tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17783510909728139752024-03-18T15:36:44.308-04:00Atomic Monster CafeMusings on mid century modern and art deco objets d'art and anything else that interests me...Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.comBlogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-26184915701700504422024-03-17T07:56:00.010-04:002024-03-18T15:36:13.244-04:00Our Promise To You:<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp76ZrNyWfKv52jPs5rk-hYhvr71OkgVGVF8UPpgYm2HEzyOUylwgy513c97tmA9IrtVwXTqaKjfkFOqJlX7HIjqgfCS4g4tJhDA2Q-EA1DIBxiE7xfgpQx7d6WRqil5I3xFrSaJiAAgvhtRyz83FMd6Esz6L7YRde3sruQLd_HAP7gPeCIQTxwyEyLxKH/s516/no-politics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="516" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp76ZrNyWfKv52jPs5rk-hYhvr71OkgVGVF8UPpgYm2HEzyOUylwgy513c97tmA9IrtVwXTqaKjfkFOqJlX7HIjqgfCS4g4tJhDA2Q-EA1DIBxiE7xfgpQx7d6WRqil5I3xFrSaJiAAgvhtRyz83FMd6Esz6L7YRde3sruQLd_HAP7gPeCIQTxwyEyLxKH/w400-h280/no-politics.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Hey, wait a minute!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVXqPkAwoIFEn3PEZq3-F1ZDM1t4oUFkQfLVRtIK8Qfur2tDLnF5zxisGpbrjAsXGHSajf66mTSs2slSbdc5z9crdyfcYQFADP68NKjI39UHpGfUcoWQTUxyPkeaI5hpJ_WAsfIGyPBj2zFy7nQiQWevMfgp2t31kdpAjhy8ELM7PkJHXWWZnuFvoTMSH/s750/varvel-rematch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="750" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVXqPkAwoIFEn3PEZq3-F1ZDM1t4oUFkQfLVRtIK8Qfur2tDLnF5zxisGpbrjAsXGHSajf66mTSs2slSbdc5z9crdyfcYQFADP68NKjI39UHpGfUcoWQTUxyPkeaI5hpJ_WAsfIGyPBj2zFy7nQiQWevMfgp2t31kdpAjhy8ELM7PkJHXWWZnuFvoTMSH/w469-h335/varvel-rematch.JPG" width="469" /></a></div></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-small;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></span></div></i></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">How did THAT get in here?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Politics is such a dirty business; I always feel the need to shower after talking about it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">'Twould be lovely to ignore it; unfortunately, we do so at our peril.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">The truth is your freedoms are being abrogated by Washington's Uni-Party...all those </span><a href="https://youtu.be/cOZ5T6bKbNo" style="font-family: "Special Elite";" target="_blank"><rich men north of Richmond></a><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">, regardless of whether they identify as an elephant or a donkey.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So what are you going to do about it?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As our Declaration of Independence states:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">1) God gave us rights: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">2) We institute Government to secure those rights;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">- and -</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">3) Government derives its just powers <b><i>from the consent of the governed.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">And that, kind reader, is where we come in: </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">giving our consent via voting in elections.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Our job as responsible citizens is to tune in!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Hold your nose if you have to, but be informed so you can make a good decision</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The quality of your life - and the future of your country - depends on it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Now if you'll excuse me...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfPdnh1CMINECYyjHsPYRR0SwxiyEPJywla7XM8IIkeTBXgSjPHpFrm1FOO69WTgSAPg1X9-z7R5j2e1z3n8k8Yy4MgSZTgLNqbLrlxlvn2H1DzXMRuvlnJ7AO7AVCSgbAgV5wgN00mAV4I51rMlHic98iORGWRRcRvx6ybCEUDlvRqeVhMMIvQr7CMw8/s909/shower-phone.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="829" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfPdnh1CMINECYyjHsPYRR0SwxiyEPJywla7XM8IIkeTBXgSjPHpFrm1FOO69WTgSAPg1X9-z7R5j2e1z3n8k8Yy4MgSZTgLNqbLrlxlvn2H1DzXMRuvlnJ7AO7AVCSgbAgV5wgN00mAV4I51rMlHic98iORGWRRcRvx6ybCEUDlvRqeVhMMIvQr7CMw8/w584-h640/shower-phone.JPG" width="584" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>I never go anywhere without my cell phone</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">...I've got to jump in the shower.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQEoKX48nDcRQkCEaHBoVEQ91zphrMgX0ARoRe_g3JsaTNv_K-asepe66b0FNtznQykch519VLH8z6A8kXxR0K6v-dBJy9G6fljHpt7-iwpc0uQ1405HaTnyIHyCO4XB0UN4Dywb4iITlfwshMLNqhiN13UFg79sEfxauRIdQqmQ0iY-brmlNOW_T1yN6/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQEoKX48nDcRQkCEaHBoVEQ91zphrMgX0ARoRe_g3JsaTNv_K-asepe66b0FNtznQykch519VLH8z6A8kXxR0K6v-dBJy9G6fljHpt7-iwpc0uQ1405HaTnyIHyCO4XB0UN4Dywb4iITlfwshMLNqhiN13UFg79sEfxauRIdQqmQ0iY-brmlNOW_T1yN6/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In happier news, it's St. Patrick's Day...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPG9cXl_pPXxp4VSUcZGMwv8PHBQilRBTtxBoFn8UxCokwC34LBoVsxwXAEtJfG5jCAHSOMjimoprccKDdn51LC9P3z4JmZ6DVVvT2eQYPLgOHCTxaI-i2mEERCnqyjw9sOGajNySj1nqU-r-UWPKQ8m4mI7eXZ3hyphenhyphenO5eXlmJzRU2c5qpgn3eCMJcUOXH9/s874/saint-patrick.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="578" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPG9cXl_pPXxp4VSUcZGMwv8PHBQilRBTtxBoFn8UxCokwC34LBoVsxwXAEtJfG5jCAHSOMjimoprccKDdn51LC9P3z4JmZ6DVVvT2eQYPLgOHCTxaI-i2mEERCnqyjw9sOGajNySj1nqU-r-UWPKQ8m4mI7eXZ3hyphenhyphenO5eXlmJzRU2c5qpgn3eCMJcUOXH9/w424-h640/saint-patrick.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and we're going to party like it's March 17th!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Because, you know, it is.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">A word to the wise: avoid green beer; your insides will thank you.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Stick to...</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarGLyBgxIa3e2nkjkgKRGIujGbuCdtuRiq-JSVLkNcwJMeaUq9ArNBAfNACqferAi7mdHQGXpyrB9JVQDdfGKoVSMd4vrINp3oN3gFIMQAGHDAl8lS-5hLP4KqAu7cJI7D2BT7LM45yDEcennO25S3jEz_mNBH816D9EGuoKfK3djPwmIaYSBdsDkLrbc/s827/guinness-beer.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarGLyBgxIa3e2nkjkgKRGIujGbuCdtuRiq-JSVLkNcwJMeaUq9ArNBAfNACqferAi7mdHQGXpyrB9JVQDdfGKoVSMd4vrINp3oN3gFIMQAGHDAl8lS-5hLP4KqAu7cJI7D2BT7LM45yDEcennO25S3jEz_mNBH816D9EGuoKfK3djPwmIaYSBdsDkLrbc/w416-h640/guinness-beer.JPG" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">-or-</span></span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8kKdmnExpQTnWVhR8q3nDiZcWNfJ1XqgxoiUIDE2kT1j2uHW0ztaW2nqxKQpOanBYrlfFyaNm9DF9KvlcPDy4MTkrQ29bZZv-l_1ozKa99cL9EDgr5sRFL-sGRg19VN5vj9rHJriBv9l20ADwb9Oen9f0XtcFFwH0Ow5mcVEo4KGuCr5KLdEr4tfR-z9/s829/tullamore-dew.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="491" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8kKdmnExpQTnWVhR8q3nDiZcWNfJ1XqgxoiUIDE2kT1j2uHW0ztaW2nqxKQpOanBYrlfFyaNm9DF9KvlcPDy4MTkrQ29bZZv-l_1ozKa99cL9EDgr5sRFL-sGRg19VN5vj9rHJriBv9l20ADwb9Oen9f0XtcFFwH0Ow5mcVEo4KGuCr5KLdEr4tfR-z9/w380-h640/tullamore-dew.JPG" width="380" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...in moderation, of course. Slainte!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And whate'er ye do, durst ye not forget to sing <a href="https://youtu.be/ZsQrgIAPuCQ" target="_blank"><Danny Boy></a> wi’ your muckers.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHeuQdLbaHtllnyLzTLL5a6x9Lwl0Vs3K-MUerfOxO5teRGAEIgtyTGKiHaBzGqY9XBBJov8459tRukZR9X3NbZcGvY8Ebgv-4-uU3XwJiEfZVFkvA2dhHzbrGeFDK9qzAhtp0nmfs0IOjZ_b7Cm-ABURyAAY3RDVbazwOWFAT2bLJe3lHJg2QQTFMH6S/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHeuQdLbaHtllnyLzTLL5a6x9Lwl0Vs3K-MUerfOxO5teRGAEIgtyTGKiHaBzGqY9XBBJov8459tRukZR9X3NbZcGvY8Ebgv-4-uU3XwJiEfZVFkvA2dhHzbrGeFDK9qzAhtp0nmfs0IOjZ_b7Cm-ABURyAAY3RDVbazwOWFAT2bLJe3lHJg2QQTFMH6S/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In the photography department, I had pictures developed from my Reto 35mm, Brownie/Hawkeye 126 film, and Brownie/Starflash 127 film.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">A few of the Reto 35mm pics:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzDdLTiQPJnT7T78jJbyzFkEjqhqiUApLMqBRyFi_DbIbimQ0rI-W4sg9jVBEjvdb8mVCnnQ6fYSdL0A-xZ68XP4926CtXi1CT6gJUpf9obcw5uX584OX0Tvu4q_Dijps9aOfVSWvCaFQ_bU_3kUiKec5ank5M3DcR8Jw9YhiIdAxjMn_ACp6pR4Qq1jM/s1140/reto02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1140" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzDdLTiQPJnT7T78jJbyzFkEjqhqiUApLMqBRyFi_DbIbimQ0rI-W4sg9jVBEjvdb8mVCnnQ6fYSdL0A-xZ68XP4926CtXi1CT6gJUpf9obcw5uX584OX0Tvu4q_Dijps9aOfVSWvCaFQ_bU_3kUiKec5ank5M3DcR8Jw9YhiIdAxjMn_ACp6pR4Qq1jM/w640-h424/reto02.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>I told him to stay out of the picture, but would he listen?</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwDqud-8j5jtO3Ojo-2Kweg9zEKEvIIF4NrXZ-koP4hjI5lcsebUlfH8pVV9nx49yeQKA0HaiEspVx9Gg-Ii2rKHXjor8Efkr_OpvlOjlerN4f9K0JxR9tLBwRcpAhfxDAwqojWfpmlyL0BiQxJHlQxZXObk7XC8K9jfYZuBVArK1QqEBuoW1piP4miU9/s1140/reto07.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1140" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwDqud-8j5jtO3Ojo-2Kweg9zEKEvIIF4NrXZ-koP4hjI5lcsebUlfH8pVV9nx49yeQKA0HaiEspVx9Gg-Ii2rKHXjor8Efkr_OpvlOjlerN4f9K0JxR9tLBwRcpAhfxDAwqojWfpmlyL0BiQxJHlQxZXObk7XC8K9jfYZuBVArK1QqEBuoW1piP4miU9/w640-h424/reto07.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>it's aht...y'know, nature and stuff</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZd5-g-TOvZHbxQZE9eRlRWmkr0kgfeFVV9GLAq1-h1r2HrPyl68cJRXnx_TjglpWVdtE4YHRgkM_6xk1M0D7qflPRBSYlJJqnLBSs8Frsjc8RSYvLec5PbIte89x0VxNDWlJ7eGhi0ZVlrHZuSWeLx5FgwkWDqpUgpGmNjhc3n5qMBjZ2vxtAXeWmQaR/s1140/reto15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1140" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZd5-g-TOvZHbxQZE9eRlRWmkr0kgfeFVV9GLAq1-h1r2HrPyl68cJRXnx_TjglpWVdtE4YHRgkM_6xk1M0D7qflPRBSYlJJqnLBSs8Frsjc8RSYvLec5PbIte89x0VxNDWlJ7eGhi0ZVlrHZuSWeLx5FgwkWDqpUgpGmNjhc3n5qMBjZ2vxtAXeWmQaR/w640-h424/reto15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>cool, serendipitous effect of the camera lens and sun angle</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxftbP5FvWl0YW5-X_ZKPf6MlVOlAn_V8m-IqV3UB5SnI0LB5cqmDS8l-gTCVOqfOp-fyVNKdOrc8Bk8GAo4zqJXCT7bjNpYFHbJXNTKKbcyYbmV4pS4WAYC8y0Ye4WDTy8HfeLwQOciRiODYcM3AaQG4H6Y1VPfDHX5_kQ33heTwXvJxzoEO9U1Bl5f1X/s1140/reto21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1140" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxftbP5FvWl0YW5-X_ZKPf6MlVOlAn_V8m-IqV3UB5SnI0LB5cqmDS8l-gTCVOqfOp-fyVNKdOrc8Bk8GAo4zqJXCT7bjNpYFHbJXNTKKbcyYbmV4pS4WAYC8y0Ye4WDTy8HfeLwQOciRiODYcM3AaQG4H6Y1VPfDHX5_kQ33heTwXvJxzoEO9U1Bl5f1X/w640-h424/reto21.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>love the shadow play</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Some from my Hawkeye 126 film camera:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwWXJ3a4q8txy9t-WWtIgmEXEmSYzQmu7YebpZuxlt1YV7_UxHJ5xpPBT3U7HlXcpN6kSlNhq-jMNECWkI0kxgcq7E3Q4dwO_GFEjLy-OlTaK3qVBlgiM4zyD86ZCcdN8RLMiZo5pzPx8eCsINl_-7bz_S8ErlZUiyH7FtMPCrlzUZx4b3Q9tSaPhaXdb/s1140/kbh01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwWXJ3a4q8txy9t-WWtIgmEXEmSYzQmu7YebpZuxlt1YV7_UxHJ5xpPBT3U7HlXcpN6kSlNhq-jMNECWkI0kxgcq7E3Q4dwO_GFEjLy-OlTaK3qVBlgiM4zyD86ZCcdN8RLMiZo5pzPx8eCsINl_-7bz_S8ErlZUiyH7FtMPCrlzUZx4b3Q9tSaPhaXdb/w640-h630/kbh01.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Karen made that wrap for modesty's sake...love the gold belt</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK83fR2pXa8pHXpCkzGqAmzwURpEe7kZ4z3CroYeKHNwHzZpJhyYwPoUYiJnBKXjT-uTFrgQqu2XZxPiNjTgjKgV1bdFh91V7biHntXimF_PQuxFZjT9FSCNbdsWmq-LfR3A9NWzFv9RwCgjTLjtudw2CINH3nEgdMXj4RkyPSiBe8GXcmht7jRDGY6Yc-/s1140/kbh04.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK83fR2pXa8pHXpCkzGqAmzwURpEe7kZ4z3CroYeKHNwHzZpJhyYwPoUYiJnBKXjT-uTFrgQqu2XZxPiNjTgjKgV1bdFh91V7biHntXimF_PQuxFZjT9FSCNbdsWmq-LfR3A9NWzFv9RwCgjTLjtudw2CINH3nEgdMXj4RkyPSiBe8GXcmht7jRDGY6Yc-/w640-h630/kbh04.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>#3 son after breakfast at the Grille</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUf3CwbwatjCb3zcZPHUCusJMQKD8xutPlRlB0xFt2bJ-ZcpK7eaaFEGHeFCzAKrIaygJbETZElmP5leDmTMNjbyTKtkm3l4W7snAL2xq4tRFK8ubRdZKxpdOZIfm1ZHd-PD-fLuZ3ydRatCVbSWTUToLvyITs5QkdB_Q8X9x4mHhIn8cms0yyPutcs8y/s1140/kbh09.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUf3CwbwatjCb3zcZPHUCusJMQKD8xutPlRlB0xFt2bJ-ZcpK7eaaFEGHeFCzAKrIaygJbETZElmP5leDmTMNjbyTKtkm3l4W7snAL2xq4tRFK8ubRdZKxpdOZIfm1ZHd-PD-fLuZ3ydRatCVbSWTUToLvyITs5QkdB_Q8X9x4mHhIn8cms0yyPutcs8y/w640-h630/kbh09.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>next time I'm going to hold the camera still when I click the shutter</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHvBcL6bzA0CoWMzM6lqfDBuvfY4dcGd9pq4FfxwZfQPZ46sX3kNtEYUVdUx7I56jQ97dJPiBZnEjGz8mUFh2ZN0-Xy1B9FXIctyH6UMrxnnyDnbsvto_q0IMAwi5pHrtbyj2qr2I8lAmyJ1qlRAIn9BUxIaP05kr4HYV7HuuFrq1HhdPyC5Ym640Dj3k/s1140/kbh12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHvBcL6bzA0CoWMzM6lqfDBuvfY4dcGd9pq4FfxwZfQPZ46sX3kNtEYUVdUx7I56jQ97dJPiBZnEjGz8mUFh2ZN0-Xy1B9FXIctyH6UMrxnnyDnbsvto_q0IMAwi5pHrtbyj2qr2I8lAmyJ1qlRAIn9BUxIaP05kr4HYV7HuuFrq1HhdPyC5Ym640Dj3k/w640-h630/kbh12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>practice makes mediocre in my case</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And a few from my Starflash 127 film camera:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmX9ypO3y3wc_A4fSF6-K3ynRQuRzEI_ZnGwJsLAC8IyzwbEoASGPc27l38qIzAly4QPy_ItMxbAb3kRIjcFrpmH-4HavtYjTnGppSqlzfGT0TIsaB6UbWzKVzBL7AufqD_oRKwEkJF7tTqG27jUdsj-VTLCaUaaLsh7lCBYp6HMvWJdgksMgkNfnaKH5/s1140/sf01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmX9ypO3y3wc_A4fSF6-K3ynRQuRzEI_ZnGwJsLAC8IyzwbEoASGPc27l38qIzAly4QPy_ItMxbAb3kRIjcFrpmH-4HavtYjTnGppSqlzfGT0TIsaB6UbWzKVzBL7AufqD_oRKwEkJF7tTqG27jUdsj-VTLCaUaaLsh7lCBYp6HMvWJdgksMgkNfnaKH5/w640-h640/sf01.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>1st pic taken with my Starflash</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yAfctIUO1ogtyYE9qItxTXyCY9HpjVcmgWJqqk8TO8yF1cImcAcu_D0PNtSxc1pSZ0_pRmZbN38ld1nTLEZTz6MKsPK0s-qvIIX7U6mx3TgXejRaiXsi5UvybE4OaLP4Yv58QDvhExGWsjhxP1EHM7J05IIIsRCzXk5n86NDMlpprU2tCx1mTSfGL4f6/s1140/sf04.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yAfctIUO1ogtyYE9qItxTXyCY9HpjVcmgWJqqk8TO8yF1cImcAcu_D0PNtSxc1pSZ0_pRmZbN38ld1nTLEZTz6MKsPK0s-qvIIX7U6mx3TgXejRaiXsi5UvybE4OaLP4Yv58QDvhExGWsjhxP1EHM7J05IIIsRCzXk5n86NDMlpprU2tCx1mTSfGL4f6/w640-h640/sf04.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>gotta hold it still when pressing the shutter!</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP7OCndiVTkqoeWTTtC37jq-tVpcY-dMn-ExvTGRYRWA-GR0eu6h2H-BqmAk0hhYK6qOo957rwkO_0grEPQzTVsF8oEvNXtPbod7baFdzDY3RKY5lbgaz1ytqr6EPLhTZRKsaA7Lbf-GYPLtv0MUNXiz7Lvb5igd_7-0BDZgitEkY0gdhgB2tqLEBrA8o/s1140/sf10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP7OCndiVTkqoeWTTtC37jq-tVpcY-dMn-ExvTGRYRWA-GR0eu6h2H-BqmAk0hhYK6qOo957rwkO_0grEPQzTVsF8oEvNXtPbod7baFdzDY3RKY5lbgaz1ytqr6EPLhTZRKsaA7Lbf-GYPLtv0MUNXiz7Lvb5igd_7-0BDZgitEkY0gdhgB2tqLEBrA8o/w640-h640/sf10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a favorite shot with all my cameras...I just like that stuff</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qOlSBx0fRXjoCiO0ni1noPCFLaZJ7xyyw_69lgzpoAlpFHJpTWMFq6qPgoLs-PcrvSXsFh_19LpgSUzZpXtwWgXk8r2J_aQZ5GQ8IMhoX2GtI2CM5wnSy2KpbaYDOJKK_hT4_PgBqHKf8_vd4fD_bFQ_nkAp5Ri9m6tfxbAN0POv3mBPnhuJW7Di4qVT/s1140/sf11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qOlSBx0fRXjoCiO0ni1noPCFLaZJ7xyyw_69lgzpoAlpFHJpTWMFq6qPgoLs-PcrvSXsFh_19LpgSUzZpXtwWgXk8r2J_aQZ5GQ8IMhoX2GtI2CM5wnSy2KpbaYDOJKK_hT4_PgBqHKf8_vd4fD_bFQ_nkAp5Ri9m6tfxbAN0POv3mBPnhuJW7Di4qVT/w640-h640/sf11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>my financial advisor reviewing the books</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's official; I need to stop buying vintage cameras.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bDDwN1MWCb8UC2CuhnPyo08xXr6zAIlJMrhnF4HowhtJ4j8pt2SWdDFJRC5QO5o65ZJUyKtz0du-1_8qpAhXP4lGvQTPFwkC-rEC9sAPMlbX1gKMC-J7wMngp4uuQe5x2b7Yg-K7e2AB4xsaATegAAu9g_XeQNMEBmX7Z8WgBkX9b9s2SIfBWvVwHnW_/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bDDwN1MWCb8UC2CuhnPyo08xXr6zAIlJMrhnF4HowhtJ4j8pt2SWdDFJRC5QO5o65ZJUyKtz0du-1_8qpAhXP4lGvQTPFwkC-rEC9sAPMlbX1gKMC-J7wMngp4uuQe5x2b7Yg-K7e2AB4xsaATegAAu9g_XeQNMEBmX7Z8WgBkX9b9s2SIfBWvVwHnW_/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">If you won't 23 skidoo, I guess I'll hafta do it for ya:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYeHWegWWBVCrc9jmupHwW_C6rWzq_PfETsFEOMDyhQBQRFClk5DyvMNObBiJQm-AFukT5Hhj0qNxsa-AHkoF_cAhyCmX5MtlB5h-j7MJI7G_kmC2GcTGQ0GcwpEqOEMmSmT2TE4brBo7MqnZYwS2vMn7u-DzB7B8N7eyPHrLGNIBkRrHfedVuDBICrKr/s1057/golf-snow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="595" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYeHWegWWBVCrc9jmupHwW_C6rWzq_PfETsFEOMDyhQBQRFClk5DyvMNObBiJQm-AFukT5Hhj0qNxsa-AHkoF_cAhyCmX5MtlB5h-j7MJI7G_kmC2GcTGQ0GcwpEqOEMmSmT2TE4brBo7MqnZYwS2vMn7u-DzB7B8N7eyPHrLGNIBkRrHfedVuDBICrKr/w360-h640/golf-snow.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>hickory golf knows no season</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxwmriFnSL8kJ-UYgNautl7PTRh5pr12z-vM860f_hCj5jQp3IHWtg9c249nophCVbAOGubeD0i9J_mOCbQh_-ZG92_jH_oXF76H7dkL0NbR7aaXbOXySp3TIBTyVCAi5nIdWqzsvABdmsQcuYQHC7xzRMSRsMc8Y8QxvXj9z6qHtLfy80ZGBdvj4QTIs/s614/IMG_5790.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="345" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxwmriFnSL8kJ-UYgNautl7PTRh5pr12z-vM860f_hCj5jQp3IHWtg9c249nophCVbAOGubeD0i9J_mOCbQh_-ZG92_jH_oXF76H7dkL0NbR7aaXbOXySp3TIBTyVCAi5nIdWqzsvABdmsQcuYQHC7xzRMSRsMc8Y8QxvXj9z6qHtLfy80ZGBdvj4QTIs/w360-h640/IMG_5790.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>when my drive landed here I said I couldn't do it again if you paid me a million dollars...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3n5f0jVo6DeSnQbohYqJH_7b8iREU4btCDZ8g9icrfl_fhnrKmSkU10JjlfHaO09Q0yFf1P0QyiGIVy1Wu_wzi9FJpOpD8Sue0xOYcDBdlEL8b2CWD7U7SY5NelGwDKH-WcrHP_0qFSHbqP602pCIafG9LTKXIesgEO2DT6Lwq28ngHmIOFFPG9S3Ohv/s461/IMG_5794.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="346" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3n5f0jVo6DeSnQbohYqJH_7b8iREU4btCDZ8g9icrfl_fhnrKmSkU10JjlfHaO09Q0yFf1P0QyiGIVy1Wu_wzi9FJpOpD8Sue0xOYcDBdlEL8b2CWD7U7SY5NelGwDKH-WcrHP_0qFSHbqP602pCIafG9LTKXIesgEO2DT6Lwq28ngHmIOFFPG9S3Ohv/w480-h640/IMG_5794.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...now I'd like my money, please.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqCeRU5RAwS6p2zp8FodGdA7uYJERlpU0BmmQnmZRV5wSaaSGg3EAUvhx5ERAZOo4KL4OZ6c738kZIQ5ViOI2Us98Vn1o2C7-jLnuj_1-GkEH77nn5De98Nn6hQ7Lx9heuVDCDw73uiwpZ9vHnpNElB_6_5I0dZyd4RVvCOiKLHnfcvJJklldp0m9Rb5Y/s772/tried-it-at-home.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="772" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqCeRU5RAwS6p2zp8FodGdA7uYJERlpU0BmmQnmZRV5wSaaSGg3EAUvhx5ERAZOo4KL4OZ6c738kZIQ5ViOI2Us98Vn1o2C7-jLnuj_1-GkEH77nn5De98Nn6hQ7Lx9heuVDCDw73uiwpZ9vHnpNElB_6_5I0dZyd4RVvCOiKLHnfcvJJklldp0m9Rb5Y/w400-h385/tried-it-at-home.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>I warned you! didn't I warn you? you know I warned you.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicH9NG63-sPjFYeZtCdiA4XLVTp0tDMDuowg3eY17l5kR5b8Kue1dIJu10vbVEulBmNDEwOCguECukBJKpndmWJUG7SZE_U4b05IGOMHYDfVML6QfBjgWkp3lZ0CQ8KDaahr4qmgVkHk6MO2BvNssT6ORuJPmoQyM8Ct53QFkZomvmM-ENIVWI9tQtP8LC/s615/IMG_5791.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="461" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicH9NG63-sPjFYeZtCdiA4XLVTp0tDMDuowg3eY17l5kR5b8Kue1dIJu10vbVEulBmNDEwOCguECukBJKpndmWJUG7SZE_U4b05IGOMHYDfVML6QfBjgWkp3lZ0CQ8KDaahr4qmgVkHk6MO2BvNssT6ORuJPmoQyM8Ct53QFkZomvmM-ENIVWI9tQtP8LC/w480-h640/IMG_5791.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>not sure how, but he actually sleeps like that.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-VOQLJgbfdd_4ubjImPOHBkF0mUL312Kz3NCs4BZlk_TrTG_PnVRtEu9Zegqfv17ohZVRmIZgqmrvc8L7jLoAmZV05TNo_nvGfyRoQzRAyYFSv0Hs6C9WwJRrY_fscz6rBUMYXOwbA7X8iIYPkMCollCXgZ9TvYQVqXfwpeMJ2y_X9jgfcWZMvKhPskg/s741/brewster-pi.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="741" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-VOQLJgbfdd_4ubjImPOHBkF0mUL312Kz3NCs4BZlk_TrTG_PnVRtEu9Zegqfv17ohZVRmIZgqmrvc8L7jLoAmZV05TNo_nvGfyRoQzRAyYFSv0Hs6C9WwJRrY_fscz6rBUMYXOwbA7X8iIYPkMCollCXgZ9TvYQVqXfwpeMJ2y_X9jgfcWZMvKhPskg/w640-h234/brewster-pi.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>coincidence? I think not</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNujzz3HirDOIykEQOR3jckCY8rPB8Uh-V7FXade0YeS2ddYJgBIbGvYvTfleFbnS-G-2dEVkOm3J0jnYcaHv-mLjvcc0rCRrp6-oTdd-vO1i0raf24tIg_fdHcTFBbprCdAvGlII3jb6blBGNPReSqkcgZgKmvxz_U6geRp4KPIeeokzxaB7rwVsvACSK/s410/IMG_5797.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNujzz3HirDOIykEQOR3jckCY8rPB8Uh-V7FXade0YeS2ddYJgBIbGvYvTfleFbnS-G-2dEVkOm3J0jnYcaHv-mLjvcc0rCRrp6-oTdd-vO1i0raf24tIg_fdHcTFBbprCdAvGlII3jb6blBGNPReSqkcgZgKmvxz_U6geRp4KPIeeokzxaB7rwVsvACSK/w494-h640/IMG_5797.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>for the first time I can remember, it appears Spring really has sprung early<br /><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_DDTR8jXnooqhqtnH_vu8CqTO5PXfcEeZxi6PSpzUy_Z7ODz7fdGjSmdhjgbRiraEajO3zL0av4hyphenhyphenvHud5pCfCNos94fxy3t9j0Og68uzkbBxWN_0cz4jQ1tBIvuVJhycW0e2FCxsKV4lHnAW0Bo0npO0wTb6oW6D-lT8rinB6S4hx9m9acyAqflEcd1/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_DDTR8jXnooqhqtnH_vu8CqTO5PXfcEeZxi6PSpzUy_Z7ODz7fdGjSmdhjgbRiraEajO3zL0av4hyphenhyphenvHud5pCfCNos94fxy3t9j0Og68uzkbBxWN_0cz4jQ1tBIvuVJhycW0e2FCxsKV4lHnAW0Bo0npO0wTb6oW6D-lT8rinB6S4hx9m9acyAqflEcd1/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And speaking of Spring, here's a reminder from God's Word:</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>"For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>"The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle dove is heard in our land..."</i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i> - Song of Solomon 2:11,12</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077V6XKTX" target="_blank"><b>TAT</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CSYZKKT" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Last Flight</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DX87SMF" target="_blank">A Stillwater Christmas</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ3R3JR" target="_blank">Crescent Moon Paradise</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NZFVHXM" target="_blank">Time Slip Island</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-30013431697447234272024-03-09T23:15:00.004-05:002024-03-10T13:49:57.955-04:00Probably Wasn't Intentional...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ_lq7ukicrpvnuC-fhQVL7NkMltgA85qoAgVmSsDnmct2VX4mpUp9TdtujV77sYdpsvQuFS0I-m5u60Sm4TikcpjBFYgbZxZAa949gRfaFQlYNwTUrLAkuwlrASCfnPZo8e1SBrQkclQb5-bENdZVWOqspOj2Sl22LiJiPpuU2NskBzrnUL7_TM_K4uE/s1467/haley-quits.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1467" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ_lq7ukicrpvnuC-fhQVL7NkMltgA85qoAgVmSsDnmct2VX4mpUp9TdtujV77sYdpsvQuFS0I-m5u60Sm4TikcpjBFYgbZxZAa949gRfaFQlYNwTUrLAkuwlrASCfnPZo8e1SBrQkclQb5-bENdZVWOqspOj2Sl22LiJiPpuU2NskBzrnUL7_TM_K4uE/w640-h348/haley-quits.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...but that pretty much says it all.</i></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The above is an obvious <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non%20sequitur" target="_blank"><non sequitur></a> -</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">He: "Did you see they blew up that building?”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">She: "Haley dropped out of the race for prez."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">- yet oddly</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"> appropriate.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">Haley may want to pretend she dropped out, but the reality is she got blown out.</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It just took her longer than the rest of the world to finally admit it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No doubt her democrat supporters - who wasted $114 <i>million</i> to win the swamp and Vermont - decided they could no longer throw that kind of money down that deep a hole, so they pulled the plug.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And like Ol' Man River, the Bad Orange Man...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DqaOjB1gB5utPoC09J0ZFSKnFRYRv9YeBugbEvTsL1PbL8FhCsgtkRBmwlCBJqj7j66Zl3a3eYXaaVWK3K5bGpF0F4Iuu1e_2-E69v_60uF7bhUaZehkvsZNJCk4aG8_-esI2i42IIuYQUJDA5FiBZgpNPRMQUWdWkqOflxq3BChSww8YP72558s_Fzu/s868/bad-orange-man.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="868" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DqaOjB1gB5utPoC09J0ZFSKnFRYRv9YeBugbEvTsL1PbL8FhCsgtkRBmwlCBJqj7j66Zl3a3eYXaaVWK3K5bGpF0F4Iuu1e_2-E69v_60uF7bhUaZehkvsZNJCk4aG8_-esI2i42IIuYQUJDA5FiBZgpNPRMQUWdWkqOflxq3BChSww8YP72558s_Fzu/w640-h312/bad-orange-man.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...just keeps rollin' along.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx1QIdxtHz6Z-X-RoyDt22j5MAr9SLE8Esho5-q8-zjKWPGBA1dBUmLuy4xVmMi1iLcwXdafdAvHKKgXjkrPs5y7VLGh7N3jmgoVb0a5PVeJRYr3QvDJirvksjaaP4NIAZUWplSJeksUygYefPjZSacGLwaqkv3wYvzl55e3p-xr5n-0tjmM42WRSih-x/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx1QIdxtHz6Z-X-RoyDt22j5MAr9SLE8Esho5-q8-zjKWPGBA1dBUmLuy4xVmMi1iLcwXdafdAvHKKgXjkrPs5y7VLGh7N3jmgoVb0a5PVeJRYr3QvDJirvksjaaP4NIAZUWplSJeksUygYefPjZSacGLwaqkv3wYvzl55e3p-xr5n-0tjmM42WRSih-x/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">If you were one of the unfortunates who watched our deranged faux-prez screaming the SOTU this week...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSCwsVsL05n6l1UklWoyXQlOs1fRHGsewd2Pw8nMELJDMcRbXfO473LXdLQAqcBLZcJlCGwnRsHy1qG4HNuhdef6ZLUvZyQVMuQNzzh3WWDBLIUKtMLhDJ-Lr9fyB9h1TaeJ-JSjHzx4aYjv3cAXEgFlFFxGhzJFirOSKt3vZ_P0joTcBpz_HW4H8xuqn/s880/biden-yelling.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="838" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSCwsVsL05n6l1UklWoyXQlOs1fRHGsewd2Pw8nMELJDMcRbXfO473LXdLQAqcBLZcJlCGwnRsHy1qG4HNuhdef6ZLUvZyQVMuQNzzh3WWDBLIUKtMLhDJ-Lr9fyB9h1TaeJ-JSjHzx4aYjv3cAXEgFlFFxGhzJFirOSKt3vZ_P0joTcBpz_HW4H8xuqn/w610-h640/biden-yelling.JPG" width="610" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>"You kids stay off my lawn!"</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...I hope you remembered to delouse.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Obviously an unhinged lunatic, he reminded me of the sad ending to an old movie:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYTqts0tuSaz6onRr8RzoXN5tRLFKe2wo1nxSx9iQhcO-fDEc6J6rzLNqbomViLEIBbWB9yakp45S9PRnEEp4dNonoZwh4eCL6-1Z5zWIlsxJo4DjSyyE6CrjlD6Q5GrH2D0N1oRfj3UOZ_4UZgy-JdYBhXC-xKJySPQmWi_vlvzDE4ZRKju8-tCLO-2j/s1006/old-yeller-rabies.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="1006" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYTqts0tuSaz6onRr8RzoXN5tRLFKe2wo1nxSx9iQhcO-fDEc6J6rzLNqbomViLEIBbWB9yakp45S9PRnEEp4dNonoZwh4eCL6-1Z5zWIlsxJo4DjSyyE6CrjlD6Q5GrH2D0N1oRfj3UOZ_4UZgy-JdYBhXC-xKJySPQmWi_vlvzDE4ZRKju8-tCLO-2j/w640-h328/old-yeller-rabies.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>where have we seen that "crazy, foaming at the mouth" look?</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The difference?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Before rabies, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050798/" target="_blank"><Old Yeller></a> was a loyal pet protecting the family farm.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Before dementia, SloJoe was a corrupt parasite feeding at the public trough.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xZ8BsIncmdz2PDdta5FC4AegQcVCdKxWNeXZm2ZeY01HSwtFSCeOoNqUO9-ybdoVrTqr-vv6WZT6jzQiLg6B-WjX7Q8c6SzEbcmDZHyqkSpGGpm1Q69QuzjsQYm3IU4wRArOGTF7BlekBdgD3wDJEqofKeYIubN20ENxZzZEfwipBgHNTvcvBWyv-v4f/s916/varvel-sotu.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="916" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xZ8BsIncmdz2PDdta5FC4AegQcVCdKxWNeXZm2ZeY01HSwtFSCeOoNqUO9-ybdoVrTqr-vv6WZT6jzQiLg6B-WjX7Q8c6SzEbcmDZHyqkSpGGpm1Q69QuzjsQYm3IU4wRArOGTF7BlekBdgD3wDJEqofKeYIubN20ENxZzZEfwipBgHNTvcvBWyv-v4f/w640-h470/varvel-sotu.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">He's never been bright, but now he's gonzo delusional.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Where's Corn Pop...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF-e7kGOxBoHJDKvmyLsLmtzFI4DxIuSoVDjGuTeDa-myBDTNQkNgD8f0zR-eWbfnUi2HKYmFFuzXVUVH3V6geCWtYn4CcjdKaRWGoggLtrYFAZd4X6eekSeJWn8UEJ1zN49AQjmde7vgFOvKx3bpJ3eOwweA75X0uEvjASq_CIjMqtyGLH0J4pFhq_7N/s573/corn-pop.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="473" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF-e7kGOxBoHJDKvmyLsLmtzFI4DxIuSoVDjGuTeDa-myBDTNQkNgD8f0zR-eWbfnUi2HKYmFFuzXVUVH3V6geCWtYn4CcjdKaRWGoggLtrYFAZd4X6eekSeJWn8UEJ1zN49AQjmde7vgFOvKx3bpJ3eOwweA75X0uEvjASq_CIjMqtyGLH0J4pFhq_7N/w330-h400/corn-pop.JPG" width="330" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...when you really need him?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Mercy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZA2zVp1rHfvTnZ6SQGUhwx91tKT8DhSL0tVGe0PJecSZ3Vb8G2RirJ8z9fRBt1zdmUHMHXYF1ErJPqy164GmLObBZUo8QnIEbyDginIxKieRr9S0SleED4p_0TaH2WFNZcgx0UNK4So_yYZM6Lz2YLGSeqzUcA72_BOeeErmQjPxyLR3xcSPfUMuJJxs/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZA2zVp1rHfvTnZ6SQGUhwx91tKT8DhSL0tVGe0PJecSZ3Vb8G2RirJ8z9fRBt1zdmUHMHXYF1ErJPqy164GmLObBZUo8QnIEbyDginIxKieRr9S0SleED4p_0TaH2WFNZcgx0UNK4So_yYZM6Lz2YLGSeqzUcA72_BOeeErmQjPxyLR3xcSPfUMuJJxs/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In saner news, I'm now the proud owner of a golf mat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"What's that?" you ask.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Before:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U0bcjXUIWs23OheEiTL8IGSo9-hSdMkZFD5dm56ylSCaiIuC86Dn6F5zXC1pMwOtQ5tgpQK2s47vD_995UhyphenhyphenLB7o56vtaDo2oNHzoeVJARWONvgLsB2kKt07vcURnp1npowS216nwAYAZa-jXPODToru54g-AXUXcDXNw9E5PXaQZr8qsSB7W3dHutj1/s627/golf-tee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="627" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U0bcjXUIWs23OheEiTL8IGSo9-hSdMkZFD5dm56ylSCaiIuC86Dn6F5zXC1pMwOtQ5tgpQK2s47vD_995UhyphenhyphenLB7o56vtaDo2oNHzoeVJARWONvgLsB2kKt07vcURnp1npowS216nwAYAZa-jXPODToru54g-AXUXcDXNw9E5PXaQZr8qsSB7W3dHutj1/w640-h470/golf-tee.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">After:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5HP2wbboA4KlxeLQ4KVuLGOyxmwuYao35abFVY8DX-DyCinHgBbAzTuTURLz-5xCch8kfyPn_nC-6BfqDRu6yZ1LzKZAPumCVCi4c54xPCezeh2a3U8s0uG_v0svtKmi24n6cfSAExv4CTEelmRocrjoJaC-VLuY4L8OlpoyDIEQ8UVj2zGlRizSpxFh/s476/golf-mat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="476" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5HP2wbboA4KlxeLQ4KVuLGOyxmwuYao35abFVY8DX-DyCinHgBbAzTuTURLz-5xCch8kfyPn_nC-6BfqDRu6yZ1LzKZAPumCVCi4c54xPCezeh2a3U8s0uG_v0svtKmi24n6cfSAExv4CTEelmRocrjoJaC-VLuY4L8OlpoyDIEQ8UVj2zGlRizSpxFh/w640-h498/golf-mat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">May not seem like much, but it's a lot nicer than standing in a couple of dirt depressions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Will probably install these for the other par 4 holes where I use my brassie to tee off.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Also need to replace a couple of the putting surfaces this year. I'll lay them on top of the worn out ones to give them a little softer feel.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Who knew golf course maintenance could be so expensive?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Might have to start charging myself admission...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jJummvqTQph7cqZkrqWsEO3O2N4rhJePd97rXqAp3ePnVboOThT7f2-dmzqwY5RWmyvuTQuKwRfh5TJIxlXJeSCFi7lLwOH218Qi-09tzRM8Mm3sYQXqFgS_TDk9NUdvtAFjhxTfX2nUOMcxDNQtL9dpgcBeK26Oles3RYy6gZfB8AQuBWifOldmwq-j/s618/great-idea.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="618" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jJummvqTQph7cqZkrqWsEO3O2N4rhJePd97rXqAp3ePnVboOThT7f2-dmzqwY5RWmyvuTQuKwRfh5TJIxlXJeSCFi7lLwOH218Qi-09tzRM8Mm3sYQXqFgS_TDk9NUdvtAFjhxTfX2nUOMcxDNQtL9dpgcBeK26Oles3RYy6gZfB8AQuBWifOldmwq-j/w640-h306/great-idea.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">to defray some of the costs.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVmMFNQ532eLZ8NR3Y9oo0bA3aFvBJSkW42zYKlb0GtRBEly-ggxVHWhTSEw3pXcC93Zlocuqk52iYBXPUewsKX5B66NWGKxzxDINftCmuZiDDSyW-g2dqEx-vYVlLY3pVpEkr6fmrhAvqHo3TueghrXelQtpGtz1zv1D9U3f_cOkLnEjxYb3M-7DuYGB/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVmMFNQ532eLZ8NR3Y9oo0bA3aFvBJSkW42zYKlb0GtRBEly-ggxVHWhTSEw3pXcC93Zlocuqk52iYBXPUewsKX5B66NWGKxzxDINftCmuZiDDSyW-g2dqEx-vYVlLY3pVpEkr6fmrhAvqHo3TueghrXelQtpGtz1zv1D9U3f_cOkLnEjxYb3M-7DuYGB/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Did you remember?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtL0MCNVBvv_mtCTrMDPOA-7cHw2gt3QJt9GgeDakZRzsAo21EuaJnaiAL61EfipqQ9-OiaDKf5_xr1hQBXpWl99CXOJ5_hjgkhpgA6zg89lMf5MBg_Lu3fQGNWVXjjbtEdLRnMH1DUScCQiDZPBCQ_JwEbbI5YjGwgWTEoNRrtFWgks_jcynk5D_9F3v/s498/spring-forward.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="498" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtL0MCNVBvv_mtCTrMDPOA-7cHw2gt3QJt9GgeDakZRzsAo21EuaJnaiAL61EfipqQ9-OiaDKf5_xr1hQBXpWl99CXOJ5_hjgkhpgA6zg89lMf5MBg_Lu3fQGNWVXjjbtEdLRnMH1DUScCQiDZPBCQ_JwEbbI5YjGwgWTEoNRrtFWgks_jcynk5D_9F3v/w400-h248/spring-forward.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>March Hare, 3rd cousin twice removed</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Yes, it's the first one of March's three<b><i>*</i></b> redeeming qualities: the time change, after which it stays light later.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Sadly, this is not the beginning we'd hoped for...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGx-Te_m1zNyYPEyMALo0z2LRN-qALQg5O0kn1zdgg2Od-r9Bn8qdktMGjQhyphenhyphenW8-XJbI5uVeirgRP3SwDgosDgzAOA78s3yw9YXaCRnK6lYYGDHzvxxo-Kn47Dneh86SeHkDqNnWFMStxBFERexCWoLFeM3jRIeAj1vXAhU5of4HfxSjdlN5RVI-lWwSw/s576/dst-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="576" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGx-Te_m1zNyYPEyMALo0z2LRN-qALQg5O0kn1zdgg2Od-r9Bn8qdktMGjQhyphenhyphenW8-XJbI5uVeirgRP3SwDgosDgzAOA78s3yw9YXaCRnK6lYYGDHzvxxo-Kn47Dneh86SeHkDqNnWFMStxBFERexCWoLFeM3jRIeAj1vXAhU5of4HfxSjdlN5RVI-lWwSw/w640-h386/dst-2024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...but you've got to start somewhere, I suppose.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In the old days this time change could be a real killer; more than once I drove into church parking lots just as services were ending.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That was before Mr. Cellphone existed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmunJgGqp7ntJJtncA-Ctpb26nQqcdkHcmWQf_wl2HHNeBrZmD-Iq3XNISGTf6JICdeNT14chw1BargM0NhKwiJnGQTSZcOplMAUQ2w51PfyIucdi4zDsST8i5QSG_9zo5qpnT4A0abP0dJdJW7OEoe3Hha3xDbqZw3IULoTsJIyjzAbZVOvs_7ea9VC5/s909/mr-cellphone.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="909" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmunJgGqp7ntJJtncA-Ctpb26nQqcdkHcmWQf_wl2HHNeBrZmD-Iq3XNISGTf6JICdeNT14chw1BargM0NhKwiJnGQTSZcOplMAUQ2w51PfyIucdi4zDsST8i5QSG_9zo5qpnT4A0abP0dJdJW7OEoe3Hha3xDbqZw3IULoTsJIyjzAbZVOvs_7ea9VC5/w400-h369/mr-cellphone.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>say hello to Mr. Hugh Bikwitus Cellphone.<br />creepy, ain't he?</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">Even when he did burst intrusively onto the scene, he and his kin didn't automatically adjust for the time change...you had to turn them off and back on.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">Nowadays you've got no excuse for being late...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwpChyDTV6fKRTgLWfCswz1SdFLicXMWkTYkHS8bSqzrmeApsBSA3uk0f_jS4nYgVvUM0ziRw6hV2ms157_O_DW4oox6AhykYrIZlhHC9PwCvxR8BjbaAQ-WD4b4CbyiY7WVMja5ejvNfZtEGFkmq_c0cooiXlV9840sWs7iYMYLC9vrIUTO7MlESUF3N/s655/late-clock.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="655" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwpChyDTV6fKRTgLWfCswz1SdFLicXMWkTYkHS8bSqzrmeApsBSA3uk0f_jS4nYgVvUM0ziRw6hV2ms157_O_DW4oox6AhykYrIZlhHC9PwCvxR8BjbaAQ-WD4b4CbyiY7WVMja5ejvNfZtEGFkmq_c0cooiXlV9840sWs7iYMYLC9vrIUTO7MlESUF3N/w400-h399/late-clock.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">...but for some folks it's a way of life.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><b><i style="font-size: x-large;">*</i> </b>St Patrick's Day and Spring! are the other two.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr59hq8TIXD6zUZUgIwWTzY1cZ4TEW3bBmyOBnMOp2La7_nSgpVnuxbFk2MRyPt1lpthoZibIVV39pfnlCs-JwMT4STFra_D2vNU_pImgGbj94KRFsjV_ZHNBSJGhUjFWQrb2hZPjSX4PbKd20mo27FaRwxvNvb-X4Ly8_03dB8Wj9Xw9xdA0uTAIfKAoB/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr59hq8TIXD6zUZUgIwWTzY1cZ4TEW3bBmyOBnMOp2La7_nSgpVnuxbFk2MRyPt1lpthoZibIVV39pfnlCs-JwMT4STFra_D2vNU_pImgGbj94KRFsjV_ZHNBSJGhUjFWQrb2hZPjSX4PbKd20mo27FaRwxvNvb-X4Ly8_03dB8Wj9Xw9xdA0uTAIfKAoB/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As Mr. T has so often opined...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iBdYXsCyhnmcAQLGKay4VkfRi5ixSog-73pbTp9l528ju29fGb1URESrYFKdr1jPi33k1OvadDk6iBQvGgb0-Y2qzw0ojHK5YZOqWKO0Z3YNetJxOqKY9hCAYcNcdQCMXV4rMbCBarZ548BZXYRh-PesfPKPQU-DQdKuPMML8EzolN6vNmUA-KpXy3L4/s718/mr-t-pity-the-fool.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="588" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iBdYXsCyhnmcAQLGKay4VkfRi5ixSog-73pbTp9l528ju29fGb1URESrYFKdr1jPi33k1OvadDk6iBQvGgb0-Y2qzw0ojHK5YZOqWKO0Z3YNetJxOqKY9hCAYcNcdQCMXV4rMbCBarZ548BZXYRh-PesfPKPQU-DQdKuPMML8EzolN6vNmUA-KpXy3L4/w328-h400/mr-t-pity-the-fool.JPG" width="328" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...I pity the fool who don't 23 Skidoo!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0NKe7F2LGRQJAN6a2_RtlT8udoimuNPAwTDavYbPl3PQThnM4Fix3-CGP3q4ET20smdJt32c70OE2UU5nhLI-rbEuzwPgcV6eQ0t8N8H-JCy1q1GzVfHHaSbSKpbuPkeJ5PeFY5Yt6fDEJ44Ldz7r_XI2uOLZhmiWaUzDSxKKqI0AYpooITom6LcvCf9/s787/ballard-plan.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="623" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0NKe7F2LGRQJAN6a2_RtlT8udoimuNPAwTDavYbPl3PQThnM4Fix3-CGP3q4ET20smdJt32c70OE2UU5nhLI-rbEuzwPgcV6eQ0t8N8H-JCy1q1GzVfHHaSbSKpbuPkeJ5PeFY5Yt6fDEJ44Ldz7r_XI2uOLZhmiWaUzDSxKKqI0AYpooITom6LcvCf9/w506-h640/ballard-plan.JPG" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>makes sense. do you?</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1V9lBPrtLYIee7bqWv82UxzI8RE4w-MZV1drLiwPcAWSmqkLjiW437yL-VcVewhtyES5P3tC5D_fAk7rIHJCplafKVLsnTGPyJ26uAeHG8Up4NUnl2teVCqSvjMfCVelLS8iyGpj6s65Z1VRzj1VC7r8UsneE2luKDYMEF0aADV9tx22Bm27YtZlAzqa/s843/ted-ray-golfer.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="573" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1V9lBPrtLYIee7bqWv82UxzI8RE4w-MZV1drLiwPcAWSmqkLjiW437yL-VcVewhtyES5P3tC5D_fAk7rIHJCplafKVLsnTGPyJ26uAeHG8Up4NUnl2teVCqSvjMfCVelLS8iyGpj6s65Z1VRzj1VC7r8UsneE2luKDYMEF0aADV9tx22Bm27YtZlAzqa/w436-h640/ted-ray-golfer.JPG" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the great Ted Ray, English golfer, circa 1913...