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July 13, 2017
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By Dale Rankin We are almost exactly halfway through the one hundred day Island Tourist Season and so far so good. The traffic has been about what we expect based on previous years, the roads are crowded on the weekends, but as they say, you can’t build the church for Easter Sunday. All in all things are copacetic here on our little sandbar as we charge through the heart of the summer.
Packery channel depth
Crews are at work on an irrigation system at the property around Lake Padre from whence blowing sand has been emanating during high winds.
Those of you who are regular readers of these pages know that the water depth in Packery Channel has been an ongoing topic of discussion. We want to give a big thank you to the members of the subcommittee of the Island Strategic Action Committee who have taken this project on and after years of inattention are pushing for a long- term maintenance plan to keep the channel dredged to a depth that it needs to be. On Tuesday the subcommittee members boarded No Deadlines, the boat owned by subcommittee member Jerry Watkins and toured the entire Packery Channel from the mouth at the Gulf to the Intracoastal noting the depth all along the way. What they found is what pretty much what Island boaters have been saying for years, with the exception of a twenty five foot deep hole just inside the Packery Bridge the entire channel is five to seven feet deep, except the last one hundred yards inside the mouth where is it four to five feet which is significantly less than the original design depth. When the channel was dug it was dredged to fourteen feet and was to be maintained at ten feet. It is not close to that and in the past two months several boats have hit bottom near the mouth. The shallow depth at the mouth also causes problems when winds are high because it piles the water up at the shoal at the channel’s mouth making it difficult for small boats to pass. There have been two major dredging projects since the original dredge, the latest being after Hurricane Ike left sand in the channel in 2008. In 2010 $177,000 from the Island Tax Reinvestment Zone was spent to remove 214,000 cubic yards of sand which had accumulated, another dredge is scheduled for 2018.
The 82nd Deep Sea Round-up took place last weekend in Port A. The Bandit (pictured left) smoked the competition in the Billfish Division. More photos by Jan Rankin on page 2.
What are the Rules? Port Aransas Beach Amenities Draw Questions
Editor’s note: The beach chairs and umbrellas on the beach at the Cinnamon Shore development in Port Aransas prompted several inquiries this week. The question is what are the rules regarding private, or semi-private use of the beaches in Port Aransas. Keep in mind that the rules for Port Aransas beaches and those in the Corpus Christi City Limits are governed by different beach management plans. The Texas Open Beach Act, passed in 1959, is
The Conrad Blucher Institute has been contracted since the opening of the channel in 2005 to monitor the depth and report to the ISAC and/or the TRZ Board when dredging was
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the overarching document for rules on beach access and maintenance, however, the act can be altered by cities which file a Beach Management Plan which both Port Aransas and the City of Corpus Christi have filed. We forwarded the question on the rules in Port Aransas to the city’s Director and Planning and Development. Here is his response.
Fences Along Whitecap
Editor’s Note: We had questions this week from homeowners along the south side of Whitecap regarding the policy of the Padre Isles Property Owners Association concerning Whitecap on through lots with their front facing adjacent streets and their back fences facing Whitecap.
By Rick Adams Director Planning and Development Port Aransas EMC
Devil is in the details But the devil has been in the details of the contracts that have been used in the past. The terms have been presented to the ISAC by city staff over the years and, as presented, they stipulated the amount of sand to be removed, between 100,000 and 300,000 cubic yards each time, and the time allowed for the job, from mid-September after the sea turtle nesting season until Spring Break in March. The problem has been that the contracts did not stipulate where the actual dredging would be done in the channel. The result has been that the sand that was removed was well inside the channel where a small, and less expensive, dredge could be used and the sand was pumped over the south jetty onto the beach where a significant portion of it quickly found its way back to the bottom or the channel. According to information presented by city staff leading up the last two dredging contracts no dredge work was done in the last 600 feet of the channel just inside the mouth. It is that plug of sand that the ISAC subcommittee members found in their cruise this week. Boaters have been saying all along that the mouth was too shallow for safe passage.
Work Begins on Irrigation System Around Lake Padre
Let me see if I can address the issue and trust me, it’s a little complex. Let me start by explaining that all of the private beachfront developments South of access road 1A actually own to mean-high-tide (MHT). There are a few exceptions such as Beachwalk I II Mustang Royale I - II that deeded a buffer of property between MHT and the back of the dunes to the City of Port Aransas as it was undevelopable and they didn’t want to pay property
A check there will find that some of the fences are ten feet from the road, at the border of the city easement, and others are thirty feet back from the road, and some have gates and some do not. This has meant that some homeowners there can’t get boats and other vehicles into their
Cinn Shores cont. on A4
Fences cont. on A4
The city requires an eighteen inch silkscreen around construction sites and currently there are four on the site at a cost of $60,000. The city requirements are that the property owner prevent sand blowing off site in “Fresh” winds which are defined at between 19 and 24 miles per hour. However, the screens are generally designed for projects on smaller acreage and demonstrably do not work on that area when winds are above that amount which has been often as the open area of Lake Padre, upwind from the site means plenty of fetch and reach.
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A little Island history
A Brief History of Island Water Passes
Editor’s Note: The following is a brief history of passes through Padre and Mustang islands over the course of the last two centuries. We thank Dr. Richard Watson for sending it our way.
Aransas Pass The Aransas Pass (at Port Aransas) was extremely unstable during the middle to late 1800's. Relocation of the channel axis, changes in channel depth of several feet, and shifting of the inlet-mouth bars accompanied southerly migration of the inlet. Frequent changes caused navigation problems for trade vessels traveling over the outer bars and through the inlet. Not only were the changes frequent but they occurred rapidly as well. It was reported that during one week in 1853, the channel migrated
from the north to the south breakers. The new channel provided nine feet of clearance but the old channel shoaled to four feet (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1853). Between 1851 and 1890,depths over the inlet-mouth bars varied from 7 to 10.5 feet (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,1890). Erosion of the north end of Mustang Island and deposition on the south end of San Jose Island progressed at a rate of 260 feet per year (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1900). Because of the importance of Aransas Pass as a route for commercial vessels and because of the continuous changes in channel position and depth, numerous efforts were made by governmental and private interests to stabilize the channel and maintain navigable depths The first attempt at
1864 passes History cont. on A4
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Many years ago I was an Assistant Resident Engineer on the construction of a six mile stretch of Interstate Route 95 in Holyoke, MA. Heavy equipment traffic on the haul road caused dust clouds similar to what is occurring along Park Road 22 because of the silty soils prevalent in the that area. We used calcium chloride to control the problem. Calcium chloride is hydrophilic, and will literally attract moisture from humid air of which we have plenty. This was a very simple and effective method of economically controlling the dust problem during construction of this highway.
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$62,000.00 in fines (If ever collected) would have paid for a lot of calcium chloride.
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Maybe the developer ought to give this a try.
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After moving into our house in January, gopher education (ours and theirs) quickly became the order of the day. I have dogs, and dog proof rodents in my yard. After a lot of much needed garden renovations, the dogs and rodents showed they their appreciation by spending all their time digging I have been using repellent granules. Switching brands often just to keep things interesting. After some gopher demo skill during an open house tour recently, I knew I could step up my game and bought some solar sonic plugs for the yard. It's the round green solar stake. Some of the sand hill was swept aside for a clearer view. Teri Beck, North Padre Island
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Business Briefs Dr. Tom Dorrell is continuing to see patients at The Medical Center like he always has in the new addition while they are renovating the original building. They will continue this until later in August with no change in our past business practice. They are hoping to have the Emergency Room part finished and ready to open for business by the end of August. Once they open the Emergency Room Dr. Dorrell will remain working as fulltime physician and owner. 12 gauge Tattoos & Piercings has opened between Aunt Sissy’s Kitchen and Scuttlebutts. Cancun Restaurant owner has told the family that owns the building that he will not fulfill the rest of his lease but will leave all contents. That leaves the door open for a turnkey restaurant to open. There are at least two parties I have heard that are looking into it. I keep getting asked about the grocery store but I have no answers. I tried calling and texting the developer but have not gotten a response. I can only guess no grocery store has committed but that is pure conjecture. The Sunset Sounds Free concert in Port A featuring Aloha Dave and the Tourists is set for Friday, July 14, 7-9pm. Friday. Watch the sun set over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel as music fills the air at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. Bring a chair or blanket and any refreshments you want. Seashore Learning Center Early childhood Academy now is taking children starting at 2 years instead of 18 months. Their hours are 7:30 am - 6 pm.
