o The 'Hometown News' distributed here in Martin County, Florida, from time to time in its issues includes a calendar item that describes a "Steak dinner fundraiser..scheduled...on the third Friday of each month, presented by the ladies of the U. S. Military Vets Motorcycle Club...served at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post...".
With the requirement to continually slaughter cattle to provide such dinners and also fare for the region's burgeoning Federal Highway restaurant area, it is ironic that the presence of the Visiting Nurse Association is so visible here in Stuart -- as if the U. S. Military and the VNA complement each other to continually keep cattle at the brink of species extinction as a use of the creatures fore and aft, alive or dead -- that plus the fact that the remaining creatures must react voluntarily or as a result from continuous disability and death, which contributes to an unwholesome scenario of species distress causing an overall malaise among other species also regarded as food even while yet alive that all adds up to a fairly predictable human death rate on or alongside roadways.
Within past months the Palm Beach television stations (and others) broadcast the video account of a woman in South Florida whose live cow was taken from her private property as the result of a telephone demand-call strategy and carried away. A fork-lift was used to move the yet-living cow; the video then showed fresh meat spurting from a large industrial-size mechanical grinder.
The message communicated therewith was that the living cow was not dead until fork-lifted.
o The 'TechWeb' website tells us 'Dell Launches Luxury Adamo Brand, $99 Mini-Laptop', "...with a two-year AT&T broadband service contract...announcements made during a news conference at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. ...few details revealed about Adamo...'.
o The '1490Newsblog' website gives us 'Clubs urged to participate in pheasant chick, egg program' to "...augment local ring-necked pheasant stocks...the Game Commission...agency provides, free of charge, day-old pheasant chicks to clubs entering into an agreement to raise birds and promote recreational hunting on lands open to public hunting. ...All pheasants must be released on lands open to public hunting. ..." (or they're not "free of charge"). What this means is that private lands might become havens for the birds although hunters might try potshots from roadways.
From time to time, local landowners in that northwestern PA region also informally accept intent and schedule groundhog/woodchuck hunts on private property when the creature burrows become a problem, as reported in regional journalism.
o I am reminded of a chilling scenario begun in San Francisco, CA, where a female police officer was positioned in a patrol car to monitor traffic flow on a one-way street leading to Golden Gate Park, while one of her relatives stood and chatted nearby with a Rottweiler on a leash. As I approached them using the Panhandle Park asphalt trail, carrying groceries in a backpack and in hand, the dog under pressure jumped up to prop front paws against the driver's side of the patrol car as if signaling the canine wish to join the SFPD. Some months later, the local northern California TV stations broadcast a video account of an encounter with an alligator in Florida, where a young woman at the edge of a water-hole 'lost' a Rottwieler when a large 'gator surfaced and pulled the dog underwater by grasping the dog's head in lengthy jaws.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
an angel among devils
At least one older-model Killer Truck has continued the effort to improve the reliable machines' reputation, regaining an appropriate roadway status with front-and-back license plates while costcutters swarm the roadways.
Loud Harley-Davidson motorcycles roaring within and past the age-55+ condo complexes appear to be mesmerized by the possibilities of the Steele Point entryway off St. Lucie Boulevard at the intersection with SE Ocean Boulevard -- one such possibility being that a tightly-controlled atmosphere will route them directly through the entryway, past the villa and into the river to chug nowhere fast.
Loud Harley-Davidson motorcycles roaring within and past the age-55+ condo complexes appear to be mesmerized by the possibilities of the Steele Point entryway off St. Lucie Boulevard at the intersection with SE Ocean Boulevard -- one such possibility being that a tightly-controlled atmosphere will route them directly through the entryway, past the villa and into the river to chug nowhere fast.
Friday, January 9, 2009
ooo!
Another walk to the new Post Office on Johnson Street was another surprise -- a bright yellow two-piece sign on a pole embedded in the sandy soil beside the +/-five-foot section of sidewalk that adjoins the PO southside asphalt driveway -- another potential face-slicer of the same ilk as the metal signs placed along the sidewalk beside Cedar Pointe Plaza. The Yellow Sign, furthermore, shows the image of a walking person (pedestrian) on its topmost part and an arrow pointing to the sidewalk as the bottom section; only one side of the sign shows directions while walking north to the PO. When leaving the PO to walk south toward Florida Street, the metallic-grey potential-slicing side is encountered.