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPr7PCIZ8Ty4MOKMep1vLDmozoX6JhjC5MfSUQwaEuLjntc1XcQTLKnlhM3ol1R1fSFstWx6UHWMxwEedmsGoAaC83Ae4E5gJ35G_kMW_c0K1bTkEeKtW6a2fr9VyjtSRe-rnqjyglcOrM8qEnjiaXsy6lKSOmbi7RZPUHdITg7M36Obzktet5TTecgR8/s251/ted-ray.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="218" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPr7PCIZ8Ty4MOKMep1vLDmozoX6JhjC5MfSUQwaEuLjntc1XcQTLKnlhM3ol1R1fSFstWx6UHWMxwEedmsGoAaC83Ae4E5gJ35G_kMW_c0K1bTkEeKtW6a2fr9VyjtSRe-rnqjyglcOrM8qEnjiaXsy6lKSOmbi7RZPUHdITg7M36Obzktet5TTecgR8/w348-h400/ted-ray.gif" width="348" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...all 16 stone of him, pounding another tape measure drive. note how the hickory brassie's head touches his left shoulder on his backswing. straight left arm? don't think so. he hit golf balls 330 yards back when NO ONE hit golf balls 330 yards. with today's equipment he'd easily be driving balls 400+ yards.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWG1-wLo0S4aC02SbAZ7JxbeEDmJTPSOvz13i-eeeLyquMr7iNMCmdg3W65h_xYmbR29c4XYTE8DJrajMQFgX7nhyphenhyphen9zK21TQV941aWdKfSYFc9uxpVIrJye3JDzPJhR8th4wO1E1PwPuCxL7F00-VPxQlaY3dWlrnIe_YAkANMMUZv7bXuX3DKsLbu9wW/s733/brewster-socialmediainfluencers.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="733" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWG1-wLo0S4aC02SbAZ7JxbeEDmJTPSOvz13i-eeeLyquMr7iNMCmdg3W65h_xYmbR29c4XYTE8DJrajMQFgX7nhyphenhyphen9zK21TQV941aWdKfSYFc9uxpVIrJye3JDzPJhR8th4wO1E1PwPuCxL7F00-VPxQlaY3dWlrnIe_YAkANMMUZv7bXuX3DKsLbu9wW/w640-h234/brewster-socialmediainfluencers.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>insights 101</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLVQDMDp7SzT60JuDBpYtV1X2FkDyucXW_iyglbBpHvd80hPo46x07gtgSUTxvBSxO3JDcBgZAg1RlvGplgZvSG-2z5xAkgzu5je5nFf1SwpUgxU12p5UaJJ0xgZrE8XfHWhFkFrfz6fMw4bABq2DsKl2KdV3ELPoH1YgskEp-YrmGhg728rCzftNxZR5/s432/IMG_5764.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="324" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLVQDMDp7SzT60JuDBpYtV1X2FkDyucXW_iyglbBpHvd80hPo46x07gtgSUTxvBSxO3JDcBgZAg1RlvGplgZvSG-2z5xAkgzu5je5nFf1SwpUgxU12p5UaJJ0xgZrE8XfHWhFkFrfz6fMw4bABq2DsKl2KdV3ELPoH1YgskEp-YrmGhg728rCzftNxZR5/w480-h640/IMG_5764.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>I'm about 99% positive it's too soon for this</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Uq0eT6WEvRGxSidMxDY49AJOj5UGZhp9RdSWyY4rtSzemIJICijZBvpzJpBR6GQx_OFN5v5DKT4RKP6KVYTsVu6yKxAMH-cJ5bkn9luU2_81Fh7y9_JJlXEcQq2qmpfa2Xr9DY0x8aUbk-X-ZXHfBcqUYBWivfkX7KIQNpJdBkys9MEU_uQG7_RwuF9U/s718/barbie_1959.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Uq0eT6WEvRGxSidMxDY49AJOj5UGZhp9RdSWyY4rtSzemIJICijZBvpzJpBR6GQx_OFN5v5DKT4RKP6KVYTsVu6yKxAMH-cJ5bkn9luU2_81Fh7y9_JJlXEcQq2qmpfa2Xr9DY0x8aUbk-X-ZXHfBcqUYBWivfkX7KIQNpJdBkys9MEU_uQG7_RwuF9U/w570-h640/barbie_1959.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.atomicmonstercafe.com/2019/03/lets-celebrate.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><Happy Birthday Barbie!></span></b></a> <span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>come to think of it, she might actually be the first of March's <i>four</i> redeeming qualities</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDZRJIJO2GfU8r3U525nRPvAgsTHGVR7v1tbTgx-cuip7ZQtTsvDtnvmgTAGbkPdX9hjEtP9h-IuYelbdI9DzPxQaF-zI6umEuqj91fLhtAKRoZX-HGWB03aWaY1VuqUEzElQ3ZAmkeLE6LRGJoV-uu-EHICC57uz0wLsB05jpw8I9iUmNRlJ5jyoODs_/s733/varvel-sotu2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="733" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDZRJIJO2GfU8r3U525nRPvAgsTHGVR7v1tbTgx-cuip7ZQtTsvDtnvmgTAGbkPdX9hjEtP9h-IuYelbdI9DzPxQaF-zI6umEuqj91fLhtAKRoZX-HGWB03aWaY1VuqUEzElQ3ZAmkeLE6LRGJoV-uu-EHICC57uz0wLsB05jpw8I9iUmNRlJ5jyoODs_/w640-h496/varvel-sotu2.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>from first to worst, from hero to zero...America's race to the bottom has shocked our allies, emboldened our enemies and grieved those of us who remember our former greatness.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-T5nBW0MO2WaYrz-3L-Uv9-pzw3R1jLqDXQJOT7E3xcgeRaKGniKbr3NMidf7AmbYSZjAz5s6wZptA05L1xupdhSMWGH6n9d66r8-NfbjqQp2A06Jc4aTLVyCYMmY3AGt0hLRQBOMTetf2SUVPds0HXZ8rAtC7jCDvu4atCZUHT__2jqN-lz9SfK_wYZ/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-T5nBW0MO2WaYrz-3L-Uv9-pzw3R1jLqDXQJOT7E3xcgeRaKGniKbr3NMidf7AmbYSZjAz5s6wZptA05L1xupdhSMWGH6n9d66r8-NfbjqQp2A06Jc4aTLVyCYMmY3AGt0hLRQBOMTetf2SUVPds0HXZ8rAtC7jCDvu4atCZUHT__2jqN-lz9SfK_wYZ/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Since it’s election season, this reminder from God's Word seems especially cogent:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjhz7IWvCsK22qBG1inhjtlXKku8DW5AaEnIa9eplxZbKtK82i9XfeTF4Xu0Mq4BEZLYvG-pe8Hzc8nrU_2VVeZzJKmYeGhHA1nngQt0AlX50ukwfhW8G6Aga5vUD23N7AutDlXPpWT-1472KFYlsHWWsmsqc-zx9v2p10g96PMVpP2s6Q3TXbsos-uYA/s831/IMG_0827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="572" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjhz7IWvCsK22qBG1inhjtlXKku8DW5AaEnIa9eplxZbKtK82i9XfeTF4Xu0Mq4BEZLYvG-pe8Hzc8nrU_2VVeZzJKmYeGhHA1nngQt0AlX50ukwfhW8G6Aga5vUD23N7AutDlXPpWT-1472KFYlsHWWsmsqc-zx9v2p10g96PMVpP2s6Q3TXbsos-uYA/w440-h640/IMG_0827.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In the "so convenient you can't stand it" department, you can purchase my books on Amazon.com<b>.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get your paperback books here:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-76918160564933295262024-03-02T10:41:00.008-05:002024-03-02T23:57:05.200-05:00While Digging In The Archives...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_p3I-x5lREDg4cgHRHNm2Xzra7BLb0JOu_nAPT4oLHi_Gyh-Q-PETtyWHEsNNVVuZmevPjWrOnPgHC25dX7QTW3rOwgaNhSgUlyMxi5a7MmTfVosVnfoKoTFZayGEhs0R_z0KAqYgn5JnS1E6a9Q4EMe93KcvhyphenhyphenKxprJU8RR1vUUHPnrV7k9cLxzmraI/s640/IMG_5754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_p3I-x5lREDg4cgHRHNm2Xzra7BLb0JOu_nAPT4oLHi_Gyh-Q-PETtyWHEsNNVVuZmevPjWrOnPgHC25dX7QTW3rOwgaNhSgUlyMxi5a7MmTfVosVnfoKoTFZayGEhs0R_z0KAqYgn5JnS1E6a9Q4EMe93KcvhyphenhyphenKxprJU8RR1vUUHPnrV7k9cLxzmraI/w480-h640/IMG_5754.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>...I stumbled across this box.</b> </span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Curiosity piqued, I took it down and opened it up:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVnWTHBxsZvbT4_Qbxdj-OB7BwlTnvaTvVWsbZn4JbHHFout-d4hZEVDUI9kqUgfdfPGh9ss7Lf573YUJzXzqJFQFy1aVlPblKEZOj_tbaS3MNCT6xX2mIA9SYlXjTmjxQAxiSE6Yxm3FYUb6lTADRWrCfBhxQijs-TR6Rr8PKPtogU5AgvyN0wnFtOsg/s640/IMG_5755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVnWTHBxsZvbT4_Qbxdj-OB7BwlTnvaTvVWsbZn4JbHHFout-d4hZEVDUI9kqUgfdfPGh9ss7Lf573YUJzXzqJFQFy1aVlPblKEZOj_tbaS3MNCT6xX2mIA9SYlXjTmjxQAxiSE6Yxm3FYUb6lTADRWrCfBhxQijs-TR6Rr8PKPtogU5AgvyN0wnFtOsg/w480-h640/IMG_5755.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Cool! I love old phones, so I pulled it out of the box and set it up.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos8eNTQN5xqycY0jrbG9ef8_zYe5R9iCfS7D1ga8pjUOhX1q7vDuFaeW0xE6QwS7s6YHzOWYFkSyXbOpa_FmC9KMfUsVUgCRsCuqdbF9d4hRlwEgI1IyVWcBnwy8P9RP_iqzRJUWZD-R6_055fjEmIsXs7Igd4n4pJXw88FfSfr3MHGJ8qoRP6uO7POT6/s703/IMG_5756.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos8eNTQN5xqycY0jrbG9ef8_zYe5R9iCfS7D1ga8pjUOhX1q7vDuFaeW0xE6QwS7s6YHzOWYFkSyXbOpa_FmC9KMfUsVUgCRsCuqdbF9d4hRlwEgI1IyVWcBnwy8P9RP_iqzRJUWZD-R6_055fjEmIsXs7Igd4n4pJXw88FfSfr3MHGJ8qoRP6uO7POT6/w546-h640/IMG_5756.jpg" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>gotta love Jimmy Durante</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Wow...that is old...no dial.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Wondering if it actually works, I rummaged around a bit and found a couple of typewritten pages of useful info, to wit:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>This phone is circa 1905 so it converts everything to that time period.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>To make a phone call:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>1. Pick up the handset</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>2. Press the receiver a couple of times</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>3. Wait for the operator to greet you</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>4. Give her the phone number you wish to call. It will automatically be converted to phone numbers from that time period, e.g., COdswallop 371 or FLotsam 592.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>5. When your party answers, speak normally. The phone will translate common phrases to the appropriate colloquialism of that era.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>E.g., "I paid $8.00 to see a movie" will be rendered as "It cost me a jitney to see the flickers".</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>6. When finished with your call, say goodbye and replace the handset in the receiver.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>If you experience problems, see below:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON PROBLEMS</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>"I don't hear anything."</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>REMEMBER THERE'S NO DIAL SO YOU WON'T HEAR A DIAL TONE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>"I don't mean the dial tone; I don't hear anything."</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>SPEAK LOUDER; PHONE EQUIPMENT IN THE EARLY 1900'S WASN'T AS GOOD AS TODAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>"That's crazy! How will speaking louder help?"</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>IT MIGHT NOT BUT IT CAN'T HURT</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>"What I'm saying is I don't hear any sounds!"</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>TRY YOUR OTHER EAR</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>"It's not me! There's no one on the line at all!"</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>HOW DO YOU KNOW? JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HEAR THEM DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE NOT THERE MAYBE THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>"Ok, this doesn't actually work, does it?"</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>OF COURSE IT DOES THE OPERATOR PROBABLY HAS THE DAY OFF TRY AGAIN TOMORROW</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Just for the record:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><b><i>a) </i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">in spite of what Karen says, that's hilarious, </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">-and-</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><i>b)</i></b><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"> the phone</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"> does work...even has a ringer, but as noted, no dial, so you can't dial out with it.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">You can however talk to whomever calls you.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But remember, they might not understand <i>"What a goop! He was on the make with a choice bit of calico until the Sheba's big six bopped his beezer!"</i><b>*</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><b>* <span>what a dope! he was flirting with a good looking woman until her big boyfriend punched him in the nose!</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF3MHGXVSDZx7dYIfhhgpAQRQMZfalumoOjP4OIzfEony3a7vILbQMJF370x-bddKiCn_BrGg1cSiMOhFjim2SsNdoUupq4IDJM8Awf90YLjcRpq1MQB3WZmR8JCSG2EyyyJopIFwofZemAZEfLJrsctpMpPTKD4tYClf4PC9UOvCFMcXDWUwTHgBuu6p/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF3MHGXVSDZx7dYIfhhgpAQRQMZfalumoOjP4OIzfEony3a7vILbQMJF370x-bddKiCn_BrGg1cSiMOhFjim2SsNdoUupq4IDJM8Awf90YLjcRpq1MQB3WZmR8JCSG2EyyyJopIFwofZemAZEfLJrsctpMpPTKD4tYClf4PC9UOvCFMcXDWUwTHgBuu6p/w400-h88/separator-winter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In the "Woo Hoo!" department, we've finally kissed February+1 farewell...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgZ4VgusYv3jj89cuqDWs-mhVAZEegdZRucXH7KtG71QfZ-0RYjCTgUhKwcQHoeQsjOTLV-KSpgpU03OzRotJQ1_dMcb3dqqfqo35iTtCo2Cuyl312vDUB1hj0wWDSl-DjwQdNowKyWuqKB4NPWXtgnfHEJ4xbYwXA6ArgEJGvuGU-dl_3Ly1Y-gIrGZY/s899/melting-snowman.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="899" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgZ4VgusYv3jj89cuqDWs-mhVAZEegdZRucXH7KtG71QfZ-0RYjCTgUhKwcQHoeQsjOTLV-KSpgpU03OzRotJQ1_dMcb3dqqfqo35iTtCo2Cuyl312vDUB1hj0wWDSl-DjwQdNowKyWuqKB4NPWXtgnfHEJ4xbYwXA6ArgEJGvuGU-dl_3Ly1Y-gIrGZY/w400-h365/melting-snowman.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">...and welcomed March with a firm, manly handshake.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFWHVLbQNpBkHFN8nQNPGN7lUYpupgIKn2T4gpCq3K_px7OgkQ6ST-0egdnLlELPERDYETF4LekZ-PNkJY8Gq29s5iLavG9kGb20haMggBQPBpTESHO4bzFQQ5e1S47n82eAsP8ENXObE8UEs7CBairfyWC83EWrHtHRsRXOhRD2TI5zRJjkX6avUZOfD/s893/manly-handshake.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFWHVLbQNpBkHFN8nQNPGN7lUYpupgIKn2T4gpCq3K_px7OgkQ6ST-0egdnLlELPERDYETF4LekZ-PNkJY8Gq29s5iLavG9kGb20haMggBQPBpTESHO4bzFQQ5e1S47n82eAsP8ENXObE8UEs7CBairfyWC83EWrHtHRsRXOhRD2TI5zRJjkX6avUZOfD/w506-h640/manly-handshake.JPG" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>note: moustache and handgun optional</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">March may not be the prettiest month of the year but it does boast the time change...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5NRUmILcfYDucPv85cRyTBFymHw40mLJEQ3gxWmka8DW7gZI_sGFwtfSewe6lwBfLmZUYi44zguwBA-_kNn63vAGSoqHLlllyyULfT7rUJqVPx4ayJvQ70k5mGber_Yw6_xQiRHRXvjglW9qGxMDzvOWAUPCdOiz4-EKeZy-wgQ66ktAIqRbe3qRw40b/s1152/time-change.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1152" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5NRUmILcfYDucPv85cRyTBFymHw40mLJEQ3gxWmka8DW7gZI_sGFwtfSewe6lwBfLmZUYi44zguwBA-_kNn63vAGSoqHLlllyyULfT7rUJqVPx4ayJvQ70k5mGber_Yw6_xQiRHRXvjglW9qGxMDzvOWAUPCdOiz4-EKeZy-wgQ66ktAIqRbe3qRw40b/w400-h289/time-change.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...when it stays light later;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">St. Patrick's Day...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDbA9iOyEpybKf-XJGStuYoX1wZo9LyBzc1YjOT8kE6mrnpv4RXXXb9DUcDi1wnQjvJ0e5fXoOos43id6jQvudQcGSp3xIndDRM7nj0IIYWicNpzPaIWJJyz2j3yjWehRe8cXVabe1XvjmvEG7q03PjxZ9-ki5kjm-0Rd9HvS7ix7kSjnif9wXsEt0R9S/s961/st-patrick.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="961" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDbA9iOyEpybKf-XJGStuYoX1wZo9LyBzc1YjOT8kE6mrnpv4RXXXb9DUcDi1wnQjvJ0e5fXoOos43id6jQvudQcGSp3xIndDRM7nj0IIYWicNpzPaIWJJyz2j3yjWehRe8cXVabe1XvjmvEG7q03PjxZ9-ki5kjm-0Rd9HvS7ix7kSjnif9wXsEt0R9S/w640-h544/st-patrick.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...when everyone's Irish (another Guinness please);</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And best of all: Spring!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVgAb9yW-GUL0yFzW_tkT2n_W7kmibMR0CgeECwV1111Cz5Riyg-EonlOf03zpqFARBUiNQHQDvIdDlLCQDtSVtuhVcmqi5woh7NOOpw6WL7MBmJA-uu8SAqREmEKGFgAp5RsPV6WxUy14II5MolfxDCkM8Na52khZI34Eb5L8cgpCj5GIencwrYiRAPu/s906/spring-time.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="906" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVgAb9yW-GUL0yFzW_tkT2n_W7kmibMR0CgeECwV1111Cz5Riyg-EonlOf03zpqFARBUiNQHQDvIdDlLCQDtSVtuhVcmqi5woh7NOOpw6WL7MBmJA-uu8SAqREmEKGFgAp5RsPV6WxUy14II5MolfxDCkM8Na52khZI34Eb5L8cgpCj5GIencwrYiRAPu/w400-h394/spring-time.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...when I can finally change paragraph separators.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div>Ok, I may be jumping the gun a bit, but it's my blog so take that:</div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYneqssRtv4h0Eh5jOasgFXZUCgfBzEGJs6bXS64R-6-IHT15mxFT4s5VcIn5lAYiZaErSvTfn5-JVhTOzUld9T4u_8eVRXeqdv64loZVlSwlauoFieppiJjoVC3tDVRiZ0q7gIN5jmuLTbfkgi1hCY7cokwkja231VEFreLgJTBR7WFDE9lxTHVK9JHc/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYneqssRtv4h0Eh5jOasgFXZUCgfBzEGJs6bXS64R-6-IHT15mxFT4s5VcIn5lAYiZaErSvTfn5-JVhTOzUld9T4u_8eVRXeqdv64loZVlSwlauoFieppiJjoVC3tDVRiZ0q7gIN5jmuLTbfkgi1hCY7cokwkja231VEFreLgJTBR7WFDE9lxTHVK9JHc/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In case you've been so busy fakebooking and X'ing (formerly twitting) that you've missed what's happening in the real world, here's the latest fascist to proudly parade her ignorance in the public square:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPn4Bfg_-y6NTink6ZCuaDp9zgCKcRMA5Iug6aQ3fi_pvELfUCZm78qvJqE0QNk7N-2Y5GiPSCcd8877qjB6jZ7ol-DzBfDch7Cv42sWdYhuoQd4jHuicPhmZVxosw7HYQn9lV-Ggb513jogO1pHtrfadt4SAueAanuhIDsOsgPw60hqg67tW6KO1iZaA/s790/heidi-przybyla.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="790" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPn4Bfg_-y6NTink6ZCuaDp9zgCKcRMA5Iug6aQ3fi_pvELfUCZm78qvJqE0QNk7N-2Y5GiPSCcd8877qjB6jZ7ol-DzBfDch7Cv42sWdYhuoQd4jHuicPhmZVxosw7HYQn9lV-Ggb513jogO1pHtrfadt4SAueAanuhIDsOsgPw60hqg67tW6KO1iZaA/w400-h198/heidi-przybyla.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Meet Ms. Przybyla, Politico hack, who recently criticized what she called "Christian Nationalists", because they stupidly believe that "<i>...</i></span><i>rights don’t come from Congress, they don’t come from the Supreme Court, they come from God.” </i></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In her cloistered, echo-chamber world, the following statement is not just false, it's radically dangerous:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their <b>Creator</b> with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers<span style="color: #cc0000;"> from the consent of the governed</span>."</span></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Ms. Przybyla should do a few things:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">1) buy a vowel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">2) avoid battles of wit since she's obviously unarmed</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-and-</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">3) read our nation's founding documents, starting with the Declaration Of Independence.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As Gary Varvel succinctly put it:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdTzlrlgSE4w78RxzX4cZTCESG8HcCFOm_0oA02ZUrlY6LnTldawJ6bLXgsTO4ZT0YjfPRR6d3LQ614a-TVVI4hODHFa7RlK6X1InQ4nzRQgH9_UJszVm-oCcbroGyxBVLNQkzlS7KTrkVSOzrcFoDg1MKxTptaY30mVIV9FMj42ebcgA_Od7JEamBV5f/s750/IMG_5761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="750" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdTzlrlgSE4w78RxzX4cZTCESG8HcCFOm_0oA02ZUrlY6LnTldawJ6bLXgsTO4ZT0YjfPRR6d3LQ614a-TVVI4hODHFa7RlK6X1InQ4nzRQgH9_UJszVm-oCcbroGyxBVLNQkzlS7KTrkVSOzrcFoDg1MKxTptaY30mVIV9FMj42ebcgA_Od7JEamBV5f/w640-h494/IMG_5761.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Mercy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwx3_cLJ3Bsafk0C72uqTWI-F8yjkZ8TOFnTT2mqKBdBveC2bYMUz_bIPFfFZf1sgMKeFFn89tY-VPPqIdwuFuMZFrC0DqNyamAuypJpq8S6qz1voBUcGCOK1J5t2RjPPD5sPhgpM0FF3UB4u2Z5PodEvzpx2Oh7dQBKNPIe5f4KXPwDRyzqQAWQSu8ffq/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwx3_cLJ3Bsafk0C72uqTWI-F8yjkZ8TOFnTT2mqKBdBveC2bYMUz_bIPFfFZf1sgMKeFFn89tY-VPPqIdwuFuMZFrC0DqNyamAuypJpq8S6qz1voBUcGCOK1J5t2RjPPD5sPhgpM0FF3UB4u2Z5PodEvzpx2Oh7dQBKNPIe5f4KXPwDRyzqQAWQSu8ffq/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">March hath arrived with an abundance of blessed sunshine and moderate temperatures, so why the heck are you reading this blog?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Let's blow this popsicle stand and 23 Skidoo:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13_vAGHJLZl7jNuB88Zi_n2OeTFIVqWg3QYf-VwSqnJmMjYP9GBpOsJyPT4e5jwEcSVou5eCkXCPSn1_U6h7Bg2ZG9INKAP_tvPpPbSPeHMywsfkuRfPf2dkisv_SewCgBjkXadzbcKvCebejU7zXGbwK2BPbOjX_upopWL6sHo4rFidsVdqmhRgt_-nU/s800/IMG_5759.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13_vAGHJLZl7jNuB88Zi_n2OeTFIVqWg3QYf-VwSqnJmMjYP9GBpOsJyPT4e5jwEcSVou5eCkXCPSn1_U6h7Bg2ZG9INKAP_tvPpPbSPeHMywsfkuRfPf2dkisv_SewCgBjkXadzbcKvCebejU7zXGbwK2BPbOjX_upopWL6sHo4rFidsVdqmhRgt_-nU/w436-h640/IMG_5759.jpg" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the launch pad...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhxrbpTDk2NJtyQkmCZEn7vItGvsWBcWsCUmlu5ZNJIq1zrWHykVZ0EVvDGqJga0PH4OdPA-4R9euTv8M6PVKrv6R6Cre90Mwg3__K9DFX91tcGOpp_spnP0ffBPOo1nrRKfRP52_sKBYmkVztlKAeSDkzzDoE7gDyEfHFbWxMUMb0o_h3zYb-c9Q9Cpr/s1024/IMG_5760.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="855" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhxrbpTDk2NJtyQkmCZEn7vItGvsWBcWsCUmlu5ZNJIq1zrWHykVZ0EVvDGqJga0PH4OdPA-4R9euTv8M6PVKrv6R6Cre90Mwg3__K9DFX91tcGOpp_spnP0ffBPOo1nrRKfRP52_sKBYmkVztlKAeSDkzzDoE7gDyEfHFbWxMUMb0o_h3zYb-c9Q9Cpr/w534-h640/IMG_5760.jpg" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...and the landing site...note the grouping. def doesn't happen all the time, but I may be gaining on it.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCu4p-BAFfdh4g2bnLLuDMLNicIsZP84gGqCx8ZguAlGH_Bq2BR7ZpAKg1TALprOfZSQw6lAf3EasmvSYzhM8Tvpu44lAqUd5CT0QsU9ZDZw9BpcihA0LVI4b1H_UtDUCIXx__bIADiA7cDgvgd6T8tbhHoLyjsS_Y1UZ6bgZRsuqa4zFk41y0ke9KzX_f/s740/varvel-nikki.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="740" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCu4p-BAFfdh4g2bnLLuDMLNicIsZP84gGqCx8ZguAlGH_Bq2BR7ZpAKg1TALprOfZSQw6lAf3EasmvSYzhM8Tvpu44lAqUd5CT0QsU9ZDZw9BpcihA0LVI4b1H_UtDUCIXx__bIADiA7cDgvgd6T8tbhHoLyjsS_Y1UZ6bgZRsuqa4zFk41y0ke9KzX_f/w640-h494/varvel-nikki.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>delusional: holding to a persistent, false, psychotic belief despite indisputable evidence to the contrary</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetFdAd5kx4vEMtc075XEN48umJlOtiE2uhOsH6vXXYGgWNV-KWDNXSE4zQqKRBCBOHCVbB5hwweWV7OjKzspdq4cV5Yenoayo43q7sEHf_Eg1HDEDy8_Jaz5NOCfe3dXOw1KFERvqIjX72htKEK52DWQUz2dngQZpOgbjnOWH60GHPl8-gYUxXOKGOvgj/s745/56-tbird.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="745" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetFdAd5kx4vEMtc075XEN48umJlOtiE2uhOsH6vXXYGgWNV-KWDNXSE4zQqKRBCBOHCVbB5hwweWV7OjKzspdq4cV5Yenoayo43q7sEHf_Eg1HDEDy8_Jaz5NOCfe3dXOw1KFERvqIjX72htKEK52DWQUz2dngQZpOgbjnOWH60GHPl8-gYUxXOKGOvgj/w640-h268/56-tbird.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>speaking of delusional, still hoping someone, somewhere wants to give me a 1956 Ford Thunderbird</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXnuDIlBOyppKvv0AuqG9dLqDyheZiMAG3ySwldq7z87Qd9oQMOeRi_vNZ_9hjjhAM2CrlNc1px_9gIWZ0nsL7OcTUFR6rJYkoedHtyV0IWopKDuEfXir75Iv9NGZZVsw5BZ0e-01FIfoUg2JUcbye_uDvZttwsUPO2b97uDdEwsPK0sQnoLLh4IaP0np/s250/francis-ouimet-swing.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="250" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXnuDIlBOyppKvv0AuqG9dLqDyheZiMAG3ySwldq7z87Qd9oQMOeRi_vNZ_9hjjhAM2CrlNc1px_9gIWZ0nsL7OcTUFR6rJYkoedHtyV0IWopKDuEfXir75Iv9NGZZVsw5BZ0e-01FIfoUg2JUcbye_uDvZttwsUPO2b97uDdEwsPK0sQnoLLh4IaP0np/w400-h331/francis-ouimet-swing.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the great Francis Ouimet, circa 1913 (yes, Virginia, they did have movie cameras then)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xFgAZR28royD-Hrk2JC-W70-LfVavT0TREz0_FVI339J0Syx9wcRPePRwLaFbklUMIXG8hFGnwIBkvNXO8iCjyNQYcE-340fzfF5bZvwVU3SoBIGPWhq3VnUDmskNwGUYl9VktlUkDiJjzKkepx-amcPLhlYxNQ898-WadRPQ7BJTxo6kfRlNn-hBe3s/s855/vardon-flyer.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="855" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xFgAZR28royD-Hrk2JC-W70-LfVavT0TREz0_FVI339J0Syx9wcRPePRwLaFbklUMIXG8hFGnwIBkvNXO8iCjyNQYcE-340fzfF5bZvwVU3SoBIGPWhq3VnUDmskNwGUYl9VktlUkDiJjzKkepx-amcPLhlYxNQ898-WadRPQ7BJTxo6kfRlNn-hBe3s/w400-h314/vardon-flyer.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>might try this Vardon Flyer ball this spring</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvoiYk_vOwrVuqdYJCg25C6kQ50mrqJuYagPoCyx7Gz-en6Tn3G8AMDWUUsmaJhgP9v4CNP7JC2u4lFl3V_v2xIz3pZTsp5AMb8u2VCXLhi_NPcRs9Le0FjkIWgcWnCjUdPRCpbzfAJo7QwCNuG3jNHlz1jTH3TyX2sSA2NgnTSubZsfyq4pDJsRr4KZ-/s512/philco-radio-phono.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvoiYk_vOwrVuqdYJCg25C6kQ50mrqJuYagPoCyx7Gz-en6Tn3G8AMDWUUsmaJhgP9v4CNP7JC2u4lFl3V_v2xIz3pZTsp5AMb8u2VCXLhi_NPcRs9Le0FjkIWgcWnCjUdPRCpbzfAJo7QwCNuG3jNHlz1jTH3TyX2sSA2NgnTSubZsfyq4pDJsRr4KZ-/w578-h640/philco-radio-phono.jpg" width="578" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>saw this cool 1950 Philco radio / phono at a resale shop...neither work, but it's only $20...decisions, decisions...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPNfElf7Q3sz0ph8ma04GxMAHS3EfQLw6kVFYCaHjRw2-btw4Abx33BGM7Rnp0xtsOXP9Zz0ca3XxBPm2dx10hX87zjGKTCAe1CyBfRrin4s4K49DM1SVpwAnOqrMLGfXzIssQbZcm56khGwAljQsifA3l_WKfuuEfBFUkoYFf8zoT4VFmlJCSViYg7YD/s400/separator-spring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="400" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPNfElf7Q3sz0ph8ma04GxMAHS3EfQLw6kVFYCaHjRw2-btw4Abx33BGM7Rnp0xtsOXP9Zz0ca3XxBPm2dx10hX87zjGKTCAe1CyBfRrin4s4K49DM1SVpwAnOqrMLGfXzIssQbZcm56khGwAljQsifA3l_WKfuuEfBFUkoYFf8zoT4VFmlJCSViYg7YD/w400-h80/separator-spring.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">A word of advice as you go:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Kids, do not try this at home...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyfhb0WhCHVMY0B9EeBKikkLMkNFhg962tmTtuLfjhPanTNtpvCDrx08WQf6FNGJ8BrLRV3wvRxGXumoMU04ycm7Bqz0Kq-Ctt3MRtz9Rk9hbCrDpqQAhfNYZyJ9OAtGh37m5VD-s9GzzHdJB4nmbLRuGliv7r77fSEGIr0suRcqhnGf4zu47pavX4LtP/s362/stairs-surfing.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="354" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyfhb0WhCHVMY0B9EeBKikkLMkNFhg962tmTtuLfjhPanTNtpvCDrx08WQf6FNGJ8BrLRV3wvRxGXumoMU04ycm7Bqz0Kq-Ctt3MRtz9Rk9hbCrDpqQAhfNYZyJ9OAtGh37m5VD-s9GzzHdJB4nmbLRuGliv7r77fSEGIr0suRcqhnGf4zu47pavX4LtP/w391-h400/stairs-surfing.gif" width="391" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...or anywhere else for that matter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...<br /></span><div><br /></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-79971480193591284922024-02-25T10:30:00.001-05:002024-02-25T10:30:58.773-05:00Everyone Knows...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHndQVacK2TNuAMqYLU_Bqri1DLqEjGZpYijANfMKQogJMbLvXTwoPiDbRufSXUlFT1GASsSK9XX2vAAUkgYgwNEKBgVFAHw7dEnSw7k1eLIn6KqyVq_xL9qvH_o58uJg12Wkql_fjRLuq4XSjO3ZblfkFs07VmyNjN_M9V04E-nBHsVBV1yeWqkQmG2US/s712/george-washington.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHndQVacK2TNuAMqYLU_Bqri1DLqEjGZpYijANfMKQogJMbLvXTwoPiDbRufSXUlFT1GASsSK9XX2vAAUkgYgwNEKBgVFAHw7dEnSw7k1eLIn6KqyVq_xL9qvH_o58uJg12Wkql_fjRLuq4XSjO3ZblfkFs07VmyNjN_M9V04E-nBHsVBV1yeWqkQmG2US/w614-h640/george-washington.JPG" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>George Washington</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...about Presidential Portraits, yes?</i> </span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Those official paintings / pictures of the POTUS for historical archives, meant to capture the essence of the man.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf2e3RVZSOLas596m3voneKZn4ERKo8_cZx6VGlIVsPvw5LlNN9WKnbXHWOzbe1EWFIyjr8FsAk-Ui4MiSlNA2iBx1ILJRIz3raAleFPl26yXlYn8lvpngMqbWby1D3dqUbuWIYgrLC7cWErr-bVKOGPtOJI8ZpEpH33-wboYpdtcx1M7O-Sr4GQpdCDy/s1291/prez-collage.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1291" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf2e3RVZSOLas596m3voneKZn4ERKo8_cZx6VGlIVsPvw5LlNN9WKnbXHWOzbe1EWFIyjr8FsAk-Ui4MiSlNA2iBx1ILJRIz3raAleFPl26yXlYn8lvpngMqbWby1D3dqUbuWIYgrLC7cWErr-bVKOGPtOJI8ZpEpH33-wboYpdtcx1M7O-Sr4GQpdCDy/w640-h448/prez-collage.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">For a time, each of these men were charged with preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Some were destined for greatness...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5uuk9tggcO935R4PRKjQrg-naLm9JKSu1Lm16UCvs8UcYjulX49AqI2mNDeecHTbJdxlk2Milm8e8lMlfupn8DqXNi5OURudAPUM6G7SnCdJIKFfx8g6IVAV_u4Cn4fi-GdIZ3M83Q2_2cLoT49R5pbTXYBtFr-A0e0A6OAoDGqTiNEvkJluBGzQZ7NJ/s724/abe-lincoln.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5uuk9tggcO935R4PRKjQrg-naLm9JKSu1Lm16UCvs8UcYjulX49AqI2mNDeecHTbJdxlk2Milm8e8lMlfupn8DqXNi5OURudAPUM6G7SnCdJIKFfx8g6IVAV_u4Cn4fi-GdIZ3M83Q2_2cLoT49R5pbTXYBtFr-A0e0A6OAoDGqTiNEvkJluBGzQZ7NJ/w508-h640/abe-lincoln.JPG" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Abraham Lincoln</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...demonstrating tremendous strength of character, acknowledging their dependence on Providence and standing tall during times of national crises.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Others...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ykBuLfIwHTAAjZz4-TI0uyXy8KUZudK2hHRmrpKpOsCuglSXMXd8wDm0mnvPSsE5OQsu0S3Nm5SdSbOhYaB9UHakZ3gKdWNbDYJy2Gv0Mpj4C5y05yGujrzDBgQb_hNJ1UBNcCyUXzxPTedxv9eqnQTt3y1IyxpJPh-n91JBDuJVmWT_MGu33Qs-aSCS/s985/biden-trip.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="985" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ykBuLfIwHTAAjZz4-TI0uyXy8KUZudK2hHRmrpKpOsCuglSXMXd8wDm0mnvPSsE5OQsu0S3Nm5SdSbOhYaB9UHakZ3gKdWNbDYJy2Gv0Mpj4C5y05yGujrzDBgQb_hNJ1UBNcCyUXzxPTedxv9eqnQTt3y1IyxpJPh-n91JBDuJVmWT_MGu33Qs-aSCS/w640-h368/biden-trip.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Dementia Joe</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...well, not so much.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Mercy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvdJ7cToJplbI3gznDkjrpJWtr4vv7_K6Cw8vmhRD6aWSJBT-wJF7CEeRjbPByaqf1woIX2j2nAAGU4JIK2vS0hrGpi4si2iWdvyDwar2BQUkL2d3KvFjDEsrZFGL7XLpaxvzkearBJ55H06sLgdVqaCdNo68OSUbw2PAagyipfbACRQbo9bqmEPlqqLs/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvdJ7cToJplbI3gznDkjrpJWtr4vv7_K6Cw8vmhRD6aWSJBT-wJF7CEeRjbPByaqf1woIX2j2nAAGU4JIK2vS0hrGpi4si2iWdvyDwar2BQUkL2d3KvFjDEsrZFGL7XLpaxvzkearBJ55H06sLgdVqaCdNo68OSUbw2PAagyipfbACRQbo9bqmEPlqqLs/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In keeping with my interest in vintage / mid century modern photography, I recently bought this on ebay:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRthWFi_kIqEfa2Y2K1t07h8UVBcQgpUSBz1LJmn-sOwd602IZypZB9yp4HYYjsHf0Pd_8Poah2MOZnoGb0OfGHNpIlGznWeceBeP9bXve2MKvWG881f1oqOVNfkRnBfbEXDy5ectOS1R8UT5jTnve0bWG2UhSva_QYJMDmPkinAMSFGe_awMnFzAH2_x/s573/brownie-starflash.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRthWFi_kIqEfa2Y2K1t07h8UVBcQgpUSBz1LJmn-sOwd602IZypZB9yp4HYYjsHf0Pd_8Poah2MOZnoGb0OfGHNpIlGznWeceBeP9bXve2MKvWG881f1oqOVNfkRnBfbEXDy5ectOS1R8UT5jTnve0bWG2UhSva_QYJMDmPkinAMSFGe_awMnFzAH2_x/w536-h640/brownie-starflash.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgTbhkeVEP6RcKHXrppw842JLZQzbDGTufsyLtdUU-bO80Oo4t1Zy6mPSOzG-rnA6RKL6ilYFDZ9yPWLPDYIEMUggIenB-K7tZ-BrSqSqaFzBHnebbAzloyI_R_ktXBi8gbK1Ysdg8Xl4_m-IRzqzoX6v1oTCVg2Bm0IiVEa-2yDuP9Y8JSklmPx_gFWG/s406/brownie-starflash-side.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="406" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgTbhkeVEP6RcKHXrppw842JLZQzbDGTufsyLtdUU-bO80Oo4t1Zy6mPSOzG-rnA6RKL6ilYFDZ9yPWLPDYIEMUggIenB-K7tZ-BrSqSqaFzBHnebbAzloyI_R_ktXBi8gbK1Ysdg8Xl4_m-IRzqzoX6v1oTCVg2Bm0IiVEa-2yDuP9Y8JSklmPx_gFWG/w640-h612/brownie-starflash-side.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's a Kodak Brownie Starflash camera, circa 1960.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">It takes 127 roll film </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">and type M2 flashbulbs:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfFVNglbHSST8YMkWFLcZAW_pjF-AczogsasXlpFJCdTcLPtL_AX8s2nh3DMsM4y-aPBb3n00l_CKyPZQKjEtJyQEstsimxraJhGToL-8sRkgQuKBfRWHXtWIPm5uxuVmfTCdIlwfIIo3nIvw14G2pvOPmre13v3AxClpNBxI6SjQ9BwvP74qiwoNwEtK/s640/m2-flashbulbs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfFVNglbHSST8YMkWFLcZAW_pjF-AczogsasXlpFJCdTcLPtL_AX8s2nh3DMsM4y-aPBb3n00l_CKyPZQKjEtJyQEstsimxraJhGToL-8sRkgQuKBfRWHXtWIPm5uxuVmfTCdIlwfIIo3nIvw14G2pvOPmre13v3AxClpNBxI6SjQ9BwvP74qiwoNwEtK/w480-h640/m2-flashbulbs.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It'll be awhile before I have pics to share, but I'm looking forward to blinding my subjects with some good old fashioned flash photography.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IrevqEc7drJK7rBOZUx-nHcc9cS9I2V7LLK-REm_vkvQGJbWEPSzm2-7GIeFBLqDFWBow5YOPkFZgmZ9ZIZhVJfOpXnnHRiwuJB4YBCT2ULXNCWi1iJwGSVfQ4E7zCQW99ea9Zm3DjuPwCO0VdNnFllIzH18GJD3ylHsxhi5u7zPP4t2nZqY38a7_1s4/s595/flash-photography.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="595" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IrevqEc7drJK7rBOZUx-nHcc9cS9I2V7LLK-REm_vkvQGJbWEPSzm2-7GIeFBLqDFWBow5YOPkFZgmZ9ZIZhVJfOpXnnHRiwuJB4YBCT2ULXNCWi1iJwGSVfQ4E7zCQW99ea9Zm3DjuPwCO0VdNnFllIzH18GJD3ylHsxhi5u7zPP4t2nZqY38a7_1s4/w640-h466/flash-photography.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Say <i>fromage...</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWIcak4zhMkxtHdq4U-6Q0LN9esbcKXQtS0IeK5ra0LJTAb7JV_xEZ-gTapXvrIbhl9XoR5UldvFaHg34Oz_1UJtnZ9jc-MM_Yl1CYJY8ZVNGDoD0QqCpSNoklms2k5OyZmCUqbt3nS80lEyrGmKaQwqMXQJF7T49pJsM3cWsFU-lAlpGPIFF51OjxTwj/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWIcak4zhMkxtHdq4U-6Q0LN9esbcKXQtS0IeK5ra0LJTAb7JV_xEZ-gTapXvrIbhl9XoR5UldvFaHg34Oz_1UJtnZ9jc-MM_Yl1CYJY8ZVNGDoD0QqCpSNoklms2k5OyZmCUqbt3nS80lEyrGmKaQwqMXQJF7T49pJsM3cWsFU-lAlpGPIFF51OjxTwj/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">They say March comes in like a lion...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMYMRfusJM0VPKm3gJv3zHFNV52GZftfgOi2FNBq7IqpLQk1f3k7Hiqb1Ye8aV1A_1YAWAvTHLUYWWflnfWJj2R3L4y0azkaZomMNemtfB4DbqzqZDOnZj1-8Ajf7-xH5ur_xLoNAOe0FjrshC6eEGiiQqukND19fV1CYFuqmLFHXeIIyntlCxJxhA9qu/s1052/feb2mar%20(1).jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="750" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMYMRfusJM0VPKm3gJv3zHFNV52GZftfgOi2FNBq7IqpLQk1f3k7Hiqb1Ye8aV1A_1YAWAvTHLUYWWflnfWJj2R3L4y0azkaZomMNemtfB4DbqzqZDOnZj1-8Ajf7-xH5ur_xLoNAOe0FjrshC6eEGiiQqukND19fV1CYFuqmLFHXeIIyntlCxJxhA9qu/w318-h446/feb2mar%20(1).jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...but this coming Friday is looking pretty lamb-like to me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The average temps at the end of February here in Michigan range from 23 degrees for a low to 35 for a high.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Other than Thursday - leap day, which is just about spot on - all the rest look like refugees from mid-April.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I'm not complaining - </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfah-8Z4kFl2PfyZJKpLOeI9V1XVbtbYFtKQjI6MyIa9I91bgU10mco-zZPL9JTXRktUSgVb1m-wfNmDpY1H8KZ0aYYsyoAWzybrx2NyWyvRxrqKfjDczyJX9hJJ5csJN33O0XgUNQz2Wtculkku3DEFISh_Vgh-hBZ9ZcP_5UxL5kfKkrBES890uOaw8/s882/hickory-golfer3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="882" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfah-8Z4kFl2PfyZJKpLOeI9V1XVbtbYFtKQjI6MyIa9I91bgU10mco-zZPL9JTXRktUSgVb1m-wfNmDpY1H8KZ0aYYsyoAWzybrx2NyWyvRxrqKfjDczyJX9hJJ5csJN33O0XgUNQz2Wtculkku3DEFISh_Vgh-hBZ9ZcP_5UxL5kfKkrBES890uOaw8/w640-h430/hickory-golfer3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I've practiced outside more this winter than every other winter combined - but it has been bizarro weather.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6v-2VXVGXIETPHZ814hD30iyUe71t1sPs4upicfFH4FuLYgSKSH2vkfllNoDqaYG82Tb9FXZiP1IDqFsMpnOKI5ylEHpb5cKUsRnNOYNBy5UR0L7FVnBUD4xSrnYBRqrVqpjyFTZyYP1guJIm26-qsRJtaPQVUWqOOKjhgq0g3vmRLKIX6vuPxYqWBkh/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6v-2VXVGXIETPHZ814hD30iyUe71t1sPs4upicfFH4FuLYgSKSH2vkfllNoDqaYG82Tb9FXZiP1IDqFsMpnOKI5ylEHpb5cKUsRnNOYNBy5UR0L7FVnBUD4xSrnYBRqrVqpjyFTZyYP1guJIm26-qsRJtaPQVUWqOOKjhgq0g3vmRLKIX6vuPxYqWBkh/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Speaking of Leap Day, there's an archaic tradition that on February 29th ladies are allowed to propose to men.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPFDet-xMsRKxgbQzvwoP_AgQlNQ0-eAdRPXaGo9_FmMRnKErbAbOn9-4_O9dKcYZbPefKrkEqVHJDCiIKsH4SvhSYSNFXDk3Bj7WNjojNSSx1r3JL1TzvPqo9F16nZLvF3fpqGqhPL2cYWwtdwydjLTtuTW_aEv5CeVw2e62drh5dWfi709VElBOVtRc/s851/leap-day-tradition.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="851" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPFDet-xMsRKxgbQzvwoP_AgQlNQ0-eAdRPXaGo9_FmMRnKErbAbOn9-4_O9dKcYZbPefKrkEqVHJDCiIKsH4SvhSYSNFXDk3Bj7WNjojNSSx1r3JL1TzvPqo9F16nZLvF3fpqGqhPL2cYWwtdwydjLTtuTW_aEv5CeVw2e62drh5dWfi709VElBOVtRc/w640-h414/leap-day-tradition.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">(Not to be confused with Al Capp's Sadie Hawkins Day:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4BOUNAGjLkCjg-t7qo0NAlqq5HVX66mLgA_ib_P-zbcGayFS2brYeIwbsn00vZ385Ggr3KWnU1rkSRtQF4ulijndyRrRQQIE2-Wr1kKiU9v7LM55ZwiBjR6ecy8e5qZbOifb81V0ZpR9pkHsm-_ohwFMoc6V9PMymvc4Un9vkkfdhRa8MVwHcldfxQpa/s718/sadie-hawkins-day.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4BOUNAGjLkCjg-t7qo0NAlqq5HVX66mLgA_ib_P-zbcGayFS2brYeIwbsn00vZ385Ggr3KWnU1rkSRtQF4ulijndyRrRQQIE2-Wr1kKiU9v7LM55ZwiBjR6ecy8e5qZbOifb81V0ZpR9pkHsm-_ohwFMoc6V9PMymvc4Un9vkkfdhRa8MVwHcldfxQpa/w444-h640/sadie-hawkins-day.JPG" width="444" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's sort of the Appalachian / Hillbilly version.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As recently as 2010 there was a movie loosely based on this tradition:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRKuE9ekN3pa-ha8buNv6Lh-rMOBJktWd84AWiMDxSigjOHy7KxPcrwigIZMdZk5FVFcI2ImaGsRCwXAmscqGX7dOHQYrBBGP55Bw8RY3b6ylfjaBvRoXtRvrImQFyTegGyAH57SPsKPp6Xb1-pQe68kPpAa0nhjwCstnwyvWKHDtakDwn05q3vgD0fPT/s890/leap-year-movie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="606" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRKuE9ekN3pa-ha8buNv6Lh-rMOBJktWd84AWiMDxSigjOHy7KxPcrwigIZMdZk5FVFcI2ImaGsRCwXAmscqGX7dOHQYrBBGP55Bw8RY3b6ylfjaBvRoXtRvrImQFyTegGyAH57SPsKPp6Xb1-pQe68kPpAa0nhjwCstnwyvWKHDtakDwn05q3vgD0fPT/w436-h640/leap-year-movie.JPG" width="436" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Now this has no meaning since, in our great wisdom, we've lost the basic ability to even define what a woman is.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiE1CZWfxUEU1X9X9zJq-9riUqv4uDHOMfo2mJO_ZLB-tiCtA8MeZ4opxj3xB0lJqwtKNnwY6oe94Q47OZo18EnDa8TtiOJZEtJHb2XMqpVsjlELqRApwjKFdp4Efc6R8Gr6GCyUwbWwLMh4_rViPBbDA-DL9GJcNz7cbdPUcMoPxd6YUyRP3e6AvK6Dk/s640/kjb-meme.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiE1CZWfxUEU1X9X9zJq-9riUqv4uDHOMfo2mJO_ZLB-tiCtA8MeZ4opxj3xB0lJqwtKNnwY6oe94Q47OZo18EnDa8TtiOJZEtJHb2XMqpVsjlELqRApwjKFdp4Efc6R8Gr6GCyUwbWwLMh4_rViPBbDA-DL9GJcNz7cbdPUcMoPxd6YUyRP3e6AvK6Dk/w512-h640/kjb-meme.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Not to worry; God will sort this out in His time:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.'"</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"> <i>- I Corinthians 1: 18,19</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Our day is coming.