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I'm glad to have the chance to tell you how much I enjoyed serving in your unit, and of the tremendous respect we all had for you. Now than I know a little more about life, I think this was because you led by example, and treated everybody with respect yourself, from the lowliest Private to the highest ranking officer.
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I have a confession to make. You might remember when we started selling beer during basketball tournaments, in the hope of increasing attendance and keeping some of the guys on post who might otherwise get drunk in town and raise hell. The cases of Wurzburgr Hofbrau were kept in the room where the (very comfortable) wrestling mats were stored, which made this a nice place to wind down on a Friday afternoon, particularly since Billy Poston had the key to the room. Bill Dulin always went with us, although being a preacher and a teetotaler he never touched the beer. That doesn't mean he was above expressing his opinion on the matter, and like it was yesterday I can still hear him say, "Y'all got them big smiles on you face, but I want to see what happens when Sgt. Lewis walks in the door." Fortunately you never did.
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In '67 and '68, I was assigned to the Leighton Barracks gym and mostly worked in the supply room on the first floor. It was more than 50 years ago and you might not remember me in particular, so here are a few names to jog your memory: Bill Poston, Paul Srygley, Bill Dulin, Jim Baltzell, Rich Tucci, Jack Garbo, Ron Hartman, Sgt, Bullard, Rich Esparza, George Dreschner (the frugal German accountant who used every square inch on a piece of paper) and Lt. Jackson (who we always called Lt. Fuzz, or simply "Fuzz")
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Vaughn and I have remained in touch over the years. He and his lovely wife Pochi (sp?), share time with their daughter in San Diego and their home in Lima. Peru. In 2004 my wife Kathee and I fled CA for a much slower and affordable home in Dover, DE. Now retired, I fly small aircraft out of Dover AFB for the Civil Air Patrol.
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When Vaughn LeClair (Vaughn and I served under you in the 3rd ID Special Services), forwarded me your location I was flooded with fond memories of your stellar contribution to the 3rd ID Special Services and sports throughout Europe from 1965 until my rotation back home in '67. I'm sure you continued to inspire many long after you inspired me. Over the years Vaughn and I have shared our memories of you as a kind, decent and extremely talented personality. After reading a sports article featured in the Island Moon today it's obvious you also have quite a talent for writing.
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Around cont. from A1 needed. Their findings, based until this year on three annual surveys, generally, have limited the amount of dredging that has been done. Their request that the TRZ board earmark $4 million to monitor the channel over the next four years was denied early this year based on a recommendation from the ISAC subcommittee who reasoned that it makes more sense to use the $1 million per year to dredge rather than fund three studies. Under the original TRZ agreement property taxes on new development inside the TRZ zone, which includes most of the businesses on The Island, are used, among other things, to keep the channel at its designed depth. The TRZ rules require that $4 million be earmarked in the fund to fund dredging and the money is currently available. The real question here is why the recommendation has been not to dredge when the channel for years has been less that its designed depth and when the money is available. It is thanks to the ISAC subcommittee that the issue is now being addressed and based on their work so far it looks like things are moving in the right direction. We will keep you updated as things move along. In the meantime, if you are going out the Packery watch out for the skinny water, and say hello if you see us Around The Island.
History cont. from A1 improvement was made in 1868 when a 600foot dike of brush- and stone-filled cribs was constructed on the southern end of San Jose Island to close a swash channel (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,1871). This dike was destroyed by storms within 3 years.
Survey in 1871 Recommendations following a survey of the pass in 1871 included construction of groins and a revetment on the northern extremity of Mustang Island and a jetty extending into the Gulf from the northeast side of the island (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1871). Between 1871 and 1879, the channel depth remained about 7 feet, which prevented the entrance of deeper draft vessels; therefore, trade in the area was severely curtailed. A report based on an 1879 survey (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1879) reiterated the recommendations of 1871 and also proposed construction of a jetty from San Jose Island parallel to the proposed jetty on Mustang Island. The erection of a dam across Corpus Christi Pass had also been proposed since the pass had decreased in size during the previous 30 years (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1880). In May 1880, the work was begun but in August a storm removed most of the improvement.
damage to the jetties but the damage was later repaired (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1962b). The channel was also re-dredged to 39 feet (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1962c). Hurricane Beulah caused only minor damage but restoration of the channel to its project depth required dredging of over 605,000 cubic yards of sediment (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,1968b).
By 1932, the channel between the jetties had been dredged to 30.7 feet (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1932). Both north and south jetties were repaired in 1936 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1936) possibly as a result of the 1934 hurricane. In 1937, the channel was deepened to 34.5 feet between the jetties and 35 feet over the outer bar (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1937). In 1947, these areas were again deepened to 33 feet and 39 feet, respectively (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1947-1948), and in 1958, the channel was 38 feet deep between the jetties and 39 feet over the bar (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1958).
1961 Hurricane Carla Hurricane Carla (1961) caused extensive
When I get a copy of police report I will post to this site her name etc. She stated she was 24 years old, appeared to be mixed Hispanic origin with a healthy build, shoulder length dark hair.
Corpus Christi Pass,Newport Pass, Packery Channel
Cinn. Shores cont. from A1 taxes on it. Although they own the property to the water the developments are still subject to the open beaches act (OBA) and must provide for and not block public access.
They are guidelines which were adopted and are on our website as Policy and Procedures Standards under the building forms tab. The rule had always been fences that were on “through” lots – i.e. those that had Whitecap on one side and another behind them, fences were to be built no closer to Whitecap than 30 feet. Around 2005 or 2006, we started looking at it and really wanted to do something to improve the appearance of Whitecap. The first attempt was to require a stucco wall on all new houses, but after seriously looking at the cost, the Board sent it back to the ACC and asked them to come up with another plan. So, the plan that eventually passed was – if you wanted to increase your backyard, you could by installing an approved vinyl fence at the 10’ line, but you could not put a gate in the fence off of Whitecap. The City will not allow curb cuts on the South side of Whitecap so no driveways are allowed, thus no gates. The incentive for owners to do the vinyl fence in addition to gaining more back yard is that the PIPOA will reimburse the owner one half of the additional cost of the difference between a vinyl and wood fence. So, if the vinyl fence costs $3,000 and a wood would have cost $1,000, the reimbursement is $1,000. There are homes built prior to 2000 or earlier which front on Whitecap. As I understand it, the Post office requested that Homes front on the other streets – Catamaran, Captain Kidd, and Blackbeard, so the City will not allow homes built now to front on Whitecap. No one is “grandfathered” however, we have not demanded the folks who have kept the wood fence with the gate change to the vinyl fence to eliminate the gate.
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On 7-10-17 just after noon I returned home from a four day absence. I noted that the screen to a kitchen window by the front door was off with bricks stacked under it. (it’s a high window). There were articles of clothing in two bags and a purse on the ground by my front door. My deadbolt was still locked as it can’t be unlocked from inside or outside without a key. I entered my home and found a woman sleeping in my bed in an upstairs bedroom. I held her at gunpoint until the police arrived. The reason she gave to the police for being in my home was that "she needed a place to sleep". She stated that she had taken a bus here from San Antonio and did not have a car however she had a key ring with multiple keys as well as car keys on it.(I personally do not believe this story).