Another Heineken bottle was found near Treasure Coast Plaza; two broken Heineken bottles were found along the west side of Palm Beach Road north from 10th Street. What a strange way to signal the advent of Wells Fargo Bank services in the region, as a partnership with Wachovia Bank! Pieces of brown bottle-glass were lying on the sidewalk along 10th Street past the Recreation Center. A clear glass bottle remained lying alongside a 'fitness' center parking lot addressed on SE Ocean Boulevard near Seacoast Bank. All bottles and glass pieces were gathered up and placed in a trash receptacle at Walgreen's beside SE Monterey Road.
A flock of crows circled over grounds near the retaining pond beside Kingswood Terrace Road; about a dozen raptors circled over yards along 10th Street.
Last but not least, both plazas located in the area of the USPO lack a notions shop.
***There is no place for 'catch a nigger by the toe" in organized sports, but some live-action cameras appear to show differently.
Another Heineken bottle was found near Treasure Coast Plaza; two broken Heineken bottles were found along the west side of Palm Beach Road north from 10th Street. What a strange way to signal the advent of Wells Fargo Bank services in the region, as a partnership with Wachovia Bank! Pieces of brown bottle-glass were lying on the sidewalk along 10th Street past the Recreation Center. A clear glass bottle remained lying alongside a 'fitness' center parking lot addressed on SE Ocean Boulevard near Seacoast Bank. All bottles and glass pieces were gathered up and placed in a trash receptacle at Walgreen's beside SE Monterey Road.
A flock of crows circled over grounds near the retaining pond beside Kingswood Terrace Road; about a dozen raptors circled over yards along 10th Street.
Last but not least, both plazas located in the area of the USPO lack a notions shop.
***There is no place for 'catch a nigger by the toe" in organized sports, but some live-action cameras appear to show differently.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
And more about the first man...
See www.aol.com, listed under 'Crime News' and 'National News' -- 'Hunt Begins for Boy Missing 10 Years'. See also www.topix.net, 'Offbeat News' forum 'What song are you listening to now?' and its thousands of comments.
Hear also recorded-album theme 'Kansas'.
Hear also recorded-album theme 'Kansas'.
a pick-up game
Today decision was made to pick up cast-off litter within a limited area on the property located between Kingswood and Vista Pines condo complexes on SE Ocean Boulevard. Much of the litter tossed onto the property is intended to reflect light along the roadway curve and to dissuade other species.
The stench from the carcass of a dead armadillo was less than previous weeks, and a few small bones bleaching in the sun from a previous dead armadillo have surfaced at the edge of the sidewalk. The litter scattered in the grass and under the trees consisted mostly of aluminum cans, PET plastic drink bottles and cellophane, along with some paper, styrofoam, and cigarette-filter discards. Much of the litter is recyclable, and required sorting to place in recycling bin.
Different from the return walk from Hospital Park a few days ago, when a small bikini bottom was seen to be lying in the south-side bicycle lane a short distance from Krueger Creek, a special section of the property bounded with wooden posts embedded deeply in accumulated plant matter held a pair of black stretch-knit fly-front boy-leg pants that were transferred to the shelf in the laundry room.
Later while relaxing inside the condo within Kingswood complex, a large flock of crows passed overhead moving southward minute-by-minute about a hundred strong.
The stench from the carcass of a dead armadillo was less than previous weeks, and a few small bones bleaching in the sun from a previous dead armadillo have surfaced at the edge of the sidewalk. The litter scattered in the grass and under the trees consisted mostly of aluminum cans, PET plastic drink bottles and cellophane, along with some paper, styrofoam, and cigarette-filter discards. Much of the litter is recyclable, and required sorting to place in recycling bin.
Different from the return walk from Hospital Park a few days ago, when a small bikini bottom was seen to be lying in the south-side bicycle lane a short distance from Krueger Creek, a special section of the property bounded with wooden posts embedded deeply in accumulated plant matter held a pair of black stretch-knit fly-front boy-leg pants that were transferred to the shelf in the laundry room.
