Is this the best Meter Reader job in the World?


In Sarasota, Fl., for several months there has been an ongoing argument about parking meters, and whether they will hurt downtown business.  It is an effort to make extra money for the coffers of the city.  Here is another idea.. I recently noticed a video clip story on MSN.com which told how the city of Bonn,… Continue reading Is this the best Meter Reader job in the World?

What would Mr. Spock think?


It is almost 7:00 am as I sit here thinking about what I mean to say...  It made so much sense before I woke up, and now I try to remember just where I wanted to go.. I will start here. There was an interesting book I read some years ago.  It was called something like… Continue reading What would Mr. Spock think?

Smile, your on Candid Camera?


There have been, in the last couple of years, moves to place cameras at stop lights The idea, of course, is to catch people who rum red lights. The theory is very simple, it is the implementation that gets complicated. In Florida the legislature had to pass a law making this legal. With out the… Continue reading Smile, your on Candid Camera?

Climate Change?


The weather people here, in Sarasota, Fl, have been talking about how cold it is in relation to the last number of years. It pretty much seems that the temp. is down from normal. Is that a sign of global warming? I don't know about any of that. I can't tell if we have a climate… Continue reading Climate Change?

Here is your sign Florida…


I have been pondering the recent Mid-Term elections and thinking about what I see as the real meaning of the results. I put this in the Florida Politics area for the simple reason that I am just going to give my opinion, at this point, of the results as they pertain to Florida. I would… Continue reading Here is your sign Florida…