BORING...Well...maybe not?

A little earlier today, I needed to go to the store.  Bike gave out, flat.  Okay.  Changed to my wife's bike for now.  Still riding.

Had to go back to store.  This time, I'm just going to the corner, about 1 mile away.  As I approach, I see a police car, parked on the road near a house.  I get closer...There's a second car.  And a THIRD.  AND A FOURTH CAR, 3 blocking driveways, one on the road.  OMG... They're apparently in need of support to need that many cars.  I get to the store, get my items, and I'm returning home.  The cars are still there.  In fact, now there's a FIFTH CAR.  WTF?!

This house is VACANT.  There's no light, the weeds are high... And the cops are sneaking around the house like there's some suspicious activity!  I see one of them, peeking around a corner... WHY?

If this is a SWAT-TEAM WANNABE, why don't they have the area cordoned off?

Yet, they behave like they're in danger...No cars in drive, no sign of vicious dogs, no sign of any animals...WHY THE HECK do they need all these backups?

I rode right by.  They didn't try to stop me.  If it were a dangerous situation, wouldn't they have unmarked cars, heavy duty equipment, someone directing traffic away from the area?

Too bad I wasn't carrying a cell phone camera.  Of course, they'd probably try to confiscate it.

Anyway, I assume that this place has an alarm system.  But OMG... Acting like this?  Gimme a break, even with my untrained eye, I can see there's nothing going on in the house!

I did note, as I passed on the flip-flop -- a tree had fallen onto the house.  It probably set off the alarm.  I can understand 2 cars... NOT 5.

Like what went on here last September; I'm not gonna forget it.  3 cops, a vet, and a "compliance" officer...and we proved conclusively that nothing was wrong... of course they continued to spy on us.

For some reason I think that Marion County Florida police have nothing better to do than spy on innocents and play cat and mouse with Non-existent threats!

Somebody's gonna pay dearly.  It's gonna be our taxes... AS I SEE IT!

seems like only yesterday

But it was nearly 4 years ago when I was writing on politics, in particular DFL -- The Hillary-Barack battle.  Now, we are rapidly (THANK GOODNESS) approaching the end of Obama's first (And many people hope only) term.  There are no challengers to him on his side.At least, none that we can see.  He's unopposed by any DFL member.

4 years ago, it was a battle on GOP -- McCain, Romney, Huckabee...and I was preparing for the MN caucus.  I missed it: I was battling influenza A.  But I had done my research.  I was not going to do more than a "token" vote ; the straw poll isn't binding.

4 years, and 1500 miles away, this year I prepare for my first PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.  It's on Tuesday, January 31st, here in Florida.  Unless I wind up in the hospital or something extreme happens, I will be casting my first vote in Florida.

I've been watching.  There's little civility, if any.  It's enough to turn me off.  But I know:  It's my duty to get out there.  This isn't a general election.  It's little more than a "beauty contest.,"  But I've tried to follow the candidates.  I was a T-Paw fan.  Then he dropped.  Bachmann fell by the wayside.  Cain was forced out.  Huntsman Shuffled aside.  The candidates dwindled.  I found myself with a choices that were not acceptable. Except one.

I know of "Romneycare"...And I find it nothing more than a mirror image of Obama-care, and NEITHER is any good.  Obama's is worse, because of the "extra taxes" that are being forced on to us, the consumer.

PAUL -- Too much of "Maverick" for me.  His anti-Israel views hurt him.  and it's gonna see a "Drop" soon. Maybe as soon as Tuesday.

Gingrich -- Well, I have a few words about his infidelity.  If it comes down to him vs. Oblamebushforya, I still won't support "O".  But I'm not sure I can support "G", either.  Sure, I like Newt's vision of a moon base.  But I don't see how I can support a guy who's been married 3 times.  I had a hard enough time justifying 2 with McCain.

That leaves Santorum.  A little of an unknown to me, but at least some of our views match.  I can say that about ALL the GOP candidates, though.  "Some" of our views match.

We need JOBS, not job killing (See Solyndra, Keystone pipeline),  We need spending cuts before increasing taxes.  We need a balanced budget, and a budget from the Senate.  We're getting NONE of this from "O".

Florida is a "Winner take all" state, I understand.  But I don't trust the polls.  And I can't see any way that Gingrich and Romney would pair up, nor Romney and Santorum...CERTAINLY not Paul!
While Florida may be a "Winner take all" state, there's a problem:  They won't get full delegate support.  Neither will NH, nor SC.  Rules and bylaws of the party give us pause.  But even if any one candidate slips by (By even 1 vote), Florida is done... and the winner may just grab the coveted nomination.

Whoever the Republicans finally choose -- there will still be a division in the party.  At least, for a little while.

So far:  Romney won NH.  Santorum succeeded in Iowa.  Gingrich got the nod in South Carolina. While Florida won't determine the final outcome (Bet on California),  expect whosoever comes in 4th to drop.  If it's Paul, you might expect a "3rd party" showing up.  Some would say the show's already over.  Some would say it's just beginning.  But, As I see it,  The show isn't over, nor is it beginning.  It's not a "SHOW" at all.  It's a circus.  It's an asylum.  And it's got to be solved before, and I mean LONG before JUNE...since the convention is in August.  We need to put aside our petty squabbles...and focus on the task at hand:  Removing an incompetent President (Or a usurper?).  If we don't make peace amongst ourselves, we get what we deserve.  It's a Frightening thought.

Yes, just think of what 4 more years of Obama is likely to do.  If that doesn't frighten you, you're a bit of a fool:  AS I SEE IT!

The search is on again, still on...or whatnot...

Thanks to Twitter, Bill Zucker, Theladywrites, MissMarty49, and others for whom I don't remember names, The search for my wife's biological parents and daughter is continuing.

It's kind of hard to get birth records in Florida, when they're all sealed. It's frustrating to be stymied by destroyed records, odd laws, "Privacy issues," and impossible conditions that have to be met. (IE, you have to have parental approval to search for your parents!)

What little we know about Trish is that she was born in W. Palm Beach, May of 1952 (Provided the records weren't false), private party adoption. We know her given birth name (Not the surname, unfortunately). We can only guess at the age of her mother (could have been between 13 and 30) and the father is believed to have been a musician.

She originally had blonde hair, but it darkened over the years. Her eyes, still blue, however.

What we know about her daughter is even sketchier. April, 1975, the hospital, City, and such... but we know the adoption occurred through Catholic Charities. Her daughter's eyes COULD be blue, I suppose. Blonde hair is possible, but we don't know for sure. It's possible she could be diabetic, too. As could her parents, I suppose.

IF you fit these "Short descriptions", or know someone who does, please contact me through Twitter, or through the Blog. Either way, I'll get the message. Pictures, info, or whatnot could help us determine the possibility.

While we don't expect success, we hope for some sort of leads... SOMETHING. Even a death date, or name could help.