Headless Hornman
@headlesshornman.bsky.social
Is this a delay to keep AA open? Didn't a judge rule that it should be closed because the feds didn't follow federal law that required environmental impact studies? That ruling was stayed because it was fully state funded and controlled. So maybe AA can stay open until money changes hands.
February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Is this a delay to keep AA open? Didn't a judge rule that it should be closed because the feds didn't follow federal law that required environmental impact studies? That ruling was stayed because it was fully state funded and controlled. So maybe AA can stay open until money changes hands.
The discussion of the land being "adjacent to" vs the port operation "affecting" the aquatic preserve still doesn't make the point that a channel and turning basin need to be dredged inside the preserve. Also the developer's own site plan extends into the preserve and FDOT-owned land.
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The discussion of the land being "adjacent to" vs the port operation "affecting" the aquatic preserve still doesn't make the point that a channel and turning basin need to be dredged inside the preserve. Also the developer's own site plan extends into the preserve and FDOT-owned land.
Yes, though not a bunch. I did get a 'you may know' that I did know, a guy from Iceland that I met in a bar in Greenland over 25 years ago. That at first surprised me but in retrospect he did have my email address.
January 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Yes, though not a bunch. I did get a 'you may know' that I did know, a guy from Iceland that I met in a bar in Greenland over 25 years ago. That at first surprised me but in retrospect he did have my email address.
Tbh you voted for Gillum before the escort/meth/vomit event (and the federal indictment/acquittal). I could never vote for DeSantis but I think I'd find someone on the undercard before voting for Gillum.
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Tbh you voted for Gillum before the escort/meth/vomit event (and the federal indictment/acquittal). I could never vote for DeSantis but I think I'd find someone on the undercard before voting for Gillum.
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The proposed cruise ship port in Manatee County is a terrible idea and is getting a lot of deserved pushback. IMO one thing lacking in coverage is imagery showing the scale of dredging and habitat destruction required to dock 1,000 foot long ships in this aquatic sanctuary. Here's a few.
The proposed cruise ship port in Manatee County is a terrible idea and is getting a lot of deserved pushback. IMO one thing lacking in coverage is imagery showing the scale of dredging and habitat destruction required to dock 1,000 foot long ships in this aquatic sanctuary. Here's a few.
January 24, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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The proposed cruise ship port in Manatee County is a terrible idea and is getting a lot of deserved pushback. IMO one thing lacking in coverage is imagery showing the scale of dredging and habitat destruction required to dock 1,000 foot long ships in this aquatic sanctuary. Here's a few.
The proposed cruise ship port in Manatee County is a terrible idea and is getting a lot of deserved pushback. IMO one thing lacking in coverage is imagery showing the scale of dredging and habitat destruction required to dock 1,000 foot long ships in this aquatic sanctuary. Here's a few.
January 24, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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The proposed cruise ship port in Manatee County is a terrible idea and is getting a lot of deserved pushback. IMO one thing lacking in coverage is imagery showing the scale of dredging and habitat destruction required to dock 1,000 foot long ships in this aquatic sanctuary. Here's a few.
The proposed cruise ship port in Manatee County is a terrible idea and is getting a lot of deserved pushback. IMO one thing lacking in coverage is imagery showing the scale of dredging and habitat destruction required to dock 1,000 foot long ships in this aquatic sanctuary. Here's a few.
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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The proposed cruise ship port in Manatee County is a terrible idea and is getting a lot of deserved pushback. IMO one thing lacking in coverage is imagery showing the scale of dredging and habitat destruction required to dock 1,000 foot long ships in this aquatic sanctuary. Here's a few.
The proposed cruise ship port in Manatee County is a terrible idea and is getting a lot of deserved pushback. IMO one thing lacking in coverage is imagery showing the scale of dredging and habitat destruction required to dock 1,000 foot long ships in this aquatic sanctuary. Here's a few.
January 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Two maps from the 2024 seagrass survey. The yellow box approximates the area of the earlier maps. The new channel will cut through huge area of patchy seagrass well outside of the map presented to the county (but still inside the preserve).
