Today we're learning more about the damage Jeanne caused locally. I know of two individuals at work who had a tree come through their roof. For one of them their home was declared a total loss.

It is a split-level and a huge, magnificent oak in their back yard fell through the rear corner bedroom of the house and came to rest on the second level floor joists. The damage extended through to the front of the home, it's as if a huge knife was thrust through the house.

Fortunately, no one was in that room at the time and all escaped with no injuries. For more about the after effects of Jeanne, check out the story in the local paper, the Ocala Star Banner. Fox News has a great photo essay documenting the extent of the damage. Compared to other areas, Marion County came out ok, of course that depends on who you are. Those who suffered damage as noted above may think otherwise.

The skys are bright and sunny now and amazingly the power seems to be coming back on a bit quicker this time. Some folks said the power companies are getting to the homes that were last on the list with Frances, working back to those who were restored first previously. Seems only fair.

Things are still somewhat out of wack at the PO. Some of the transportation is uncertain so the mail is coming in out of schedule. I'm sure in the next few days all will return to regular schedule, but for the time it creates some difficulties getting the carriers on the street at a decent time.

Jeanne is not finished with her waltz through the US. Where my folks are in Greenville, SC she dumped 10.5 inches of rain, up the road in Asheville, NC she left behind over 13 inches. In those mountainous areas that can reek havoc with flooding.

On other topics, I'm waiting to see the first of the Presidential debates later this week. Though I know what I want to see, these things can be so uncertain, especially if the moderator allows his own bias to affect the procedures.

Bush seems to come across very well when not in a scripted setting while Kerry's legendary stiffness may well be offset by his "attack mode" in this setting. I'm sure the constestants are preparing themselves and the American public waits to see how "their" candidate acquits himself.

Hopefully Dan Rather has, through his blatant mis-handling of the forged documents, relegated the Bush Reserve flap to the scrap pile. This while the burner is turning up on Kerry over his continued flip-flopping and history of lying, going back to Vietnam.

Now of all people Dick Morris, who ran Bill Clinton's successful 1996 presidential campaign, has produced and is releasing a DVD called Fahrenhype 9/11 debunking Michael Moore's diatribe. Sadly, the theatre's are unwilling to show it, so it will be available only through stores, both brick and mortar and online.

One of Morris' goals is to get a copy in the hands of every US soldier in Iraq so they can see the facts that flatten the lies and leftist propaganda Moore put out.

I would suggest getting a copy, or two, and let your liberal friends borrow them. Maybe it will open their eyes as the light of the truth burns away the cobwebs in darkness of their minds.

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