http://www.steveklotz.com/blog A Testament to the Insidious Impact of Florida Sunshine on Brain Matter Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:27:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ladies and Gentlemen: this blog was shut down two months ago. While your continued affection and attention is deeply appreciated, it is probably not worth your while to continue posting comments. There are any number of worthwhile general-interest south-Florida based blogs to peruse, including Critical Miami, South ... http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1156 Appropriately ironic, isn't it, that this blog's getting knocked off-line for a few days prevented me from signing off? Hello, I must be going, I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going. I'm glad I came, but just the same I must be going... (Groucho, of course, in Animal crackers) It might ... http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1155 Got a call out of the blue from an old buddy of mine trapped at home between a cold in his head and a snowdrift on his doorstep. If you think that's a pain in the balls, he also has a prostate infection. "I just got off the phone from ... http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1153 HONOLULU - Two former golf club employees have been charged with theft and cruelty to animals in the death of a pet dog the owners say was cooked and eaten. Witnesses told golf club officials they saw the workers load the dog into a car and drive away at ... http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1150 Here’s one you might have missed..... The son of the most-wanted man in the world spoke Sunday to CNN in a quiet, middle-class suburb about an hour outside Cairo, Egypt. Omar bin Laden, who works as a contractor, said he is talking publicly because he wants an end to the violence his ... http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1149 Washington, PA -- A woman in southwestern Pennsylvania locked her 10-year-old grandson in a feces-filled dog crate for about 90 minutes because he told his family he had been spiking their drinks with lamp oil and household cleaner, police said. Rhonda Lehman, 51, also called ... http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1148 ....that's when you can't sufficiently excited about any candidate or issue to get off a vote. (Thanks, MRBart!). Here in Hollywood's District 1, newcomer Patti Asseff prevailed not only over the long-time incumbent Cathy Anderson, but also Luis Prado, whose big financial gripe consisted of the police motorcycle corps. That ... http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1146 Always happy to encounter stories like this one..... Miami blog postings spark $25 million lawsuit A Miami real estate agent lost his job Monday after postings on his blog sparked a $25 million defamation lawsuit by developer Tibor Hollo. -- Miami Hurled Evidently this litigation had nothing to do with his looks, either. http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1144 Q: What has 4 wheels and flies? A: A garbage truck. We have an ultramodern system for collecting garbage here in Davie By the Sea (a/k/a Hollywood). Twice a week a large truck with a sophisticated dumpster-lift system rumbles down the alley. The driver carefully positions the lift ... http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1140 That stands for, "What Would Flashman Do?" I couldn't read this without cracking up. Hey: "Do Not Sit On A Thistle." Ha! http://www.steveklotz.com/blog/?p=1137