Friday Musings

I must have had some sort of puzzled look on my face this morning while sipping coffee because my bride, the Belle of Ballast Point, asked, "Are you okay?" I replied, "I'm just doing some morning musing." "Oh, crap!" she muttered, quickly gulping the last of her coffee as she hurried out the door for work.

Some people just can't stand a good musing in the morning. But you are still here, so let's muse together.

Did you know that if you have to pee real bad while driving a motor vehicle that you are a very unsafe driver? A recent Nobel study came to that conclusion. Did you also know that here in America, unlike Europe, if you pull over to the side of the road to relieve yourself many people will be offended and you probably will get arrested?

A Leon County (Florida) Republican, Francisco Gonzalez, after the recent Republican debates asked rhetorically: "Why can't we get someone who can speak, who's articulate?" That's an interesting question! I mused on that for a picosecond. How about because the Republicans and their Tea Bagger puppet masters eschew intelligence and common sense in favor of ball-busting ignorance? That's my thought.

Florida is experiencing a bit of an economic crisis. We are sort of broke, and the Prick-in-Charge, Rick Scott, has been doing his best to cut costs at the expense of the average Floridian. Now the Florida House is appealing a court ruling upholding an anti-gerrymandering amendment to the state Constitution. House Speaker Dean Cannon, a Winter Park Hershey Squirt, has been pushing this legal action that is being paid for with our tax dollars. Why hasn't the Chief Executive Orifice in Tallahassee put a stop to this waste and abuse of public funds?

The gardening experts in and around Central Florida say that now is the time to get your fall garden started. It was with that plan in mind that I headed for the garden department at the nearest Home Depot. I was intent on picking up some vegetable seeds. Image my dismay when I discovered that the garden center has no seeds - the fall packets haven't arrived yet. I was informed that there was an adequate supply of firewood and firelogs, Christmas crap, and space heaters.

Firewood and space heaters? That was some good-to-know information since we are scheduled for our first cold front this weekend. Temperatures are expected to get down to a frigid 85 degrees during the day. And, the brick and mortar stores wonder why they are losing business to the Internet.

Happy Friday, y'all!

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Editor's Update:  I forgot to mention that the Home Depot associate advised me that the snow shovel delivery occurring last year was running a little late this year. Hopefully the snows will hold off for awhile longer.

Tampa has been lucky so far - it's been 34 years since the last measurable snowing.