Two maps from the 2024 seagrass survey. The yellow box approximates the area of the earlier maps. The new channel will cut through huge area of patchy seagrass well outside of the map presented to the county (but still inside the preserve).
January 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Two maps from the 2024 seagrass survey. The yellow box approximates the area of the earlier maps. The new channel will cut through huge area of patchy seagrass well outside of the map presented to the county (but still inside the preserve).
Two maps from the 2024 seagrass survey. The yellow box approximates the area of the earlier maps. The new channel will cut through huge area of patchy seagrass well outside of the map presented to the county (but still inside the preserve).
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The boundaries of Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve and two excerpts from the state law establishing the aquatic preserve program. The preserve extends to the middle of Tampa Bay; effectively all of the new channel will be dredged in the preserve.
The boundaries of Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve and two excerpts from the state law establishing the aquatic preserve program. The preserve extends to the middle of Tampa Bay; effectively all of the new channel will be dredged in the preserve.
January 24, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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The boundaries of Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve and two excerpts from the state law establishing the aquatic preserve program. The preserve extends to the middle of Tampa Bay; effectively all of the new channel will be dredged in the preserve.
The boundaries of Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve and two excerpts from the state law establishing the aquatic preserve program. The preserve extends to the middle of Tampa Bay; effectively all of the new channel will be dredged in the preserve.
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Scaled ships on the developer' s proposed map. It's a mystery how they plan to arrange the berths but it's obvious that an immense area will be dredged or filled. Paradise Island and Skeet Key will cease to exist.
Scaled ships on the developer' s proposed map. It's a mystery how they plan to arrange the berths but it's obvious that an immense area will be dredged or filled. Paradise Island and Skeet Key will cease to exist.
January 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Scaled ships on the developer' s proposed map. It's a mystery how they plan to arrange the berths but it's obvious that an immense area will be dredged or filled. Paradise Island and Skeet Key will cease to exist.
Scaled ships on the developer' s proposed map. It's a mystery how they plan to arrange the berths but it's obvious that an immense area will be dredged or filled. Paradise Island and Skeet Key will cease to exist.
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I matched the scale and overlayed the Google view of Port Canaveral with four cruise ships at dock. Note the size of the basin required to be dredged at full channel depth to maneuver ships to the dock.
I matched the scale and overlayed the Google view of Port Canaveral with four cruise ships at dock. Note the size of the basin required to be dredged at full channel depth to maneuver ships to the dock.
January 24, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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I matched the scale and overlayed the Google view of Port Canaveral with four cruise ships at dock. Note the size of the basin required to be dredged at full channel depth to maneuver ships to the dock.
I matched the scale and overlayed the Google view of Port Canaveral with four cruise ships at dock. Note the size of the basin required to be dredged at full channel depth to maneuver ships to the dock.
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Here's map that the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social obtained through a public records request from Manatee County and a Google view of the same area. Note that the developer owns the land but the water is inside Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve.
Here's map that the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social obtained through a public records request from Manatee County and a Google view of the same area. Note that the developer owns the land but the water is inside Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve.
January 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Here's map that the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social obtained through a public records request from Manatee County and a Google view of the same area. Note that the developer owns the land but the water is inside Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve.
Here's map that the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social obtained through a public records request from Manatee County and a Google view of the same area. Note that the developer owns the land but the water is inside Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve.
That's the only lesson I remember from a technical writing class I took in the '80s as an engineering undergrad. Can't say it works for me; my writing is still slow and clunky.
January 23, 2026 at 1:25 AM
That's the only lesson I remember from a technical writing class I took in the '80s as an engineering undergrad. Can't say it works for me; my writing is still slow and clunky.
Not crazy about either choice unless the latter is a benefit like one of WMNF's tribute shows.
January 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Not crazy about either choice unless the latter is a benefit like one of WMNF's tribute shows.
Halloween 2020. I groomed hair with rancid bacon grease to attract flies.
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Halloween 2020. I groomed hair with rancid bacon grease to attract flies.