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Check out the article yourself; but, I just have to elaborate on a portion the reporter mentioned.

Yes, I AM un-employed. However, I have worked continuously for the past 30+ years without EVER being without a job or EVER accepting one cent from ANY government agency. I have only been out of work since early fall, when the company I worked for cut near half of its employee base, and sent our jobs to India, Malaysia, and Ukraine. (Thanks! LibreDigital, Inc.)

It’s been nearly two years since I’ve even been out on the roads wearing my shirt. And, I haven’t even been updating my website or writing blog entries during that time due to the civil lawsuit. I DON’T just sit around doing this instead of looking for a job. In fact, the whole sign holding/t-shirt wearing thing I did in the past, was WHILE I was working nights, often 50-60 hours a week!!

Anyway… I just had to add that little bit of clarification. Everything else is, of course, open to your interpretation as you see fit. Be sure to check out the numerous and varied comments at the end of the article. 

Well, it was a long time coming; but, all matters, criminal and civil, have been resolved between myself and the City of Lakeway, James Debrow, Hector Almaguer, and Jeff Brown.

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If you recall, I was detained, arrested and issued six tickets for various city code ordinances in April of 2009. Eight months later, I went to court in defense of the tickets I received. At the conclusion of four and a half hours of testimony, I was adjudged NOT-guilty on all charges — Duh! In email exchanges between city officials (which were acquired through public information requests), even the city manager intimated that he didn’t really think the charges that were levied against me were appropriate for the circumstances. However, prosecutor Scott Taliaferro was unwavering in his resolve to take my case to the full extent possible. Who knows why these frivolous charges weren’t dropped at my first appearance. Scratch that! — I know WHY, I just wonder WHO was the main influence to push the issue.

Regardless of the whos and whys, all the criminal charges were essentially dismissed (NOT guilty). But, not before a few interesting details came out in testimony. Shortly before trial, the prosecutor spoke with my attorney, discussing with him details about what Code Enforcement officer Jeff Brown had told him. Seems as though James Debrow had told Brown to find anything he could to write me tickets for — that “This was getting personal”!! Debrow wanted to slap me with ANYthing he could, just to flex his muscle and cost me time/money — all because his little feelings were hurt? Read the rest of this entry »