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmN9zjvndKq6N_2vkS78n3vCNrGVqOivAqhU3eRywC3diDWq5yPUYkqSiD5fZo8MsqEDn3RClxmLrq8xerfExk7aaDPIzKobdNMERNubR50R5TAd3OXJF95rRMr5qAnmXzvdocX_IM4SXyaeihQm8f8564ZlI5CO2AkYsr18UpbX4REXF2xs_mUZj_vPS/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmN9zjvndKq6N_2vkS78n3vCNrGVqOivAqhU3eRywC3diDWq5yPUYkqSiD5fZo8MsqEDn3RClxmLrq8xerfExk7aaDPIzKobdNMERNubR50R5TAd3OXJF95rRMr5qAnmXzvdocX_IM4SXyaeihQm8f8564ZlI5CO2AkYsr18UpbX4REXF2xs_mUZj_vPS/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Let's 23 Skidoo:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJ_6HCPHOr50cv_gfXQ5yhq9soxEEFovt6Gyoprxyi4gsBIQ7re1RfBFYfBp32DfQOAvzXcBA_F7lzVxpYBVLEfyrqgWM_-7Jo_51kr7C95W7JnWNYJvxOxa8aN81EuRo81IMu3scc4kBSZZCbPKuSL60xSPIr3d7RHXJybbA9p7zoivIU558O0qT4gF6/s2752/acgs-farm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="2752" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJ_6HCPHOr50cv_gfXQ5yhq9soxEEFovt6Gyoprxyi4gsBIQ7re1RfBFYfBp32DfQOAvzXcBA_F7lzVxpYBVLEfyrqgWM_-7Jo_51kr7C95W7JnWNYJvxOxa8aN81EuRo81IMu3scc4kBSZZCbPKuSL60xSPIr3d7RHXJybbA9p7zoivIU558O0qT4gF6/w640-h272/acgs-farm.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>love the opening scenes of All Creatures Great And Small</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbCVU9G2qm8zQoISoQ35IJ1bJ-ieAAgAMgBqwIeAaMRynabI3S5QW_YJph2QsVSqokgo4sItZ72QuBBmf8iMOPiWSblY2p8dGvwBzqxHo3ZPUEvuzebe_P2edHFJXzwqlmP9Ur37vtZlI7gyNkGI8CTCDnIrHX6lYopnEZqgNkaf9BCe93MO5-LMeu_p0/s849/courtyard.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="849" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbCVU9G2qm8zQoISoQ35IJ1bJ-ieAAgAMgBqwIeAaMRynabI3S5QW_YJph2QsVSqokgo4sItZ72QuBBmf8iMOPiWSblY2p8dGvwBzqxHo3ZPUEvuzebe_P2edHFJXzwqlmP9Ur37vtZlI7gyNkGI8CTCDnIrHX6lYopnEZqgNkaf9BCe93MO5-LMeu_p0/w640-h472/courtyard.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>just because I like this pic of our courtyard</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq3jglzA8aNgdwYyEXjlUIiWv0hIsVvyAjEZBM-CNSSyFIxt7VDsS341HIjcq72Ly0SjC8KqIZ7a64Vfh_KTihTQc7VnyX9tTVDs1Ei174deoWRxRy8roQlOfQQhxujEAvpzgaTFEqkb2V6Jhf2MaYOq3yD3CIXiTaWx4fpbJlhI36gceFPTZTntLH6wF/s472/great-husband.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="472" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq3jglzA8aNgdwYyEXjlUIiWv0hIsVvyAjEZBM-CNSSyFIxt7VDsS341HIjcq72Ly0SjC8KqIZ7a64Vfh_KTihTQc7VnyX9tTVDs1Ei174deoWRxRy8roQlOfQQhxujEAvpzgaTFEqkb2V6Jhf2MaYOq3yD3CIXiTaWx4fpbJlhI36gceFPTZTntLH6wF/w640-h296/great-husband.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>aw...thanks, honey</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcSWU9yZX8NSWo4HeLU0Z3_pclpnvPr0kerLXrdxNDhnvhN_Wg_e8mUgkL1c6Wf4QTDxUwEd6K_Mwc4xHfVBWNnKw0R9fJLNT5iv5zJFkfj3HIq-J4CEYZubMKjFqMfm3rt5HysuWJx3vdn0l7epIev3xJ9rGb2D_Wpp4NdU09FvQ1llAlltThguomz5A/s1348/image0000%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="958" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcSWU9yZX8NSWo4HeLU0Z3_pclpnvPr0kerLXrdxNDhnvhN_Wg_e8mUgkL1c6Wf4QTDxUwEd6K_Mwc4xHfVBWNnKw0R9fJLNT5iv5zJFkfj3HIq-J4CEYZubMKjFqMfm3rt5HysuWJx3vdn0l7epIev3xJ9rGb2D_Wpp4NdU09FvQ1llAlltThguomz5A/w454-h640/image0000%20(1).jpg" width="454" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>love those eyes</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXL9WL4PT9qhLuSvwS7rpo-DOFZpWCkYPJTorbEqRm5FK52ZXA9oLDED-NBp4s2qQ3noj4ZOTxTQuD-gFlFy3OJbkEdgKvWOXVPc5BQRIY3YbqbCfETQ8pDX3unxXmaMzEN8J5gcfKgjdSZQq9Z3NtbPWrje-FBKzLo15YQKkFLzF6JB3jDjH-cgYAPf3/s740/varvel-ny-monopoly.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="740" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXL9WL4PT9qhLuSvwS7rpo-DOFZpWCkYPJTorbEqRm5FK52ZXA9oLDED-NBp4s2qQ3noj4ZOTxTQuD-gFlFy3OJbkEdgKvWOXVPc5BQRIY3YbqbCfETQ8pDX3unxXmaMzEN8J5gcfKgjdSZQq9Z3NtbPWrje-FBKzLo15YQKkFLzF6JB3jDjH-cgYAPf3/w640-h492/varvel-ny-monopoly.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>political persecution 101</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaA_blWFWFwb-3tr83zytwkBMKq3PHKVnV1pkZGFh7YCS5qmBCDPBJB1dwAO-amp-bb0vN-9yvXQPOmfXzVRaxzcazxHU_ubl2egBNEtx0Zs9dYGQmJ3X7kclFEA2jLBvYYCvy4HvoyWD9h33Yr-2fXDfDPs_UH9klYG4zkddkNExndAF1dkbbRTp2ubm/s599/velma-belvedere.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="599" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaA_blWFWFwb-3tr83zytwkBMKq3PHKVnV1pkZGFh7YCS5qmBCDPBJB1dwAO-amp-bb0vN-9yvXQPOmfXzVRaxzcazxHU_ubl2egBNEtx0Zs9dYGQmJ3X7kclFEA2jLBvYYCvy4HvoyWD9h33Yr-2fXDfDPs_UH9klYG4zkddkNExndAF1dkbbRTp2ubm/w640-h492/velma-belvedere.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>my dear aunt velma and her beloved hound belvedere</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIT8-wlhtd77N2xgvCPlXHNj6M7vfophM3L5XJekHNDV1NbszAH-4YdGrM-R60DoCFZv91Q3BALVBRdrJ7pArdNcvohztf_qpz_L0_QVoxvhEw16mHPGczEnMOqd-_-A8rm-DdMoc3fwAL0-eF-adP6pRh0ewibfKN6riOf-nG0Kpn8iMWkpbbt-49LUg/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIT8-wlhtd77N2xgvCPlXHNj6M7vfophM3L5XJekHNDV1NbszAH-4YdGrM-R60DoCFZv91Q3BALVBRdrJ7pArdNcvohztf_qpz_L0_QVoxvhEw16mHPGczEnMOqd-_-A8rm-DdMoc3fwAL0-eF-adP6pRh0ewibfKN6riOf-nG0Kpn8iMWkpbbt-49LUg/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As you storm the exits and race back to the real world, here's a little something to tuck in your back pocket:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xOeeUOd7Xapa_DVu8_1PZycVcIVnWK8zS_X2Tagdhq01SnaMoeQyfcl2NIqWgvtslmeS42t_a2xm2D83T2J8-m7Y7G2GZQ9z7rqsJQzNZ8qsKOqJ3GzOd2HCVd51aZk2efHd3X6JNL0D8i6Mpexyc2AN2eKoy7NGrgeZKfqr0FeFJDJPPOxJkJdE1q6E/s647/2TIM1-7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="647" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xOeeUOd7Xapa_DVu8_1PZycVcIVnWK8zS_X2Tagdhq01SnaMoeQyfcl2NIqWgvtslmeS42t_a2xm2D83T2J8-m7Y7G2GZQ9z7rqsJQzNZ8qsKOqJ3GzOd2HCVd51aZk2efHd3X6JNL0D8i6Mpexyc2AN2eKoy7NGrgeZKfqr0FeFJDJPPOxJkJdE1q6E/w400-h208/2TIM1-7.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get your ebooks here:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AR6LOLU" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Genesis</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D688DX8" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Rescue</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-21588373887737251352024-02-17T08:59:00.011-05:002024-02-20T15:54:32.979-05:00Did You Remember...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKb0LUz-Pl9lf1xzB2AUi-P7pCyWFS4L3CwxJrWoiQOH3l-jVi1oUjxUiJvZdaRsUjqRNSlv1XeTjorSTVbJPSeSOPJ7OEZhUQ4-t5CG5Ct5NZSZQ4vO0Ka4c-OlsaWXyNiFUUSJtoIlPohAxRw3sNt8cl-m9OKql97rJMSmNtzvRIbke7xaWJwXYM3JS/s1600/vday-celebration.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKb0LUz-Pl9lf1xzB2AUi-P7pCyWFS4L3CwxJrWoiQOH3l-jVi1oUjxUiJvZdaRsUjqRNSlv1XeTjorSTVbJPSeSOPJ7OEZhUQ4-t5CG5Ct5NZSZQ4vO0Ka4c-OlsaWXyNiFUUSJtoIlPohAxRw3sNt8cl-m9OKql97rJMSmNtzvRIbke7xaWJwXYM3JS/w640-h480/vday-celebration.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...to get your Cupid on?</i> </span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">For your sake, I certainly hope so...no point in meeting the same fate as <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/st-valentine-beheaded" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><St. Valentine></span></a>...or even <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-st-valentines-day-massacre" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;"><The Bugs Moran Gang></span></a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">For our part we eschewed the crowds and dined in, enjoying hobo dinners on the grill with pink champagne:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMGN0ExjDyC5zlRnuoCKHs6vizDD2fWe-o927OEQxJD23-DLvIBCAYf5K1a0c53jPHOafphacUhn1hZLpZATky6Z4BMSzNujaPHHWT1wcmNt7LmJAoiNFuTlq16i3fzrbEvcdrMwhRkHbbHts5EOVwBLsc8WFS4c_CEPcjWHtIBk5anX-MZwcOg2nhi8j/s560/vday-hobo-dinner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMGN0ExjDyC5zlRnuoCKHs6vizDD2fWe-o927OEQxJD23-DLvIBCAYf5K1a0c53jPHOafphacUhn1hZLpZATky6Z4BMSzNujaPHHWT1wcmNt7LmJAoiNFuTlq16i3fzrbEvcdrMwhRkHbbHts5EOVwBLsc8WFS4c_CEPcjWHtIBk5anX-MZwcOg2nhi8j/w480-h640/vday-hobo-dinner.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Now that's some good eatin' right there.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It was also <a href="https://www.atomicmonstercafe.com/2023/02/whatever-you-do-on-february-14th.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><Pale Blue Dot Day></span></a>...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit4xXOHF7G-qNtOAU4lte-GyiL5ihx9i6cvCX1y7mqDvCW1sH6J_jyf8gnJZ87JcLpTU4jke3sTTFzdji3DuZJOUUxSkB7K9seYmMeOqqwPOSTsaDLV5m2umrlstPolxqRHmxn1hgwVDujoHZVVyCNofHQ7AyTmm69vR9wNSlYd1UIwcTFYOSQT1qM2Ed/s768/pale-blue-dot.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="768" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit4xXOHF7G-qNtOAU4lte-GyiL5ihx9i6cvCX1y7mqDvCW1sH6J_jyf8gnJZ87JcLpTU4jke3sTTFzdji3DuZJOUUxSkB7K9seYmMeOqqwPOSTsaDLV5m2umrlstPolxqRHmxn1hgwVDujoHZVVyCNofHQ7AyTmm69vR9wNSlYd1UIwcTFYOSQT1qM2Ed/w640-h380/pale-blue-dot.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...which proves exactly the opposite of what astronomer Carl Sagan hypothesized.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Hope you enjoyed a great Valentine's Day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuy69SU6vFeLt5OCmV1XKp_S_9To80ymIhAOBgtG89TWBuaQsA1wuyoxk0I7vFxtUm4SrjjVbYKzeHmvfON83cfSzI90CLgsD0E-50cI171wuP0QhdzHF7WK22LYSuZFVlEFUU3XCitAH2wuixtES88GkX__VxJxLfmvEsoxpUcC-wjK3zwbvRHw_5TYI/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuy69SU6vFeLt5OCmV1XKp_S_9To80ymIhAOBgtG89TWBuaQsA1wuyoxk0I7vFxtUm4SrjjVbYKzeHmvfON83cfSzI90CLgsD0E-50cI171wuP0QhdzHF7WK22LYSuZFVlEFUU3XCitAH2wuixtES88GkX__VxJxLfmvEsoxpUcC-wjK3zwbvRHw_5TYI/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's been a while, but my co-worker shared this beautiful picture of his happy sons, so it's time once again for the Twins Report:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiFwl2UGEdbqk88U9dg_eZUnumV2IRbGc-5fgiOt0WqtgXzLveqOs5ugbmY5m3awOMvvXHq8AXXAb5HZNS43TuWS2WKtmF_JQUV0B2REEUw3Xb2K50nr79ss6wP0cG3T9Nhwt9Bfdqr5TtefFPERifhF8KWeizJ-Y5nx1nHJWAHZTOMxrkMGUjFEijGzY/s605/bctwins.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="454" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiFwl2UGEdbqk88U9dg_eZUnumV2IRbGc-5fgiOt0WqtgXzLveqOs5ugbmY5m3awOMvvXHq8AXXAb5HZNS43TuWS2WKtmF_JQUV0B2REEUw3Xb2K50nr79ss6wP0cG3T9Nhwt9Bfdqr5TtefFPERifhF8KWeizJ-Y5nx1nHJWAHZTOMxrkMGUjFEijGzY/w480-h640/bctwins.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">From months in intensive care to handsome, healthy baby boys, thanks to the hard work of amazing doctors and nurses, buoyed by answered prayers of family and friends.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">From Psalms 127:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is His reward.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>As arrows are in the hands of a mighty man, so are children of the youth.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them..."</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">My co-worker is a very happy man.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO06HGpKHLwPmlOnZFrCemn9iWEHT2eyOMsE3SrC15UStZLrnxqA-JaFLyxn8UOnTiE3VK-9lpY1Mrbx9bYb1K5q_m1ewY-1LkP-b-WEzodMBCM7Id-p18RX0xLm6k7g4Z2UG_Nqy6Tyhk05MN_8nCWu5qsGme1hlvk3Uwkx_QSQAIRhmbr9-B8mZBE1Qh/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO06HGpKHLwPmlOnZFrCemn9iWEHT2eyOMsE3SrC15UStZLrnxqA-JaFLyxn8UOnTiE3VK-9lpY1Mrbx9bYb1K5q_m1ewY-1LkP-b-WEzodMBCM7Id-p18RX0xLm6k7g4Z2UG_Nqy6Tyhk05MN_8nCWu5qsGme1hlvk3Uwkx_QSQAIRhmbr9-B8mZBE1Qh/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Well, he done dooded it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcUHpnBpykXed9Mh1rCOemHzzMWPrmkJxtpr-ZxPmciSOxNIOdYIE9NmPY3lDo_H5C0ZZl_INRpJ2zwooAQ9Giy7sJrBF7c6QDVKvg_2r28YSfocO00rZirpmsYQO73Rl3dURflSE6Yd4zvdckwK02S7RTk_DZsOlFcsCHNcCcz8IeaEitxW0YRLwNxzP/s951/travis-kelce-pushes-coadh.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="951" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcUHpnBpykXed9Mh1rCOemHzzMWPrmkJxtpr-ZxPmciSOxNIOdYIE9NmPY3lDo_H5C0ZZl_INRpJ2zwooAQ9Giy7sJrBF7c6QDVKvg_2r28YSfocO00rZirpmsYQO73Rl3dURflSE6Yd4zvdckwK02S7RTk_DZsOlFcsCHNcCcz8IeaEitxW0YRLwNxzP/w640-h560/travis-kelce-pushes-coadh.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">TK shoved and raged at his coach during the Swiftie Bowl - presumably because he wasn't getting enough touches (or something).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In so doing, he brought down the wrath of his main squeeze's cult following upon his pointed head:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LCqMgvJ64eIFedzHVntS4J-6BRkg1Ef_D5QjWS-PAnPzVzhDhmiEmuBrBQ3rm6nu7oJR9247yajJI7cLFwrgypkz2IkMinnmdXNeBH7rOOJljwOjruFVsfXq0zYaGyu53K-atH7jSEQeXZeuxkNlsEY6xZpgSFhlBLHS6FYhu68coUX6AzweU1C5TEMp/s679/swiftie-red-flag.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="679" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LCqMgvJ64eIFedzHVntS4J-6BRkg1Ef_D5QjWS-PAnPzVzhDhmiEmuBrBQ3rm6nu7oJR9247yajJI7cLFwrgypkz2IkMinnmdXNeBH7rOOJljwOjruFVsfXq0zYaGyu53K-atH7jSEQeXZeuxkNlsEY6xZpgSFhlBLHS6FYhu68coUX6AzweU1C5TEMp/w640-h620/swiftie-red-flag.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Ms. S will probably ignore this so called <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">red flag</span></b> - after all, she's <i>Taylor Swift!</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The NFL Commish curries her favor! Pundits proclaim her a kingmaker! Slavish pre-teen fans merit their own column heading in national consumer spending reports!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As Queen of the Swiftieverse, she's no doubt convinced her big, bad, boy toy is submissively tethered to her diamond studded leash.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Until he proves her wrong, of course - curse his toxic masculinity!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Then what?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">Someone should clue TK he's already morphing into fodder for her next platinum breakup album</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZYShYYUypVluk0dGlbs-jl_FkYiCUkxEtUVErQVUA8HNSR7gjF_CjxGjzn9QKVnpSEW6y_Qr0aMQvNUlCkAPZlB-_DN4ApiaxIm1x9atRN_WqrqqUjAf09NfIhksKDDSQh9F6C9Z2JtWE8itSTai8OGsV-NR87GNdYcEX3RtsWLKsNg_xvdzFt4kKPXY/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZYShYYUypVluk0dGlbs-jl_FkYiCUkxEtUVErQVUA8HNSR7gjF_CjxGjzn9QKVnpSEW6y_Qr0aMQvNUlCkAPZlB-_DN4ApiaxIm1x9atRN_WqrqqUjAf09NfIhksKDDSQh9F6C9Z2JtWE8itSTai8OGsV-NR87GNdYcEX3RtsWLKsNg_xvdzFt4kKPXY/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Winter recently mounted a half hearted comeback:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqOBjhFIB1LFUdGdtO3iyuM8rwfT2AMvV0Q7UklruAUaPI08Y9vNQnee-jAW1rOeZvD1DHq07dnR8Q9L5aiDDnZBcQQYcPEaFP90hnoU_qRRh-b9D3TiisUi_WiBtH3fK1B5mAY_5t-x4R6zVg-Bi8r_EMt1hKqlaGhMd0uc-mdBtSZMzHGz6QeylkKqf/s560/IMG_5735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="560" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqOBjhFIB1LFUdGdtO3iyuM8rwfT2AMvV0Q7UklruAUaPI08Y9vNQnee-jAW1rOeZvD1DHq07dnR8Q9L5aiDDnZBcQQYcPEaFP90hnoU_qRRh-b9D3TiisUi_WiBtH3fK1B5mAY_5t-x4R6zVg-Bi8r_EMt1hKqlaGhMd0uc-mdBtSZMzHGz6QeylkKqf/w640-h358/IMG_5735.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Dropped a couple of inches of the white stuff on us, and temps stayed below freezing for a couple of days.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">However, if the weather geeks are right...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01f-UkJi4U-UjF4olbkjKRFL-7fosQQq0g4b3yBbhqaFXyKHZOKN_C8AnnxCpPoUQh6IcTJjMUeSEUBYHuRb39vQsc6c-hpuGop4JcMFUYY4w7p7nxFw_AVwSjBtHjQu3v1loSMn_o5lwsjGFhRz1MoCD1TEMiPHeKFUlHlgmOvANp9_JrCPJzk92CCn_/s947/meteorologist-voice.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="947" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01f-UkJi4U-UjF4olbkjKRFL-7fosQQq0g4b3yBbhqaFXyKHZOKN_C8AnnxCpPoUQh6IcTJjMUeSEUBYHuRb39vQsc6c-hpuGop4JcMFUYY4w7p7nxFw_AVwSjBtHjQu3v1loSMn_o5lwsjGFhRz1MoCD1TEMiPHeKFUlHlgmOvANp9_JrCPJzk92CCn_/w640-h420/meteorologist-voice.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...it ain't gonna last.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Forecasts are calling for temps in the 40's for much of the coming week.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">If they're right, you know what that means:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uQ_dxa13NYIveBL1Pv1kv8jmohXHpevtYtSWu2iLgVSSgfNebGQ12HPftmtMzB_EfVbPRZZLKIucaswhYWhdQAZotpof4nhoj8BCpnrNA5FZ8RJFKVCQrdf1C1u7F1JTBC6O4tOY0-yoRhbdXjguFNF6SsaRF3be7ct45iH3PQd15GYDQKd-lCm105oY/s569/old-man-golf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uQ_dxa13NYIveBL1Pv1kv8jmohXHpevtYtSWu2iLgVSSgfNebGQ12HPftmtMzB_EfVbPRZZLKIucaswhYWhdQAZotpof4nhoj8BCpnrNA5FZ8RJFKVCQrdf1C1u7F1JTBC6O4tOY0-yoRhbdXjguFNF6SsaRF3be7ct45iH3PQd15GYDQKd-lCm105oY/w428-h640/old-man-golf.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">Unlike Henny Youngman who once said -</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccR6gYaP-Zq764B3q1V8jZzAdqfSzYDG7xab2g9MPBPKtvxy6fyiQE-ca3DmXz-I1tzXwnA0j0XCiep3shXlsb3KZO3phe4An6MOB8ywRJuxxi3he1D27iz1g3QGICozliw-Uv8CM0ssFIpZbeTJS5h-aep-Yb0fJG3EP3x0MUZbSfunA5WpjZDrThtjB/s1027/henny-youngman-broke-70.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="1027" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccR6gYaP-Zq764B3q1V8jZzAdqfSzYDG7xab2g9MPBPKtvxy6fyiQE-ca3DmXz-I1tzXwnA0j0XCiep3shXlsb3KZO3phe4An6MOB8ywRJuxxi3he1D27iz1g3QGICozliw-Uv8CM0ssFIpZbeTJS5h-aep-Yb0fJG3EP3x0MUZbSfunA5WpjZDrThtjB/w640-h272/henny-youngman-broke-70.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>- I'm a</span></span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">ctually making some progress during this extended thaw we've been having.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">Sadly, </span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">t</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">he acid test is still a couple of months away.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkUwDnUf2Rg3pHyXwjT0flBGMuynH2E8fmEGGlJKKZ-GG2abfd2ceGcAiGOR35t_SRPkiQFvUVZGjEtOY_yS6tJSOV4yM13QiQG-n4fWWRuXtdqGhuCZ0si8O-m-8SdWTTQ38Kl_AMxpMphqfrVpuc9XPeUSQa4cG2FP5pBnIZ90H0Sp3JSm3GIbHqiAM/s1403/spring-golf.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1403" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkUwDnUf2Rg3pHyXwjT0flBGMuynH2E8fmEGGlJKKZ-GG2abfd2ceGcAiGOR35t_SRPkiQFvUVZGjEtOY_yS6tJSOV4yM13QiQG-n4fWWRuXtdqGhuCZ0si8O-m-8SdWTTQ38Kl_AMxpMphqfrVpuc9XPeUSQa4cG2FP5pBnIZ90H0Sp3JSm3GIbHqiAM/w640-h338/spring-golf.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">In the meantime, I'm definitely enjoying this very unusual winter.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKWezoxihFLOrNOhzVhlpZJtI3RklghnJUX-PecLRAmuigUZAeKgy-5eS1Zj1I2iE2KBIks2yVLjkmeruzY_x_FTp1EiQE3VcBf7WxY1gL6eDRiFhYNbWJZlDo78awhP2ctk68nFncOGR9_d6I5rNvP1cejQBrlD0qOet0d-_57PN-dX-cVc6TXembDB9/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKWezoxihFLOrNOhzVhlpZJtI3RklghnJUX-PecLRAmuigUZAeKgy-5eS1Zj1I2iE2KBIks2yVLjkmeruzY_x_FTp1EiQE3VcBf7WxY1gL6eDRiFhYNbWJZlDo78awhP2ctk68nFncOGR9_d6I5rNvP1cejQBrlD0qOet0d-_57PN-dX-cVc6TXembDB9/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Time to 23 skidoo! See ya in the funny pages, kiddo...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHyRtJzVct8lIAKinD9qORA6eE34oimtj0vKWSfEEdItQ0HidCjKxOj1pAhFGe5cjgL2JgAyYYvjmWpKxvhYi16PsEVO7hfqstAcqs9l7sKGSdj_OdqqM4ugH-rgECjql8unckDHi4IBYtaUYOCdpD1spUlUqjRDIQJOIqvOnrd3OMtp9DpV47swCEA40/s894/1950s-housewife-humor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="772" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHyRtJzVct8lIAKinD9qORA6eE34oimtj0vKWSfEEdItQ0HidCjKxOj1pAhFGe5cjgL2JgAyYYvjmWpKxvhYi16PsEVO7hfqstAcqs9l7sKGSdj_OdqqM4ugH-rgECjql8unckDHi4IBYtaUYOCdpD1spUlUqjRDIQJOIqvOnrd3OMtp9DpV47swCEA40/w552-h640/1950s-housewife-humor.jpg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">1950's housewife humor</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUkuO29HZ0dIY86ryZPjhyphenhyphen6C1BSa82DBO05qTJ2mDxlu_3gp8wxqMS45ugCj8hsazRx8JoXFwMlkV-3vq12ZbGdn5pJXDJK4BGItN7TT9ZSvE2qXAX6-ZwRrAsUCoOrWiOljECsqywm0HrqSjIO2xDjnpPcWihEWMA1EsgW7Qy8FHFGvIZtHRSjM0cv4s/s598/flapper-fanny-hats.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUkuO29HZ0dIY86ryZPjhyphenhyphen6C1BSa82DBO05qTJ2mDxlu_3gp8wxqMS45ugCj8hsazRx8JoXFwMlkV-3vq12ZbGdn5pJXDJK4BGItN7TT9ZSvE2qXAX6-ZwRrAsUCoOrWiOljECsqywm0HrqSjIO2xDjnpPcWihEWMA1EsgW7Qy8FHFGvIZtHRSjM0cv4s/w342-h640/flapper-fanny-hats.JPG" width="342" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">1920's flapper humor</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUh0EPcqHl4os51pO-wSDsuCCYrXrQEBcmLljGu8I7sb2JXdqQGRf4_LNbjESlma2YewHWNBVXCo_oagHMN9VMBESAbsD1GSerM7QLLFhuUmKG5ZVU4d-F_L3tOCTeTXadwPoWWY520zntXeEQF6j8esVW1k9AqMrGsFEYbjCVefEwzs49A1tbApYixa8/s742/varvel-trump.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="742" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUh0EPcqHl4os51pO-wSDsuCCYrXrQEBcmLljGu8I7sb2JXdqQGRf4_LNbjESlma2YewHWNBVXCo_oagHMN9VMBESAbsD1GSerM7QLLFhuUmKG5ZVU4d-F_L3tOCTeTXadwPoWWY520zntXeEQF6j8esVW1k9AqMrGsFEYbjCVefEwzs49A1tbApYixa8/w640-h494/varvel-trump.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>political reality 101</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJj9TRWgbkn6009B49dhixEuLDUuDSFjGSXSa8tQ74aIdjSyl9KLXRN3BUIdeJNRSQ7I0M9wwLhLdtk6tAcrfR56ou9_om5Aqgzb9boAOhex067Go7JfXJhXwMWoxWOACM6Y7bzk5jBLWToPCTg5sym8oFHyqzvLHeAvBsTOsEED_i5mYB1rEDjDhpDf1/s563/mr-swing-harry-edison.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJj9TRWgbkn6009B49dhixEuLDUuDSFjGSXSa8tQ74aIdjSyl9KLXRN3BUIdeJNRSQ7I0M9wwLhLdtk6tAcrfR56ou9_om5Aqgzb9boAOhex067Go7JfXJhXwMWoxWOACM6Y7bzk5jBLWToPCTg5sym8oFHyqzvLHeAvBsTOsEED_i5mYB1rEDjDhpDf1/w480-h640/mr-swing-harry-edison.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>spinning some new vinyl recommended by #1 grandson</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1u4rMIddkI6YY5IU1kZIp8a3amiZ5i0p7T1sWO1ZwAjpeGN-tqAXsiAd1lfbJaF8nUdp_j-LfIRjSMNa9FMw_afrwncxi2QXT1bvbNH01BICLjL-2Ryb2JXirMqO_8IQhn2KeopRkKsZL2dUKuAFe0bTZ096HuC6UvTPYFFInA_t2TY0QjdkC1x0gDS3/s928/buddy-skylight.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="522" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1u4rMIddkI6YY5IU1kZIp8a3amiZ5i0p7T1sWO1ZwAjpeGN-tqAXsiAd1lfbJaF8nUdp_j-LfIRjSMNa9FMw_afrwncxi2QXT1bvbNH01BICLjL-2Ryb2JXirMqO_8IQhn2KeopRkKsZL2dUKuAFe0bTZ096HuC6UvTPYFFInA_t2TY0QjdkC1x0gDS3/w360-h640/buddy-skylight.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>look! up in the sky(light)...it's Buddy Boy!</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKv-uU6x8Movpirej51ofJjo1qzEreVTvXrq52oGYG8BPhtOPvxtKfnBYdwH4CjR0Er85BFpP3ybUXWwY8leb_0YJ6cFQqkwEAbBmozKdLzdsrZZlvc3tMG5ix72A57a1QPFC5fnXEj-10ZxzECSLqyFMSDv9Khi2qw2VxHj_pkLu-KXOL-Ly5gXUt93_/s560/driving-accuracy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="560" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKv-uU6x8Movpirej51ofJjo1qzEreVTvXrq52oGYG8BPhtOPvxtKfnBYdwH4CjR0Er85BFpP3ybUXWwY8leb_0YJ6cFQqkwEAbBmozKdLzdsrZZlvc3tMG5ix72A57a1QPFC5fnXEj-10ZxzECSLqyFMSDv9Khi2qw2VxHj_pkLu-KXOL-Ly5gXUt93_/w640-h452/driving-accuracy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>if the pros hit the rough more than half the time, what chance do I have?</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKhbqQcOLF58iNeYWVEeloIciG1yVXxAJ3u35ErQdpU01V5HBQF0DDd5TouSkSe7AOf4pwfFbdY487NGwLxDvbgZJMDh7z1Cki4rCTBNTVSebsZuB2z95Q91pGfwSsTx9MIl72xAHs5LBfOQocaDvq5_PCmr4rkdxaC2i2jDk1j1rMNLCWYqBNwA-K7bg/s1140/reto08.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1140" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKhbqQcOLF58iNeYWVEeloIciG1yVXxAJ3u35ErQdpU01V5HBQF0DDd5TouSkSe7AOf4pwfFbdY487NGwLxDvbgZJMDh7z1Cki4rCTBNTVSebsZuB2z95Q91pGfwSsTx9MIl72xAHs5LBfOQocaDvq5_PCmr4rkdxaC2i2jDk1j1rMNLCWYqBNwA-K7bg/w640-h424/reto08.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>looking at the castle from beyond the moat</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOjDVQrYoICimeBmvfJ6uyZ6NoIi3xm970qHxpPKxDSq7tu25waBwHgSdVPV9KohZU2FCtDQt2-wshi7M1TmEvo05gPKdJaDSRxFmzMbrRN5B7uh8M9hiLYywmkb_sznpv5qwz2MuF9vXuGtMRqHq4jXeZDL2FK8LtNEo0CH-ESQfuKiRSkAEiOvK6Qei/s1600/IMG_5740.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOjDVQrYoICimeBmvfJ6uyZ6NoIi3xm970qHxpPKxDSq7tu25waBwHgSdVPV9KohZU2FCtDQt2-wshi7M1TmEvo05gPKdJaDSRxFmzMbrRN5B7uh8M9hiLYywmkb_sznpv5qwz2MuF9vXuGtMRqHq4jXeZDL2FK8LtNEo0CH-ESQfuKiRSkAEiOvK6Qei/w480-h640/IMG_5740.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>an Aldi's special</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_sTCe3_kTt0m2oW9BCZ2KuHXR6PtiWwKX6RSLjmux9piMoSZ6UPLjBc-mZ4y562WFjGboA-rneKuG-H3a8-F5cmTp28dJGqPN09xXfsf8nJ1y9mk2gaBkqimXGYx1HwZ9bbKu56c7DKVzkZJJP_wujgXU3c8vMxPUbYKhDL33abPIFiKJMqoTAhRZEho/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_sTCe3_kTt0m2oW9BCZ2KuHXR6PtiWwKX6RSLjmux9piMoSZ6UPLjBc-mZ4y562WFjGboA-rneKuG-H3a8-F5cmTp28dJGqPN09xXfsf8nJ1y9mk2gaBkqimXGYx1HwZ9bbKu56c7DKVzkZJJP_wujgXU3c8vMxPUbYKhDL33abPIFiKJMqoTAhRZEho/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In honor of Valentine's Day, I leave you with this lovely poem from the great Robert Burns, circa 1794:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/clips/all-creatures-great-and-small-s4-a-red-red-rose/?subscriber=true&list_id=general" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;"><A Red, Red Rose></span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZM3Zz4iLRnZOctW2ZupJ301iLDfvvSJbOTf90iT5c_Iisi6niJZSOBus2M827oLzbNOm7QFJ5ZXOeC-0pBhGJPrwsAGo750jclx4HZR6UyM6iAAJddOVPUIh1aCCJEXClEg31fWu4Ad2vgt6PgKNCE_CVflPX2r0pELkTEzIB0XWZ35SLb2vqzSvVAedr/s601/red-red-rose-robert-burns-1794.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="335" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZM3Zz4iLRnZOctW2ZupJ301iLDfvvSJbOTf90iT5c_Iisi6niJZSOBus2M827oLzbNOm7QFJ5ZXOeC-0pBhGJPrwsAGo750jclx4HZR6UyM6iAAJddOVPUIh1aCCJEXClEg31fWu4Ad2vgt6PgKNCE_CVflPX2r0pELkTEzIB0XWZ35SLb2vqzSvVAedr/w356-h640/red-red-rose-robert-burns-1794.JPG" width="356" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-46606850335695852902024-02-10T18:41:00.003-05:002024-02-11T09:29:02.214-05:00It's Swiftie Bowl Weekend...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-iCQxXvMV9wXJB7pj_p8awfBq0OtORKe7OFjzWmYuboIbDNksbIxSlX5Gf2NTlqULeFZZEY9CRuNORGtTSiitJUUJeVjFVLVHg2upvZntJzd4ftGqfmfDES1vy6xjSKSYxHREQTqcKGUEoS_iE8SNR1WW-BD9x-DeI7kTYj14G0nfXBbm2b3QLpM0Mfy/s876/image0000%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="876" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-iCQxXvMV9wXJB7pj_p8awfBq0OtORKe7OFjzWmYuboIbDNksbIxSlX5Gf2NTlqULeFZZEY9CRuNORGtTSiitJUUJeVjFVLVHg2upvZntJzd4ftGqfmfDES1vy6xjSKSYxHREQTqcKGUEoS_iE8SNR1WW-BD9x-DeI7kTYj14G0nfXBbm2b3QLpM0Mfy/w640-h630/image0000%20(7).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...and I couldn't care less.</i> </span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That cake is supposedly from a Meijer store here in Michigan; whoever came up with it deserves a bonus.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuB4zc2yodL3R_aqGB8R1jqFoTIAyCxtXySTjLj1syEMR-VcHzmqUPEcplNm2N5JaPS6MunnSm9p80FfGva7P0e_JVKsEw1FlE76KQOvwYwqqrlCDIOIcyf20c3hyphenhyphen0ND7BqyAnpuxwu-A6hx-nJLiO1db_WjPyAVCLHpQJMtGsvyiTckbhTh87BtTG31M/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuB4zc2yodL3R_aqGB8R1jqFoTIAyCxtXySTjLj1syEMR-VcHzmqUPEcplNm2N5JaPS6MunnSm9p80FfGva7P0e_JVKsEw1FlE76KQOvwYwqqrlCDIOIcyf20c3hyphenhyphen0ND7BqyAnpuxwu-A6hx-nJLiO1db_WjPyAVCLHpQJMtGsvyiTckbhTh87BtTG31M/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">While Old Man Winter remains on vacation I'm still swinging my hickory sticks in my backyard.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJatpIKr6M2XJoL3yjIKzFvVCeb7xW_KabsX499jSfKGs7qYa9r2-_EIxjMBG9nfCX9gvolTBwSB81Z7M2v_d2e68tKe58P5CW_0l7LEWNnGiifK2eQWQ3SYz44N2uPSQwYQF3GktOwVg4hZu17IRBCMKgIYFKEfs_ypqsUyQMXRiFIcU-JsDmQw9kgvnJ/s294/harry-vardon.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="294" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJatpIKr6M2XJoL3yjIKzFvVCeb7xW_KabsX499jSfKGs7qYa9r2-_EIxjMBG9nfCX9gvolTBwSB81Z7M2v_d2e68tKe58P5CW_0l7LEWNnGiifK2eQWQ3SYz44N2uPSQwYQF3GktOwVg4hZu17IRBCMKgIYFKEfs_ypqsUyQMXRiFIcU-JsDmQw9kgvnJ/w400-h325/harry-vardon.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>England's Harry Vardon, circa 1913...6 time British Open champion and one of the greatest golfers of all time. Note the decidedly bent left arm.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Pretty sure my days are numbered, however; another week of mid-30's to low 40's and then I've got to believe we'll be back in the deep freeze.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGe6KJlAVAR3J7u7SNmbHI_DBdwDDIUDYle1vkGxMHGQB4HKKPFvT3c8dl0e8tTVGVBIZvxhOmILl16P4zcQ2EehhTDF3eBusAcfhmfljdp_GDxIi2U6YFD0ud-UJbifXYSKtMrLWRCuC398EM1WP95lpR7ktenMO3SRD322IgKbfCspalrhqqSZ1Lbvy/s1116/polar-bears.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1116" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGe6KJlAVAR3J7u7SNmbHI_DBdwDDIUDYle1vkGxMHGQB4HKKPFvT3c8dl0e8tTVGVBIZvxhOmILl16P4zcQ2EehhTDF3eBusAcfhmfljdp_GDxIi2U6YFD0ud-UJbifXYSKtMrLWRCuC398EM1WP95lpR7ktenMO3SRD322IgKbfCspalrhqqSZ1Lbvy/w640-h440/polar-bears.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>recently spotted by our birdfeeder...no, really...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Even then I may try to get some practice in:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw-sMGOhVCmUYhjUvaHtuiNUfXwKwHjjoRPZ4zxS1STkly6F5kyQJ003QNO-Ajn65Ca1Arzjz8ezxyvZwi_Ql_xGwZ8YVAa3H0KJ_0vxA9L1F8KMDJvP-TgW-gEo69vN8jaXmU7bdXDaOYHjEmWewc8XGUs4-pVqYUhFWEvbYlnAUkPA7enDc8EiNEshm/s898/winter-golf.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="898" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikw-sMGOhVCmUYhjUvaHtuiNUfXwKwHjjoRPZ4zxS1STkly6F5kyQJ003QNO-Ajn65Ca1Arzjz8ezxyvZwi_Ql_xGwZ8YVAa3H0KJ_0vxA9L1F8KMDJvP-TgW-gEo69vN8jaXmU7bdXDaOYHjEmWewc8XGUs4-pVqYUhFWEvbYlnAUkPA7enDc8EiNEshm/w640-h402/winter-golf.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Might have to paint the balls orange.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4vHR8upZxCAGhyphenhyphenGyp1EkIb-pUGulz6qKT2_gGCPQjuPGYg0DEm_8L6C6MafiLkasFzhfKtgCUvYCGwfZZgcKLvvqmsmGvwBmp4BIkXPXAcniyBOhDdoZJhbquAC1g5cInzmQj4uAfWUp5akyHuivxFKYtm7rh7yovA1_9NN0KICiMm5koP437IfxZLfL/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4vHR8upZxCAGhyphenhyphenGyp1EkIb-pUGulz6qKT2_gGCPQjuPGYg0DEm_8L6C6MafiLkasFzhfKtgCUvYCGwfZZgcKLvvqmsmGvwBmp4BIkXPXAcniyBOhDdoZJhbquAC1g5cInzmQj4uAfWUp5akyHuivxFKYtm7rh7yovA1_9NN0KICiMm5koP437IfxZLfL/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">This past week a new line of defense was gift wrapped for criminals everywhere, courtesy of Special Counsel Robert Hur:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNC0njOry7GxUSmTDwWJVgZAfln3fw3kc1spF65owpY66XASsAfHHcFrhDHpZQOMzMzGqYDOu1WyKPy-wCszxCIt58kaUcEBkh1z4WJKWp-RF3oHTmBjjXJiX2aNx-lpFQZYTljfhl7Rw1DOHtyo4HNKqrm246v9Urn-dZsqCOORBVMNL-9Kzgsb5Bne0/s1330/special-counsel-robert-hur.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1330" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNC0njOry7GxUSmTDwWJVgZAfln3fw3kc1spF65owpY66XASsAfHHcFrhDHpZQOMzMzGqYDOu1WyKPy-wCszxCIt58kaUcEBkh1z4WJKWp-RF3oHTmBjjXJiX2aNx-lpFQZYTljfhl7Rw1DOHtyo4HNKqrm246v9Urn-dZsqCOORBVMNL-9Kzgsb5Bne0/w400-h266/special-counsel-robert-hur.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>not to be confused with his smarter brother Ben-</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's the lackey appointed by Department Of Injustice head Merrick Garland to investigate our favorite faux prez and nursing home escapee, Dementia Joe...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWWGTA5FHGq2ZeyLUQgnBEszbbeIuo8y10mxxIRUN3lnSbgt0EBnIzr1-RWnH934XPSO41LZ-pKCIRKSR31hU-tCT4xKES_csS50jyJsJABoET6GVstzYGHl7LU8oGpjDSBFLc9_vm62KB9nFcX4TgR8IRgOlzZ7Yyo6jl_-zx9ZFgXWLII0sTpUty7I1/s299/dementia-joe.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="299" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWWGTA5FHGq2ZeyLUQgnBEszbbeIuo8y10mxxIRUN3lnSbgt0EBnIzr1-RWnH934XPSO41LZ-pKCIRKSR31hU-tCT4xKES_csS50jyJsJABoET6GVstzYGHl7LU8oGpjDSBFLc9_vm62KB9nFcX4TgR8IRgOlzZ7Yyo6jl_-zx9ZFgXWLII0sTpUty7I1/w640-h557/dementia-joe.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...for keeping classified documents in his garage "near my 'Vette!".</span><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">(But remember, it was a <i>locked </i>garage.)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Special Elite";">In his report, Hur wrote this:</div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 20px; position: relative;"><b><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>“Our investigation uncovered evidence that President Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen.</i></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 20px; position: relative;"><b><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>“He knew he kept classified information in notebooks stored in his house and he knew he was not allowed to do so."</i></span></b></p></div></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Seems pretty cut and dried, yes?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So what are the consequences for this obviously illegal act?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In a word, nothing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">This is not a surprise for the most corrupt and incompetent administration in the modern era.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No one with an IQ larger than their shoe size expects anyone associated with the Biden crime family to do the right thing or obey the laws they're sworn to uphold.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But the reason Hur gave for letting the demented weasel off the hook raised a few eyebrows:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b><i><p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 20px; position: relative;">"Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” the special counsel said.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 20px; position: relative;">“We conclude that no criminal charges are warranted in this matter."</p></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So there you have it, an unassailable and bulletproof line of defense for your next crime:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"I have a poor memory."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Who knew it could be so simple?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Henceforth known as the Biden "I'm A Moron" Defense, this will revolutionize criminal law nationwide.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Just remember, "I can't remember".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">May God have mercy on our failing nation.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusEZ8-hNbUM3Zz-OZJQJy3zfSO2U04UDRGpou2NbfhMFUTeuzqVto3tK0zZFDHYoqRHybaCrrk_CW3a6N8yCy_-ZFfyLigM8okrVGaEfbeJhzUMr4zHmRaOkDYVierFDcJLV0zYslN5wG6I_pcDTeIe5UFLQlcHaMF2R6Y6fMmf0g8cYUhPssEfxHfYbx/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusEZ8-hNbUM3Zz-OZJQJy3zfSO2U04UDRGpou2NbfhMFUTeuzqVto3tK0zZFDHYoqRHybaCrrk_CW3a6N8yCy_-ZFfyLigM8okrVGaEfbeJhzUMr4zHmRaOkDYVierFDcJLV0zYslN5wG6I_pcDTeIe5UFLQlcHaMF2R6Y6fMmf0g8cYUhPssEfxHfYbx/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Quick, before I blow a gasket, let's 23 Skidoo:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugMmOLgvgTce-bo-RGKszl5fNn57vNEn8WANSvHc4mUPNUOCcxo-MOzRKVwcSZBbeUCDRyhHEsiqqbJQwFEa5AAkPR-R2EaNWK6cr_qJvLJGbX8B-UOhzc5mmzTRNkMGpyvCLEG5rCwtu7FmE8oC_mesB0hinzON4XyJSXt1yT1zwvcLI4Mfl25FCxrSh/s723/car-deer-accident.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugMmOLgvgTce-bo-RGKszl5fNn57vNEn8WANSvHc4mUPNUOCcxo-MOzRKVwcSZBbeUCDRyhHEsiqqbJQwFEa5AAkPR-R2EaNWK6cr_qJvLJGbX8B-UOhzc5mmzTRNkMGpyvCLEG5rCwtu7FmE8oC_mesB0hinzON4XyJSXt1yT1zwvcLI4Mfl25FCxrSh/w496-h640/car-deer-accident.jpg" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>when the insurance company wants a diagram of the accident</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLFNV-tbPVTS7cHDj1Qy2dOVz5gPloX5Vp0Y-UToDHBWLWkpPwt_bL6ccIVEENcJfffv1HHgp_lpHZ1hl5rppw26YD9IrHY85idHQ9aEzDH-8MZwHLoDafEh9FCFTr1uKaUlkBGwqJa9EeiAkMt1Vumo0ly4wFiGC9Ij6Vra98g3CYmDhdE8j-vWy5xZh/s716/IMG_5699.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="716" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLFNV-tbPVTS7cHDj1Qy2dOVz5gPloX5Vp0Y-UToDHBWLWkpPwt_bL6ccIVEENcJfffv1HHgp_lpHZ1hl5rppw26YD9IrHY85idHQ9aEzDH-8MZwHLoDafEh9FCFTr1uKaUlkBGwqJa9EeiAkMt1Vumo0ly4wFiGC9Ij6Vra98g3CYmDhdE8j-vWy5xZh/w640-h360/IMG_5699.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>by Lake Macatawa on a recent sunny day</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPutU-yg5TsxNIT_MbKN-uUbavrZ50cYE9kcvKupaIonBT7eOlzIGGaQXUj07P-FCSIwE2DVEcjy_GM7up60iMGLuKVzlE8WgBTkZ_ePG7MEnY-tw8CMueQEkJFH8vRUu31PrNHuy4w6pneFfJAITzegrA8AKhHuubcSNkf-oXA9fEDhtALPxIsxmeDxU/s1514/macatawa-dock2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="906" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPutU-yg5TsxNIT_MbKN-uUbavrZ50cYE9kcvKupaIonBT7eOlzIGGaQXUj07P-FCSIwE2DVEcjy_GM7up60iMGLuKVzlE8WgBTkZ_ePG7MEnY-tw8CMueQEkJFH8vRUu31PrNHuy4w6pneFfJAITzegrA8AKhHuubcSNkf-oXA9fEDhtALPxIsxmeDxU/w382-h640/macatawa-dock2.jpg" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>I've arrived at that age where I look better at a distance from behind</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7TizCJsrU8L19cbO7c6r20-wP6DgHWsYbBixrEvdJVCWSsAK7k3GIrXfNhCHaztayGFkHT1MJUe-6guBWe1eG-99mHHfD2VZ6HRHmm10NGZjLm4mZdzV6N3uK5mIdNtD1SlqUAV0S4AqwE8A7WnZQhGW9CnrwTVbGIuMpCTfKjnF32mlcg6xa25Wqi81/s1140/reto17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1140" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7TizCJsrU8L19cbO7c6r20-wP6DgHWsYbBixrEvdJVCWSsAK7k3GIrXfNhCHaztayGFkHT1MJUe-6guBWe1eG-99mHHfD2VZ6HRHmm10NGZjLm4mZdzV6N3uK5mIdNtD1SlqUAV0S4AqwE8A7WnZQhGW9CnrwTVbGIuMpCTfKjnF32mlcg6xa25Wqi81/w640-h424/reto17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>another reto 35mm picture</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblzpDmXRYalLSHZCs0h7Fuei28arXIU4yriN_Sycw9Xf-Asn9vuHr4-RzJNw0bzXGFFxyN6OSujmrLlqcBKIPEvtDgzT1ozGm3UBCRtwJ4fhVzYbfKQoUIUZANpw8Zkar_mj9h_tBV3Ul8Tlr27H5dB27NqzFNT7fpkBvqTQFJTtVeW42OQuAZLnheQw7/s1024/loki-smokey.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblzpDmXRYalLSHZCs0h7Fuei28arXIU4yriN_Sycw9Xf-Asn9vuHr4-RzJNw0bzXGFFxyN6OSujmrLlqcBKIPEvtDgzT1ozGm3UBCRtwJ4fhVzYbfKQoUIUZANpw8Zkar_mj9h_tBV3Ul8Tlr27H5dB27NqzFNT7fpkBvqTQFJTtVeW42OQuAZLnheQw7/w480-h640/loki-smokey.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>do those baby blues look surprised or guilty? you be the judge.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUablqYcimdU_c_uWiiTXFxZ3MqVALgSd0uknQ5VS1aFEb8vEB4V3EcGUzHPjpbQDc53NTTrHbqf9BsHDkdlrWrlvupLRxLqOC7djhPVfGQDqyy8wX5oAHmUzmbFgsyWM-n3DxJjHlkImLZ1OJ-RFa6SbYiLP9y3Rm0iRZGAUZAdkJh3_XPfjOLsogbv-Q/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUablqYcimdU_c_uWiiTXFxZ3MqVALgSd0uknQ5VS1aFEb8vEB4V3EcGUzHPjpbQDc53NTTrHbqf9BsHDkdlrWrlvupLRxLqOC7djhPVfGQDqyy8wX5oAHmUzmbFgsyWM-n3DxJjHlkImLZ1OJ-RFa6SbYiLP9y3Rm0iRZGAUZAdkJh3_XPfjOLsogbv-Q/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As you drift into the ether of whatever space / time continuum you're currently occupying, take this eternal truth with you:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuOE01-9Aa-rGw7XVzriBztHUQ4RIO6qDu3GVEqLU_kpp2xQLCadiETmfrK4RYmAXIH6h5hvnzCFeHgOO5keqEKaxNBVHRopDe7shUzkzX3Ny8hyphenhyphenTWZkjGO1dRJDNZD3OsrIMal5RfNopNtMShXNyVgg9tX6hU2UrBAf2CPZmwJVRSZCfqCtcP5GIrWd4/s588/IMG_5640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="588" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuOE01-9Aa-rGw7XVzriBztHUQ4RIO6qDu3GVEqLU_kpp2xQLCadiETmfrK4RYmAXIH6h5hvnzCFeHgOO5keqEKaxNBVHRopDe7shUzkzX3Ny8hyphenhyphenTWZkjGO1dRJDNZD3OsrIMal5RfNopNtMShXNyVgg9tX6hU2UrBAf2CPZmwJVRSZCfqCtcP5GIrWd4/w400-h366/IMG_5640.