Intermittent opening and closing of Packery Channel, Newport Pass, and Corpus gave impetus to construction of a jettied channel across Mustang Island connecting Corpus Christi Bay with the open Gulf. The Fish (or Water Exchange) Pass was completed August 1972. Detailed changes of shoreline position and bathymetry in and around the pass during its first year of operation were studied by Behrens and Watson (1974); analyses of tidal hydraulics and inlet stability in the first six months were also conducted by Defehr and Sorensen (1973). Maximum discharge recorded at the Fish Pass was about 4,000 cubic feet per second. Maximum tidal current velocities averaged about three feet per second; however, most measured flow velocities were less than two feet per second (Behrens and Watson, 1974).
Three passes located within a four-mile segment of southern Mustang Island have functioned intermittently as natural tidal inlets (fig. 6). Documentation through the literature of their migration and periods of closure is difficult because Corpus Christi Pass, identified on the U.S. Coast Survey topographic chart (1881-1882), was later referred to as Packery Channel. The northernmost and middle passes are now Corpus Christi Pass and Newport Pass, respectively. Beginning in 1939, attempts were made to reopen Corpus Christi Pass; however, the project was soon abandoned because of rapid siltation and closure (Lockwood and Carothers, 1967). The inability of these inlets to maintain tidal exchange for extended periods may be due to the deepening of Aransas Pass (Collier andHedgpeth,1950; Price, 1952). The three passes are reopened periodically by hurricanes but close within a relatively short period of time.
Sandy Work cont. from A1
That is where the challenge arises as we try and balance these owners’ rights along with public access. The Cinnamon Shore beach chairs and umbrellas are set up in linear fashion on their property; approximately 1200 linear feet. These are for the use of owners, guests and visitors. There is no prohibition however, for any beachgoer to set up in this area and I routinely see this happen. I have personally set up in this area on a crowded weekend. This same scenario is applicable to the other developments south of 1A that own to MHT (Palmilla Beach, Sunflower Beach, Cinnamon Shore II, etc.). Our coastal management plan (currently in review and revision) does reference the open beach act and the prohibition against blocking off the beach. The setting up of the umbrellas although aggravating to some, simply does not constitute a “blocking” of the beach. The takeaway in my opinion… all of the property to our South that was forever vacant has been purchased by developers that own all the way to the water. These owners are entitled to the use of their property but must grant the public access within the confines of the OBA. Unfortunately, we are all painfully aware of the impact the “Severance” ruling had to that sacred statute and the precarious line we walk in interpreting these access issues. For now, we continue to watch the developer’s activities to ensure the public’s free and unrestricted right of ingress and egress to the public beach is maintained.
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During 1888 and 1889, the revetment was lengthened to 2,725 feet and strengthened by an 18-inch-thick wall of riprap from the bottom of the channel to the high-water line. These additions succeeded in stabilizing the northern tip of Mustang Island (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1900). On March 22, 1890, the Aransas Pass Harbor Company was incorporated as a result of the limited annual appropriations.
back yards. We forwarded the question to POA Executive Coordinator Maybeth Christensen. Here is her response.
A 1968 act provided for a deepening of the channel to 45 feet between the jetties and 47 feet over the outer bar. These depths were attained as reported in 1972 (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1972a).
By 1882, six groins extending from an 870-foot breakwater along the channel face of Mustang Island, a revetment along the same area, and a 450-foot groin from Harbor Island into Lydia Ann Channel had been built, and construction was proceeding on the south (or Government) jetty. When work was suspendedin1885,the jetty was 5,500'feet long; 1,500 feet of this was shore work. During June 1885, the depth of the channel increased to 11 feet and the rate of southward migration was reduced (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,1886). However, the jetty was damaged by a hurricane in September 1885,and the channel shoaled. A survey made in 1888 revealed that the jetty had subsided an average of 6.2 feet in the 3 years following its construction; more than 1,750 feet of the total length was submerged. During the same time, the channel shoaled to 8.5 feet (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1888). The breakwater and sand fences on Mustang Island had been destroyed, and the groins had settled 9 to 38 feet into the sand. The revetment along the channel face had reduced erosion of Mustang Island to 70 feet per year even though it had been undermined and isolated from the shoreline which had eroded 100 to 200 feet to the south.
Fences cont. from A1
Winds this week have been under 24 mph and the sand has not been moving. However, due to the ineffectiveness of the eighteen inch screens the city has been levying fines of $1000 per day, regardless of wind speed, and the total is now over $61,000. To elevate the problem crews began work this week on a $100,000 irrigation system which will be fed by water from a ten-acre pond being built on the site to capture ground water which seeps from below the surface. The system is expected to be in place within the next few weeks and when finished will apply water to the north end of the site along State Highway 361 to keep the sand from blowing. Dale Rankin
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She had removed two screens from my back patio area also but those windows were locked. The window she accessed had a broken lock on it. (Yes I have fixed that) There was nothing destroyed nor was anything missing and as far as I can tell she did not even rummage through any drawers etc. When the police searched her and her possessions they found no drugs or illegal weapons. I did press charges and she was arrested however the charge is Criminal Trespass of a habitation which is only a class A Misdemeanor. This is due to the fact that she did not destroy any property or steal anything. Neighbors tell me that the items by the door were noticed about 8 a.m. the same morning but they assumed it was myself returning from out of town so I believe she was in the home less than a day and possibly less than six hours. I live in a two story condo on Leeward that backs on to Lake Padre. Y'all be watchful here in "The Hood" Kelly Byrom Island Resident of 13 years
Island Police Calls 11800 block SPID Noon July 9 Criminal mischief $750-$2500 13300 block SPID 11 a.m. July 8 Abandoned vehicle 14200 block Anegada 8 p.m. July 10 Criminal mischief 14000 block SPID 5 p.m. July 9 Improper Photo/visual record to around/gratify 14500 block Cabana East 9 p.m. July 6 Burglary of a habitation 14400 block Compass 2 a.m. July 10 Assault 14500 block Cabana East 7 p.m. July 7 Assault 14500 block Cabana East 7 pm. July 7 Burglary of a coin operated machine 15100 block Leeward Noon July 8 Criminal trespass in habitation/Super Fund site 15100 block Leeward 11 p.m. July 8 Theft of vehicle parts 15200 block Windward 6 p.m. July 7 Assault 15200 block Windward 6 p.m. July 7 Theft 15100 block Leeward Noon July 7 Criminal Trespass/Habitation/Super Fund site 15000 block Windward 2 p.m. July 7 Burglary of a motor vehicle Leeward and Augustine 9 a.m. July 5 Public intoxication Reales and Whitecap 9 p.m. July 11 Assault 15700 block Gulf Beach 11 p.m. July 7 Public intoxication 15800 block SPID 11 a.m. July 9 Boat fire/rescue 15800 block SPID 10 p.m. July 7 Public intoxication 14200 block Bay Bean 9 a.m. July 7 Theft of firearm/Theft
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July 13, 2017
A5
Island Moon
Stuff I Heard on the Island
my plants.”
By Dale Rankin
“My recliner doesn’t lean back far enough.”
“Why are dunes so far from the beach?”
It all started with a swimming pool accessory.
“The crabs got my bait.”
“Why are the dunes so close to the beach?”
“My bait got crabs.”
“Why doesn’t Sea Pines have pine trees?”
“Something’s wrong with my Polaris and it’s spraying water all over
“Isn’t that good, it will water them?” “No, it has too much chlorine and it leaves brown spots, even more than the tap water.” For the un-pooled the Polaris is that thing that wanders around in your pool and eats stuff. It has a tail, looks like a stingray, and acts for all the world like a living thing. It’s kind of scary. One night after a backyard picking party that went late a friend jumped in and checked it for gills. “Inanimate sir!” came the report from the shallow end. “Water driven with no reproductive organs visible.”
