox News on the verge of putting themselves out of business] You must be joking; do you follow the money makers at all? I do not remember dates exactly, but I bought News Corp around 1997 at $12 and sold at $30, bought it back again at $12 around the middle of '02 and not only did it split 2 for 1 around '04 I sold it at $25 around '06.  I am just waiting for this dip that is progressing nicely in the stock market to jump in again if it gets any where near $13-$15 again. 

If "this dip" would just find the bottom! You guys scream and bitch about rich people and Halliburton and oil and all you have to do is climb on the bandwagon to make the same money that the mega rich do.  If Hillbilly gets into the highest office; get a printout of the companies that gave her the most money, wait for the dips and dive in for she will shower them with the legislation that they need to boom.  Follow the money don't let it (or them) put you down. 

Right now is a tough time for all. Sit your big money, the next 4 to 6 months out safely in CD's to see that the market volatility will not really go bust.  You can play this market, but the trend is down and, I for one am just playing because there is way too much down side than up. Who knows when the time is right to dive in and diversify; and here we go again.  I am just a little afraid that a huge amount of money is going overseas to be safely tucked away from the Socialists and that will cause a further tax increasing/ profit taking democrat recession.  Can you say President Carter?

Dog the Bounty Hunter was on Hannity and Comes last night--crying. The tears were falling and he had to swipe at them. I guess that’s what happens when a bigot TV star gets exposed. Crying!

How come judges have Chambers instead of Offices?

Does mitigation mean we’re not going to get Key Deer Blvd re-paved?

I’d like to get a cell phone for my wife so she can call me. She doesn’t need long distance or a fancy phone. She wants to buy minutes in increments. Is one deal better than another that I should get for her?

Moronic excuses should be a sub-folder of Stupid Tourist Questions. Example: Police officer, “Mam, why didn’t you have your seat belt fastened?” Lady, “Oh, I was only going to Winn Dixie.”

I didn’t know there were so many Andy Hardy movies. I’ve been watching them for two days now on TCM. That good natured American kid got himself into all kinds of predicaments. Mickey Rooney was really good.

Tom Willi was probably planning to quit just before all the crap hit the fan, kind of like he did in Davie.  This little stunt coordinated with Commissioner Spehar is his way of getting all the money and benefits he wouldn’t get if he just resigned. Whether Spehar’s move is politically motivated, Willi (and the Gang of Three) must go. Bowing to tourism and development has permanently damaged our environment, and any public official who would even discuss closing libraries does not understand the concept of civilization. Dixie, you’re a day late and a dollar short on the firing of Tom Willi. You’re still going to lose your re-election.

I’ve watched county government for many years, but I’ve never seen a commissioner make as many mistakes as Commissioner Spehar. She owes us an explanation as to why she couldn’t support Commissioner Murphy back in February to fire Tom Willi. Now, she has made it her idea and must swing the ax a month before Christmas.  Regarding the ousting of Mr. Willi, he didn’t make the bad decisions, but he did encourage them. It’s time for Mr. Willi to leave. He has done exactly what the Gang of Three has requested. Willi is the only one we can actually get rid of. He needed to tell those people that they were not acting in the best interest of the county. ~oktcraft@yahoo.com

Thanks for the English lesson on the use of there and their. Then you end it with Marry Christmas! Too funny, it seems some spelling lessons are in order. Merry Christmas to all!

Go Pack, go!

It looks like the turkeys have started to arrive. And they won’t be leaving until April when it gets too hot for them. You’ve got to love those part-time “locals”.

Just when was it that "man brought the key deer to Big Pine"? Was it the Indians 10,000 years ago?

Do you want to send something to the troops overseas for the holiday?  Are you a military family member looking for assistance while your spouse, parent, or relative is serving overseas?  Check out the Department of Defense's websites that help connect those who want to support the troops or military family members who need support.  The website is:  www.americasupportsyou.com. 

[you live in Iowa if...] I've never been there, but from the post it sounds pretty good.

I have to agree with the poster yesterday,  who is so angry and frustrated about the "selling out" of the Keys, but there's so much stuff going on now that's bad enough to flip our collective wigs every hour of every day. You have to sort of try and "shut out" most of it, (harder to do every year) and look carefully for some genuine Keys spots that are still there.

You can still go and find a bit of Keys out at Blue Hole. Even though Big Brother has cut down most of the trees and dug out one leg of Horseshoe so they can watch us better from Fat Albert. You can still find a bit of Keys there, and take a delicious dip in the lagoon.

I like to bicycle down the back road on Sugarloaf to the little yellow gate and take the old road back to where Tarpon Creek Bridge used to be. That is definitely old Keys back there. A buddy of mine found a half-buried iron part to a steam locomotive when we were hiking down there a few years ago. Too cool! And there are many secluded swimming spots left as well.

How about the sand trail on Big Pine off Key Deer Blvd that cuts West through the scrub and ends up back of Port Pine Heights? To us that's a Keys excursion. You get to where you can't see any houses, (except for a funky old foundation) and it's fun to think how people lived way back when the Keys were "wild and wooly".

I know, I know it's a reach, but we either do stuff like that or spend our time eating our hearts out for "the good old days".  It’s the same with the U.S.A. mainland. I felt like crying when I read about Hershey yesterday. Milton Hershey was such a fine man and a great American; what in hell would he think now? God bless the people of Mexico, but dear Lord the place is 99% pure pigsty. Guess from now on "Gummy Worms" will be real. 

True leadership again? And you think Al Gore is the answer? Man, you are in a dream state. I thank God everyday that Gore wasn’t President on Sept 11th, 2001. You should too! You want leadership? You want someone to be in control both here and abroad? Repeat after me...Rudy, Rudy, Rudy!

[Christmas cards to the troops]  Pull up the website www.moveamericaforward.org for current information.  They are in the process of collecting 100,000 Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday greeting cards for our troops that will be delivered to them in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The contact numbers are: Move America Forward, P.O. Box 1497, Sacramento, CA 95812,(916) 441-6197

It will be interesting to see if any parents have second thoughts about bringing their children to the Santa Event on Saturday after all the press going on over the last few weeks about wife bashing.

This mystery about Natalee Holloway’s death is about to be revealed.  I contribute that the terrible way the disappearance and investigation was handled because of interference by the American press, especially FOX news that seemed to want to direct how the investigation should be handled.  They kept referring to how the American police would handle this case, and finally admitted they were mystified by the Dutch criminal justice system.  They should have called on someone knowledgeable about the European system, especially the Dutch system, and give a short CJ 101 to the listening public.  No, that would have been non-sensational and it would have made sense, and would not trick the listening public into watching FOX news.  I am afraid FOX spends too much time making news instead of reporting it.

I intend to make comments on the progress of the trial, which will be confusing to Americans, and try and explain the peculiar differences between the American and Dutch system.  It will be most revealing and worth your time to understand, there is more than one way to administer criminal justice, and maybe a more effective way.  As I said in my June 2005 letter “Trust the Dutch system to get to the truth.”

Haven’t you noticed? The only free advertizing on here goes to musical groups and bands.  I guess they are not considered a business.  They will rebut this and say they do pay fees on here, but not on the Coconut Telegraph.

Is it true? Is Dixie really now changing her mind regarding the immediate termination of County Administrator Willi's contract?

Send a card to a veteran. walterreed.amedd.army.mil/

I am saddened that I can not make the extravaganza at the Moose. How many green bean casseroles can you fit on the banquet table? I hope our newlyweds have a warm, fun, family Turkey Day. It sure will be a different one for at least one of them.

[There’s just got to be a way to use coal] Coal is one of the dirtiest fuels we have. What's wrong with making all buildings have high output solar panels on all their roofs?  What's wrong with power damns? What's wrong with tidal generators?

I agree, boycott all out-sourced American products. Also check your frozen fish products, they all are from Indochina except Mrs Paul's and Gorton.

[Fascist rule] The Editor is has properly defined part of the meaning of modality, the rest of the meaning is: “the classification of logical propositions according to their asserting or denying the possibility, impossibility, contingency, or necessity of their content”, this is the modality, the cure and means thereto by which they intend to purge this nation of capitalism and democracy.  Several posters on this site have brilliantly disclosed many of the facets of the Fascist scheme that the modality has implemented to imprint fascist ways on our nation. 

A poster recently disclosed a document that was entitled A Fascist Manifesto, this document lists 14 powerful points that are revealing of the truth of the modality.  The manifesto is foundation.  The first stone of the foundation is listed as  1.) Powerful and Continuing Nationalism: Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.  This sharing began with that liberal icon, FDR, who may have been the first of the Fascist upwelling.  American flags and slogans were everywhere during his tenure, he used extreme nationalism to whip our people into a patriotic frenzy, Truman, after WW ll followed suit by putting oppressive and imperialistic regimes in place to rule Germany and Japan, then Eisenhower extended our imperialistic grasp to Korea and to Indo China, ostensibly to help France.  Indo China became Vietnam and Presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush l, Clinton, and Bush ll followed the same course of jingoistic braying and insisting that “Old Glory” be imprinted on every school child.  This is only the first step that reveals that Presidents of each party promote and are driving our nation into Fascism.  There is a chain of commonality that goes beyond simple manifestations of commonality of behavior, a sinister sharing, that sharing is mandated by L3.  More later, I hope.

What a blessed Thanksgiving little Michael Markis Smith  a.ka. MMS is finally here. Our little butterball weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces and at 18 1/2" tall he is perfect! Lauren is doing great, hopefully she will come home this weekend. Thanks so much for all the love and support from everyone. I will try to get a picture up soon. 

[Boycott Hershey]  Before Christmas? Never!

[Oil $100 a barrel]  So what happened to this one? Water Fuel

Indian Chief, "Two Eagles," was asked by a white government  official, "You have observed the white man for 90 years.  You've seen his wars and his technological advances. You've seen his progress, and the damage he's done." The Chief nodded in agreement.  The official continued, "Considering all these events, in your opinion,  where did the white man go wrong?" The Chief stared at the government official for over a minute  and then calmly replied. "When white man find land, Indians  running it. No taxes, No debt, Plenty buffalo, plenty beaver,  Clean Water; women did all the work, Medicine man free. Indian man spend  all day hunting and fishing; all night having sex." Then the chief leaned back and smiled. "Only white man dumb enough think he improve system like that."

We would like to see Skeeter's Marine put as much effort into supplying our islands with Yamaha parts as he does trying to build affordable housing. What business is he in? ~Jjuliekb@aol.com

Newt Gingrich’s UPS solution to immigration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15D3ElV1Jzw

[Saddam wasn’t fooling anyone] Who the hell cares about a dead putz like him? We have much worse enemies to worry about today, unless this Saddam gig is another diversion tactic to make people forget about reality.

It might be a real boon for your site if you can get an image of an artist’s conception of the planned BPK firehouse and put it on in your site. Get the jump on all the newspapers and you may get a good increase in hits.

[Dem/Rep Christmas greetings] Right on the money, my friend. I am so sick and tired of these bleeding hearts bad mouthing Bush, the war, etc and all their politically correct crap. You did it so well in your greeting, but unfortunately a lot of them won’t get it. Merry Christmas to all, Dems included.

This war has nothing to do with oil. When are you going to get it?

Why can’t I send?

Did you see the pythons that are invading Key Largo? It looks like the little rats are lunch. Maybe they should be trapping snakes instead of cats.

