Viewpoints and Opinions http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Cat scans, and needles, and drugs, oh my http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/09/23/cat-scans-and-needles-and-drugs-oh-my Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:11:29 +0000 admin Viewpoint and Opinions 232@http://dcadvocate.net/ <p><em>by Kathy McKinney</em><br /> Well, this is different. I don't normally have to write in hospital waiting rooms. I usually wait for some sort of inspiration to strike over the weekend to write this editorial, but by late on Sunday afternoon, in the words of Jack O'Neil on Stargate, "I got nothin'." My daughter Casey was here for the weekend, and she showed up at the house, complaining that her back was hurting. Turns out that she (and the Advocate's Brandi, along with several other accomplices who I won't name here in case I need to blackmail them later) had been out Saturday night at a Fanning Springs bar, and my daughter, the one who is "graceful like a baby deer," (i.e. she's as clumsy as an intoxicated hippopotamus), was standing on the sidewalk and a Jeep, driven by a jerk who was apparently "playing" by gunning the gas pedal, jumped the curb and hit her.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/09/23/cat-scans-and-needles-and-drugs-oh-my">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> by Kathy McKinney
Well, this is different. I don't normally have to write in hospital waiting rooms. I usually wait for some sort of inspiration to strike over the weekend to write this editorial, but by late on Sunday afternoon, in the words of Jack O'Neil on Stargate, "I got nothin'." My daughter Casey was here for the weekend, and she showed up at the house, complaining that her back was hurting. Turns out that she (and the Advocate's Brandi, along with several other accomplices who I won't name here in case I need to blackmail them later) had been out Saturday night at a Fanning Springs bar, and my daughter, the one who is "graceful like a baby deer," (i.e. she's as clumsy as an intoxicated hippopotamus), was standing on the sidewalk and a Jeep, driven by a jerk who was apparently "playing" by gunning the gas pedal, jumped the curb and hit her.

