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24/08 :  What is Neurofeedback?

   When I first heard of this I thought it was some sort of quackery. It was about the time I met someone in my Leads Club that I began to learn something about it. It began when Tom Swisshelm, a local Neurotherapist, told our group about "training the brain". This did not help at first, but in subsequent weeks, as I heard him go a little deeper into what he did, I started thinking I needed to learn more about it. What follows is a video that I located online. It's about 8:33 long, but worth watching.

Tom's website is at http://floridaneurofeedback.sitesvp.com/index.html. If you'd like to meet him sometime, you could come to lunch at our weekly meeting at Pomadoro's Cafe. Drop me a line via email (use the contact form) and I will send you an E-vite, and you can RSVP.

20/08 :  Who to Vote for on August 26...or before

   I have finally made up my mind, and now I am ready to do the Early Voting thing. I LOVE early voting. It's so convenient. I know that I will not be racing home to my precinct so I can vote before dinner, like many other people who will be standing in line to do so.

A lot of people ask me who to vote for in local elections, since they do not follow those contests. I used to send them to Alachua Voter Guide and urge them to make up their own minds, but some people really do want my personal input. So, from now on I will provide it here, on my personal website.

In the August 26th race, here are the candidates, my choice, and why.

Sheriff

Lonnie Scott. I cannot vote to re-elect Sadie Darnell. Besides the fact that her law enforcement experience has been largely that of being a talking head on TV, she has refused to answer any of the specific charges of corruption and mismanagement during the debates. You probably know nothing about it because the Gainesville Sun has failed to report any of it. The news media is not holding her accountable, and she is counting on our ignorance to just blindly vote to re-elect her. Meanwhile, Lonnie Scott has been doing real police work for more than 20 years, AND has dared to point out the REAL "elephant in the room". Sheriff Darnell said that it is race, but it's really her record. You're fired, Sadie.

Property Appraiser

Ed Crapo. He was investigated on some ethics charge earlier that made me initially recoil from him. But he was exonerated, and his opponent hasn't touched it in the forums I have been to. Meanwhile, Alonzo Perkins doesn't see the value of the Appraiser's Office website. I can't vote for this dinosaur. Mr. Crapo should be retained.

County Judge

Denise Ferrero. There is not a bad candidate in the bunch. I wish we could hire them all. But if we have to choose one, I will pick the one who has been judging traffic court up until her position was eliminated due to budget cuts. It's not much of an edge, but it will do.

School Board seat 2

Jeanine Cawthon. She has served before, so she is no novice. She is running against the combative Eileen Roy, who gets the strongest endorsement from local teachers' union honcho Gunnar Paulson. If you are a friend of Gunnar's I'm afraid I must steer clear. Back in my 2002 race I asked a friend, who was a teacher, if she would take one of my yard signs. She apologized and said she couldn't because she was afraid of reprisals from Gunnar's Gang. This is the kind of union mischief that I have always found repugnant. If you are one of theirs, I don't want YOU.

School Board seat 4

Barbara Sharpe. I cannot believe that I am endorsing this person, but it's almost a dead heat. What pushed her over the line into the plus category was something she said and how her opponent, Janie Williams, responded. At the African American Accountability Alliance Forum, she said, "As Americans, we are all one culture, and there are sub-cultures." There was a murmur of disapproval from the crowd, but it was Janie Williams who shook here head violently no. Barbara Sharpe is at least trying to be color blind. I will thank her with my vote.

County Commission District 1

Rick Bryant. I can't vote in this one because this is a Democrat Primary and I am a Republican. But I hope there are enough common sense Democrats to put Rick over.

14/08 :  No Poop'n!

  

I turned around to go back and get this picture. Now, which is more unsightly, the sign or the poop? The sign is certainly easier to see. But can dogs read? Not every dog that poops on a lawn is at the end of a leash.

Maybe they should have gotten a series of signs, like Burma Shave used to use.

• Don't let us see it
  Don't let it happen
  Don't let us catch
  Your dog crappin'

17/07 :  Time for some campaignin'

   I am going to be on vacation the week of the 21st, but Donnie will be holding down the fort until I get back. Until then, enjoy this bit of election year satire from our buddies at JibJab.

10/07 :  Getting old in the USA...