Heard an interesting take on him yesterday; he was the first place that "Experiential" history was used as a defence. Turley had an interesting take on the whole situation. His criminal trail was a debacle from day 1, it was a circus.
Judge Ito should have been promoted to dog catcher after it finished...none of the theatrics should have been allowed....not to mention an 11 month trial. That is insane...
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Its quiet! I have been sequestered in Florida. Doing my best to untie some knots I've been tying for a decade. I found the spot I'm on a last-minute check. 7 days in the same camp spot, a week before departure is ALMOST unheard of.
We had 1 day of torrential rains and 40 mph gusts, but used that as an opportunity to drive a bit, and enjoy lunch with Van. He's got a great eye for "dive" restaurants! He suggested a little seafood shack called "Essex House" which was outside of Astor. Bring cash, and an appetite. Their smaller portion was HUGE!
What I failed to know before I left home was that this week is also "Fun 'n Sun" in Lakeland, which is a large airshow. This is aimed more at pilots and people in the homebuilder and aviation community, but of course all are welcome. I got there early enough to see the rehearsal of the Thunderbirds, who were the spotlight act. It was impressive --- they seemed to fly faster, lower, and closer to the crowd that I've seen at other airshows.
There is nothing quite as exciting as having a jet fly over head at hundreds of miles per hour, full afterburner ...when you don't know is coming. Just this quiet roar followed by a a thnderous sound that just left me both giggling and my lips trembling. Knowing that if it were 'serious' time and that plane was armed, anything within several hundred miles was there at the permission of that 1 crew, and there is never just the '1'
Also getting to see a F4u fly, and about a half dozen P51's, A10, and of course, the F14 --- a plane I have soft spot for....I mean, who doesn't.
The campground --- probably the most disappointing part. I stayed at Holden Mine just outside of Inverness, Florida. 27 spots, so it is definitely on the smaller side. The state forest seems aimed almost exclusively to offroad trails? Not at all technical to drive, though there may have been others.
The road outside of the campsite was dusty!! Right across the road from the campground was a massive pile of dirt and dozens of small single dump piles. Dump trucks were delivering more starting at 7am. Which meant a lot of noise and a BANG as the cover slammed close. Then, there was the diesel tractor that was clearing trees behind the existing shower house -- on Saturday morning. REALLY?!!?!?! New shower? New campsites? No idea.
Florida -- you can do better than this, yet I'm glad this is still off the beaten path for tourists, or I'd probably have never gotten this site.
Inline update: AH! The tractor seems done with its work for the morning. Its quiet. Breakfast was eggs and sausage, and its just the sound of wind through the trees and a "Michigan Cherry" flavored coffee.
So much for that, now goes the Stihl....you've got to do it some time --- but not starting at 9 on a Saturday morning.
Todays goal: Adjust the brakes. I've reached the point where they aren't really doing much and need some more bite.
Boy, is that nightmare fuel!
Or, maybe if there's a restaurant on the beach. This is one things I've noticed about Florida, on the Atlantic side (Maybe its just A1A) has a LOT of little restaurants on the ocean. In bigger towns and not. My favorite is Waldo's in Vero Beach --- what a quirky place. Good food too.
