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March 2008

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Monday March 31, 2008
"A new study has reaffirmed a growing demographic trend in Florida: The state is seeing its population growth slow to its lowest level in three decades.  The lower rate of growth is caused largely by people leaving South Florida where the cost of living is driving them away from the region."

You are taxing yourselves to death and allowing your elected officials to "spend" your hard earned dollars in crazy schemes.  Meanwhile your services are being cut off and your neighbors laid-off. The school enrollment is dropping each year as your young couples flee Monroe County. Your roads are looking a whole lot like those in Mexico (and some of those are better).  Soon, it looks as if you will have more tax added onto your fuel bill, more sales tax than most states if it goes to 8.5% or 9%, an additional fire assessment to homeowners and I believe, if they thought they could get away with it on a Federal Highway, a toll to keep more tourists away or they will just increase the bed tax again. 

Because of the sewer mess and possible fines after 6/1/10 if you do not have an interim system or hooked up to a central sewer which your elected officials have just ignored as far as an outsider can see, they have had years, yet, where is the money set aside and where is the plan?  Is it possible that it may cost homeowners $6,500 to $10,000 to hook up if it is ever built?  How much will the fines be until the sewer is finished? After all these years down here, I am very sad to see the locals and business owners drowning in taxes and red tape.  Take a good look around you and see the buildings and sites where business is trying to survive and what shows up the worst is the ones that have all ready gone under.

There is light at the end of the tunnel. The United States, Monroe County and especially those on Big Pine Key and No Name have to take back their rights as Americans from the environmental wackos and the animal rights groups that have taken you down this slippery slope. On a national level, we have to build nuclear power plants to get weaned off oil fired electricity; we have to drill in Anwar to stop the fists of Arabs choking the price of oil in an ever upward spiral.  We have to out vote those who have misguided the many and put our country at the brink.

You, the voters have a chance to get some of your money back from the sinking ship fiasco. You voters should go to the next meeting and demand your down payment back and ask those who represent you to refuse to allow another penny to be spent on something that the few divers that can dive already have.  A good old Boston Tea Party type meeting may finally open the eyes of those elected.  No yelling and screaming, never any violence and it will take time, but if you want your Keys back the only ones that can do it are looking you in the mirror each morning.  If you care about your Keys and you vote here, let’s hear your voice.  If that money was earmarked for tourist tax dollars, then it’s high time that it went toward the sewers and the percentage of tourist poop that will be going in the sewers.
GLEE’s 1st Annual Green Living Awards will highlight progressive steps towards sustainability taken by local citizens, businesses and policy makers. The goals of the Green Living Awards are to promote Keys initiatives, educate about what’s possible, encourage social norms, identify local leaders and promote pride and spirit in our islands.

Four local awards will be bestowed amongst GLEE’s three audiences: Individuals, Businesses, and Policy makers (Agency/Organizations and will have a separate award from Local Governments) Nomination notifications may be made by anyone via GLEE’s website. All website visitors are allowed one vote for their favorite of each category. GLEE’s “Green Ribbon” committee will choose one final Award Winner from the high scorers from each category, with all other high scorers receiving Honorable Mentions. Final selections will be announced at Expo Kickoff Ceremony, Friday May 9th, 2008.

GLEE will also be honoring the 2007 green initiatives by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Representative Ron Saunders, and Governor Charlie Crist during the ceremony. www.KeysGLEE.com
This is just a naked little note about my feelings regarding Sandra Downs' recent accusations of unethical behavior at MCSO. You may remember me as the petite, dark-haired librarian with the office in the far corner of the Public Library in Key West.
 
As a librarian, I'm an active supporter of First Amendment rights. I am proud that these rights are a core value of my profession. Free speech must extend to all, even though we might ardently disagree.
 
What is causing me great pain is Ms. Downs' accusations against my husband, Mike Rice. Mike and I met just a few days after my arrival in Key West. I was smitten by his deep sense of integrity, stellar work ethic and darling dimples. That was 10 years ago and I remain in awe of his strong character and abiding sensitivity. I grieve to hear these very qualities impugned by Ms. Downs.
 
Ms. Downs recent complaint to the State Ethics Commission is akin to throwing noodles at the cupboard and hoping some will stick. Her accusations are not based on fact. For example, Mike's father did not perform his son's psychological test for employment. That would be wrong. Ms. Downs has no information in this matter and is merely HOPING that something will stick.
 
Our local print and radio media reported on the complaint with utter disregard to journalistic integrity. Was there any attempt at investigative reporting? No, the stories were just meant to be tantalizing. (On your website, you even characterize Ms. Downs as "colorful" and her stories as "yarns".)  The truth is utterly boring in this case. And when the State Ethics Commission releases its findings on Ms. Downs' complaint, will that story receive play in the local media? Sigh, I expect not.
 
During this sad time, I meditate on God's words: "Be still and know that I am God." I'm trying to shut out this distracting chatter of utter meanness that surrounds my family and to treasure what I know is Truth.
 
So, yes, the First Amendment protects our freedom to vilify someone's character with all manners of nasty lies. And with the Internet, it is available for all to read anywhere/anytime. But I will continue to champion Ms. Downs' rights to free speech and your rights to print her colorful yarns.
 
In my job, I'm constantly reminding our customers, especially senior citizens and children, that just because something appears on the 'net doesn't mean it's fact. Now I have a very apt and personal example. GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com

[Iraq democracy at work] Iran just brokered a deal between Al Malaki and Al Sadr for a cease fire. We couldn’t do it, but Iran could!

I wanted to tell everyone how pleased and impressed I am with Crazy Fish.  Betty and the gang have done a wonderful job.  The food and service has been awesome.  I have eaten there probably 8 or 9 times over the past 2 weeks and every time, I had had very good service with a smile and the food was great.  Thursday night, Mexican night has become my favorite.  A lot has changed there, the place is very bright and cheery and I think everyone would enjoy the place.  If for some reason you have any thing that you don’t like about the place, whether it is the service, food or anything, let Betty know.  She will correct it if she can.  Danny and I (Noreen) thank everyone who has visited there and continues to go there. Capt Dan would be so proud of what has become the Crazy Fish (Capt Dan's Key Deer Bar and Grill)  I am sure he is looking down and smiling big time.

O' Satan, Hail thee! For thou hast blessed us with thrashin' rock bands with spectacular album covers that would make a blind man weep. I would gladly sell you my soul Tuesday for a hamburger today. O' Great and hoary host of the Netherworld please continue to put guns in the hands of biased nuts with short tempers, proceed letting the Republican party thrive, and let Celine Dion have a fruitful career. 

(I believe if Jesus can get such a dedicated posting, Ol' Scratch should receive some time as well.... otherwise there would be no balance.)

[Sink the Vandenberg] I can’t let this go. Two days in a row someone said the Vandenberg money came from a special County fund (or something like that) and would not affect the budget (or something like that). Where do these hair-brains think that special fund comes from? It comes from the property taxes paid from hard working Keys homeowners like me. The County is in the worst fiscal shape in the thirty-odd years that I’ve been paying taxes here and the last thing we need at this time is to give $2000,000 to sink a ship than only a few people will ever see or benefit from.