Saddam couldn’t have done anything. He was already unable to move around in his own little sandbox. He was contained. The fairy tales of Saddam growing stronger and getting a better military are ridiculous. His army was in horrible shape from the UN sanctions. Come on people, are your memories really that short? Saddam’s army couldn’t get replacement parts for years. The sanctions were working as they were supposed to. He was disabled and it didn’t take 4,000 dead American troops. It took brains and wise military usage.

[Boycott Hershey] Someday in the future American's are going to wake up to someone knocking on our door telling us our country has been completely sold and that we have to move somewhere else.

When you hug someone, where should you put your head, to the left or right of theirs?

Eventually in addition to your mailing address everyone will have a GPS address. When you want to visit someone you just enter their GPS address and it’ll direct you right to their place.

Turkey trivia quiz. If you flunk you don’t get to eat turkey next year. http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp

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[Boycott Hershey] Pennsylvania is a big state, but some news doesn't make it over the mountain to the front page of our papers or the top of our news hours: Hershey Chocolate is moving to Mexico. They're even closing down Hershey Canada. A sad story for those of us who remember growing up with Hershey bars, and just as sad for the generations of today. What will be outsourced next?

Hershey executives are closing plants in the US, laying off over a thousand people, and destroying Mr. Hershey's dream, all to cut labor, material costs and avoid paying any US taxes!  The company will save about $170 million a year, all on the backs of the American people. The top executives will still make their mega bucks and the laid off workers will have to find other jobs, some probably at minimum wage due to their age. All this will be done to take their jobs to India, China and Mexico. So what part of the "Great" American Chocolate Bar is left? Nothing!

How long are the American people going to sit around and let big corporations do this to us? We must all let our politicians in Washington know we have had it with NAFTA, CAFTA and "SHAFTA" and we won't take it any longer. Please, do not buy any Hershey product. If the company wants to take the work to these countries, then let those countries buy their product. We don't need it. 

Check the "report facts" on this link.  http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/hersheys.asp

Calling the Dept of Business and Professional Regulation on a Realtor or any other professional is a complete waist of time.  That division is as useless as tits on a boar hog. I filed a complaint 2 years ago and have yet to hear from them.

[Saddam wasn’t fooling anyone] Remember when Rumsfeld told America he "knew" where the WMDs were? They were all over Iraq he said. He even narrowed it down to "east, west, south and north of Tikrit". Maybe the weapons-hiding fairy came in the night and put them into his secret mushroom and they magically were transported past our eyes and the eyes of the alliance into fairy tale land. Or maybe Rumsfeld and the rest of the Bozos lied. Pick which one’s more truthful. Now we know why Colon Powell left the administration.

[Ralph Nader] Did I read that right Wednesday? Was the person questioning the fact that Ralph caused Bush to win?

There’s just got to be a way to use coal as our primary energy source. We have the largest coal reserves in the whole world. There must be a way to reduce emissions to good levels and still have a usable fuel. I’d hate to see them build windmills in pristine areas and drill off the Gulf and in Anwar.

I watched FOX news network for most of the afternoon yesterday to see if they were carrying the Scott McClelland news story about the Bush/Cheney involvement in the Valery Plame incident. Nada, zip, zero.  Not a word was mentioned.  These guys appear to be on the verge of putting themselves out of business once Bush leaves office and takes all his lying, deceptive minions with him.

[Modality] Okay, I finally get it!  I was wrong; I was duped by right and left wing propaganda.  The fact is that at this very moment we are under the thumb of fascist governance and have been for years.  There’s plenty of evidence.  I had refused to believe because historically no fascist regime can succeed absent a dictator who rules until power is willingly passed to another, overthrow intervenes, or the death of the despot intervenes.  In the U.S. we think that fascism is held at bay by Presidential term limits and by changing fortunes of Democratic and Republican shifts in majorities.  We place child-like faith in our system of checks and balances to shield us from tyranny.  The fact is that there is no single Despot-in-Chief, but rather our sinister yet brilliant Fascist rulers have designed and implemented a modality that ensures that their rule will persevere for the foreseeable future.  The modality has been in place for at least three decades, that’s through the terms of 5 Presidents, perhaps longer.  Knowledge of the existence of the modality is closely held on a “need to know” basis and this knowledge has come to me only because of the substance abuse and a penchant for braggadocio on the part of relatives of modality members.  In order to protect myself I will not reveal how the information came to my possession, suffice it to say, I have a way of knowing.  This modality is a plan, a scheme that the core group espouses to insure its longevity, the group has a name, and it is L3.  I am only now considering sharing my data and information with the world.  More later, I hope.

(Ed: I had to look it up too. Modality: A method of treatment. For example, surgery and chemotherapy are treatment modalities.)

[Oil $100 a barrel] It's about time for American scientists to get off their butt's and find some other fuel for the internal combustion engine. If American oil companies are holding back a solution, that's paramount to treason. How long will the USA be held hostage to mid-east oil? It should be time to tell them to drink their oil and choke on it. Oil is the most disgusting commodity. As far as I know the Arabs don't have refineries. They didn't even know how to get it out of the ground until westerners showed them how.

I see you’ve got A-Plus Roofing advertising with you now. It looks like they moved to Big Pine. I used them twice in Key West on two different properties I owned and I was so impressed with them that I’m going to the trouble to write this testimonial.

To the owner of the video game missing from the Key Deer Bar. I hate to say it, but my guess is that your game is long gone. When Clay and Rick got evicted they vanished with a lot of things that did not belong to them. I imagine you had a contract with them so you can sue them, but you will have to get in a very, very long line of people they owe money to; and they are both running scared. Stop by and talk to Dan Jr. sometime if you want to hear about how they ripped the late Capt. Dan off, never mind all their vendors, suppliers, advertisers, utilities and basically everyone they did business with. Good luck.

Whoever suggested suing the Sheriff for the break-ins is a moron.  It's your responsibility to secure and protect your own property.  If you still live day by day thinking your neighborhood is so safe, and you still don't lock all your windows and doors, then you are a real idiot. 

[Hitchin' a Ride] We are two Hemingway cats (brother and sister) who need a ride to our new home in West Palm Beach.  If you are headed that way, could we ride along with you? Please call Valerie at: 745-7457

[Nader]  You want facts?  In 2000 Bush got 50,460,110 votes to Gore's 51,003,926 but squeaked by in a narrow electoral collage vote win. Nader received 2,883,105 votes nationwide. In Florida Nader got 97,000 votes and exit poles showed that if Nader had not run 47% of his voters would have voted for Gore and 21% for Bush.  This would have given Gore Florida by 24,000 votes.  A similar scenario played out in New Hampshire although Gore only needed one of the two states to win the electoral vote.  The bottom line is that Bush won by receiving less than the majority of the popular vote; and about 70% of the population regrets it. 

Ask yourself why Saddam didn’t use his WMD in the First Gulf War or when we invaded in ‘03?  As far as defiant, he was defiant when they hung his butt, that’s just how he rolled as the kids would say. (Who is Fredo?)

[Americans are not stupid] If you want to know how stupid they rally are, go You Tube "Americans are nor Stupid", and then click Search.  Then laugh, and be ashamed. 

Someone stole at Stiffy brand push pole from under a home on Constitution Ave (neighborhood behind Strike Zone) last night with occupants in the house, cars in the driveway and the outside lights on. The theft occurred between Tuesday 11/20 after 9pm and Wednesday morning 11/21 before 5am. There was a lot of dog barking noise in that neighborhood last night, so if anyone saw anything (like someone with a really long pole walking down the street in the dark) please contact the Sheriff's Dept or reply here.

Coldwell Banker on Big Pine at MM 30 is having the Santa Event this Saturday at 6:30 PM. Ice cream, gifts and pictures with Santa.
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[PMS] Your comments were super.

Does anyone know anything about the recent shooting between so-called friends and roommates on Big Pine about a week ago?

The idea of sending Christmas cards to wounded soldiers is great, but won't work (according to snopes.com).  For security reasons, they will not deliver any card that is not addressed to a particular individual. In my mind, it's a sad commentary on the times we live in.

[M-13, MS-13 Latino Gangs] Whatever they are called, it's known what they do. The federal government is stupid as a box of rocks. These people present a clear and present danger to the USA. They are armed and dangerous, murderers, rapists, and drug dealers. They do the cops a favor by marking themselves. If a cop can keep an Arab-looking man from boarding and aircraft, then why can't they detain a joker with the ID of a dangerous gang all over him or her? I saw a program that was filmed in El Salvador that was called "Tiny Gangsters". This guy was deported from the USA and admitted to seven murders that he did in LA and announced that he was going back. These people deal in stolen firearms. Where is the ATF? They had the balls to go up against a bunch of Jesus freaks at Mount Carmel who were not hurting anybody. I guess they don't have the guts when there is a tougher nut to crack. I do not know who's agenda it is to let these gangs spread and run amok. The simple truth is that any branch of the federal government could give a crap less about the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. They trample all over them when it suits their purpose. Look what they did at Ruby Ridge, and Waco. Federal laws were broken there and Janet Reno should be in prison for life.

Congratulations to Jimmy Rollins for being voted MVP of the national league.  Last year, Ryan Howard of the Phillies, this year JRO, next year Chase Utley.  Now all we have to do is keep all three of them injury free for one year.

Lost our Bobbi Kitty Cat in Eden Pines in Big Pine Key is missing. He is a white, tabby mix and has no tail. He is a neutered male. Please help bring him home or call the Big Pine Animal Shelter or call Ruth at 747-0411. Classified Ads > Lost & Found

It appears some folks don’t realize that favorable mention of one’s business constitutes advertising. Cheesh, some people!

Thanks and Kudos to the poster who has finally captured the picture of the Big Pine Ursus Minimas (UM).  The existence of this unique predator has been a closely held secret for years.  Fossil remains of UM have been found in several places in sink holes and caves in Southwest Florida.  It was thought that entire specie had vanished at the end of the last ice age when rising waters inundated Florida’s southwestern savannah plains.  The rising waters engulfed the range of the miniscule beast.  There have been anecdotal reports of its existence in the Keys since the early 1900s when Flagler’s minions reported that the tiny predators made a delicious bear perlew (a type of stew).  It was reported that the UM was slightly taller than one meter at the shoulder, weighed about 20k and had flesh that had a piquant flavor.  It is now evident that the beast actually followed its primary prey staple, the the Key Deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium), to its present day haven. 

It is reported that the recent Texas A&M researchers stumbled on strong evidence of UM’s existence (small bear scat in the woods), but that management of the Refuge flushed and destroyed all record of the finding.  It’s speculated that Refuge management feared that the block buster news of the finding of a specie thought to be extinct since the end of the last ice age would precipitate a review and revamping of the entire power structure of the Refuge.  Kudos to the brave poster, perhaps now it will be revealed what is really living in and around Water Key.

Welcome baby Michael Marcus! Congratulations to Lauren and Aaron Lovre.

[Saddam and human values] Let’s be thankful that Saddam is just a memory.  Saddam shouted and postured to the world, he boasted and screamed that he was ready to use WMD. He even had a history of using WMD.  Bush hater extraordinaire Hillary Clinton promoted the invasion.  Let’s do a little soul searching, would you be screaming now had Bill Clinton made the same decision that GWB made? 