“My mother-in-law came down and she snores.” “My mother in law came down.” “My putter is too short.” “Why is the water so salty?” “Why doesn’t anybody have live shrimp today!?”
“I saw a coyote.” “Some dude went down the canal behind my house and left a wake so big it splashed water on my deck.” “I lost my sunglasses.”
Snow on the Holiday Inn swimming pool
“My cousins are coming down for five days and they all snore.”
I let go the obvious question of why he checked it for reproductive organs but was glad to know the thing wouldn’t be multiplying or crawling up my leg in my sleep. But it started me thinking that in the course of human events our problems here on our little sandbar are Island problems.
“I went to the beach and didn’t find a single sand dollar. Why aren’t there more shells?”
“I forgot my cell phone and by the time I went back to get it I missed my mani-pedi! I couldn’t reschedule for two days!”
“This isn’t the way we did it in…California, Florida, Dallas, Minneapolis, Lake Charles, grade school, my dreams, Bermuda shorts.”
“My yard guy didn’t show up and I had to pick up dog poo! I used my nine iron to chip it into my neighbor’s yard. He lives in Chicago.”
“I fell off my wind board and got salt water in my eyes. Had to jump in my pool.”
“I bought a raspa on the beach and I ordered cherry and I got strawberry. I know they look the same in the jug, but dang, you think the kid in the trailer would know the difference.” (Raspa” comes from the Spanish phrase hielo raspado, meaning scraped ice and strawberry ain’t bad.).
“Why does Happy Hour have to end at seven? Sometimes I don’t get there until seven.”
“I went twenty six miles out in my boat and only caught two red snapper!”
“I got stuck in the line at the Skid-O-Can and missed the first part of the free fireworks show.”
“My neighbor has a jet ski in his front yard and the POA won’t do anything, neither will the city.”
“My dog still has fleas, and I think he has gas too.”
“My dog has fleas”
“My solar panel faces the wrong way. The sun keeps moving!”
“I had to wait fifteen minutes to launch my boat at the free ramp.”
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“Why isn’t there a place for me to land my airplane around here?” “My RV is too big for my yard.” “My friends’ boats are all too big to get down my measly canal.” “The sand is blowing in my eyes.” “I saw an old guy in a Speedo. Couldn’t find my Buck Knife to poke out my one good eye.” You get the message. Our problems are Island problems. Not that they aren’t problems, but let’s take a deep breath here folks, as problems go they don’t fall into the category of catastrophic. We live in a place that people work
all their lives to be able to move to and we got a beach that we can drive on and our dogs can run on. We have a great charter school where Island kids get a great education. All we have to do Thelonius Monk is flip a switch and lower our boats into the canal behind our house and be fishing the flats in twenty minutes. We have a fishing pier that we can use for a pittance. It’s true we get overrun by visitors a few weekends out of the year but we got the Ski Basin, and besides, they leave on Sunday and leave money behind. It’s true we don’t have a dog park, and we got sticker patches where our parks ought to be, and pocket gophers, but we also don’t have air pollution, (bad) hippies, an Al-Queda or Hell’s Angels chapter (that we know of), crack houses (that we know of),chain stores, air raids, gunboats offshore, (confirmed) chupacabras, military coups (so far), (confirmed) communists, nor ice storms; we got a snow storm in 2004 and we still talk about it and can’t wait for the next one. If a hurricane hits, we got gripes, but in the meantime let’s keep in mind that we live in a place that does not stink…except around the Stink Factory at Whitecap and Gypsy. Why just the other day I drove by there and it smelled so bad…ah, well, never mind. And always remember, what happens on The Island leaves on Sunday.
“Why do I have to pay twelve dollars to go to the beach, don’t we own it!?” “I can’t believe they charge $4.50 for a beer.”
“I went on a cruise and they served green beans with everything.” “I went on a cruise and the bed was too short.” “I went on a cruise and my wife ran off with the conga player. But she came back!”
“I ran out of propane when my steaks were still rare!” “How are we supposed to build a decent fire in the fireplace with those little packages of logs at Stripes?” “Why can’t we buy non-ethanol gas on The Island? And why isn’t there a place to buy diesel for my boat?” “My house doesn’t have sidewalks!”
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“It’s hot, why doesn’t the wind blow?” “Why is the wind blowing so hard!?” “My neighbor listens to jazz music in the middle of the afternoon by the pool. My cell phone ringer is set to Thelonious Monk and I can’t tell it from his music. Last week I missed a call from my stock broker, it could have been a sell order! I gave him a Dizzy Gillespie cd but still he’s with the Thelonious Monk! Doesn’t everybody like a horn better than a piano? There’s just no reaching some people!” “My pool guy got too much chlorine in my pool and it burns my eyes!” “My pool needs more chlorine, I think the neighbors kid peed in it! If you don’t think location matters just think of the difference Chupacabra between peeing while you’re in the pool and peeing in it while you’re standing on the side. See what I mean!” “Why don’t we have caddies at the county club?” “The pilot light on the gas oven on my patio went out and I had to get down on my knees to light it!” Oh the humanity! “I went to the beach and somebody stole one of my flip flops. Who steals one flip flop!? I paid ten dollars for those things and now I got to hop through Aquarius Park on one foot!” “I had to go OTB twice last week.” “We have too many stop lights.” “We don’t have enough stop lights.” “Why is the speed limit so high?”
“The drain on my dishwasher backed up and I had to run it through two cycles!” “I put shrimp tails down my disposal and it made my house smell like shrimp tails.” “I got a lobster tan.” “I need a lobster tan.” “I painted my living room and now I don’t like the color.” “My ceiling fan makes a noise.” “I blew out a flip flop and stepped on a pop top. Cut my heel had to take UBER back home.” “I left my surfboard wax on the dashboard and it turned to mush.” “I got a ding on my surfboard when I dropped it on the hood ornament on the Cadillac Escapade.” “I should have bought a green Corvette, the red one attracts the wrong kind of woman.” “My BMW doesn’t have a Heads Up Display, what was I thinking?!” “I had a flat tire on my boat trailer.” “I don’t have a boat trailer.” “We missed our connecting flight from Cancun and had to wait almost two hours in Houston.” (I feel your pain on that one). “I drank too much El Guapo and my head hurts.”
Tides of the Week Tides for Bob Hall Pier July 13 - July 20
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13
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8:09 AM
1.3
Low
3:34 PM
0.7
14
High
6:31 PM
15
Low
12:45 AM
15
High
8:28 AM
15
Low
3:38 PM 8:34 PM
0.8
1:35 AM
8:45 AM
4:03 PM
High
“I ran out of El Guapo before I drank enough for a hangover.”
Low
16
High
“No one goes to the beach, it’s too crowded.”
16
Low
“The ferry line is too long.”
16
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M
17
Low
17
High
1.2
8:26 PM
Set 12:36 PM
0.5 0.5
6:44 AM
Rise 12:54 AM
1.1
8:26 PM
Set 1:35 PM
0.3
6:44 AM
Rise 1:34 AM
1.1
8:26 PM
Set 2:36 PM
4:42 PM
1.1
6:45 AM
Rise 2:18 AM
1.0
8:25 PM
Set 3:39 PM
1.1 1.4
6:46 AM
Rise 3:05 AM
-0.5
8:25 PM
Set 4:44 PM
1.6
6:46 AM
Rise 3:57 AM
-0.7
8:24 PM
Set 5:49 PM
Low
High
“My boyfriend has feet like a runaway slave.”
18
Low
18
High
12:48 AM
Low
High
“When the power went out my Wi-Fi stopped working, I thought they were separate.”
