So here's a bit of good news: In the race to succeed longtime Pinellas County Judge Henry Andringa, Cathy McKyton defeated Scott Andringa. Scott Andringa is Henry Andringa's son. I don't know anything about Cathy McKyton, except that Brian Tannebaum supported her, which means she probably isn't a complete tool. On the other hand, I know plenty about her opponent, Scott … [Read more...] about Scott Andringa Won’t Be a Judge After All
Anybody Willing To Do a Little Testing?
I've been working on moving this blog over to the Wordpress blogging engine. I'll write some more about it, but basically I've written a one-off program that loads the blog from the Movable Type database and generates a file I can import into Wordpress. It makes sure the links track, cleans up some bad HTML, and fixes a lot of little things. The best part is that I can … [Read more...] about Anybody Willing To Do a Little Testing?
A Death That Rings a Bell
So here's a disturbing story about a death in police custody: The FBI said Thursday it will join the police investigation into the death of Chavis Carter, the 21-year-old man shot in the head while handcuffed in the back of a police car in Jonesboro, Ark. The investigation comes amid lingering questions over who pulled the trigger. Police said he committed suicide with a gun … [Read more...] about A Death That Rings a Bell
When Cops Forget To Fight Crime
Sometimes the police seem to forget they're suppost to be stopping crime. For example, if the police discover that someone has stolen your car, you'd expect them to try to catch the thief and return your car to you. That's not what the DEA did when they discovered that someone was using Craig Patty's truck to transport marijuana. Instead, they teamed-up with the thief: … [Read more...] about When Cops Forget To Fight Crime
Ten Years At the Keyboard
It was ten years ago today that Windypundit was born.For this anniversary, I'm going to tell you a bit about my approach to blogging, and my experience in writing a blog. Think of this as "How to Blog Like Windypundit" in one easy lesson. Perhaps those of you new to blogging will find something of interest in the accounts of one guy who's been a very minor figure in the … [Read more...] about Ten Years At the Keyboard