Wednesday’s poster is dead right when he said that Iraq would have quickly reverted to its pre-Kuwait power and purpose.  Saddam would have emerged stronger and filled with resolve to pursue his agenda.  He would have earned the reputation of having defeated the U.N., the U.S. and the rest of the world.  The poster is wrong on “forcing American values”.  Neither Japan nor Germany had any culture or history that even vaguely resembled the American way of life at the time of their conquest by Allied forces during WW ll.  No one will claim that either nation had a “culture of human rights”.  Try to imagine our world today if we had not “forced American values” on the people of Germany and Japan.  I am thankful that it now appears that the Iraq conflict is on its way to resolution, I pray, and I believe that the new Iraq will emerge as the new Germany or Japan.

Did anyone hear if they caught the evil person who purposely ran there car through the woods on Big Pine Key and brutally killed that poor key deer?  I certainly hope so. If you have a problem with key deer just move the hell out of here you sicko. The key deer are not to blame for anything. They’re just animals. They don't think like humans. They’re just innocent creatures that god gave us to enjoy. Man creates his own problems, not the animals. It’s always angry, cowardly people like you that have to take it out on the innocent. Karmas going to get you good.

Why we can't leave Iraq. They’re not quite ready to work together. Video

Very interesting interview with Naomi Wolf on YouTube. Pretty damn scary too. Of course the "Bushies" will put her down and call her a "left wing crazy".

[Louie the dog] I am so glad that you are getting spoiled rotten.  You are a sweet little fellow and you deserve the best.  Tell Mom that you can also turn in a circle on your hind legs.  We forgot to demonstrate that little trick for her.  Tell her to just twirl her hand in a circle while you are standing and you will do your spin. Please be nice to the kitty!

Unfortunately, the Walter Reed Christmas card idea was not to be (see http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp.)  Does anyone have another way to send Christmas cards to our troops overseas?

[Here's how they do it] This is a video of a suicide VBIED (Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosion Device) that hit a few days ago. The explosions are definitely not like the movies, though I wish they were. We were actually out on patrol that day and heard the blast from about 7 miles away. Watch the slow moving dump truck moving toward you in the left lane. You'll see some Iraqi Army humvees pull up behind it before it blows. No Americans hurt that day. Video

I had a chance to watch the Naomi Wolf interview, (YouTube url posted here Wednesday) and it was a real eye-opener. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and we're also thankful that bits and pieces of truth occasionally make it out to the public despite the ridiculous and blatantly obvious national media bias towards the Bush administration. We're sorry for the poster whose panties got in a wad after hearing Naomi Wolf.

Our family has been Republican since Lincoln, but this ape in the White House and his fellow administration monkeys beggar description. As a matter of fact, throw all of them into a bag with the rest of the "Republican" wannabe's and shake them up, and it doesn't matter a fig which one drops out first, they're all following the same New World Order pipers in Europe.

All except one,  a skinny 72 year old Air Force doctor who reminds us of a feisty eccentric uncle we may have somewhere: Ron Paul.

Ron Paul speaks more naked truth than any politician we've heard in decades. He's not hanging on to any neo-con’s titty. Ron Paul is his own man and is standing up for our rights, and the lives of our soldiers. Ron Paul has got our vote, if its even going to count next year. We'd guess those little pitchers in D.C. have got cronies fixing the voting machines right now.

Oh, and right on, Naomi!  The best question in that interview was, Why? Why have they gone to all that trouble to abrogate Habeas Corpus and Posse Comitatus? They say "It's for our safety."  Lies! We would rather deal with camel-drivers than neo-con Blackwater thugs any day. Time for real Americans to get real angry and throw the bums out!    

It was a pleasure reading the Coconut Telegraph yesterday without people complaining.

I have lost all faith in preserving my paradise known as the Florida Keys. At the last festive gathering of some of the Lower Keys persona at a famous/infamous eatery near MM 20, I could only here talk about house flipping, land grapping, development tactics and all around greedy scavenging, without any care in the world for these last harbors of escapism. No, the Keys are not only dead, gone to history, reduced to square footage, but are already being marketed into another maze of row-home box lunches for the prospective fools who think Paradise begins with a dollar sign. Tears: sure, hate: maybe, resentment: of course. Pity: to the max, and here come the bulldozers!

Our next computer club meeting is coming up this Saturday, November 24, at the Senior Center, 10 am.  Hope to see you there. Bulletin Board

It seems to me the only reason things cost so much in the Keys is not because they have to be trucked in, all stuff is trucked somewhere, but because the big shots up in the Miami area want to develop our islands for the rich and famous. I will bet anything, as soon as we peasants are driven out, the laws will be changed to allow deep water cuts and total revamping of all the Keys to support large yachts and big, high acreage estates.  Anybody want to take that bet?

PUMPKIN PIE for the holidays.

Unfortunately, the good-hearted post that said to send a Christmas card this year to "A Recovering American Soldier" at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington was wrong.  According to Snopes.com "in these times of heightened security, mail from strangers to unnamed soldiers must for everyone's safety be discarded unopened."

It sounded great and good, but you're wasting your stamp and card without addressing to an actual soldier.

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Wednesday November 21, 2007

(Ed: Thanksgiving Day will only be nice posts. Please send us the things you are thankful for. I hope it’s not a short episode of the Coconut Telegraph. Names will be printed if you like.)

Your Expanded Basic programming on cable that cost $60 a month only costs $14.99 in Palm Beach Gardens.  When I asked the Comcast gal in Plantation, "Why?" She said, "Because this is Monroe County."

[Smoke and mirrors] So now we’re supposed to believe that Saddam lied about WMD. I guess that means that lots of people will holler that Bush screwed up and we shouldn’t have gone after Saddam. If any dude runs up on me, points a gun at me, the gun looks real, and says he’s going to kill me, dammit I’m going to believe him. I’ll shoot him before he shoots me if I can, and you can be sure that it would be a righteous shoot even if his gun was made of soap.

Saddam didn't have WMDs but he wasn't about to admit that because of Iran.  Remember, military intelligence is just a "best guess" but the President and his advisors took it as gospel.  We also know now, looking at recovered documents, that Russia and France were working together to lift UN Sanctions before the conflict.  It's quite likely that this would've happened within months had we not gone in.  There was a reason why Russia and France wanted to discontinue the oil for food program after we invaded even though we encouraged them to continue.  So you have to ask yourself, what would've been better, a resurgent Iraq supported by France and Russia or the state of affairs we have now.  Let's face it, as soon as we depart, Iraq will go back to what it was...a country void of human rights and freedom.  I think any of the military that served outside of Baghdad will agree.  The Iraqi police and civilian militia don't take much crap.  They will stabilize the country, as did Hussein, but at the price of human rights.  We have to stop forcing American values on a country that doesn't have a culture of human rights.

This is for the parents of children in the Avenues.  Please check to see if any shaving cream is missing.  It seems as if there were some bored kids around Ave. I early last evening, a few cars were decorated.  Maybe you can find some house/yard work for them to do so they won't be so bored.  Then again, maybe it wasn't children; maybe it was immature young adults.

[Mitigate] Will the new Walgreens have to pay the $100,000 extra?

Great news, the new firehouse in Marathon is in service.  Now that those construction guys are all warmed up let's keep the ball rolling and let them get started building a new one on Big Pine!

Hindsight is 20/20 and there is a lot more that we know about Iraq than we did before going in there under the pretenses of 9/11 collaborators and WMD. 

Check out this outstanding interview with Naomi Wolf, and then see if you still believe everything's okay in our Republic! This should cause the big bull-sh**er who keeps loading his Bush propaganda on here to stuff a sock in it. Ron Paul for president 2008, for freedom and liberty restored!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9PulYpjGs

Pam, welcome back to BPK.

No matter what one does or how dedicated one may be on his or her job it is never enough.  Now I have to take a cruise to Mexico for work.  It sucks being me. Not!

I have a question and need clarification.  I have been looking forward to advertising our business with you but are you blackballing me to do so?  Do you have to advertise to have comments good/bad to be published? I find it hard to believe that everyone advertises with you.  You have failed to post any of the things that have been said about our establishment.  I know several people who have posted comments and they have not been posted.  I think you are strong-arming me to pay you a bunch of money before you post them.  I think that is poor business.  I am trying to start a business and money is tight and I will not be blackballed.  I told you I would advertise with you and I meant it, but I have to get in the green first and you are not helping.  We had an issue with the help wanted ads too!  I don’t know if it’s just me or what, but if this is the case I will find a way to make it know this is how you do business! I am sorry if I am wrong and I hope I am, please let me know! (Ed: Are you blackballing us by not advertising here? We have published two of your posts in order to help your new business, but our only product is advertising. Our other restaurant advertisers wouldn’t want to advertise if we were giving it away for free to you. Please understand that we wish you the best of luck.)

[Max the dog] Man, can you imagine stepping in it?

Does anyone know this yoga position?

[illegal homestead exemptions] The County Property site has put a brand new link just so people can turn other people in.

[I hate barking dogs] Give me a barking dog over an arrogant human any day.

I will preface this with the fact that I have PMS big time. So I will bitch a little.  I was bothered that the Sheriff’s office released the 911 tape of the poor soul that burned to death on Conch Key.  Shame on US1 radio for airing it. What was the point?  It evoked imagined “what ifs” and horrible images.  Does this man have family? To me this was simply tasteless.

I believe that dogs speak to each other when barking.  Why wouldn’t they have a communication system?  Dogs that bark incessantly are not happy and it is not the dogs’ fault. The owner of a barker needs to spend more time with his/her animal and consider training.

The poster that has been on a rant about puppy mills is absolutely correct but can you spare us the details of the horror?  One can only worry so much.

The poster reporting on the American’s are not stupid video could have put a link or a date of the original post at least.  Some of us have to work and cannot spend hours looking for things that  have piqued our interest.

The poster asking for the name of the contractor defrauding people is lazy or a troublemaker.  Geez, read a newspaper or listen to the news.  No, I don’t know the person and do not care what he is accused of.  When posting the names of citizens, crooks, lowlife scumbags et al it opens a can of worms for deer old Ed.

On occasion you should read the submission guide.

Regarding the robbers on Little Torch being big, clean cut guys that look like Navy men.  Were they in uniform?  Why not Army, Marines, Air Force, or professional sports stars? For the record they could have been employed in any profession.  Even yours. More likely they are not employed.

I have to agree with the poster and the great sleeping weather of late. 

The older man that runs up the boulevard in KW every morning wearing the ladies’ red brim hat takes the cake. Only in Key West.

I feel a little better now.  Thanks and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.  I hope we do only have nice posts for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

[Man gets parts caught in deck chair] Pouring some ice cold water on him might have been easier than cutting the chair in half.

[Lion video] I loved watching that news clip.  It’s neat to see a creature being loving while it has the potential to rip your head off.

[You turn your eyes away from Saddam’s aggressions] What does that have to do with 9/11? Saddam was an A-hole but he was a contained A-hole and no threat to the USA, so why did Bush choose to invade Iraq, when we had more immediate and dangerous fish to fry. The simple answer is, at best, he’s an arrogant idiot, or worst he wanted to line the pockets of his corporate cronies. Pick one.

When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following:  A Recovering American soldier, c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20307-5001. If you like of the idea, please pass it on to your e-mail friends.

