Sarasota Livin'

We went to the Florida Folk Festival in White Springs. It was plenty fun except for the rain. One of my new favorite bands was the Peters Road Swamp Blues Band

Here is a sample I found on Youtube

Bike ride Saturday afternoon took me by the Chalk Festival .... really good art. I need to go by today and see the finished artwork... Thanks to all who kept this going in a down year.

I went by for a while ... it was a good crowd with lots of beer ... and a band from last year... AC/DC coverband ... good for all ages.node/2866/track

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for the kids!!!

The battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775. Reading the account in wikipeda it makes one think about the courage the locals showed ... and wonder why they were so motivated to make change happen ... was it really just taxes? Bet they didn't pay anywhere near what we pay now....

So at last weeks Tea Party Sarasota had a few hundred well healed people out with signs protesting while back then they had over 2,000 people out with guns ready to fight the British.

Certainly times are very different but it's worth reading this account of what happen. They were fighting for personal freedom

PS I am 100% against violence to achieve anything worthwhile ... so I am not advocating a violent revolution.... more of a rEVOLution

I saw this on Creative Loafing's coverage of the "Tea Party" in Sarasota. Most of the pictures were fine -- some of them pretty funny signs.

But I think this one is way out of line.... there is no way we have had 200 years of great government .... and I just don't think President Obama is any worse that the previous occupants of the White House... especially based on the short time he has been there..

"It is not necessary to change.
Survival is not mandatory."
- W.E. Deming

From their press release this is a very important project for our area.....

03.03.2009 - VENICE, FL (March 2, 2009) – Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice is pursuing a partnership to create what could be the largest urban solar-energy project in the country. A solar facility constructed on land that the Foundation owns in Sarasota County could generate an estimated 40 megawatts of clean, renewable electricity, or enough to provide power for about 4,800 homes. The Foundation announced its plan today at a luncheon featuring New York Times columnist and best-selling author Thomas L. Friedman.

“Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s courageous Board of Directors envisions this opportunity as a catalyst for renewable energy technology and applications in Sarasota County and our surrounding region,” said Teri A Hansen, president and CEO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation. “The Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve, and investing in clean, renewable energy will generate economic benefits while helping to preserve our environment and secure our energy independence.”

At the event, Ms. Hansen also read a letter from Governor Charlie Crist. “Congratulations on your historic announcement today,” she quoted from the letter. “When it comes to solar energy policy, I often remind our fellow Floridians that Florida is the Sunshine State. We must take action to encourage the development of technology that utilizes our abundant and renewable gift.”