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]]> http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/09/23/cat-scans-and-needles-and-drugs-oh-my#comments http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=232 D.C. Humane Society is barking up the wrong tree http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/08/14/d-c-humane-society-is-barking-up-the-wrong-tree Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:57:38 +0000 admin Viewpoint and Opinions 235@http://dcadvocate.net/ <p><em>by Kathy McKinney</em><br /> Sometimes, when I'm sitting around watching "Meet the Press" on Sunday, trying to figure out what I'm going to write about here for Wednesday, I think of a great topic and then dismiss it, thinking "Oooooh, that's gonna get me in trouble." This is one of those columns. So let's just get that out of the way; I know my email box is going to be full and I'm going to have county officials yelling at me and Jay (one of the paper partners) is going to turn as white as a ghost and make one of those "concerned" phone calls. Sorry, Jay, but this is important.<br /> I sat through the County Commission meeting on Thursday where Ms. Pamela Swanson and the Dixie County Humane Society made their bid to take over the county animal control budget. I have to say that the Commission did exactly the right thing in tabling that discussion until later. I'm a serious animal junkie myself and I totally sympathize with the frustration that people feel over the current animal control situation here. As Ms. Swanson said in that meeting "People don't call the county, they know that it is a death sentence." While I agree that many people might feel that way, it's not entirely true. I myself have a dog that came out of that pound, one who escaped the death sentence.<br /> He escaped with a case of distemper and a permanent twitch, but he did escape, thanks largely to two compassionate county employees who cared enough to save him and Dr. Linda Stoddard, who busted her butt to pull him through. You'd think that a dog dragged from the brink of death would be more grateful and humble. Ha! He insists on sleeping in my<br /> bed, like a person, with his head on the pillow, on his back and with his feet (twitching constantly, mind you) all up in the air.<br /> Animal control is a nasty, horrible job. Nobody wants to be the one to confront a vicious owner about his vicious dog or to put puppies to sleep. &#226;&#8364;&#710;Nobody. But it's one of those jobs that, until people start taking responsibility for their own actions and animals, is going to be sadly necessary. It's also a job that has to be done (at least here) by<br /> men with guns and with the authority of the law behind them. As well meaning as I know Ms.&#226;&#8364;&#710;Swanson and the Society are, they do not have this authority. They can not tell the biker with the chained-up chow that they're going to take his dog and charge him with something criminal if his dog breaks loose and attacks the kids at the bus stop one more time. &#226;&#8364;&#710;They will not have the physical presence that a cop in uniform commands when dealing with angry, upset, and Sometimes violent people.<br /> Good intentions pave the path to you-know-where, and although the Society has the best intentions for the animals at heart, it is obviously not ready to take on all of the responsibilities of animal control. It has no facility, no budget, no employees, and no experience. It is not the responsibility of the county to set Ms. Swanson up with a facility and staff at the taxpayer's expense. A viable business must be in place before a single taxpayer dollar is<br /> handed over. It would be most productive at this time for the Society to focus on its mission of saving animals, and leave the gathering of them to the professionals. The Humane Society takeover fails to meet the two most important standards that have to be asked when privatizing a public service: a) can they do it better? and b) can they do it<br /> cheaper? Sadly, the answer to both questions is no.<br /> Some compromise may be possible; perhaps a deal could be struck that all adoptable animals could be transferred to the Humane Society after the legal minimum amount of time. The vicious animals and animals too sick to be adoptable would then remain the responsibility of the county, and the Society would not have the unhappy job of euthanasia or dealing with dangerous dogs or people. The Society could then spend all of its time and resources finding forever homes for the dogs and cats of Dixie County. The county could reduce its animal control budget to compensate for not having to care for and euthanize the healthy animals, and the Humane Society could collect all of those adoption fees, without having the cost of a "dog catcher" salary. &#226;&#8364;&#710;It could be a win-win situation.<br /> The Humane Society would, of course, have to obtain a property&#226;&#8364;&#8220;in the name of the Society&#226;&#8364;&#8220;and build a facility that could be open to the public before such an agreement could be made. &#226;&#8364;&#710;It would have to be set up as a non-profit with all the transparency possible to ensure that no person would be profiting from the operation at the expense of the<br /> animals. Perhaps grant money is available or a site could be donated.<br /> I'm sure that there would be ample volunteers to build and staff it, especially with so many high school students in Dixie who need community service hours. That's where animal welfare has to start; at home. Providing free or low-cost neutering and spaying is probably the most important thing that can be done by the Humane Society. (Because,<br /> although many animal lovers have big hearts, their pocketbooks do not often match.) The county might even come out financially ahead by sponsoring such a program like the low-cost neuter program in Alachua County. Also, encouraging people to adopt instead of buying high-priced purebred dogs from puppy mills and back-yard breeders would be a great<br /> step. I'd be happy to design and print any ad campaign for that purpose, with no charge to the Society. I'm sure other business people would step up to help as well.<br /> Dixie County has a small population, but it has some of the most compassionate and charitable people around. This is an issue that can be worked out, without placing money wrested from hard-working taxpayers at jeopardy. Gilchrist and Levy Counties both have vibrant Humane Societies that do not depend on public funding; Dixie should follow their example.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/08/14/d-c-humane-society-is-barking-up-the-wrong-tree">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> by Kathy McKinney
Sometimes, when I'm sitting around watching "Meet the Press" on Sunday, trying to figure out what I'm going to write about here for Wednesday, I think of a great topic and then dismiss it, thinking "Oooooh, that's gonna get me in trouble." This is one of those columns. So let's just get that out of the way; I know my email box is going to be full and I'm going to have county officials yelling at me and Jay (one of the paper partners) is going to turn as white as a ghost and make one of those "concerned" phone calls. Sorry, Jay, but this is important.
I sat through the County Commission meeting on Thursday where Ms. Pamela Swanson and the Dixie County Humane Society made their bid to take over the county animal control budget. I have to say that the Commission did exactly the right thing in tabling that discussion until later. I'm a serious animal junkie myself and I totally sympathize with the frustration that people feel over the current animal control situation here. As Ms. Swanson said in that meeting "People don't call the county, they know that it is a death sentence." While I agree that many people might feel that way, it's not entirely true. I myself have a dog that came out of that pound, one who escaped the death sentence.
He escaped with a case of distemper and a permanent twitch, but he did escape, thanks largely to two compassionate county employees who cared enough to save him and Dr. Linda Stoddard, who busted her butt to pull him through. You'd think that a dog dragged from the brink of death would be more grateful and humble. Ha! He insists on sleeping in my
bed, like a person, with his head on the pillow, on his back and with his feet (twitching constantly, mind you) all up in the air.
Animal control is a nasty, horrible job. Nobody wants to be the one to confront a vicious owner about his vicious dog or to put puppies to sleep.  Nobody. But it's one of those jobs that, until people start taking responsibility for their own actions and animals, is going to be sadly necessary. It's also a job that has to be done (at least here) by
men with guns and with the authority of the law behind them. As well meaning as I know Ms. Swanson and the Society are, they do not have this authority. They can not tell the biker with the chained-up chow that they're going to take his dog and charge him with something criminal if his dog breaks loose and attacks the kids at the bus stop one more time.  They will not have the physical presence that a cop in uniform commands when dealing with angry, upset, and Sometimes violent people.
Good intentions pave the path to you-know-where, and although the Society has the best intentions for the animals at heart, it is obviously not ready to take on all of the responsibilities of animal control. It has no facility, no budget, no employees, and no experience. It is not the responsibility of the county to set Ms. Swanson up with a facility and staff at the taxpayer's expense. A viable business must be in place before a single taxpayer dollar is
handed over. It would be most productive at this time for the Society to focus on its mission of saving animals, and leave the gathering of them to the professionals. The Humane Society takeover fails to meet the two most important standards that have to be asked when privatizing a public service: a) can they do it better? and b) can they do it
cheaper? Sadly, the answer to both questions is no.
Some compromise may be possible; perhaps a deal could be struck that all adoptable animals could be transferred to the Humane Society after the legal minimum amount of time. The vicious animals and animals too sick to be adoptable would then remain the responsibility of the county, and the Society would not have the unhappy job of euthanasia or dealing with dangerous dogs or people. The Society could then spend all of its time and resources finding forever homes for the dogs and cats of Dixie County. The county could reduce its animal control budget to compensate for not having to care for and euthanize the healthy animals, and the Humane Society could collect all of those adoption fees, without having the cost of a "dog catcher" salary.  It could be a win-win situation.
The Humane Society would, of course, have to obtain a property–in the name of the Society–and build a facility that could be open to the public before such an agreement could be made.  It would have to be set up as a non-profit with all the transparency possible to ensure that no person would be profiting from the operation at the expense of the
animals. Perhaps grant money is available or a site could be donated.
I'm sure that there would be ample volunteers to build and staff it, especially with so many high school students in Dixie who need community service hours. That's where animal welfare has to start; at home. Providing free or low-cost neutering and spaying is probably the most important thing that can be done by the Humane Society. (Because,
although many animal lovers have big hearts, their pocketbooks do not often match.) The county might even come out financially ahead by sponsoring such a program like the low-cost neuter program in Alachua County. Also, encouraging people to adopt instead of buying high-priced purebred dogs from puppy mills and back-yard breeders would be a great
step. I'd be happy to design and print any ad campaign for that purpose, with no charge to the Society. I'm sure other business people would step up to help as well.
Dixie County has a small population, but it has some of the most compassionate and charitable people around. This is an issue that can be worked out, without placing money wrested from hard-working taxpayers at jeopardy. Gilchrist and Levy Counties both have vibrant Humane Societies that do not depend on public funding; Dixie should follow their example.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