[The Taking of Big Pine by Breaking the Rules] Monroe County has continuously broken many rules in the Taking of Big Pine. This has happened, because property owners mostly aren't informed or it simply doesn’t affect their life’s until they need to get a building permit. The Taking of Big Pine Key

$100,000 mitigation fee will stop all building on the island of Big Pine. Does this mean that all our properties will be valued at an additional $100,000? I’m glad I got mine already.

Watching that video of the new Russian fighter stall and spin like that pushed my heart up into my throat. Are these test pilots nuts? Wow, what a ride!

[expensive decorated frozen food] I happen to know that Parrotdise Waterfront doesn’t have any frozen food in the building.

Today is the busiest travel day of the year; aren’t you glad your not?

[Saddam]  Without doubt, Saddam had WMD, without doubt he used WMD on the Kurds and Iranian forces, and without doubt he convinced the entire world that he always had them.  He did his best to prove to us and the world that he was anxious to use them, surely you remember his boasts.  We now learn that after his capture he claimed that he really didn’t have WMD--he was just bluffing.  Did he say “oops, my bad, I was just kidding, tee hee hee”?  This may sound silly, but would you have expected the U.S. to make Saddam prove that he had WMD before we enforced the U.N. sanctions?  Would you have required biologic or nuke attack on our forces so that you would “feel good” about the incursion?  Do you really believe that his claim that he was bluffing has any weight?  Saddam was defiant until his capture, how in the name of Fredo can you suggest that the sanctions were “having some effect”?  What effect?

Meet the members of the Ass family.

Kittens for adoption at the Big Pine Pet Store.  I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you do to help animals.  You are truly kind, caring and compassionate.  You set an outstanding example for other pet store to follow.  I will always patronize you. 

Geez, oil’s almost $100 a barrel. If I didn’t know better I would think there’s a Texas oil man in the oil companies’ pocket. Happy Thanksgiving Exxon.

[wife beater] What do all battered woman have in common? “They just wouldn’t listen.”

[Ralph Nader] Those are opinions of yours or better yet a hypothesis.   Facts are based on actual statistics and figures, not polls which are merely represent a sampling.  I'm sure there is a news media station looking to hire someone like you.

Some people will do anything to get out of spending time with the family during Thanksgiving. Michael Vick surrenders to marshals three weeks prior to his sentencing on dog fighting charges.

[Rationing of gas is coming] Gas will be over $5.50 per gallon, when you can find it! Dear friends, its way past time to wake up and realize that we are in serious deep do do.  We have permitted our nation to become dependent on the largess of other nations.  Our national economy and security now are in, large measure, under the control of OPEC.  The tin pot despot Chavez has openly declared economic war on the U.S.  Do you suppose Iran or any other Arabic nation is concerned about how much you pay for fuel?  India and China will soon displace the US as the world’s largest oil consumers; hence they will have first bite at OPEC oil.  Talk and concern about reindeer, Alaskan fur bearing trout, unsightly structures in the Gulf and Nantucket Sound, and sundry ecological niceties can make us all feel warm and fuzzy, but they won’t keep your electricity on.  We simply must begin exploiting our own natural resources; we must drill for oil, build refineries, construct wind farms, install nuke power plants, begin geothermal harvesting for electricity, install PV (electricity from the sun) fields and pursue an aggressive program to reduce our petroleum dependence.  Our national well being is ours to lose.

[Reward] I own an Evo countertop video game I had on location at the Key Deer Bar and Grill (serial number 10110400800149). There is a reward for the return. Call Stick and Stein at 296-3352 ask for a manager. Thanks for your help. Classified Ads > Lost & Found

[shooting thieves]  If you tell someone in advance that your going to shoot a crook. the law will call it premeditated. It's best to keep such thoughts to your self, I do.

$500 prize for your dog's mug pic. Mug Root Beer

Thanks for posting that you didn't post on Sunday. I was afraid that since I started drinking tequila that I'd had a relapse.

[wife beater] I'm still wondering why the woman didn't have the guy arrested and for that matter there were supposed to be 200 people at the function in question. So if you take the two involved out of the incident that means there were 198 other people that didn't report it either, amazing.

[Born, tubby, mild] animation_baby_boomers.html

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Wednesday November 21, 2007

Tuesday November 20, 2008

[The Taking of Big Pine by Breaking the Rules] Wow! after reading about this I am grateful for the freedoms we enjoy in Vermont. The only zoning in my town are: 1. You need a permit for a residential driveway. 2. you cannot build within 25 feet of a property line. 3. You must follow the state rules on water and septic. That’s it, period!

I have to laugh at people who say that the WMDs from Iraq just vanished into thin air.  Where do you think they are? He didn’t have any, and this is coming from the CIA guy who interviewed him for 5 hrs a day for 7 months. Saddam told him it was all smoke and mirrors. He was bluffing to keep Iran at bay. He did also say that he planned on starting a weapons program once the UN sanctions were lifted. So apparently the sanctions were having some effect.

If you are a parent who has lost a child of any age we would like to invite you to join our free support group.  Our next meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn in Key Largo on Tuesday November 27 from 7-9 pm.  We are sponsored by Children’s Memorial Tree Gardens, Inc. A 501c-3 nonprofit organization  www.childrensmemorialtreegardens.org   Bulletin Board

[Key Largo Ocean Resort - Legal Update] Great news. Some owners are fighting Pedro Salva's illegal takeover of their property. They currently have the following in court: A Motion to Intervene, a temporary injunction and an appeal.

Judge Luis Garcia just ruled in their favor on the Motion to Intervene, and stipulated in his ruling that: "Although a co-op speaks with one voice, that of the Board of Directors, that Board must have the authority to speak for all. Before this court approves any settlement that would result in the complete demolition of existing structures and enormous expense, and potential losses to the shareholders of KLOR, the legitimacy of the present KLOR Board must be established. Therefore, the Motion to Intervene is granted."

[I hate barking dogs] A nice guy across the street moved away and took his dog with him (thank god). That dog barked at every early morning dog-walker every single day. Good riddance. Now the neighborhood is fairly free of barking; the only PITA we have now is that woman who comes down from Palm Beach County and brings her 2 dogs every time. Thankfully, she only comes down about 4 times a year. When she's down those dogs bark at every boater leaving the canal system in the morning and returning later in the day.

From: Spehar-Dixie
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:36 PM
To: BOCCDIS1; BOCCDIS2; BOCCDIS3; BOCCDIS4; BOCCDIS5; County Administrator
Cc: County Attorney; 'dkolhage@monroe-clerk.com'
Subject: Request for Special Meeting 12-05-07

Dear Mr. Kolhage,

Please consider this email a request for a Special Meeting on 12/05/07 at 9:00 A.M. for the purpose of consideration of an agenda item to terminate the employment of Thomas J. Willi, County Administrator without cause and, discussion of buyout of his employment contract.

This request is pursuant to Section 102, Sub-Section B of the County Commissioner Administrative Procedures.

Dixie M. Spehar
Monroe County Commissioner
District One
(Ed: I don’t know if this is real because it was submitted by a third party.)

Dawn on Friday, November 23

Who is the contractor that got arrested for taking the money and not building any modular homes? What Key is he on?

My granddaughter would like to know the schedule, if there is one, for the Children’s Christmas event on Big Pine Key.  Will Caldwell Banker sponsor it again this year and, if so, when will it be? 

I loved wearing a skirt in Scotland.  I might try wearing it here in Conchtown (Yea, right). Jill's daughter was married to a Scot in an ancient castle, and a fine time was had by all. Photo Gallery

The guys who robbed the house in Little Torch two weeks ago were seen. The witness said there were 3 big guys, short hair somewhat clean cut and looked like navy guys. So if anyone knows anything else lets catch these scumbags.

Here, my friends, is a picture to answer the question we've all been hearing and asking about for many years! The answer seems to be: Yes.

The Good Morning Key West person (Sloan Bashinsky) got hold of some odd stuff to smoke this time. Is it me or are his posts really getting wacko of late?  What on earth is he writing about?

[decisions are made by people who show up]  To all BOCC members, you are planning to attend all BOCC meetings before Willi's gone, right?  Before we all get our hopes up we must recognize that there are still 3 commissioners able to sabotage our dream of a county without Willi. ~SusanRHeim@aol.com

During the WW I years, Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas made some incredible human pictures by using thousands of sailors or soldiers in uniform to create images. Eighteen thousand men were involved.

[Americans are not stupid video] Say What? Amazingly there was no comment about this post. I too would be quiet as dogshit in the grass if someone pointed out so vividly how stupid I was. I was not too surprised when someone said that the Berlin Wall was in Israel, but I was flabbergasted when a woman asked to name a country that begins with a U, said Utopia. Did these people go to stupid school? Every American should view this video, then run and hide in shame.

[It’s great sleeping weather]  Telephone calls are forwarded to voice mail-land with the ringer turned off.  Though it looks like it is going to heat up again. Just when we've said our hallelujahs that the topless fat man who walks all over town finally put a tank top on.  It is hard to ignore droopy old man boobs.   

I hate to confuse you with facts but I never said Germany attacked us. I said they were partners with Japan that did attack us. And if you would pay attention the leader Al Maliki of Iraq is praising and thanking the leaders of Iran for the peaceful time in Iraq because Al Sadr (their puppet in Iraq) has called off attacks for now. You know Al Sadr, he’s the one that’s killed American troops and is a militia leader not aligned with the country’s government. You keep preaching the huge successes Iran is getting credit for. Personally, I say we leave the country and let them continue on for another 2,500 years. Its going to be no different when we leave except that almost 4000 American troops got buried in a horrible spot and are the only signs of honor and dignity in this fiasco. There will just be another dictator.

Thank goodness for www.jetdock.com It's your ticket to ride.  Ahoy matey!

Someone actually believes that Saddam snuck the WMDs out of Iraq while Iraq wasn’t allowed to move anything by air and ground because of the no-fly zones and ground restrictions while under the Alliances watchful eye? We have satellites that can see a license plate from space yet somehow Saddam snuck out tons and tons of weapons without anyone seeing that? So let me get this straight, Rumsfeld knew where they were hidden which, I’m assuming was in bunkers or ammo dumps and under cover, but when ever they were moved thru open areas and in truck convoys we lost them? Yeah, OK.

Yikes.  What’s with all the anger in the gossip column yesterday? Is it a full moon? We need more sunset pictures.

Help break the cycle of horrific puppy mills. In the wake of the recent national expose of a horrific puppy mill in Virginia, I implore prospective pet owners to not buy puppies from pet stores. The adorable little faces peering at you from the windows are bred to touch people's hearts and wallets. What shoppers don't see are the cramped outdoor cages, genetic inbreeding, filth and heinous conditions the parents of these fluffy pups are forced to endure. Mothers are forced to have litter after litter no matter how weak they are, spending their entire lives isolated from the human companionship they crave. Many pet stores have stopped selling puppies rather than perpetuate these conditions.  People who "save" a puppy from a pet store are only perpetuating the cycle, encouraging breeders to produce more dogs. And the unpopular truth is anyone who breeds dogs is contributing to the problem of pet overpopulation, despite pet store claims that they only take pets from "responsible" breeders.

