What happens in Eureka....stays on YouTube

Hey, don't buy school supplies. ...at least not until August. The 2011 Arkansas Legislature passed a sales tax holiday during the first week of August each year from now on. On Aug 6 -- 7 there will be no state or local sales tax on school supplies. It also applies to clothing and foot wear under $100 per item and equipment under $50.

Speaking of school...should be an interesting time at the County Clerk's office around noon on Friday when the chance to file for a seat on the Eureka Springs District School Board goes away. ...As of Tuesday night only three people had filed for Position 1 -- Charles Templeton, Tori Bush and David Blankenship but that leaves Position 2 and Position 7 with no contenders at all. ...Except maybe Sam Kirk, Al Larson and Bill King? ...Word from the clerk's office is that none of the incumbents, Debbie Smith, Rusty Windle and Kristie Drebenstedt filed to keep their seats as yet. ...Since all the seats are At Large, and so many people have their briefs in a bunch over what's going on, it seems there should be a crowd on the lawn with pitchforks.

Is there anyone out there who still doesn't believe global warming is real? To borrow a phrase from my friend, Buzz Auf, "It's as hot as a Louisiana Christmas bonfire on the levee out there."

That calls for some comments from the Hot Weather Rant files. ...I see City Council made it to You Tube. ...Here we are in the annals of small towns gone amok (once again) as an alternative to cute kitty videos. ...Speaking of cute kitties, if you're in public service, you probably shouldn't be feeding the deer since council passed the ordinance banning it. ...I'm just sayin.' Isn't do as I say, not as I do a little unfair? ...So is this flagrant disregard the smell of anarchy or just the odor of free spirit being toasted to a crisp? ...No wait, we voted for laws. It's just that nobody pays any attention to them. So...pseudoanarchy? ...government by suggestion? ...What a paradise.

Here's one from the dePlace Tome of Great Ideas: How about we divide the town into groups of like mind and make our own little cities? ...For instance, in my city (If you're one of the city's great servers, don't read any further. If you do, please don't spit in my food) there wouldn't be any servers coming to the table interrupting an obviously deep conversation by asking, "Are y'all doin' okay?" Yes. Go away. Followed three minutes later by, "Are y'all still doing okay?" And again three minutes later. ...Is it just me or is that question too existential for food service purposes in the first place and maddeningly annoying in the second? ...Whatever happened to simple rules of observation? If my plate is full, my beer is foaming and I'm busy talking, I'm obviously okay. ...Perversely and conversely, when my coffee cup is empty, my hand is in the air and I'm searching around the room for attention, where the hell are you?

Meanwhile, you can tell me where you are at oliverdeplace@hotmail.com. And don't bother visiting my Facebook page. No one else does. I'm over it.