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-82982232089247070832024-02-03T11:27:00.003-05:002024-02-07T14:59:38.842-05:00We've Gone From This...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicim1cljdzlMRa3zwWRAwgwdbBianRSTZoPuZaMfC3-K9_orXPwdKYBhRUBiD50eW8uUN2L8iXTbtcv6GsdF9-SCjr6X2wXCzE01nFRGUsl3vZd3F2JgB4o0MsglRQ1H95r3ewlCHmcKCbdSZ0oxWTHZp51EDCwwBrkT-NRgDXBtOOfzx1s_btx7848V_G/s1140/r2p06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicim1cljdzlMRa3zwWRAwgwdbBianRSTZoPuZaMfC3-K9_orXPwdKYBhRUBiD50eW8uUN2L8iXTbtcv6GsdF9-SCjr6X2wXCzE01nFRGUsl3vZd3F2JgB4o0MsglRQ1H95r3ewlCHmcKCbdSZ0oxWTHZp51EDCwwBrkT-NRgDXBtOOfzx1s_btx7848V_G/w640-h630/r2p06.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>...to this:</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcP6Y5OSMi4cWl_NQ1Ftsp7QBgdlzn16F_z5xTv9PzGYzwfvEp6KLs-x3fh8L_uEwrjJzGS__XNXRreNo66QQVcFLvc7EiF4nxa5au1u5KfwU6s2fa-M9hBLMKMsp3w9kioVjga3x49DESzp7zDWorZ4S8R2RyCZtJoHEWC7ZHvxzFt1hcGkV_Ml2gvYm/s448/IMG_5695.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="423" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcP6Y5OSMi4cWl_NQ1Ftsp7QBgdlzn16F_z5xTv9PzGYzwfvEp6KLs-x3fh8L_uEwrjJzGS__XNXRreNo66QQVcFLvc7EiF4nxa5au1u5KfwU6s2fa-M9hBLMKMsp3w9kioVjga3x49DESzp7zDWorZ4S8R2RyCZtJoHEWC7ZHvxzFt1hcGkV_Ml2gvYm/w604-h640/IMG_5695.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>...in a week, I'm loving it, and you know why:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooHmUBvNJ0FNbq9HPQ8PTJk1U4lSuGQgQ3jrpEDO52YGcmb5umaqO65_6RikIeK4UDlKCN7LIwFPU5uK7iW6kBPZZx8vzMMa-gx_toe5xj23Sbx18YsHsdAL98Fsej6tawF3zmx53348lnV6wzB2aAIj4MuT7E04dRIqcl1iu7AE6iAAkWre5xUi3vjP3/s571/hickory-golfer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="406" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooHmUBvNJ0FNbq9HPQ8PTJk1U4lSuGQgQ3jrpEDO52YGcmb5umaqO65_6RikIeK4UDlKCN7LIwFPU5uK7iW6kBPZZx8vzMMa-gx_toe5xj23Sbx18YsHsdAL98Fsej6tawF3zmx53348lnV6wzB2aAIj4MuT7E04dRIqcl1iu7AE6iAAkWre5xUi3vjP3/w456-h640/hickory-golfer.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">With apologies to all you winter sports fans.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVR9cNrcYfRGBLbYbbNpjue0QesMxD-l7Ri130RMhpKCbeR-2DiLWarDzGWaNzexj-2hzkk9Cu_TLMzpyURDjfCY-lXb_cte2VvQnLP5FEbRE7lHMXQZgGUh0uaWZPnT4xAqaMtPokFjvl_C6hc2kTypufEI3g6G-hy60EvwtLsI0a_bKVZjOkq_zwwIzW/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVR9cNrcYfRGBLbYbbNpjue0QesMxD-l7Ri130RMhpKCbeR-2DiLWarDzGWaNzexj-2hzkk9Cu_TLMzpyURDjfCY-lXb_cte2VvQnLP5FEbRE7lHMXQZgGUh0uaWZPnT4xAqaMtPokFjvl_C6hc2kTypufEI3g6G-hy60EvwtLsI0a_bKVZjOkq_zwwIzW/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Someone had a birthday...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGmY30Cz6Ocmp00idpHITbsC8xBZmz0VM_RV6z_5aCNIm6x-l_GZ_QvRDRQYCrfWGRm43_dAhZF3DWzV_0qxGVEBWyobJ7yL1Rqzuz1d8rLTHAoD656tjD3b8p_Dm5T3VlkXWLfMuMxRxaRMQK8L4LBM5m_1OKr_l3EYfcs_Nj9cwJ3kzViWzqqX6cTtm/s1140/r2p08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGmY30Cz6Ocmp00idpHITbsC8xBZmz0VM_RV6z_5aCNIm6x-l_GZ_QvRDRQYCrfWGRm43_dAhZF3DWzV_0qxGVEBWyobJ7yL1Rqzuz1d8rLTHAoD656tjD3b8p_Dm5T3VlkXWLfMuMxRxaRMQK8L4LBM5m_1OKr_l3EYfcs_Nj9cwJ3kzViWzqqX6cTtm/w640-h630/r2p08.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...but I'm under strict orders not to tell who, or which one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Since I always do as told, let me just say:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;">Happy Indeterminate Birthday!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA458P_RtBSimQbiyz8S7AUIBNGCnqWLy7ynypfcZCvMTIx8VpCEB6GVTXEXpeTkuTGVKR277NiN7SC4Fp9bCpe1GEdAiia8fo8C_DEHKQWlIrmaTuAcqCxxb8zqHlytxHOxmI6VsexCSfVRxQXKyJW0Q2DvpIg1Bk4VkSPZ5QmSwoe7LTswIRwpRqz1Xy/s640/IMG_5697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA458P_RtBSimQbiyz8S7AUIBNGCnqWLy7ynypfcZCvMTIx8VpCEB6GVTXEXpeTkuTGVKR277NiN7SC4Fp9bCpe1GEdAiia8fo8C_DEHKQWlIrmaTuAcqCxxb8zqHlytxHOxmI6VsexCSfVRxQXKyJW0Q2DvpIg1Bk4VkSPZ5QmSwoe7LTswIRwpRqz1Xy/w480-h640/IMG_5697.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...to the best human being I know.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Love you always, my dear!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcUHHgNO9DSl9tXknuspjIczDFVsekOgLetTVbo74UW24cQ8n7fV-DPcjrew_OLDDJJV2kQWP0E2aXMKxYOu2G60SptY7Qre5zaRiV-xo5Ch4jaKCHYrodVKUn7X69pVcJgf1lpgwEbevFYEFo1qcjnIzRVyMa6SkM8qarbvUoRBUl1vKKUbPBmDc1AqC/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcUHHgNO9DSl9tXknuspjIczDFVsekOgLetTVbo74UW24cQ8n7fV-DPcjrew_OLDDJJV2kQWP0E2aXMKxYOu2G60SptY7Qre5zaRiV-xo5Ch4jaKCHYrodVKUn7X69pVcJgf1lpgwEbevFYEFo1qcjnIzRVyMa6SkM8qarbvUoRBUl1vKKUbPBmDc1AqC/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Broke the bank recently...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilp-JUt9Zz7wmJUpaIZ_X4y9htszCIDcu3aIsralt1HL1dAa0VaBwv4OJ6GUaDt1r-jjuLFso9lmBOxX1PkwsefRqu1LQ3mKAv8PvU2HHKG92HEvB7kDlXUyJSVK-xji5vDkcjHC74GlJ6kzWRrf_sWFbKcsoENfFUTn3Q0M4CN-EZ7Z1FGsfmPgdDoJ0m/s559/IMG_5698.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="532" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilp-JUt9Zz7wmJUpaIZ_X4y9htszCIDcu3aIsralt1HL1dAa0VaBwv4OJ6GUaDt1r-jjuLFso9lmBOxX1PkwsefRqu1LQ3mKAv8PvU2HHKG92HEvB7kDlXUyJSVK-xji5vDkcjHC74GlJ6kzWRrf_sWFbKcsoENfFUTn3Q0M4CN-EZ7Z1FGsfmPgdDoJ0m/w610-h640/IMG_5698.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">..and splashed out on this Reto 35mm "point and shoot" film camera.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">S</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">et me back all of $25, it's super light, daylight only (no flash) and takes pretty good pictures, to wit:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdO5pl76Z13h5d-SMwRAfBBk6BK4AVCaMxJbU7GANejFcBy5nH1UU46wDeHrzeJiRSiBRwLATiPx1a3mQBjMfkW2PemmbRhz5ssma0PyKhPiL29LS2z9KBzZ4799W3Cv2EGxDBfZAIodYg076losrr57fJPdDu0l27j5o-oUsLUVRNMg9JhGIsqGmOnFO/s1140/reto02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1140" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdO5pl76Z13h5d-SMwRAfBBk6BK4AVCaMxJbU7GANejFcBy5nH1UU46wDeHrzeJiRSiBRwLATiPx1a3mQBjMfkW2PemmbRhz5ssma0PyKhPiL29LS2z9KBzZ4799W3Cv2EGxDBfZAIodYg076losrr57fJPdDu0l27j5o-oUsLUVRNMg9JhGIsqGmOnFO/w640-h424/reto02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Loving this inexpensive little camera, but I'm still rocking my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, too:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9CfDH_UQWzIMzedY36iaMc8KgBKSznE27fSkcDYiRdYP0V8EDG-Km37cJX1elkYCFcgrTcdQGHnHrlmt3dBPNVEssi5xIhV2Sr8_oydTg_uK6iv6mmPJYRxEmYuTwzyGTOTbU2wPiYuUOa7doOqczkYP9yzLthRlTBIPQi_tJanHZkKgUmJ4ipXg4qsh/s1140/r2p01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9CfDH_UQWzIMzedY36iaMc8KgBKSznE27fSkcDYiRdYP0V8EDG-Km37cJX1elkYCFcgrTcdQGHnHrlmt3dBPNVEssi5xIhV2Sr8_oydTg_uK6iv6mmPJYRxEmYuTwzyGTOTbU2wPiYuUOa7doOqczkYP9yzLthRlTBIPQi_tJanHZkKgUmJ4ipXg4qsh/w640-h630/r2p01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As the good folks at the FPP like to say...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn71ZmieeHq3wArhslhEtU39kefvb34vLC9fj3nLDVoL_YOoAQ2_OKTpLkD4qDqkHNakvxlugKFPrX9kj5D1XJwhTMpNv5uN6bqeo-iEaWwwXiM5_IwqEIUH-_XY-pW_VfDVq7yJb0LlPVdz2atqjQmA6xd2N1W-s1rjfpL-2pg1sEHH_4vXandAf0zSMC/s599/fpp-logo.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="598" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn71ZmieeHq3wArhslhEtU39kefvb34vLC9fj3nLDVoL_YOoAQ2_OKTpLkD4qDqkHNakvxlugKFPrX9kj5D1XJwhTMpNv5uN6bqeo-iEaWwwXiM5_IwqEIUH-_XY-pW_VfDVq7yJb0LlPVdz2atqjQmA6xd2N1W-s1rjfpL-2pg1sEHH_4vXandAf0zSMC/w399-h400/fpp-logo.JPG" width="399" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Shoot Lotsa Film!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaYfD5IfGq3c1f1JWTO-DcDVEKtqRpfPn5uQ07JH1Q0uMLkoYA6JUDyR-WAz5Kwf7PcIE19yWUGkSBbDkqPtUcFURaO_yJSOpgbzytjFdx5wBnB4Wz03RNh_nv6XWntahzpWOdmx_pQ4g_BaD4UZuePHY8trxD5OSLT-zXsqemWTmJlxMuaWwqapipme4/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaYfD5IfGq3c1f1JWTO-DcDVEKtqRpfPn5uQ07JH1Q0uMLkoYA6JUDyR-WAz5Kwf7PcIE19yWUGkSBbDkqPtUcFURaO_yJSOpgbzytjFdx5wBnB4Wz03RNh_nv6XWntahzpWOdmx_pQ4g_BaD4UZuePHY8trxD5OSLT-zXsqemWTmJlxMuaWwqapipme4/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Looks like my Lion Slippers...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfsPmjxXwhoGzDu4AvUB_elMHBOlJmTQeQKkxrJjaerCRi1yDqVQz56ItEC5lOxgGFuqaNtNlP7KCJLWUAFHgsfQbwlVEbQ175MeMFC4WnXPKT4zZ_teOCj1T8y8KvLstyXU71kGlmNqQQipLMXgyXQHnZOmgOMYFshs3WV-zdGIWbaFO2FQml74guftH/s552/lion-slippers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfsPmjxXwhoGzDu4AvUB_elMHBOlJmTQeQKkxrJjaerCRi1yDqVQz56ItEC5lOxgGFuqaNtNlP7KCJLWUAFHgsfQbwlVEbQ175MeMFC4WnXPKT4zZ_teOCj1T8y8KvLstyXU71kGlmNqQQipLMXgyXQHnZOmgOMYFshs3WV-zdGIWbaFO2FQml74guftH/w554-h640/lion-slippers.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...will not be getting a Honolulu blue mane makeover this year...Detroit went down in flames at last week's NFC Championship game, 34-31.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As has been said by Lions fans every year after 1957:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyTg9xMctC7UQ-6_0u6bLElFVY2zFSrANf5t3AXkuDAmZAiPT5_mPE50jokIzzmgWz3dizBE6a5EUZRa1yR1hiTc6g-O3mm8EtMxaiu_2PYqenVak2sPU0cp00edABa9cFLVl4lmVIl1nVKOrXSMPehduZnQeA6Mx6VBr2WXnRHTzlBvyvvXLoNGKB0RV/s1613/lions-1957-champions.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1613" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyTg9xMctC7UQ-6_0u6bLElFVY2zFSrANf5t3AXkuDAmZAiPT5_mPE50jokIzzmgWz3dizBE6a5EUZRa1yR1hiTc6g-O3mm8EtMxaiu_2PYqenVak2sPU0cp00edABa9cFLVl4lmVIl1nVKOrXSMPehduZnQeA6Mx6VBr2WXnRHTzlBvyvvXLoNGKB0RV/w640-h360/lions-1957-champions.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"Just Wait 'Til Next Year!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Only this time, it's probably true...yes, they shot themselves in the foot in the 3rd quarter of the NFC Championship game so season over, <i><b>but</b></i> they're returning a great group of players, Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4mVx8Nbo_EBJdqYvtuFy4Tw1bQl9MlFE9gBsoV7xAvwIf0nt1WBozBTgWYB6H38AeR_W2RzwGscmL_hONKBpsegevpdmCCVrOGyuAR1A5_fMHERMY_k7UAsQn1iK0gqTDvK5n7vYLSV6AiGhPFG7VZUJpoomMYV55160sDTHkp4lGhCs5w3armmPz-gv/s708/campbell-coach-of-the-year.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4mVx8Nbo_EBJdqYvtuFy4Tw1bQl9MlFE9gBsoV7xAvwIf0nt1WBozBTgWYB6H38AeR_W2RzwGscmL_hONKBpsegevpdmCCVrOGyuAR1A5_fMHERMY_k7UAsQn1iK0gqTDvK5n7vYLSV6AiGhPFG7VZUJpoomMYV55160sDTHkp4lGhCs5w3armmPz-gv/w508-h640/campbell-coach-of-the-year.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...are deservedly the NFL Executive and Coach of the Year, and this Lions team's future really does look bright.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's my story and I'm sticking to it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirE3SJ5VfMC68LsnieK41f_4TKCLa17m5_qIpGahsY3Ph7Z6lKRtTN7BPJ_nyKGkXVMKlfteua1eshQ0z0y34zvvBslfpWJeKkjCQ4WuO150JQSgJkUQDeRw2KqKFn2mn61uzTHLtq7lZgpZua4bRpXTh-mvV_GNwpkj0xTmkMLxrHpQjxhQl7RuMiZsp/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirE3SJ5VfMC68LsnieK41f_4TKCLa17m5_qIpGahsY3Ph7Z6lKRtTN7BPJ_nyKGkXVMKlfteua1eshQ0z0y34zvvBslfpWJeKkjCQ4WuO150JQSgJkUQDeRw2KqKFn2mn61uzTHLtq7lZgpZua4bRpXTh-mvV_GNwpkj0xTmkMLxrHpQjxhQl7RuMiZsp/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Time to 23 Skidoo...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz81Yn3jgwA7Vsv4bX5M-b58Wp2IlIrY75laExRyKu4dTeUVpLKL72U2Bbya-Vdrk6KWNeXRwKrR5c603QeAIqZrUHCA2qbWsM5i7H1Ax12bUDoT2pMlv62QWYSk2Ea3GfrTVrlFtdJa0bDkCbDp9TtShOqFXXGjMUMjmfgKxINfImPlV3-vVeAdxCbXE/s656/IMG_5690.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="492" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVz81Yn3jgwA7Vsv4bX5M-b58Wp2IlIrY75laExRyKu4dTeUVpLKL72U2Bbya-Vdrk6KWNeXRwKrR5c603QeAIqZrUHCA2qbWsM5i7H1Ax12bUDoT2pMlv62QWYSk2Ea3GfrTVrlFtdJa0bDkCbDp9TtShOqFXXGjMUMjmfgKxINfImPlV3-vVeAdxCbXE/w480-h640/IMG_5690.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a rare visible sunset</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMLZ0tPILeDEQI2VBJmsKxayX4V0Lw1zmyJdAo6EiQtrQ-NdSAtBE8IiniHFdFkumpZE4Y14Xv7PoBq1IYqcJV1K2A4sO9gwnSGvKEyfJbYSNapcrO0VuaiiQHCCJLPbo2o4z8VfBO6eJN8ZBS5Y9KbkgvSXPM4Sy2LGTmbP_An9-PWlxM3clciYEmiYR/s1599/malm-fireplace-bedroom.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="818" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMLZ0tPILeDEQI2VBJmsKxayX4V0Lw1zmyJdAo6EiQtrQ-NdSAtBE8IiniHFdFkumpZE4Y14Xv7PoBq1IYqcJV1K2A4sO9gwnSGvKEyfJbYSNapcrO0VuaiiQHCCJLPbo2o4z8VfBO6eJN8ZBS5Y9KbkgvSXPM4Sy2LGTmbP_An9-PWlxM3clciYEmiYR/w328-h640/malm-fireplace-bedroom.JPG" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>just bc I like it</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wS9hZ653nJ7H6k25nkWYvtiJ9uTa8F9_g5EaiKcHPkjPNmju1CeLXB3LJNS7jndOEgB6uNNaLkRGCjF254-obq3LqRJwnZSfEW-7L7Taf4L2PnwI9l7Mv4Ovuph-If5IqyPNlTj7x9I5gXKixHr_WrrD9rMAOdt1s4ewwFyrbcY-ikR48Lb8mmt2fak3/s640/paris-painting.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="640" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wS9hZ653nJ7H6k25nkWYvtiJ9uTa8F9_g5EaiKcHPkjPNmju1CeLXB3LJNS7jndOEgB6uNNaLkRGCjF254-obq3LqRJwnZSfEW-7L7Taf4L2PnwI9l7Mv4Ovuph-If5IqyPNlTj7x9I5gXKixHr_WrrD9rMAOdt1s4ewwFyrbcY-ikR48Lb8mmt2fak3/w640-h638/paris-painting.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ditto</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzYtd1UVjw2KEknyeE9QBtBnl9xEhlEfSP0zX8bK821HPrS3IyGmIA1zAe7nHYab2rClL6hn7fJKmiIARYOJjbtGabSBGEp7vSC7UIgkq9oL5CqKspgbk2p5EkPNUHO8371r9bf4Z2L_FSk2jwiTqDz4dadOSSvtCllziwQJ4dPcKmuiii28CYlQQRnGL/s1140/r2p02.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzYtd1UVjw2KEknyeE9QBtBnl9xEhlEfSP0zX8bK821HPrS3IyGmIA1zAe7nHYab2rClL6hn7fJKmiIARYOJjbtGabSBGEp7vSC7UIgkq9oL5CqKspgbk2p5EkPNUHO8371r9bf4Z2L_FSk2jwiTqDz4dadOSSvtCllziwQJ4dPcKmuiii28CYlQQRnGL/w640-h630/r2p02.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>from the recent KBH files</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBg55A_bFPvncVs_Q9IYXQ2BJFh-YAhqel8ReMOnkjzpE-VO0OtfLn5WiAwTkryGR22G7sS7ZzqO-mVVlj5XoMuLY8ZUmlWw9E-rmPHFxgPB6iofrmSMPS9tRs7rbRpRG4YzpG98Q6l5r6pdQv8IPY2fdWskzptC7BAG58sza2HapenxVpsESpfOnLDKB/s1140/r2p09.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBg55A_bFPvncVs_Q9IYXQ2BJFh-YAhqel8ReMOnkjzpE-VO0OtfLn5WiAwTkryGR22G7sS7ZzqO-mVVlj5XoMuLY8ZUmlWw9E-rmPHFxgPB6iofrmSMPS9tRs7rbRpRG4YzpG98Q6l5r6pdQv8IPY2fdWskzptC7BAG58sza2HapenxVpsESpfOnLDKB/w640-h630/r2p09.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ditto</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOfsmAwas-NrO1PWCIhEB9BvucKcx2ezvdrS2vYmCfj2DvtaW2p9fIwfBe2BDq0XeqqZcW2_8KslsxD5k5r9V2whilCSYkFvpgneBxR1LcFNWMxZ25s3ZqqCppAISvuLMNaW-raee1QMBGXCjcGyYt25Rw7dO7NAthl2HYWzTypV9YxfIV08By-jKlOma/s1140/reto07.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1140" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOfsmAwas-NrO1PWCIhEB9BvucKcx2ezvdrS2vYmCfj2DvtaW2p9fIwfBe2BDq0XeqqZcW2_8KslsxD5k5r9V2whilCSYkFvpgneBxR1LcFNWMxZ25s3ZqqCppAISvuLMNaW-raee1QMBGXCjcGyYt25Rw7dO7NAthl2HYWzTypV9YxfIV08By-jKlOma/w640-h424/reto07.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>another reto 35mm pic...love the pale blue mackerel sky</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZR-gg4hoAtBR8gAPSjmz0iCKlMIvai_J2_CVuMepFwEyg-x20Pg6IYwh55u4_0e720TS3Tbc7Kxt8oK7f9cZS1wAGUzw5sMmUaCB0V5XzYBo2MNwJyFHSgTmlYNPvUNJ0e5TqCwS4H8IdZK6izWRVn4bd9E2kr27VBui-SbFGPAYVWSGLWKz_1IA5TlT/s736/varvel-punxutawney-joe.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="736" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZR-gg4hoAtBR8gAPSjmz0iCKlMIvai_J2_CVuMepFwEyg-x20Pg6IYwh55u4_0e720TS3Tbc7Kxt8oK7f9cZS1wAGUzw5sMmUaCB0V5XzYBo2MNwJyFHSgTmlYNPvUNJ0e5TqCwS4H8IdZK6izWRVn4bd9E2kr27VBui-SbFGPAYVWSGLWKz_1IA5TlT/w640-h482/varvel-punxutawney-joe.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gm82Gf8IWzPlTApqxipTJVcZiQmYPEJA61TN8y43EIMCPF56VmGqmg3wrEMM14Yj-VQnyWKgLN0SM16fU6Tz0YcNQjsTbNYpEzmWd79jnPnmApgmMN15hPdzTgwW8E3kA68-no0sMoZWUscsEQBjBERvzk9iyGagV0Z6FdpV-lS8DFMPxCVVT5gr8uAM/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gm82Gf8IWzPlTApqxipTJVcZiQmYPEJA61TN8y43EIMCPF56VmGqmg3wrEMM14Yj-VQnyWKgLN0SM16fU6Tz0YcNQjsTbNYpEzmWd79jnPnmApgmMN15hPdzTgwW8E3kA68-no0sMoZWUscsEQBjBERvzk9iyGagV0Z6FdpV-lS8DFMPxCVVT5gr8uAM/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">From God's Book of Wisdom:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7o32pB4Gpn_4V-bNxZGpvleqJ-8St698IZcl8Eiuf_cdyT5Ej9WU_3lJ83MMnl0AHW6JERaanwO3JA-HBk46ehbnLe9WnIw2UYWoDUrWb6jEYXfy8bv9BujGZBqipvrcCg3C5OqES_SxU9d1Ww0yVBjbrrGKySE9dVxNN2ySmtwucEuVYe6Hkd0Z_bDYD/s571/IMG_5688.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="571" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7o32pB4Gpn_4V-bNxZGpvleqJ-8St698IZcl8Eiuf_cdyT5Ej9WU_3lJ83MMnl0AHW6JERaanwO3JA-HBk46ehbnLe9WnIw2UYWoDUrWb6jEYXfy8bv9BujGZBqipvrcCg3C5OqES_SxU9d1Ww0yVBjbrrGKySE9dVxNN2ySmtwucEuVYe6Hkd0Z_bDYD/w400-h351/IMG_5688.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get your paperback books here:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1523453850" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Papa's Model T: The Genesis</span></a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1530406145" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Papa's Model T: The Rescue</span></a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DX87SMF" target="_blank">A Stillwater Christmas</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ3R3JR" target="_blank">Crescent Moon Paradise</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NZFVHXM" target="_blank">Time Slip Island</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-56816444264123473912024-01-28T10:14:00.003-05:002024-01-28T23:57:20.111-05:00A New Toy...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhrJf5I8V6CY2WzEN_rNsy4pTiVPE6m_pljBpUS208SJBjp3zuAItTOibIxavpZ_TpGw__RRO4ivoqUDbkpO8ArdJiZW4kHHDaXa5Sg6gokHpae_DP9Ycnv8p7E6CDACkxZpAS0es0L8Kf6Nvh13tnQARefKrbbBDzhH1nO-rvvUVjNxg-w3HM4o0wr2g/s480/IMG_5677.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhrJf5I8V6CY2WzEN_rNsy4pTiVPE6m_pljBpUS208SJBjp3zuAItTOibIxavpZ_TpGw__RRO4ivoqUDbkpO8ArdJiZW4kHHDaXa5Sg6gokHpae_DP9Ycnv8p7E6CDACkxZpAS0es0L8Kf6Nvh13tnQARefKrbbBDzhH1nO-rvvUVjNxg-w3HM4o0wr2g/w480-h640/IMG_5677.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...from Menards...</i>only $30, it's portable, easily folded up and stored away.</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Unimpressive though it may be, yet it's a fun way to get in some much needed practice on these dreary winter days.</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">One of the things I'm trying is a different putting style:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='323' height='268' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_TdJc_zpIzQMj6q8JJzRV8ne-LYQT0bhGcS3iQbNMJXr9UXqgoakw0GdcOM4aQB9ZmfT2tazlLpMnJ4QH3A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Obviously not a real "broomstick" putter; I'm still rocking Calamity Jane.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It is however a similar concept...left hand holds the top of the putter steady while the right hand grips the putter lower down and makes the stroke.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">At this point I figure it can't be any worse than what I've been doing, and it actually feels more natural.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The real test of course will be on the greens this Spring.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Until then I'm <a href="https://days.to/spring/2024" target="_blank"><counting the days...></a><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK55j4eF5GNqNW7VStiXtvnWXAz9vzbjdYQTRvAIYUq_TgklmpQueT6ctzmNuPe7lfFGDzIImc1osXx1188lUR4s40gC-IX3cN5rPqfiR1jqpRv_hh3MbpjI2n7G7lerg8YXRw9LNfq7S6Hf8VBwOqpZNr55midlE_2p6nq8RNsaJfADUWXG8cGci_oRU/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK55j4eF5GNqNW7VStiXtvnWXAz9vzbjdYQTRvAIYUq_TgklmpQueT6ctzmNuPe7lfFGDzIImc1osXx1188lUR4s40gC-IX3cN5rPqfiR1jqpRv_hh3MbpjI2n7G7lerg8YXRw9LNfq7S6Hf8VBwOqpZNr55midlE_2p6nq8RNsaJfADUWXG8cGci_oRU/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">After more than 2 feet of snow fell in the course of a week...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Om5RUd8ijv93ZLzkFYtuNN6BNQxF9aFOjuTdxpQBi1oPssr58gN55yQCiPZJOlMUo7559ZRn1Yip_v4IdbpPoOGoh8sjL0zHtVbGwTmp-EFUNJjbjRkf9Wli3o9W4pENQ9-PMjKV4RiKnlrjhhLfNfnfl_TEhJwlcVVPaHbAWNgnguy0lgSYNevW8iH7/s1024/IMG_5636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Om5RUd8ijv93ZLzkFYtuNN6BNQxF9aFOjuTdxpQBi1oPssr58gN55yQCiPZJOlMUo7559ZRn1Yip_v4IdbpPoOGoh8sjL0zHtVbGwTmp-EFUNJjbjRkf9Wli3o9W4pENQ9-PMjKV4RiKnlrjhhLfNfnfl_TEhJwlcVVPaHbAWNgnguy0lgSYNevW8iH7/w640-h480/IMG_5636.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...we've been experiencing an extended warm up, with temps in the mid to high 30's and plenty of rain.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e1OkiolEFSdc8kDcy-H6VK-uLAiNzDD15L2XWk6xcrr0M5wqjNECUpnXF9XJGep5b8PyhuXsmU7uLlYzDbo8X9pmbt34byk35FoU4-dkYrwA9F25-P2r0vLrG0SZf0oGz9TmJSFciAkQ8DQIX4rh8s4ZFz1yafiKoZYjAWypSbL8EGGUhuxUWUYrfkTH/s870/snow-thing-melting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="653" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e1OkiolEFSdc8kDcy-H6VK-uLAiNzDD15L2XWk6xcrr0M5wqjNECUpnXF9XJGep5b8PyhuXsmU7uLlYzDbo8X9pmbt34byk35FoU4-dkYrwA9F25-P2r0vLrG0SZf0oGz9TmJSFciAkQ8DQIX4rh8s4ZFz1yafiKoZYjAWypSbL8EGGUhuxUWUYrfkTH/w480-h640/snow-thing-melting.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's what's left of Karen's "5 minute snow thing", and there are even a few patches of green showing now:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQV8GOuFDskXl6pMDfnLkqDRqryGcn-jLMgfBtBuae2QpyUyp1dhYLn8ysSzvRJ_7x6HB_2mUei9sMLQCcx-4w7iIBvjZ-ti3WOPgqrolKnMu9FsLTLIkbWVJHdl_ibeCigDpo6Ig7-ym9OpEjUqIP4Z4_BK_1WkR5Y-syZOdZh_GbGy2CW7IGHByWpjE/s512/IMG_5678.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="384" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQV8GOuFDskXl6pMDfnLkqDRqryGcn-jLMgfBtBuae2QpyUyp1dhYLn8ysSzvRJ_7x6HB_2mUei9sMLQCcx-4w7iIBvjZ-ti3WOPgqrolKnMu9FsLTLIkbWVJHdl_ibeCigDpo6Ig7-ym9OpEjUqIP4Z4_BK_1WkR5Y-syZOdZh_GbGy2CW7IGHByWpjE/w480-h640/IMG_5678.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">If this keeps up, I'll be back outside swinging my hickories again in no time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_P37zIMy0_b7Esgv44faKWfH0B9blshGyIU_60RKskrnwL2G2wHPudNb36HOV-lgIW2jPIcICP21G8Q9Nl0W_NvUuTZS0or1M6flmLlLFGhukgGYAc5BngNvTwLNglb1UuclGWWH3VRFTgD9l5z9-DiC5y8O9UZrV1QXuKpr9OvGKZ-haNWCk6IlRItQ/s943/francis-ouimet.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="943" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_P37zIMy0_b7Esgv44faKWfH0B9blshGyIU_60RKskrnwL2G2wHPudNb36HOV-lgIW2jPIcICP21G8Q9Nl0W_NvUuTZS0or1M6flmLlLFGhukgGYAc5BngNvTwLNglb1UuclGWWH3VRFTgD9l5z9-DiC5y8O9UZrV1QXuKpr9OvGKZ-haNWCk6IlRItQ/w640-h610/francis-ouimet.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Francis Ouimet, 20 yr old amateur, beat the 2 best professional golfers in the world - Britain's Harry Vardon and Ted Ray - to win the 1913 US Open in Brookline, MA</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignCwt4rmj66QWapNCW30E40dFescI988H8dujKi_d0hqZc_mBtIxZVUDI_-S69ojQiTE7XQE1p6K81RT5n6FcchyryUN6W4HyFXt645JSLmOyDhwJQpFfvAt6_JceUf4dVvM4e0OQeZ1gb0f0TIc4QJZnGj5xJhW_5ClSmR-7qm_BnrQarkfmjhC9BkEx/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignCwt4rmj66QWapNCW30E40dFescI988H8dujKi_d0hqZc_mBtIxZVUDI_-S69ojQiTE7XQE1p6K81RT5n6FcchyryUN6W4HyFXt645JSLmOyDhwJQpFfvAt6_JceUf4dVvM4e0OQeZ1gb0f0TIc4QJZnGj5xJhW_5ClSmR-7qm_BnrQarkfmjhC9BkEx/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">You know what today is:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbRVuGlTNGTQEqrprM0xJwXm3D_PihxCBNQxYtHn-w8YOMZFkqeVbHbE5_E3c4Lelpo1A6PAVcg0gHSWFDf3TjhWilsKCzcZN5XBDW9KApqEFv0lNJ1DGSzph0cN6J0Rof_fWrjvgXpScRbZYX_hFSVkfT01kP_7-CBOEFsgH2KRhPM24O5I170bLUHrS/s1598/nfc-championship-2024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1598" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbRVuGlTNGTQEqrprM0xJwXm3D_PihxCBNQxYtHn-w8YOMZFkqeVbHbE5_E3c4Lelpo1A6PAVcg0gHSWFDf3TjhWilsKCzcZN5XBDW9KApqEFv0lNJ1DGSzph0cN6J0Rof_fWrjvgXpScRbZYX_hFSVkfT01kP_7-CBOEFsgH2KRhPM24O5I170bLUHrS/w640-h318/nfc-championship-2024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's the NFC Championship game between the favored 49ers and the underdog Lions...winner plays in Super Bowl LVIII (that's 58 for those of you who don't speak Roman), two weeks hence.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Confession time...I long ago gave up watching sports on TV for a couple of reasons:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">1) it's a scientific fact that TV's do not alter broadcast content when yelled at...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyKr4tv1qNXL6rXJnJB1e24QprUcuaTmhlr44jEOI6Swo6C0Kif5eSfPvW6EWSLR6AUcAFYGxldEVzNqgz9KARNkrngchclzUkPDlIT5AHJs4mNf_45Haf87GUuqGovxSlAWuPamA4TCe7FPP0zhsPCbicGd-0SgPk-sp35CINzSwbJhigjXqrCGCRIYV/s1593/screaming-at-tv.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1593" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyKr4tv1qNXL6rXJnJB1e24QprUcuaTmhlr44jEOI6Swo6C0Kif5eSfPvW6EWSLR6AUcAFYGxldEVzNqgz9KARNkrngchclzUkPDlIT5AHJs4mNf_45Haf87GUuqGovxSlAWuPamA4TCe7FPP0zhsPCbicGd-0SgPk-sp35CINzSwbJhigjXqrCGCRIYV/w640-h360/screaming-at-tv.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...ergo screaming at them like a crazed maniac does nothing but <a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/is-watching-sports-stressing-out-your-heart" target="_blank"><increase your chances of heart attack></a>, alarm neighbors and scare the cat(s).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">2) see #1</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">However, we will check on the game now and then to see how things are going, and during this time I will be wearing these:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2k8kgeZdMdeFIaNI71PcL1aN5knL6PPGvtsSieupylub9TXSGEI6JePlcwdS2ikI7erGtzXNsNxeNPT2qI1C2wPtk5Vmf-9bpisH6Y0ZSjxTQRcDAYubpH83kRoCdyGey1FZk_-LiJrzbTcj4NyQS7nmn6MlpcbEba0pDF_NJ2ahvnxXfa9pV5udicdD/s552/lion-slippers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2k8kgeZdMdeFIaNI71PcL1aN5knL6PPGvtsSieupylub9TXSGEI6JePlcwdS2ikI7erGtzXNsNxeNPT2qI1C2wPtk5Vmf-9bpisH6Y0ZSjxTQRcDAYubpH83kRoCdyGey1FZk_-LiJrzbTcj4NyQS7nmn6MlpcbEba0pDF_NJ2ahvnxXfa9pV5udicdD/w554-h640/lion-slippers.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">My "Lions Slippers", purchased many years ago about the same time I bought my guys monkey slippers...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZISgBmy6PC8qH4HMO2H9wYveo5sHxzYK1Yuiyd-UyIXTUqdu8Nai7yPxXn_nPAfiLsL6_d3YR46mjf2Ca-RdVwYSFfrcT8VA_GeFNh0-OEBpVsW3wZ7Z4ao3E42FzUaArnrSsktVmEhsvjIxYYcy5oUNksr6JiKTznWMApbyoTKQ9HagXKkWtM7CB7O9/s1149/monkey-slippers.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1149" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZISgBmy6PC8qH4HMO2H9wYveo5sHxzYK1Yuiyd-UyIXTUqdu8Nai7yPxXn_nPAfiLsL6_d3YR46mjf2Ca-RdVwYSFfrcT8VA_GeFNh0-OEBpVsW3wZ7Z4ao3E42FzUaArnrSsktVmEhsvjIxYYcy5oUNksr6JiKTznWMApbyoTKQ9HagXKkWtM7CB7O9/w640-h474/monkey-slippers.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...dinosaur slippers, crocodile slippers, etc.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I figured why should they have all the fun?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So no, they're not <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><i>Detroit </i>Lions</b></span> slippers, but if they win tonight's game, I'm buying some Honolulu Blue hair spray and giving them a makeover.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Stay tuned.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5soDnGbwkRqARCvxebgOxKiU8x5ohmVGKY_RyZFAOhryhAHZBxqC-2R4lka5KSc9d4udIXLO4uvwtSVwPsI2ojPpeu0lNZTl2c9O6zpKwtjhL2AgRsS91-lFpCZAh284Vh-Vbo6Pg7IfLVgNMLnNURF1BT4HDgVFCp38l-gVVdZlW6-hgO0Ni5KcGSw0/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5soDnGbwkRqARCvxebgOxKiU8x5ohmVGKY_RyZFAOhryhAHZBxqC-2R4lka5KSc9d4udIXLO4uvwtSVwPsI2ojPpeu0lNZTl2c9O6zpKwtjhL2AgRsS91-lFpCZAh284Vh-Vbo6Pg7IfLVgNMLnNURF1BT4HDgVFCp38l-gVVdZlW6-hgO0Ni5KcGSw0/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Time to 23 Skidoo...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvX1jnuRYqSQvH16TRb3mvajVlVQy0klKO74eEJwILCgqaHCoILDP_3dXDT7pQzM9VzgQUPHFVT6dYir65XgEirifs0UyZn7veN6r6A4Xo_2Kpm4jPu3jT1rALLYiVFSTlFPYyLWk97vmnhDzQ3OUf2T-pHV_EPolOAsHD8dNOi7pvb5NBOT3BeZHGEBl/s864/barbie-twins.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="864" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvX1jnuRYqSQvH16TRb3mvajVlVQy0klKO74eEJwILCgqaHCoILDP_3dXDT7pQzM9VzgQUPHFVT6dYir65XgEirifs0UyZn7veN6r6A4Xo_2Kpm4jPu3jT1rALLYiVFSTlFPYyLWk97vmnhDzQ3OUf2T-pHV_EPolOAsHD8dNOi7pvb5NBOT3BeZHGEBl/w640-h480/barbie-twins.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>guess who's got a birthday coming up?</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnIbFQI_f0BlE2ClEhA4s4m-L3fcAysb1oWcfl1vVQRTMLhcgNs3q8unwNuhZjIpM1ng9fb6bzng9TimKQI-mYeKJcYeEucra2D5YdFyhibrJjfD0GBBaMJwXimlJhOl2fTXiF5w0c46VfHNt17MH6qBfuK52BcECHjyQDCB61msJF3eTIhRfsQgjr1d0/s1600/deer-lying-down.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnIbFQI_f0BlE2ClEhA4s4m-L3fcAysb1oWcfl1vVQRTMLhcgNs3q8unwNuhZjIpM1ng9fb6bzng9TimKQI-mYeKJcYeEucra2D5YdFyhibrJjfD0GBBaMJwXimlJhOl2fTXiF5w0c46VfHNt17MH6qBfuK52BcECHjyQDCB61msJF3eTIhRfsQgjr1d0/w640-h480/deer-lying-down.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a bunch of deer lying down on the job in our front yard</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_kwpJ0cSqO64z0cPzPIRnkUK5-kQxz4NM_dBk8qXRrFIo-SVlVi1RM0kWnYsmBvUaWAlWsDEKcTU7vXVy2EiQLEfowTQd2utJ5UogL9IMn0HMnjKe3WyTovxLeklZS3AfkHab9IEghqsN1S8k8wJhiFVRSVV-wg-FUzgpVop1iFyLpFzi5kV8nQh8Kx7/s1600/deer-standing.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_kwpJ0cSqO64z0cPzPIRnkUK5-kQxz4NM_dBk8qXRrFIo-SVlVi1RM0kWnYsmBvUaWAlWsDEKcTU7vXVy2EiQLEfowTQd2utJ5UogL9IMn0HMnjKe3WyTovxLeklZS3AfkHab9IEghqsN1S8k8wJhiFVRSVV-wg-FUzgpVop1iFyLpFzi5kV8nQh8Kx7/w480-h640/deer-standing.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>same bunch, back on the clock</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwZfCdz6x6E0Jo4Vu6nS_gXhw_c0CyK1RMyBScWEwZLQJTNcEcpQEOW-FsPk6IBjKcQzwT_0eUlRaoT-_EuEBSIGasGlVg5n8pSU10dmGmA-9c7SXTl5tLpl983JlJIBCQGK6NLCL4q93B2a8QPmrkCe2T3bbIv1En2x1m6tVBCa-RWeH0kTtdZoEHnJ3/s748/ouimet-lowery.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="616" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwZfCdz6x6E0Jo4Vu6nS_gXhw_c0CyK1RMyBScWEwZLQJTNcEcpQEOW-FsPk6IBjKcQzwT_0eUlRaoT-_EuEBSIGasGlVg5n8pSU10dmGmA-9c7SXTl5tLpl983JlJIBCQGK6NLCL4q93B2a8QPmrkCe2T3bbIv1En2x1m6tVBCa-RWeH0kTtdZoEHnJ3/w528-h640/ouimet-lowery.JPG" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>that's Francis Ouimet on the right during the 1913 US Open, and his 10 year old caddy, Eddie Lowery on the left. They remained lifelong friends, and Lowery went on to become a millionaire.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOq5_GoaPTWq33XhyramUpIXvJaWH6HgiG5AZsLl6ZiRBP5Zh5pp3QzIW5BWkVZd4C2YAgZkBjt_A2z6GhJyOvZdbR2v0U1Xp4X2kc5sq5dpoY0y-M2KJfDAU79kM8UFhmKOE4g8NuZMl8idh2YyZZ-hIbvq34rtille6RA-pmbvIau1mUtTzHKjk1YjC/s735/varvel-goodbye-si.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="735" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOq5_GoaPTWq33XhyramUpIXvJaWH6HgiG5AZsLl6ZiRBP5Zh5pp3QzIW5BWkVZd4C2YAgZkBjt_A2z6GhJyOvZdbR2v0U1Xp4X2kc5sq5dpoY0y-M2KJfDAU79kM8UFhmKOE4g8NuZMl8idh2YyZZ-hIbvq34rtille6RA-pmbvIau1mUtTzHKjk1YjC/w640-h498/varvel-goodbye-si.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>go woke, go broke, good riddance</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2HUL-EhBZaPt7Zr1b7dw-1opRk143Nbspf_N-D7XmErRUbh8pzn0d6Vv5h2abwCjXMdqeC1H6y2fGmqUEs2_awFxeIFyeaiRkcou0B31WEe88PkIzyVVEMVAgpnlLuKDn64mdytyVMJhWCLu3VECQVcBu9fD_Uif4ysgL7n7wxTAZHaIVbda-PISaf8V/s750/IMG_5680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="750" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2HUL-EhBZaPt7Zr1b7dw-1opRk143Nbspf_N-D7XmErRUbh8pzn0d6Vv5h2abwCjXMdqeC1H6y2fGmqUEs2_awFxeIFyeaiRkcou0B31WEe88PkIzyVVEMVAgpnlLuKDn64mdytyVMJhWCLu3VECQVcBu9fD_Uif4ysgL7n7wxTAZHaIVbda-PISaf8V/w640-h336/IMG_5680.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>sometimes it seems that way</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlRWqPZFbpxT_PHCWStL6cYyNqfouELK2z8UrTbrWhe7Vryf7fmokDCIOmqofdhhgDhbw59AesXi47BfwygAkn5UGx_Ox-P5pI17vMayBCy0jNXQUKdmkYe5F3V2a2DBYPAGFix8WekoKNIJB41wM7BtessLP3RE-zVGqWfa5-3utcQ5uXXqMOyTbTLo2/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlRWqPZFbpxT_PHCWStL6cYyNqfouELK2z8UrTbrWhe7Vryf7fmokDCIOmqofdhhgDhbw59AesXi47BfwygAkn5UGx_Ox-P5pI17vMayBCy0jNXQUKdmkYe5F3V2a2DBYPAGFix8WekoKNIJB41wM7BtessLP3RE-zVGqWfa5-3utcQ5uXXqMOyTbTLo2/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">A reminder from God's Word...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-68141402983462753922024-01-21T11:36:00.005-05:002024-01-22T17:29:08.495-05:00First Sunrise...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfFUuucTSKNP7HVSL1pl1X7a5lVkPJjihsrmDWI3pLwWzQdhEKdxzkh3PZkkIEmdiW7_-dX1w687EzhwkTKZMURwylIyVji_pTXQ3-rbujcv9j3fMai3dHr28mMn1-fmisFAh9JQbT3jcyh8dg-I2sbIyD2gNgy1Etxi8DIrUI-sAEm6lt1SdCIPb_SLy/s480/jan-sunrise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfFUuucTSKNP7HVSL1pl1X7a5lVkPJjihsrmDWI3pLwWzQdhEKdxzkh3PZkkIEmdiW7_-dX1w687EzhwkTKZMURwylIyVji_pTXQ3-rbujcv9j3fMai3dHr28mMn1-fmisFAh9JQbT3jcyh8dg-I2sbIyD2gNgy1Etxi8DIrUI-sAEm6lt1SdCIPb_SLy/w640-h480/jan-sunrise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...of the year...</i>that I've been able to see, anyway.</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">One of the local forecasters said we've had a total of 4 hours of sunshine through the first half of January.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's been grim, with 14 days in a row of measurable snowfall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Of course, the locals are dismissive since "it's just <a href="https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/lake-effect-snow-great-lakes-explainer" target="_blank">lake effect</a>"...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZObgWOVHfKrQfBEAusSWESg6rOqsoLneAGMO2FGIhE6s1-5P9gbz_WI2GK-C1cPeQlIqWdpuju2pTuTPOsQ9UnW4eIPwjLgS23MXJXMaxyYSDovPE2GSyeRaA9atwNKbywZ9UdPApTk86BC7DA96Q5wL90vEOzwwFlZhtILP-R8iybxT9vmXsmorHO_W/s1600/lake-effect-snow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZObgWOVHfKrQfBEAusSWESg6rOqsoLneAGMO2FGIhE6s1-5P9gbz_WI2GK-C1cPeQlIqWdpuju2pTuTPOsQ9UnW4eIPwjLgS23MXJXMaxyYSDovPE2GSyeRaA9atwNKbywZ9UdPApTk86BC7DA96Q5wL90vEOzwwFlZhtILP-R8iybxT9vmXsmorHO_W/w640-h480/lake-effect-snow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...as if its origin somehow mitigates the fact that hello, it's snowing...<i>again...</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But change is on the way, according to the weather geeks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">This coming week could see rain as temps rise into the 40's, and as unlikely as it seems...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0_iJbNDSNGTxoSPe4MlP9vuaq9vHzW7_hUKDFN8yxvUjWguo6F22zutOeJ5CUlBkep5Y3jjhjycC1F68wYmDw0N8qJSuBYII6sLBLQCJLm0wDqk_bDF0f0iBH9zxSEwmOu4MHA9mPIGRm0aTiMs6ORbEkCpuiPKAryqna61i_44EeHdrOebwKC8ax4lh/s800/IMG_5658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0_iJbNDSNGTxoSPe4MlP9vuaq9vHzW7_hUKDFN8yxvUjWguo6F22zutOeJ5CUlBkep5Y3jjhjycC1F68wYmDw0N8qJSuBYII6sLBLQCJLm0wDqk_bDF0f0iBH9zxSEwmOu4MHA9mPIGRm0aTiMs6ORbEkCpuiPKAryqna61i_44EeHdrOebwKC8ax4lh/w640-h480/IMG_5658.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...all this snow could disappear.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"So enjoy this weekend!" they admonished.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjb6bJHIlsgkKRRiCf72NuzkG1xh57FiYLrXilwp2bvgmE-QT6fR9tr-yVEoAXYwzpScB59SBkf7inf5fRAvUfhlX1wyJT7cVBMSi2MbPXPwZjcq4h0Il3xn8fB8-MYk7XKwvQp3UlgwJN33Q4ZbMGgEkNXswcZEjge1NvEuR5cB5OExZRVYvtuhNDOAD/s1001/winter-outdoors.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1001" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjb6bJHIlsgkKRRiCf72NuzkG1xh57FiYLrXilwp2bvgmE-QT6fR9tr-yVEoAXYwzpScB59SBkf7inf5fRAvUfhlX1wyJT7cVBMSi2MbPXPwZjcq4h0Il3xn8fB8-MYk7XKwvQp3UlgwJN33Q4ZbMGgEkNXswcZEjge1NvEuR5cB5OExZRVYvtuhNDOAD/w640-h450/winter-outdoors.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Always good advice, that's exactly what I'm doing:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25pPRtygpoKZPArDcJYbs6NugcLN_6GywY8mFuNd0FUcv1XAwzNVXSj_9uXgtog4TAXs_4F7ao4uZQNNqRbpvAfgWDyRt5UBtNqX7mEWgNVwFMQntctCivQcuC4BeWhSIQr6Pa0fvJ_IGPdwZvI7enU8ufwigHbMabGRxfbg1sTRCmu6t075kM5ATbhv9/s1024/IMG_5657.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25pPRtygpoKZPArDcJYbs6NugcLN_6GywY8mFuNd0FUcv1XAwzNVXSj_9uXgtog4TAXs_4F7ao4uZQNNqRbpvAfgWDyRt5UBtNqX7mEWgNVwFMQntctCivQcuC4BeWhSIQr6Pa0fvJ_IGPdwZvI7enU8ufwigHbMabGRxfbg1sTRCmu6t075kM5ATbhv9/w480-h640/IMG_5657.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Hey, you do what you like, I'll do what I like.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAdkrRx92psl28ugWtvdJGLzL2ZpP7ufsL57b6Ni7p9fIBVYNLTMXZazmLU_fNrDWK6r93cIcKPk3kADARNAkGL2HJVLG4trlkP9zffPVlujyAumEt7Q6t2qWLkHJE9NZYXk-NK1yIJehzUxTxPd3jM9h2QxpoDvmv-4MjATpWhv82IPysyTDxiN9vGhR/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAdkrRx92psl28ugWtvdJGLzL2ZpP7ufsL57b6Ni7p9fIBVYNLTMXZazmLU_fNrDWK6r93cIcKPk3kADARNAkGL2HJVLG4trlkP9zffPVlujyAumEt7Q6t2qWLkHJE9NZYXk-NK1yIJehzUxTxPd3jM9h2QxpoDvmv-4MjATpWhv82IPysyTDxiN9vGhR/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In the "let's not get ahead of ourselves" department:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">If the Lions beat the Buc's...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMBQLTEGn0BrjtM9QTXIxdHSrb0fY8wVOH4r7v1GzXcmFrWlSZY4upAThy66_fHUbqWvzTTRr52NovJcjnTn6s34u2E4FhVY7AXt8EVdQgiAlVicMxhm7TYXbZj8CJr60b-lHUGBdgo8MG1akYXKISzwnKsyN_03Ybwvm4PTRS67dmpzG0yLaiKaVdvTE/s1458/lions-v-buccaneers.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1458" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMBQLTEGn0BrjtM9QTXIxdHSrb0fY8wVOH4r7v1GzXcmFrWlSZY4upAThy66_fHUbqWvzTTRr52NovJcjnTn6s34u2E4FhVY7AXt8EVdQgiAlVicMxhm7TYXbZj8CJr60b-lHUGBdgo8MG1akYXKISzwnKsyN_03Ybwvm4PTRS67dmpzG0yLaiKaVdvTE/w640-h306/lions-v-buccaneers.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...in today's NFC Divisional title game, they'll play next week in San Francisco against the 49'ers for the NFC Championship.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">If they win that...well, if they win <i>that </i>game...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">- the team that hasn't won an NFL championship since 1957</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">- the team with the 2nd worst record all time among the 12 NFL teams that have played 1,000 games or more</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">- yes, <i>that </i>team will play in the Super Bowl.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And if by some miracle they actually win the Super Bowl, then our beleaguered Lions will finally be rid of the dreaded (fictional) <b><a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2652877-urban-legends-the-curse-of-bobby-layne" target="_blank">"Curse Of Bobby Layne"</a></b>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqvOzSz7Og1JedUGpYPGzaYpqFckiZ71B0C6yIv0n5Y5fJFdKow0OHr8ceTUhEQG1IlPq1KYdnJGRl0s3XpteNkekCY9_oLRZgVDHeGhWIQ791b7jkCxp0l9YNq28Y0q4Hq_ykxJtaXWeI8NswDPeE-KDIJbTbBIe6jUxdyPfDBwIBQShkeh3JLfkbaWf/s623/bobby-layne.