“The tax value on my house is more than I can sell it for.”
19
Low
Th
20
High
“My neighbor left his garbage can over my property line, and you can see them from the street. Isn’t there a law.”
“The traffic was backed up on Saturday coming onto The Island.”
20
Low
9:01 AM
5:28 PM
2:26 AM
6:18 PM 7:11 PM
50
38
-0.3
3:30 AM
61
0.0
6:03 AM
87
0.9 0.8
“Why isn’t there a bridge over Packery Channel at the beach? I had to drive all the way around.”
Rise 12:16 AM
18
“I got stuck on the beach and somebody had to pull me out. I missed the first two puzzles on Wheel of Fortune.”
6:43 AM
17
“The ice melted in my ice chest while I was at the beach and I still had two beers left and they got Rodeo Cool! I had to walk down the beach all the way to Mikel Mays to get a cold one.”
0.2
8:58 AM
Moon Visible
0.8
2:48 AM
Tu
“My keister hurts and I can’t find my car. Where’s the last place you saw it? Well, it was right here on the end of my key. You know you’re not wearing any pants? Oh man, I think they got my girlfriend too!”
10:40 PM
“Why do I have to drive all the way to Lubbock to get a Chilton? And why don’t they make them with tequila?”
“We don’t have a grocery store.”
Sa
19
“It’s hot and humid.”
71
High
18
“It’s humid.”
8:27 PM
“The wind isn’t blowing hard enough to go sailing and the motor makes too much noise.”
80
14
“It’s hot.”
Set 11:38 AM
14
“I can’t get my sailboat out of Packery Channel. I’m going to have to downsize.”
6:43 AM
16
“The wind is blowing too hard to go sailing.”
0.0
W
“I left the lid up on my Yeti and it filled up with rainwater, I pulled the plug and it was okay… but still.”
Rise 11:38 PM
12:03 AM
“Why is the water so shallow next to the beach? It wasn’t that way when I lived in… Florida, California, Bora Bora…”
“I need a bottom job.”
Set 10:42 AM
8:27 PM
Low
15
“Why is it so far to Port Aransas? They should have made The Island shorter.”
6:42 AM
“The traffic on Sunday was backed up leaving The Island.”
1.4
14
“My housekeeper left a cigarette butte in the ash tray on the patio.”
“I hit my tee shot into the rough and I think it went into a gopher hole. I’m not taking a stroke that’s a Natural Hazzard!”
Sunrise Moon Time Sunset
Su
“Why do tourists feed the seagulls? And why do they like to dig a big hole on the beach and sit in it? What’s up with that?”
Height in Feet
27 17
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July 13, 2017
Island Moon
Senior Moments
Amelia Earhart Captured and Killed?
Anecdotingly
Revenge of the Babysat By Abigail Bair
By Dotson Lewis
Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: Ever since 1937 I have been fascinated by the story of Amelia Earhart’s failed around-the-world flight. When I started working on this report a couple of weeks ago, I had no idea that The History Channel had scheduled its version of the Amelia Earhart disappearance. So notwithstanding, I decided to give you Moon Monkeys the opinion with which I agree the most. Clive Irving, Fukiko Aoki, Lieutenant Sachinao Kouzu, and my friend Tommy Thompson contributed to this article.
A New Photo Supposedly Shows The Aviatrix Was Taken Alive
The War In The Pacific Didn’t Begin With Pearl Harbor It began on July 7, 1937, five days after Earhart disappeared, when a minor clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing suddenly turned into all-out war between the two nations. The last thing the Japanese needed was to inflame American opinion by murdering the world’s most-famous woman. Although they had a formidable air force and navy the Japanese were distracted by Soviet Russia’s claims to Japanese islands and at that time they also feared American naval power in the Pacific. America, in turn, wanted no part of the war in China. Just how anxious both the U.S. and Japan were to avoid conflict was revealed by an incident in December 1937. An American gunboat, the USS Panay, that was allowed to patrol the Yangtze River by international agreement, was called in to evacuate staff from the U.S. embassy in Nanking, as well as some international journalists as the Japanese carpetbombed the city. The Panay sailed upriver to what the captain thought would be a safe refuge and anchored alongside other boats laden with Chinese refugees. But a swarm of Japanese bombers attacked all the boats, including the Panay. Two U.S. crewmen and an Italian journalist were killed. The Japanese claimed that the attack was an accident. President Roosevelt was so anxious that the bombing should not lead to calls for retaliation that he censored newsreel footage. The Japanese, alarmed that they might have awakened a sleeping tiger, paid $2.2 million in compensation.
Then There Is How the Japanese Treated Charles Lindbergh A new theory about the fate of Amelia Earhart is seriously undermined by evidence that has been brought to light. The theory, which was aired Sunday (July 9th) in the History Channel documentary, claims that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were rescued by the Japanese after crash landing in the Marshall Islands and then taken to a Japanese prison where they died in captivity. The pivot of the documentary’s case is a photograph, undated, of a wharf at Jaluit Island, one of the scores of atolls that make up the Marshall Islands. A forensic expert who specializes in facial recognition appears in the program to support the claim that Earhart and Noonan are among a group of people on the wharf. Just beyond the wharf, in the harbor, is a Japanese military vessel identified as the Koshu Maru. The documentary suggests that after this picture was taken Earhart and Noonan were arrested and taken aboard the Koshu Maru and that a barge alongside contained the remains of their Lockheed Electra airplane. According to the documentary, it is likely that the Koshu Maru then sailed for the island of Saipan where the two Americans were imprisoned and then killed. The role of the Koshu Maru (maru means ship in Japanese) is therefore crucial to the theory that Earhart and Noonan are, indeed, the people in the photograph.
Eyewitness Testimony Says The Claim Is False In 1982 a Japanese author and journalist, Fukiko Aoki, published a book in Japanese, Looking for Amelia. She found a surviving crewmember of the Koshu Maru, a telegraphist named Lieutenant Sachinao Kouzu. He told her that, like other Japanese ships in the western Pacific, they were told that Earhart had disappeared while over the ocean and were alerted to look out for any sign of the airplane and, if they did, seek to rescue Earhart and Noonan. After a few days, said Kouzo, the alert was dropped. At no time did anyone on Koshu Maru set eyes on the Americans, alive or dead. Aoki wrote “Her interest in the Earhart story was sparked when she read a story about four Japanese meteorologists who were assigned to a weather station on Greenwich Island in the South Pacific. As soon as they arrived at the station early in July 1937, they received a government message to look out for the aviators and, if they saw them, to organize a rescue operation. They saw nothing. The disappearance of Amelia Earhart looks so different from the Japanese and American sides. One of the weathermen, an old guy called Yoneji Inoue, protested against the theory that Amelia was captured and executed by the Japanese. I wanted to find out what really happened. I found and checked the log of the Koshu Maru, but of course I couldn’t find any description of the capture of Amelia Earhart.” Aoki later moved to New York where she became bureau chief for the Japanese edition of Newsweek. She has written 12 books. Looking for Amelia was republished as a paperback in 1995 but only in Japanese. As Aoki’s research indicates, the assumption that the Japanese military was under orders to arrest and quietly kill Earhart and Noonan them shows little understanding of what was happening in the Pacific at the time.