I agree that we do need more artificial reefs, but the County just cannot afford it at this time. We are under orders from the state to sewer the Keys by 2010 and we don’t have the money to do it. If we’re not sewered by then every homeowner is going to be fined. If you owned property in the Keys you would know all this and appreciate the mess our leaders have put us in.

[How do you like that?] I am outraged to think that George Bush has that ultimate power over my life. The congress that allowed the Military Commissions Act to pass were cowards, liars, and thieves. They were cowardly in front of the administration's propaganda about "soft on terror", liars about the real reason for their votes, and thieves because that bill stole our national identity and strength. My father, who died in France in WWII to stop Nazi ultimate power over human life, is rolling over in his grave to see what sniveling weaklings we have become before the world.

Yes, I am a Patriot Act lover.  Because of the Act and many other changes after 9/11/01 in our government we are more prepared for the next attack from Muslim extremists. The way I see it is the more they try, the better the world is getting at catching them then it was before the Act.  Especially important in all the surveillance is being able to tap the phones of calls coming in from suspected Muslim extremists to American phones, in fact to any other country where their cells may be plotting the next move against freedom.  Once the calls are made the Act makes it possible to keep track of the person or persons called.   Drug enforcement branches with a court order can tap the phones of suspected drug dealers.

Lets say the suspected drug dealers in the Keys were also business people (in order to launder all that cash, I bet they have "fronts")  Lets just say that I called one of these black-hearted-low-life-scum-bags about the legit business they are indulged in and do business with them.  Oh, my goodness, now my phone is tapped and the feds are hot on my trail.  What a laugh...who cares?  I do not even cheat on my husband or my taxes, let alone drink or smoke.  I have been known to let a curse word fly, but usually muttered. 

I love my country and even appreciate that my Federal taxes do some good even if I feel there is waste in the system.  What you do not realize in your paranoia is that there are millions of us out here that just work, live, love and go through life obeying the law.  And to the poor working federal wire tapper that may have listened to my conversations (I do highly doubt this) the cow #810 did finally take her calf after 3 days of persuading her that it was hers and the Mystic Hill bull is fine, it was just a scratch, it wasn't too wet to drag the cornfield and our surveillance system is working and all cameras are a “go” and recording. All the kids, grand kids and great grands are doing super. Down here in sunny Florida the Cobia bite has been stronger earlier this year and the yellowtail are slamming, Grouper have been easy to catch but because of size harder to bring home and the size of the Lane snappers, wow!  The American dream is alive and well if you just pursue what is out there and let the Patriot Act protect America.




A little song for all you cat lovers. If you don't like this song, then you must be gay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5RU6x_GGbc

I have to know.  It seems the biggest topic to hit The Keys in the past few years is the child molester in Key Haven but I have not seen one word on it here.  Ed, are you holding it out?  You must have gotten thousands of comments on that one.  Even The Citizen printed one very small article on it and it died.  Who's putting the pressure on everyone?

Has anyone else been receiving bills from doctors for services over a year? (one of mine was 2 1/2 years later). You have an operation and at the time your doctor has 3 or 4 more doctors there as well, that also charge for their service but much later.  They never send a bill for over a year and by then the insurance is bypassed.   Is this something doctors are doing so they don't have to accept the contractual adjustment?  Is this a ploy to get ever penny and bypass the insurance we the people pay dearly for?  I have received two bills like this in the past month.  I understand that they have 3 years to send a bill, along with a detailed explanation of the service and you are liable to pay.

Reading the depraved babble from these nut cases that enjoy killing and torturing animals, or who are trying to get attention claiming they do, or who engage in other psychopathic ravings (“the best guns to use to kill people and animals”) have become disgusting.  Maybe one of these mental midgets can get some help putting together a website where their kind can threaten and brag and share torture stories with each other.  Fortunately, I can choose not to read this garbage, so I'll opt out of the Telegraph for a while until these clowns finish getting their pathetic kicks, at our expense. 

How come there was no e-mail address attached to the posting concerning Cindy and Bob Peryam?  That has to be the most accusatory, slanderous posting I have seen in a long time.  No facts, just accusations, yet no name attached to the posting.    For goodness sake, the man is running for sheriff.  Could this have been sent by one of his opponents?  Or maybe one of their minions?  Come on, please let us know who sent that in.  The public deserves to know the truth! (Ed: I forgot to put the link. I thought of it at 5pm and added it then.)

[Money from Heaven] There is so much misinformation floating around about the Vandenberg. I agree with the writer yesterday who said "It is not taking yours, mine, and other's tax dollars in lieu of spending those funds in other areas, such as fire support. Those are totally different areas and are funded by dollars earmarked for each specific area. Please do not confuse these." 

Having an artificial reef will help save our natural reefs by taking the pressure off them.  The top area of the Vandenberg, once sunk, will be only 20 feet below sea level.  I know I have friends that want to come down next year to dive on the Vandenberg.  If it is not sunk, they will go elsewhere to dive.  Tourism dollars will be diverted to other areas that have more choices for diving. 

I listened to the song written by Howard Livingston.  It's a great song, very nautical sounding.  It really doesn't sound like his other songs, but it's a wonderful sentiment to the Vandenberg and the "treasure she will become".  Thank you Mr. Livingston.  I, personally, have sent the web link www.bigshipwrecks.com to my diving friends and asked them to donate to the cause.  I hope the Vandenberg will raise the funds needed and will “go down” on May 15th.

Mike Emerson and the Southernmost Brass, are playing at the Big Pine Jazz Festival on Sunday April 13 from 4:15-5:00 at the Big Pine Chamber of Commerce (across from the old Key Deer Bar & Grille). They have a lot of jazz groups each playing for 45 minutes all day.

Yes it’s true that a goat may ram you if it gets the chance.  Sometimes it can hurt the person, but usually they look like they are being playful.  My Hubby was replacing a swimming pool weir (the flapper on the skimmer that catches leaves and debris) and the homeowner’s goat quietly came up and butted him into the pool.   Luckily, there was water in the pool so he just had to swim out and drip dry. He says its mostly male goats that do it and he hasn't any idea other than it’s bred into them to ram anything in sight.  That was thirty years ago and we still haven't let him live that one down.  Needless to say goats do not live on our farm!





This company has some interesting pest reduction products that are enviromentally friendly. http://www.xerobugs.com/doanspceoil.html
Who benefits from the Electoral College? Not us.


To all the animal killers out there especially to the guy that enjoys watching innocent cats drown in his traps, there is a god and you will burn in hell.

[What Obama or Clinton bring to the office] They didn’t get 4000 American troops killed for lies. That’s enough for me. They also never stated that "Osama doesn’t matter anymore". Go get ‘em Obama.




I would like to send praises out to Bagel Island Deli for their awesome coffee. I go there when I am in the area and each time the coffee is excellent. As a former Baby's Coffee drinker I am now a convert to Bagel Island. I just bought me a pound and I am on my home. When I come back next month Bagel Island will surly be my first stop. Keep brewing the good stuff. 

How do you know an MCSO deputy was caught on a “wire” using drugs?  I'd like to know your source of information and know how you learned this was fact before posting it on a website for all to see.  Please explain, because I get the feeling the post was nothing more than an attempt to spread more lies.




