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MACCLENNY, FL -- You’ve seen it in just about every town: clusters of cars and pickup trucks with youngsters displaying the painfully obvious sign that they have nothing better to do. So what happens during this time? Absolutely nothing of any reasonable value. Time, money, and intellect are all wasted almost nightly by teens who have a car, a couple friends, and very little else. More ... SHUT THE HELL UP!! Yes, you read that right. This message is directed at those people who are not planning on voting in the election Tuesday. So to the rest of you who may be reading this (my family and friends, all six of you), no offense. I am not addressing this your way. More ... The other day I went to a Hollywood luncheon crammed with producers, directors, writers and other film industry notables. One of them, Larry Gelbart of "MASH" fame, spoke telling the group that since capitalism has failed, why don't we try socialism? More ... According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average new home grew to 2,434 square feet in 2005 from 1,660 square feet in 1973. Houses of 3,000 square feet and well beyond -- "McMansions" -- represent a quarter of all new home construction. More ... It was as refreshing as a secret waterfall in the Sahara to see the FBI video of Democratic Massachusetts State Sen. Denise Wilkerson stuffing part of a $23,000 payoff into her bra at Beacon Hill's Fil-A-Buster restaurant under the shadow of Boston's Capitol dome. Just for the sake of bipartisanship. More ... |
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