No disrespect meant to the human Harvey, but that’s what I named this guy. Pictures are for identification purposes, should he return. And now you’re thinking ‘Pam, you simply must get out more’.

First image may be embiggened, should you actually want to see a large photo of a disgusting bird.

Just a tad upset.

Harvey, straight on. Not his best side.

Tampa mayor Bob Buckthorn wrote to the governor, requesting firearms be banned at the RNC convention in August. The governor answered in the negative and for that we thank him.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has rejected a request to ban visitors from carrying concealed weapons in downtown Tampa during the Republican National Convention in August.

The request came from Mayor Bob Buckhorn, who wrote Scott to ask for an executive order to override state and federal laws allowing people with concealed weapons permits to carry firearms.

Buckhorn and others are concerned about people carrying guns at such a large, politically charged gathering.

In a same-day response to Buckhorn’s letter Tuesday, Scott, a Republican, said banning guns in the downtown area would infringe upon citizens’ constitutionally protected rights to legally arm themselves.

“Like you, I share the concerns that ‘violent anti-government protests or other civil unrest’ can pose dangers,” Scott wrote in his two-page response. “But it is unclear how disarming law-abiding citizens would better protect them from the dangers and threats posed by those who would flout the law.

Scott also said that his understanding is guns are already banned inside the convention center and in the surrounding “safety zone” created by the Secret Service.

Fox News

The man gets it. And for that we are grateful.

Record rainfall, when rain is part of our daily life in the aptly named “rainy season”? No biggie… until the bastard roof started leaking.

Our roofer, a man as critically vital to my health and well-being as my gynecologist and hair stylist, is swamped, but promises to come by tomorrow. Can’t get on the roof when it’s raining this hard.

Every time the rain gets a little worse I cringe…

Nezar Hamze, head of the Miami chapter of CAIR said: “It’s a waste of time and irrelevant legislation. But the motive behind it is very troubling.”

I bet it is very troubling… to him and his cronies.

The article mentions David Yerushalmi, founder of the Society of Americans for National Existence who has worked tirelessly to ensure shariah is outlawed in the United States.

Go Florida! We have sunshine, hurricanes and at last some intelligent people running the show. Never again will I refer to you as the engorged member of the United States.
Well, maybe once or twice.

Mama Mia! I’m voting today here in Florida and this is the man I’m voting FOR. Not voting against anyone. FOR.

This would warm the cockles of any conservative’s heart…

Filched from Reaganite Republican.

EDIT:

We voted! Felt damn good. I don’t understand people who won’t vote; it’s like they’re spitting on the graves of the brave men and women who died fighting for a free America.

Our neighborhood is basically a den of Democrats, so aside from the poll workers we were alone in the building. On the walk over we’d joked that they’d see us coming and close the doors… but everyone was very pleasant and seemed glad that someone showed. One guy said ‘You’re voting, that’s the important part’ and I concur.

My gardening buddy Joe was there, as usual. He knows we’re not Democrats, but loves us anyway. As it should be.

Or, the forecasted spider. I don’t have the patience, back or shutters for this thing.

Please help me pray this away.

Hey, Cuba’s nice this time of year… and they have bunkers!

Florida’s Joe Carlucci Uniform Firearms Act, which gives gun regulation solely to the state, went into effect October 1st.

The Act is forcing cities and counties to modify their laws, as it makes all future and existing local government ordinances related to firearms regulation illegal. This has caused no little anxiety amongst city and county commissioners all over Florida.

Right here in my neck o’ the woods, our commissioners are upset, even frightened… and looking for ways to change it somehow.

I love how they always make it sound like the Dalton gang is going to ride up and whip out their Winchesters… In reality, they have nothing to fear from law abiding concealed carry permit holders! The bad guys will always find a way to bring a gun in somewhere and do evil with it… and the people carrying concealed can actually be a help if that happens.
Besides, Courthouses are lousy with LEOs, whose job it is to spot trouble, serve and protect… and then fill out reams of paperwork. Yeah, I know I changed it.

Yesterday about mid-morning, a crime occurred at our community clubhouse. It’s sort of across the street from us, diagonally speaking. So, this asshole walks in, all the way to the back where Ed, the treasurer, sits. It’s all very informal and the door is always unlocked. The asshole walks in like he owns the place, pulls a knife and demands Ed give him money. All Ed had on him was 5.00, so the asshole took it… made a phone call and then left! I’m sure the police have him by now, what with his prints all over everything and redial!

All-too-near, just-over-the-hedge Clubhouse of Horror

What if Ed hadn’t had any money? Would that have upset the asshole enough to use his knife? If I were sitting over there every day, I’d have a gun and would go with the familiar ‘just let me get my purse’. But I work out in the yard all the time unarmed… which now concerns me more than ever…

I’m getting off the point, of course. If the asshole had had enough money of his own, he wouldn’t have relied solely on a knife to rob Ed; he’d have used a gun, as all bad guys aspire to the largest, baddest weapon possible. The point, and I do have one, is that if Ed had his own gun, the asshole would have been stopped in his tracks and he’s still have his money.

Concealed carry holders have been kept out of county and state parks for years and now we’re free to go back… it’s a nice feeling.