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="623" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqvOzSz7Og1JedUGpYPGzaYpqFckiZ71B0C6yIv0n5Y5fJFdKow0OHr8ceTUhEQG1IlPq1KYdnJGRl0s3XpteNkekCY9_oLRZgVDHeGhWIQ791b7jkCxp0l9YNq28Y0q4Hq_ykxJtaXWeI8NswDPeE-KDIJbTbBIe6jUxdyPfDBwIBQShkeh3JLfkbaWf/w640-h640/bobby-layne.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the man himself, circa 1956</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But let's not get ahead of ourselves.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg680FjQNAdwTPF19841exXTzG_NfGUK2eS3W28fsEsV0zs4lJNNcmQu7Lp-odH6GylyDk4gVxNdc71qkK3z3Dmjdh4rRdgoNhCithWFfLyBjO2V6K6RfnNO1vo7nZqI1xRrULmfw9RwQcnc4wKxXrfC6a8W0SCfi2Z64opm5fFMCtNS680wy78VD2Yi260/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg680FjQNAdwTPF19841exXTzG_NfGUK2eS3W28fsEsV0zs4lJNNcmQu7Lp-odH6GylyDk4gVxNdc71qkK3z3Dmjdh4rRdgoNhCithWFfLyBjO2V6K6RfnNO1vo7nZqI1xRrULmfw9RwQcnc4wKxXrfC6a8W0SCfi2Z64opm5fFMCtNS680wy78VD2Yi260/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">You know what to do, it's 23 skidoo:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXuBUNJ9noSIUFb7TxOVFP6dZnV8f9t8xR3fgiOydfAQypYVzHXI6kKM8DE2H84PLzvsisEAbGZCvNPLmPoN9GDhFmOyePdqnkmTe6xjvehEz1Iu8goBb2o3ZKKcGgPKwE6BJ08MJ6y3WQfm8E9L2T65QltNyV1HF9vU_Iib8nVDSKHQrS-VDDuR_Pg2M/s740/brewster-toaster.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="740" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXuBUNJ9noSIUFb7TxOVFP6dZnV8f9t8xR3fgiOydfAQypYVzHXI6kKM8DE2H84PLzvsisEAbGZCvNPLmPoN9GDhFmOyePdqnkmTe6xjvehEz1Iu8goBb2o3ZKKcGgPKwE6BJ08MJ6y3WQfm8E9L2T65QltNyV1HF9vU_Iib8nVDSKHQrS-VDDuR_Pg2M/w640-h234/brewster-toaster.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>finally, an inexhaustible food supply</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uWPaqB5li7DNBnkj3U8Gv4h4jzCmwPCDOrgNKJ1G9W52-dAz0j8JDa3Nnc1PqkihfhStvbJKbIBk2xlSO8X9UvjqCS19olaJLM-7Z4BxkDXQyy-57j_dKhoWpUC_FG4qTGR_yRPpx3X5Gw2S6_HAZK3LCNI4juXP5wtiwUsTjkGLbR5Mpl3Z_k8gED6w/s664/flapper-fanny-mirror.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="354" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uWPaqB5li7DNBnkj3U8Gv4h4jzCmwPCDOrgNKJ1G9W52-dAz0j8JDa3Nnc1PqkihfhStvbJKbIBk2xlSO8X9UvjqCS19olaJLM-7Z4BxkDXQyy-57j_dKhoWpUC_FG4qTGR_yRPpx3X5Gw2S6_HAZK3LCNI4juXP5wtiwUsTjkGLbR5Mpl3Z_k8gED6w/w342-h640/flapper-fanny-mirror.JPG" width="342" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>some 1920's humor and still true today</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulbf6aqtaz7O2wNLXOpMk5QuluFFWufhyNetzQsmX0tziDujQNXEFplVzkd1plHLCBcsbCNMAZiy8ER7fxn9ySeOsbUVRXjBr48qWyMaAfcbv0r1zJxTeRitYLbkzhBFxQbvPsJosRnbttnT-pH4nWsxv6JoVgOliJr5Zcln6ZRO-mQT2_FTPORcSnmgw/s873/malm-fp.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulbf6aqtaz7O2wNLXOpMk5QuluFFWufhyNetzQsmX0tziDujQNXEFplVzkd1plHLCBcsbCNMAZiy8ER7fxn9ySeOsbUVRXjBr48qWyMaAfcbv0r1zJxTeRitYLbkzhBFxQbvPsJosRnbttnT-pH4nWsxv6JoVgOliJr5Zcln6ZRO-mQT2_FTPORcSnmgw/w440-h640/malm-fp.JPG" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>cool malm fireplace, very mcm</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQw8gS4TgEuIM3CqQNuinkx84IuvmubhVtKN9UDts7Q2IhKRkED7oH2T0_T_AerHCgspaucWs9RqE7cZ1kmj0ockhN567bSGTpU1XWO7TYrHVUw2tt6iuErIi3mJ_Mb1CXG9pYW24zlrglZI5HR0sY4ODVOpmssojlBh0WQq1KlejpUAKBK2-hgH2AAIv/s1356/chariots-of-fire.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1356" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQw8gS4TgEuIM3CqQNuinkx84IuvmubhVtKN9UDts7Q2IhKRkED7oH2T0_T_AerHCgspaucWs9RqE7cZ1kmj0ockhN567bSGTpU1XWO7TYrHVUw2tt6iuErIi3mJ_Mb1CXG9pYW24zlrglZI5HR0sY4ODVOpmssojlBh0WQq1KlejpUAKBK2-hgH2AAIv/w640-h426/chariots-of-fire.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a tip o' the hat to the 1924 Paris Olympics, just ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics: Chariots Of Fire, the story of Eric Liddel and Harold Abrahams</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoRfLXLTIYsNLlk2GmUcV-dUCKJ5poizaWXCl5fB58h_HH7D2LvBTyeo4nxOknUAkupkogYagvJtz01lgyolQIyYeFUdYeePU4GdK35MPIGpYFPl_CmdgeYzZj-ijda7ZXd07iz2OShZF3dYWCgzLt9u3Djbmbd0e6hXlT7_toz8xOIzlFS5LwF_u1myn/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoRfLXLTIYsNLlk2GmUcV-dUCKJ5poizaWXCl5fB58h_HH7D2LvBTyeo4nxOknUAkupkogYagvJtz01lgyolQIyYeFUdYeePU4GdK35MPIGpYFPl_CmdgeYzZj-ijda7ZXd07iz2OShZF3dYWCgzLt9u3Djbmbd0e6hXlT7_toz8xOIzlFS5LwF_u1myn/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As you race for the exits, a reminder from God's Word:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGd6-ZkQCBQZF9-Ph08JsV32fMIfdQ3UsTK34sQAlwhNjl33Dd6FZEr4u8ZyeAilIMcMJS6GX1KIKIIdPfVBXVQyIHOhX_NBYpDTXwoEjbdWiDiEzq9xuME9QXSLuBEgfBGlQ2VaakKpPcthglEc2y8TWNVekhPmxhxVdhQxuax_dNFDN7yCu59_eGeFiI/s587/IMG_5460%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="587" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGd6-ZkQCBQZF9-Ph08JsV32fMIfdQ3UsTK34sQAlwhNjl33Dd6FZEr4u8ZyeAilIMcMJS6GX1KIKIIdPfVBXVQyIHOhX_NBYpDTXwoEjbdWiDiEzq9xuME9QXSLuBEgfBGlQ2VaakKpPcthglEc2y8TWNVekhPmxhxVdhQxuax_dNFDN7yCu59_eGeFiI/w400-h340/IMG_5460%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-79816482086967283212024-01-13T11:48:00.015-05:002024-01-14T18:52:11.720-05:00Joy Of Joys...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHoo9G41k9lZrD4D9JyWJaJ6zXGNWrT8vICCVusdYm0QvXaBu_sI5bXifh6gbNV8bOM5XyuewxMOYxf1KaGGd7n1K0EXiOUlP6Ebpxk7zWYh6PjnsCO_tNvelytbpDcg66z98F-zFuWnP5_0u6DqhkdTnG_ZAfxMRepa6QCsRCTIKQ9tX3LhyB31Rw0AF/s560/IMG_5629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="560" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHoo9G41k9lZrD4D9JyWJaJ6zXGNWrT8vICCVusdYm0QvXaBu_sI5bXifh6gbNV8bOM5XyuewxMOYxf1KaGGd7n1K0EXiOUlP6Ebpxk7zWYh6PjnsCO_tNvelytbpDcg66z98F-zFuWnP5_0u6DqhkdTnG_ZAfxMRepa6QCsRCTIKQ9tX3LhyB31Rw0AF/w640-h480/IMG_5629.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...winter hath returned...</i>with a vengeance.</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">The actual storm front has passed, and now we're into</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"> the lake effect portion of this system.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">By the time all the shouting's done they're forecasting 14+ inches of the white stuff will have fallen.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF70GJAO9nbOOAo1SQ11jpFXdfVGTNwj21Ge58yOyd22sJ78sCdxRTKmxpEy5AJGM7cMMT2iT4ub70QsRyp27baQ6RZqRHGEKoq-VLRUltiTesPnV4C5OZV5zVLRqx2gY6QVZb1XXB51Yq2JOXMmaea6bzlE-W9VFQbufozGsN9UmmsVACvooznSdkw4wp/s800/IMG_5618.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF70GJAO9nbOOAo1SQ11jpFXdfVGTNwj21Ge58yOyd22sJ78sCdxRTKmxpEy5AJGM7cMMT2iT4ub70QsRyp27baQ6RZqRHGEKoq-VLRUltiTesPnV4C5OZV5zVLRqx2gY6QVZb1XXB51Yq2JOXMmaea6bzlE-W9VFQbufozGsN9UmmsVACvooznSdkw4wp/w640-h480/IMG_5618.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>yes, we kept the Christmas lights on the trees in back</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEnmBSmAh-fZ7RMzR_ssPNJSlpYG5sH-8vSJMKVUZobzuDiPaQkJqoZxaav7iBNC-MxZstdLaagPT0GXhrKOoW3K1GPAuuwOfzmGPpfy8aktQMaqc5PZSu58jR92AuAz6jd6t1Oh8mU8qNbX0HGZr2gbF-lh2u2TPZqauXO_BeffrxL3et5WKJAg4OX3X/s640/IMG_5619.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="640" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEnmBSmAh-fZ7RMzR_ssPNJSlpYG5sH-8vSJMKVUZobzuDiPaQkJqoZxaav7iBNC-MxZstdLaagPT0GXhrKOoW3K1GPAuuwOfzmGPpfy8aktQMaqc5PZSu58jR92AuAz6jd6t1Oh8mU8qNbX0HGZr2gbF-lh2u2TPZqauXO_BeffrxL3et5WKJAg4OX3X/w640-h410/IMG_5619.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>day 1 of the storm, a little after sunrise</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi155Q8vauCbJVdxWGLAdbNNdURtrZa9yWrSd2IKQli9vmbVXsUCo4ScPp6iEn1rqb3wFnvZt1cPruFO_fLtbzpmLa7PESi7jBq0dTnqpT4ICEOFOb-y4K4Cd-oadsToxo3W7RkDXgWJazL753ZYD-gK9P9PBdaFFDMoKK_GlFrvTW_tw2LLRMP5uBk_Eo9/s480/IMG_5620.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi155Q8vauCbJVdxWGLAdbNNdURtrZa9yWrSd2IKQli9vmbVXsUCo4ScPp6iEn1rqb3wFnvZt1cPruFO_fLtbzpmLa7PESi7jBq0dTnqpT4ICEOFOb-y4K4Cd-oadsToxo3W7RkDXgWJazL753ZYD-gK9P9PBdaFFDMoKK_GlFrvTW_tw2LLRMP5uBk_Eo9/w640-h480/IMG_5620.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>just as the lake effect snow began</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Of course we knew temps in the 40's and 50's couldn't last, and for a large part of Michigan's winter economy, this weather is a Godsend.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But from my little corner of reality, I'm more than ready for this:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_rFCyzxWK3Sos3zWTMM5YrXUBGkVhq1Fx-kEna_-e2Zfu0eY2hQ55AB1ffMGHRRHNJwUJeANZxcTNVHdsawfzR1OCFhxkrXFXkV3gJ7XZsAQD0HkyOeBmjQ4xEXhpKvWIRYuCRhLMugoYtGQXvQt_RGpXI6AVtuehKdbjSll2hfhw_7MoFOZ9vOx0KNS/s1204/hickory-golf-course.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1204" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_rFCyzxWK3Sos3zWTMM5YrXUBGkVhq1Fx-kEna_-e2Zfu0eY2hQ55AB1ffMGHRRHNJwUJeANZxcTNVHdsawfzR1OCFhxkrXFXkV3gJ7XZsAQD0HkyOeBmjQ4xEXhpKvWIRYuCRhLMugoYtGQXvQt_RGpXI6AVtuehKdbjSll2hfhw_7MoFOZ9vOx0KNS/w640-h414/hickory-golf-course.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><Heavy sigh></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheejtKtr4qVzVy8rXHTof2ajmoHUIjMBSKIjKHmtJCSWVJxoEVLULJKCZFoZ1TnVFCKM7vP-L3C4SIvhOWXeibsX3YDdrcUsEMe9QlhcIbnhScICxARN1tEpAaqF9uzT-qWqUajWKUKmc_vbbCLai_otucN_SZfzkFwOsgTROFwAU4nso2bqeT1AuahyphenhyphencU/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheejtKtr4qVzVy8rXHTof2ajmoHUIjMBSKIjKHmtJCSWVJxoEVLULJKCZFoZ1TnVFCKM7vP-L3C4SIvhOWXeibsX3YDdrcUsEMe9QlhcIbnhScICxARN1tEpAaqF9uzT-qWqUajWKUKmc_vbbCLai_otucN_SZfzkFwOsgTROFwAU4nso2bqeT1AuahyphenhyphencU/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Monday is Martin Luther King day...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvZr4aES5fjBw1mDd-kSaeJYght6_9cws8DRdu3Shtr22vCPiPqKH6SoOFtIuOPhyCksGZnLJR5jbGwv_d8WwDAR7VULY2ogA7ypihyphenhyphenqFuTdSQpizD0-nw6yn5mSYwrRoFrfFWeZoEk5NU-QhaZM_xjIJMlq3U3WSMgx2sNC-LdwUmE7Nn_MCoyoyOHeC/s893/mlk-day.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="893" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvZr4aES5fjBw1mDd-kSaeJYght6_9cws8DRdu3Shtr22vCPiPqKH6SoOFtIuOPhyCksGZnLJR5jbGwv_d8WwDAR7VULY2ogA7ypihyphenhyphenqFuTdSQpizD0-nw6yn5mSYwrRoFrfFWeZoEk5NU-QhaZM_xjIJMlq3U3WSMgx2sNC-LdwUmE7Nn_MCoyoyOHeC/w640-h542/mlk-day.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and for the first time in my working life, I have the day off as a paid holiday.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's a nice gesture on the part of my employer - an appropriate one - because MLK was a towering figure in this country's civil rights movement; an intelligent, eloquent force for good.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63XWwdCRtmvDUHGhLdgXVqFaUmomVnUGhANfLQD7ETSmpTqLQsOww7FcTwkyuU_2Gam_x8abGEd_20IQRbDYMDHcn7ZGbJCr8E9Fe6O9EGDeM40yuzAz7DFaRQhOIRjkp9o2ELjgSVSWKpEeF-hWFnGZ1JyVzP_8QNeZXsL6tz9dQn4l6eKy0xSajs_EZ/s963/mlk-i-have-a-dream.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="963" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63XWwdCRtmvDUHGhLdgXVqFaUmomVnUGhANfLQD7ETSmpTqLQsOww7FcTwkyuU_2Gam_x8abGEd_20IQRbDYMDHcn7ZGbJCr8E9Fe6O9EGDeM40yuzAz7DFaRQhOIRjkp9o2ELjgSVSWKpEeF-hWFnGZ1JyVzP_8QNeZXsL6tz9dQn4l6eKy0xSajs_EZ/w640-h366/mlk-i-have-a-dream.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">He was a martyr for the cause of freedom, and as all martyrs for just causes should be, he is honored and lauded for fighting the good fight, even at the cost of his life.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTzmVnGkZcM-bDNYPnnsin4Cf1oV0apLZ_BqqjBsQqUAuNZSz3_aULMpTJNEvwocpFRegy5r38d_PI35h3aZGqjjryBEyjUD7Okz-qp5WDWzu7CqG80cxcRahR2ikongi6lQUg_Ef3HVQAx90uKAGZ4Rz2m7zrzFjKrf8r3ZEVDq3eirt7tXr8xi108j8/s1115/mlk-love.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="1115" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTzmVnGkZcM-bDNYPnnsin4Cf1oV0apLZ_BqqjBsQqUAuNZSz3_aULMpTJNEvwocpFRegy5r38d_PI35h3aZGqjjryBEyjUD7Okz-qp5WDWzu7CqG80cxcRahR2ikongi6lQUg_Ef3HVQAx90uKAGZ4Rz2m7zrzFjKrf8r3ZEVDq3eirt7tXr8xi108j8/w640-h314/mlk-love.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Do yourself a favor and read the full text of his <a href="https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm" target="_blank">"I Have A Dream"</a> speech.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Delivered six decades ago, it stands as one of the best, most significant speeches in the history of this country, ranking with <a href="https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm" target="_blank">Lincoln's Gettysburg Address</a> for its moral clarity and historical import.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QiyjU3JdSo8vh4u0hC7wKZDkxekGgMp8I6cEw4PxOlOn9xRXE2btaFej3rSQO0sHVvoU2ZyAVSghrIj5oLlT-rWpHGeB-d_QvOwR7mBxcuLZ9JMN3cKTKFOnc-5aeLpdwuaDCZilW7fwOwA5d7NeUF2iGrbvfwzNyP0yGFFBKRPh64h7xcMKYIKXxGMB/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QiyjU3JdSo8vh4u0hC7wKZDkxekGgMp8I6cEw4PxOlOn9xRXE2btaFej3rSQO0sHVvoU2ZyAVSghrIj5oLlT-rWpHGeB-d_QvOwR7mBxcuLZ9JMN3cKTKFOnc-5aeLpdwuaDCZilW7fwOwA5d7NeUF2iGrbvfwzNyP0yGFFBKRPh64h7xcMKYIKXxGMB/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Happened onto an interesting website / blog called <a href="https://redhorsegarage.com/about-us/" target="_blank">Red Horse Garage</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_Cir4U349hdqbHeVTSiGVu8jgv4ymzHQtj2LZAcaLYMCg91JFu_0RPicvuO0QSt90JSgtbveWVUUoHUJdIs6Quz9PwUpRoczQH1y7c36Lqe1bl1W9RJDMZp3ZClfVXeku-ufuLC2gFs-OSukwOJolPu6yPjRUz78kUymv3rSsBxDA9luNChU5DTl9nUg/s1600/rhg.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1600" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_Cir4U349hdqbHeVTSiGVu8jgv4ymzHQtj2LZAcaLYMCg91JFu_0RPicvuO0QSt90JSgtbveWVUUoHUJdIs6Quz9PwUpRoczQH1y7c36Lqe1bl1W9RJDMZp3ZClfVXeku-ufuLC2gFs-OSukwOJolPu6yPjRUz78kUymv3rSsBxDA9luNChU5DTl9nUg/w640-h248/rhg.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The gentleman who runs it is a dedicated motorcyclist who recently changed sides from Harley Davidson to BMW.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Not sure if that's significant or not, but just an fyi in case you take sides in these kinds of <a href="https://www.wordnik.com/words/brouhaha" target="_blank">brouhahas</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">(I've always loved that word and occasionally construct pointless sentences like the above just so I can use it.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">One of his videos I found quite well done is <a href="https://youtu.be/1guzE1jcLdc" target="_blank">The Mother Road Tour</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">There are actually several videos of his tour as he was gone for weeks, and there's a ton of great scenery and vintage Route 66 sites.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUu5H9nP7CQ0GG5j74zciBvKM8VpSBP8R5xsgQPNO2fLp9MmkGJ1iP8Y4vD-LXMURFfzFcP08rF24Il6EQlLdzixil6MF48znSKEqNazks96lBW1ncoj_n1NaNK51PkYYBnN6bv6xVKBmgFACHsAECZKhQWZ6HiPd9-4VMYNbRU3ooPqvBgNo3Lk3c7Lv/s2048/IMG_5601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2048" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUu5H9nP7CQ0GG5j74zciBvKM8VpSBP8R5xsgQPNO2fLp9MmkGJ1iP8Y4vD-LXMURFfzFcP08rF24Il6EQlLdzixil6MF48znSKEqNazks96lBW1ncoj_n1NaNK51PkYYBnN6bv6xVKBmgFACHsAECZKhQWZ6HiPd9-4VMYNbRU3ooPqvBgNo3Lk3c7Lv/w640-h366/IMG_5601.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Enjoy, and don't never say I didn't do nuthin' for ya.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjH4m5BrnWjcAJm5TnXVR6jqsYbLvI2ZEmlN9jb1oY5jH8ppjn9XQTb3SDksM1fYZsSzLHc6XGNDlIeOBf7xvngO-Cesu2x-rNUEaWgoHFVy-CFjWDP6qEOLlrzQ_x7RF9E7vNsnzoUhbvKO-BycZTn1FjBwnHv0vIUT9O7R7sPDNBY4aWZt_liqt0mwb/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjH4m5BrnWjcAJm5TnXVR6jqsYbLvI2ZEmlN9jb1oY5jH8ppjn9XQTb3SDksM1fYZsSzLHc6XGNDlIeOBf7xvngO-Cesu2x-rNUEaWgoHFVy-CFjWDP6qEOLlrzQ_x7RF9E7vNsnzoUhbvKO-BycZTn1FjBwnHv0vIUT9O7R7sPDNBY4aWZt_liqt0mwb/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's time for me and you to 23 Skidoo...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfzpbOi30UDSz2w2l9VuQkblkqZ-mfbj3cSs5zIhREw60HxbMSv4mfq30vsw7Vpbh_d2MpSPo78dRrNyQk689q-nk_JGe6N1RutZNmmOquU8dqzCHzwmSRf0fgM_sf5XvZrZnBOItCbCuOUH3bqTKQwj2IHtTr_cwHSkQ4tR9_DqTJhNyE5rneewZhDgF/s1280/IMG_5611.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1280" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfzpbOi30UDSz2w2l9VuQkblkqZ-mfbj3cSs5zIhREw60HxbMSv4mfq30vsw7Vpbh_d2MpSPo78dRrNyQk689q-nk_JGe6N1RutZNmmOquU8dqzCHzwmSRf0fgM_sf5XvZrZnBOItCbCuOUH3bqTKQwj2IHtTr_cwHSkQ4tR9_DqTJhNyE5rneewZhDgF/w640-h380/IMG_5611.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>our "privacy bushes" bowing before the fury of Mother Nature</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Zp_pvMaTW5BOKlK3jzD9miOFvQST76GCEQOvh2ADoDZYnrgmoRkCCudPlY6ca9oQzaig2xM8vZ6w2KroPdssPZh_dtKhQZ2UnmQEZMCzS3D8VJgT5fP7fwgCOoeaLUbQUsbsEc5nMAV3liNmThuvn-qxGyERLtr5nlEKudx6MzhzXQHFSW0_QWaPh1dV/s615/IMG_5613.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Zp_pvMaTW5BOKlK3jzD9miOFvQST76GCEQOvh2ADoDZYnrgmoRkCCudPlY6ca9oQzaig2xM8vZ6w2KroPdssPZh_dtKhQZ2UnmQEZMCzS3D8VJgT5fP7fwgCOoeaLUbQUsbsEc5nMAV3liNmThuvn-qxGyERLtr5nlEKudx6MzhzXQHFSW0_QWaPh1dV/w456-h640/IMG_5613.jpg" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Karen's 5 minute snow-thing before the storm arrived...shades of Calvin. apparently she's been listening to punk rock again.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgKNocSKi3A-kZ0dF1E48-u1oM_629deH8UkL_MQxtjFBlPri78NEuZ-vVdkNK-q4jsIoJCA4qyJF1cKbP1TmzxXcRImc4fCUwQTaTrCT-lohK9RVLBdvIwEop1B_W3USXQRsZg593DfYmF8tZup0FWMEH58_tc9apj_ziX-FUGiYe6pLYm12U6Avtp0Z/s1600/chiminea-snowman.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgKNocSKi3A-kZ0dF1E48-u1oM_629deH8UkL_MQxtjFBlPri78NEuZ-vVdkNK-q4jsIoJCA4qyJF1cKbP1TmzxXcRImc4fCUwQTaTrCT-lohK9RVLBdvIwEop1B_W3USXQRsZg593DfYmF8tZup0FWMEH58_tc9apj_ziX-FUGiYe6pLYm12U6Avtp0Z/w480-h640/chiminea-snowman.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>mr. chiminea is not too happy about the storm</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2yiMdGqpnAC6b4dxPedNB_EIu9C8fF7X6fK3FXOD_L0Eto_SyFkr2zjFX2nu_kcJZnRBR_YLmiGTYDpl4f-p51viLmKFgGJKxoUxguftccrlPb0QSVjvIk_QL041FK29RW97JYwdrVuEKbp5oYmqlf-0sJhV5QjnM34ZHe7PSwzDYWiKrqJElpn1jpV_/s1108/moon-phases.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1108" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2yiMdGqpnAC6b4dxPedNB_EIu9C8fF7X6fK3FXOD_L0Eto_SyFkr2zjFX2nu_kcJZnRBR_YLmiGTYDpl4f-p51viLmKFgGJKxoUxguftccrlPb0QSVjvIk_QL041FK29RW97JYwdrVuEKbp5oYmqlf-0sJhV5QjnM34ZHe7PSwzDYWiKrqJElpn1jpV_/w640-h476/moon-phases.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>threw this in as a bonus...now you can use terms like "waxing gibbous" and "waning crescent" intelligently</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictSFi9RJVy61XUcBzKpKn0vz4JO3DmJcphwVXDf7Pyi1A8MydNy6vnLdGPvCNdDxfh0OiLHKH2iRQe3fI0xDuTv8NxzveQcisylOmo3MbhQWyoBMTkCohNgR8NVdojyziEcSwSzGZbP5RHP2eJqDa5Ul405xmvTdHgeBxDg7BgwID08Whc0Fwv-HPu2wH/s1600/snow-on-the-roof.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictSFi9RJVy61XUcBzKpKn0vz4JO3DmJcphwVXDf7Pyi1A8MydNy6vnLdGPvCNdDxfh0OiLHKH2iRQe3fI0xDuTv8NxzveQcisylOmo3MbhQWyoBMTkCohNgR8NVdojyziEcSwSzGZbP5RHP2eJqDa5Ul405xmvTdHgeBxDg7BgwID08Whc0Fwv-HPu2wH/w640-h480/snow-on-the-roof.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the snow looks like icing on a cake</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS-wvRCIqihZP6XfdypBeqIucZkd6dVzdUQ1zsHjnelTxdC-16pKUj-WVAy8iumPKz7UHHcwwKmV4Twuqpd8cCnNzAlFWdPLDmLygqOhERehQhlakEybgnZnpp1tpxhzMXmkimsJWBgOwX1k6-0HsjKMcqDZV89BKQmN9rkmuA5GqWVyJMV6nx3BAAOEc/s1600/buddy-cat-house.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS-wvRCIqihZP6XfdypBeqIucZkd6dVzdUQ1zsHjnelTxdC-16pKUj-WVAy8iumPKz7UHHcwwKmV4Twuqpd8cCnNzAlFWdPLDmLygqOhERehQhlakEybgnZnpp1tpxhzMXmkimsJWBgOwX1k6-0HsjKMcqDZV89BKQmN9rkmuA5GqWVyJMV6nx3BAAOEc/w480-h640/buddy-cat-house.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Buddy's new digs</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3xmY0ICmOezDlHyI7OT5CxA2bbP-KPCf4GVyGZtK_QjV3M8lOSNZAx6LyRgWJoUrP7G2nu8IOeebcqg4dJgvWDur87Jor5_QMG_HHRW2BZAYgYQ6kfa2aseUBw_u3mdibGX8ZbtqmASkSZarp20MNHKn6lL3bzgoYeTjsop-Z3z2cVtW6EK6gCaRnFNn/s480/apple-pie.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3xmY0ICmOezDlHyI7OT5CxA2bbP-KPCf4GVyGZtK_QjV3M8lOSNZAx6LyRgWJoUrP7G2nu8IOeebcqg4dJgvWDur87Jor5_QMG_HHRW2BZAYgYQ6kfa2aseUBw_u3mdibGX8ZbtqmASkSZarp20MNHKn6lL3bzgoYeTjsop-Z3z2cVtW6EK6gCaRnFNn/w480-h640/apple-pie.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>best apple pie on the planet, courtesy of Karen</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywHLxb-SkA6bnb_lbKIp_svun-svj_sz5v_Yp36f1EOsy7d-Twgov-tAlNDZlagvM72xPf1G3ESbBl-YiOO6plhMy7f2yByNDEOXr4R_LveI-F9_3diIMvLnewLk05KHdnh7uI6WLz3KwKwUvnwHJNQk8gG4Ozh_QDfRTFtSj7QRLkGRdPM8vcTD71QsA/s792/zenith-1000z-stratosphere-1935.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywHLxb-SkA6bnb_lbKIp_svun-svj_sz5v_Yp36f1EOsy7d-Twgov-tAlNDZlagvM72xPf1G3ESbBl-YiOO6plhMy7f2yByNDEOXr4R_LveI-F9_3diIMvLnewLk05KHdnh7uI6WLz3KwKwUvnwHJNQk8gG4Ozh_QDfRTFtSj7QRLkGRdPM8vcTD71QsA/w396-h640/zenith-1000z-stratosphere-1935.JPG" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>my next radio, as soon as I can scrape up $50k...the Zenith 1000Z Stratosphere, a 25 tube set from 1935 (original price: $750; porcelain cat extra)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF69FY8vL11EwVAjO_ACg1iYIYcM1TN_ijRf8RVk1oOmX5XpUAL2y5eUkIK000TRBecM5xO8KIl5qCou6PzD8ICluOpoNAFldj8_Rr502HyniBaGF9JzGxElOYqMuRdG4TYZHxZP4SdAJE6kK3wqa5OMKxYS2vNLmKSsW4rd7A2acKG2iAbgktODBhfU6d/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF69FY8vL11EwVAjO_ACg1iYIYcM1TN_ijRf8RVk1oOmX5XpUAL2y5eUkIK000TRBecM5xO8KIl5qCou6PzD8ICluOpoNAFldj8_Rr502HyniBaGF9JzGxElOYqMuRdG4TYZHxZP4SdAJE6kK3wqa5OMKxYS2vNLmKSsW4rd7A2acKG2iAbgktODBhfU6d/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">On this snowy January morning, I leave you with this truth from God's Word:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIx51t2RYoiLVHUBVryix7bGMbI4EBm7wO0DRRFWZ2KvbUeIxIo9vayX5air-NE1zvvLU2krOYMZ9uHfvQy-LMKiQ-hJk4TEujZlJ3GjCQxASvOONsyEgdyvv8XvJObAs-zYMabdsZfFK6aVTtxWzBLXdvRG-UqMyMVm7m9JxUMK6gS_fvbi3WANbTB0Nt/s574/psalms-68-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="574" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIx51t2RYoiLVHUBVryix7bGMbI4EBm7wO0DRRFWZ2KvbUeIxIo9vayX5air-NE1zvvLU2krOYMZ9uHfvQy-LMKiQ-hJk4TEujZlJ3GjCQxASvOONsyEgdyvv8XvJObAs-zYMabdsZfFK6aVTtxWzBLXdvRG-UqMyMVm7m9JxUMK6gS_fvbi3WANbTB0Nt/w400-h335/psalms-68-19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1536976393" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Tin Goose</a> </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1731276133" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Papa's Model T: The Amateur</span></a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1792661673" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Dipper</a></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1672069610" target="_blank"><b>Papa's Model T: The Bambino</b></a></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/172325214X" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Loved Of My Father</span></a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1981109536" target="_blank">Red Train Christmas</a> </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1979774501" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>TAT</b></span></a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1717435475" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Last Flight</span></a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1721041737" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">A Stillwater Christmas</span></a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1724460331" target="_blank">Crescent Moon Paradise</a></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1797888889" target="_blank">Time Slip Island</a></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1075487773" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084QN1B23" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Chrysalis</span></a></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095DZPSBM" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></i></a><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get your ebooks here:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AR6LOLU" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Genesis</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D688DX8" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Rescue</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G82OPQI" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Long Count</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IE6XD8M" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Papa's Model T: The Gray Ghost</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KW0I11M" target="_blank"><b>Papa's Model T: The Tin Goose</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KK5L759" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Papa's Model T: The Amateur</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MKKZTFN" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Dipper</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082DXJQR4" target="_blank"><b>Papa's Model T: The Bambino</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018CW1SPS" target="_blank">Loved Of My Father</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077Q5WZBW/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1511497760&sr=8-18&keywords=red+train+christmas+book" target="_blank">Red Train Christmas</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077V6XKTX" target="_blank"><b>TAT</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CSYZKKT" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Last Flight</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DX87SMF" target="_blank">A Stillwater Christmas</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ3R3JR" target="_blank">Crescent Moon Paradise</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NZFVHXM" target="_blank">Time Slip Island</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-20349710333142318572024-01-07T10:22:00.021-05:002024-01-23T10:56:27.522-05:00It's Time To Let Go...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJTw4Q-fWcZuz3upSHsfNQ0rlqDTjpvYEUsCHaZHNDn1BCw6gDYkZ7C6dGbfWvMMp4xGY57MjWQS2UN9yeytccgva9vYlWOpj3JHt-DTgz4BMY8Lwfgrm0-HjWLWGMQKzT8zB2mW62RPH9MNMYhcpwYqsBmakGXnGD057KvyZ8TFy5A9gJcXQOxjS6yuO/s1024/loki-xmastree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJTw4Q-fWcZuz3upSHsfNQ0rlqDTjpvYEUsCHaZHNDn1BCw6gDYkZ7C6dGbfWvMMp4xGY57MjWQS2UN9yeytccgva9vYlWOpj3JHt-DTgz4BMY8Lwfgrm0-HjWLWGMQKzT8zB2mW62RPH9MNMYhcpwYqsBmakGXnGD057KvyZ8TFy5A9gJcXQOxjS6yuO/w388-h640/loki-xmastree.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...the holidays are over.</i></span><div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As we discussed...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZtOfQNY4Z0hXjjfw7ZFXhMAdT07Z9M00zVOjeqnXFKUu1Ysrsk7ijHPuS7nNJ_DRfJijUw4GcAT7x2zOrjnuY7P1vq9gAnDV39Jslu83BTYlIFT_JnF_3KBhUryIUs4NO6KtmBM8rmt8smFUiAhMl9R-EqKPaqQRCg6Bf-ULcpq_CPEBKF4X-qbKu6Zq/s640/hold-on-tight.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="640" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZtOfQNY4Z0hXjjfw7ZFXhMAdT07Z9M00zVOjeqnXFKUu1Ysrsk7ijHPuS7nNJ_DRfJijUw4GcAT7x2zOrjnuY7P1vq9gAnDV39Jslu83BTYlIFT_JnF_3KBhUryIUs4NO6KtmBM8rmt8smFUiAhMl9R-EqKPaqQRCg6Bf-ULcpq_CPEBKF4X-qbKu6Zq/w640-h356/hold-on-tight.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...once we hit late October, it's just an eyeblink until we've raced through the season and arrived at...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhs532ebSUkTViP4Elb0UDjwuLqhRdmPoFND-Vxxiu1Y-dPNOEYriqaaPp0UfEDhoOY5jALJmHyoMBg0pwPJ9pfCLhWcVTY23SoZBN6mnDpQE_LsUi5mQXWzSVhBIj6tn6rYJziGNZ49jbbh1mEccf-iZmsnEtEVZq4PLa_DWsVEoYu27HJobEleSIud6/s1804/january.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1804" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhs532ebSUkTViP4Elb0UDjwuLqhRdmPoFND-Vxxiu1Y-dPNOEYriqaaPp0UfEDhoOY5jALJmHyoMBg0pwPJ9pfCLhWcVTY23SoZBN6mnDpQE_LsUi5mQXWzSVhBIj6tn6rYJziGNZ49jbbh1mEccf-iZmsnEtEVZq4PLa_DWsVEoYu27HJobEleSIud6/w400-h168/january.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And here we are, but not to worry!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's true you can't run naked outdoors in the warm sunshine like you do in the summer (note: check local ordinances first), but there's still much excitement to be had in winter:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKwIPK84x0TtDHhltN1Ed-1Bb2FJKUskdgDt8LGQVsE7hYgJ0coDtRuJREOypvcJWJWKBumxTvoBT6za3o-HTTTx0ijxxNTpYfQlIHihgiLs7E_cOjRm3dTLxHRLcGJXea4Y9_tzC0Hh-V9vhlc6X_CdeOFv83ZAsbuNsEbqKYhF26ujUtbCeVZbtq8xa/s965/multicar-pileup.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="965" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKwIPK84x0TtDHhltN1Ed-1Bb2FJKUskdgDt8LGQVsE7hYgJ0coDtRuJREOypvcJWJWKBumxTvoBT6za3o-HTTTx0ijxxNTpYfQlIHihgiLs7E_cOjRm3dTLxHRLcGJXea4Y9_tzC0Hh-V9vhlc6X_CdeOFv83ZAsbuNsEbqKYhF26ujUtbCeVZbtq8xa/w640-h534/multicar-pileup.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5y1hZ_PJrQ_Q0qpzglCa282a-vlGOqY5AfG_DYca9txzc7PBYI_HWep10Qmkbghbi4XjHtqctTdhyMI6iRgt8h8U1-0snFaNVZx5-Jdy-kdoIXtgQhedUFiYjgCw-SIdwDL5-FXqRF4bPhDILaUPJgqTQUtK0TW94oF0Z4noA2skGIM0mxWWqukoTutK/s1083/snow-shoveling.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1083" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5y1hZ_PJrQ_Q0qpzglCa282a-vlGOqY5AfG_DYca9txzc7PBYI_HWep10Qmkbghbi4XjHtqctTdhyMI6iRgt8h8U1-0snFaNVZx5-Jdy-kdoIXtgQhedUFiYjgCw-SIdwDL5-FXqRF4bPhDILaUPJgqTQUtK0TW94oF0Z4noA2skGIM0mxWWqukoTutK/w640-h530/snow-shoveling.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzrMgodMQS_QtAzgJhk3cdXNrjbUftqE1mxW57HZQFModRbWj2jk6kE0onTIVNGppRWX7zEABBop4Rlt9Dkvfrj6lGk23U7NagZaFxM5d8wgW6w362Dhl25oMpQdHN0OCxnQz4udCMR9HaZIZMHGVBhkSK1Ba_QmobJ-e6oKgL4yR1A3LiZ6fipQgZ48Q/s1107/snowblowing.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1107" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzrMgodMQS_QtAzgJhk3cdXNrjbUftqE1mxW57HZQFModRbWj2jk6kE0onTIVNGppRWX7zEABBop4Rlt9Dkvfrj6lGk23U7NagZaFxM5d8wgW6w362Dhl25oMpQdHN0OCxnQz4udCMR9HaZIZMHGVBhkSK1Ba_QmobJ-e6oKgL4yR1A3LiZ6fipQgZ48Q/w640-h450/snowblowing.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">However, the most important thing we do in winter...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQWOla95dnUnD4pl6vUywXEBVTHbTY2NKAsWR8UHLIidJDDIb115_e-mrAHzBFT_RUYpTxGcCbb0bXbadlo3jMP_rnkT7igmPHx-_iXUcACCKv8abO1ktDyQUqbtMsUa7sFH2S8mo39OCT8k8uoHAokEb7Q7JFWqPAuBdZlBIAQWztYI6LsJA6zKNWEAz/s498/waiting.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="498" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQWOla95dnUnD4pl6vUywXEBVTHbTY2NKAsWR8UHLIidJDDIb115_e-mrAHzBFT_RUYpTxGcCbb0bXbadlo3jMP_rnkT7igmPHx-_iXUcACCKv8abO1ktDyQUqbtMsUa7sFH2S8mo39OCT8k8uoHAokEb7Q7JFWqPAuBdZlBIAQWztYI6LsJA6zKNWEAz/w640-h422/waiting.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...is wait for spring.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And so we are:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><a href="https://days.to/spring/2024" target="_blank"><Days Until Spring 2024></a><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXiSJHYCjbwwhZYytqMzOdJ_ZCPcRfMPQ94_aLgkFf6F6gUq03bxmOvpkOoSHQUDiHQNjDtwXFuRoODq6nt-aKvVgVb-lwFR72KlKMyzkJ7LGU91fVuyZi4gHrqMDy0Kyr3OWLGJ0KnA0gVwPA9ORp3ko6BYsjR_K2PVvUad9iFCLw30zYXD1daKHYu_k/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXiSJHYCjbwwhZYytqMzOdJ_ZCPcRfMPQ94_aLgkFf6F6gUq03bxmOvpkOoSHQUDiHQNjDtwXFuRoODq6nt-aKvVgVb-lwFR72KlKMyzkJ7LGU91fVuyZi4gHrqMDy0Kyr3OWLGJ0KnA0gVwPA9ORp3ko6BYsjR_K2PVvUad9iFCLw30zYXD1daKHYu_k/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In the meantime, let's dig into the KBH<b>*</b> archives, shall we?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaqtBXYqtKxvXw5R1JGfpwQ-Lz6TXg35Va6DYUULmOPrWFJ-U1xnavplYjWvTAv3ssUJDrSgnGqYdyPvaKRSYREFXO9d1_eX43V5Qpt4Tg5YupaC_Q9zqzNyN4NMaACm8NJS-MDt89Xl1H1CqOSRa-te1UobzIvFdVoOlzOtN3Dxoylzt4avdZNHZjzLN/s1140/r3p12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaqtBXYqtKxvXw5R1JGfpwQ-Lz6TXg35Va6DYUULmOPrWFJ-U1xnavplYjWvTAv3ssUJDrSgnGqYdyPvaKRSYREFXO9d1_eX43V5Qpt4Tg5YupaC_Q9zqzNyN4NMaACm8NJS-MDt89Xl1H1CqOSRa-te1UobzIvFdVoOlzOtN3Dxoylzt4avdZNHZjzLN/w640-h630/r3p12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ready for our anniversary celebration</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-tixr5ikvg50VJ5ggjIhjCgJDf56fIE6D4dZrcItUx2hreGOAddDUMI1NtSxOyuJSWVRAGHkltyKujcXhOG4nnHO6hK2lZ7CJjl-gyNK0moV98Z06fMIisxL59WMmvIUyz44ZXtECqsBe7yGDGT_dFicvrtFXusgkqHnu8mEAtJ_vErqXsJ-iynC4kDh/s1140/r1p11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-tixr5ikvg50VJ5ggjIhjCgJDf56fIE6D4dZrcItUx2hreGOAddDUMI1NtSxOyuJSWVRAGHkltyKujcXhOG4nnHO6hK2lZ7CJjl-gyNK0moV98Z06fMIisxL59WMmvIUyz44ZXtECqsBe7yGDGT_dFicvrtFXusgkqHnu8mEAtJ_vErqXsJ-iynC4kDh/w640-h630/r1p11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>"mum"ories of fall</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIVDgc3fPpXi2_jfYcDcdYDCdsTSrrMU3DYHkt5QIvt6R5-A8eZPapYiVeQEzCoG8UXUOD0c9Blnmfs4udh3vO8i3lzR7qmJCTwcuZd-jJrCKLDFIjDC_3T1FuWmf3L80anR61Ee3EgWMRp-ryVJJHE-K09Ncv_2OiTCslpE0z2_uuCpUNQUNrbaFhwPW/s1140/r1p12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIVDgc3fPpXi2_jfYcDcdYDCdsTSrrMU3DYHkt5QIvt6R5-A8eZPapYiVeQEzCoG8UXUOD0c9Blnmfs4udh3vO8i3lzR7qmJCTwcuZd-jJrCKLDFIjDC_3T1FuWmf3L80anR61Ee3EgWMRp-ryVJJHE-K09Ncv_2OiTCslpE0z2_uuCpUNQUNrbaFhwPW/w640-h630/r1p12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>missing all the leaves on the trees</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioB2d2DvsV7v_gmDPpYrjFtXDpjJl26nQ1CcXThC_8AAf-GuS1nmtL2RjIrqBI1PYmtK2xAK1hfWJ1L9LW1TRDfwKxXn5lPPdxPMvhxavizJVytNwDIfsBVfDgGz12ZVjXSjGwOtj5Kh4NNQdXfgbJ2OW131XT4QMHiP3eLQvqwRCq5ZFkTSvJZjd6C0Oi/s1140/r1p06.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioB2d2DvsV7v_gmDPpYrjFtXDpjJl26nQ1CcXThC_8AAf-GuS1nmtL2RjIrqBI1PYmtK2xAK1hfWJ1L9LW1TRDfwKxXn5lPPdxPMvhxavizJVytNwDIfsBVfDgGz12ZVjXSjGwOtj5Kh4NNQdXfgbJ2OW131XT4QMHiP3eLQvqwRCq5ZFkTSvJZjd6C0Oi/w640-h630/r1p06.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>All Hallows E'en approaches...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqbxbbpr5ktpzg2icsD8y65Z74Pp8m_8Qcb16ZYpMBB25_wO0eReycwQcHqb7w-9bsUcup0uf3Ebg3tzO7IA-z1U3rJo1qnduAGRzEkHCiHVa-zIvmS5jPch88CsDOsTBfqLYgPvlVDNwGMmaV559oYFu2xybUsXlvWgIO7L0VVKR70cpSoRQVtititYT/s1140/r1p10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqbxbbpr5ktpzg2icsD8y65Z74Pp8m_8Qcb16ZYpMBB25_wO0eReycwQcHqb7w-9bsUcup0uf3Ebg3tzO7IA-z1U3rJo1qnduAGRzEkHCiHVa-zIvmS5jPch88CsDOsTBfqLYgPvlVDNwGMmaV559oYFu2xybUsXlvWgIO7L0VVKR70cpSoRQVtititYT/w640-h630/r1p10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...and the St. James Infirmary duo practice under the watchful gaze of their manager, Mr. Bolts.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKaI79myq4dvtOrMzvTKKzFFLb-pjViiweNpUvsyVExbqB2Czulook5vCWjxCoAdjAW3Ns4OWf92hMFBnz9T2to77yKYDiNwya34DLQqLpcCtdVQKfZP6wV57XN4ygs4ZC5GhkQeH51oCveux8OgYlYFCiNDqiIZMBArau_Bqrw11VUQQBGt9Gge57FNP/s1140/r3p04.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKaI79myq4dvtOrMzvTKKzFFLb-pjViiweNpUvsyVExbqB2Czulook5vCWjxCoAdjAW3Ns4OWf92hMFBnz9T2to77yKYDiNwya34DLQqLpcCtdVQKfZP6wV57XN4ygs4ZC5GhkQeH51oCveux8OgYlYFCiNDqiIZMBArau_Bqrw11VUQQBGt9Gge57FNP/w640-h630/r3p04.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>an autumn anomaly...Halloween pumpkins and Christmas holly berries</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkgwWa4i74M16_6kQ9NV6BNqKL5Il2kcmWZJUAjAGdW4XXMTijms7QlKivhrAgmXmk9qIkPqXNwAey75YlNhXQ0x2J9jzyKA_uljy6CiJ33W0O-2Kgw9kb4UTNp3G4N572yFbtSPsF1TDt392PTj9vUZwQyzF2UslakkBoBv0hwW1-nLSkk5-gcnf_2Vo/s1140/r2p04.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkgwWa4i74M16_6kQ9NV6BNqKL5Il2kcmWZJUAjAGdW4XXMTijms7QlKivhrAgmXmk9qIkPqXNwAey75YlNhXQ0x2J9jzyKA_uljy6CiJ33W0O-2Kgw9kb4UTNp3G4N572yFbtSPsF1TDt392PTj9vUZwQyzF2UslakkBoBv0hwW1-nLSkk5-gcnf_2Vo/w640-h630/r2p04.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Christmas sunshine</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaFk3xQRoFvdQTuISwfXQFqNQGIzMSzFCpP8n0pDtD2dnoCkcl3rpdBb-RXQlc1MLpLLHVoqd-LasiUXL2FzzK2wYmZhUvvOVS1kadyZj90BxJhP9dwCtLDfW2otQrhS6E0JAiBboQL-wonII3fnI39tFjqt9JliB2a7I-DgoGHi9ALExSIEf2ZAMJkbo/s1140/r2p05.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaFk3xQRoFvdQTuISwfXQFqNQGIzMSzFCpP8n0pDtD2dnoCkcl3rpdBb-RXQlc1MLpLLHVoqd-LasiUXL2FzzK2wYmZhUvvOVS1kadyZj90BxJhP9dwCtLDfW2otQrhS6E0JAiBboQL-wonII3fnI39tFjqt9JliB2a7I-DgoGHi9ALExSIEf2ZAMJkbo/w640-h630/r2p05.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ditto</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fVr8Fs6GsAa_cKxLnZEyoj2_v-kQ-OrtDQF5j_DVPmPMeyjppZqUOLXHTsRgGna69Yjo3fuPZZ2op2l1j9QVOo7r4sjrjHZm1lRBRSSarUzWQIJ_zXEjCWnv3n9F-wJ8-PkurHUK2qfnPkUDZUexYR8pEfk9aIk35zotCtIu1zO02ZBaQR4jWiX2sQol/s1140/r2p11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fVr8Fs6GsAa_cKxLnZEyoj2_v-kQ-OrtDQF5j_DVPmPMeyjppZqUOLXHTsRgGna69Yjo3fuPZZ2op2l1j9QVOo7r4sjrjHZm1lRBRSSarUzWQIJ_zXEjCWnv3n9F-wJ8-PkurHUK2qfnPkUDZUexYR8pEfk9aIk35zotCtIu1zO02ZBaQR4jWiX2sQol/w640-h630/r2p11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Santa Gnome</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV2e3QtXHC_QsYjji-JGCBSNM9E_R1yZUm01pWXCMFUh4Y1cxROHJlT52eB5og3sFsIc450IapteVcc9FoHCtGmI_t1z5sheIQDvCJDWNzp5u6XKwXFpTE7KRZGvpU64WavigTfOpHsl7EaadvSe2NzN6UNwcyg0Lc3cZz4QMyaf37DyeGE11dFbOkmom/s1140/r2p12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV2e3QtXHC_QsYjji-JGCBSNM9E_R1yZUm01pWXCMFUh4Y1cxROHJlT52eB5og3sFsIc450IapteVcc9FoHCtGmI_t1z5sheIQDvCJDWNzp5u6XKwXFpTE7KRZGvpU64WavigTfOpHsl7EaadvSe2NzN6UNwcyg0Lc3cZz4QMyaf37DyeGE11dFbOkmom/w640-h630/r2p12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Karen's Christmas tree</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">*</b>all pics taken with my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVBDRmvIAHbbF4IzPuKJVpCLs90LgOA5Cs46zf6ABDq6Yz8YYWaLSKPM_sURy-byIUvGg8KPW2PFYiKmj81NABs00BGGKwfwUKKGlytJULQzxuyv_IXu9QttHkWHNnkKzvOvGNhj3D98msCOLn9EJ3Vq9O79ukR8feiDfcO_7GBNO0I2EFtGF4RwzmX5Q/s400/kbh-enamel-pin.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="400" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVBDRmvIAHbbF4IzPuKJVpCLs90LgOA5Cs46zf6ABDq6Yz8YYWaLSKPM_sURy-byIUvGg8KPW2PFYiKmj81NABs00BGGKwfwUKKGlytJULQzxuyv_IXu9QttHkWHNnkKzvOvGNhj3D98msCOLn9EJ3Vq9O79ukR8feiDfcO_7GBNO0I2EFtGF4RwzmX5Q/w200-h176/kbh-enamel-pin.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfc3foEXo6Z-ZzYMZMjs4AjpoTOpjLApYrEBeZujRxQe0-ypqLdZxYtJJtzIgSASLKCK_tbvuKJtGwOJ4E6IeTxRuHJhjBlYigu_11-nJf4IDXTXlwQ9FaLQf565mMS7S0hM5HUWVvPxa0Q-or6H-KFvrvo6E59l_7GcjbETUda1RcT01PrnfFCJazKfQ/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfc3foEXo6Z-ZzYMZMjs4AjpoTOpjLApYrEBeZujRxQe0-ypqLdZxYtJJtzIgSASLKCK_tbvuKJtGwOJ4E6IeTxRuHJhjBlYigu_11-nJf4IDXTXlwQ9FaLQf565mMS7S0hM5HUWVvPxa0Q-or6H-KFvrvo6E59l_7GcjbETUda1RcT01PrnfFCJazKfQ/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Once in a while we all need to eat a little...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccKXqUOjeU9hYs_Dkm86HmINw5xGYoGOJ7iDQbvwolyUmASGVJfR_6bGSdj6bTe_ya0d4hgMgpCLF7-NuVcB5Sgzn7WgxXgFuqXZCr4jhi11GDW5677U3wDPz3FK7RkR2ZyLtk7FOtjzVTVTo04K01iJlvy9Bvx5BMIB2afHEgNN6sNw199aXcA1SkNhP/s925/humble-pie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="925" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccKXqUOjeU9hYs_Dkm86HmINw5xGYoGOJ7iDQbvwolyUmASGVJfR_6bGSdj6bTe_ya0d4hgMgpCLF7-NuVcB5Sgzn7WgxXgFuqXZCr4jhi11GDW5677U3wDPz3FK7RkR2ZyLtk7FOtjzVTVTo04K01iJlvy9Bvx5BMIB2afHEgNN6sNw199aXcA1SkNhP/w640-h494/humble-pie.