Later while relaxing inside the condo within Kingswood complex, a large flock of crows passed overhead moving southward minute-by-minute about a hundred strong.
Monday, January 5, 2009
hodge-podge
o It is entirely possible that toads are frogs transformed with symmetrical melonoma that results from folds of their skin rubbing against each other, originating in climates where populations come streaming in to escape the winter cold and snows.
o Palm Beach County (FL) television stations broadcast video showing fish kill in canal, that resembles yearly 'spring-cleaning' fish kills in Erie, PA.
o During bridge-walk last week, the broken pieces of a Budweiser bottle were found in the same place they were seen before -- the lesson here appears to be the fact that the bridge's vibration tumbles and 'rounds-off'' the jagged edges of the broken glass as traffic moves over the St. Lucie River, making potential mosaic material. This time, some pieces were pocketed and carried away to Kingswood condo complex recycling container.
Sitting on a bench on the bridge wondering about the whereabouts of a young California-born entertainer who fell overboard from a cruise ship at Vero Beach (asked to "take a picture"?), speculation was inevitable about a possible revenge motive following the loss of a man from a Halloween 'party-boat' in the San Francisco Bay (CA) years ago. Some berries and small fruit were tossed into the river with the off-chance that a massive fish rush might allow the young man to surface.
o Channel Nine West Palm Beach TV newscast described and broadcast video of CA fire blazing at a recycling facility for PVC irrigation pipes.
o The weekend half-moon appeared as if it was a white bowl hovering in the sky, with visually-perfect balance in the darkness of the night.
o 'Surf Shop' once housed in the Stracuzzi Plaza across from Vista Pines condo complex on SE Ocean Boulevard has been suddenly removed with sign directing customers to a new location near the newly-built Marriott Hotel on the Federal Highway -- missed the t-shirt sale last week and may now never enter the store.
o After a recent professional removal of a honeybee hive from a woman's property after they stung her more than 100 times (perhaps with intent to dissaude her) from her own house, one honeybee casting was found on the bridge over the Okeechobee Waterway (St. Lucie River). Today, after another such hive was found and destroyed beneath a different home's exterior siding, several casting/carcasses of honeybees were found on the bridge's walkway, together with a slightly-alive ichneumon and a beetle casting. Weeks ago, a remarkable nearly three-inch long housefly casting was found within the Kingswood condo complex grounds; months ago the casting of a rhnocerous beetle was found on the asphalt roadway. Both hives were televised during Palm Beach County nightly broadcasts.
o The Stuart News has this week itemized burrowing creatures that are considered to be lawn pests in the region, advising a no-feed policy if they are not wanted on private property. Distributing berries from the front sidewalk (they have no flavor) to the 'critter zone' is technically not feeding them, as most people hope that more trees will grow from the seeds within the small fruits.
o Palm Beach County (FL) television stations broadcast video showing fish kill in canal, that resembles yearly 'spring-cleaning' fish kills in Erie, PA.
o During bridge-walk last week, the broken pieces of a Budweiser bottle were found in the same place they were seen before -- the lesson here appears to be the fact that the bridge's vibration tumbles and 'rounds-off'' the jagged edges of the broken glass as traffic moves over the St. Lucie River, making potential mosaic material. This time, some pieces were pocketed and carried away to Kingswood condo complex recycling container.
Sitting on a bench on the bridge wondering about the whereabouts of a young California-born entertainer who fell overboard from a cruise ship at Vero Beach (asked to "take a picture"?), speculation was inevitable about a possible revenge motive following the loss of a man from a Halloween 'party-boat' in the San Francisco Bay (CA) years ago. Some berries and small fruit were tossed into the river with the off-chance that a massive fish rush might allow the young man to surface.
o Channel Nine West Palm Beach TV newscast described and broadcast video of CA fire blazing at a recycling facility for PVC irrigation pipes.
o The weekend half-moon appeared as if it was a white bowl hovering in the sky, with visually-perfect balance in the darkness of the night.
