No Charges filed against former Commissioner Blair

Okay, don't bother calling the psychic network for a reading...this website exists, free of charge. As I predicted earlier, there was probably more than meets the eye, when it came to Brian Blair's domestic case. Apparently the prosecutors agreed, dropping the child abuse charges that were levied against Blair.

Tbo.com reports that prosecutors came to the conclusion that Blair's son was the aggressor in the scuffle, even though he may have thrown the first punch. Apparently, Blair argued with both his sons, age 17 and 14, for breaking their curfew.If worse came to worse, Blair could have argued that he was simply disciplining his kids, but some how the situation spun out of control.State law allows parents to use corporal punishment to discipline kids, within reason.

Call me Miss Cleo.. Oh yeah I forgot she was a fraud...um a psychic or just consider me an individual with some good old common sense, but there were just some facts surrounding the case that I found questionable, on the part of the sons. For one, why were those children up 4 am in the morning???!! Enough said. Parenting is very difficult, especially parenting teenagers. They resemble adults physically, but cognitively are unable to make the decisions that an adult would. However, in their minds they can. Which is why they tend not to listen.

Anyway, I hope that this family can heal, together as most families do during times of crises.And I hope the boys realize that rules are put in place for their own safety and/or well being. Certainly, if they can't abide by the rules enforced at home, how will be abide by the laws of the land? Well, regardless of what you may think of Blair professionally, this is a small victory for parents everywhere!

Park Fountain accidentally hooked up to reclaim water

Talk about a water mix-up. On Wednesday morning, city workers discovered that a water fountain in Lakewood Terrace Park had been mistakenly hooked up to a reclaimed water line. The reclaimed water line was connected on Monday, by a city utility worker.

Despite the gross mix up, St Pete officials don't believe that anyone was harmed, citing the fact that,"The city's reclaimed water is disinfected. For months now we've had very favorable readings, very low bacteria, in our reclaimed water" said St. Petersburg's Internal Services Administrator, Mike Connors. Well that should prevent the onset of any panic ... or maybe not.

And to think the our local government have been been steadily cutting jobs. This would be one argument for the cessation of job cuts, as more oversight is necessary. People's health could potentially be at risk.

Desparately Seeking Jesus: Man plows into Church

A 54-year-old Largo man plowed his vehicle into a Largo church over the weekend, in an attempt to kill himself in order to be closer to Jesus, Largo police said.

Phillip Glenn Wagner has been charged with felony criminal mischief to a church and booked into the Pinellas County Jail, where he was put on suicide watch, Lt. Mike Loux said.

According to reports, Wagner rammed his vehicle into Faith United Methodist Church, at 403 First Ave. S.W., causing $10,000 in damage.

This is strange. Would this be a case of someone being a religious zealot? And if he is so much of a Christian as his actions imply, wouldn't suicide be considered a sin? Just thought I'd throw that out there because in no way am I a biblical expert...not yet at least. If anyone knows, holla.

Former County Commisioner Released from Jail on Child Abuse Charges

Almost sounds like an oxymoron, huh? You're sworn in to serve the public but is charged with abusing your kids. Former Hillsborough County Commissioner, Brian Blair was released from Orient Road Jail today, a day after allegations that he beat up his two sons.

Brian Blair and wife of 22 years Toni, have two sons, Brett(17) and Bradley (13).

According to police, the fracas occurred around 4 am Sunday. Blair, a former pro wrestling with the World Wrestling Federation, is accused of shoving his elder son, and holding the younger son in a choke hold. However the report indicates that none of the kids were seriously injured.

This is as complex a case as I've seen because there appears to be so many dynamics. For starters he is the father of two teens. This job is perhaps more difficult that his publicly held position. I happen to deal with teenagers on a daily basis in my line of work and I can vouch for the fact some of them can be self absorbed, have challenging personalities and are "no it alls". I am not going to delve into this issue too much,nor am I going to vilify the former commissioner without all the details.

One question that I would ask though, is why were those teenagers up at 4 am in the morning?? Shouldn't have they been asleep. And why would any child infuriate their parents knowing that they were former wrestlers?? Hmmm makes me wonder.... Will post updates as more details are released.

Digital Switch causes TV outage at Hillsborough County Jails

Add Hillsborough County jails to the list of those unprepared for the digital TV switch. TV for thousands of inmates went blank of Friday as a result of the switch.

The Tampa Tribune reports that manager George Wiehle is working feverishly to restore tv viewing for the inmates, by taking the cheaper route of having converter boxes installed. This cost effective option, is only about $200 compared to getting digital TVs, which would be more expensive.

Neighboring county jails Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, had no problems, as they are connected to cable, which inmates pay for.

I say who cares if non law-abiding citizens are without TV. TV is a privilege, not a right. There are certainly more important issues to worry about. It's bad enough that our taxes pay for prisoner health care,food, housing etc. Thankfully, they are not going about implementing TV service expensively.