Friday, May 6, 2011

Free Trees

My wife looked at me with a shopper's gleam in her eye and pointed out there are free trees to be had tomorrow morning in Key West. Keys Energy has received a shipment of plants from Florida Native Plant nursery and is handing them out on James Street and Cudjoe Key tomorrow morning. One small step in the fight against climate change."No," I said firmly to my wife. She looked pained questioning my manly forthrightness. "No" I insisted."Where would we put it?" Already our little plot of land on Ramrod Key has shade trees all round our little house. My wife, crestfallen was forced to acknowledge my good sense. In all things we eschew stuff for stuff's sake. You have to if you choose to live in a tiny space.
Also in the paper we see one more public official possibly getting jail time. A former executive of the Mosquito Control Board is giving up his right to a jury trial for theft charges. He allegedly used utility cell phone accounts for his family members for several years and may get a year in state prison. I am astonished how tenacious the District Attorney's Office has been in chasing down these cases. Three cheers.I think people who ride scooters dragging their feet should be prosecuted but that is most likely outside the purview of the law.Gratuitous dog picture to remind us who loves us.

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