More than 900 animals are killed every minute in the United States because there aren't enough good homes for them. Many purebred puppies have inherent genetic conditions that lead to a lifetime of discomfort and high vet bills. Some end up at shelters, with a legacy of distemper, kennel cough and a vague health record of one set of "puppy shots" which the owners mistakenly assumed were all the medical care their new pets would need. Meanwhile, mixed breed puppies with excellent temperaments and hybrid vigor wait in shelters for someone to love them.  If your heart is set on a specific breed, please note that an estimated 25 percent of dogs abandoned at shelters are purebreds. As I write this, a Shar-Pei, and English bulldog, a rat terrier, two black Labradors and an Alaskan malamute are waiting at the Marathon Animal Shelter, all of whom have fancy pedigrees but no home. If you cannot find the breed you want at your local shelter, go online to a breed-specific rescue group. By opting to adopt, you can help end the puppy-mill business, save a live and add something very special to your own.

It took a longtime to admit failure of the Monroe County Manager, but at least "late" is better than “no” action to get rid of someone that has gotten the taxpayers of Monroe County in terrible financial difficulty.

I only wish the five republicans that are the elected officials of the village of "idiots", oops…Islamorada, would have the guts to get rid of another incompetent manager that is costing the taxpayers over $18,000 each month.  Oh well, election time is just around the corner.

The daily paper reports the sainted Mr Young has unearthed a whole 24 people claiming homestead exemptions illegally. Hell, my neighbors use out of county addresses to pay their taxes and they still get homestead exemptions!

[News from Iraq] Have you noticed that Iraq is a word seldom mentioned in the major media lately? Have you noticed that even the Presidential aspirants of both parties seem to duck the issue? Wonder why? Nobody, but nobody likes the taste of crow, and it sure is looking like that there’s going to be plenty of crow croquets to be passed around.

There’s plenty of good news from Iraq, deaths both American and Iraqi are way, way down. Peace and mutual trust is breaking out all over their country. I hate to be the bearer of ill tidings to our Liberal/Democrat friends, but it is what it is.

Man gets parts caught in deck chair. Ouch!

Deer Editor, do you ever get tired of this board?  Are there days when you just don’t want to update the forum? Your devout readers appreciate the time you expend on our behalf.  Kudos to you. PS Where is Sunday’s update. (Ed: Sunday was one of those days)

The fly video.

The street gang being referred to here recently as M-13 is actually called MS-13 meaning “Mara Salvadoras-13”.  Originated in El Salvador the gang first formed in the U.S in Los Angeles.  The name is derived from “La Mara,” a street in El Salvador and 13 St. in L.A.  It is considered the most dangerous street gang in the United States with an estimated 100,000 members across the country.  They specialize in revenge killings, assassinations, drug trafficking, human trafficking/slavery and theft.  It is composed mostly of Hondurans and Salvadorians but is known to also have Mexican and other Latino members.  They have been a target of Federal law enforcement for years, but efforts have been somewhat hampered by liberal courts citing racial/ethnic profiling.

In-flight demonstration of the Russian SU-30MK fighter aircraft displaying vectored thrust with canards. As you watch this, look at the canards moving along side of, and just below the canopy rail. The fighter can stall from high speed, stopping in less than a second. Then it demonstrates an ability to descend tail first without causing a compressor stall. It can also recover from a flat spin in less than a minute.  video

[Democrat wisdom]  I wonder how many readers of this site are small business employers.  I wonder how many of those folks have a customer base of English only speakers.  Did you know that the EEOC (the Feds) say that you can be sued if you require your employees to speak English on the job?  I wonder how many of these employers would feel warm and fuzzy about the Democrat party if they know that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has moved to kill an amendment that would protect employers from federal lawsuits for requiring their workers to speak English. Among the employers targeted by such lawsuits is the Salvation Army.  Now, this just sounds like a damned right wing lie.  Check it out in the Wall Street Journal.

Donna if you’re reading this let's meet at the bat tower.  Give me a call.

[guys robbing  houses] I would be suing the Sheriff Dept and Monroe County.

[Dog for sale] Or free to good home. He answers to the name of Max and is an excellent guard dog. The owner cannot afford to feed him anymore, as there are no more thieves, murderers, rapists or molesters left in the neighborhood for him to eat. Most of them knew him as "Oh sh**!" Your help is appreciated.

[Administrator Willi shifted funds from wastewater funds] The fish would much rather have had a top notch state of the art sewer system than The Hickory House or SS Vandenburg.  The birds dittos.  The snakes dittos.  The reef ditto.  Oh, and down here in Monroe County, last on the chain, the poor old humans!

Is anyone taking wagers on the head butt guy and his woman still being together?

Buzzing panties. Ooh, aah, oooooooooo.

[Oh, for the love of a liberal!]  Okay boys and girls, the question for today is:  What do Sen. Dan Inouye, Rep. Gus Savage, Rep. Barney Frank, Sen. Brock Adams, Rep. Frank Richmond, Rep. John Young, Rep. Gary Studd, Rep. Mel Reynolds, Sen. Ted Kennedy, and Pres. Bill Clinton have in common? 

If you said that these elected poobahs of probity are all Democrat and are all liberals, you are right, you win a green weenie.  If you also said each was the prime player in a red hot sex scandal, you would be the really big winner; you win the green weenie adorned with a blue condom.  I’ll paraphrase a poster from yesterday, “What’s wrong with the left wind liberals?  Are they so freaked up that they lose their minds?”  By the way, there’s plenty more offenders of all political stripes. Being a stiff congressional member has a whole new meaning.  By the way, do you suppose it's possible that the inquiring poster might be just a tad homophobic?

Love bite.

[another Hungarian serving America]  I love the new-style American pinup girl!

Like traveling eh? Don’t use the glasses. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3estl_dirty-hotel-secrets_news

I worked as a crisis counselor for a while, and received quite a few calls from women who were abused by their husbands/boyfriends. When I asked them why they didn't just leave the guy, they always said, "Because I love him."   Somehow those macho wife-beaters (aka real men by some women) seem to attract certain types of females. I have always wondered why? 

[Miss Dobos, another Hungarian serving America] She's a cutie too!  She delivers "love" from above--from an AC-130. You’ve got to appreciate that.

All of you Pam fans of the Coffee Shop—she’s back starting tomorrow, but she will be on the dinner shift. Yep, the little redheaded spitfire is back.

Are we going to make Thanksgiving a Nice Posting Only Day this year?

Has there been any progress or arrest regarding the rash of house burglaries in the Lower Keys? My nerves have been on edge since last week about this.

The kittens and cats at the Big Pine Pet Shop are not sold. They are up for adoption through Stand Up for Animals and the Big Pine and Marathon Shelters. I do agree about the stores who sell puppies and kittens, though.

Anyone can file a complaint against a realtor. Just go to myflorida.com and follow the links to the Dept of Business and Professional Regulation, then follow the links for real estate. There are cases in which those in the real estate vocation have had licenses terminated for crimes of moral turpitude, like DUIs, etc.  If a complaint is filed, the board will investigate.

[I leave my cars parked at a friend’s house so no one can tell I am home. My Glock is under my pillow] Imre, you're back!  Welcome home! Just kidding, but I appreciate the spirit.

The Lower Keys idea of gourmet dining is expensive decorated frozen food.  Gone also are the good old fashioned home cooked meals served at restaurants.

I have to laugh when I read that a person believes that Saddam was able to move tons and tons of explosives and weapons into other countries with us monitoring them. That person really doesn’t hold America’s military in high regard. I have a feeling that if we were watching them and knew where they were (according to Rumsfeld) the moving of tons of materials over land in the open most likely is a silly and probably partisan dream. Nice dream, but a dream none the less.

I love going to the Content Keys in the winter when the wind is screaming out of the northwest and there's decent waves. I like to sit in my boat in the creek with loads of beer and listen to the waves. There's usually never anybody there at those times. It sounds kind of like I'm at the beach or something. It's one of the few places where you can find this in the keys. There's actually ride able waves too--just don't fall.

What is the deal on Mark Benson and Elite Cabinets and Kitchen in Marathon?

I always knew that animals loved unconditionally but this is really special.  I hope everyone enjoys this clip as much as I did. Video

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Sunday November 18, 2007

Remember the TV Translator system they had here in the 80s? Boy, did that suck. I never was able to get even one channel. What  a waste of money and effort.

Considering the amount of damage he could do in the next nine months, it’s a bargain. It will likely take the County Commission several months to find a new administrator. They’re going to be paying Will whether he’s here or not – so the unanticipated costs will start only when they hire someone new.

Any suggestions or ideas for a new administrator? I hear that Broward County just fired their administrator, who has a masters degree in public administration… she was only making a few thousand more than Willi and was responsible for a county with more than 10 times the budget and number of employees. ~mb@safedatasite.com

Thursday, November 22nd. The Big Pine Moose Lodge will host its annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. This dinner is free to Moose members and members of the community of Big Pine Key. Donations are accepted and appreciated. For our disabled citizens and shut-ins there will be people delivering dinners to you, but you must call ahead of time at 872-4063. There will be no smoking in the dinning areas. We look forward to having you all joins us for dinner.

A letter in the Citizen was printed today calling for people to try to get the City to make sure that the new facility will provide more affordable assisted living care (what the Navy had called for in their conveyance of the land at the Truman Waterfront) -- and less (or preferably NO) subsidized wealthy retirement homes.  The Citizen omitted the link to the background information, which is here: http://KeyWestSeniorCare.com  (That blog holds a copy of the letter, too.)

Look butt wipe. As a subdivision member, you have a responsibility, and I know that was a scary word for you, not to let your own personal lifestyle or the lifestyle of your pets flow over into the neighborhood where it affects others. Keep your life in your own yard, and keep it quiet about it.

There will be a Blood Drive at the Big Pine Key Moose Lodge on Tuesday the 27th of November from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. The Community Blood Centers of South Florida want this to be the best ever. All donors will receive a special bag of "goodies". Visit www.cbcsf.org to pre-register for your donation. Give the gift of life and receive a gift for a gift. You may also contact Dave Williamson at (305) 304-5101.

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Remember the TV Translator system they had here in the 80s? Boy, did that suck. I never was able to get even one channel. What  a waste of money and effort.

We have a great car wash on Big Pine.  It is right behind Lost Cargo.  I took my car there last Saturday and they did a terrific job.

We need to put pressure on our non-performing senators. Vote right or next time you are history.

A new and virulent strain of adenovirus, which frequently causes the common cold, has spread in parts of the United States, killing 10 people and putting dozens into hospitals, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.

Will you please consider continuing the posting about the County Commission Agenda item concerning extending County Administrator Mr. Tom Willi’s contract for an additional 4 years, each day until next Tuesday, Nov. 13?  The commission meets on Wednesday, Nov. 14 and will likely vote on this agenda item.  This is too important to the taxpayers and citizens of Monroe County to let slip through the cracks and go un-noticed.  All citizens need to be aware of this and have the opportunity to express their opinions, pro or con, to the County Commissioners. 

 robot dance

It was fascinating reading the Fascist postings the other day.  The posters who claim that the Bush admin is attempting to turn our nation fascist had been challenged to provide specific and factual instances or circumstances that could prove or even support their claim.  Our liberal name callers failed to provide us with a single instance or episode that would support their outrageous claim.  They couldn’t identify one a single instance of an American phone being tapped, of an American being subjected to coercive interrogation, a single illegal search, or any evidence whatsoever to support their rant. They found it impossible to say "Burt Buffo of Newark reported on May 29, 2007 that his house had been broken into and illegally searched by the Feds".  They couldn't claim that "An investigation by "Fascists are Fun" has disclosed that 2896 residential phones owned by Norwegian Bachelor Farmers are being illegally wiretapped by Homeland Security". 