Cuban oil rigs could be built off U.S. coast. oil rigs

[Sal is trying to transfer development rights from Sugarloaf Key to Key Largo to build in a hammock, and the county staff has recommended denial]  That's why they have Lawyers.~Sal


It appears to this casual observer that Al-Sadr has much more power over events in Iraq than American puppet Al-Maliki.  He can start and turn off violence with a phone call.  Why haven't American and Iraqi forces removed him from the scene?  It's because he has such a wide following (perhaps a majority) in the region that to mess with him would provoke a bloodbath and prove the so-called Bush surge success to be totally dependent on Al-Sadr and his army.

[More bar wisdom] Is it bad when your husband starts referring to his burial plot as the vacation getaway?

[House on barge] That was an interesting idea and might work for New Orleans.  But what happens when flood waters recede and debris is sitting under the barge such as a tree or automobile?  The barge isn't going to settle level and if it's a big object underneath, it could cause everything inside the house to shift to one side, possible creating such torque on the supports that they rip loose.  Stilt houses seem a better idea given this scenario.  How would you get that debris from underneath the house after the flood has passed? 

Someone wrote in today asking about Realtor bashing and they mentioned, quoted, "Alleged head butting incident".  I was at The Westin and saw the head butt, saw the victim and saw the blood.  I saw another man beat that coward.  There was no alleged incident it is fact.  I, along with hundreds of other people, saw it.  The assailant called The Westin wanting to pay for the damages the very next day.  I know the manager who received the call.  That is not alleged.  That is also fact.  The only people wanting to call it alleged is the assailant and his employer.  If you ask the victim or anyone who saw her they will tell you the blood was real and the two black eyes were real.


 

The religious quotes from the bible are totally boring and I never read them.  Why do you do that?  Why not just say what you mean in your own words without coping lines from the bible?
~Billy-Bob 3:31

Our teenager has chosen to no longer hang with the honor roll student any more because the kid smokes, drinks and is regularly tripping on LSD.  The gang looks like dirty hippies.  This is not in the Avenues, either.  Guess all of our helicopter-parenting and setting good examples are working.




Lost Cargo will be closed on Sundays--a day of rest.

[Incredulous] People who have no clue about public funding should check out their facts before contending that the Vandenberg project money was created by Monroe County and the City of Key West from some magic fund. The $2M given by Monroe County to this project is from infrastructure funding money. It is from Ad Valorem taxes. It is "taking yours, mine, and other's tax dollars" in lieu of spending those funds in other areas. There is no "special set aside" or special tax district for Monroe County for this project. No federal grant covers this $2M. This is $2M that COULD have been spent on sewers, or parks, or people to maintain them.
Where do you think the money is coming from?
I was in a Division Director's meeting where then County Administrator Tom Willi and County Attorney Suzanne Hutton discussed funding the Vandenberg with infrastructure money, considering it analogous to a park. I was incredulous.




[Send toilet paper to the Middle East in exchange for oil]  Didn't Hawkeye try something similar in a M*A*S*H episode?  Better luck to you.

[Homeland Security] George Bush can throw you into jail right now!  So, what are you crying about? You were told this would happen when old man Bush was President, and all the bastards who helped engineer the New World Order, now stick your hand down your pants and grab Jesus and pray!
What code breakers do in their retirement by rearranging letters
dormitory: = dirty room
presbyterian: = best in prayer
astronomer: = moon starer
desperation: = a rope ends it
the eyes: = they see
george bush: = he bugs gore
the morse code : = here come dots
slot machines: = cash lost in me
animosity: = is no amity
election results: = lies - let's recount
snooze alarms: = alas! no more z 's
a decimal point: = im a dot in place
the earthquakes: = that queer shake
eleven plus two: = twelve plus one
mother-in-law: = woman Hitler


[If you bend over will a goat really ram you and, if yes, why?] Goats and sheep both will do this, but not all of them.  They have different personalities like any living thing.  The males do it out of aggressive dominance and the females do it to push others away from their young.  I swear some have the personality to do it just because they can!

[Thank god I'm a country boy video]  Another scary revelation; I've survived several of those stunts.



Just catchin' a ride.

[Spraying yard for flea and ticks puts more poison on the ground which ends up being washed into the ocean] I suggest instead of doing that, take two stones to kill the buggers while you sleep naked on your lawn for a few days!



Sugarloafers, I see the realtor put equipment back on the lots. They must have had some type of inspection. Maybe we will get lucky. I understand a campground was bought in Missouri.

[What Obama or Clinton are bringing to the table] Free mental health care, free abortions on demand, free food for the inept, membership in the White House Gym, and free gas if you don't own a vehicle!

On Saturday, my good buddy Alligator Andy caught his first dolphin off of Cudjoe and most graciously gave me some fish and the roe. As you can tell by the pictures, I cut up a batch of okra, tomatoes and onions, with a little fried bacon, cooked it up, and as it was simmering I added the roe to it.  It was lip-smacking good! Hey, Bobby Flay, from the Food Channel, you can kiss my butt!  C'mon down to Cudjoe and let me show you how to cook!

The real war is between the Christians, Jews, and the Muslims. Wouldn't it nice to herd all those nuts to Australia and let them fight it out then cull the winners?

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Monday March 31, 2008

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Sunday March 30, 2008

[Happy Sunday] Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You. I said to the Lord, "You are my Lord; As for the saints who are in the earth, They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight. The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied; I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor will I take their names upon my lips. The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me. I will bless the Lord who has counseled me; indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

[Attention Patriot Act lovers]  If there was ever any doubt, and right here in our little haven:Wiretaps were far-reaching /By Kyle Teal Keynoter 3/29/08
Hundreds of letters mailed to Key West residents have alerted them to phones being tapped during a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigation that started last July and finished in late October. Phone conversations with suspected drug dealers were recorded but innocent people who called the suspects or were called by suspects also received letters, sources say.
The Keynoter obtained a copy of one letter. It says that on July 17, 2007, and Aug. 14, 2007, an order was entered by a judge with the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami “authorizing the interception of wire communications.” and that “during the period of authorized interception, wire communications to or from your telephone were intercepted.”  

The article concludes "Indictments are expected in the future, sources say, though it's unsure who are the targets of the investigation."

Whew!   Good to know it wasn't all for nothing.  What are a few civil rights' infringements as long as maybe somebody might get indicted some day, somewhere.





The link to the Traffic Spy Cameras doesn’t show the Sugarloaf SpyCam. Does anyone have the link to that camera?

[Vandenberg "This is a call to arms from the Conch Republic"] Howard Livingston has done a lot of good for the community since he moved down here. It seems that anytime he can play at a benefit, he'll do it. That said, I can't understand why he hooked up with this project. As the other posters yesterday, I don't know why anyone would want to throw good money after bad. As I understand it, if the Vandenberg project goes under, (sorry I couldn't resist it) the County, the TDC and the City of Key West may be able to recoup their money, and use it for more necessary projects. If this is so, I say "Keep the Vandenberg afloat". That is until it can be sold for scrap. 