]]> http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/08/14/d-c-humane-society-is-barking-up-the-wrong-tree#comments http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=235 What is AVMED trying to hide? http://dcadvocate.net/index.php/2008/07/30/what-is-avmed-trying-to-hide?blog=1 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:19:54 +0000 admin News Viewpoint and Opinions 236@http://dcadvocate.net/ <p>Mariah Hamilton has been battling AVMED to get the insurance company to cover the cost of her craniosacral therapy. Craniosacral therapy involves gentle manipulation of the body, and has allowed Mariah to avoid the life-threatening and extremely painful surgery that the Advocate reported that she was facing earlier this year. AVMED has been<br /> refusing to cover the cost of the therapy, demanding that Mariah get the $250,000 surgery instead. Her family, quite sensibly, prefers the gentler, cheaper, more effective treatment for their 13 year old daughter who has already had 13 surgeries in her short life.<br /> Today, the Hamiltons had a mediation meeting with AVMED at the Dixie County Library. The Hamiltons, who have had extreme difficulty getting AVMED to return calls, were accompanied by a news crew from TV20, who have been covering the Hamilton's fight for coverage. The Hamiltons explained that the news crew was there at their request, and that they<br /> had nothing to hide. Apparently, AVMED does, because according to Mrs. Hamilton, they immediately closed, and then, cancelled the meeting while demanding that the media be removed.<br /> The TV20 reporter is fighting to cover what she feels is a very important story about the insurance industry; please call the executive producer at TV20 and let him know that this is a story of interest to you. You can reach TV20 at 352-377-2020.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dcadvocate.net/index.php/2008/07/30/what-is-avmed-trying-to-hide?blog=1">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Mariah Hamilton has been battling AVMED to get the insurance company to cover the cost of her craniosacral therapy. Craniosacral therapy involves gentle manipulation of the body, and has allowed Mariah to avoid the life-threatening and extremely painful surgery that the Advocate reported that she was facing earlier this year. AVMED has been
refusing to cover the cost of the therapy, demanding that Mariah get the $250,000 surgery instead. Her family, quite sensibly, prefers the gentler, cheaper, more effective treatment for their 13 year old daughter who has already had 13 surgeries in her short life.
Today, the Hamiltons had a mediation meeting with AVMED at the Dixie County Library. The Hamiltons, who have had extreme difficulty getting AVMED to return calls, were accompanied by a news crew from TV20, who have been covering the Hamilton's fight for coverage. The Hamiltons explained that the news crew was there at their request, and that they
had nothing to hide. Apparently, AVMED does, because according to Mrs. Hamilton, they immediately closed, and then, cancelled the meeting while demanding that the media be removed.
The TV20 reporter is fighting to cover what she feels is a very important story about the insurance industry; please call the executive producer at TV20 and let him know that this is a story of interest to you. You can reach TV20 at 352-377-2020.