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and this is one of those times for yours truly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">For years I've given a co-worker a hard time about his love of Hallmark Movies, especially the Christmas variety.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I felt like they were populated with B actors waxing euphoric over Christmas cookies and eggnog, with no bigger problems in life than finding someone to play Santa Claus in the Christmas parade.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">I </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">dismissed them as trivial.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I was wrong.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">(I'll pause here a moment...</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkPKXcMoV6DedrzJA2dHc4-xOhrhQW9b6HXxR0XnfSR1dJSyxfzX24Sdg_LjL57zLWTmpnGQRaAewhabkUxrq4fTWNu6DePX4sw0FuCj0mFB_urGKwX2LAouR1TiM8kypywouv9kppZD4FDr4i4vXGiSZE-h4xBCsL2PkD9cRfSVd6aYx2nNWTeCYNSFy/s750/IMG_5605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="750" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkPKXcMoV6DedrzJA2dHc4-xOhrhQW9b6HXxR0XnfSR1dJSyxfzX24Sdg_LjL57zLWTmpnGQRaAewhabkUxrq4fTWNu6DePX4sw0FuCj0mFB_urGKwX2LAouR1TiM8kypywouv9kppZD4FDr4i4vXGiSZE-h4xBCsL2PkD9cRfSVd6aYx2nNWTeCYNSFy/w400-h381/IMG_5605.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...while you regain consciousness.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">Ok, some of them <i>are </i>trivial, but then so are most of the garbage movies pumped out by the troglodytes in Hollywood.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">And it's true they're formulaic in the sense you know there's going to be a happy ending where two people fall in love.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">But that's not really a bad thing, is it?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">How many times have you watched a Hollywood production only to hate their stupid - or worse, intentionally misanthropic - ending?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So while Karen and I have watched a Hallmark movie here and there, this year we decided to dive in and really give them a look.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTIAmuZAK1KkrkyAe7oPpI0I5FtsiIGaWmtWfMIPr6dCmV6CMfPIrzbr1UL1gwxocbm4JwJ-IXbNROBNyXzkx5U3f0D_d11cERnJZ_c0_3niNXDdpGKXW2Q_heQ_IiQjhpYCaeHPzzLuX93oM-f4h7nfBowEqz1lTuZEsyLR0mkLrXmkV9cPCEGDJy6Xt/s1355/hallmark-xmas-movies.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1355" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTIAmuZAK1KkrkyAe7oPpI0I5FtsiIGaWmtWfMIPr6dCmV6CMfPIrzbr1UL1gwxocbm4JwJ-IXbNROBNyXzkx5U3f0D_d11cERnJZ_c0_3niNXDdpGKXW2Q_heQ_IiQjhpYCaeHPzzLuX93oM-f4h7nfBowEqz1lTuZEsyLR0mkLrXmkV9cPCEGDJy6Xt/w640-h358/hallmark-xmas-movies.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We were very pleasantly surprised.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Hallmark reminds me a lot of what I've read about the Golden Era of Hollywood, when it functioned on the "studio system".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb2-WZ_YSiPoNMXD1mmnBfFLuxyjUKWQPCisoYA0On14_5eHKpuYIvaByHPEmLOgWXwMmTvqT1B4jUTShVlMQ6UYSRyZfALj5SaFtsJPT7HxFFMdl90oi8O_juGsLh1-ZGGNI5uPqmpcpa7tyBRT809zBbBAfBsRZJntzqoENyRN13Enkt21wU__2AL22/s1587/hollywood-studio-system.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1587" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb2-WZ_YSiPoNMXD1mmnBfFLuxyjUKWQPCisoYA0On14_5eHKpuYIvaByHPEmLOgWXwMmTvqT1B4jUTShVlMQ6UYSRyZfALj5SaFtsJPT7HxFFMdl90oi8O_juGsLh1-ZGGNI5uPqmpcpa7tyBRT809zBbBAfBsRZJntzqoENyRN13Enkt21wU__2AL22/w640-h362/hollywood-studio-system.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">Actors were under contract to a studio; the studio</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"> adhered to quality standards, tight schedules and strict budgets.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The goal of this system was to churn out good films for a profit, the kind that kept theaters full, money rolling in and everyone employed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As a happy byproduct, once in a while this assembly line process yielded a masterpiece: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7Ye4kmxCtXZrIIwkFq_R9T5kNPj2uSz70q9590TY_GDHeBoMvj3LVVwVsYawGTxEBmd5xbOpJWQcbLIk84tQjPlIQ11b-oGI4Jcynuz3gajmiSXXkU2bTWKKd8Lb-Y-aaD7QYcgRcN1wst9ZRuYg8zDlKa-mh9q8ZQ8xTz-hsJ_7U1NI_XGiKpfDkK_f/s885/casablanca.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="596" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7Ye4kmxCtXZrIIwkFq_R9T5kNPj2uSz70q9590TY_GDHeBoMvj3LVVwVsYawGTxEBmd5xbOpJWQcbLIk84tQjPlIQ11b-oGI4Jcynuz3gajmiSXXkU2bTWKKd8Lb-Y-aaD7QYcgRcN1wst9ZRuYg8zDlKa-mh9q8ZQ8xTz-hsJ_7U1NI_XGiKpfDkK_f/w432-h640/casablanca.JPG" width="432" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Casablanca from 1942 is an example.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Hallmark seems to be similar...familiar faces in quality movies, and along the way they make some truly good ones.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Two I really enjoyed watching recently are...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5voWwTOAO2KzR24v3G1aQNqA9jFwOPA0H7m7bwXX5M1h2fLwCtGq49npyhKjccsDjmQ-vWGMgXJz5miZvd9CXFDoziaZiE187fLPk0vmrioR-nMfUW8Eji2HJj6J0OZqPazoZ5JQnieiQcJY2nZKRf6c6hoRc1yqZZSybGT4RZbvPPO7FJDjU7EaGiK-l/s825/shoe-addicts-christmas.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="598" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5voWwTOAO2KzR24v3G1aQNqA9jFwOPA0H7m7bwXX5M1h2fLwCtGq49npyhKjccsDjmQ-vWGMgXJz5miZvd9CXFDoziaZiE187fLPk0vmrioR-nMfUW8Eji2HJj6J0OZqPazoZ5JQnieiQcJY2nZKRf6c6hoRc1yqZZSybGT4RZbvPPO7FJDjU7EaGiK-l/w464-h640/shoe-addicts-christmas.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and "Sealed With A List":</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLa-5O4buZlZwDepbJruG0sxEPenfQzqmF7UyeH-MygI6asjVWc43yKgBPpUedI8AfQgTsk1y9FA9pKEbM_Qh739hyeGnhVieq3S3VTuWPJSq47hZZfW-pinNGfEG3fhRa81AGh4n_AeBsdIg5rNIXk-mIHFD5fSmN96uE8q416sW90ys77qNy5oqwxzP/s961/sealed-with-a-list.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="961" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLa-5O4buZlZwDepbJruG0sxEPenfQzqmF7UyeH-MygI6asjVWc43yKgBPpUedI8AfQgTsk1y9FA9pKEbM_Qh739hyeGnhVieq3S3VTuWPJSq47hZZfW-pinNGfEG3fhRa81AGh4n_AeBsdIg5rNIXk-mIHFD5fSmN96uE8q416sW90ys77qNy5oqwxzP/w640-h364/sealed-with-a-list.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We're into their New Year's movies now, and you know what?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">On a dreary winter night, it's a pretty good way to pass a couple of hours sitting next to the one you love.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5BJtSbUF68zBY-zy9gOUwAEKiWdQmKwqyFjmnhdGt9nYxn5MVavYiPrUS4jrp0_VoJrdpWIQFKk7v46c4k6RMaTrg_rqPPBwBV9OlH8Xx1PigrlaCxEJf0jXWKYn-oDiotr7YgOBIrYneBakjK_K7tdN_JcsZ-dcji9qs8629f3y-XHIyx44sjg07M7C/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5BJtSbUF68zBY-zy9gOUwAEKiWdQmKwqyFjmnhdGt9nYxn5MVavYiPrUS4jrp0_VoJrdpWIQFKk7v46c4k6RMaTrg_rqPPBwBV9OlH8Xx1PigrlaCxEJf0jXWKYn-oDiotr7YgOBIrYneBakjK_K7tdN_JcsZ-dcji9qs8629f3y-XHIyx44sjg07M7C/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Farewell and adieu, 23 Skidoo:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThbZ7IeYinTkNBroyrchw-Z_Lp9jrcOTFvTV9Hckl49S9kyaF2Sx_xL_LsopM5O-Md3RhTN3p2OyYRtT6DhaaUpoz-6x772X0GbQLjtjQkeNlV4P3avefaAYkXoBFEc4ec8TBVQcbRxfeaBRRnL6nMctzgdyYTUFRkt8DVFgdCVkSR8ruj7KZoJrEq0aM/s512/evolution-golf.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="512" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThbZ7IeYinTkNBroyrchw-Z_Lp9jrcOTFvTV9Hckl49S9kyaF2Sx_xL_LsopM5O-Md3RhTN3p2OyYRtT6DhaaUpoz-6x772X0GbQLjtjQkeNlV4P3avefaAYkXoBFEc4ec8TBVQcbRxfeaBRRnL6nMctzgdyYTUFRkt8DVFgdCVkSR8ruj7KZoJrEq0aM/w640-h282/evolution-golf.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a repeat, but it's the only evolutionary theory I believe in</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuriXfhWnOh5ldCsiLD8DSeyBuUDpMsCfl1WniSCq2qkWjV8hmf1wXya8LxbXaJpDuJxB2KcnvcJmO9j8jNQnDEh8GOTKKl0_G9VA06EPkjSW0LA7IW0O9P-eoz6GNsrGZJGE7f5owzVf9EcsfNJh9WJmANGsTeB5cL0hH3g_FmHiUlRLQ-CTASbGtB7-/s615/IMG_5596.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="423" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuriXfhWnOh5ldCsiLD8DSeyBuUDpMsCfl1WniSCq2qkWjV8hmf1wXya8LxbXaJpDuJxB2KcnvcJmO9j8jNQnDEh8GOTKKl0_G9VA06EPkjSW0LA7IW0O9P-eoz6GNsrGZJGE7f5owzVf9EcsfNJh9WJmANGsTeB5cL0hH3g_FmHiUlRLQ-CTASbGtB7-/w440-h640/IMG_5596.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>hey, it was a gift, ok? and surprisingly good</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqw_jwVC7vo8_Y0bXFjiq6a28BmAJY__YNFkwu7gGnt0kxoS2q6neYlaWmkZgzPahRVNcxh0JeTVeQvpOFQ3TXQEaa-lyJfTUGc6oxdbMYzXZO-zBXu-sHxVny02rLtaUUGSbjTzi6IBffUd-LUCWd3biWpH_q-7qIVPEB2oG5XDlsMc0_M4iT3oyRykp/s569/old-man-golf.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqw_jwVC7vo8_Y0bXFjiq6a28BmAJY__YNFkwu7gGnt0kxoS2q6neYlaWmkZgzPahRVNcxh0JeTVeQvpOFQ3TXQEaa-lyJfTUGc6oxdbMYzXZO-zBXu-sHxVny02rLtaUUGSbjTzi6IBffUd-LUCWd3biWpH_q-7qIVPEB2oG5XDlsMc0_M4iT3oyRykp/w428-h640/old-man-golf.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>you know who you are</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8c04Ow4OmquWWFFdA1f_238jsiYCZhV0dN7fTKtJl95aQ-WssRUIDKE4YPwsoSG7UypKwxP4SYTU1M7rU7bEKrLWKYRfDrq7L8LKwk0-Ahz7oZC0wUneTV_fqz_v9iqE17dNLatT48sCjKTn5B0lijetZX-0Nai_PcJGe67luyz28R4cHfCArw5L_FpMn/s1140/r3p10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1140" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8c04Ow4OmquWWFFdA1f_238jsiYCZhV0dN7fTKtJl95aQ-WssRUIDKE4YPwsoSG7UypKwxP4SYTU1M7rU7bEKrLWKYRfDrq7L8LKwk0-Ahz7oZC0wUneTV_fqz_v9iqE17dNLatT48sCjKTn5B0lijetZX-0Nai_PcJGe67luyz28R4cHfCArw5L_FpMn/w640-h630/r3p10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>missing the glories of summer</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR34vHbLOZN2GeUpL1diLasq0eMnpNOo-xefQJEdTslHROMOtNrf8y7zGxWk6A2o-5SEbffUBoK3H5wCjJvd3SMXi76F5WDD_GXxuc2-VbamyRrfB7eFxveul_TP7N4YHDhAzpX1b4tQe43B-WHVB_pvi0x3_oTNiYg-9u1p4KRpUDSV2hVGGLYKT-qBA-/s854/years-coding.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="854" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR34vHbLOZN2GeUpL1diLasq0eMnpNOo-xefQJEdTslHROMOtNrf8y7zGxWk6A2o-5SEbffUBoK3H5wCjJvd3SMXi76F5WDD_GXxuc2-VbamyRrfB7eFxveul_TP7N4YHDhAzpX1b4tQe43B-WHVB_pvi0x3_oTNiYg-9u1p4KRpUDSV2hVGGLYKT-qBA-/w640-h494/years-coding.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>hate to admit it, but I'm in the 1/10th of 1 percent grouping (chart provided by DKR)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2J4maPuZaDkm5hghz8Bib4_YvpfrVnWt7W71INcNPRmoJ0W7eQbtsBmCOW4ENnBpZq4uRxsnmN_hcbSrKIbyjPkCIWgTpHwhghK2LFZ8jwI-UIgmR46hMcAaNUdbHC1i_rKrlqZmKAN7XjOCMs-7GwjpQIk6_SeIUfpZv_EiCc2ALT09Oq33cXd7pgeg/s739/ziggy-uap.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2J4maPuZaDkm5hghz8Bib4_YvpfrVnWt7W71INcNPRmoJ0W7eQbtsBmCOW4ENnBpZq4uRxsnmN_hcbSrKIbyjPkCIWgTpHwhghK2LFZ8jwI-UIgmR46hMcAaNUdbHC1i_rKrlqZmKAN7XjOCMs-7GwjpQIk6_SeIUfpZv_EiCc2ALT09Oq33cXd7pgeg/w632-h640/ziggy-uap.JPG" width="632" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>"unidentified anomalous phenomena" because they aren't necessarily limited to the skies</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHI4Sfpi7a2pfG-nuCE_ib_uCqey8QPM0qHPrVvBCjPzI2_9UnW1uG7iUbh1IRRj9CBN_jQLXx7QbXx5n4ANJTUl9raTBphaCz7OqwdbkG9mD2YRbvBH0CyEHuMMXg5GafkxigjbA1E6tNbG4aAhpwJgD9KPDKpS7hINop3BGSXcowIrigp1HaYBogngR/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHI4Sfpi7a2pfG-nuCE_ib_uCqey8QPM0qHPrVvBCjPzI2_9UnW1uG7iUbh1IRRj9CBN_jQLXx7QbXx5n4ANJTUl9raTBphaCz7OqwdbkG9mD2YRbvBH0CyEHuMMXg5GafkxigjbA1E6tNbG4aAhpwJgD9KPDKpS7hINop3BGSXcowIrigp1HaYBogngR/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Even though it's off to a <i>very</i> slow start this year, there's no denying we've arrived at winter...so I leave you with these verses from God's Word:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>"He giveth snow like wool: He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>"He casteth forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before His cold?"</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i> - Psalms 147:16,17</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnXlJU6KL7OIphBkQB7zKX6PnZN6_e5ISAoL5cKb9RVLRImj3ggx4VCm5dvDoz1oezwA3gBO0eeuwHNAXpqq7SQrIK7g7_6U8FYRQ36iTpvXcWsmSz5MkB-nc0osxaFp0VuFKHx_tYtfTnWq2cSxErNhMqwT01BHGFGbM86e151hAK5TphGihBxwbxaqe/s800/IMG_5585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnXlJU6KL7OIphBkQB7zKX6PnZN6_e5ISAoL5cKb9RVLRImj3ggx4VCm5dvDoz1oezwA3gBO0eeuwHNAXpqq7SQrIK7g7_6U8FYRQ36iTpvXcWsmSz5MkB-nc0osxaFp0VuFKHx_tYtfTnWq2cSxErNhMqwT01BHGFGbM86e151hAK5TphGihBxwbxaqe/w640-h480/IMG_5585.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Christmas is over...</i>looks like Santa flew home.</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But that's ok...we gathered with family...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nrPm9hXurqJnstRlc5T1tQTQm8rbkvi3eN7NGWCKNLaD5MqyF7er7STIrMnVimq2L5rvRg7C9DISgpSMvJGVM1q3ifP2Gc1vUSVixw0sK-f2KYYUDPyahbvu5nwxhYHW6gzCZWvIuBmbQlOoPOWoOcFWFA2kYGQy3fkPfbHhE38mebvc4pmoyEIg_jjI/s1600/image0000%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nrPm9hXurqJnstRlc5T1tQTQm8rbkvi3eN7NGWCKNLaD5MqyF7er7STIrMnVimq2L5rvRg7C9DISgpSMvJGVM1q3ifP2Gc1vUSVixw0sK-f2KYYUDPyahbvu5nwxhYHW6gzCZWvIuBmbQlOoPOWoOcFWFA2kYGQy3fkPfbHhE38mebvc4pmoyEIg_jjI/w480-h640/image0000%20(8).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the bull rider...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8qTfsbITC7OYdYtVJyNv1frWYvl7GzxCt003SnQiatCoYhL3BV9FH77D5I0mahCtdDlq_jru7cYE3tcSMlVrzBrZyMe_A6zAHDXcWB0h8op6aGkdDKM3zCJm9e4MBQL0kfQ8e-_6YMOpJ-EAuHBR7VG5dnHGlbrN-uuSj6KRz_cmpanark0R8Yj8LymR/s1600/image0000%20(9).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8qTfsbITC7OYdYtVJyNv1frWYvl7GzxCt003SnQiatCoYhL3BV9FH77D5I0mahCtdDlq_jru7cYE3tcSMlVrzBrZyMe_A6zAHDXcWB0h8op6aGkdDKM3zCJm9e4MBQL0kfQ8e-_6YMOpJ-EAuHBR7VG5dnHGlbrN-uuSj6KRz_cmpanark0R8Yj8LymR/w640-h480/image0000%20(9).JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...and a few more of my talented grandkids.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFCqm2QCW5pFNfCyXY5N4uIJ0O_VmZ8l2Nbax0jWsIKfE0ii54fxdJFKTYcHC6hbfcqF-RS7VcNvSrzPUI09tQ0l5dMm6JEJkYEWukTX8IuI73kFOxAUuACqQHHGGDAbDfa3w0LrKrAi4_g8WJmdPE4vIdhOf8C_AR2fdatexWMtzyzvgTzj1q6n636mM/s1600/image0000%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFCqm2QCW5pFNfCyXY5N4uIJ0O_VmZ8l2Nbax0jWsIKfE0ii54fxdJFKTYcHC6hbfcqF-RS7VcNvSrzPUI09tQ0l5dMm6JEJkYEWukTX8IuI73kFOxAUuACqQHHGGDAbDfa3w0LrKrAi4_g8WJmdPE4vIdhOf8C_AR2fdatexWMtzyzvgTzj1q6n636mM/w640-h480/image0000%20(5).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...even if some of them wished to remain incognito.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Can't blame them; I'd rather not be seen with me, either.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Others were devil-may-care with their reputations:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4xJkOtSqt1XGMj2wZpuPNDBExZDopXP4FA25JWPZeahTMLqVPSpK3idoMjEaKVOH8ovNOktcGr9kpzdCNKa62aIKzDDsHuZV_dB0R0-ngrNshZ83cVtVmo_re7byJd9sZJKvlrgBInKQwqvEUputMWm3C-j3-nIgMPjM3UTHDa1-cpUHEYJwnxdzyyt3/s800/xmas-2023.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4xJkOtSqt1XGMj2wZpuPNDBExZDopXP4FA25JWPZeahTMLqVPSpK3idoMjEaKVOH8ovNOktcGr9kpzdCNKa62aIKzDDsHuZV_dB0R0-ngrNshZ83cVtVmo_re7byJd9sZJKvlrgBInKQwqvEUputMWm3C-j3-nIgMPjM3UTHDa1-cpUHEYJwnxdzyyt3/w472-h640/xmas-2023.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Either way we enjoyed sharing time with all of them and gave thanks to God for the birth of His Son.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It was indeed a Happy Christmas.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRHP666yo-qyNIjiA2PAx5Yl7dGcDW4BP6cTiiSZMSRc_fXVr6IozCRWHuOazEORgVkwL6kqr7EusEyrLj596u9G1Du0PHB1NOcMASmUXMWovUyvrJ51cU-8Wsce2ZjkczAet0ay4tOF6LRAxhgN82KyhjnAelMwO4uQCJqaJUs6DYzzLU7RbeLul11u4/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRHP666yo-qyNIjiA2PAx5Yl7dGcDW4BP6cTiiSZMSRc_fXVr6IozCRWHuOazEORgVkwL6kqr7EusEyrLj596u9G1Du0PHB1NOcMASmUXMWovUyvrJ51cU-8Wsce2ZjkczAet0ay4tOF6LRAxhgN82KyhjnAelMwO4uQCJqaJUs6DYzzLU7RbeLul11u4/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Which brings us to New Year's...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeWbeMHqnxfFugD6Ljq0WkaOE4P0wNZYYbmX3zfH-PsGVcGTzRzhKrNCrT5jryX0-KhMrDQMxdSW3XaQ2S2Ybl17_2LBEIIHBwwBrePjkdrj5PRFXB4s2COqO8o0NycAN7d1VH5txl7ARp0uBeqBJiyIX1mJDBcQ8byTUrj9tSahj1uaAaOxl_9AFJZQk/s802/art-deco-new-year.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeWbeMHqnxfFugD6Ljq0WkaOE4P0wNZYYbmX3zfH-PsGVcGTzRzhKrNCrT5jryX0-KhMrDQMxdSW3XaQ2S2Ybl17_2LBEIIHBwwBrePjkdrj5PRFXB4s2COqO8o0NycAN7d1VH5txl7ARp0uBeqBJiyIX1mJDBcQ8byTUrj9tSahj1uaAaOxl_9AFJZQk/w502-h640/art-deco-new-year.JPG" width="502" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ah, the moneyed elite...note the smirks and upturned noses</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...when we partied like it was 1929...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCg1zeoM2yLljmFUVw7d4qoQS7RE5XKkSy_uwYgPZ9zNvB4NHMrxx9iMJ7aBWiqvibFnxv24WBFhmUhXrwSdQscb3a0FilSZs_Ig37m5PmGK9eNLYYjhfRCzeLH4A3KfST83cdb18uqvAZEz4UN7_2Z5cv43xjqn8QdlA6P6NxJwgFYP9rH-YC3qyoM6e_/s1196/1929-crash.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1196" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCg1zeoM2yLljmFUVw7d4qoQS7RE5XKkSy_uwYgPZ9zNvB4NHMrxx9iMJ7aBWiqvibFnxv24WBFhmUhXrwSdQscb3a0FilSZs_Ig37m5PmGK9eNLYYjhfRCzeLH4A3KfST83cdb18uqvAZEz4UN7_2Z5cv43xjqn8QdlA6P6NxJwgFYP9rH-YC3qyoM6e_/w640-h468/1929-crash.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...though perhaps 1928 would have been better a better choice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhsOasT_bhdhQvzOv4ZzDm1tPSjvUSTSHjS6IhQik4pV3lQcy150EZgPCNj4o-E-FMp4R21pWRx58dCqd_rZq5B1hd8mcu_j2eMH54DrbIOR_lwk1gAZ6BUFRwl7oAzzyKH3RC36cDknAjHV7Z6RAM0KNR8DbFJa-7gTW-iHgxvQHWj6KY57nd1iEfwR6/s741/mr-monopoly.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="741" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhsOasT_bhdhQvzOv4ZzDm1tPSjvUSTSHjS6IhQik4pV3lQcy150EZgPCNj4o-E-FMp4R21pWRx58dCqd_rZq5B1hd8mcu_j2eMH54DrbIOR_lwk1gAZ6BUFRwl7oAzzyKH3RC36cDknAjHV7Z6RAM0KNR8DbFJa-7gTW-iHgxvQHWj6KY57nd1iEfwR6/w400-h266/mr-monopoly.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Regardless, Karen served up a delicious repast for us and a couple of friends...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierJBnYP3qxNNrkv7MAR-CRPghQ_IQvILTjzjL0p4OMJW6JI2xSCpM83IftJYRkOYJvS1zFE54JRZLnQVU1JU1-K5RBNkUNPvrITPYF2Q1egH2vBbKNMfv2HNJXOvAknINY5otE08X_Bvb9CPwaNxBZH-8f7a8rb9P-ziNx2KmmHEGl8-rj53y6MJUfGx8/s623/happy-new-year-ducks.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="623" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierJBnYP3qxNNrkv7MAR-CRPghQ_IQvILTjzjL0p4OMJW6JI2xSCpM83IftJYRkOYJvS1zFE54JRZLnQVU1JU1-K5RBNkUNPvrITPYF2Q1egH2vBbKNMfv2HNJXOvAknINY5otE08X_Bvb9CPwaNxBZH-8f7a8rb9P-ziNx2KmmHEGl8-rj53y6MJUfGx8/w400-h311/happy-new-year-ducks.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...after which we enjoyed good conversation, then bid them a safe journey home.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In a break with our annual movie tradition, we skipped "When Harry Met Sally" in favor of Hallmark's "Small Town Christmas"...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_tl_XsBf7evmkDmQ4vbCB-Mi2dIZagmaVXoD3aANz3ZYRtzgqnVs1PL8TEr4xNmsB355RsX4WBoc6SPseJchB5NL6PiSwNGQz8Y62ikikAtaVl4AsFcc1iePv2TXHRnuCMOTrLkSwvFkIL21oS95KhJ9lEPsiPvLUbDDb89Q4A2W3mlEpwFVmtIL13VA/s1583/small-town-christmas.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1583" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_tl_XsBf7evmkDmQ4vbCB-Mi2dIZagmaVXoD3aANz3ZYRtzgqnVs1PL8TEr4xNmsB355RsX4WBoc6SPseJchB5NL6PiSwNGQz8Y62ikikAtaVl4AsFcc1iePv2TXHRnuCMOTrLkSwvFkIL21oS95KhJ9lEPsiPvLUbDDb89Q4A2W3mlEpwFVmtIL13VA/w640-h360/small-town-christmas.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...then shared a kiss at midnight...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5asO2wj5GsVjY_KaN2HaOcSuhAlqnvNYnKKKAWvYCtwj6p-RW8FaM4ki_gK1D4Wg3ZReEcb8wh7JyVjDXGF_ihimaAnR77EYhs5JfnLNjwuxTZwDucY9e71AzNWk4tKqS7T-YcU3x14R84EDYfoAFKkNG8oP2bv4GqtiuxoSUIyvRgg6p8TniJ_wAIu_/s795/cary-and-grace.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="795" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5asO2wj5GsVjY_KaN2HaOcSuhAlqnvNYnKKKAWvYCtwj6p-RW8FaM4ki_gK1D4Wg3ZReEcb8wh7JyVjDXGF_ihimaAnR77EYhs5JfnLNjwuxTZwDucY9e71AzNWk4tKqS7T-YcU3x14R84EDYfoAFKkNG8oP2bv4GqtiuxoSUIyvRgg6p8TniJ_wAIu_/w400-h300/cary-and-grace.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>that's me on the left</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">..to welcome the new year.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And what will 2024 bring?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Your guess is as good as mine, but in this pivotal election year you can bet it will involve chaos and confusion.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In times of uncertainty, I claim the promises of God:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."</i></b></span></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i> - Philippians 4:6,7</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I hope you do, too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hWlRuDOq4ej_Hex6rNIluxFcLBRsWQKVUs7QdWBDZRo9UZ7GEepemFSAS0iInGmZS9D6x4POIUOQp4pVHG1OMyeiIj3Cwfw4Nj3fbLuGc_YzqipVZEqMppGAmDWpwYJVQx8BdTYWmHeMC9v2IJWSjb7mJufecr0mBorm2W8G8KIuXFa3U7V0nd6VuVcg/s400/separator-winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hWlRuDOq4ej_Hex6rNIluxFcLBRsWQKVUs7QdWBDZRo9UZ7GEepemFSAS0iInGmZS9D6x4POIUOQp4pVHG1OMyeiIj3Cwfw4Nj3fbLuGc_YzqipVZEqMppGAmDWpwYJVQx8BdTYWmHeMC9v2IJWSjb7mJufecr0mBorm2W8G8KIuXFa3U7V0nd6VuVcg/w640-h140/separator-winter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Happy New Year, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZTOzQfifEjfa17uT3ndHoiCVlqzXgm-Tl8SC3VbiE-XCIOZSkqo56wr3hq4YV7M-J3Pbk5-hBwZti5Uz1bNAW9M6hnyLXTGWcj5HSmeCfqQNPixBURv2yqFHAwZeWIKNfXwqdk8SE2kZ8-sWh_GqaG0iGCQS2y6rCVi_JF9VXUfN8RcB73CKSkCgbHSl/s1118/xmas-deer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1118" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZTOzQfifEjfa17uT3ndHoiCVlqzXgm-Tl8SC3VbiE-XCIOZSkqo56wr3hq4YV7M-J3Pbk5-hBwZti5Uz1bNAW9M6hnyLXTGWcj5HSmeCfqQNPixBURv2yqFHAwZeWIKNfXwqdk8SE2kZ8-sWh_GqaG0iGCQS2y6rCVi_JF9VXUfN8RcB73CKSkCgbHSl/w640-h352/xmas-deer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...and all is calm....</i><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">downright sedate in fact.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">But years ago, 'twasn't so...</span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7TBLBhcqf0OGOshJxDZlfnxonLHmW8eqkm7TEt8WOMcPXBVvHsnKXWj5OKeUrCrvvjxoDHhu7iBG5mrQ9AbiRCR7JvIom1yxwd-clFZVs1j4F1HXH6k5QgOOhhy3PvmWR6WNBf3xeBf0/s1600/boys1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="335" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7TBLBhcqf0OGOshJxDZlfnxonLHmW8eqkm7TEt8WOMcPXBVvHsnKXWj5OKeUrCrvvjxoDHhu7iBG5mrQ9AbiRCR7JvIom1yxwd-clFZVs1j4F1HXH6k5QgOOhhy3PvmWR6WNBf3xeBf0/s640/boys1.JPG" width="446" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...five sons made sure of that.</span></span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">We trimmed the tree...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M_lN5FetJGsQUPp7U2JVPFLAJ3Uhv2yLzw4a5RU17pmHMaaiMyM-Pb33dVvshhRNCtQhlXtUc6dSbeSVrgPBRVkopZq5KC2eysGrYMSckPUdh02X45-0pKBMNT9MNIIKGzqnkkZ8wWkI/s1600/IMG_8923.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M_lN5FetJGsQUPp7U2JVPFLAJ3Uhv2yLzw4a5RU17pmHMaaiMyM-Pb33dVvshhRNCtQhlXtUc6dSbeSVrgPBRVkopZq5KC2eysGrYMSckPUdh02X45-0pKBMNT9MNIIKGzqnkkZ8wWkI/s640/IMG_8923.PNG" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...while carols played, admiring Christmas lights.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">We read about St. Nick's big trip...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY3DAiSYgwVba_q5ENXfM39B9WLCe330bDhA8GzCaLKAHao_MohMEP-t7vgGrkIwzdFFfQ3WEJxSGHEy2qk35FONNHhMktYMZeEnqeRRBGsV05EO4QkhqFrpeczn_8iTWV1lZ2wcSNxf1/s1600/IMG_8921.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY3DAiSYgwVba_q5ENXfM39B9WLCe330bDhA8GzCaLKAHao_MohMEP-t7vgGrkIwzdFFfQ3WEJxSGHEy2qk35FONNHhMktYMZeEnqeRRBGsV05EO4QkhqFrpeczn_8iTWV1lZ2wcSNxf1/s640/IMG_8921.PNG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>...around the world that night.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">We marveled as three Christmas Ghosts...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="600" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOw-ajWkgRSIwvcNoKtg6bP5kIKjhG-5Rv5UgGTxh2roDsHZJuTqeMOyxc23ZadRExGi3k_YcAxwU0vgFmQ4fJ7paGDmcl-8IbuMNPE9f1cxNg3hHN8OH8PSYYA8nRZz1hmcpXnGNbsXc/s320/xmas-present.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv6vkHQsaEzFF5z5R6aZEYVz9EaheMEcBtaN9PuJ2Z1L7Dk2h_KZHqiMbU9qrUZ9spgxReWSSs7NamxkHtXVFPnXwbR59XqVitZX0Z-MrBY1j9WkSC9cQhJRxioAEnibMnRjdYXClYqNe/s1600/xmas-future.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="719" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv6vkHQsaEzFF5z5R6aZEYVz9EaheMEcBtaN9PuJ2Z1L7Dk2h_KZHqiMbU9qrUZ9spgxReWSSs7NamxkHtXVFPnXwbR59XqVitZX0Z-MrBY1j9WkSC9cQhJRxioAEnibMnRjdYXClYqNe/s320/xmas-future.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">...gave Scrooge an awful fright.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">And cheered his reformation,</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuj7YJaA7nuCUb5n5cBIaUaua6oIBPt1LiLsn6z1x4XmB6jKrWilPadtOS1WF82i1ZSA7aEJpw1Q_nx6VD2qTq35phWOGZgGY30wJNWw87kBjFysqFPmjPWCpfHPk42PMOx5mKW8JslBU/s1600/scrooge-reformed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuj7YJaA7nuCUb5n5cBIaUaua6oIBPt1LiLsn6z1x4XmB6jKrWilPadtOS1WF82i1ZSA7aEJpw1Q_nx6VD2qTq35phWOGZgGY30wJNWw87kBjFysqFPmjPWCpfHPk42PMOx5mKW8JslBU/s640/scrooge-reformed.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>O what a joyful sight!</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Then off to bed if not to sleep...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIZG0NNbZ_U0mKzLuIdNZi5ceP08ev38SWeUUbIPycAoBunmL2yZRCDs8huNVboT9AOOIQFoRXKBPdIo3RmfEjJKz-dXnJ2b5roqdfBi3gTmaBvmatU2Xb9ijnzHKxtxELiin9T21Pfbi/s1600/xmas-sleepless.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="435" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIZG0NNbZ_U0mKzLuIdNZi5ceP08ev38SWeUUbIPycAoBunmL2yZRCDs8huNVboT9AOOIQFoRXKBPdIo3RmfEjJKz-dXnJ2b5roqdfBi3gTmaBvmatU2Xb9ijnzHKxtxELiin9T21Pfbi/s640/xmas-sleepless.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...not much rest sublime.</span></span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">I'd do it all again tonight...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1sCvLbUJTwSmM-5B7XqZHkhjyTe6ycL37dpFsjenGx0TKtlIZ6yuEbiMSJTQT2d7rUU4Pkbfrm3lUVp93jPHH9HuJn21jtmxmLlE7_gpdKmCJDFRGvZGuW6i9AdIZPndvYqY_jQVd3h6/s1600/turn-back-the-clock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1000" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1sCvLbUJTwSmM-5B7XqZHkhjyTe6ycL37dpFsjenGx0TKtlIZ6yuEbiMSJTQT2d7rUU4Pkbfrm3lUVp93jPHH9HuJn21jtmxmLlE7_gpdKmCJDFRGvZGuW6i9AdIZPndvYqY_jQVd3h6/s400/turn-back-the-clock.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...could I travel back in time.</span></span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">But time and tide, so Chaucer wrote,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhrBlXjeqvwAiW3662Tqyq9yGIRv9c8386A6EvhRMYubmb26SEc9gyGfP1i5HZScm_7v6k6B9izX_Axn5w8Sf1iE1U4NlRyYP0ImvGBUVPMgBxcex97tdSCV6HggiOf7_WMg58rxvNV5j/s1600/timeandtide.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1057" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhrBlXjeqvwAiW3662Tqyq9yGIRv9c8386A6EvhRMYubmb26SEc9gyGfP1i5HZScm_7v6k6B9izX_Axn5w8Sf1iE1U4NlRyYP0ImvGBUVPMgBxcex97tdSCV6HggiOf7_WMg58rxvNV5j/s400/timeandtide.png" width="400" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...for no man tarry they.</span></span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">And now my sons, once little boys,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnnB8fcVF0LhjQKXlSvDyDSjuDHi8zMBYH8yDpSj67I1YJYQS3S-InXeWI7qIUnBzumpKhi7X_7zv9WLrMokQ5Jhxu-gNahzpuENY3IdQJ23IOekQRW1aBhQfO3xAk4uvbLotjxqvUUS-/s1600/boys2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="347" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnnB8fcVF0LhjQKXlSvDyDSjuDHi8zMBYH8yDpSj67I1YJYQS3S-InXeWI7qIUnBzumpKhi7X_7zv9WLrMokQ5Jhxu-gNahzpuENY3IdQJ23IOekQRW1aBhQfO3xAk4uvbLotjxqvUUS-/s640/boys2.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...have grown and moved away.</span></span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">It's true this night has changed a bit,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGkXOO72w-khX50kXImy1x6h6pKmdC3HhEFOOPGbmr0M_w6F0A1ZoaQtlWnGp7o0sni0KqGVio6HGvNh_ey10ttO6gDcTYMXFVOZ916T6vfwNXpiSmzK4x-yph1_z8w5zsEOSNJYxh2A3/s1600/IMG_8924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGkXOO72w-khX50kXImy1x6h6pKmdC3HhEFOOPGbmr0M_w6F0A1ZoaQtlWnGp7o0sni0KqGVio6HGvNh_ey10ttO6gDcTYMXFVOZ916T6vfwNXpiSmzK4x-yph1_z8w5zsEOSNJYxh2A3/s640/IMG_8924.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...much calmer than before.</span></span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">But now - as then - we celebrate...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzEmbaeSAsoS3ajrnRAbkHbr6s0ymVY-zJqt6lZ6JZ3sNT6TO0QLI9IAa-RB1zJRI5Ik-9T7T26Id4gbLVXvRrZWr6IsQDwRhOYuzJC2_RdoYnOH2ZoNzQ5j9zGPBOIHzHRHZllSyt3CM/s1600/nativity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="431" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzEmbaeSAsoS3ajrnRAbkHbr6s0ymVY-zJqt6lZ6JZ3sNT6TO0QLI9IAa-RB1zJRI5Ik-9T7T26Id4gbLVXvRrZWr6IsQDwRhOYuzJC2_RdoYnOH2ZoNzQ5j9zGPBOIHzHRHZllSyt3CM/s640/nativity.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">...the advent of our Lord.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aGjnhRzfn2ytsujNyeuui1cdON9ynRGRSntoe1WOmAoGSINL01UNPAjbmECx7pNLprWe3J2DBpKl4hKsfZtUU_XXiH_LjTiDoW-QTb0BkHXkjxqIJGJaKHgogV7GzuFWHZ_HNoty-dWToDdmaDSUTc2EE0KLz0abSSvFRF_o2JJVrfW1I79oz-WXATrH/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aGjnhRzfn2ytsujNyeuui1cdON9ynRGRSntoe1WOmAoGSINL01UNPAjbmECx7pNLprWe3J2DBpKl4hKsfZtUU_XXiH_LjTiDoW-QTb0BkHXkjxqIJGJaKHgogV7GzuFWHZ_HNoty-dWToDdmaDSUTc2EE0KLz0abSSvFRF_o2JJVrfW1I79oz-WXATrH/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">In spite of a snow storm to kick off the week, there will be no white Christmas this year...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyL6JYJJhdDjnBomMV6kot3lkvfEWnLIhAh3aOb6bW1YjmOx2QcHq6Xh8Ji35tXDBv0kUE5dr3d_Zk0AyPwPrsJHojSwUxF3zuejaX9ryZV6MMtHcZAmhyphenhyphenYJwLSsUQWdry29twi7LTJj-cnfU6Mya77mqX7QWTYsd3glcAEKtNqhZZOM1UGu4CxC1hO_Q/s640/me-santa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="640" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyL6JYJJhdDjnBomMV6kot3lkvfEWnLIhAh3aOb6bW1YjmOx2QcHq6Xh8Ji35tXDBv0kUE5dr3d_Zk0AyPwPrsJHojSwUxF3zuejaX9ryZV6MMtHcZAmhyphenhyphenYJwLSsUQWdry29twi7LTJj-cnfU6Mya77mqX7QWTYsd3glcAEKtNqhZZOM1UGu4CxC1hO_Q/w400-h309/me-santa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">...temps in the 50's have returned and there's nary a snowflake in sight.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF3xGViX1QaHxQZXPPxxKZEPAazqNPVZP1i_BVg-ZIm9HCZrkESI7FBb7yKJLI2FAelXJiYVYxNfrUyeCAc4_ZkbfCLghJigRhwDGi7C5U-Kqa0yxNUnvv04h57t7hT9P4-hNKN-31xYClET07vum1-kbCE4_an2rjnK-geWDHiekPaIgg1MnoQPAJiQ0/s1331/IMG_5565.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1331" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF3xGViX1QaHxQZXPPxxKZEPAazqNPVZP1i_BVg-ZIm9HCZrkESI7FBb7yKJLI2FAelXJiYVYxNfrUyeCAc4_ZkbfCLghJigRhwDGi7C5U-Kqa0yxNUnvv04h57t7hT9P4-hNKN-31xYClET07vum1-kbCE4_an2rjnK-geWDHiekPaIgg1MnoQPAJiQ0/w400-h180/IMG_5565.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>kinda going the wrong direction</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span>That’s fine with me...I'll swing my hickories for a while, then m</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">ost of our children (and their kids) will gather with us over the next couple of days.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">Lord willing, a good time will be had by all.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;">One that won't be with us...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM47C0UFF7CDVJ41TNIe3TVMcoMIAV8s9e6vec31U9lciRWQIs4sIfz-5OqPczFZaw2vlCoOLuBVxvJIT7aIRgMfovwXvYrGa9_7oVoeODn8Ydh4x6GCpZPDifRmpQmZBuhsx49urI5r1PrH5pmYHkC6BPThwJH504ziVh7Q8ZTIzWoo3gfsVnWlz57L1/s640/ryan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="378" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM47C0UFF7CDVJ41TNIe3TVMcoMIAV8s9e6vec31U9lciRWQIs4sIfz-5OqPczFZaw2vlCoOLuBVxvJIT7aIRgMfovwXvYrGa9_7oVoeODn8Ydh4x6GCpZPDifRmpQmZBuhsx49urI5r1PrH5pmYHkC6BPThwJH504ziVh7Q8ZTIzWoo3gfsVnWlz57L1/w236-h400/ryan.jpg" width="236" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ryan, 1981 - 2021</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">...is my 2nd son Ryan; he celebrates Christmas in heaven now.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do so look forward to seeing him again, but for the time being that remains a pleasure denied.<br /><br />Until the day of our happy reunion I soldier on, giving thanks to God in heaven for the gift of His Son and the chance to share another Christmas with loved ones here on earth.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzu0iRVLpnK9nT_NERSDs-etzTrqYJ4HPdUvjHxeZ-J9R6i_hcF9aNnHTxE90hLM0lYrdsoTtrMBWddfGG9gfRftUJ_V9FUqAhSCidwsN4nSoVuLR0zB-MfP-UZ7D5sFWVJlVU2yyf14PaebI9bTpw6xftSdYtK8FX_kNGWSuAEGeMFQY_AmQV_WEqcIC/s480/christmas-eve-fire.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzu0iRVLpnK9nT_NERSDs-etzTrqYJ4HPdUvjHxeZ-J9R6i_hcF9aNnHTxE90hLM0lYrdsoTtrMBWddfGG9gfRftUJ_V9FUqAhSCidwsN4nSoVuLR0zB-MfP-UZ7D5sFWVJlVU2yyf14PaebI9bTpw6xftSdYtK8FX_kNGWSuAEGeMFQY_AmQV_WEqcIC/w640-h360/christmas-eve-fire.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">I hope you do, too.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzx0481mhtwTx2eGFIsyUkTd1rVt0tF6y_3zHTxXLiJwsITs70UcPdur9csXg_4cc0TiDtLVe3xFlJvr7QRvoY4vDsN_ob1661RuJQg_2UGkwL0EAQlGls_krMSolOhwPuUyH7KQ6tNTgG_zV8Nwj5TqgE3DVLpsOLcsW-7dIHfaJiqBCoxouQa1eTb_5O/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzx0481mhtwTx2eGFIsyUkTd1rVt0tF6y_3zHTxXLiJwsITs70UcPdur9csXg_4cc0TiDtLVe3xFlJvr7QRvoY4vDsN_ob1661RuJQg_2UGkwL0EAQlGls_krMSolOhwPuUyH7KQ6tNTgG_zV8Nwj5TqgE3DVLpsOLcsW-7dIHfaJiqBCoxouQa1eTb_5O/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">As Cole Porter opined musically so many years ago:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>"You do</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>that </i></span></span><i style="font-family: "Special Elite";">voodoo</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="font-family: "Special Elite";">that </i><i style="font-family: "Special Elite";">you do</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="font-family: "Special Elite";">so</i><i style="font-family: "Special Elite";">'s time to</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>23 Skidoo!"</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">(it's possible he may have tweaked the lyrics a bit on the <a href="https://youtu.be/FmKDZGcDeOg" target="_blank"><final version></a>)...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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[ Romans 7:18 ]</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMNGER_JbklacYRVlRQfReutkpMnRjIWiz_DJLkYEzY1EfKnBw1a02YZze6zWZf5tvrhn1kfX876FWPyum8_Q5uil2Elmj8G6i5boKbeAHIIbfsKHoIK4ApqWmttgTBakR198tNxtKf4ULeUtuAXCBYDgwabe61x_vjGoEUA1Wyy_oCWH9lw3wF9W4gO6/s2237/IMG_5555.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2237" data-original-width="1258" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMNGER_JbklacYRVlRQfReutkpMnRjIWiz_DJLkYEzY1EfKnBw1a02YZze6zWZf5tvrhn1kfX876FWPyum8_Q5uil2Elmj8G6i5boKbeAHIIbfsKHoIK4ApqWmttgTBakR198tNxtKf4ULeUtuAXCBYDgwabe61x_vjGoEUA1Wyy_oCWH9lw3wF9W4gO6/w360-h640/IMG_5555.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>yes, he does have a water dish</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct4sS1LVBlpJdJlULOH767qHe9gcIoIBC71dUYgaD1vmLBubUAPKfji7jDVhkVuaXWnuDBKAfy1qk4fzB4oFDtTZViVJVi9J7xZWja-tbUqp_CvaTRH1fM_AQLqYtOxiC39bxetErfSg2nU1TvWMp2WfwyKXoSoxlAwPzCDBBO_gox2C41_Br_dPbYgzd/s1057/xmas-deer2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="1057" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct4sS1LVBlpJdJlULOH767qHe9gcIoIBC71dUYgaD1vmLBubUAPKfji7jDVhkVuaXWnuDBKAfy1qk4fzB4oFDtTZViVJVi9J7xZWja-tbUqp_CvaTRH1fM_AQLqYtOxiC39bxetErfSg2nU1TvWMp2WfwyKXoSoxlAwPzCDBBO_gox2C41_Br_dPbYgzd/w640-h388/xmas-deer2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>apparently their mother never taught them it's impolite to stare</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgMCYPxCygpA4AzIATolCV3VLlwqsqyzBtE7ygZmMUI8oYJuwH_miQPoSToLyBIzNCOSQb3R0Pqgv4VFc-xOevnslmLfTnOHD0q9n1PH3e6tpKnbJZYR2YELLNZ79lgPmkdf7kZvBgsoVfo-RA0UjXcqbKz2seTl7eVxszXBBOz9J5LLHZKkP0NM-c-3N/s735/varvel-christmas.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="735" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgMCYPxCygpA4AzIATolCV3VLlwqsqyzBtE7ygZmMUI8oYJuwH_miQPoSToLyBIzNCOSQb3R0Pqgv4VFc-xOevnslmLfTnOHD0q9n1PH3e6tpKnbJZYR2YELLNZ79lgPmkdf7kZvBgsoVfo-RA0UjXcqbKz2seTl7eVxszXBBOz9J5LLHZKkP0NM-c-3N/w640-h498/varvel-christmas.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>without Christmas there would be no Easter, and without Easter "...we are of all men most miserable." [ I Corinthians 15:19 ]</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKj6Dl3KxfcTdYMJDUQS0nLYxgvPkzPKOROLuNVBD7hhNWCiBBSBHAs7e85xFVxx9dVDy52rmWteguma6y6flTkTGNvIj9UMOEr-ck5bVedSJclsVW6xGISO-bwhqe17Q8Zkmhi5yntzvCu8l2pkem-jymRPR4eD9HepHuAehrsYwRUb8-AwuqkDvB7in/s1600/IMG_5551.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKj6Dl3KxfcTdYMJDUQS0nLYxgvPkzPKOROLuNVBD7hhNWCiBBSBHAs7e85xFVxx9dVDy52rmWteguma6y6flTkTGNvIj9UMOEr-ck5bVedSJclsVW6xGISO-bwhqe17Q8Zkmhi5yntzvCu8l2pkem-jymRPR4eD9HepHuAehrsYwRUb8-AwuqkDvB7in/w640-h480/IMG_5551.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>lowered the flag due to 40mph wind gusts, but Santa and his team weathered the storm without issue</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ep7RoQwDTZLnpkWZj9SV9CZ7d7uIuonucmxNmblk4opl4o4_rAp7cWh67zNGOkb0KcHTB3MxRxJu2LWfFCHh2x2XeFoqD4tZXZuMwbchRHJG_3jYonuIp2E7S-GZyl7seHfv7Rg610tRXc6TV6jd6ZB2fzZmvvTjg598DbjZUgZsxC2B7PAiF77kgQcx/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ep7RoQwDTZLnpkWZj9SV9CZ7d7uIuonucmxNmblk4opl4o4_rAp7cWh67zNGOkb0KcHTB3MxRxJu2LWfFCHh2x2XeFoqD4tZXZuMwbchRHJG_3jYonuIp2E7S-GZyl7seHfv7Rg610tRXc6TV6jd6ZB2fzZmvvTjg598DbjZUgZsxC2B7PAiF77kgQcx/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As we close up shop at the Atomic Monster Cafe on this Christmas Eve, we leave you with our Christmas greetings:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJUiaVnTfm79BRG6IM67IOQSQ6eRHkENryCwkcZnkhEs_X0H4kaJyAnYQ8OkWGU9VCcqQtzydE4UBXhgMserJQ8PGwU6PYtqKmZdGCA_R1aHKWALHKhiTeHGxij-BawdAWQMLIhh-cHTGCUfOFTEYn56nY_dJueJgBvjf39R2DmyMfpxcFcQZ077OWVev/s549/xmas23-front-b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJUiaVnTfm79BRG6IM67IOQSQ6eRHkENryCwkcZnkhEs_X0H4kaJyAnYQ8OkWGU9VCcqQtzydE4UBXhgMserJQ8PGwU6PYtqKmZdGCA_R1aHKWALHKhiTeHGxij-BawdAWQMLIhh-cHTGCUfOFTEYn56nY_dJueJgBvjf39R2DmyMfpxcFcQZ077OWVev/w458-h640/xmas23-front-b.