Okay boys and girls, we finally have a serious topic to debate - toilet paper! Lefty/righty, Muslim/Christian, scented/unscented, one-ply/two-ply; the options are infinitesimal. I have come to the conclusion if we just unload our secret cache of TP we have hoarded in our government warehouses and send a generous supply to the Middle East in exchange for oil; we can end this war crap (pun intended) forever. And if we feel real generous, we can send our government contractors over to install the Political lobbyists’ special interest Can-Licker model IV in all the Emirs mansions.

[Sewers] What options are there other than letting the individual or treatment plant operator upgrade their system to meet the 2010 standards, now, at no cost to the taxpayer or wait until the fines start occurring? Then the individual must start paying daily fines and the village uses that for an excuse to bring in the $200 million dollar central sewer system. There is a terrible history of mismanagement by village staff and the village elected officials, resulting in out of control pollution, salt water in the re-use system designed to water the lawn at Flounders Park, that cost almost $2 million dollars resulting in causing fines by DEP and an impossible financial burden on our taxpayers/voters of Islamorada which results in a bureaucratic victory by the village staff for bigger government.  Your Plantation Key Colony Waste Water program, under your direct supervision, is currently over one million dollars in debt and getting worst every month. Dave’s political double talk: "There are many alternatives available to us, but they must be cost effective" is why you should be replaced, except your opponent is even worst than you.   The taxpayers are in a terrible dilemma.
You'll find little support for sinking the Vandenberg in the county, maybe in Key west, but not in the county. We are all angry at the financial cesspit our Commission has put us in. One of the reasons we're in this hole is the $2,000,000 the County has earmarked for sinking this ship.

People should have the facts before commenting about the Vandenberg project. It is not taking yours, mine, and other's tax dollars in lieu of spending those funds in other areas, such as fire support. Those are totally different areas and are funded by dollars earmarked for each specific area. Please do not confuse these. The Vandenberg Project is asking for the public's support. The great thing about our country is freedom of speech. Howard Livingston and the Mile Marker 24 Band have chosen to speak up in support of this project.

Howard has written a beautiful song about the Vandenberg and has donated proceeds to the project. If you want to listen to it, go to www.bigshipwrecks.com. It's truly a beautiful song that anyone can tell was written from the heart.

Howard and the Band donate their services and goods to many wonderful charities in the Keys and elsewhere. If you know Howard and the other Band members, then you know they're the most generally kindhearted folks you've ever meet. They have chosen to support the sinking of The Vandenberg. If you disagree, so be it, but don't put people down for helping others.



I don't have to put hooks on my trap lines, the snow birds snag enough of them on my lines for me.

[Sewers] Since the local governments are responsible for not providing the sewer system meeting 2010 standards then the local government should pay for any fines levied by the state. In lieu of that, let the individuals pay for their upgrade, then promise not to force them to hookup to a central system.



We tried the new Crazy Fish last night.  It was much cleaner and it no longer smells like old beer.  If you liked the food when it was Key Deer you will still like the place.  If you were looking for something different you will not find it.  

While looking for details and qualifications of the people running for Monroe County political office I find next to nothing detailing who they are, what education level they have, their skills, ages, sex, affiliations, past histories and future plans for spending my money. Can anyone put together an accurate list with references of who's who?







Some fun with our less thoughtful friends. Thank god I'm a country boy

Almost seven years ago I sat, as did millions of other Americans, and watched our government undergo a peaceful transition of power. At first, I felt a swell of pride and patriotism as I watched George W. Bush take his oath of office. However, all that pride quickly vanished as I later watched the Clintons board Air Force One for the last time. I saw 21 Marines, in full dress uniform with rifles fire a 21-gun salute to the outgoing President and first lady. It was then that I realized how far America's military had deteriorated under the Clinton administration. Every last one of them missed.




I’ve never been around farm animals, but I’d like to know if you bend over will a goat really ram you and, if yes, why?

Monroe County Commissioner District#1 Candidate Bill Estes has his website up and running. www.votebillestes.com




Someone with no excuse for not flossing. A dentist’s dream patient. Video

All religions should pay taxes like the rest of us!

[Concrete barrier] Dear Ms. Leon, I have been informed you are the FDOT person responsible for road safety in the reconstruction of US-1 and Florida City. Obviously stripes on the road do not control the traffic or why else is FDOT spending millions of dollars to install a concrete barrier to prevent head on collisions on this highway? If indeed this is the a solution to head-on collisions then you need to install a perpendicular concrete barrier in place of a newly striped section of the south bound road about to be opened for almost the same reason.

At MM 112 1/2 Morris Ave intersects the highway, from the east. FDOT has created turn in and turn out lanes, on the southbound side of US-1 for access to and from Morris Ave. These two lanes are only divided by a small white striped section. Because of the notorious speeding drivers who will be coming south bound and if for any reason the normal traffic lane is backed up as soon as they see this unused lane on their left they will use it for a passing lane--striping aside. If a southbound vehicle is sitting in the left turn out lane waiting for traffic to clear to proceed southbound they will be rear-ended by the speeding vehicle. I would far rather they meet an immovable concrete barrier than rear end my car.





Finally, we found a great doctor down here that also has really good nurses.  Two other doctors had rude, cigarette smoking nurses, one rude New Yorkah doctor had a nice male nurse. 

Dr John O'Connor and his people in Marathon are the best.  He is very smart, professional, his busy office is spic and span and all of his nurses are very kind.  A former nurse down here administered our yearly flu shot by pulling off the cap with her teeth and stabbing the needle into our upper arms in a violent manner.  No dab of rubbing alcohol or a piece of cotton afterwards.  We requested a band aid and she said, "No." 

Remember that we all have several options in where we take our business and to keep our standards high among the many lower quality entities which litter the Keys.

The Vandenberg project could be useful if we hook up the local sewage pipes to it?  How many flushes will it take to fill that boat?

[Who is going to miss Sal] What is there to miss about a person that tells half truths, smears good people’s names, people that care about this County, Community, and what is good for the citizens?  Talk to some of the people he has named, see how much of what Sal wrote was or is the reality or the truth?  Call some of your Commissioners and see if what Sal said was straightforward or the whole story or even close to being accurate?  He is the froth of the earth, and when he does not get his way, he acts like a big baby throwing tantrums, acting like a bully, calling people names when these people will not talk to him or allow him to waste their time; he then starts his smear tactics. 

Want to see Sal have a fit?   Sal has a hearing with the Development Review Committee (DRC). The meeting will be in Marathon on Tuesday April 8th starting at 1pm at the Marathon Government Center.   He is trying to transfer development rights from Sugarloaf Key to Key Largo, MM 95 to build in a hammock, and the county staff has recommended denial. ~keyscares@yahoo.com

[What was attached to Coleman’s signature] I know exactly what was attached to this signature: Invoices that Jerry Coleman sent to the County that cost the taxpayers of Monroe County over $400,000. Am I right?

[Where do people get their information on Muslims] From the Pentagon, people who have been there, factual documents and films, and any trusted source except newspapers, TV, Radio, and people in bubbles

[Cats kill over a billion birds a year in the US]  I wonder if this has a connection to the bees dying off because everything is connected in some way or another.

At last the Snowbirds are starting to head back north!  We can breath again.  Go shopping again. Buy gas again (reluctantly). Hear the birds again, and get back to the real Keys life.



