I was asked to attend the Republican Women Ocala/Marion Federated meeting today. I did and was given a big thank you and an award for the help I gave at their ‘Candidate Roundup’.

Above are the curtains to one of the large doorways in the Elks Club building where the meeting was.

LAter I made my way down to Punta Gorda and met up with Sandra and our friend, Sandy Huff, for dinner.

Sandra got to here Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel at a tourism conference. She then got a signed copy of their book.

It’s a good book with a vision through the prism of Washington of how they believe the politicians can bridge the polarizing gap. It seems to me the duo misses how the American people bring these politicians into power and they are rather polarized themselves. I’m running into it everywhere. How do you change that besides moving Chris Matthews and Olbermann away from the fray.

 Businesses should fail that work to fail. Herald the Free Market!

I was out doing the door to door thing for John McCain today with a bunch of others across Marion County. Above is a sketch I did from the car of two of our crew speaking to a Marion County citizen.

The old men’s club just got a feisty new member at the club.

Tim Dorsey and Serge Storms returns! This is Dorsey’s best book in a few years. Hilarious and very well written. Lots of chills, thrills and laughs!

Though it may seem an odd segway, reading ‘Obama Nation’ just before had me more aware for Dorsey’s signature literary twist and turns. As ‘Obama Nation’s author Corsi had the reader put the pieces together, so does Dorsey. You have to pay attention to laugh even harder.

Four more months to installment #11!

We went from Kathy Wolf’s to meet up with old friend, Rob Labby, for breakfast. The original idea was to to do that near his home in Century Village in Deerfield Beach. However, Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Biden was giving a campaign speech next to the restaurant. After circumnavigating the Secret Service, it was decided to head to Denny’s. A Denny’s coffee pot is to the left. Later we headed to his home and he showed us a 1988 short he did with actor Bill Daily for Brevard County tourism. It was a great visit with Mr. Labby and we look forward to the next!

On the way home we made many stops at the Jupiter Lighthouse, the House of Refuge, The Desert Inn, etc. We ended up at The Catfish Place for dinner. The wrapped silverware is to the left.

Still out in the Big Cypress Swamp! Here is another sketch made while in the swamp. It’s a lone cypress knee.

Below are more caricatures I drew today.