Sure, they can post platitudes and inflammatory rhetoric, but they can’t post fact.  Why not if they have fact on their side?  Their words have as much truth as a claim that Hillary eats dead babies, after all, everybody says she does!  Did you know that Obama is a clandestine member of the KKK.  Did you know that Edwards has been a member of the National District Attorneys Association?  C'mon, it's all bunk!   I think we would have to agree that media and our Justice department would have been all over any such case they could find.  Neither Justice nor the media are fans of GWB.  Look, believe what you will, vote whatever way you will, but at least do yourself and your country the favor of checking out crap like this fascist bull before you let it influence you, you owe it to yourself. 

[Expired Parking] When your meter on life runs out... This lady had a great sense of humor and always used to say that when she passed away she wanted a parking meter on her grave that says "Expired".  So her nephew got her one on eBay!

[I see an administration acting within the constraints of our customs and national heritage] I wish I could see that. In fact I don’t  remember the United States attacking Finland because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. We also attacked Germany because they were in partnership with Japan and I found that was very just. Iraq and Afghanistan had zero connections to 9/11 other then lip service. Osama hated Iraq because Saddam wouldn’t allow Iraq to turn into a fundamentalist country; he left the Kurds to their own, the Sunnis to their own and the Shia to their own. His religion was the leading party and he abused his powers with the others, but he and Osama were not aligned. I cannot remember America attacking another country in our proud history for what turned out to be "cherry picked" reasons. It’s the only time this country wasn’t justified in its military actions. It wasn’t because Saddam was a bad man because he was already under control in his own country. He was contained. If he even turned his radar on the entire site was destroyed. That’s why his military was very easy to walk thru the sanctions and containment worked as they were designed to do.

Bush tried to fix something that was working like a charm. Sorry America doesn’t attack countries unless they give us a just reason. It’s not our custom. And since the WMDs suddenly vanished into mid air it changed American history. It  helped destroy the good will and moral leadership this country had in the world after 9/11.Bush overplayed his hand and now we need to right this ship, get these Bozos out of office and regain our leadership role. Don’t say American custom is to attack countries for no reason. It never worked that way before and hopefully it will never happen again. God bless America. The Republican Party has given America a black eye, but that’s okay because we will right this wrong and regain our dignity and moral leadership. But first we need help rebuild Iraq and allow the Iraqis to control their own country. Right now the tribal leaders are carving out their own sections of rule and land which is a shame because warlords don’t run democratic elections, but if that’s what they want its all theirs. Why we thought we could bring a democracy to people whom have been fighting each other for 2,500 years is beyond belief. The warlords are back in control.

[Dairy Queen with a Dunkin Donuts attached to it] Dang good idea, then my kids could grab dinner on the way home and I wouldn't have to waste beer time cooking and cleaning them paper plates, and they'd get all the great brain trashing foods they need to dumb down. Great!

Ok, this may be anal retentive, as is my habit, but the party who is counting down Dubya's remaining days as President appears to be way off. As of this posting, he will be President for 430 more days not 353 days. I am sorry as anyone because I feel he is the worst president we have had during my lifetime. I arrived at this figure because there are 45 days left in 2007, next year is a leap year so add 366 and if the inauguration is the traditional Jan. 20th; then add another 20 as he is in power until that time. Who's counting?  A lot of us!

Can someone explain what this "Taking of Big Pine" means to me as a home owner? It seems that if someone has to pay a fortune to build a new house on Big Pine that makes the ones already here more valuable. Other than low cost workforce housing (read: rental apartments), additional building should not be allowed anywhere in the Keys unless we want to look like the rest of South Florida's coast. Look at the massive number of existing homes on the market for months or years. It's hard to believe we really need more built.

[I can’t accept the fact that Americans are even discussing torture. Under Bush’s direction we have lost our moral compass.] I laughed out loud when I read this infidels ranting. Go to Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Africa, Russia, China, South America, India, in fact anywhere but here and see how they treat the bad guys. Wake up from the simpleminded dream world most Americans are now in, because the world is a tough place and not for dreamers.

What would make someone a good living would be a full sized truck and car wash with a detail shop and a mini-coffee and sandwich counter. Keep it clean and working with good eats and you got it made. Gas and Diesel could be an option. Location, anywhere along route 1 on BPK that isn't obtrusive or looks like hell.

[A suggestion for the Coconut Telegraph]  Some people want their email address posted and others do not. Why not make a Button that shows on each post post, that when clicked, allows the replier to email that poster directly. That way no email address info is released. The two people concerned then have a private matter and they are liable for their own actions. You can post this to see what people might want to do.

 Americans are not stupid - WITH SUBTITLES

Are the thief's that are stealing doing it by boat?

If Willi goes he will take over$400,000 of your tax money with him according to calculations obtained from certain reliable sources  Tom Willi's severance pay could exceed $400,000 dollars. If I had my way we would find a way to add this bill to the 5 buttheads that caused all this drama. Kay Thacker, Ron Miller, Diane Bureldson, Fred Nickerson and his wife. If I were Willi I would take the money and tell them all to shove it. ~ govwatch05@tampabay.rr.com

353 days and counting.

Any good gossip?

Scientists Converge On Key West.

Britain is experiencing unprecedented levels of immigration with more than half a million foreigners arriving to live here in a single year, new figures show. Immigration out-paces British exodus - Telegraph

Australian navy pays for breast enlargements

This is a video of the China Air fire incident. http://podcast.sankei.co.jp/movie/news/wmv/070820china_air.wmv

You can view live broadcasts of animals in the Grand Teton Mountains. Tails From The Tetons

[drunk-redneck-lawnmower driver] Apply just a tad more bleach to the gene pool.

Lost Cargo Trading Post not only carries fresh produce but you can also get a switch blade knife there (to slice and dice your tomato's of course).

The guy who hates barking dogs should not have moved into a crowded subdivision. I am sure he saw all the dogs while looking at the property which is almost on top of one another.  Not all of us scold the dogs when they are communicating to us that someone is coming.  Until the burglar is arrested, we should all be alert and maybe a barky dog will stop a robbery.  The bad guys like to rob you when you are at home, as we all know from the past.  I hope ED records this sociopath’s e-mail in the event another animal is poisoned in Eden Pines. 

[Moondog lovers] I just saw the new Moondog video. Kudos to the new female lead singer. Good luck; you’re backed by some of the finest musicians in the Keys. Let Tucker rip on that guitar everyone will dig that. Kenny and Bob can hold it down. Who’s that on the other axe? Rock on boys (and girl).

To the person who will not forgive Nader for the 2000 election.  How about blaming the 47% of the population that didn't vote? Or if you want to get technical, why is it Gore did not win in his own state of Tennessee?  Yes, he did not win his own state where he was the senator before being Vice President for 8 years.  This is the same Gore who wanted campaign reform (pre- McCain 'Feingold act) as he spoke at his 5.2 million dollar fundraiser on August 17, 2000. He also was to busy to speak to Youth at Action in August 2000 at Drexel University. 

I also suppose you're mad at Ross Perot for getting Clinton elected instead of the re-election of Papa Bush?

If anyone should be mad it's McCain.  He is still in disbelief that he lost the GOP nomination to an inept businessman coat tail riding his namesake.  And if anything, the religious right did not turn out in droves in 2000.  Days before the election it was leaked to the press of Bush DUI and other past infractions.  Talk to the lazy asses sitting at home in front of their TV fisting themselves with Cheetos, CornNuts, and Mr. Pibs.  Cast your anger elsewhere headline reader.

[The Taking of Big Pine by Breaking the Rules] Whew!  I hope everyone interested listened to Dick Beals' slide show (property owners)!  I'm not a rocket scientist but, it looks as if you want to build on a lot on Big Pine or No Name there is going to be an additional charge of $98,428.   The proposed Community Park at the old Vista Linda motel is going to cost someone $5,135,350 in additional fees.   If someone does three-lane US1 it will cost all most 3.5 million a mile just for the mitigation fee because of the impact on the Key Deer.  I kind of had my hopes up that one day someone would pave Key Deer again because its so rough and that same road was there in the 60s and it looks like if they repave it (existing roadway paving) it will cost an additional $2,738,853 per mile, why don't they just say “no can do” because no one could afford these fees?  Do these fees go to the county or to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who issued the Incidental Take Permit on all properties on Big Pine and No Name?  I think they said that the fee proceeds were to buy more land for the Key Deer. I'd like to know who is watching that pot of gold.

I've been coming down here since the early 60s and fishing happily, but I all ways joked they would take our houses and give them to the Key Deer.  That joke ain't so funny anymore.  If my house burned down or had to have a permit to rebuild after a hurricane, would these fees be applied? Or is it just new construction where there is an empty lot?  We better all call our insurance companies to see if these new fees are included in our policy!  It looks like building on Big Pine has screeched to a halt and it has nothing to do with subprime or housing gluts; its back to good old Monroe county politics.

I haven't had TV for years. I'm addicted to Netflix for $32 a month I get five CD's at a time and can keep them as long as I want. I watch my choice of last year's TV shows all at once if I like and with no commercial interruptions. I don't have the TV on as background as I only turn the thing on specifically to watch something. I would never go back to satellite or cable!

How can any body out there really expect not to get robbed when you farm out the menial jobs such as yard work etc. to the new crowd? You’re too damn cheap to pay anybody anything worthwhile and opt to hire an illegal. They are far from stupid people. You, the home owner, are stupid for farming out jobs, but I guess there is nothing quite as satisfying as exploiting a foreigner. So you see, while your getting such a good deal on having stuff done cheap, there casing your home for goodies and will come back later. It’s really not rocket science after all. Just think; your making your own bed, now lie in it.

To further this concept or truth, as you may see it, the value systems of many peoples from foreign lands just isn’t quite the same as the majority that used to live here. Stealing is no big deal to them. If it’s there and you’re not using it it is quite alright to take it, no guilt involved. That’s just the way it is. So enjoy your imagined savings.

[M-13 Gang in LA] They are not only in L.A., they are all over the world and growing. Even the Russian mob is scared of them.

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Friday November 16, 2007

Burrrrr, it’s cold!

Yes, I agree, we need a real car wash and an ice cream place with real ice cream.

[Abrogation of rights?]  Thanks for taking the time to respond.  It is obvious that you have strong feeling on this matter.  I too have strong feeling, and I am convinced that you wrong.  As to Gitmo:  There are no American citizens locked up in Gitmo.  These prisoners were captured on the field of battle, trying to kill American troops, or were they were captured engaging in terrorist activity.    Not one of the prisoners was in uniform, not one of the prisoners claimed to be a member of any nation’s military--all are terrorists.  Not one of the prisoners has any standing under the United States Constitution.  Nonetheless, each case has been and is being reviewed by military and civilian legal authority.  Many cases are being litigated. 