o 'Surf Shop' once housed in the Stracuzzi Plaza across from Vista Pines condo complex on SE Ocean Boulevard has been suddenly removed with sign directing customers to a new location near the newly-built Marriott Hotel on the Federal Highway -- missed the t-shirt sale last week and may now never enter the store.
o After a recent professional removal of a honeybee hive from a woman's property after they stung her more than 100 times (perhaps with intent to dissaude her) from her own house, one honeybee casting was found on the bridge over the Okeechobee Waterway (St. Lucie River). Today, after another such hive was found and destroyed beneath a different home's exterior siding, several casting/carcasses of honeybees were found on the bridge's walkway, together with a slightly-alive ichneumon and a beetle casting. Weeks ago, a remarkable nearly three-inch long housefly casting was found within the Kingswood condo complex grounds; months ago the casting of a rhnocerous beetle was found on the asphalt roadway. Both hives were televised during Palm Beach County nightly broadcasts.
o The Stuart News has this week itemized burrowing creatures that are considered to be lawn pests in the region, advising a no-feed policy if they are not wanted on private property. Distributing berries from the front sidewalk (they have no flavor) to the 'critter zone' is technically not feeding them, as most people hope that more trees will grow from the seeds within the small fruits.
Friday, January 2, 2009
for me???
Another walk today to the USPO on Johnson Street was uneventful; workers are completing the renovation of a building at the southwest corner of 10th Street and Palm Beach Road nearby a city electrical/utility installation. Large pickup trucks were parked on the new asphalt in front of Taylor's Store (as listed in the telephone directory). A man was fishing in a slough/canal across the street from Riverside Bank's multi-lane drive-through banking installation (at least he seemed to be fishing, the water itself appeared to be shallow with the sinister possibility that more human remains might be found in the mud there after the recent discovery of a human skull in a canal elsewhere).
During the return walk, decision was made to move northward along Palm Beach Road to a grassy area with tree-lined pond known as 'Hospital Park' at the intersection with SE Ocean Boulevard. The park has a wooden dock and fountain-like spray of water sprinkling the air from the interior of the pond; a bench with wooden slats is situated at one edge of the park beside Coconut Avenue. The bench slats are weakened from use and water soakage most probably intense during the hurricanes of 2004 and other rainstorms such as Tropical Storm Fay -- which of course increases the possibility that they might break while an individual or two is seated with accusations that the setting is a potential future injury waiting-to-happen and preventable trip to a hospital with invoice.
Another small grassy, tree-shaded resting place along SE Ocean Boulevard has a similar bench with metal slats.
As a surprise action, poles/posts near Hospital Park bear multiples of a new poster presenting an all-color headshot photo of a missing Springer Spaniel dog. The placements invite an evil comparison between those posters and the poster showing a red-haired missing female teen in Sewall's Point (a sort of pandering). [Remember the Smart girl found dead beside a western U. S. A. highway? Not long ago a dead dog was also made newsworthy -- shown during TV video broadcast -- beside a highway west of the Mississippi River.]
During the return walk, decision was made to move northward along Palm Beach Road to a grassy area with tree-lined pond known as 'Hospital Park' at the intersection with SE Ocean Boulevard. The park has a wooden dock and fountain-like spray of water sprinkling the air from the interior of the pond; a bench with wooden slats is situated at one edge of the park beside Coconut Avenue. The bench slats are weakened from use and water soakage most probably intense during the hurricanes of 2004 and other rainstorms such as Tropical Storm Fay -- which of course increases the possibility that they might break while an individual or two is seated with accusations that the setting is a potential future injury waiting-to-happen and preventable trip to a hospital with invoice.
Another small grassy, tree-shaded resting place along SE Ocean Boulevard has a similar bench with metal slats.
As a surprise action, poles/posts near Hospital Park bear multiples of a new poster presenting an all-color headshot photo of a missing Springer Spaniel dog. The placements invite an evil comparison between those posters and the poster showing a red-haired missing female teen in Sewall's Point (a sort of pandering). [Remember the Smart girl found dead beside a western U. S. A. highway? Not long ago a dead dog was also made newsworthy -- shown during TV video broadcast -- beside a highway west of the Mississippi River.]
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