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66XY5JvNwzRjjuLdJrpdvDEz5u2cTzADZ9wVQ2dI_DZe2Z4lJFEl5ebLuA2yJgr87jqf2Mpm_MhliREHeyzCgQc06k7rJVHOekqp0UwvEmUZeqhL1u36fqNe4I1bFYhzpOi4eNHp_PvqmzKfEgZrvOSxVh-YVsIqi5e-Yotr1eR0lUuWBlpMZfFELwOJF/s536/xmas23-inside.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In the "so convenient you can't stand it" department, you can purchase my books on Amazon.com<b>.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get your paperback books here:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1523453850" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Papa's Model T: The Genesis</span></a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AR6LOLU" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Genesis</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D688DX8" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Rescue</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G82OPQI" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Long Count</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IE6XD8M" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Papa's Model T: The Gray Ghost</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /></div></span></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-67919172041562545752023-12-17T08:34:00.002-05:002023-12-17T11:51:27.883-05:00This Is That...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP4-NBAcl4eeQ9zr5tMIsoMKjB8GFPs1Gih0pJ-KJcBstrJRt848JFovAVWLq7wIHedrOoRAgGpp_-o_eOrQCecPAvNnET8RZVt8C9qP-EoOUXiLQ4rHsoJgKAfQSZxGCRT1W8Jl3OCvD_Gz6JvuWthyaX04tTiFUPVqTQXGaz4q_pZaU5AJ8hGA7_K2l/s650/firestone-1967.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="650" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP4-NBAcl4eeQ9zr5tMIsoMKjB8GFPs1Gih0pJ-KJcBstrJRt848JFovAVWLq7wIHedrOoRAgGpp_-o_eOrQCecPAvNnET8RZVt8C9qP-EoOUXiLQ4rHsoJgKAfQSZxGCRT1W8Jl3OCvD_Gz6JvuWthyaX04tTiFUPVqTQXGaz4q_pZaU5AJ8hGA7_K2l/w640-h634/firestone-1967.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...<a href="https://youtu.be/DJOU4LVQzZM" target="_blank">time of the year</a>...</i>or so sang Jack Jones about Christmas on this 1967 vinyl LP from Firestone.</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk30l3fmw2ApQGVpG-S-QVYs6Do84UBw6pX9nro4024_XryxVANsNPQnGNbGlWzfG3jX98akGUiC5BH0bBpKruaXyYQQ2CCgyYFmFnKVz5SaqterxZIGEy6X56CQ-wxHfoXwcg02gcKs0ulgBkqFgv7M47IleEoCxVZzwLDzA0PcI2uI-FHY9XmxozYA4O/s645/jack-jones-thisisthattimeoftheyear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="645" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk30l3fmw2ApQGVpG-S-QVYs6Do84UBw6pX9nro4024_XryxVANsNPQnGNbGlWzfG3jX98akGUiC5BH0bBpKruaXyYQQ2CCgyYFmFnKVz5SaqterxZIGEy6X56CQ-wxHfoXwcg02gcKs0ulgBkqFgv7M47IleEoCxVZzwLDzA0PcI2uI-FHY9XmxozYA4O/w640-h640/jack-jones-thisisthattimeoftheyear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Great album and great memories from my childhood, and of course I spin it regularly this time of year.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No, it's not the same one my folks had back then, but in keeping with the spirit of the boomer generation - </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I bought all my toys back on ebay."</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">(with apologies to the Apostle Paul, see I Corinthians 13:11,12 for the actual quote)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">- I did just that: found it on ebay a few years ago and have been enjoying it -</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxxy00b7UtGPoVcGWoGYJ5vNmUAXZawLWGbFW3ltFFl0FbWRg-8lQe3raA_t8vEFaP6grdoPuseKkXKVtbfl8OekwaLO-eVvuiUYb9zlvRtQCRmpwKf6xgGtRzuzF3VkuSNr7wcAE0mCdlTahFL4IdYmAEFHFwFrfiwmQLuhXlS5u0LhkgWITsG8kAXBI/s1600/IMG_5547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxxy00b7UtGPoVcGWoGYJ5vNmUAXZawLWGbFW3ltFFl0FbWRg-8lQe3raA_t8vEFaP6grdoPuseKkXKVtbfl8OekwaLO-eVvuiUYb9zlvRtQCRmpwKf6xgGtRzuzF3VkuSNr7wcAE0mCdlTahFL4IdYmAEFHFwFrfiwmQLuhXlS5u0LhkgWITsG8kAXBI/w488-h640/IMG_5547.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">- at Christmas (again) ever since.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fw6KjOvJjmGt4vtsEQLp7ZYDDrpcuMHbyAM1rhK-SuZ_QG4n5rdZSOMlGd3YgUT09VioF855UuVB_Bdb314nbVifU9huZOdTo00tmi7uCypEgViQyVWUSNtHETLIroI7jYL6u4f6pDaCCWSo3_MItm877MSOd0kwD3zeAIaHvBuzy13AH3HUQzQzIgQ1/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fw6KjOvJjmGt4vtsEQLp7ZYDDrpcuMHbyAM1rhK-SuZ_QG4n5rdZSOMlGd3YgUT09VioF855UuVB_Bdb314nbVifU9huZOdTo00tmi7uCypEgViQyVWUSNtHETLIroI7jYL6u4f6pDaCCWSo3_MItm877MSOd0kwD3zeAIaHvBuzy13AH3HUQzQzIgQ1/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And now, as a tip o' the hat to the inexorable forward march of time, let's do this:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>One Week To Go...</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKAWMWGgnT8Rp3020sD5BKpzKA59P1ggLur8SHzFaVAq6hzM32MMaTXyi7m2cdL35Svyv4CgjbTJufZU_3oMcVjwXZETipm6rPfFfk7JDXTaVMb9iw3T9X4SbXJjfcSftJB6jSqGF5EYn9ZppDcf8yK9kOze01s2Yy5nmwZ4eyLo0uNoUtOVcZrBaXCw=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKAWMWGgnT8Rp3020sD5BKpzKA59P1ggLur8SHzFaVAq6hzM32MMaTXyi7m2cdL35Svyv4CgjbTJufZU_3oMcVjwXZETipm6rPfFfk7JDXTaVMb9iw3T9X4SbXJjfcSftJB6jSqGF5EYn9ZppDcf8yK9kOze01s2Yy5nmwZ4eyLo0uNoUtOVcZrBaXCw=w474-h640" width="474" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...and all through the land...</i>people clamored to know, "O, when will it end?!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><span><i>"The answer's contained in the statement, my dear,</i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANgJPLPTGJlBPPqMnN8VTiznzsXUw99Ub4tReds0Kx7C22HxEVE9waVMlgOUzMws_Fc7hRGgi17cz7ntLWt71ZmIoe5MnlbDrrtABBK1RRg11e6XmsdxHJNRJma8w3iGhyphenhyphenGYOPTgysz2A/s640/IMG_1082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="640" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANgJPLPTGJlBPPqMnN8VTiznzsXUw99Ub4tReds0Kx7C22HxEVE9waVMlgOUzMws_Fc7hRGgi17cz7ntLWt71ZmIoe5MnlbDrrtABBK1RRg11e6XmsdxHJNRJma8w3iGhyphenhyphenGYOPTgysz2A/w562-h474/IMG_1082.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><br /><i><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">"Just 7 more days 'til Christmas is here!"</span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br />So hurry and watch those shows on TV!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The halls all need decking; you must trim the tree!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19sDQt2DnNA8rLKtPVXJJzgva4NHvCgZih72t6TuBZnZnFqFQPs94KfNcRORbhfVhkO7Mzp28iZ4O3huhsw2Yjjrbouu6slihM6XWxK-I1VftRRmmsHgnI9efI01yViagDZJrB2_SApGT/s640/cbxmas1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="640" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19sDQt2DnNA8rLKtPVXJJzgva4NHvCgZih72t6TuBZnZnFqFQPs94KfNcRORbhfVhkO7Mzp28iZ4O3huhsw2Yjjrbouu6slihM6XWxK-I1VftRRmmsHgnI9efI01yViagDZJrB2_SApGT/w563-h496/cbxmas1.jpg" width="563" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But somewhere amidst all the sparkle and shine,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The tumult and chaos that's stealing your time,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Take a moment or two for calm meditation;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Remember the Reason for this celebration.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflfmrDcY7MWvXzhPEvOe69VyrBM0KmHkjt1uxxcPAFI6_6Sndyl7jM1j7iUxdtnMCIFJ4fkaEmnet2uBvSYach3eF4oypDdffr1SvBzERlRg2c_Ikb-ggila2Uy964_2U-PNtkcRwuxyG/s903/3-kings.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="903" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflfmrDcY7MWvXzhPEvOe69VyrBM0KmHkjt1uxxcPAFI6_6Sndyl7jM1j7iUxdtnMCIFJ4fkaEmnet2uBvSYach3eF4oypDdffr1SvBzERlRg2c_Ikb-ggila2Uy964_2U-PNtkcRwuxyG/w592-h368/3-kings.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The lights and the glitter are all well and good,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The ornaments, presents, songs and the food...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9byHbxo5x9U1FgqmNGM8b7QN62B_rn9T4mI8WGm0k41keRk1y-ItcQg58ysNrKH1jfBFthq77-ERUYpCdMz7Um2C53EZplbw_vI61D7gyUhc5YtI_lXjp8lr8Idk-hWhGth8i0DcoaHY/s870/christmas-feast.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="870" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9byHbxo5x9U1FgqmNGM8b7QN62B_rn9T4mI8WGm0k41keRk1y-ItcQg58ysNrKH1jfBFthq77-ERUYpCdMz7Um2C53EZplbw_vI61D7gyUhc5YtI_lXjp8lr8Idk-hWhGth8i0DcoaHY/w606-h422/christmas-feast.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But when you consider the Grand Scheme of things,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">They're really just heralds for our Newborn King.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmtfjvcYIhZbZFduuvHnYE-18-jq8D5XBwyqJg1UQrRp92O97QPnTw-87ehgG4zYOdaAwQ16R-UxUuyrY6fS8wr6AkhAPtWuhiEnMLtYLAer9RQxqK3Hujz1aiMFq8VyXPJituTwhzabf/s1006/cbxmas2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1006" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmtfjvcYIhZbZFduuvHnYE-18-jq8D5XBwyqJg1UQrRp92O97QPnTw-87ehgG4zYOdaAwQ16R-UxUuyrY6fS8wr6AkhAPtWuhiEnMLtYLAer9RQxqK3Hujz1aiMFq8VyXPJituTwhzabf/w597-h381/cbxmas2.jpg" width="597" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So sing and be merry with those that you love,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But always remember God's gift from above.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">With shepherds and Angels we echo it still:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"Glory to God, peace on earth and good will."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9P1R76HRIl4BxoWFUtjm2orxzNHeVsnirmxx_OEAq6LOSUX7j4yuWEwsmh3J9jFEyjgS0KN9xoYtn0A-Bzuk41cs9bjwdAIaLHwzjV5tp4-oKP4UUiLJHi6QirXpkgIA9mHZ0G5sVl7KoS9JfcnzM1UrJr5OaZGdmEI3PLhaRPWBAfzKGAWhELrtAA/s434/luke2-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="434" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9P1R76HRIl4BxoWFUtjm2orxzNHeVsnirmxx_OEAq6LOSUX7j4yuWEwsmh3J9jFEyjgS0KN9xoYtn0A-Bzuk41cs9bjwdAIaLHwzjV5tp4-oKP4UUiLJHi6QirXpkgIA9mHZ0G5sVl7KoS9JfcnzM1UrJr5OaZGdmEI3PLhaRPWBAfzKGAWhELrtAA/w400-h364/luke2-14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFawQW6B_d1HsPKQzLgePZsSii52FKpsxbEdaoxK8ZMA13UnjgBAUV7iqbGbg0GkjhWkUjSw3Cj2ETnaUmB5GoQoHaGsgcOHXmEhqZOyP3Q0UZ418VvnXFZkjNuQnHatCRMy2b1xPyN95ZFwLtWIDRJvndL1FA3JjTJjj_szMDSLTHROrqnxat7n6bZfc/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFawQW6B_d1HsPKQzLgePZsSii52FKpsxbEdaoxK8ZMA13UnjgBAUV7iqbGbg0GkjhWkUjSw3Cj2ETnaUmB5GoQoHaGsgcOHXmEhqZOyP3Q0UZ418VvnXFZkjNuQnHatCRMy2b1xPyN95ZFwLtWIDRJvndL1FA3JjTJjj_szMDSLTHROrqnxat7n6bZfc/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our unseasonably mild weather continues, so you know what that means...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN93CjZi6LRlq8BbabpGz50c0wOohQreUMkw4ki1H6vtPsLjR7IGWAe_Q13M1ry88of9PI9OxWYU7Q0EvLngxOSM0sSV_x1c6WqUSrZC7z4-O1N5fckEgGbl2VLPhI5RqQL3azLA18TEc8Q0jl5JRhyfz31pjNNvaLKpRw7XhLclZoQv1w8ssny-TaYWfU/s1469/play-hickory3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="1469" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN93CjZi6LRlq8BbabpGz50c0wOohQreUMkw4ki1H6vtPsLjR7IGWAe_Q13M1ry88of9PI9OxWYU7Q0EvLngxOSM0sSV_x1c6WqUSrZC7z4-O1N5fckEgGbl2VLPhI5RqQL3azLA18TEc8Q0jl5JRhyfz31pjNNvaLKpRw7XhLclZoQv1w8ssny-TaYWfU/w640-h250/play-hickory3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...I'm still whacking wiffle golf balls in my back yard, struggling to apply some of Moe Norman's "hit 'em straight" magic to my wayward swing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And while it is a struggle, there are occasional glimpses of progress:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUZtVldWVYv5GJsLo2SrPG9ozdM5NQigg5PvMQNOHEZtG-7xI52y-oVtk1wu9q2aTdn8XjP-2TrtLL8RLkyne8MOE9hWFwsSwVh0rrpuBoybVasGtcjbaK6nwamihP599hj2IyyRvfPfQrReLfZdfzX9AXP5FR0miTdftpG5E4U5IMcsdhT_iOrR4KiQ4/s640/IMG_5544.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUZtVldWVYv5GJsLo2SrPG9ozdM5NQigg5PvMQNOHEZtG-7xI52y-oVtk1wu9q2aTdn8XjP-2TrtLL8RLkyne8MOE9hWFwsSwVh0rrpuBoybVasGtcjbaK6nwamihP599hj2IyyRvfPfQrReLfZdfzX9AXP5FR0miTdftpG5E4U5IMcsdhT_iOrR4KiQ4/w480-h640/IMG_5544.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>a recent session, practicing with my brassie...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevUa7p3HGgLjNH335vamFpCFwYhkPq9X-LHgB2DW7T9BVrpIRdjP3rLRFf0AFRcxB3oGA4XEVPAfP9aPze1zECndHM4nhlPR8KZ7s6-p3Dy3WXdhWHzno4caFr2XgYX1-JCUCgI3TYY_-2zC0oIV5Qkp8_zAJxFEvx5QgnqjQglmODqB9xmYl0IMBeq_B/s480/IMG_5545.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevUa7p3HGgLjNH335vamFpCFwYhkPq9X-LHgB2DW7T9BVrpIRdjP3rLRFf0AFRcxB3oGA4XEVPAfP9aPze1zECndHM4nhlPR8KZ7s6-p3Dy3WXdhWHzno4caFr2XgYX1-JCUCgI3TYY_-2zC0oIV5Qkp8_zAJxFEvx5QgnqjQglmODqB9xmYl0IMBeq_B/w480-h640/IMG_5545.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>...yielded this tight grouping of 4 in a row</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, I could include some pics where the little white balls are so far apart they don't even fit in a wide angle lens shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm never going to be a great golfer - you can't put in what God left out - but I can be a better<i> </i>golfer than I am now...it just takes patience and practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm3C3xfa1S5jLKuiF1CU-9jwfGHxaqBL7Kbrm-VnESAiIAUzTJ_PhOIOy6uHbhV9tEIjGuRfFwryn35JrQM1ef3tPxDmEpfV4aj9nXMbQvui2utj4ASC9wacahJZp1ZJWdbRw4A0hu7ZxvqypQOQxovC27hvMK1MJaJf0K-GVOVylCaGlid_zeZmSme3N/s599/deuce-mulligan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm3C3xfa1S5jLKuiF1CU-9jwfGHxaqBL7Kbrm-VnESAiIAUzTJ_PhOIOy6uHbhV9tEIjGuRfFwryn35JrQM1ef3tPxDmEpfV4aj9nXMbQvui2utj4ASC9wacahJZp1ZJWdbRw4A0hu7ZxvqypQOQxovC27hvMK1MJaJf0K-GVOVylCaGlid_zeZmSme3N/w260-h640/deuce-mulligan.jpg" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>my old pal, <a href="https://www.atomicmonstercafe.com/2017/05/strange.html" target="_blank">Deuce Mulligan</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Lots and lots of practice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>We soldier on.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcvH9k3LMsYPGGBLMUbGcuMYgeePkVce194vUV5QL2P0rNxDMvwyUT22UYxnUBdlPy56EQebSNr_vT1eo2-S-294AaVywLWjQ-mBIjdUlm1vUHGrridjeoLHiKoyye6KCTDMsSBSpKXDw1fPyEuneNsCfMk7MYGcLlno9PUv7KQkw0tH6lnJ3mlEPU1oI/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcvH9k3LMsYPGGBLMUbGcuMYgeePkVce194vUV5QL2P0rNxDMvwyUT22UYxnUBdlPy56EQebSNr_vT1eo2-S-294AaVywLWjQ-mBIjdUlm1vUHGrridjeoLHiKoyye6KCTDMsSBSpKXDw1fPyEuneNsCfMk7MYGcLlno9PUv7KQkw0tH6lnJ3mlEPU1oI/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Widdout foida adieu, 23 skidoo...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKGSWUA4A8sSUTF_BjsrRYsIcatOJ9mVBmWn41mwyR6e1vvEhs9hyOcyKPgqboMXRmK03w4ThtnfWQ5yOPgCNIg2a0H91vS5RDsPzmR7utRi5ZktNhXV5Nn0iVJpfxo-v_QdqUPvv4HPgvO1ews9v-PT8dqxaQx2udonIMDEbXxOJJdV41-vdBSXwkGcf/s736/calvin-character.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="736" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKGSWUA4A8sSUTF_BjsrRYsIcatOJ9mVBmWn41mwyR6e1vvEhs9hyOcyKPgqboMXRmK03w4ThtnfWQ5yOPgCNIg2a0H91vS5RDsPzmR7utRi5ZktNhXV5Nn0iVJpfxo-v_QdqUPvv4HPgvO1ews9v-PT8dqxaQx2udonIMDEbXxOJJdV41-vdBSXwkGcf/w640-h238/calvin-character.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>o, but it is</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOsKJsmcMrNMAwwPF0K4r7gV9qm10_TyLCW9fOBsa_cPuMillRcJIWgCKcsanMhzWnPESoqg6Vv16yXTHWzaZJO-dBImi2XMIVA0azq5y23A5eZcXNhpOpBHeRNcw4W9qMAW3lqoj8sPNAE9qe_3tIZEMryg1nMMaM7IbIkIghAFg82iNGlFTc8TR64t0/s1600/image0000%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOsKJsmcMrNMAwwPF0K4r7gV9qm10_TyLCW9fOBsa_cPuMillRcJIWgCKcsanMhzWnPESoqg6Vv16yXTHWzaZJO-dBImi2XMIVA0azq5y23A5eZcXNhpOpBHeRNcw4W9qMAW3lqoj8sPNAE9qe_3tIZEMryg1nMMaM7IbIkIghAFg82iNGlFTc8TR64t0/w480-h640/image0000%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>he actually sleeps in that position...go figger</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlBtG4hLFE_5n4iuhCQjEow69dX4K1DUBRvC8e7jV22iCh22eIIAb2NZtAmSPYjZGALy4Wpriq4pwC8QYFeIbUxOH6xeqdvKykcj7h75D39dwNY3KhU-QmETXQkR7yqnCPi1ZmCxbV1bYu3cnlQIo14kBrEHqowPmw66E_XI9RnfaD7eZb4_Q3YNXpMU9/s1024/IMG_5542.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlBtG4hLFE_5n4iuhCQjEow69dX4K1DUBRvC8e7jV22iCh22eIIAb2NZtAmSPYjZGALy4Wpriq4pwC8QYFeIbUxOH6xeqdvKykcj7h75D39dwNY3KhU-QmETXQkR7yqnCPi1ZmCxbV1bYu3cnlQIo14kBrEHqowPmw66E_XI9RnfaD7eZb4_Q3YNXpMU9/w480-h640/IMG_5542.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Karen decorated my office, kickin' it Peanuts style</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOOzD4xJXOmJuZTYSUdOZv2t_nN_Jty47E2gJWB7H7IK2nact-4-d5hFp9EjD_VFPpol85SAAmQVjgDUzi4UeLZjC4pwxF9qygrJC86fIeZ_xilrqrIADyXsluhu0xqnJHVBrl59XOmRmma7-GWtgrqNJsjdWT4r0VqCfKvmRip_QyH7XykIjY-uamQDe/s641/jack-jones.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOOzD4xJXOmJuZTYSUdOZv2t_nN_Jty47E2gJWB7H7IK2nact-4-d5hFp9EjD_VFPpol85SAAmQVjgDUzi4UeLZjC4pwxF9qygrJC86fIeZ_xilrqrIADyXsluhu0xqnJHVBrl59XOmRmma7-GWtgrqNJsjdWT4r0VqCfKvmRip_QyH7XykIjY-uamQDe/w482-h640/jack-jones.JPG" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>the aforementioned Jack Jones...he also sang <a href="https://youtu.be/G0v6eN9XDtQ" target="_blank">The Love Boat</a> theme in 1977</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6e3SdxT-i3CcaEtyHxS5NSVrG_jSWHQEcKWb43Lco2aHIQ706hg0U7hRmwNvoX2NDGk9-_f717MmGROwEh19apCUV7Ak9de53CG4LY4sPfBMzcUBFW-tHVs1EQ8WvvtVxtMz8EkmC5PMqfxznNomh_Cu-3rZuj4MmNx6wgo6aikhMCXS5z8tvZF2O2Xs/s1600/loki-bag.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6e3SdxT-i3CcaEtyHxS5NSVrG_jSWHQEcKWb43Lco2aHIQ706hg0U7hRmwNvoX2NDGk9-_f717MmGROwEh19apCUV7Ak9de53CG4LY4sPfBMzcUBFW-tHVs1EQ8WvvtVxtMz8EkmC5PMqfxznNomh_Cu-3rZuj4MmNx6wgo6aikhMCXS5z8tvZF2O2Xs/w480-h640/loki-bag.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>love those eyes</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTVLK51cwo7FLowa8-7OhyYhGrkaCcNx65-4tRspIKkiWNesHn92Mci2Og67zRBB7huiHKAk4WB_q490iL9-23r1axkFKBo_KbKY0D-1dTc4EtKDhDmdaEKNY-tzd7Q9SOf1qk1XpDaeCPBc_7UFM5MVzPlBIwb90UCDOel6ouF6qMzGVrECnkMuORBXY/s651/mt-rushmore.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="651" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTVLK51cwo7FLowa8-7OhyYhGrkaCcNx65-4tRspIKkiWNesHn92Mci2Og67zRBB7huiHKAk4WB_q490iL9-23r1axkFKBo_KbKY0D-1dTc4EtKDhDmdaEKNY-tzd7Q9SOf1qk1XpDaeCPBc_7UFM5MVzPlBIwb90UCDOel6ouF6qMzGVrECnkMuORBXY/w640-h430/mt-rushmore.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">finally got to visit </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(a picture of)</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Mt. Rushmore...thrillin'</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_KUJfrkUGn2AmeEWL4gT6otkLoN8bGTvRf2kNE7F3szT3_9Y7eBlwggHsF8jSpF4zudDbbezL71OKfCDF-qkbBDFFyPiXc92ztQiCYoYrj8DYRNiQbSpcGoJEhzks6KZ1uwKh3erxNv5_3f1HJB7MpCgqp-XkULhBsPrQp3sM3ABJRuEVxPsfj1ikqLv/s757/ziggy-future-lawyer.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_KUJfrkUGn2AmeEWL4gT6otkLoN8bGTvRf2kNE7F3szT3_9Y7eBlwggHsF8jSpF4zudDbbezL71OKfCDF-qkbBDFFyPiXc92ztQiCYoYrj8DYRNiQbSpcGoJEhzks6KZ1uwKh3erxNv5_3f1HJB7MpCgqp-XkULhBsPrQp3sM3ABJRuEVxPsfj1ikqLv/w618-h640/ziggy-future-lawyer.JPG" width="618" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>where lawyers come from</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuBpIZx2yUpVvIO1X3chQy4skjsqxs_K9hqDZkxxL-yETufxJ-crTAzJaYWay542I_kPWPMApphbKuZFOd0-whd_MsQnqX2G_AE41c9g8m5CvFTfzmo0WrXD4sLf9E6UyrNRZgLD8cS92uGa0ZX83itfQ2QvPV7uVfogyLOJtNNEO3IUuhEqLi8zTLXOT/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuBpIZx2yUpVvIO1X3chQy4skjsqxs_K9hqDZkxxL-yETufxJ-crTAzJaYWay542I_kPWPMApphbKuZFOd0-whd_MsQnqX2G_AE41c9g8m5CvFTfzmo0WrXD4sLf9E6UyrNRZgLD8cS92uGa0ZX83itfQ2QvPV7uVfogyLOJtNNEO3IUuhEqLi8zTLXOT/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>And that, Kind Reader, brings to a close another excitin' session of blexcellence.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We here at the Atomic Monster Cafe trust your experience was one filled with both delight and wonder, but if not, don't blame us.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We're so delightful, we wonder how anyone could be better, and thus we've concluded "they could not".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And we'll fight any man who says different!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMyUuCszDYmRS0j98iKq6DbQ00C6Zjp9KglcuPNDXhyphenhypheniboi01rp_444gOcscRnZ0k-HD8b6S1qkReWxBcaN4yfoL8aK5b4XMdIotNDWJ3mUpQ5j_k4uM7ejzELIs9h9cirjdz0CW399g-kmWJ-re-SXbZzrGoAaHG-Fh8T8hY0IKSCvjdruXF9h6g7og_/s919/jack-dempsey.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="919" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMyUuCszDYmRS0j98iKq6DbQ00C6Zjp9KglcuPNDXhyphenhypheniboi01rp_444gOcscRnZ0k-HD8b6S1qkReWxBcaN4yfoL8aK5b4XMdIotNDWJ3mUpQ5j_k4uM7ejzELIs9h9cirjdz0CW399g-kmWJ-re-SXbZzrGoAaHG-Fh8T8hY0IKSCvjdruXF9h6g7og_/w640-h632/jack-dempsey.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>"I can't sing and I can't dance, but I can beat any S.O.B. in the house!"<br />- Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In the "so convenient you can't stand it" department, you can purchase my books on Amazon.com<b>.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get your paperback books here:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1523453850" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Papa's Model T: The Genesis</span></a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /></div></div></span></div></span></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-63631385191870305752023-12-10T08:02:00.020-05:002024-01-05T14:00:46.337-05:00This Is Where I Fake Left...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9cR9sih97gFQR8515zoTmKWFJNN1uJV3xgHy8T5rOte3peyR7w7ygkGfnWXICgUB-MwPs8nGcOurYf_7ySsj0QC5Zy6Cxrx2Lo6V2RRoIEaDhqdMYY8eDvsl5MBFVP42lqwO49cQTvnUhdSh6Pjs1UqtSCB_CywIkNxvTHue2egU3Tme0KZtOL6daJfi/s727/fpp-shoot-film.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="635" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9cR9sih97gFQR8515zoTmKWFJNN1uJV3xgHy8T5rOte3peyR7w7ygkGfnWXICgUB-MwPs8nGcOurYf_7ySsj0QC5Zy6Cxrx2Lo6V2RRoIEaDhqdMYY8eDvsl5MBFVP42lqwO49cQTvnUhdSh6Pjs1UqtSCB_CywIkNxvTHue2egU3Tme0KZtOL6daJfi/w560-h640/fpp-shoot-film.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>courtesy of the Film Photography Project</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...with this cute li'l holiday ornament...</i><span>and when you're not looking,</span> <i>go right</i> with the annual presentation of:</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;">'Twas 2 weeks before Christmas...</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-p__sHmRX7HdGvJqVVJGL5w77omvhMg1PedZn477xGyeXsWvLK3tBjtB_d_2f0NaVzZiOMqki1p-aBi4oHrH3t-R5q-fGS1wQkJuDdQHAIadGAVaKp74OTw8O4lVFGi2JyKUCk2Zbnf7BnfywnC4I3Hz0L32YbyrgL3HF5bJoJRZM7KaUhb5fv42Atg=s778" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="778" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-p__sHmRX7HdGvJqVVJGL5w77omvhMg1PedZn477xGyeXsWvLK3tBjtB_d_2f0NaVzZiOMqki1p-aBi4oHrH3t-R5q-fGS1wQkJuDdQHAIadGAVaKp74OTw8O4lVFGi2JyKUCk2Zbnf7BnfywnC4I3Hz0L32YbyrgL3HF5bJoJRZM7KaUhb5fv42Atg=w504-h335" width="504" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> <span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...and every mouse...</i>had fled frozen fields for the warmth of my house.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">My wife found their droppings and said, "I'm not pleased, to think that these varmints are taking their ease...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim3Zf20kghnfrRseBh7MJIP_IrvFkECDe1O3XLvL2d1I_UL7RzxCvptNrkQhAdmtExpAJ5T-u_4ykx0xsFQyF2pSDkimWEQVe6IfaPRp-TTIuBsCFnslv9iDaA7hMAY2lZy5QSbvyUStVwdE73MHkupH4kOb0asbpcIm3fGGk3YmeMKe1l5bxjyjjzKA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="640" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim3Zf20kghnfrRseBh7MJIP_IrvFkECDe1O3XLvL2d1I_UL7RzxCvptNrkQhAdmtExpAJ5T-u_4ykx0xsFQyF2pSDkimWEQVe6IfaPRp-TTIuBsCFnslv9iDaA7hMAY2lZy5QSbvyUStVwdE73MHkupH4kOb0asbpcIm3fGGk3YmeMKe1l5bxjyjjzKA=w444-h322" width="444" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"...inside my warm dwelling; this outrage won't stand!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">What will you do?" Then I raised my hand:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"These mice, they are finished! Kaput and Kersplatz!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No way they'll survive 'cause we have 4 cats!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Then we beheld our <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mog#Noun" target="_blank"><i>mog</i></a> desperados...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Kitty...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCEDQpvyIEVlEnq1mH_gvIeHfgo_sijv8CAeHK3IebHpvq60ef18mV4gn11BnP5IYXGkVNdSdBcl8-limmTs-nidc4V0dMkuNm8dzo3W5rFPWQYE22qaB10P0njFgqyyt_vOdI7icCuZL_z_qqa40AWesEx8NO3xDFJ-GZPeOST-3cYGkgilfvYlpvRg=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="640" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCEDQpvyIEVlEnq1mH_gvIeHfgo_sijv8CAeHK3IebHpvq60ef18mV4gn11BnP5IYXGkVNdSdBcl8-limmTs-nidc4V0dMkuNm8dzo3W5rFPWQYE22qaB10P0njFgqyyt_vOdI7icCuZL_z_qqa40AWesEx8NO3xDFJ-GZPeOST-3cYGkgilfvYlpvRg=w640-h568" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and Smokey...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSRG1pPW81MjIJI6_4EXS4iP1F4VN6tcwmf4QewyaVmay0Qsyvi1TWhfDl25hKPEBzO6mOfzg89v-FqsoyBH0cwR8OjON9LC8HNGtkm10TBouKmFUc2pHJVLt0pAvGoXccYHL4b91FgP29P3CR5flgVlMn90Z06qi_pvaXLJJImZx3Fe63V2YNHsbP6A=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="640" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSRG1pPW81MjIJI6_4EXS4iP1F4VN6tcwmf4QewyaVmay0Qsyvi1TWhfDl25hKPEBzO6mOfzg89v-FqsoyBH0cwR8OjON9LC8HNGtkm10TBouKmFUc2pHJVLt0pAvGoXccYHL4b91FgP29P3CR5flgVlMn90Z06qi_pvaXLJJImZx3Fe63V2YNHsbP6A=w640-h608" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and <a href="https://translate.google.com/?sl=es&tl=en&text=Buddy%20el%20gato&op=translate" target="_blank"><i>Buddy El Gato</i></a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXSxUtkJ_N0--zJ8G334-BmLj-rNs9scZP5XZB-s_yyV8U2DGqwyOC9JGhDfZBqKMov_41CeZ7GpJcb1xBsn_pESzhis4Gjm0wD9VHOkP9hnIuocvzR4ptnXYPXg0lH4thya1G97Y-ss9ILizQ_iu7rBme1B3Yps3JwSZQfr2OYNy-GBuZ_BurMCo_cg=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXSxUtkJ_N0--zJ8G334-BmLj-rNs9scZP5XZB-s_yyV8U2DGqwyOC9JGhDfZBqKMov_41CeZ7GpJcb1xBsn_pESzhis4Gjm0wD9VHOkP9hnIuocvzR4ptnXYPXg0lH4thya1G97Y-ss9ILizQ_iu7rBme1B3Yps3JwSZQfr2OYNy-GBuZ_BurMCo_cg=w628-h640" width="628" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"Well don't forget <a href="https://mythopedia.com/topics/loki" target="_blank">Loki</a>," admonished my wife.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLTLkcl8jy1YVb-s68dDHE-yMsLSu4EZ_21a4pvP9Yu6pNMmkEDfesq-jG9CDA9cl9MRGW4xwE-IsrRnbikkgVDTZKC1rQLe4TvF2LapyEXV3804Z4_CSjr-L53mXYwmsAoRexORCDYS1sKidaiNm7yiA9bG8-6pOKd79dqlCTPtaeYnp9Fp5uXuli3IQ/s640/loki-sackedout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="640" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLTLkcl8jy1YVb-s68dDHE-yMsLSu4EZ_21a4pvP9Yu6pNMmkEDfesq-jG9CDA9cl9MRGW4xwE-IsrRnbikkgVDTZKC1rQLe4TvF2LapyEXV3804Z4_CSjr-L53mXYwmsAoRexORCDYS1sKidaiNm7yiA9bG8-6pOKd79dqlCTPtaeYnp9Fp5uXuli3IQ/w640-h582/loki-sackedout.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"But counting on <i>him? </i>Ha! </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">Don't bet your life."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Disciples of Garfield were these lazy creatures,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">with eating and sleeping their dominant features.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Ignoring those four <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hebetudinous" target="_blank"><i>hebetudinous</i></a> chaps,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I scrounged all around 'til I found an old trap.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div style="font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxjpJP630bGJBLk3V4zt2NUSShx3pywKXP-V1JC3LJrGCZeme5deKLAG_Z-mkGxAJqXC1hl3cFJYT2mF14392qB4Za26PSxT38KaPRgiIKll0L-mxUA10CAoYx8_I7bQP-YaSR-tIWsK1/s1600/trap.jpg" style="color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxjpJP630bGJBLk3V4zt2NUSShx3pywKXP-V1JC3LJrGCZeme5deKLAG_Z-mkGxAJqXC1hl3cFJYT2mF14392qB4Za26PSxT38KaPRgiIKll0L-mxUA10CAoYx8_I7bQP-YaSR-tIWsK1/w640-h482/trap.jpg" style="background-color: white; background: repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "courier new", monospace; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>And later that evening </span><span>'ere mice came a-creeping,</span></span></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I set the cruel deadfall </span><span>then got busy sleeping.</span></span></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>So early next 'morn, </span><span>at dawn's early light,</span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I sprang from my bed </span><span>to find what I might.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>But what did my wondering </span><span>eyes finally see,</span></div></span><span><div style="text-align: left;">but a clean, empty trap and a note left for me:</div></span></span><div style="font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AduB9ParDaDxghyUqb_Ibg58lUHKtB21t1gMxCapE7SFqI7syebliSHUEjAhhu9-amS6I9cU0FdIZjGhgn2QIedHabAlq3UHJ4OBfrn0q51QABTFNlpY43z6tx87lmww7fe7ZXE5jxNQ/s1600/IMG_2368.jpg" style="color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AduB9ParDaDxghyUqb_Ibg58lUHKtB21t1gMxCapE7SFqI7syebliSHUEjAhhu9-amS6I9cU0FdIZjGhgn2QIedHabAlq3UHJ4OBfrn0q51QABTFNlpY43z6tx87lmww7fe7ZXE5jxNQ/w640-h472/IMG_2368.jpg" style="background-color: white; background: repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>"Thanks for the cheese, </span><span>but what would be better,</span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>instead of old muenster, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">could we have fresh cheddar?"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span><span style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"And what's with this platter?" </span><span style="font-size: large;">my mousy pals asked.</span></div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>"We might have been killed </span><span>if we hadn't been fast!"</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span><span style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">'Twas then that I thought </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the great <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns" target="_blank"><i>Robert Burns</i></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>and his famous lament </span></span>to a mouse that he turned,</span></div></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7Ci4dhNq53MxWVm9a9bHsZIptDWFyB7Dkdx68GQq9Yjx4GTdXGAlQjQ2osxrycbRRB5iGh2_FCU1iGy_hskhfloZeyDgDN8hvn9hwHszoSUGU8kRX-a7Y1zuEraGKhzR7QqARlp7_2Og/s1600/burns-mouse.png" style="color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7Ci4dhNq53MxWVm9a9bHsZIptDWFyB7Dkdx68GQq9Yjx4GTdXGAlQjQ2osxrycbRRB5iGh2_FCU1iGy_hskhfloZeyDgDN8hvn9hwHszoSUGU8kRX-a7Y1zuEraGKhzR7QqARlp7_2Og/w517-h640/burns-mouse.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="517" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Out of warm hearth and home </span><span style="font-size: large;">as he plowed in his field.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Did I want to partake </span><span>in his life time of guilt?</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The best laid plans, </span><span style="font-size: large;">it is easy to see,</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/best-laid+schemes+o%27+mice+an%27+men+gang+aft+a-gley" target="_blank"><i>Gang aft agley</i></a> </span><span>and I think you'll agree,</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span><span style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was nothing to do </span><span style="font-size: large;">but give them their cheddar.</span></div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>After all, 'twas Christmas, </span><span>and what could be better,</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnkIB8AsV_WEX-6cNtZqKeKy5_KElMWJHVMOrCrvAWWe0vssq3PDAdkTa50oyhyphenhyphenNFuNDC0TReO2KrRYr99xcGPuXO0FH8hZ1qiB3-gL9g11akTzo7gs2UpkeWB6szYQR1IMA8YzgVZNAp/s1600/mickey-fire.jpg" style="color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnkIB8AsV_WEX-6cNtZqKeKy5_KElMWJHVMOrCrvAWWe0vssq3PDAdkTa50oyhyphenhyphenNFuNDC0TReO2KrRYr99xcGPuXO0FH8hZ1qiB3-gL9g11akTzo7gs2UpkeWB6szYQR1IMA8YzgVZNAp/w640-h528/mickey-fire.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">Than showing the love God has for His swarm,</div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>by letting them stay </span><span>inside where it's warm?</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span><span style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So out went the trap, but the mice? Man alive!</span></div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We're quite overrun </span><span>but I <i>guess</i> we'll survive.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrwhj0KDlH1I6kPtf7TbY5te-dg252msyKDrnWgAHICXU4DBTUJWXoBiv2zLFvzajbKmJoukcpgp6anVRBRduRkeJZ7c1l13wq9m_K4RxH1RpB4xqSG_cGQYYEw4oBHtLCTnAbHaAwKsE/s1600/housr-of-mouse.jpg" style="color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrwhj0KDlH1I6kPtf7TbY5te-dg252msyKDrnWgAHICXU4DBTUJWXoBiv2zLFvzajbKmJoukcpgp6anVRBRduRkeJZ7c1l13wq9m_K4RxH1RpB4xqSG_cGQYYEw4oBHtLCTnAbHaAwKsE/w640-h480/housr-of-mouse.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;">And lifting a quote from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas" target="_blank"><i>St. Nick's yearly flight</i></a>,</div></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>"Happy Christmas to all, </span><span>and to all a Good Night!"</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP8hbHT9YpClcFMHktrN-hAQdJIfkABfnorNi4AslnLPkiOu9Wmt5ql4l62PKPiwRO571ShR1pzCz8FYWtVekhR4e1WAL2xiJkiSg_Lm4gHqz4XCDQ4XXRzR4td0LNLj-YIazwn3LW43w/s590/santa-mcm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="590" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP8hbHT9YpClcFMHktrN-hAQdJIfkABfnorNi4AslnLPkiOu9Wmt5ql4l62PKPiwRO571ShR1pzCz8FYWtVekhR4e1WAL2xiJkiSg_Lm4gHqz4XCDQ4XXRzR4td0LNLj-YIazwn3LW43w/w640-h450/santa-mcm.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>original artwork by Diane Dempsey</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: left;"><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14.52px; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Oh quit whining, you big baby.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It’s like ripping off a band aid...stings for a minute and then you're fine.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5W456QSyIRSOX-GEQp8ir3aq0IEvu_PkdVk3GjoWMhD43GrZ570eBOvU5EDIqeL_WH51yaw_Fgt4xm5pkAGhbdot-mK-g7W7PuZRpy59yTqj4OlW9svU8-N7sQk9UMfMs1HiKHGvtSCRe38w6GzKZiTpyJZI5BWFoE4bsATWXKY0wAOv0l4MaoSz66Sq/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5W456QSyIRSOX-GEQp8ir3aq0IEvu_PkdVk3GjoWMhD43GrZ570eBOvU5EDIqeL_WH51yaw_Fgt4xm5pkAGhbdot-mK-g7W7PuZRpy59yTqj4OlW9svU8-N7sQk9UMfMs1HiKHGvtSCRe38w6GzKZiTpyJZI5BWFoE4bsATWXKY0wAOv0l4MaoSz66Sq/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Even though we're just 2 weeks from the big day, you can't tell it from the weather:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLng4CLm94V8nsPMnpwnYjYhTNYs3_NSCo7tOOG29hpxVsdsz670byxtuLo0zJvtxBXPDHIOHNjSuTxT95QxsM6LH1IIuLr1hKnwqH4FtjCq9Wx5eatVf0F2n21pIXIWJzVCtVo-JubXNjpzR2WwGIGAFKIfqeXXs16rogIc5jbmwFOevrOlpFoV1PZCCJ/s448/IMG_5523.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="448" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLng4CLm94V8nsPMnpwnYjYhTNYs3_NSCo7tOOG29hpxVsdsz670byxtuLo0zJvtxBXPDHIOHNjSuTxT95QxsM6LH1IIuLr1hKnwqH4FtjCq9Wx5eatVf0F2n21pIXIWJzVCtVo-JubXNjpzR2WwGIGAFKIfqeXXs16rogIc5jbmwFOevrOlpFoV1PZCCJ/w640-h480/IMG_5523.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>at least we got rid of the leaves</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">50+ degrees is not what we expect here in mid-December.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">If you're a winter sports person...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM420-TcRortc63924b5ZG_H-NysxzaaJe7fJwRi3457UCFk-y4Zr56illhjZOIhnnsmnhUM0zeNBU1oFNwK-BHOakQt6rt8-eX-oE4DiufmIRQZshRorinTAeaQSB2JWQPUIAky-3d9x2rWRIg1ykmJfQFOR2dLJ0JIaJp7av4KcFeOkoiOwoG4cRLwuU/s825/winter-sports.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="825" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM420-TcRortc63924b5ZG_H-NysxzaaJe7fJwRi3457UCFk-y4Zr56illhjZOIhnnsmnhUM0zeNBU1oFNwK-BHOakQt6rt8-eX-oE4DiufmIRQZshRorinTAeaQSB2JWQPUIAky-3d9x2rWRIg1ykmJfQFOR2dLJ0JIaJp7av4KcFeOkoiOwoG4cRLwuU/w640-h320/winter-sports.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...this ain't good.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But in my case it's giving me a chance to...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dtv3_lwu3QEd-Rm2Q1fQuH-n3y89FkZbMG5WX7GWzQJJ6vxydbHB5dFGND_0uOqAt2ERjF_UjtAwRwYtn6Kykyl7R83gKSc30CdSOgTnKfT28vSOl2c-WXM1CHonHHJR9mf5lb29bOmNmRVNzPPqeQRY_tgS079Sxcmv8mDVHCLV-D0oxUia03deY1rl/s770/play-hickory.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="770" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dtv3_lwu3QEd-Rm2Q1fQuH-n3y89FkZbMG5WX7GWzQJJ6vxydbHB5dFGND_0uOqAt2ERjF_UjtAwRwYtn6Kykyl7R83gKSc30CdSOgTnKfT28vSOl2c-WXM1CHonHHJR9mf5lb29bOmNmRVNzPPqeQRY_tgS079Sxcmv8mDVHCLV-D0oxUia03deY1rl/w640-h218/play-hickory.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Well, maybe not exactly "play" hickory - that's months away, unfortunately - but I have been swatting wiffle golf balls in my backyard with my slimmed down playset.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU_6_G7TpZ-aB-xIyr8sadPDX2uFdHhT_x00ZfLL06I702b-XaGYZBSHCKxFVnuWLfu6HwnHam_WWb6mNwgYgoLOxJBq7OCgSSPWsVyJZIf_DDQPMPcLmUqNLi2k7vLWdHZd3FSqFV5boG0ApPo_3T2HS86irWCkOkcxEJj0k3OtWp1zJA_KGxJz4lMTZ/s560/IMG_5524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU_6_G7TpZ-aB-xIyr8sadPDX2uFdHhT_x00ZfLL06I702b-XaGYZBSHCKxFVnuWLfu6HwnHam_WWb6mNwgYgoLOxJBq7OCgSSPWsVyJZIf_DDQPMPcLmUqNLi2k7vLWdHZd3FSqFV5boG0ApPo_3T2HS86irWCkOkcxEJj0k3OtWp1zJA_KGxJz4lMTZ/w382-h640/IMG_5524.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Been experimenting with some <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Norman" target="_blank"><b>Moe Norman</b></a> principles, with varying degrees of success.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">His "feet planted, reduced hip rotation" feels awkward, but I'm working on making that change.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Two things that feel much more natural are his palm grip and shortened backswing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The palm grip gives better control of the club face.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And while it may look odd...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7c-LQIHU5Z2dPIz4v2soZPh3faJb3y_mCKko3lJxizzhRhJ1AfUU0qwCPX8qff7t-JryM_jGAjZrkJUmtyxnGj7GuuSwyS9lhLM1eNL1px19MLCNCef8LaJ5aYe8YC8btVuBMkQuENANbDnnjWeMONA42YCPWgLP8fwexCynPVMrapi1TiBUBBr9mlOg/s835/moe-norman-start.