A guy in Philly decided to boycott toilet paper because he felt he was being ripped off due to the increased size of the hole in the cardboard tube that the toilet paper comes on.  He was right except he found washing wipe cloths is a much more difficult thing to put up with!

You are overweight for the most simple of reasons -- because you're eating the wrong foods, the wrong types of calories per meal, and you're also eating meals in the wrong patterns each day. http://fatloss4idiots.com/1280index2.html?hop=roeib



The Crazy Fish has the best deal in town on food. I tried their Slider and Chips for $5.95 and was impressed. The biggest improvement is that they washed the windows next to the bar.

Why no realtor-bashing this week? The dearth of it stands in stark contrast to what was posted last November regarding the alleged head-butting incident at the Westin.

I want to bestow beaucoup Kudos to the new Sandal Shop on Big Pine.  I can't tell you when I have received better service or been treated more fair.  They stand behind their products!  How refreshing especially after the mistreatment dished by Summerland Sandal. ~ramrodruthy@aol.com

What have you given CVS’s Rip Van Winkle today? Coffee?





Can someone tell me what Obama or Clinton are bringing to the table?
I’ve just caught up a little with what’s went on in the Keys for the past week. Evidently it is just continuing to spiral into a hole leading to hell. We’ve got drug dealers with wires and incriminating evidence on sheriff deputies. Is there an Internal Affairs investigation going on by the sheriff’s department to see who else may be involved? It does not appear so, and why not? This alleged drug-using deputy was sworn in as an officer to uphold and enforce the laws. He must have friends that use drugs too. Isn’t Sheriff Roth concerned there may be more of his staff involved?
 
Where is the investigation by Sheriff Internal Affairs Director Cindy Peryam? Or is Cindy busy shredding documents again; maybe the ones pertaining to her husband’s affair with the young girl. Maybe Cindy Peryam is so busy covering up her husband Capt. Bob Peryam’s messes, that she has no time to pay attention to what is going on today. 27 years of clean-up for Cindy, because that’s how long her husband has worked for the MCSO. And Capt. Bob was involved is some dirty messes: affairs, young girls, drug dealer rings, disappeared persons, purloined diplomas and alcohol related accidents. GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com
Spraying your yard for flea and ticks puts more poison on the ground which ends up being washed into the ocean.

My buddy Kevin was the young man who received the CPR assistance from the deputy’s wife.  Unfortunately, he did not survive. RIP Kevin and deepest condolences to Carol and John.   He was a special “Kiddo”.

Perry McClain underwent open heart surgery on Tuesday at Mount Sinai to replace his aortic valve and for good measure a couple of bypasses of clogged arteries.  He is making a remarkable recovery.  His son Tommy is a Paramedic and is there with him to keep everyone on their toes.  Thank you Tommy.  Thanks Big Pine for all the calls and prayers and please keep them coming. Perry is tough and will be as good as new in four to six weeks.

Five people suspected of planning attacks against Roman Catholic churches in Bosnia were arrested March 24. Militants typically have used Bosnia as a sanctuary, not as a target for attacks. But as the government shifts its policies regarding foreign Muslims, militants could be preparing to respond in a way that could usher in a new wave of ethnic violence in the already-troubled region.



The only way I'd favor sinking the Vandenburg is if the "gang of three" were chained in the bilge.

I don't go to Wal-Mart much because they are far away, but after reading this I won't be visiting anytime soon. I sent an email to Wal-Mart letting them know what scumbags I think they are. http://news.aol.com/?feature=20080329083609990001
For sale one totally useless cat.

[What was attached to Coleman’s signature] Bills for about a half million dollars to work out a deal with his bubba Mr Swift to build housing at our expense. We could have bought our own housing with that money.



Your petro dollars at work.

[Vandenberg needing money] Go knock on Mario's door. He wants it; let him (with all his $18 million) pay for it. And for those that dive it, charge them extra money with that money going to the Monroe County Former Employees' Assistance Fund.



Can somebody please spill the beans about who has been snagged in the FBI / DEA drug wire taps? I feel like this is a chance for us latecomers to have our own Bum Farto moment!
[Iraqi democracy worth dying for] Al Sadr said he will cease fire if the Iraq government stops shooting at his private army and releases his killers who are in jail.



Freedom and I have been together 10 years this summer.  She came in as a baby in 1998 with two broken wings.  Her left wing doesn't open all the way even after surgery.  It was broken in 4 places. She's my baby.
[My brain says Clinton] Yikes! That's a scary brain. That is your brain on drug.




Is this what you people want? This is what they want--the property rights folks.

[Homeland Security] If you are an American citizen George Bush can throw you into jail right now, forever, with no recourse to legal help or hearings at his discretion. How do you like that?

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Once upon a time, Roy Stone inherited Roy’s Trailer Park on Stock Island from his father, Roy Sr. The park was run down. It was full of drug addicts, and some dealers. Scary people, the dealers. Roy rolled up his sleeves, started going into the park, trying to get to know his tenants. It took a while, but he finally befriended them and helped them organize a tenant association. Now trusting Roy, they told him what was wrong with their individual units. Faulty wiring, broken waterlines, etc. And about the drug dealers. Roy dealt with the drug dealers, fixed the plumbing and wiring and so forth. He installed a scaled-down version of Key West’s sewerage treatment plant on Fleming Key. He offered these tenants a choice between keeping their outdoor swimming pool, or all getting cable. They chose cable, and the beautiful swimming pool was filled in.  

After the park was in good shape, Roy offered his tenants a sweet buy-out deal: small down payment and easy terms. Each tenant buying his or her own lot, or the tenant association buying it all. There were no takers, even though Roy kept telling them he would sell it some day, and they would be better off if they bought it instead of letting it go to someone else. Eventually Roy did sell it, and now the tenants live under the treat of the purchaser some day refusing to renew their leases and trying to turn the trailer park into yet another unneeded vacation or second-home development.
 
If we are to have developers in the Keys, I propose Roy Stone as our role model. He did everything right. His tenants did everything wrong. They didn’t take his incredibly generous offer, a pittance compared to what their lots would go for today. As I recall, Roy finally sold the park for $1.2 or 1.3 million. Last year, the purchaser was quoted in Key West Citizen as saying he could get close to $20 million, if he sold it. He was trying to get one of our local governments to buy it for a few million, and then lease it back to him for a maybe a dollar a year, and he would manage the park and collect the rents--around $500,000 profit a year after expenses. In this way, this much needed affordable housing stock would be preserved. Affordable housing Roy’s tenants could have purchased for a pittance, with very easy terms. GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com




Every time I hear the word Vandenberg I think of the County’s $2 million donation; and, contrary to what they say, snorkelers will never be able to see it; actually, only those with a Deep Diver certification will be able to do the dive.
[Police chief is on administrative leave] It sounds like they found out he was checking out a job elsewhere and the city is trying to get out of paying his severance package.









[22 less cats] I bet Love 22 is all excited about that one.

[Raccoon and cat trapping at Pennekamp]  Maybe this will teach you pet owners to keep your pets tethered. The good side is, maybe the birds will come back!


