I can’t figure this one out. I recently had some computer issues (again) and had to have my computer hard drive reformatted (again). Now, when I went to save all my favorite sites, which actually aren’t my favorites but are listed as such for easier daily work, I clicked on Fort Bend County’s website. The next time I went to click on the favorites, here is something that popped up “This link is not authorized by Yahoo!

If you would like to continue to this link’s intended destination at your own risk, click here. “

Wow—how scary. Does Yahoo know something we don’t know? Is there some demon virus lurking on those pages that wipes out notes? Is there something on the site that is offensive to folks under the age of 18? The list goes on....

At any rate, I entered “at my own risk” found the information I was looking for and went on about my business. But every time I click on favorites, Yahoo reminds me that I am treading on dangerous territory by snooping on the Fort Bend County website.

Heck, I knew that—didn’t need the warning.

Precinct 3 Constable Rob Cook is facing quite a challenge in his quest to find out why files are missing from the county elections office and his own office. He says files can most likely be removed from the election’s office because of a lack of security there.

Election’s Administrator J. R. Perez isn’t so sure about that. The policy, which he said he inherited and supports, is for all incoming files to be copied and then put in a locked file cabinet. The copies are also put in a locked file cabinet and can be viewed by the public during regular business hours. But Perez says if a copy of the original was stolen, the original document would still be safely locked in a file cabinet and a new copy would simply be made and put in the public consumption copy of the document file cabinet.

So, I guess the conspiracy theory is kind of lame on this one.

Wes Martin, of Simonton, is one of two candidates challenging Constable Cook in the primary election. I talked to Wes this weekend and he seems like a real nice guy. The only thing that I found interesting was his lack of qualifications for the slot. He has a high school education and no law enforcement training. Don’t get me wrong, some of the best cops I’ve ever known have jumped into the job with a high school education and no training. Those guys and gals learned by experience, so I don’t think a college degree is needed to catch a crook. But the state of Texas kind of feels differently. In fact, the law reads that a Constable must have a host of things, including an Associate’s Degree or military experience etc.