Mark Steel's Blog, page 6

Do we have a match? 3-6-12

Some of you may have heard about Sue's friend coming in for a visit. "L" lives in Michigan, but she got cold and informed Sue that she would be down here by Thursday. L is a tall, outspoken brunette with large white teeth and a raspy voice that she assures us is NOT from smoking. She claims that she had the same voice as a teenager. Yeah, right. This morning, L was sitting at the front desk, waiting to go to St. Armands Circle with Sue. A tall, eligible client noticed L immediately. He vaulted two workout benches in order to introduce himself. L seemed to be hanging on every word the client had to say. The four of us are meeting at Casey Key Fish House at 4:30 tomorrow. Will L be staying at our house for the remainder of her visit, or somewhere else? Will L be using the second half of her roundtrip ticket when it's time to head back to Michigan....or not?!?! Stay tuned.

Boating Season is now in Florida 2-25-12

The company boat has been down in Sarasota for nearly 6 months. It is being stored in a doorless pole barn off of Clark about a mile and a half east of I-75. This boat is only 25 feet long, as opposed to the last company boat, which was 42 feet long. The last boat was a huge 42 foot Miami Vice offshore, and looked like it would top out at 90 mph...but in reality struggled to get up to 50. The current boat is only 25 feet long and at first glance seems as though it's top speed would be 50 mph, but it's large engine and light weight propel it to 75. The outdrive of a boat is the part that sticks out of the back end, and the propeller attaches to it. While sitting in my driveway in Michigan, a friend of Sue's daughter cut her entry a little close...and hit the propeller. She broke the lower outdrive unit. Thus finding a new lower unit was the first order of business after we towed the boat to Florida. The new lower unit is on and the boat is seaworthy again. To be cont....
This pic was taken in the pole
barn where we store the boat.
Note the fearless guard dog in
the foreground. The little friend
you see behind her lives at the 
farm and follows Sasha
everywhere.

Grosse Pointe tragedy for the Basharas 1-30-12

I did not know the Basharas. I am sorry that the wife was strangled and left in a car. I realize that the Pointes are abuzz with this murder. I also realize that the husband is a person of interest. I would never have advised Bob to take the polygraph test. I hope there is nothing incriminating or naughty on the two computers the police removed from his home. I certainly hope this man did not kill his wife. I have no idea which member of the family furnished the photo below to the paper, but somebody might be trying to telegraph a message to the police. The photo cannot help but make one wonder if the cause of death was from a steel or titanium rod pressed against this poor woman's throat. One of the investigators might want to take just a moment from sifting leads and check for a pronounced bend in the putter below. I am more than a little nervous about the way this man is holding it. Sorry, just stating the obvious. And to the family...in the future, can we refrain from using this particular photo to demonstrate how "happy" they were? Thank you.