Sarasota Livin'

Well as I sit here and struggle to write another entry in my blog I read that the State of Florida is raising the bar on the writing portion of the FCAT. I think it is a good idea. Last year 9 out of 10 met the goal so it seems we should push a little harder.

Writing is every bit as important as math maybe more so. I wonder how many more sentences I need for a passing grade.

In other news .... Tom Lyons in his comment column in the SHT is not sure if the no-camping law is a good thing. Sarasota County had some "jail consultants" that found "frequent fliers" at the county jail. 473 people arrested 9,343 times - about 20 times each - so what is it habitual criminals or police harassing the poor homeless?

Is the rich tourist drinking wine at sunset on the beach different than the poor guy drinking beer on the corner.... Yes. It wasn't a rich tourist I saw peeing on the Southside Baptist Church today...