We would just like to thank everyone who helped to make our dream a reality. To finally have the Crazy Fish up and running is the best thing that could happen to Big Pine Key. The staff of the Crazy Fish Bar and Grill invite everyone to join in the fun!
I am going to miss Sal on here.  I like his style.  He speaks his mind and informs the public.  He prints names and calls a spade a spade.  Ed, I remember the good old days when you had (nerve or guts) too.  Of course "Balls" will probably be changed to "Nerve" or "Guts" but Sal would say "Balls".



I'll bet you would love to see what was attached to this signature!

[Coconut Palms at Bahia Honda State Park] In simple words, they plan to cut the coconut palms down when their staff needs to keep busy.
Congratulations to John Pennekamp for being a great conservationist by killing 22 cats.   How did you get caught?  Why did you take them to Miami to kill them?    I like to shoot them with a .22 short round or drown them while they are in the trap.   Cats kill over a billion birds a year in the US.  States that believe in conservation do not protect them.  With the price of fur being so low, raccoons represent a real problem.    Remember the three Ss – Shoot them, shovel them and shut up.   Good Luck, John, and keep up the good work. 

[Voters in November will have a chance to erase a ban on government aid to religious institutions This will permit your tax dollar to support religious institutions that now are prohibited by the Florida Constitution]  Looks like the Cay Club’s Scientologist will get the Keys one way or another. This sucks!

[There is a great reef project called The Vandenberg that is in jeopardy and needs our help]  Booooo!  There is another great project called Monroe County And Its Employees that is in a hell of a lot more trouble and needs everybody's help!  How can you even think about pitching anything related to that damn albatross - aka - Mario's Folly. Are you totally unaware of how many people in Monroe hate this project?  Related fact, as stated by a local dive shop owner: “It's going to be in deep water, and not even a majority of the people who come to the keys to dive can dive to it.”
[Dead cats and coons at Pennekamp] What's the down side?


Someone was stealing my pinfish so I set a trap for them. It worked! Next time, don’t pull a trap line that isn’t yours and you won’t get a treble hook in your hand. Since my trap I haven’t had any missing pinfish.

The other day a poster submitted a moving and heart felt plea for more Federal funding for medical research, the poster panned our cultures values set and was especially harsh about the Bush admin. 

The poster extolled the praises of a powder which the application thereof enhances the bodies ability to regenerate missing tissue.  Here’s the flip side.  The powder he mentioned is the product of private research.  The powder is to be sold for profit.  A couple of years ago a major Hollywood personality, suffering from a debilitating disease, purposefully denied himself medication in order to increase the visibility of his symptoms.  This intended to garner sympathy and credibility for his plea for increased federal funding for research into human fetal stem cells.  That plea theatrically presented with symptoms that were staged by purposeful enhancement did not succeed in its goal.  Shortly thereafter private, not federally funded researchers, developed stem cell generation techniques that did not require the destruction of human embryos  Federal funding of research is inherently inefficient because the researchers are process oriented rather than goal oriented. 

I hope that we will never forget the nightmare of the 40 year ago Tuskegee experiment which was a federally funded research program that utilized unknowing males as medical guinea pigs in syphilis research. Many died terrible deaths.  The poster is correct when he says that tremendous strides are being made in medical research, but the poster fails to tell us that most of the strides are being made by privately funded researchers.  This is as it should be.  Perhaps we should list all the major medical research triumphs, one column for tax funded, and one column for private funded.  Does anyone doubt that the private funding column would tower over the tax paid column. 

How many government managed programs are operated efficiently?










Jerry Coleman is the new Jim Hendricks. Now that Hendricks is disbarred someone had to become an advocate for property rights and development.
The Saudis play America and Bush like a fiddle.  They must sit behind their tent flaps smoking cigars all night and laugh their asses off at the western world.  No consequences have ever been demanded by Bush for 9/11 and Saudi Arabia continues to supply the vast majority of terrorists and suicide bombers through out the world according to a recent U.S. military report.  No amount of man kissing or ass kissing by Bush will change a thing.  Invade Iraq.  Hurrah!


[House on Barge] I saw floating homes in The Netherlands along the banks of a river known for flooding.

[Marathon no better than County] You said a mouthful. Can you believe that 3 of the Marathon council laid down for Singh? Councilmen Don Vasil and Mike Cinque were the dissenters.  (Thanks Don and Mike for standing up and doing the job you were elected to do).   Mayor Pete Worthington said the community needed the economic bump that a conference center would bring to the Community.   Councilwoman Marilyn Tempest said the agreement would serve the greater good of the city since affordable units would be built and the conference center could be opened more quickly.

Citizens, these council people were voted in to protect your welfare. The three councilpersons that voted to give Singh his way better not hold their breath for the affordable housing being built.  Singh is one of the builders that is causing the need for workforce housing along with the other developers, but he and other developers are not building the non affordable housing for their workforce, they expect the taxpayers to pay for the housing, just like Monroe County has done for Ed Swift. When Swift builds homes for the workforce, the County waives his affordable fees.  That is money that our Growth Management/Planning Department pays their costs out of, but now Growth Mgr/Planning Department has increased public fees to cover their costs, and transferred money out of the NROGO account so the County can loan money to Islamorada ($50,000 plus) so the Middle Keys Land Authority can pay their affordable fees.  Out of our pockets comes the money. For the County to cover their costs so Ed Swift doesn’t pay his affordable fees.  

On Nov 2008 we need to ask our Commissioners to resend this resolution allowing Ed Swift  not to pay affordable fees, this money is made up off our backs and our sweat..  Wake up Citizens get to these Council meetings/BOCC meetings and watch what your elected officials are doing to our costs to run our homes, our Communities and our Florida Keys!

[Snorting cremated remains] http://www.snopes.com/horrors/cannibal/cocaine.asp

[Top secret missile parts] Why does this surprise anyone? The military lost track of 100,000 M-16 assault rifles a few months ago right here in America which were bound for Iraq. Still, no more mention of those though.

[House on Barge in New Orleans] Would you have any more info on that company?


To the person who invaded my home and stole my fathers sailfish during hurricane Wilma. I am reinstating my curse on that fish. Do you have it in your cabin in Tennessee?  Did you ever repair the smashed eye?

[Honda of Key West] It takes a big man to admit a mistake, I'm glad it all worked out.









[Fitna the Movie] Geert Wilders' film about the Quran. The whole movie  www.liveleak.com/view?i=7d9_1206624103
I too am declaring myself offended by Rev Wright's egregious (Thanks Mayor McPherson for the word) comments about “other” Americans. I am an other American mortally offended by the free ride given to Barack Obama that could end with him being made President of all Americans not just an American.




We had a near-miss fire call tonight. Somebody barbecuing in the car port area under their house too close to the wall. Just the wall got burned. Good stop by the fire dept, but totally unnecessary to have ever have happened. Please barbeque away from all structures, porches, car ports, anything that causes you to say “Oops!”

Where do people get their information on Muslims? They make it sound much more exciting than I had heard previously, what with all that anal intercourse and stuff. I thought there were only five things you have to do to become a Muslim: declare yourself one, pray five times a day towards Mecca, give ten percent of your income to the poor, observe the fasting period of Ramadan and make the Hajj ( the pilgrimage) to Mecca if able. All the other stuff like using water instead of toilet paper is just a custom of various regions within Islam (if you're left handed like I am, meal times can be quite interesting!). All religion is crap, but when you start mocking one it leaves your own wide open to the same public contempt.