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]]> http://dcadvocate.net/index.php/2008/07/30/what-is-avmed-trying-to-hide?blog=1#comments http://dcadvocate.net/index.php?blog=1&tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=236 Fast Cars and Freedom http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/07/03/fast-cars-and-freedom Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:08:01 +0000 admin Viewpoint and Opinions 238@http://dcadvocate.net/ <p><em>by Kathy McKinney</em><br /> Friday is Independence Day. While you're out at the Stephenson's barn, watching the fireworks or eating baby back ribs, and maybe downing a cold one or two, I hope you'll spare a few minutes to contemplate the day&#226;&#8364;&#166;and to think about freedom.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/07/03/fast-cars-and-freedom">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> by Kathy McKinney
Friday is Independence Day. While you're out at the Stephenson's barn, watching the fireworks or eating baby back ribs, and maybe downing a cold one or two, I hope you'll spare a few minutes to contemplate the day…and to think about freedom.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

]]> http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/07/03/fast-cars-and-freedom#comments http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=238 The Bank Bailout Bill's Nasty Little Secret http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/26/the-bank-bailout-bill-s-nasty-little-secret Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:49:00 +0000 admin Viewpoint and Opinions 243@http://dcadvocate.net/ <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">by&#226;&#8364;&#710;Kathy McKinney</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"><br /> Have you read Sen. Dodd's Housing Bailout bill? No, and he's counting<br /> on it that you haven't, and that you won't. Aside from the ugly fact<br /> that he's presenting a bill to give gazillions of your tax dollars to<br /> Countrywide, the lender who gave him a "special VIP deal" on his<br /> personal mortgage, there are other dirty deeds afoot.</p> <div class="sharethis"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title : 'The Bank Bailout Bill&#039;s Nasty Little Secret', url : 'http://new.dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/26/the-bank-bailout-bill-s-nasty-little-secret'}, { button: true } ) ; </script></div> <div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/26/the-bank-bailout-bill-s-nasty-little-secret">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> by Kathy McKinney

Have you read Sen. Dodd's Housing Bailout bill? No, and he's counting
on it that you haven't, and that you won't. Aside from the ugly fact
that he's presenting a bill to give gazillions of your tax dollars to
Countrywide, the lender who gave him a "special VIP deal" on his
personal mortgage, there are other dirty deeds afoot.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

]]> http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/26/the-bank-bailout-bill-s-nasty-little-secret#comments http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=243 Oh noes! They be blockin' our interwebs! http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/19/oh-noes-they-be-blockin-our-interwebs Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:39:21 +0000 admin Viewpoint and Opinions 252@http://dcadvocate.net/ <p>It started with Time Warner. Then Comcast. And now AT&amp;T is<br /> jumping on the internet metering bandwagon. What does that mean? It<br /> means that for $49.99 or whatever it is you're paying them per month<br /> for your internet access, they will allow you some internet. If you are<br /> a normal, under 30 user who watches YouTube and maybe uses BitTorrent<br /> to download music or video files, you'd better get out your pocketbook.<br /> Anything that the company deems to be "excess" usage will be billed<br /> extra. A single Netflix download would use up the entire bandwidth<br /> allowance for a low-end Comcast user.</p> <div class="sharethis"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title : 'Oh noes! They be blockin&#039; our interwebs!', url : 'http://new.dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/19/oh-noes-they-be-blockin-our-interwebs'}, { button: true } ) ; </script></div> <div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/19/oh-noes-they-be-blockin-our-interwebs">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> It started with Time Warner. Then Comcast. And now AT&T is
jumping on the internet metering bandwagon. What does that mean? It
means that for $49.99 or whatever it is you're paying them per month
for your internet access, they will allow you some internet. If you are
a normal, under 30 user who watches YouTube and maybe uses BitTorrent
to download music or video files, you'd better get out your pocketbook.
Anything that the company deems to be "excess" usage will be billed
extra. A single Netflix download would use up the entire bandwidth
allowance for a low-end Comcast user.

