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Another Day in the “Land of Not Quite Right”

 Note:  Here is a story I wrote in 3rd person from my good friend Stu Markey's perspective.  Happy Birthday Stu. Hi my name is Stuart Markey. My friends call me anything from Stu to Stoo, from Commodore to Czar. Sitting in my meeting, I was pondering the ride just a few days ago and wonder how to tell the story of what happened. Today’s meeting is a crazed group of special interests and school board all trying to get some “fair” share the 3 billion in funds that I am supposed to manage. You see I am the Executive Director, Capital Improvement Bond Program Facilities Planning and Construction for the San Diego School district. I suppose I should be paying attention but right now I am thinking of the little ‘siesta’ that I took yesterday. While these guys are scrapping for millions, yesterday, I was at a dirt floor tire repair shop 100 miles south of Ensenada. Out in front of the tire repair shop, a scruffy little cat with an injured eye kept trying to get my attention. Fee...