Although GPS was added to cell phones so that 911 emergency calls could be tracked, 15 million Nextel subscribers can now buy the locator service for personal or business use. Next year, the approximately 23 million Sprint wireless users will be able to sign up too. It costs about $15 a month to turn on the service.

Among the first to sign up was James Kinney, to keep track of workers at his Kinney Construction Inc. in Orange, Calif. His employees are required to carry the phones during the workday. http://www.infowars.com/articles/bb/parents_bosses_gps_track_cellphones.htm
[Pornography] We have to keep our sense of humor. I'm a firm believer in free speech and expression but it should have its limits. Your site is great and good forum: as the webmaster it is your job to police it. Keep up the good work Captain Yoda!



My heart says Obama, but my brain says Clinton. I feel that McCain might be able to beat Clinton but not Obama.

[The Big O and Rezko cont’d] At this point it’s unclear exactly where when and how Obama came to be associated with Rezko.  The ultra liberal blog site “The Huffington Post” reported that “Antoin "Tony" Rezko and Barack Obama are deeply linked throughout O’s political career and have been friends since 1990.Mr. Obama turned to Mr. Rezko for help at several important junctures. Records show that when Mr. Obama needed cash in the waning days of his losing 2000 Congressional campaign, Mr. Rezko rounded up thousands of dollars from business contacts. In 2003, Mr. Rezko helped Mr. Obama expand his fund-raising for the Senate primary by being host of a dinner at his Mediterranean-style home for 150 people, including some whose names have since come up in the (in trial) influence scandal”.

It is known that while O was at Harvard Law School Rezko offered him a job that Obama declined, nonetheless early on he worked in Chicago as a “community organizer”, and then for a Chicago law firm that was retained by Rezko.  O, a member of that firm, personally performed legal work for one of Rezkos partners in a redevelopment project.  Rezko became one of O’s first campaign supporters and contributors when O made his first run for state senate.  Rezko has continued to be a major contributor and fund raiser for O’s endeavors.  O wanted to buy a mansion on Chicago’s South side, in ’04 he wanted to bid on a property, but the price was a little out of his price range.  The seller agreed to split the property, but refused to sell unless both parcels were sold simultaneously. The price? $165 million. O was able to buy the mansion because Rezko’s wife purchased the second parcel.  Shortly thereafter O purchased a “slice” of that property from Rezko. Subsequent to that Rezko and O made a deal wherein O would landscape the entire Rezko property and Rezko would build a security fence around the entire property.  Voila!  O now has a huge vacant side lot for his personal use.  Legal?  Perhaps. Given that O was by then, an influential elected public official, and that a huge component of the Rezko empire was dependant on political favors, it most certainly was ethically questionable, you’re damned right it was.  Did I mention that it was widely known that Rezko was under federal investigation at the time of these transactions?  There’s more to come, but for now Rezko is accused of using his position on two state boards in an extortion scheme designed to enrich him and his political friends.  Obama’s pal and benefactor, Rezko has pleaded not guilty of attempted extortion, money laundering, fraud and aiding and abetting bribery.  So, Kool-aid lovers, are you still anxious to trust our nation’s future to the big O?  By know, you know the challenge, don’t believe me, why don’t you take just a few minutes and look it up yourself.  I left a lot out. 

[Voters in November will have a chance to erase a ban on government aid to religious institutions] Yikes, brakes on boys!   The misinformation steam roller stops here before this post gets any traction. No government money spent on things religious is a good thing. In fact words like US Constitution, separation of church and state, etc are really applicable (and beware religious right - this is one you're not going to win, because we got it in writing). Working waterfront owners and CP0020: The proposed amendment has a few other features, of which working waterfront is one. Kind of like air freshener in a smelly room.
If America has nothing else anymore at least we are the taser capital of the world. “Don’t taser me, bro. May I wipe my butt master? Just give me money. Money, money, things, things, baa-baa, take it all away just give me money, money, things, things.” I don’t need freedom I only need things and money. I am an American of the 21st century. No matter what happens with the war on terror Bush will be known as the president that has had the most detrimental effect on Americans right to privacy. The new world order is leveling the playing field financially, politically and socially among all countries. On open boarders, we lose some of our freedom and they get a little until it evens out. It makes it easier to sell products and less product differences.


It’s not just Muslims who don’t use toilet paper. India and Southeast Asia are two places I’ve had to frantically search out a roll. They keep a plastic pail by the toilet. I’ve never figured out why. Maybe they fill it with water and when they wipe their butt with their hand they rinse that hand in the bucket. I don’t know.
[Remake of an old movie] One of the candidates for President is a "Manchurian Candidate" who, after being elected, keeps a once great nation bogged down in a distant foreign war until that nation is bled dry, broke and ruined.  At the end of the movie the head terrorist declares victory.

I would like to thank Renee for lending assistance and providing CPR to my son at the Key Deer Shopping Center on March 16, 2008.  We have tried to locate you through the Sheriff's dept but no one recognizes the ID number you told me. I probably got it wrong. You are one wonderful and beautiful person.  May the Lord bless you and keep you safe.
Now do you Republicans finally see that Al Sadr should have been jailed years ago? Everyone plays nice when they are re-arming. No more BS. Capture this guy and jail him. I’m voting Democrat and if they win I will expect them to jail this wacko. Enough sucking up to Al Sadr and the Saudis. If its war, fight it the right way. No more "well, now he’s nice and cuddly". If any more Saudi money makes it to the terrorist groups and can be proven hold them accountable. Quit holding their backstabbing hands. Enough is enough. We cannot get another administration into office fast enough. Even the Australians are leaving Iraq. Thank heavens they will stay in Afghanistan where the war should be happening.




Nothing political, smutty or profound for this day; just a little GIF animation to ponder. And yes we concur: please don't start sending us animated male porno. Keep it limited to the fairer of the sexes.
[…made from pig bladders called extracellular matrix (Can I mix it with my Viagra?)]  Damn, what do you want to do, grow a spare?


Watch the waning Moon skim under Jupiter from one morning to the next. This scene is drawn for the middle of North America. For clarity, the Moon is shown three times actual size
[Flea & Tic Season] I use Revolution on my cats, plus they stay indoors. The bugs are a natural part of the environment.  Birds and squirrels are the biggest carriers of fleas.  If you have bird feeders you've probably seen them and the squirrels taking “dust baths” underneath.  That's an effort to ditch the fleas.

[Your editing goes beyond spelling or grammar and impacts the content]  This is Ed's column.  If you don't like the editing, start your own.



[Goat power] The bush administration comes up with another brilliant plan to combat skyrocketing fuel prices.

You will never ever see this in the Key's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJPKaHYXJ0s



If I drink coffee and beer will I be a wide awake drunk?


Cuba announced on Friday that it will allow Cubans the unrestricted use of mobile telephones for the first time in the latest step by new President Raul Castro to improve access to consumer goods. Cuba has the lowest rate of cellular telephone use in Latin America with the service been mainly restricted until now to foreigners and government officials.