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]]> http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/19/oh-noes-they-be-blockin-our-interwebs#comments http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=252 It's the end of the world as we know it http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/11/it-s-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:56:28 +0000 admin Viewpoint and Opinions 260@http://dcadvocate.net/ <p>78 year old Angel Torres was crossing the road in Hartford,<br /> Connecticut with his newly purchased milk when a car that seemed to be<br /> playing a game of chase with another car, mowed him down. The car that<br /> hit him and its "playmate" didn't stop, but sped around a corner and<br /> away. Mr. Torres lay paralyzed and bleeding in the street as commuters<br /> went by on their way to work and as bystanders stood on the sidewalk<br /> and gawked at his broken body. At least four of them had the decency to<br /> call 911, but nobody could be bothered to walk out into the street to<br /> try to stop traffic, or to cover the old man with a jacket. They stood<br /> around like sheep, at a safe distance, waiting for someone in authority<br /> to do something.</p> <div class="sharethis"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title : 'It&#039;s the end of the world as we know it', url : 'http://new.dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/11/it-s-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it'}, { button: true } ) ; </script></div> <div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/11/it-s-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> 78 year old Angel Torres was crossing the road in Hartford,
Connecticut with his newly purchased milk when a car that seemed to be
playing a game of chase with another car, mowed him down. The car that
hit him and its "playmate" didn't stop, but sped around a corner and
away. Mr. Torres lay paralyzed and bleeding in the street as commuters
went by on their way to work and as bystanders stood on the sidewalk
and gawked at his broken body. At least four of them had the decency to
call 911, but nobody could be bothered to walk out into the street to
try to stop traffic, or to cover the old man with a jacket. They stood
around like sheep, at a safe distance, waiting for someone in authority
to do something.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

]]> http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/11/it-s-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it#comments http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=260 This color "green" doesn't suit us http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/05/this-color-green-doesn-t-suit-us Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:11:52 +0000 admin Viewpoint and Opinions 264@http://dcadvocate.net/ <p><em><a href="http://dcadvocate.net/blog/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/editoratwork2.jpg" title="Editor at Work"><img src="wordpress_files/editoratwork2.jpg" alt="Editor at Work" width="100" height="150" /></a>by Kathy McKinney</em></p> <p>It's a miserably hot Saturday; too hot to work in the garden, so I<br /> turned on the sprinkler and finished up some appraisals I had holding<br /> and decided to do a little laundry and entertain myself by watching the<br /> Democrats fight on CSPAN over our Florida votes. (Well, not my vote,<br /> but the vote of anybody who voted for a democrat.) Yes, I actually<br /> watch CSPAN. I'm geeky enough not to be ashamed to admit that I watch<br /> it all the time. Don't get that look; it's not as boring as you'd<br /> think. Today it's as funny as anything else on the idiot box.</p> <div class="sharethis"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title : 'This color &quot;green&quot; doesn&#039;t suit us', url : 'http://new.dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/05/this-color-green-doesn-t-suit-us'}, { button: true } ) ; </script></div> <div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dcadvocate.net/blog5.php/2008/06/05/this-color-green-doesn-t-suit-us">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Editor at Workby Kathy McKinney

It's a miserably hot Saturday; too hot to work in the garden, so I
turned on the sprinkler and finished up some appraisals I had holding
and decided to do a little laundry and entertain myself by watching the
Democrats fight on CSPAN over our Florida votes. (Well, not my vote,
but the vote of anybody who voted for a democrat.) Yes, I actually
watch CSPAN. I'm geeky enough not to be ashamed to admit that I watch
it all the time. Don't get that look; it's not as boring as you'd
think. Today it's as funny as anything else on the idiot box.

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