Golly, Mr. Conaway...I began to read this article and felt very good that once again, the Fillmore Fire Department and all Ventura FD's are participating in this new toy drive for Christmas giveaways and seeing the Metrolink "Spark of Love" Holiday Train Express should be quite a civic event! But, I was wanting to get a bright green fire truck from you this Christmas...that is, until I saw the small sentence in the article..."Gifts donated here, stay here". Then my balloon burst. But, maybe the boomerang is still in the works, next time, if and when, you get to Australia. Just tell the pilot of the 747 to slow down over the island of the Philippines, and tell him to open the door, so you can throw it out over my house. I'll give you the coordinates. Merry Christmas (early) to all of you and the kids in Ventura County!

The boomerang offer continues to be on the table. 1000 points and it's yours.

Steve Conaway

Look at the 'Blogs and Forums' division. I think, once again, Steve, I have reached that "1000" goal you established. I have no idea how Martin comes up with the criteria for these "points", however. I hope he explains it someday. By the way, I sure hope that the Flashes won the game tonight! Oh...and oh, by the way, I think I have do do something quite dramatic for Fillmore other than just to make these personal-opinionated comments before I deserve to get a boomerang. Wished I could do some of that volunteering that Tom Ferrell sublimely suggested. I do a lot of that here, as I volunteer to even engineer some construction projects (I also have a 4-year degree in building construction from my earlier days before my 'Attorney Loophole' college days), and make donations to the indigent sick (human and work animals; i.e. carabaos, etc). My wife said if I keep up helping others, aside from the Mayor of this city, I, myself will fall into indigence! Best of luck and also to Mr. McSweeney and the rest of the City facilitators in making these Housing Workshops successful.

Come on Centurion, a smart guy like you with worldly and so much life experience as you claim,should have figured out the "points" formula by now.Here is how I see it...you must be a Posting Hog,the more you post,the higher your number becomes.Its not necessary to be a genius of nonsense,just posting a simple "Amen" will add to your "points" Hope that helps,you have 400 more points to go.(oh boy)

Maybe you are right, Agent86. But these points are sometimes far-apart from each other for some reason. For three examples: My 'Thanksgiving' B&F = 608 points. The next B&F comment was made by Centurion on the 'Giving Back To The Community'. That one = 608 (again). Then Fillmore1 got = 17. Steve commented and got = 203. On the 'Housing Workshop' B&F, Steve C = 203. Then, another short liner from Steve = 203, again. Then Tom Fennell commented and got = 57. Tom, again, = 57. LifeinFillmore = 15. Then Steve once again got = 203. Tom commented and got = 57 again. Then Centurion commented and got 608. Maybe if we took your theory and added possibly the distance from the Gazette these submittals are coming in from are coupled together, maybe this is the point criteria. The only one who really knows is the Gazette. Maybe it is a corporate secret, too! "Amen".

Well Centurion you're probably right,but I made it a rule to never argue with someone with too much time on their hands OR talks about themselves in third person.I find "posting for boomerang points"absurd. I would however suggest to you,next time you go on one of your World shopping sprees,just order a boomerang from Steve and buy one.

Oooooofffffffff

Time on their hands? I tell you what, 'Agent86' (second person plus an also-known-as), at least everybody knows my real name. Tell you what...you send me a list of those items that can fit into a 'door-to-door box', and the next time I get the shopping opportunity, just send me a list of the items YOU want by your email 'Hot Mail" account, and I will get you your items; possibly your own boomerang, too! Christmas is coming, ya know! Don't forget to wire me about $5,000, for my transportaion costs, taxi, hotel room, meals, and the items you request. Five-grand should cover my trouble. So, Special Agent Man, or more appropriate, 'Agent 99', (if you remember Maxwell Smart), just go away and keep yourself busy for awhile, and in the meantime, don't worry so much about the "B&F point system". We are just curious about what the criterias are, that's all. BTW, Pancone...that 'low-blow' did not hurt at all!

It's curious that you can't figure out the "points" formula...but you know I have a "hot mail" account.Where did you get the idea of me compensating you for your travels?...because of your inside information,and a few slip-ups on some of your postings I suspect your Physical Address is ;408 Orchard Street Fillmore, CA 93015.Don't hold your breath for the air fare or a generous compensation package.Although I just might send the office staff a box of chocolates or a fruit basket.I'm currently on a Top Secret mission,hopefully Agent99 will be delivering it.(she still looks good after all these years,WhooHoo!)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, 'Agent86'! I never did know how the points formula really worked, because sometimes various sites use their criterias differently. It is confusing. But I checked with the Gazette personally on this. The Hot Mail thing is just a guesstimate on my part. It is popular in your area. The deal on you compensating me came because I thought you wanted me to buy you something from one of my world excursions. This way, I could send you something to prove it actually came from a country overseas. Me, being a poor, unfortunate, un-monied, uneducated type of person, needed extra cash to satisfy the trip. This was just a joke, Agent86, about you sending me money. It is illegal, anyway, to request subsidizes over the internet for private-to-private reasons. Now, 'Agent 99' is a man, by the way. He was Don Adams, playing the part in a sitcom named, 'Maxwell Smart', and the name of the sitcom run was 'Agent 99' - in part. He was not a chicka. I really wished I DID reside at 408 Orchard Street in Fillmore!! Man, how I wished that I did! What is in the works at this time, is a consideration...I emphasize...consideration...with the Gazette staff [and possibly Steve Conaway will get involved, also], to send me by LBC, FedEx, or DHL, a poster from Fillmore. LBC is best. Once the poster of Fillmore is received at my home in the Philippines, I will have a photographer take two or three photos of me near signs and appropriate landmarks, holding the poster with me in the photo, then, in turn, I will send them back to the Gazette for some kind of entry to this web site, to show proof where I actually happen to be, and that the world can see I actually exist; dispelling your theories I live at 408 Orchard in Fillmore. Just do not go to 408 Orchard and bother those nice folks there, though. Leave this to the Gazette staff, the Mayor and me to work this out...and I kind of think it is fun! The Gazette already has my email address, and my physical address here. Not too many bloggers/posters even want their photos to appear tied-into their user nicknames, but I don't mind at all. So, one and all, and to Agent86...again, Happy Thanksgiving!

Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirized the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, the show starred Don Adams as Maxwell Smart as Agent 86, and Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 of CONTROL, a secret U.S. government spy agency.

Sure wish I capitalized agent to my code name...(sorry about that Chief!!)

Well agent86 you only missed by that much......