Re: wiretapping:  It was and is illegal to engage in “wiretapping” for virtually any purpose absent judicial review and approval.  This Justice Department is no punk for Bush (remember Scooter Libby?).  Can you provide any, just one, case where an American, has been the subject of an illegal, government wiretap?  I’ll provide you with that answer: No!  My goodness my liberal friend, have you never heard of the FISA court and all its machinations? 

The searching of homes without warrants:  That statement follows the liberal libel line.  Prove it; show our readers one case wherein such a search has been conducted by GWB’s minions. The fact is it hasn’t happened. 

The No Fly List:  I’m unsure of what you mean by this list.  Is it a list of people who are suspected of being a terrorist threat who are restricted from commercial air travel?  If it is, are you suggesting that every person has an absolute civil right to travel from one place to another by air?  If you are, what about the right to life of the other folks on the aircraft? 

Torture:  When I think of torture I think of pulling fingernails, the rack, and the iron maiden.  I don’t know what your definition of torture is, but I believe that coercive interrogation is not only permissible, but in certain national security cases, it’s vital. 

Extraordinary rendition:  This simply means permitting agents of a foreign government to gain custody of a non-American prisoner. Some claim the process is used for application of coercive interrogation of a terrorism suspect.  This is denied by our State Department. Signing statements:  Oooh, that sounds ominous. This is nothing more than a presidential statement about a law that the President is signing wherein the President cites his view as to what meaning the law has.  Every single President including Carter, Reagan, Bush 1 and Clinton has used the device.  You can be sure that every future President will follow. 

The National ID card:  Do you have a Social Security card, a driver’s license, proof of citizenship, if so; you have all the info that would be on a national ID card.  Like now, you’d need it to fly (now you use your drivers license), you’d need it to open a bank account, (now us your DL and SS), or get Government benefits, (now SS, DL, birth certificate, etc).  The card would preclude easy counterfeiting of existing forms of ID.  I’m afraid I have no clue as to what you mean by Prez Bush “naming enemy combatants” and “redefining privacy”.  So far, I’ve nothing that you have cited as being an egregious raid on our civil rights.  I see an administration that is acting within the constraints of our custom, our national heritage, and our Constitution.  I see an administration that is busting its butt to keep us safe from millions of persons who wish us pain and death.  I also see a horde of angry misanthropes who have convinced one another that GWB can do no right. 

Injade will be playing at Looe Key Tiki Bar Friday night. Put on your dancin' shoes and come on out for another party frenzy! Also, Adrienne is back at the Parrotdise performing every Sunday night starting at 6pm, and Injade is playing every Monday at Sloppy Joe's starting at 5:30. If you happen to be down in KW, come on by!

[Captain Dan] I want to thank you for the kindness you showed me and my family when we would visit the Key Deer Restaurant.   You always went out of your way to make sure Meghan received a special milkshake on every visit.  I enjoyed our talks about racing and life.  I regret not telling you this a year ago.

I can’t accept the fact that Americans are even discussing torture. Under Bush’s direction we have lost our moral compass.

In deference to the Hair Police. I shaved my testicles today because you don't think older men should have long hair!

What is "the Key Largo website"?

9,589 is the number of dogs and cats killed today in U.S. animal shelters.  Please don't breed or buy, while shelter pets die.  Please adopt a loving pet from one of our local shelters.

[Business ideas] The only one I see that has 1/2 a chance of happening in the Keys is the ice cream parlor with real ice cream and that will probably take a bribe or two.

The democrat party voted for the 2002 invasion of Iraq (just ask Hillary) They are in the majority now and continue to fund the war. If you don’t believe me just ask Edwards or Obama they will set you straight.

Hey Ed, if your going to add words to my submission at least spell them correctly. You're making me look ignorant.

[Trash Information] Big Pine yard debris is to be containerized and left curbside.  There is no charge for this and it can be mixed with garbage.  Large piles of debris are unsightly and will host vermin such as scorpions which can kill / paralyze an animal or lead to costly vet bills.  Waste Management charges a $75 hauling fee for 1 to12 cubic yards in addition to a disposal fee of $6.60 per cubic yard.  It makes good sense to containerize and put it out instead of trashing your neighborhood. Heavy trash pick-up can be phoned in at 296-8297 and placed unobstructed curbside for the crane to remove free of charge. They will pick up small amounts of lumber, but will charge for construction debris.  Do not place heavy trash under trees or in the street.

[M-13 Gang in LA] They ought to put a bounty on them, dead or alive, preferably dead.

Is it okay to blow your nose in the canal?

Remember reading all the jokes about Little Johnny? You know, the kid that the teachers are afraid to call on for answers in the class for fear of what he might say. Well, finally a photo of Little Johnny has surfaced. See if you can find him in the picture!  The theme of this picture was: Make a funny face.

I'm going to miss Captain Dan, he treated me great every time I came down to the Keys!  He told it like it was and made me laugh every time. I had a good time Dan, see you in the future.  

Flying squirrels! Mountain Wingsuit

[Guest Speaker Monroe County liaison to FEMA] I will be there Dec 4th. It'll be as interesting as we make it. This is our chance to ask some good questions. The more the merrier I would say. Will the women be knowledgeable on FEMA regulations for Key West? How about flood zones in different counties to compare? Different states? Does anyone know FEMAs mission statement? Will this be a staged event? "December 4th at 7pm at Lord of the Sea’s Lutheran Church, 1250 Key Deer Blvd., Big Pine Key." See you there. Bulletin Board

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For you not to use my name in my posting is just wrong.  My family and I will miss him dearly. My husband proposed to me at Key Deer. and Captain picked out a special song for us, he even wanted to hold the reception there free of charge because he had known us so long. I love that man, so please do not diminish it. We Love you Captain Dan.

Is it porn if it’s just bones? Video

[Fascist Manifesto] Your list all the things that occurred in Nazi Germany, but I have a feeling that you are aiming at the USA. That pisses me off to no end. You have never lived in a totalitarian state, what do you know? Have you never heard that "A stitch in time saves nine"?

Unfortunately the USA has a track record of locking the barn doors after the horses have bolted. Many examples are in the past, and countless screw ups that hurt the USA later. The one that I vividly remember is that Mohamed Atta was in an Israeli prison for life for blowing up a bus full of people.  In the Road to Peace negotiations the State Department, in their infinite wisdom, had him released. Knowing full and well about his crime. He thanked the USA by piloting one of the airplanes on 9/11.

Al Gore was questioning Ollie North and wanted to know why the Colonel spent $60,000 on home security. North told him that he was threatened by a terrorist. Al Gore asked North what is the name of this terrorist?  North's answer was “Osama Bin Laden.” Then Al Gore asked, "What should be done about this terrorist? North answered with conviction, "A team should be assigned to terminate him with extreme prejudice." Al Gore thought that the Colonel was going overboard.

As far as prisoners at Gitmo are concerned they are Enemy Combatants. They were captured with weapons of war in their hands, and they bore no arms for the US. They should be incarcerated as long as the war goes on. That is standard practice in war. This day and age physical torture is uncalled for, everything can be achieved with drugs, but maybe a punch in the face or a kick in the balls is quicker if one is pressed for time. I'm all for that, the police are not above giving the “telephone book treatment” to an uncooperative suspect.

Eden Pines sounds like a gigantic kennel!  How can you people let your dogs bark and bark at all times of the day and night?  I am a dog lover, but would gladly put the barrel of my shotgun in your barking dog's mouth and pull the trigger if I thought I could get away with it.  Maybe a nice bowl of antifreeze would do the trick.  Come on people, have just a little consideration for your neighbors.

The video info on the M-13 gangs was very informative, and very scary. It could be easily solved by shooting all the sunofabithces with M-13 tattoos!

354 days and counting.

[IRS  pencil sharpener] If election day was held on April 16 this wouldn't happen to us

[new business ideas] I agree, a Dairy Queen with a Dunkin Donuts attached to it, located where the old pool company stands now (at the light) would be ideal. A gun range? That's what the good lord gave us iguanas for.

Gosh, gee whiz. I read in Key West Citizen yesterday where in one fell swooping Charles “Sonny” McCoy got himself elected Governor, er, Mayor, of Monroe County again, whilst his sister county commissioner in arms, Dixie “Darling” Spehar, to everyone but her own apparent surprise and amazement, called for the end of County Administrator Tom The Willi’s reign of terror over Monroe County. How come I know it’s a reign of terror has little to nigh to do with any of the harpoons I saw hurled at Tom The Willi in various local newspapers and heard on Bill Becker’s US 1 104.1 morning radio show. What it did has to do with is I saw that Tom The Willi just couldn’t get along with Ty Symroski, who is one of the truly good down home guys in Monroe County. Somebody who couldn’t get along with Ty The Good is somebody we just don’t need in our county government, no sireeee bobtail!
 
Between you and me and the bulkhead, Dixie, I don’t believe anything I’m hearing about this latest insurrection being a political move on your part, a la shades of Hillary Clinton. In the first place, this ain’t the first time Tom The Willie has provoked you. If it was, then I might be inclined to see this as yet another piece of pork pie. But it isn’t the first time. You gave him a second chance. And here we are. That’s the in the first place. The in the second place is I know, Dixie, that deep down inside you have the common Keys folks' best interests at heart, because you are one of them, girl! As we said up Alabama way, “You can take the girl out of Dixie, but you can’t take Dixie out of the girl." GoodMorningKeyWest.com

I'll never forgive Ralph Nader for giving this nation George Bush in 2000.  When this guy goes away next year do you suppose he will do anything to better mankind or will he just hang out at the golf club or tend to his ranch animals who probably still love him?  At least Al Gore has brought attention to global warming and Jimmy Carter built houses for Habitat for Humanity.

To all of you complaining about the lack of quality restaurants in the Big Pine vicinity--stop complaining. As a person who has experience, and  with significant effort, the financing to start such a restaurant I'll tell you to forget it!  A naive restaurateur would pour his heart and soul (and life savings) into a quality establishment that none of you "locals" would support.  You'll say, “It's too expensive, service is to slow, it wasn't worth the money, I had to dress up,  blah, blah, blah.  In the type of restaurant you are asking for, you don't ask "when is happy hour, are refills included?" or "is dessert and coffee included?"  Give me a break Big Pine, I'm not sure you have ever been to, or know what a quality restaurant is.  Just give up, settle for the hard working poor business owners you frequently abuse, and shut up!  You're not going to get any better, you don't deserve it.

"I know my rights" drunk-redneck-lawnmower

The Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce’s November General Membership Meeting will be held Tuesday November 27th, 2007 at the Lower Keys Property Owners Bldg on Bogie Road, Big Pine Key, from 6:00-8:00 pm. Take a right before the Old Wooden Bridge.  Director John Nazzaro of Century 21 Prestige Realty Group will host this meeting.  The menu will be catered by Pizza Works of Big Pine Key and the menu will consist of Baked Ziti, Antipasto Salad, Garlic Knots and a delicious Brownie for dessert! Our guest speaker is Commissioner George Neugent who will speak to the business community on current issues and concerns, with a question and answer period to follow. Chamber Members, prepare your questions for Commissioner Neugent and take this opportunity to have them answered. A $15.00 per person donation helps support the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce. 50/50 raffle always adds to the fun! For more information please call the Chamber office at (305) 872-2411. Reservations are required, please RSVP by Monday, November 26^th 2007.  Bulletin Board

Is anybody else ready to drop cable TV?  If you are as fed up with the junk we have to pay top dollar for, it's time we got together and told off the cable people that we want some entertaining and adult programming instead of the dumbing down crap fit for three year olds. When the commercials are better than the show they sponsor, it is time to cut the cable!

