Nov 30, 2008 | 3:33 PM
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News
Sunday's Orlando Sentinel carried Shannon Butler's wedding announcement.
Apparently the crush I have had on her will wind up unrequited, along with the one I have on Elle McPherson.
Memo to Shannon:
If you change your mind, call me.
Oct 10, 2008 | 5:23 PM
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News
If everyone would just stop panicking and scrambling around like a bunch of ants whose home was just trod upon and hold on tight, the market will take care of itself -- it always does.
I'm no flag-waving jingoist, but the American capitalist system is the best and the strongest in the world. We just have to calm down and have some faith in our economy. You hear me Paulson and Bernanke?
We do however, need to address the issues of sub-prime mortgages and the slew of other greed- and stupidity-fueled decisions that our exaulted "leaders" of BOTH parties have made in the last ten years. We also need to address the balance of trade problem (China) and outsourcing of jobs.
I'm in the market and have lost over half my investments already (on paper). Any moves I make now will probably only lose me more money. If anything, I should be buying -- bargains like this will not occur for another fifteen years.
My broker says the DJIA will bottom out at 7200 -- one more bad week. We'll see.
Oct 7, 2008 | 8:17 PM
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News
Every time this moron gets on TV with his "doom and gloom" messages, the market tanks, as it did again today.
Hasn't this fool figured that out yet? Talk about a self-fulfilling prophesy! Maybe he's making money on the dwindling DJIA.
If there was anybody who needs to stick to this rule, it's him:
"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
Oct 1, 2008 | 11:40 PM
Category:
News
... package will be passed on Friday.
By November, the economy will be on its way towards recovery. (I'm just a starry-eyed optimist.)
Sep 30, 2008 | 3:45 PM
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News
Nancy Pelosi?
Casey Anthony?
Hillary Clinton?
Sep 25, 2008 | 12:01 AM
Category:
News
... before cell phone use while driving is declared illegal?
A 13-year-old girl will never celebrate her 14th birthday because a tractor-trailer driver was too busy fussing with his/her cell phone.
Only ten days ago, 25 people died in a train wreck because the train engineer was too busy texting someone to notice a red light signal.
How many of us have has crashes or close-calls with drivers who were paying more attention to their phone conversations than their driving?
How many more people have to die before cell phone use while driving is declared illegal?
Tallahassee? Are any of you paying attention? Or are you all on your cell phones?
Sep 23, 2008 | 11:30 PM
Category:
News
... the alternative, trust me, would be a LOT worse.
But let's construct the bail-out package(s) with some intelligence and common sense, yes? Washington, if there was ever a time to do something the correct way, this is it.
Give these financial giants (the ones whose greed created this mess in the first place) all the money they want/need, but:
o garnish the all the salaries/bonuses/stock options of all the CEOs, CFOs, COOs, etc., etc. Do not let any of them walk away from this financial fiasco with pockets bulging with OUR money;
o construct a payback schedule -- construct the "bail-out" as a loan instead of a gift;
o assign forensic accountants to examine the books -- past, present and future to ensure there is no funny business above what we all know to date.
Sep 23, 2008 | 8:56 PM
Category:
News
... the alternative, trust me, would be a LOT worse.
But let's construct the bail-out package(s) with some intelligence and common sense, yes? Washington, if there was ever a time to do something the correct way, this is it.
Give these financial giants (the ones whose greed created this mess in the first place) all the money they want/need, but:
o garnish the all the salaries/bonuses/stock options of all the CEOs, CFOs, COOs, etc., etc. Do not let any of them walk away from this financial fiasco with pockets bulging with OUR money;
o construct a payback schedule -- construct the "bail-out" as a loan instead of a gift;
o assign forensic accountants to examine the books -- past, present and future to ensure there is no funny business above what we all know to date.
Aug 19, 2008 | 4:16 PM
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News
Dear Mr. Wood,
You're 92 years old. You work part-time and you are drawing a salary and a pension totaling $234,000 per year.
Time for you to go and enjoy spending the money the taxpayers worked so hard for.
And shame on you for taking advantage of Florida's absurd retirement plan.