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[Honda of Key West] My son just called, having returned from his visit to Honda of Key West.  As it turns out, the owner had a problem with the credit card company, and had genuinely thought that the problem had been resolved. To his horror, it had not.  My son said "he (the owner) bent over backwards to correct the problem."  My son earlier had agreed that the shop owner should at least keep a hundred dollars for the inconvenience. Under the circumstances the owner did not keep the $100. 

My apologies to Honda of Key West. Also, thank you for renewing my faith in local businesses.  The other reader's responses, supporting the dealer, were "spot on." Now, do I feel like a jerk? Yeah.

As I read Jerry Coleman's letter denouncing Kay Thacker, something seemed very wrong. Coleman described how educated and intelligent he was, comparing his knowledge with Kay Thacker’s. He gave the impression he knows what he is talking about, and not Kay.  Coleman also stated  two commissioners (who have shown good judgment for the county) are "boobs".  What was the point of his letter?

Why Coleman would bother to attack a concerned citizen, who goes to all the BOCC, Planning and DRC meetings on her own time and expense, tells me she's probably on the right track. It has been Jerry Coleman's actions in the past, listening to him speak at public meetings, reading his letters to editors and what he has charged us tax payers for his work, that I have determined Coleman to be a non-credible person.

In a time when developers, the people he represents, seem to get their way all the time, it saddens me that Coleman would try to intimidate future activists who are desperately needed to stand up against special favors to these developers.  We need to get more citizens involved because of people like Coleman who use unfair tactics, abuse rules and regulations for the benefit of developers who have money, time and power while the rest of us work two to three jobs to make ends meet.

Developers have bought up trailer parks, got them rezoned, evicted families living in these parks, displacing them and forced most to leave the Keys. This is a workforce we loose for the benefit of the developer and loss to our community. Developers make money off these people's hardship. This is what Coleman stands for.

At the planning board meeting, when the "preservation for working waterfront"  item first came up, it was very late into the night, with only one staff person left as Coleman was arguing for it left and right. Bay bottom, never taken into consideration for land use, was then calculated into the math to determine how much density should be allowed (people, bay bottom cannot be built on!). The density, normally 2 units per ace, was increased to 16 units per acre!  There also was a hotel that developers wanted to build which all of a sudden became a place for our '"emergency personnel"  to stay during times of hurricane evacuation. This "hotel" is promoted as a much needed "hurricane shelter", but emergency personal  already have category 5 hotels in which they stay in during these storms. The benefit to developers in building a "hurricane evacuation shelter" is that it does not require ROGO units!  (by the way, the hotel at the Key West airport also will not require ROGOs)

So, developers have their "tricks", lawyers like Coleman and three county commissioners to push whatever they want through. For this reason, we need more people like Kay Thacker.

Jerry, it is your "gang of three" who should be considered the "boobs" and you can throw yourself in with that crowd.






The Baghdad Green Zone is in lock down and was under attack this morning. The new embassy (largest in the world) has suffered mortar attacks all week.

Obama called McCain’s possible presidency “Bush III”

The Nathan Radlich(?) story is nothing more than an urban legend. And you idiots printed it.


Bush sent Taiwan sensitive top secret missile parts. When China caught him he said they were supposed to be helicopter batteries. Uh, huh.

Local police departments do not get $100 per arrest either.  In fact, departments have to pay to jail the inmates.  If someone is found guilty, in addition to court costs, the arrestee has to pay $40 per hour for the cost of investigation to the involved department.  I'm not sure how or why this is an issue, but there's your answer. 
In yesterday’s Key West Citizen was a report about Key West Police Chief Bill Mauldin accused of sexually harassing Christie Phillips, who works in his office and in City Hall. That reminded me of charges filed by Celeste Bruno against Monroe County Commissioner Sonny McCoy over stuff that happened while she was his aide, and later when she was Commissioner Dixie Spehar’s aide. GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com
(Sloan Bashinsky is a candidate for Sonny McCoy's seat on the County Commission.)

Even if Iraq turns out to be the best democracy there ever was, President Bush was wrong to invade a sovereign nation. He’s the worst president in the United States of America’s history. He was right to invade Afghanistan because there was no government and the Taliban was a direct threat to our security. Iraq had a government and was not a threat to the United States. If a bad government is cause to invade a country why don’t we invade Darfur or the Sudan? Their leaders are far worse than Saddam was and have tortured and murdered far more than he did.

[There must be something to Islam I think the attraction is the moral values they embrace]
Good God man, are you that stupid or what?
They don't drink but do hard drugs.
They hide their woman under rags but have sex with boys and goats.
They are sworn to kill every human being that is not a Muslim.
They eat food with their right hand and wipe their butt with their left hand.
They use no soap or t-paper.
They only have virginal sex to make kids, otherwise it's the back door.
They give all their riches to the tribal chieftains and think it is Allah's way to be poor.
They will die for the Koran.
And you call them sane with moral values? Pigs have better values.
It's amusing the author of GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com would be complaining about the editorial slant of a news story.  When you use a newspaper to carry your message, don't think they're going to print what you tell them to print.  If that's what you expect, I recommend you buy an ad the next time. Many times have I wanted to write GoodMorningFloridaKeys.com about what was posted and the error of his writings.  Informed citizens are best served by reading a variety of newspapers, websites and watching more than one cable news station to ensure they understand all perspectives of the same story. 


Key West’s police chief is on administrative leave while his case of sexual harassment against the City and police department’s spokeswoman is being investigated.

[Do we have to have Good Morning Key West guy... that's schizophrenia] TV's have an Off click. Computers have a Scroll click.  Both have the same results - you by-pass that which you don't like. And the rest of us have the same choices.  ~One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Those "ramblings" are well written, grammatically correct sentences which accurately reflect the writer's attention to detail, knowledge of current events, an aversion to all things unfair.

Bright and gender are not qualifiers for a diagnostician. Other than complaining, what has your contribution been? (Possibly you are personally familiar with the schizophrenia diagnosis.)





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Sal Gutierrez is gone...yippee!  Thank goodness. Enough of his dirty, mean, nasty and untrue mouth. He reminds me of a fat boy whose Momma won't let him have his way so he throws a fit and pouts. Good job Ed. You do not need the money that much to put up with his trash. Good riddance to bad garbage. ~keyscares@yahoo.com

I’ve seen George Bush walking hand in hand with a Saudi sheik in the Rose Garden. You know, the Saudis, the ones where women still have zero rights and where the Princes of the royals in Saudi Arabia was caught funneling money to the terrorists. Republicans applaud Bush man kissing Saudi terror supporters in his garden but whine like babies because of Obama’s pastor. Where is the outrage concerning Pat Robertson’s saying America had 9/11 coming because of the gay issues? Republican morality is bought and sold like the sales at Winn Dixie. They are selling and I’m not buying. Give them hell Obama you have my vote.

I am an Independent, not affiliated with either political party. I choose to keep an open mind and vote for whoever I think is the best choice.  But I've seen a disturbing trend in The Democratic party.  Would someone please explain to me why they focus so hard at slinging mud, not only at the Republicans, but at each other?   If it keeps going this way, McCain has my vote just on maturity.

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