In August 1931, he flew from Alaska across the Bering Sea to Japan in a seaplane with his wife Anne. Thick fog forced Lindbergh to make a blind landing using only his instruments. After touchdown, with the engine shut down, the airplane drifted dangerously close to rocks and was rescued by a Japanese boat that towed them to a safe harbor. When they reached Tokyo the Japanese gave the Lindbergh’s a welcome that one newspaper said was “one of the greatest demonstrations ever seen in the ancient capital.” As for Earhart, there was no military intelligence value to the Japanese in getting their hands on her Lockheed Electra. The Electra was widely used by airlines across the world and held no technological secrets. By 1937 the Japanese were mass-producing a Mitsubishi bomber so far superior to the similarly-sized Electra that when it was converted to an airliner it flew a record-breaking round-the-world flight. The theory that Earthart crash landed in the Marshall Islands is not supported by the basic rules of geography and navigation. It rests on the idea that, once Earhart realized she had missed a scheduled rendezvous with a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on tiny Howland Island, she reversed direction. The Marshall Islands are 800 miles northwest of Howland Island, way beyond the range of the Electra as it was running low on gas at the end of a long leg from Papua, New Guinea, over the Pacific. Dotson’s Other Note: It appears to me that the evidence debunks the History Channel’s theory. There have always been various theories, so in 1947 shortly after I landed in Japan, I met and questioned a number of former members of the Japanese Imperial Army who had been in and around the Mili Atoll, the Jamuit Atoll and Saipan between 1936 and 1940, and none of them had even heard rumors that Amelia and Fred had been found alive. Some of those I talked to had participated in the futile search. My good friend Tommy Thompson was my interpreter when I was talking to the Japanese. Tommy was a POW in Japan from 1943 to 1945, so he was reasonably fluent in the language, He was an expert in giving and obeying commands in Japanese. He also told me that he knew the names and history of every American civilian who was and/or had been a prisoner of the Japanese between 1936 and 1945. Tommy maintained that the American POWs had the world’s best communication system! I wonder what ever happened to Tommy. The last time I heard of him was in Korea in January 1950, he had just received orders for a seven day R&R to Tokyo. What did you think of the History Channel report? If you missed it, you can get a copy or view it online. Your thoughts regarding this or any articles appearing in The Island Moon are greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading and commenting on Senior Moments. I can be reached at: dlewis1@stx.rr.com and/or Land Line: 361-949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475. Please Note: The next Veterans Round Table Meeting will be Tuesday, July 18, 2017, 9-11 AM, 3209 S. Staples. All Veterans, their families and anyone interested in Veterans affairs, are invited. Coffee & doughnuts are provided. Hope to see you there. Also our Veterans Radio Round Table is on the air on KEYS AM 1440, 8 – 9 AM, Saturdays. The next will air July 15, 2017. Please listen and call in. The listener/text line is: 361-560-5397…It’s your show. Hang in there/Have fun!
Abigails Note: This week has been a blur of jam packing every last bit of fun into my nephews' time with us, and trying to locate all of their possessions in order to pack them. The kids are on the plane and we still haven't found Avery's hoodie. It's possible that it leapt into another dimension to avoid being used as a dog toy. This article is about when they boys were small. Avery was one and a half and Jovanni was barely five. I wasn’t the “classiest” of care providers, but I also babysat for free. You get what you pay for.
say, Reykjavik, but in South Texas those people looked like method actors auditioning to be the new Pillsbury Doughboy. There were also around 250 really ticked off cats. We walked around a little bit with Avery securely strapped into his stroller (the Sticky Wheel 5000), and watched some of the cat judging. Evaluating show kitties basically involves picking the cat up and stretching it out until it resembles a tube with ears and feet, and then putting it down and then dangling a little sparkly pom pom thing in its face until the animal gets angry enough to try to hit it.
In the beginning… This story begins in a compact car filled with cranky children. Naptime was fast approaching and it was paramount that the baby be kept awake during the ride. If Avery fell asleep in the car, even for a second, he wouldn’t nap – a total tragedy. I sang loud nonsense songs, desperate to keep the kids awake, but Avery was nodding off. Finally, Jovanni popped up with this gem, “Auntie, Avery farted and it’s stinky back here!” “Come on J.” I volleyed, “You’re just blaming it on Avery. The smeller’s the feller, you know!” “No way, I DIDN’T FART.” “Okay, dude. “Sometimes my Daddy farts, though, Auntie.” “Wow, J.” I replied, exploiting the opening. “Do you know that your grandpa is the grand champion farter of all time is?” “Really?!?” “Yeah, J. and do you know how Grandma farts?” “How, Auntie?” “She LIFTS HER RIGHT LEG and lets out three or four little ones and then one that sounds like a whistle.” “You mean like THIS, Auntie,” J. started making super loud fart sounds, but then (beneath his cacophony) I started hearing tiny, “Pbbbfffftsss.” “Now, you’re getting it Jojo! Is Avery making noises, too?” “Yeah, he’s doing it! “ A few miles later, after we’d all been joyously sounding off for several minutes, Jojo said, “Okay, Auntie, I don’t want to talk about farts anymore.” “PBBBBBBFFFFFFT,” Avery replied. The baby was a genius.
Onward! The next morning I decided to revisit the topic. “Hey, J. remember how I told you that Grandpa is the world grand champion of farts?” “Yeah!” “Do you know what Grandpa used to do to us every Christmas?” “No, Auntie? What did he DO?” I glanced in the rearview mirror, both children were paying perfect attention, eyes as wide as saucers “Every year on Christmas day, your Grandpa used to make us drive 5 HOURS to go to Grandma Jasmin’s house. It’s cold in Kansas in the winter time, so we had to have the windows up in the car and the heater on. EVERY YEAR your Grandpa would get a gigantic cup of McDonald’s coffee, lock us all in the car, and FART the ENTIRE way to Goodland. Stinky, horrible, nasty, oily farts! Your Daddy and I would BEG to roll the window down, but Grandpa didn’t want to let any of the heat out of the car. We used to just open the window a tiny crack and put our noses up to it for miles until he caught us and made us put it up. When we got to Grandma Jasmin’s and finally opened the door, your Daddy and I would fall out of the car and flop around on the ground like dying fish. Grandpa always said we were overdramatic, and maybe we were, but the stench of Grandpa farts could really get under your skin. If you smelled your arm three hours later, the Grandpa stink would still be there. It was horrible!” “Really, Auntie? Grandpa REALLY did that?”
Cat show judging. I wouldn't lie to you. Everything was going swimmingly until Avery realized that there were cats everywhere and that he was being negligent in his sworn duty to grab every single one of them. We turned him loose. Two seconds later, he started sticking his pudgy little baby fingers in every cat cage, cruising for a nasty bite or scratch. I told him, “No,” and he started screaming. The Rev moved swiftly. She grabbed a lollipop off of a nearby table, unwrapped it, and shoved it straight into Avery’s mouth. He broke into a beaming smile. Once his salivary glands were activated the child became a geyser. Rivulets of drool ran from his mouth, soaking the front of the brand new shirt we’d just changed him into. I picked him up and ran him out of the show before he got stuck to a fancy cat. Baby spit oozed down my arms and dripped onto the floor in sticky, pendulous, globs. We sat down in a very nice chair with a panoramic ocean view. Avery kept drooling, having by now produced the approximate volume of the English Channel in spit. He smiled, his bottom lip laden with dribble, looking like a dam about to overflow. You could see the burgeoning viscosity. Then he stuck out his tongue, and went, “PBBBBBBFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTT!!!” “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” I screamed, but too late. I was covered from the top of my head to my waist in baby spit. I wiped us both off (unsuccessfully) with a diaper, and walked back into the cat show. We found the Rev examining a disdainful Siamese “What happened?!?” she exclaimed. I looked like something out of the Black Lagoon. I could feel my escaped hair sticking to my cheeks, and my shirt was plastered wetly to my chest. “Avery mouth farted,” I said. “Thanks for feeding him that lollipop” Mother started laughing, slowly at first, and then with her hand over her mouth to mute the guffaws. Tears streamed down her face. “It seemed like a good idea at the time,” she choked. “Whatever,” I said, putting Avery back into his stroller. “What a KEEE-UTE baby,” cooed a cat lady. Avery struggled against his bonds, sensing the possibility of further suckers. “Dude, you can’t be free! Quit it!”
