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DANGER--DANGER--ELECTION DAY IS COMING!!!!

9/27/2016

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POLITICS IS THE ART OF CHOOSING BETWEEN THE DISASTROUS AND THE UNPALATABLE.

                                                                                            John Kenneth Galbraith

I have never written to Dear Abby, and I probably never will. However, I feel the need to communicate with my "fictional" muse --- "Dear Addy".

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY. . .WELL. . . ME.


Dear Addy,

     Did you happen to catch the Presidential debate last night? Did you? Did you? I can only say that it

was like watching a train wreck happening right before my eyes. You know. . . like when something so

horrible is occurring that you can't bear to look, yet you are unable to take your eyes off  it.

    I cannot express how embarrassed I was for both participants. This election will certainly go down

in history as the ugliest, nastiest, mud-slinging event ever. I can't count the times I cringed and put 

put my hands over my face in dismay. The stupid statements coming from these people who are

supposed to be the cream of the crop, vying for the position of Commander in Chief of our great

country, is appalling. 

   The general opinion is that other countries are scratching their heads and quietly laughing at what 

is playing out in the United States. And this has been going on even before the candidates began 

campaigning. We have always been known as the first nation, the top dog, the best of the best. But 

our leaders had decided to turn us into a third-world country. Instead of taking care of business and 

making sure that we stay strong and on top, everything is headed for the poop shoot. 

     Greed has become the Number One problem, as our leaders forget about taking care of our

soldiers and veterans (they should be getting the absolute best of everything while serving and also 

after leaving the military). Our mentally impaired citizens are being kicked out of the few facilities that 

were available, and many mentally disturbed people are ending up in jail for doing things that they 

wouldn't if they were still placed in a safe environment.

     It does make me proud when I see all those wonderful people around this community helping 

others during the flood that we are experiencing locally. There are lots of decent, hard-working

individuals that make me proud to be an American.

      But when I see Government playing with trillions of dollars and not tending to business as they

should, it is discouraging. Isn't it interesting that our leaders in the past have dipped into

Social Security funds, telling us that since there was such an over-abundance built up, they would

"borrow" some money for a time. They simply dropped an I.O.U into the till and walked away, until the

next time when they needed more cash and they came back to "borrow" once again. The I.O.U.s have

piled up and the cash stash has dwindled. Then they try to tell senior citizens that they are lucky to be

getting the amount that arrives every month and should be happy that the funds have not run out yet.

Hey, Social Security is what workers have paid into and they are ENTITLED to receive it. It is not some

benefit that the government doles out just to be nice to Americans.

     So, Dear Addy, can you tell me how I should vote come election day? What should I do to help 

make American better?

                                                                   Signed,

                                                                  Aggitated, Confused, and Upset

Her response follows.

Dear Aggitated,

     Beats the hell out of me.

                                                              Signed.

                                                               Dear Addy


                                                   GOD BLESS YOU ALL


 


    

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SEPTEMBER JOYS

9/18/2016

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DEAR DAUGHTER, IF I COULD GIVE YOU ONE THING IN LIFE, I WOULD GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO SEE YOURSELF THROUGH MY EYES.    X0X0
                                                                                                  Unknown

Yesterday was my sweet daughter's birthday. She started her day off by walking with a friend, in the march for suicide awareness. I'm sorry, I can't remember the exact name of the organization as my brain cells seem to be dissipating more and more on a daily basis. (darn all that aspertame that I drank in diet soda all these years!). Next she had lunch with two friends, then popped out to see us for a little bit.  Later, she and I had planned on going out for dinner, but since we had both eaten a late lunch, we just weren't hungry. She decided that maybe we could catch the 8 o'clock performance at The Giving Tree Theater, so we dashed over there. A Streetcar Named Desire was showing and it was a wonderful experience. Love that place.

The day our girl was born was one of the super dooper highlights of my entire life. When she was born, Hubby looked at her and said. "She's beautiful!" in such an awe-struck voice. And that she was. . .and is to this day.

Another one of my "September Joys" is Tuesday, when my wonderful Cate turns 18. That was another top-notch day in my life. We looked into each other eyes and made a connection from the very first day. What a mop of black hair she had (and her head had a bit of a cone-head appearance from being pulled out. . . but that has long gone away LOL). Now she is planning on college. Time flies.

AND tomorrow will be son Dan's first wedding anniversary. It was a beautiful day then, and it looks like it will be gorgeous this year, too.

Lots of things are rolling along in our lives. I have been kept busy trying to keep all the lawns mowed and trimmed. If I turn my back on any of them, the grass gets away from me and then it is such a chore to get things looking good again. The season is turning again, and I have put out another Fall "lawn-scape" with my bale of straw and fall silk flowers. I need to pick up a couple of pumpkins to add to the mix and then it will be done.

One thing happening (hopefully) is a MAJOR project that Jenna and I are working on for the future. I'm not going into any details yet, just in case it doesn't get off the ground. Something exciting is brewing. We are even having trouble sleeping, 'cause we keep thinking about it and coming up with more and more ideas for this project. A while back, I told her if she had something she wanted to do in her lifetime to go ahead and dream big. Well, for us, this IS big. The preparation for this project is huge, but if  we can pull it off, it will be worth it. How's that for tell you a whole bunch of no information? We plan on taking it slowly, and making smart decisions, so it may be a while before I have any more news concerning this.

We received some really crappy news about our cousin, Roger. He was diagnosed with colon cancer and is starting treatment soon. He is Hubby's blood cousin, but his mom and mine shared a room at the hospital many years ago, since we were both born on the same day. So, there is my special connection with him. His sister reported on Facebook that he had a horrible experience with his MRI. I believe I whined profusely about mine in the December 22, 2013 post of this blog.                                     They. . .are. . .not. . .fun.

So  hopefully you wonderful peeps out there could say a quick prayer for this guy. His wonderful wife passed away suddenly a few years back, and he has been so sad ever since. Now this. 

                                                                               GOD BLESS YOU ALL







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DO YA FEEL LUCKY?

9/6/2016

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HERE'S THE THING ABOUT LUCK. . .YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOOD OR BAD UNTIL YOU HAVE SOME PERSPECIVE.

                                                                           Alice Hoffman

Here's another "absolutely-not-important" cartoon about something totally insignificant. I thought brother Evan would be amused.



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 I think I'll call these bits of drawings my "DAMN" series. Isn't it amazing how important I try to make something  that is completely silly? Sigh. Oh well.

Dan and Tammy came to visit this week-end. We ended up going to lunch at the Amana Colonies and then the kids wanted to check out the wine shops. They found a nice selection to take home for their collection.

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Dan and Abby.
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Hubby and me. What a nice day it was!

I also took some pictures of some of my sunflowers, that I kept declaring for the past few years, that I was going to grow!

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Cate standing by some plants to show how tall they are.
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These are at the end of our lane and they are probably ten feet tall.

And here's one last photo especially for Karen and Sandy who live out of town. The latest flowers on the folks resting place. I found the metal ear of corn on a stalk at the Amanas.

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                                                                          GOD BLESS YOU ALL
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