Oh, Dixie (Spehar), do you think everybody is stupid?  Re: Your grandstanding to dump Willi with a special vote. You knew it would go nowhere, but for your campaign you could say, I tried to dump him. Good try, but we are on to you and the unholy three and your antics. Just because we, your constituents, don't call you on all your phony concern and self-serving ways doesn't mean we don't see through you and your group.  Goodbye Dixie you will not win your seat of destruction in the next election.  ~marje313@bellsouth.net

[Fascist manifesto] A poster who apparently had claimed that this nation was en route to fascism posted a Fascist Manifesto.  I disagree with each of 14 listed points, but I will endeavor to be brief.  I suggest you look at yesterdays posting for his points.

1.)    Powerful and continuing nationalism.  The poster feels that the display of the United States Flag and patriotism are to be avoided because they are a sign that Fascism is on the rise.  What do you think, does the sight of the flag make you want to keep Bush in office?

2.)     Disdain for the recognition of human rights.  The poster intimates that our nations pursuit of freedom from terrorism has resulted in a national approval of “torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.” C’mon folks, this is nonsense.  The poster cannot cite a single instance of any of the foregoing; it simply doesn’t happen, why did’t the poster give specifics?

3.)     Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause:  Gee whiz guys, I guess you’ve all been whipped up into a patriotic frenzy against a common foe.  I hope you’re taking time to eat and sleep while you’re out beating the Bushes (pun intended) searching for our common enemy.  Really, has anyone seen anything resembling a patriotic frenzy lately?

4.)    Supremacy of the Military:  We have been spending huge amounts of money on our military, do you suppose that the spending is all part of a plot to deliver our government to fascism, or is it to protect our nation from those who have done us harm.  You’re damned right I support our military.

5.)    Rampant Sexism: The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated.  C’mon, you can do better than this, Bush has appointed 6 females for cabinet positions, his top advisor was a woman.  Not even the most raging sexists have made any accusations against Bush on this front.

6.)    Controlled Mass Media: Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government.  If you think for even a nano second that GWB has control over the mass media, then you are receiving messages from the planet Xererberon.  You need to get your beanie tuned.  Damn, even Fox takes shots at him!

7.)    Obsession with National Security: Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.  Is it possible that you believe that being concerned with our national security is a hallmark of Fascism?  Dear friend, you really should consider that you may be suffering from paranoia. 

8.)     Religion and Government are Intertwined:  Our founding fathers included God in our founding documents, our monuments are replete with references to God.  Is God a fascist, did Hitler or Mussolini cite God as their raison d’etre.  I’ll answer that for you.  Freek No!  I’ve got to admit it, this is crap, t his one pisses me off.

9.)    Corporate Power is Protected: The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.  This is a real crock, if you believe this you have to believe that your vote has no impact on our form of government.  If you believe this, you did not elect Bill Clinton, you did not elect Hillary Clinton, you did not elect Charlie Crist, you did not elect Ron Paul, you have to believe that you have no power.  There is no question that the business community are heavy hitters in the political calculus, but so are the environmentalists, the Baptist, and the gun nuts.  To believe this you have to be a Democrat who believes that the Republicans hold all the cards.  You have to believe that you have no power.

10.) Labor Power is suppressed:  Now let’s see, isn’t there a national strike currently on going which will probably close down Broadway and deprive you of your TV?  What about our new Fed government security force, TSA, isn’t that unionized?  My dear liberal friend, I must confess, I’m stuck to remember any instance of union power being suppressed under this administration, can you help us out by naming a single instance?

11.) Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts:  You bet, I hold anyone who considers a bottle of urine to be art in high disdain.  Again I must challenge our liberal poster to cite any example of any academic being arrested for his teachings.  I’ve got to admit that I hold many members of academia in disrepute in that far to many shriek a message of hate America.  “Free expression” is justifiably attacked when it contravenes commonly accepted standards of civility.  Far too many academics cannot discern between disagreement and persecution.  Frankly, I can see no reason to publicly fund virtually any “art”.  If it has value, let its value be publicly traded.

12.) Obsession with Crime and Punishment:  Good grief pal, have you not heard of our Constitution, our system of Courts?  How in heaven can you suggest that we have a national police force with unlimited power?  Get freaking real!  Again: show us any, repeat any example of any police force national or local exercising unlimited power.  My friend, you really need professional help if you believe any of this.  Do I think that criminals should be captured and punished?  Hell yes!  For God’s sake do you know anyone who has not suggested that all our cops are buffoons?

13.) Rampant Cronyism and Corruption: I guess that our liberal friend feels that That the Key West establishment, the Monroe County establishment, and virtually every other City, Municipal, County, State, and Federal governing board to be Fascist  Again I’ll ask our liberal paranoid friend to cite one instance of the Bush regime stealing natural treasures.

14.) Fraudulent Elections:  This is sweet, ooooohhh, ahhhh, smear campaigns…welcome to the primary season, I wonder which party is smearing which party?  Is this election to be a sham election, it will be if the liberal candidate does not win.  Perhaps a Fascist sent by Bush will assassinate a liberal candidate!  Get a freaking grip, and remember that the chaos that came from Palm Beach County, Broward County, and Dade County elections.  I guess that was caused by Fascist forces.  Oops, each of those counties had Democratic Supervisors of Elections who structured that ballot and then counted them.  O.K. it can’t be that, it must be Fascist judges.  Whoa, wait a minute; That Evil Bastard Bush didn’t appoint any of that batch of Supremes.  Oh, well, it sounded good.

What we have seen here dear friends is the paranoid ramblings of a liberal poster who has spent a little time on the internet searching and copying whacko left wing screed.  In order to believe that Bush is imprinting a Fascist ruling elite on our nation, you have to believe that he is smarter than you, smarter than your liberal candidates, and that he will prevail.  Do you really believe that?

[I'm from the government , I'm here to help] Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "Ho, ho, ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women. Sydney's Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say "ha, ha, ha" instead. One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use "Ho, ho, ho" because it could frighten children and was too close to "’ho", a US slang term for prostitute.

Does anyone know if there is going to be any local services for Captain Dan?

I went to the super boat races at Fort Zachery. Paid the uniformed person at the gate the correct entry fee. Drove into the park and there was another person there collecting $5 additional dollars to park!  They were not wearing park uniforms. The races were great and we had a good day. Question: who got to keep the parking fees? Thought the whole thing was a true rip off.

The Florida Keys Domestic Abuse Shelter is holding a workshop in Key West.  Maybe all of us moved by the disgusting display of behavior by our least favorite Conch should attend and let these people know he is a repeat offender woman beater.  Working together we can make this piece of trash accountable for his actions and make it known what business in town supports his behavior.  I hope to see everyone there.  I'll buy the first round of drinks for everyone who shows up and mentions him by name.

DAS Annual Meeting Friday, November 30, 2007 Grand Key Doubletree Hotel, Key West. Click here for details

Tomato season may be over for the rest of the people, but I had the tastiest tomatoes from Lost Cargo yesterday that I’ve had in a long time.

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Friday November 16, 2007

Friday November 16, 2007

Burrrrr, it’s cold!

Yes, I agree, we need a real car wash and an ice cream place with real ice cream.

[Abrogation of rights?]  Thanks for taking the time to respond.  It is obvious that you have strong feeling on this matter.  I too have strong feeling, and I am convinced that you wrong.  As to Gitmo:  There are no American citizens locked up in Gitmo.  These prisoners were captured on the field of battle, trying to kill American troops, or were they were captured engaging in terrorist activity.    Not one of the prisoners was in uniform, not one of the prisoners claimed to be a member of any nation’s military--all are terrorists.  Not one of the prisoners has any standing under the United States Constitution.  Nonetheless, each case has been and is being reviewed by military and civilian legal authority.  Many cases are being litigated. 

Re: wiretapping:  It was and is illegal to engage in “wiretapping” for virtually any purpose absent judicial review and approval.  This Justice Department is no punk for Bush (remember Scooter Libby?).  Can you provide any, just one, case where an American, has been the subject of an illegal, government wiretap?  I’ll provide you with that answer: No!  My goodness my liberal friend, have you never heard of the FISA court and all its machinations? 

The searching of homes without warrants:  That statement follows the liberal libel line.  Prove it; show our readers one case wherein such a search has been conducted by GWB’s minions. The fact is it hasn’t happened. 

The No Fly List:  I’m unsure of what you mean by this list.  Is it a list of people who are suspected of being a terrorist threat who are restricted from commercial air travel?  If it is, are you suggesting that every person has an absolute civil right to travel from one place to another by air?  If you are, what about the right to life of the other folks on the aircraft? 

Torture:  When I think of torture I think of pulling fingernails, the rack, and the iron maiden.  I don’t know what your definition of torture is, but I believe that coercive interrogation is not only permissible, but in certain national security cases, it’s vital. 

Extraordinary rendition:  This simply means permitting agents of a foreign government to gain custody of a non-American prisoner. Some claim the process is used for application of coercive interrogation of a terrorism suspect.  This is denied by our State Department. Signing statements:  Oooh, that sounds ominous. This is nothing more than a presidential statement about a law that the President is signing wherein the President cites his view as to what meaning the law has.  Every single President including Carter, Reagan, Bush 1 and Clinton has used the device.  You can be sure that every future President will follow. 

The National ID card:  Do you have a Social Security card, a driver’s license, proof of citizenship, if so; you have all the info that would be on a national ID card.  Like now, you’d need it to fly (now you use your drivers license), you’d need it to open a bank account, (now us your DL and SS), or get Government benefits, (now SS, DL, birth certificate, etc).  The card would preclude easy counterfeiting of existing forms of ID.  I’m afraid I have no clue as to what you mean by Prez Bush “naming enemy combatants” and “redefining privacy”.  So far, I’ve nothing that you have cited as being an egregious raid on our civil rights.  I see an administration that is acting within the constraints of our custom, our national heritage, and our Constitution.  I see an administration that is busting its butt to keep us safe from millions of persons who wish us pain and death.  I also see a horde of angry misanthropes who have convinced one another that GWB can do no right. 

Injade will be playing at Looe Key Tiki Bar Friday night. Put on your dancin' shoes and come on out for another party frenzy! Also, Adrienne is back at the Parrotdise performing every Sunday night starting at 6pm, and Injade is playing every Monday at Sloppy Joe's starting at 5:30. If you happen to be down in KW, come on by!

[Captain Dan] I want to thank you for the kindness you showed me and my family when we would visit the Key Deer Restaurant.   You always went out of your way to make sure Meghan received a special milkshake on every visit.  I enjoyed our talks about racing and life.  I regret not telling you this a year ago.

I can’t accept the fact that Americans are even discussing torture. Under Bush’s direction we have lost our moral compass.

In deference to the Hair Police. I shaved my testicles today because you don't think older men should have long hair!

What is "the Key Largo website"?

9,589 is the number of dogs and cats killed today in U.S. animal shelters.  Please don't breed or buy, while shelter pets die.  Please adopt a loving pet from one of our local shelters.

[Business ideas] The only one I see that has 1/2 a chance of happening in the Keys is the ice cream parlor with real ice cream and that will probably take a bribe or two.