Hot enough for ya?
Okay, if you’re one of those people who think we can’t complain about the heat because we complained about the cold….just jump down a paragraph or two. I reserve the right to complain about ALL extreme weather.
And, it has definitely been extreme.
We’ve got all kinds of good stuff in here this week. So much fun stuff is happening everywhere, it’s hard to keep up with it. We’ve got movies and concerts, lectures and fish derbies, festivals and cookouts, all coming up, and most of them are free.
I could go on about a bunch of that stuff, but instead I want to note a very small listing on page 5. My neighbors had their jet ski stolen, and I’ve got to say, the neighbors around here are downright furious about it. This is a hardworking couple, with a couple of young children. Most of us around here have been watching as the kids get older. Matt and Marianne are trying to raise their kids to love this place the way we all do, to believe that people are basically good and fun, and to be open and honest kids.
How the hell do you explain to them how some low-life-loser-piece-of-crap can just drive up to the yard and steal their jet ski?
Most of us work hard for our money in these parts. We buy our toys to add some fun and adventure to our lives, and to show the kids that working hard has its rewards.
Honestly, I hope I do not come face to face with the creep who stole the jet ski, I might just bop him (or her) in the nose. At least, he’d get a piece of my mind anyway.
The listing on page 5 offers a reward for the return of the jet ski. What’s not in the listing is that another jet ski was also stolen from a house on the island at the same time. It seems that it was a concerted, planned effort, by people with vehicles that had hitches ready to go.
It is disheartening on so many levels. You sshould be able to leave stuff in your own yard without it all being locked down like some neighborhood on the verge of a riot. It would be great if they got their jet skis back, but the damage to the psyche around here is already done.
Speaking of hard work, I know you’ve all seen news articles about the newspaper industry and how the old models for surviving financially are changing.
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