Truly yours,
Beleaguered Taxpayers
Jul 28, 2008 | 11:42 PM
Category:
News
"Let's go to court to reduce the bond so Casey can get out of jail."
"Let's stop the publication of these phone calls -- they do nothing to help the investigation."
Mr. Lawyer -- why are you concerning yourself with these non-issues? Why are you not focusing your attention on getting this despicable little trollop to tell what she knows about Caylee's/Caylee's body's whereabouts?
Jul 28, 2008 | 12:10 AM
Category:
News
Niagara Bottling LLC has applied to the St. John's River Water Management District for permission to sink wells in south Lake County and draw up to 177 million gallons of water per year to sell in stores.
The District's staff is recommending giving Niagara permission to do this because it'll mean millions of dollars flowing into the state's coffers. At the same time however, they are urging water conservation for Florida homeowners.
This deal carries a strong odor, to put it mildly. I wouldn't be surprised if there is some money passing under the table in this deal. Maybe FOX can send a couple of investigative reporters over there and see what they can find?
You can't drink money and those millions will just get tossed into some bureaucratic dumpster anyway.
Jul 25, 2008 | 12:58 AM
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News
... interesting Anthony family dynamics before they circled the wagons:
Cindy Anthony -- "I have someone here who I need be arrested and a possible missing child," referencing Casey and Caylee.
Cindy Anthony -- "There is something wrong...I found my daughter's car today, it smells
like there's been a dead body in the damn car."
Sure doesn't sound like the loving and supportive mother and grandmother we've all grown to love over the past few days, does it?
This event is playing out like some cheesy, but potentially tragic, daytime soap opera!
And lastly, how about this for a theory:
Casey left Caylee in the car with the windows rolled up while she went shopping or to have her nails done. Caylee was dead by the time Casey returned. She stuffed the kid in the trunk and left her there for a few days until she borrowed the shovel to bury the body somewhere.
What she did what so horrific that she turned to stone. And this is what we see on the news.
I fervently hope I'm wrong, and Caylee is alive and well.
Jul 21, 2008 | 12:29 AM
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News
If that little girl was still alive, she would have to be held captive by someone with evil intent, or else she would have been turned over to the authorities by now, what with all the publicity.
Okay, so what evil intent? Ransom? There's been no ransom demand. The family doesn't seem like they're very wealthy anyway.
I suppose she could have been kidnapped by some deranged people who wanted a child. But kidnapped with no witnesses and no clues? And the kidnappers know they can never let her be seen in public, with her picture all over the news on a daily basis. Maybe they'll keep her locked up in a room for years like that poor little girl in Austria some months ago. That's a thought I would prefer not to entertain.
If the "mother" knew anything about that, there would be no reason for her to keep that from the authorities.
I keep coming back to the very sick Casey. The fact that she's not talking tells me she's hiding something horrendous. She knows where Caylee is buried and she's hoping the whole mess blows away as an unsolved mystery.
If there ever was a justifiable employment of torture, this is it. Where's Jack Bauer when you need him?
Jul 17, 2008 | 12:05 PM
Category:
News
... what's the deal with the new "pending approval" step?
I'm betting one or more posters stepped way over the line recently?
But to impede all posters for the idiocy of a few is a bit overkill, isn't it?
Ban the morons of course, but leave the rest of us alone, yes?
Jul 13, 2008 | 2:12 AM
Category:
Traffic
A female relative was driving 441 the other night -- late. Very few other cars on the road. She's in the middle lane.
A car comes up on her left relatively fast, pulls alongside and slows to match her speed for a few seconds. She figures it's a cop. But then the car accelerates, pulls right in front of her and applies the brakes. Happily, she's alert enough to brake in time to avoid a collision.
What happened? The other driver was obviously hoping to be rear-ended and:
- looking for a quick cash settlement or an insurance co. payout;
--or --
- as driver information was being exchanged, he was looking to rob her, or worse.
Bottom line? If you're alone at night and you're involved in a minor accident, do NOT get out of your car. Call 911 and get a cop there ASAP.
If you don't have a phone, exchange info through the window. If the other driver is menacing at all, drive away, if you can, and go to the nearest Police Station. Make note of the other car's make and model and plate number, if you can.
Predators are out there, and they're not just going after children.