“Yep, Jojo, and if you don’t watch out, he’ll do it to you, too!”
“Yes, honey, you can’t be free -- just like all the kitties!” tittered the cat lady.
“I don’t want Grandpa to take me to swimming lessons, Auntie. I’ll smell like FARTS the whole time!”
“Actually, he can’t be free because I’m pretty sure he’d stick to the rug and we’d have to use adhesive remover and an industrial sized spatula to get him loose.”
A grandfather’s revenge
“He certainly is a wet one,” the cat lady replied.
Jojo has always been something of a cat whisperer, so the next afternoon, the Rev and I decided to take the children to a cat show at the Omni. We paid our entrance fees and walked into a room filled with the whitest people I have ever seen in my life. The cat show crowd might have some competition on the paleness front in,
That was potentially the understatement of the decade. The kid was a drool tsunami, which is probably why no one had taught him how to make fart noises. Lesson learned.
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Love Crepes But… By Chef Vita Jarrin We Americans love our breakfast foods. We can’t get enough of eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and the list goes on. Many of us actually like breakfast foods for lunch and even dinner. So much so, that our food culture has changed and figured out how to incorporate such foods as waffles, pancakes and crepes into savory day to day meals.
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Crepe Recipe: 2 Large Eggs ¾ C Milk ½ C Water 1 C Flour 3 Tbs. Melted Butter Butter for coating the pan
Directions for Plain Crepes: Add liquid to blender and then flour and pulse for 10 seconds. Place in refrigerator for 1 hour. This allows for bubbles to settle and the crepes will be less likely to break. This batter will keep for up to 48 hours.
For a while… all the rage has been chicken and waffles. Tune into cooking shows and you’ll see donuts are popular choice for a bun with burger fixings inside. This rage has been so popular that food trucks, carnivals, and restaurants have now started successfully serving these dishes on a daily basis. So what about the Crepe? Where does the crepe fit into all of this? Crepes originated in France and were often served in either a fancy restaurant in a dish called Crepes Suzette, flambéed table side, or as a street food in a creperie stall. Unlike here in the United States, crepes in France can be served as a dessert or as a savory dish. I know most of us assume because it has such a fancy name and they are so delicate that they are difficult to make. Quite to the contrary, once you learn this easy crepe recipe I am going to share with you today, you can be sure to enjoy it for breakfast with berries and cream, or for lunch with black forest ham and Swiss cheese. Crepes are also a great choice for dessert with a dollop of Nutella, strawberries and a heaping scoop of ice cream on top. You don’t need a fancy crepe maker for this thin batter delicacy, all you need is a blender and a non-stick 8 inch skillet.
Heat a small nonstick pan and add butter to coat. Pour 1 oz of batter in the center of the pan and swirl the pan and spread the batter evenly while making circles with your wrist. Cook for 30 seconds and flip. Cook for 10 more seconds and remove it by placing it on a cutting board. Lay them flat to cool and continue with the rest of the batter until done. For Savory Variations: Add ¼ tsp. salt, ¼ C fresh chopped herbs, pinch of nutmeg &
cayenne and a savory filling of choice when done. Sweeter Variation: Add 2 ½ Tbsp. Sugar, 1 Tsp. Vanilla extract, and 2 Tbsp. and you can even add 2 Tbsp. of liqueur of choice.
Tip of the Week: Make this recipe and include your family… try both sweet and savory and allow them to choose the fillings and sit down together and enjoy all of your creations together!!! Most of all…. Enjoy yourself, get creative, try new things and most of all have fun!!! Happy Eats!
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James Harden Tops Stephen Curry with a $228 Million Contract By Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: This being hot stove league time in the NFL and NBA, it is inevitable that the players’ salaries are a big chunk of the discussions. After reading the headline above and hearing many complaints from “poor” NFL players, I thought it would be timely to figure out why, if true, there is a discrepancy in salaries. The following is what I discovered. Writers Adrian Wojnarowski and Tom Ziller contributed to this report.
up with a feeding frenzy for middle-tier and lower-tier free agents, especially when the NBA team salary cap jumps up as it has in 2016 (and will again in 2017). This is not the case in the NFL, where (for the most part) the stars are paid like stars and the lower-tier players are paid like lower-tier players. The NBA rookie scale is very small. The No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, Ben Simmons, will make $4.9 million in 2016-17, or 5 percent of the team salary cap. In 2017-18 he'll make $5.1 million, or 4.7 percent of the
James Harden-NBA Why Do NBA Players Make So Much More Than NFL Stars? NBA players get a bigger slice of league revenue than do NFL players. Under the current labor deal, NBA players get roughly half of all league revenue before expenses. Given an estimated $6 billion in qualifying NBA league revenue, players are allotted roughly $3 billion in total. There are mechanisms in place to ensure that players get their share of basketball-related income guaranteed to them under the collective bargaining agreement. The NFL revenue split is more complex, with varying splits based on income source and some other carve-outs for franchisees (like stadium credits). But the upshot is that NFL players are collectively guaranteed just under half of league revenues. That comes out to about $6 billion or so, given projections that NFL revenue will surpass $13 billion next season.
projected $108 million team cap. And he's the No. 1 pick! Lower first-round picks are capped even tighter, all for the first four years of their careers. As with maximums for superstars, this means more money for the NBA middle class. The NFL recently got its own rookie contracts under control. No. 1 pick Jared Goff will make only marginally more than Simmons over the next four years. In addition, because of the league's age minimums, NFL draft picks are in theory better prepared (physically, if nothing else) to produce early in their career as opposed to the NBA's 19-year-olds. Why is this an issue? Say 35 total NBA draft picks (from both rounds in the current year plus stashed players from previous years)
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This is the big one. NFL players get twice as much total money as NBA players, but that money is spread over almost four times as many athletes. There are 32 NFL teams with 53 roster spots each, making for 1,696 NFL players at any given moment. There are 30 NBA teams with 15 roster spots each, making for 450 NBA players. (Many NBA teams carry just 13 or 14 players, as well. NFL teams do not typically go under 53.) Basic math bears out how important this basic fact is to the issue at hand. With $6 billion spread over 1,696 players, the average annual NFL salary would be about $3.5 million. With $3 billion shared among 450 players, the average annual NBA salary is roughly $6.7 million. So just because of roster sizes, the average NBA salary is roughly double that of the average NFL salary. The NBA's player maximums inflate the salaries of the middle class. The NBA has a soft salary cap structure — you're more likely to see teams exceed the cap than sit under it. But there is a hard cap on individual player salaries. These figures are based on percentages of the cap and years of service. Veterans with a decade in the league can sign deals starting at 35 percent of the cap. So LeBron James, who's been around 13 seasons, can't sign for more than a starting salary of about $33 million this season, even though every team in the league would offer him $50 million or more if given the opportunity. If LeBron is worth $60 million per year but can only make $33 million, that other $27 million has to go somewhere. The max salaries are lower for younger players: Kevin Durant has nine years in, so he can only sign for a starting salary that is 30 percent of the team cap. (That's why he's likely to sign a short deal; his max salary increases to 35 percent next year, once he has 10 years in the league.) Players signing their first contract after their rookie deal can only go up to 25 percent unless they meet strict criteria to exceed it (multiple All-NBA nods, an MVP, etc.). These are artificial constraints that depress the freedom of teams to give the best NBA players what they are truly worth on the court. But that $3 billion has to be spent! So we end
make opening night rosters. That's almost 8 percent of the entire league on small, fixed-rate contracts. Some of these players might not be productive, but teams will keep them on their rosters with hopes of developing their potential. That limitation on the available roster spots for veteran players inflates the dollar value for that middle class. This will likely change in the next NBA labor deal, possibly with rookie scale deals becoming percentages of the team salary cap instead of set dollar amounts. (There's talk the league could also expand roster sizes to add developmental slots.) The NBA's salary cap structure diminishes the role of non-guaranteed contracts. A huge difference in NFL and NBA player salaries is that only a fraction of the typical NFL contract is guaranteed. Most NBA contracts are fully guaranteed, or include a player option. There are plenty of team options or nonguaranteed contracts out there. But because of the issues described above -- there's so much money to go around, and you can't pay the superstars more if you wanted to -- players and their agents have power and can wave away non-guarantees. That power doesn't exist for the NFL middle class. Only the biggest stars get huge signing bonuses (which equate to guarantees, effectively). There are also some factors beyond the basic math that lead to larger NBA contracts than NFL contracts. These likely have a much smaller impact than the above factors. Dotson’s Other Note: For the record, as of press time, James Harden is the *NBA’s highest paid player, and Derek Carr is the *NFL’s highest paid player. *Subject to change any minute. Your comments, suggestions, questions and concerns regarding Sports Talk articles are greatly appreciated, please call the Benchwarmers at 361-560-5397 weekdays, Mondays thru Fridays, 5-7 PM, or contact me. Phone: 361-949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475 Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com Have fun -30-
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Look into those eyes. Notice that smile. Now you know why so many stop by to see him. They come by, young and old, to say “hello,” pay their respects, to place their hand on his shoulder or shake his hand. Most of them want to take a picture with him. Because of his WWII military service, he has been written about as much as any Corpus Christi resident. There are not many Pearl Harbor survivors left, and his life story is indeed incredible.
