Light At The End of the Tunnel

  When Mark Twain said, "The coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" he clearly never came to Southie in January.

  Just to recap we haven't seen forty-five degrees since November.  I caught my last wave on December 5.  Christmas is always a relaxing time of year. January provided us with six feet of snow.  In February Deval "I'm only lying when my lips are moving" Patrick announced that he was eliminating private lawyers as public defenders.  This announcement would severley effect yours truly's financing for his full-time surf habit.  Upon taking office Patrick spent $20,000 of the tax payers money on drapes (not even "window treatments"), another $50,000 on a new Cadillac.  His first meeting was with predatory lender Ameriquest, who had made the new Governor (a former board member) a lot of money by lying  primarily to minority borrowers.  In this meeting the Governor assured Ameriquest there would be no consequence.  There wasn't.   Like all minority politicians he forgot where he came from but he didn't forget the hustle. 

  Before the election Patrick assured us lawyers he had their full support.   This being the sole reason I voted for him, I should have realized based on the above he would say anything to further his self interest.   In February, the Department of Revenue, despite sending me a $3,000 refund in 2006 claimed I now owed $200 for 2006.  In return for having the gall to question there calculations I am now being audited for 2008.  

  Thanks to the Gumby imitation by President O so bad for me and my mama the Federal Government is not paying its bills, leaving yours truly owed north of $30,000 indefinitely.  Have to admit not real excited about voting for another black "man of the people" politician. Winter of our discontent somehow doesn't quite cover it. 

  Bands are starting to tour again.  Saw David Gray last week, another solid performance and the guys from the Grateful Dead aka Furthur will be in town this weekend.  I'll be there.  Today is March 1.  Drown is a top ten selling ebook.  Daddy and the rest of the crew are starting to talk about surfing.  Looks like there is a faint, dim, wavering light in the distance.  However, the way things are going there's still a fifty-fifty chance its a train.

KOKO