But this is a tribute to a baseball fan. I imagine that Marvin Alexander’s life is divided by the four things he loves most: his God, his country, his family and baseball, and maybe not necessarily in that order. After 94 years, I’m sure he has stood for the National Anthem more times than there are stars in the sky. A Corpus Christi Hooks’ season-ticket holder from the beginning (2005), he sits four seats away to my right. It seems like he has always been there and, in fact, for me he pretty much has. Seat 8, Row 16, Section 117 should have a nameplate with his name attached to it. For years his beloved wife, Mary, joined him, until sadly she left us two years ago. Now his sons, Marvin Jr. and Mike, bring their dad to see the Hooks play. It seems he’s always had a baseball heart. As I got to know Mr. Alexander more and more, I wondered where his love for the game of baseball came from. Turns out he was a pretty darn good pitcher, while in the Navy. After the war, Mr. Alexander was stationed at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. During the late 1940’s, a baseball team was organized. This semi-pro league was made up of several auxiliary air stations. “We played all summer long against teams located at Cabaniss Field, Rodd Field, Cuddihy Field, Chase field, Waldron Field, and in Kingsville and Laredo,” said Marvin. I asked him about his best pitch. He described it as an “In” pitch. Now remember, baseball terms were different in the 1940’s. What he was describing was a fastball inside on the righthand hitters. He also owned a fine curveball. “In 1947, you pitched all nine innings in those days” said Marvin. “There was no such thing as relief pitchers. If you couldn’t go nine innings you didn’t pitch.”
So in total, thanks to labor deals reached between the leagues and unions, NBA players collectively earn about $3 billion per year and NFL players collectively earn about $6 billion per year. There are almost four times as many NFL roster spots as NBA roster spots.
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When I asked him who his favorite baseball players were, he surprised me. “I followed
the local guys, Burt Hooten and Bart Shirley’s careers,” he said. There are several funny stories that his boys have shared with me. “In 2010, on Mom and Dad’s 70th wedding anniversary, they decided to go to the Hooks game to celebrate,” laughed Marvin Jr. “We had so much fun. The ballpark ushers got together and decorated Mary’s seat,” said Mr. Alexander. “Dad loved playing baseball; he was pitching on the day I was born,” exclaimed his younger son, Mike. “I was born at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi at the Navy hospital.” “Yeah, and I won that day,” laughed Marvin. “I think the score was 5-2.” Mike would grow up with his dad’s love for baseball. Mike pitched for Carroll High School before receiving a scholarship to pitch at Blinn College. After two years there, Mike transferred to Sam Houston State and continued his dream. Marvin and Mary Alexander married in 1940. A friend of mine, Marty Robinson, attends all the Sunday games with me. He once asked Mr. Alexander, “How do you stay married for more than 70 years?” Marvin just smile and answered, “Two words --Yes Dear.” Alexander later said, “She never raised her voice at me.” Oh, how I would love to see through those baby blues if for only a moment. The players he has seen, the stories he could tell. Hunter Pence with that funny swing and Ben Zobrist hitting line drives like he owned the place. Mr. Alexander was one of the 9,022 fans who showed up to watch Roger Clemens strike out 11 in just six innings, on June 11, 2006. That same season, he pulled for the team to win their first Texas League Championship. Marvin liked watching J.D. Martinez roaming the Hooks’ outfield. He also enjoyed watching Jason Castro shut down the running game, while cheering for a George Springer “dinger.” He admired the quickness of Jose Altuve’s bat and the long, accurate arm of Carlos Correa. He smiled at a Dallas Keuchel’s slider and raved about Alex Bregman’s glove play at third base. Andy Rooney once said, “The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.” So, if you find yourself at Whataburger Field and you want to meet an extraordinary gentleman, stop by and say hello to a former pitcher, Marvin Alexander. Here’s wishing my friend fair winds and following seas. Andy Purvis is a local author and radio personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. com for all the latest info on his books or to listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books are available online and can be found in the local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be contacted at purvis.andy@mygrande.net. Also listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s Q & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc.com 1230 AM, 96.1 FM and 103.3 FM. The home of the Houston Astros.
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Seafood and Steaks from 9-2 p.m. You must be pre-registered. For more information and official Tournament Rules Please visit: http:// saltyaggies.com/events/fishing-tournament Or call 361 673 6830.
All events (the kickoff meeting, weigh-in, and Lil’ Angler tournament will be held at Doc’s Seafood and Steaks.
The Kickoff Meeting is Friday, August 4th at 6 pm. The tournament is Saturday, August 5th starting at 6 a.m. with the weigh-In 12-2. Cost is $100 per unguided Adult Angler, $150 per guided Adult Angler.
This year’s tournament will consist of separate Unguided and Guided fishing divisions, FREE activities for all ages, and fishing for children 5-12 in our Lil’ Angler’s Program. The Salty Aggie Fishing Tournament & Kidfish is held to raise scholarship funds for local kids attending Texas A&M in College Station. Entry includes t-shirt, Friday Night appetizers, door prizes and Saturday Lunch. Cash prizes awarded for heaviest Redfish and Trout and additional side pots are available. There will be a FREE kids tent and Kidfish at Doc’s
The Lil’ Anglers Tournament is Saturday, August 5th from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. with free activities for all ages and fishing for children 5-12. Sponsorships are still available. For more information please visit http:// saltyaggies.com/events/fishing-tournament Or call 361 673 6830.
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Padre Islanders Suzanne & Gary Balluck visited winter Texans Dan and Laura at their summer home in Haines, Alaska
We moved out to the island 5 years ago and have truly enjoyed reading The Island Moon, we recently traveled to Waikiki, Hawaii with our daughter's Erika & Allie. I brought the newspaper to snap a picture. I hope you can use them. Thank you Mike and Linda Pena
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This photo was taken from the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, on a passage from Tampa Bay, Fl to Corpus Christi, TX. on the sailboat "Kathryn", a 38 foot Island Packet. Steve Janett, Padre Island Yacht Club, is pictured holding the Moon. He was accompanied by two crew members: Steve Indralunas, Bay Yacht Club and Bill Seller North Channel Yacht Club. The passage from Tampa Bay to Corpus took six days. The photos were taken on 6-26-17 at 27 degrees 43 minutes North and 89 degrees 52 minutes West
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