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="809" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7c-LQIHU5Z2dPIz4v2soZPh3faJb3y_mCKko3lJxizzhRhJ1AfUU0qwCPX8qff7t-JryM_jGAjZrkJUmtyxnGj7GuuSwyS9lhLM1eNL1px19MLCNCef8LaJ5aYe8YC8btVuBMkQuENANbDnnjWeMONA42YCPWgLP8fwexCynPVMrapi1TiBUBBr9mlOg/w620-h640/moe-norman-start.JPG" width="620" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>MN began with the club head a foot away from the ball</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...the shortened back swing addresses what Sam Snead called the most dangerous part: the first 12 inches.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">When you start wrong, you finish wrong.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Eliminating the first foot mitigates that, and so far it seems to be working for me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">However you get there, the point of everything we do with a golf club is about one and only one thing: the moment of impact, when club meets ball.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ044bPh-AWpPjUEw0cJH-7yV4bZOFUzvYFOc-l8jNTFV6_fElaHHcNeW8yCsjoQFJYShrzms7iny10mC8ucXF3foYdYuKOY8-X7BoCwy7HeVHuZOsDKnpHXybFudDu-tPtJ30MwT5Tl6jUFkeSHRe55yQxKauf1Jj-fA3HlWb-E-PbsZeAWGPHTzIqMB2/s1249/club-ball.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1249" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ044bPh-AWpPjUEw0cJH-7yV4bZOFUzvYFOc-l8jNTFV6_fElaHHcNeW8yCsjoQFJYShrzms7iny10mC8ucXF3foYdYuKOY8-X7BoCwy7HeVHuZOsDKnpHXybFudDu-tPtJ30MwT5Tl6jUFkeSHRe55yQxKauf1Jj-fA3HlWb-E-PbsZeAWGPHTzIqMB2/w400-h284/club-ball.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's what determines if your ball ends up in the fairway, or hopelessly lost…</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPY4hqc_3ULHN4aW4Qnf2sxSWygeaijDNo3gIEBrKi9X7FPad6w8dyLAg6fTb0nTB_mxEJXjpCiJ2Cv3-0TGzt-xEHY926Sl5_8wuse-iPoEkdVSugz3hfXBDErValgGZsOXsCCKBnj9Adw46RWN3KYrKbsEGNt4XPCIcj4xYLJJ-wI4ziB9YZBThNDv5/s828/lost-ball.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="786" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPY4hqc_3ULHN4aW4Qnf2sxSWygeaijDNo3gIEBrKi9X7FPad6w8dyLAg6fTb0nTB_mxEJXjpCiJ2Cv3-0TGzt-xEHY926Sl5_8wuse-iPoEkdVSugz3hfXBDErValgGZsOXsCCKBnj9Adw46RWN3KYrKbsEGNt4XPCIcj4xYLJJ-wI4ziB9YZBThNDv5/w380-h400/lost-ball.JPG" width="380" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">...somewhere in the hinterlands.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">MN was a golf swing <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savant" target="_blank">savant</a>; he spent a lifetime perfecting it. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">It's not possible to cherry pick his form and achieve his results. </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">But I don't expect to; if applying some of his principles helps me keep the little white ball in the fairway more consistently, I'll be a happy man.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Either way it's been an unexpected pleasure, swinging my hickories in mid-December.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5HfbVHEZBVyqgoWgosIkGx9DiGQ21SQng7IUf1Zk8h7WmbfOA79W50n_LTFzzbbeQjsM1QBoJK5Ic-QFWf0B1HWJIsOvxtawmtbcdVcXJ2jDu_yr_ir1QVzCKmaZwS2XTF2U0koiZBKrGdTBizdT-ldnPMObHaoCAKZSWx5p8o46OsmO5hJv4TWPswDP/s921/santa-claus.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="921" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5HfbVHEZBVyqgoWgosIkGx9DiGQ21SQng7IUf1Zk8h7WmbfOA79W50n_LTFzzbbeQjsM1QBoJK5Ic-QFWf0B1HWJIsOvxtawmtbcdVcXJ2jDu_yr_ir1QVzCKmaZwS2XTF2U0koiZBKrGdTBizdT-ldnPMObHaoCAKZSWx5p8o46OsmO5hJv4TWPswDP/w640-h622/santa-claus.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">An early present from Santa, I guess.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5U_04ci361RXrfLHP3jJdflXK3VON4dPrrqXOO9T0Y-0tztphzzdx_oActKSOkNfdmRAogAWM5WQiU33vIuQB6kNxf8ktN3bbH1IcgJI2dniD-_1L5Qzb-xeTkaflkliH8hyphenhyphenfU5cNmw9CgNF9ZuUWLn3x_8VTlcJwne-eHQnCp1fi_7wDNxuxuZ5Hh_0/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5U_04ci361RXrfLHP3jJdflXK3VON4dPrrqXOO9T0Y-0tztphzzdx_oActKSOkNfdmRAogAWM5WQiU33vIuQB6kNxf8ktN3bbH1IcgJI2dniD-_1L5Qzb-xeTkaflkliH8hyphenhyphenfU5cNmw9CgNF9ZuUWLn3x_8VTlcJwne-eHQnCp1fi_7wDNxuxuZ5Hh_0/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Varvel has been on a seasonal roll lately:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfpd8V0_evTLeQHlCRasszMZfw4ofHO02-Yy8hMVXwt8Z_e_BRFKLiY7WU3SyYZRxuedN0o2hYGJ62Rsd1kSXBg1dp1GUO8ej2EoB8akQ7zMs_grxMAnoCv4cnRV_usyrwSYvD-1hYeUdWAnJLJtvDlsvZx6LxNTg1SeBA2MxaDlK6FOFSVIeI2rtDchyphenhyphen/s743/varvel-santacoal.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="743" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfpd8V0_evTLeQHlCRasszMZfw4ofHO02-Yy8hMVXwt8Z_e_BRFKLiY7WU3SyYZRxuedN0o2hYGJ62Rsd1kSXBg1dp1GUO8ej2EoB8akQ7zMs_grxMAnoCv4cnRV_usyrwSYvD-1hYeUdWAnJLJtvDlsvZx6LxNTg1SeBA2MxaDlK6FOFSVIeI2rtDchyphenhyphen/w640-h490/varvel-santacoal.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt_fkfH8IXq0IC4wU89gnKaokqlqFnks2446hcnaL9ZLKHOfsXJND1c-xun8ttT7HDHJAIO_bdGPhbVyfLrGNzdoqDKQlJBI7-Bb1W2jXSmU1eR4USMwshUZSkdddZv2BmjCChYHafJ9zB_ae0X3Y6W6iiLxCjo5XZAI3FpSG3-RCdwdlschFBkslY8jI/s745/varvel-trans.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="745" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt_fkfH8IXq0IC4wU89gnKaokqlqFnks2446hcnaL9ZLKHOfsXJND1c-xun8ttT7HDHJAIO_bdGPhbVyfLrGNzdoqDKQlJBI7-Bb1W2jXSmU1eR4USMwshUZSkdddZv2BmjCChYHafJ9zB_ae0X3Y6W6iiLxCjo5XZAI3FpSG3-RCdwdlschFBkslY8jI/w640-h478/varvel-trans.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I know lampooning Slo-Joe and the current <a href="https://www.wordnik.com/words/zeitgeist" target="_blank">zeitgeist</a> is about as challenging as shooting dead fish in a barrel, but still...gotta hand it to Mr. V for his incisive wit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Read 'em and weep.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLc0ysI6ld4Vz7Ru14rmiWoE4EqY1108d1lYe63y1ZHumhufArXmhVzWX7BYbBlJjTLWoi-jn5PyTQ7TSZDRbEfSZ_zsgYIhwx8XHahgM-jKlOCMPLjuR9J90_yggOLDZ-HGvuvdB0PSCPpcYARhzej0qStp3MNHnQkNcOHTU4ra-ASLh0fKcsT3T0sjC/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLc0ysI6ld4Vz7Ru14rmiWoE4EqY1108d1lYe63y1ZHumhufArXmhVzWX7BYbBlJjTLWoi-jn5PyTQ7TSZDRbEfSZ_zsgYIhwx8XHahgM-jKlOCMPLjuR9J90_yggOLDZ-HGvuvdB0PSCPpcYARhzej0qStp3MNHnQkNcOHTU4ra-ASLh0fKcsT3T0sjC/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Now Kind Reader, farewell and adieu;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">or in <a href="https://medium.com/@SimScale/23-skidoo-the-flatiron-a-failure-or-a-feat-of-engineering-2fccd8eb68c2" target="_blank">Flatiron</a> parlance, 23 skidoo!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtIEtPMIrFu8FIdtAsBe0TMAKzNrYc3z0I6YS9-rW7jjZlRxdni_nM91LKVB1t630gDw5fYVGbNsRuTg-qhonezVzVU0ieHJvbwfs059h1hNLwRL4dK3UxFnFYvAeZWZh3NdbDe-LCrb2rCsLVdhRVXfMslXLonIwZAVTCYYMt-SUP6xfSycpc5jxFAEr/s1600/cheadles-hares.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtIEtPMIrFu8FIdtAsBe0TMAKzNrYc3z0I6YS9-rW7jjZlRxdni_nM91LKVB1t630gDw5fYVGbNsRuTg-qhonezVzVU0ieHJvbwfs059h1hNLwRL4dK3UxFnFYvAeZWZh3NdbDe-LCrb2rCsLVdhRVXfMslXLonIwZAVTCYYMt-SUP6xfSycpc5jxFAEr/w480-h640/cheadles-hares.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>enjoyed dinner with friends visiting from Alaska</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORZ6PgMdBe43gJBkVqezfh9wlfW0vuTB204RqWRe0U4wenqlubVyRsFSlz9b0Mmk_nIiOYg85tRKb_jjFSdj8XtO7HA6k1wjqh2jhBk7-qgMBlcU9TiPOR8ijvIFnDRCSNHoeTocbBr5BOdQmjZfxfQ7jg_ObGo9jHb3wVehYjW3Jt0dV8zlpOc99ZzPa/s1788/holland-lakeshore.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="1788" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORZ6PgMdBe43gJBkVqezfh9wlfW0vuTB204RqWRe0U4wenqlubVyRsFSlz9b0Mmk_nIiOYg85tRKb_jjFSdj8XtO7HA6k1wjqh2jhBk7-qgMBlcU9TiPOR8ijvIFnDRCSNHoeTocbBr5BOdQmjZfxfQ7jg_ObGo9jHb3wVehYjW3Jt0dV8zlpOc99ZzPa/w640-h192/holland-lakeshore.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>beautiful view of the lake shore area</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhrpc0_hoQNHOcQPCsRXU20cJtGqCbPClZIqkLrEEsWXJ15z42JR8FjZQbCZdK0hzE_FS5HoHnWmdCNdJsfThDX05PIWnT2DwXVbfQ7zTRKUXtD2GfAmPh2kZp5pd8wPbgwlFXxaDh9d0681o2w0tYOMNE9s7Pdr7G9hZg4Ku0X_ynnFz-E7AjSLCDTdt/s1024/IMG_5525.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhrpc0_hoQNHOcQPCsRXU20cJtGqCbPClZIqkLrEEsWXJ15z42JR8FjZQbCZdK0hzE_FS5HoHnWmdCNdJsfThDX05PIWnT2DwXVbfQ7zTRKUXtD2GfAmPh2kZp5pd8wPbgwlFXxaDh9d0681o2w0tYOMNE9s7Pdr7G9hZg4Ku0X_ynnFz-E7AjSLCDTdt/w640-h480/IMG_5525.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>recent sustained high winds with gusts over 50 mph...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlm3ju0EHhMLInJVz3GYDTQDZHDKQIQ2X59NQ4EEIP8JH15HwYUXcDRM35oy0x8ZUzY1QqzQrtOYHABTSMG1GLQ-dj1JaHSQStfLkW-5Zf6MGr3PTN1NS2ureQV4rGW6b-MfcipndG8nivUnKvgI1LYaOD4pB1HngXwciJwkSiBQZLbpE9rzCbMFv4SuCz/s1280/IMG_5527.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlm3ju0EHhMLInJVz3GYDTQDZHDKQIQ2X59NQ4EEIP8JH15HwYUXcDRM35oy0x8ZUzY1QqzQrtOYHABTSMG1GLQ-dj1JaHSQStfLkW-5Zf6MGr3PTN1NS2ureQV4rGW6b-MfcipndG8nivUnKvgI1LYaOD4pB1HngXwciJwkSiBQZLbpE9rzCbMFv4SuCz/w480-h640/IMG_5527.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...caused a little problem for Santa and his reindeer...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji323H4nkxJQcFCr1XVSwbfEUjW7XgmW8d0noNOao1hbqBnD2GbvyK95MrS50XLl_CG6tpl1fQc-2yXRbA1-TYljVe9Z7qYBIASCKYRr5Kd8-GOt34j7xy1EkjANOSzYvIKcedBXw4HEbCICG5Qn0c9WelPIJqO1NEWZh2IrcKIrKcdvcJ-FkpM1Fa31DL/s512/IMG_5530.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji323H4nkxJQcFCr1XVSwbfEUjW7XgmW8d0noNOao1hbqBnD2GbvyK95MrS50XLl_CG6tpl1fQc-2yXRbA1-TYljVe9Z7qYBIASCKYRr5Kd8-GOt34j7xy1EkjANOSzYvIKcedBXw4HEbCICG5Qn0c9WelPIJqO1NEWZh2IrcKIrKcdvcJ-FkpM1Fa31DL/w640-h480/IMG_5530.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...but after some antler repairs and gyroscopic recalibration, Christmas is saved: they're back in business and cleared for takeoff on runway 36</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSHmPMybB04v5oPwhsFYJKG-DgTtVPwyOiw7tQlPHaV_4NClg7Hl-iVa1cgnwPpkY8py3ki0-gyHAAjczsvrR7VZDiHDiDCWbHdpx38mJupOIkJTZAez2Ut17FN9VcA7gRgvaE3po8wAarmDPmFFcpWhr3x5HaBY8NqETiXBhSE5IdUH6r7UWaiggYCNh/s513/IMG_5531.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSHmPMybB04v5oPwhsFYJKG-DgTtVPwyOiw7tQlPHaV_4NClg7Hl-iVa1cgnwPpkY8py3ki0-gyHAAjczsvrR7VZDiHDiDCWbHdpx38mJupOIkJTZAez2Ut17FN9VcA7gRgvaE3po8wAarmDPmFFcpWhr3x5HaBY8NqETiXBhSE5IdUH6r7UWaiggYCNh/w510-h640/IMG_5531.jpg" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>spinning some new Christmas vinyl...Satchmo...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYRXJtwPw4CGP8mgSEIh8QOdosUbkWiXm1mQRThxKpNcFOMPkrKuXTBY09DKzCSq5kJgi8GQDe-dK0A9pflEU-nk5pN-4PdaGbhGh7P184_NgJmW6ptbTjAMHIR37qeQN_A0lCkDYGGDC6SrqYBCyWMhnG84numJmtfbbWWzCzl-g7PpX-frvX-gbv8gk/s481/IMG_5532.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="347" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYRXJtwPw4CGP8mgSEIh8QOdosUbkWiXm1mQRThxKpNcFOMPkrKuXTBY09DKzCSq5kJgi8GQDe-dK0A9pflEU-nk5pN-4PdaGbhGh7P184_NgJmW6ptbTjAMHIR37qeQN_A0lCkDYGGDC6SrqYBCyWMhnG84numJmtfbbWWzCzl-g7PpX-frvX-gbv8gk/w462-h640/IMG_5532.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...and Ol' Blue Eyes</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y0aT_OGobvy198MHKeP1RAXqcRjtJbSsfFuxB4kcJDa8RSmf8mVC6FinwxPMYAlKU6pMazPqS1B354TyssIOVhfeToXFtJV4cQJHY3ZdhlVE-Gh9mTTlx9iPAEmOt5I0dWnivhMx-7iQr5oV2fUHg9AMVtTWN22Wegr_Ak8d5Y8r1LzXnUtYgcn10NFF/s1512/image0000.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y0aT_OGobvy198MHKeP1RAXqcRjtJbSsfFuxB4kcJDa8RSmf8mVC6FinwxPMYAlKU6pMazPqS1B354TyssIOVhfeToXFtJV4cQJHY3ZdhlVE-Gh9mTTlx9iPAEmOt5I0dWnivhMx-7iQr5oV2fUHg9AMVtTWN22Wegr_Ak8d5Y8r1LzXnUtYgcn10NFF/w458-h640/image0000.JPG" width="458" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>from 1956, a beautiful couple "loved for gentleness". the equivalent of these types of ads today are for drugs; they show happy people enjoying life while the narrator reads an ominous list of side effects that can maim or kill you, then finishes with, "ask your doctor if <a href="https://translate.google.com/?sl=en&tl=la&text=this%20might%20kill%20you&op=translate" target="_blank"><i>hoc occideret</i></a> is right for you".</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CXEssW8uip-3CuafNKjCiUGikzlmAzJqV28hh_JUga1LK5xLpJhpVXrAQtfAXdEWfVj90FKymcPFuJHkYyYzvT-_j2lUe_1qqGFpx0fK4h6R530TG4SExw1tdDVcZzv3ByZ0yyFaX4z4D2ZfxI26NRrkrTFI6s7HFJtR-8wh7aNsiQ_yL0RRaqK25isc/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CXEssW8uip-3CuafNKjCiUGikzlmAzJqV28hh_JUga1LK5xLpJhpVXrAQtfAXdEWfVj90FKymcPFuJHkYyYzvT-_j2lUe_1qqGFpx0fK4h6R530TG4SExw1tdDVcZzv3ByZ0yyFaX4z4D2ZfxI26NRrkrTFI6s7HFJtR-8wh7aNsiQ_yL0RRaqK25isc/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Remember, smart Christmas shoppers start early, which means the rest of us are dumb.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But not to worry, there's still plenty of time to panic.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoCiXZw717qSsGkCqYiVI4W9enFUKF7FIb6tAmPecVU_PQNTZwXpVlOqUQVNAV3b6XzLahVJERppUwQ2MOANdWyDXuecqt4k8ViRGSZ-MBFFz2uT2MJyG142Rgbdqw5KIttV7T-TSX0OJ3A2NMlQJidEhNYTHTdBZjgFT5QNE-3Jh0w2PepOiGJhB9OB6/s728/santa-panic.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="728" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoCiXZw717qSsGkCqYiVI4W9enFUKF7FIb6tAmPecVU_PQNTZwXpVlOqUQVNAV3b6XzLahVJERppUwQ2MOANdWyDXuecqt4k8ViRGSZ-MBFFz2uT2MJyG142Rgbdqw5KIttV7T-TSX0OJ3A2NMlQJidEhNYTHTdBZjgFT5QNE-3Jh0w2PepOiGJhB9OB6/w400-h386/santa-panic.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get your ebooks here:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AR6LOLU" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Genesis</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D688DX8" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Rescue</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G82OPQI" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Long Count</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IE6XD8M" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Papa's Model T: The Gray Ghost</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KW0I11M" target="_blank"><b>Papa's Model T: The Tin Goose</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KK5L759" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Papa's Model T: The Amateur</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MKKZTFN" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Dipper</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082DXJQR4" target="_blank"><b>Papa's Model T: The Bambino</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018CW1SPS" target="_blank">Loved Of My Father</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077Q5WZBW/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1511497760&sr=8-18&keywords=red+train+christmas+book" target="_blank">Red Train Christmas</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077V6XKTX" target="_blank"><b>TAT</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CSYZKKT" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Last Flight</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DX87SMF" target="_blank">A Stillwater Christmas</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ3R3JR" target="_blank">Crescent Moon Paradise</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NZFVHXM" target="_blank">Time Slip Island</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-27038137896101464042023-12-07T09:01:00.001-05:002024-01-12T21:12:41.268-05:00December 7th, 1941...<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHg5Hyn6XvpAYkrtyQW03QzgycdMiaTiqU9I5A_-_teurgZbE3_dcX5tB_INJsiBa6P-DCEeYkHWMM16-lam40AC_KeHiY3WQhCXPhWQ5AvvnGRqfCtTNo137K1E94ffWx41yNwPW0VMLQM9UONecGGAJs2DZqdmp7WVh4VDE05jlQanLbV_n7RBiEHg/s640/pearl-harbor.jpg" style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHg5Hyn6XvpAYkrtyQW03QzgycdMiaTiqU9I5A_-_teurgZbE3_dcX5tB_INJsiBa6P-DCEeYkHWMM16-lam40AC_KeHiY3WQhCXPhWQ5AvvnGRqfCtTNo137K1E94ffWx41yNwPW0VMLQM9UONecGGAJs2DZqdmp7WVh4VDE05jlQanLbV_n7RBiEHg/w640-h360/pearl-harbor.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>...a date which will live in infamy. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><a href="https://www.atomicmonstercafe.com/2020/12/remember-pearl-harbor.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEVER FORGET</span></b></a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-18218292910733103482023-12-01T19:50:00.010-05:002023-12-04T18:02:54.180-05:00Gentlemen, A Christmas Gift Idea...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XrOj8BTgbY4_Mpm2QfI5rrcO6AnK5R5a5zNZ2YJsmZz4SbRHSvvWPvvsZwNh9VhMfHMukDVFRdVZfQFiFXVp340bNWIDqOrQzC1YOzYsbxzXPX694PEfy4ubV7Qg1aMmygRgOvCxEu2fjOxCQRuTQJ_yuFBUXr2Mqo0IbfUjwrufD37j5onmZzLd9kCo/s1334/sponge-mop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1014" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XrOj8BTgbY4_Mpm2QfI5rrcO6AnK5R5a5zNZ2YJsmZz4SbRHSvvWPvvsZwNh9VhMfHMukDVFRdVZfQFiFXVp340bNWIDqOrQzC1YOzYsbxzXPX694PEfy4ubV7Qg1aMmygRgOvCxEu2fjOxCQRuTQJ_yuFBUXr2Mqo0IbfUjwrufD37j5onmZzLd9kCo/w486-h640/sponge-mop.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>...from those halcyon days of yore.</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Imagine her excitement when she opens her gift!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">It's not just a mop...it's a </span><i style="font-family: "Special Elite";">sponge </i><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">mop, and such a deal at less than $4.00.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm guessing she won't have words to express her true feelings for you at that moment.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">You better hope not, anyway.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Yes indeed, those were the good ol' days when you could please the little lady for next to nothing right up until she took you to the cleaners in divorce court.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No need to thank me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvMfWSyycGMTAB3qLhyaORvV2H4-is1FvXsspmIyBP2XtA_As25eD9exKxxNHb4gld4vCwgGknHebYPjZHCKICfxwW7M-bSSqngFE4EdJj257IxES_h_cgT8uxEKhizb6dVPQ_Bkfp4PRHYc1FBTutTTuQTs62Qvk7tLlbg9xEa_iONt7tjwYcEMfF4NK/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvMfWSyycGMTAB3qLhyaORvV2H4-is1FvXsspmIyBP2XtA_As25eD9exKxxNHb4gld4vCwgGknHebYPjZHCKICfxwW7M-bSSqngFE4EdJj257IxES_h_cgT8uxEKhizb6dVPQ_Bkfp4PRHYc1FBTutTTuQTs62Qvk7tLlbg9xEa_iONt7tjwYcEMfF4NK/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And while we're on the subject of lost causes:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6BHQH43IJl6-xIO9MaabGWpSzAVD-bTr8Dcq7_yGl_IwJzWURvGr4qnlHx2knAEL6MjfOCAo-5QdJa0od08u1PxeT0MzJOCDO2kmk92OFUIEkcXOnzV8voXR6NrQQmPYfJQ2JtIKOZsOLD_TCbvA3S_0RSxRe55-qcQksyGc0UsMk3Oz1ZLvf-ua9LRT/s908/biden-xmas-tree-falls-down.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="908" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6BHQH43IJl6-xIO9MaabGWpSzAVD-bTr8Dcq7_yGl_IwJzWURvGr4qnlHx2knAEL6MjfOCAo-5QdJa0od08u1PxeT0MzJOCDO2kmk92OFUIEkcXOnzV8voXR6NrQQmPYfJQ2JtIKOZsOLD_TCbvA3S_0RSxRe55-qcQksyGc0UsMk3Oz1ZLvf-ua9LRT/w640-h432/biden-xmas-tree-falls-down.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the biden faux-presidency in a picture: help! I've fallen and can't get up</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's what happened recently to the so-called National Christmas tree at La Casa Blanca.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">What does it mean?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsmSL4SDNnUfjjN271gjPDoUrc1UDrCrrfS0XSxXzl1y0qkBy0XkeUtWc186acCE7imvfT-ty-bgTio8Mmepr5zX2GWmGuNVm2lZcpD8KkUDMMrT-1fHLRtHmZ4nRqgWdEGLmIuJJljrnPyWNE_cda4Nx0KwEy81bEWZX647AvCaS-SvkTbX6Dlm-Wch-/s729/biden-xmas-tree.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="729" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsmSL4SDNnUfjjN271gjPDoUrc1UDrCrrfS0XSxXzl1y0qkBy0XkeUtWc186acCE7imvfT-ty-bgTio8Mmepr5zX2GWmGuNVm2lZcpD8KkUDMMrT-1fHLRtHmZ4nRqgWdEGLmIuJJljrnPyWNE_cda4Nx0KwEy81bEWZX647AvCaS-SvkTbX6Dlm-Wch-/w640-h496/biden-xmas-tree.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Exact.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwnfHbOEvSrtGBQWDh4tsNybS2Hanhm1A2b-CN6J86WPsYyv8_ZFCgTVUtKAxxzP3IpvA-2b5cbhyphenhyphenwHOmIQZFcv3klFHHbN4UaXpkQ53zSm-V-QDFur2DF23DJ0ean9843vhBRdnOk5ZzGccCqHhOJGIZo1_XEpOnrN1mX9Yc4VkTLAu9fdHWUG1ye-aT/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwnfHbOEvSrtGBQWDh4tsNybS2Hanhm1A2b-CN6J86WPsYyv8_ZFCgTVUtKAxxzP3IpvA-2b5cbhyphenhyphenwHOmIQZFcv3klFHHbN4UaXpkQ53zSm-V-QDFur2DF23DJ0ean9843vhBRdnOk5ZzGccCqHhOJGIZo1_XEpOnrN1mX9Yc4VkTLAu9fdHWUG1ye-aT/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In "Kowboy Korner", I'm pleased to present this impressive bull ride by one of my grandsons:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx775yPEA2OH4hlNb4X_aK-0vjaB4I1SRbwcuDPYIJfMOOgF5ycmPDtt-5nvybjtrsE5uyoRYpW-FIAN1AE0A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">He's definitely gaining on it; that's his best / longest ride yet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And did you notice? He landed on his feet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">O to be young again!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">Well...no, actually; </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">that's not true.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Climbing atop 1200 pounds of enraged bovine fury is nothing I ever would have attempted, even in my wild and misspent youth.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I humbly bow before his courage and applaud his improvement.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Now enough already Ike, before you break something you need, like your body!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Kids these days...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGU1zSqhMAubuBoJuIcNy0CAeyGBmLQh3Popt0nNHA_bnXnbnwMfQHOOQymoad765_SSv4r_O-UqPsoQI3-FgAXLqdIlGdv_YeEjSQzpda0kyKeNzzf3ZdQMtJDv9G4zr9xm8pwXk26qOI3r5nMnZocZGTmb1w8hII0Ht2gDrRdqTFKMKgQGHKIWEFeHn5/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGU1zSqhMAubuBoJuIcNy0CAeyGBmLQh3Popt0nNHA_bnXnbnwMfQHOOQymoad765_SSv4r_O-UqPsoQI3-FgAXLqdIlGdv_YeEjSQzpda0kyKeNzzf3ZdQMtJDv9G4zr9xm8pwXk26qOI3r5nMnZocZGTmb1w8hII0Ht2gDrRdqTFKMKgQGHKIWEFeHn5/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Been thinking about our next home, probably a few years hence, and kicking around the idea of an American Foursquare...</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCd4oarDAI_gukynyuPBtaFFsvCpvGs6AgLbbZVSpeOJQ2szcx6KUMBiOzrApkyNjmA1unNlWonZLPD37G7IpXGboug9taXXYlKBa0yqgqfYqkFt2DLleANeJ3UItoYL7UK-UrN1C3IoUpdFnx9QcrOOT9YORLHsLI8sXlrqS49iOThCrMFLagUYk_QIpi/s880/4square.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="880" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCd4oarDAI_gukynyuPBtaFFsvCpvGs6AgLbbZVSpeOJQ2szcx6KUMBiOzrApkyNjmA1unNlWonZLPD37G7IpXGboug9taXXYlKBa0yqgqfYqkFt2DLleANeJ3UItoYL7UK-UrN1C3IoUpdFnx9QcrOOT9YORLHsLI8sXlrqS49iOThCrMFLagUYk_QIpi/w640-h448/4square.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...a style common from the 1890's through 1930.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Here's a local example that's currently sale pending for nearly a million dollars:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLVKwhhSQe-LO-oZhkDvN-TEAee_LGhKmUfA8Rr4O1QkA_Nfb4tEXsNZe4r1QTLLN8kjwmo2Q106QPrzaRKoXZFcD8cnXA8SRlWrY4aIubJ9rwQcjTi1RKR1o25CVtGHKDtqd_eLczGrjmw8JjJCc1TlKzSrDx-BWu7rjpTzPfqw2k5OTY2pjIOI4nitr/s920/4square-zeeland.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="920" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLVKwhhSQe-LO-oZhkDvN-TEAee_LGhKmUfA8Rr4O1QkA_Nfb4tEXsNZe4r1QTLLN8kjwmo2Q106QPrzaRKoXZFcD8cnXA8SRlWrY4aIubJ9rwQcjTi1RKR1o25CVtGHKDtqd_eLczGrjmw8JjJCc1TlKzSrDx-BWu7rjpTzPfqw2k5OTY2pjIOI4nitr/w640-h474/4square-zeeland.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">This one is massive - built in 1906 and completely restored, it has 5 bedrooms, 3400 square feet, 4 wooded acres with a brook running through it, etc.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But that high priced luxury was definitely <i>not</i> the allure when this style originally caught on; quite the opposite.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">They were available as mail order kits from both Sears...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzah4iEjzpfLP7Fe2NLINUzSCHZcQvfRF_8oSBwYlZVCzYu2I9CaG-EFrU57nM7kv8kVe9YNyp2tyVhr6xbAgmIGcuwSyt-hM9mfEWl6W6-Obw9pwAd6xl8hLKchdDgyX4bP6SqYErM5TKUjonMZRRGmriXp9W4u-OYSZC33Do8J7aY30Zzysba2dfS46c/s832/4square-sears.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzah4iEjzpfLP7Fe2NLINUzSCHZcQvfRF_8oSBwYlZVCzYu2I9CaG-EFrU57nM7kv8kVe9YNyp2tyVhr6xbAgmIGcuwSyt-hM9mfEWl6W6-Obw9pwAd6xl8hLKchdDgyX4bP6SqYErM5TKUjonMZRRGmriXp9W4u-OYSZC33Do8J7aY30Zzysba2dfS46c/w456-h640/4square-sears.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and Montgomery Ward:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxlAG2QRy_OUb6odXGsZ8xlG99kqCNhkszwRZiZC2cPOZrbk3bqM3owz0sAbvuJ96Itt_S2-52_UBhJvQygM02YOusNgqvpAhbvmJFTxk6mmR-TeQzOF5i7IqHbUBHssH__9cwP-Bv7D1rgtaBmuxRKAww4xJ1tnImx0vxvOXDNlXNmcyBoCFGm0NjG5r/s637/4square-wardway.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxlAG2QRy_OUb6odXGsZ8xlG99kqCNhkszwRZiZC2cPOZrbk3bqM3owz0sAbvuJ96Itt_S2-52_UBhJvQygM02YOusNgqvpAhbvmJFTxk6mmR-TeQzOF5i7IqHbUBHssH__9cwP-Bv7D1rgtaBmuxRKAww4xJ1tnImx0vxvOXDNlXNmcyBoCFGm0NjG5r/w472-h640/4square-wardway.JPG" width="472" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>not positive what a "homelike home" is, but there you have it</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Just as sleek, minimalist “mid century modern” was counterpoint to rich, exuberant “art deco”, so the American Foursquare homes were a stark break from the ornate Victorian style of the 1800's.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No frills and space efficient, they were a popular and inexpensive choice for both urban and rural settings.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Even the gorgeous Gatsby home Karen and I toured a few years ago...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORv0QiH37GY2DE1nJnzO4kFL_IIxNC2jgpjUaw65GOfmFBup_m5Fob0BUMYI1AtMDRWHPwH6UrN1riysEmeLc0zbwFnxpTvkHX6BFuOrcVwnRXXK0lxMadBNPQp-jZyucDR-ouqKI75QR4pqY17SpfX_V3wwA-7CZVJO3QYZDSDNClzeNzGb4tUzQq0ec/s499/758-southshore-american-4square.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="499" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORv0QiH37GY2DE1nJnzO4kFL_IIxNC2jgpjUaw65GOfmFBup_m5Fob0BUMYI1AtMDRWHPwH6UrN1riysEmeLc0zbwFnxpTvkHX6BFuOrcVwnRXXK0lxMadBNPQp-jZyucDR-ouqKI75QR4pqY17SpfX_V3wwA-7CZVJO3QYZDSDNClzeNzGb4tUzQq0ec/w640-h478/758-southshore-american-4square.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...has obvious traits of the American Foursquare tradition.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So why would we trade our lovely mid century modern classic for a 4square?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Well...we might not; we do love this home, and we're definitely not finished with its restoration.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's more of a notion than a plan at this point, but <i>if </i>we did opt for a 4square, it would be to delve into the art deco motif.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We like mid century modern; we're not obsessed with it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We also appreciate the aforementioned "rich exuberance" of art deco design, and we have quite a few items from that era:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-opcDd1psEh8uIVEgaWAx9bcgyXd7phnOdop_WCHGVD4ZU41eCApL_UHe53CYj1AwjFru-2CjcR0zVYf_CSTV5Bam7nBW21E9M8qQGR4HcLWIg4N8XY9DLKcVOueWhTftjYuiAHXCEag-XMeScLMFrvP3j9jckSPCVmUS7imiy6NP390BcHTqjMSl9yC/s1024/IMG_5514.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-opcDd1psEh8uIVEgaWAx9bcgyXd7phnOdop_WCHGVD4ZU41eCApL_UHe53CYj1AwjFru-2CjcR0zVYf_CSTV5Bam7nBW21E9M8qQGR4HcLWIg4N8XY9DLKcVOueWhTftjYuiAHXCEag-XMeScLMFrvP3j9jckSPCVmUS7imiy6NP390BcHTqjMSl9yC/w480-h640/IMG_5514.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>sparton bluebird and colonial globe radios from the 1930's</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqywA5Boy0KIPgVZGRM3bdT440HXoxf5P4oOXX1gb_1dgmZ7mjDRMIL2eXAHiK4oYvmoh76NnGDmv6H3X4RqNVNK9Qg9JqXn3eNkizDFW9ucTDfQjVKNszz03pv5J20GtpWg6A2j_yrpIZYcUTuINlUc1xcvw4M0ZL0kH_f75J3vPSeqKsRjyU99_71lW/s800/IMG_5515.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqywA5Boy0KIPgVZGRM3bdT440HXoxf5P4oOXX1gb_1dgmZ7mjDRMIL2eXAHiK4oYvmoh76NnGDmv6H3X4RqNVNK9Qg9JqXn3eNkizDFW9ucTDfQjVKNszz03pv5J20GtpWg6A2j_yrpIZYcUTuINlUc1xcvw4M0ZL0kH_f75J3vPSeqKsRjyU99_71lW/w480-h640/IMG_5515.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>1927 Western Electric model 102-B1 phone</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fg0cs5LT9iWMiIYRu2QIH2hVG8Adgaja9CJhC7MwKoi0qJBCN8EX9Sd_GTgA4IL4RzftUwAOvZwchi5ZpOM2rGkXUNH5tQgR_WOdKTvANDuqHa8VOVbQp6La3ihs9hCINOjSayLh5bZwCGUHsG7CjI43aCruuftgI6B_WKRO3mBt-AhXX6bRw_xCF69w/s800/IMG_5516.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Fg0cs5LT9iWMiIYRu2QIH2hVG8Adgaja9CJhC7MwKoi0qJBCN8EX9Sd_GTgA4IL4RzftUwAOvZwchi5ZpOM2rGkXUNH5tQgR_WOdKTvANDuqHa8VOVbQp6La3ihs9hCINOjSayLh5bZwCGUHsG7CjI43aCruuftgI6B_WKRO3mBt-AhXX6bRw_xCF69w/w640-h480/IMG_5516.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>various and sundry Ronson style lighters and cigarette holders from the 20's and 30's, a 1939 world's fair "trylon and perisphere" teapot, and a 1920s flapper</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It wouldn't be hard to transform the decor from 4square plain to roaring 20's.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">A few lighting, furniture and appliance touches...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bq1M7-0mc_n3pIvw2Ua94dJ9H9_X8itHYk3VFuKe6uogpEONG88TyMbmRFJIBJf0MuPjzXwidpEAG69AemBFuw4It5Q9v-1FP_8UMmVOwDqwkn2ol4UV29enu5Hug11LYbUqrsaEY42TUSzqwRey_4D9030PklYyJyZT8zQP1efMRc0KW2QW2R4OdZHF/s879/monitor-top-2door.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="653" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bq1M7-0mc_n3pIvw2Ua94dJ9H9_X8itHYk3VFuKe6uogpEONG88TyMbmRFJIBJf0MuPjzXwidpEAG69AemBFuw4It5Q9v-1FP_8UMmVOwDqwkn2ol4UV29enu5Hug11LYbUqrsaEY42TUSzqwRey_4D9030PklYyJyZT8zQP1efMRc0KW2QW2R4OdZHF/w476-h640/monitor-top-2door.JPG" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a man cave special, this would never see the inside of our 4square kitchen</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUqeDyDoawt8X9j5SRh8zguomvo9oT8IQlZGAd3ruwkD3lRlec3PtY3HpCov7XqNCAL6DY1r4Os3e4cYylLTNae32XpycBdOtoTP4LlzHWgz0SCXhEKjAuAIroM6Bbun8fEBbNIKRn1_0Mpm9rjQnDMj5rG6FVfRhbszGGcFPUGV9AJyITVv2U7G4ZzSr/s884/gas-stove-1920s.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="790" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUqeDyDoawt8X9j5SRh8zguomvo9oT8IQlZGAd3ruwkD3lRlec3PtY3HpCov7XqNCAL6DY1r4Os3e4cYylLTNae32XpycBdOtoTP4LlzHWgz0SCXhEKjAuAIroM6Bbun8fEBbNIKRn1_0Mpm9rjQnDMj5rG6FVfRhbszGGcFPUGV9AJyITVv2U7G4ZzSr/w572-h640/gas-stove-1920s.JPG" width="572" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ditto on this 1920's stove...you know what will freeze over before Karen agreed to one of these. cooking with it might be ok, but reverting to hand cleaning the oven like mom did back in the day? fuggedaboudit...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and voila, I'd be a bachelor in no time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">There are some modern refrigerators and stoves with a retro look and feel, so those might be an option.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">At Christmastime, we'd send out art deco cards...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZzmohFKMzdhiVLTDZd0sUYvTalwPuHXisajLFFNuZnahj_OzJaQhjAccWzZG2zFzyVDCaccr4MGfVTxJ-7JomY4wqAfEReQfaGTNZDNwT4I6kifg9YfMcHKjnXwoj4_gJ5SXjtSqtlzNOfIS2JsBw1D6PuiguB-hL0t7j5VpmYphHvlJ7KC1faLEBM2h/s549/xmas23-front.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZzmohFKMzdhiVLTDZd0sUYvTalwPuHXisajLFFNuZnahj_OzJaQhjAccWzZG2zFzyVDCaccr4MGfVTxJ-7JomY4wqAfEReQfaGTNZDNwT4I6kifg9YfMcHKjnXwoj4_gJ5SXjtSqtlzNOfIS2JsBw1D6PuiguB-hL0t7j5VpmYphHvlJ7KC1faLEBM2h/w458-h640/xmas23-front.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and trade out our aluminum tree for something more period correct...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4zMzXUwhSFWfRwQRC07yVmO6RQoxUNNhyphenhyphen3kN3k9De0uaHneiEK7uiYe4wFV-rAILtMF8j0lwGhS_rtCZbkPq_3D1yw8fmvTEEm2G4nim5LcGIDkkqMN5m_tdmYH2wL9NdCHPt2koNAWUOu0C_mpICcye7x3tI-knBrsuFSX_zqE6TzdxkjeoG3ckDfCE/s631/art-deco-xmas-tree.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="631" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4zMzXUwhSFWfRwQRC07yVmO6RQoxUNNhyphenhyphen3kN3k9De0uaHneiEK7uiYe4wFV-rAILtMF8j0lwGhS_rtCZbkPq_3D1yw8fmvTEEm2G4nim5LcGIDkkqMN5m_tdmYH2wL9NdCHPt2koNAWUOu0C_mpICcye7x3tI-knBrsuFSX_zqE6TzdxkjeoG3ckDfCE/w640-h488/art-deco-xmas-tree.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>gotta love "the bishop's wife"</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">..only without Cary Grant.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I can see this home in a rural setting with some land, but not so many oak trees...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-x-ID5y_JKomVk7mDoibO2FNxAhu854JQijU4xE5gq6APrl7lSYeyqSKnhDXGAxh_8cJPy1Xb-OPb_FtLQBH_VvJXxyFNWzl_dNUJaW4Qa9k2988-EwDT5sUi_hG8ncPyGjM32dPTgmDZttmLbj12Fiwf61tgDODEQhON_L6DSostbNYEtpqkoWQzr10/s448/IMG_5513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="356" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-x-ID5y_JKomVk7mDoibO2FNxAhu854JQijU4xE5gq6APrl7lSYeyqSKnhDXGAxh_8cJPy1Xb-OPb_FtLQBH_VvJXxyFNWzl_dNUJaW4Qa9k2988-EwDT5sUi_hG8ncPyGjM32dPTgmDZttmLbj12Fiwf61tgDODEQhON_L6DSostbNYEtpqkoWQzr10/w508-h640/IMG_5513.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...so we're not drowning in leaves every fall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">Time will tell...all filed under "possibilities" for now.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy0Dme9ooZ3_DNwWYacZ80iCveJbZm1Pqsmc1CeKlIRbFvEq4qznWSjYtOcx7YMNs6F6UP6_exr38lcM8pueHDjUu5PWDxxhk_UhqKdgd9qYaf7TS2Q-Si2hhi_B3UUlDOh13X2M0dN9GOKiYFSzMuIK6kWYqemTmxPT9EL2RQHD7-1GF55oVpCMDx3BX/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy0Dme9ooZ3_DNwWYacZ80iCveJbZm1Pqsmc1CeKlIRbFvEq4qznWSjYtOcx7YMNs6F6UP6_exr38lcM8pueHDjUu5PWDxxhk_UhqKdgd9qYaf7TS2Q-Si2hhi_B3UUlDOh13X2M0dN9GOKiYFSzMuIK6kWYqemTmxPT9EL2RQHD7-1GF55oVpCMDx3BX/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Here we go...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52nOfxQVyWvWJ9tCbtspKipcehAQC5x0bYbxtezG-qXO3O3OGrm7smy0BUHhHH9FhchmnvgriBX06boxDnWVwSTCIGFtAbxuA_NxYMLWXTtd3rtIIUmDCl_83ooz3F6INLzHzaX02TjuDdyYHQQRWirKhfhw-GgBGmMvHJZavvv6N1bUetV4zge4CHMaH/s660/23-skidoo-pudding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="660" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52nOfxQVyWvWJ9tCbtspKipcehAQC5x0bYbxtezG-qXO3O3OGrm7smy0BUHhHH9FhchmnvgriBX06boxDnWVwSTCIGFtAbxuA_NxYMLWXTtd3rtIIUmDCl_83ooz3F6INLzHzaX02TjuDdyYHQQRWirKhfhw-GgBGmMvHJZavvv6N1bUetV4zge4CHMaH/w640-h390/23-skidoo-pudding.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...23 skidoo:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2shmTuAbniSInzzBZszxroKbt0_8CHOPsS-evxn4urFXNZg4upQAwSGRASfH_OohIZh2kXh-NnoBVGOc4FAGPrJD9IKrYFILFn3XJmfg1jLBllPNNH_-_RlqApG40S9cl2jI_4750tL-jjCXBFfrIBWjFetkrL4XPdrA-Y4MTMYgR-xT1uFKTKDJgnwvI/s828/ballard-retirement.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2shmTuAbniSInzzBZszxroKbt0_8CHOPsS-evxn4urFXNZg4upQAwSGRASfH_OohIZh2kXh-NnoBVGOc4FAGPrJD9IKrYFILFn3XJmfg1jLBllPNNH_-_RlqApG40S9cl2jI_4750tL-jjCXBFfrIBWjFetkrL4XPdrA-Y4MTMYgR-xT1uFKTKDJgnwvI/w500-h640/ballard-retirement.JPG" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>and he still dresses for the office</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKO3VCk4HuCWdimbLPajjjfE-vqwTHBiiZX5A-LUEXMNWatjCO54Eo8twAfl8mlz6MFneA4P6omRcaKwOhUcBwouO9UvBrfSXzZp8eg9szYtOZmvCvRAM1ejCHMIaDj0OYHg9iyAvQdIBm4-c6H77p5BYbAT5cya110o1A3Fa7h0B1w_D3RO5upf6FCh0h/s914/golfer-rockwell.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="713" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKO3VCk4HuCWdimbLPajjjfE-vqwTHBiiZX5A-LUEXMNWatjCO54Eo8twAfl8mlz6MFneA4P6omRcaKwOhUcBwouO9UvBrfSXzZp8eg9szYtOZmvCvRAM1ejCHMIaDj0OYHg9iyAvQdIBm4-c6H77p5BYbAT5cya110o1A3Fa7h0B1w_D3RO5upf6FCh0h/w500-h640/golfer-rockwell.JPG" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>perfect form</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF76Xcz0dxibq0ATlo2AcjpzSnsidgR7woKmshO2-4xj8sTGVygYI5XzHBM6M1Jz9Vq8LskyudGcG25jYlTgPg0ysq2k_UeKjMppmdx1NuPjCRAu2tzKPYwwWtvft3ZR0brrWnXQrVv7CT60xxzbiPM4Ut41NUKn6COIsWbvVaHGsFw1fHTKl7zllsig4/s448/IMG_5496.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="448" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF76Xcz0dxibq0ATlo2AcjpzSnsidgR7woKmshO2-4xj8sTGVygYI5XzHBM6M1Jz9Vq8LskyudGcG25jYlTgPg0ysq2k_UeKjMppmdx1NuPjCRAu2tzKPYwwWtvft3ZR0brrWnXQrVv7CT60xxzbiPM4Ut41NUKn6COIsWbvVaHGsFw1fHTKl7zllsig4/w640-h480/IMG_5496.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>snowed this week, but melted now</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3YBLhjIM_gV37-Z4T1VjPTVydOjtrsV2I9_oMJRYmsueff5raY4JuhM27z2bEpKep9Jpq5W7qvc0fl42VzJ0Lnpaq3hz900txEUAucPkkyLQ_4jz2UJqbpQzdDEgxFJs17GUbeFAHakAZa88JbaXe0zYnCxNuhoJLxPyxrP310af8I0sRdz6LS7Lwyy7/s512/IMG_5519.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="329" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3YBLhjIM_gV37-Z4T1VjPTVydOjtrsV2I9_oMJRYmsueff5raY4JuhM27z2bEpKep9Jpq5W7qvc0fl42VzJ0Lnpaq3hz900txEUAucPkkyLQ_4jz2UJqbpQzdDEgxFJs17GUbeFAHakAZa88JbaXe0zYnCxNuhoJLxPyxrP310af8I0sRdz6LS7Lwyy7/w412-h640/IMG_5519.jpg" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>bonus room tree with seasonal chapeau</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTX3OjS1InyTglelZYTQKxD9jTwvE4yXWg1NZ-zFDFOul6u3VkmA_c57gL4E-rcWjC3rl92HtRXyo9jnsiEjZv7Z-3UyNyyVUSmDalSjjlFgbrOXIoNMRwYJgfOOeUQSb_qKPqSJuRBLfGtU4WZ5U7h2ZHRWZPL4yWQMratQaMwMcILgLaCj6dPrjuU6Y/s479/IMG_5520.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTX3OjS1InyTglelZYTQKxD9jTwvE4yXWg1NZ-zFDFOul6u3VkmA_c57gL4E-rcWjC3rl92HtRXyo9jnsiEjZv7Z-3UyNyyVUSmDalSjjlFgbrOXIoNMRwYJgfOOeUQSb_qKPqSJuRBLfGtU4WZ5U7h2ZHRWZPL4yWQMratQaMwMcILgLaCj6dPrjuU6Y/w456-h640/IMG_5520.jpg" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ditto for sir kitschalot</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXoFf7SGpxy0n3YN5Np6BBdWvpanpVBeDvkzK8W2V9o1TqldGM-fh6DggixTCaF-Y0tQ9xcXz0hMpqkqhGQDveMoYR2vAHMZj20OZeKT4G-WliCWcXHsECwimfZlY4LL6LkFH6CP-vDQVsKuJq21o5aZ4zwRmDIRDm5lpU09Lykn-JUddZjKanO9p2zip/s872/IMG_5512.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="671" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXoFf7SGpxy0n3YN5Np6BBdWvpanpVBeDvkzK8W2V9o1TqldGM-fh6DggixTCaF-Y0tQ9xcXz0hMpqkqhGQDveMoYR2vAHMZj20OZeKT4G-WliCWcXHsECwimfZlY4LL6LkFH6CP-vDQVsKuJq21o5aZ4zwRmDIRDm5lpU09Lykn-JUddZjKanO9p2zip/w492-h640/IMG_5512.jpg" width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>another grueling day at the leisure acres home for wayward felines</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jm6Fw-shSvQZDFCiU9-h-ekNW_5uC3QVe6j2PWH82L5jIqoYXpr_rvb2jXpbCtPyk83MIc85uqGcEsMsBLBRBBgNMt9QDueXumqlZbxhK8LV5VaM57c7Duje7YdHGxhGGJIz9UYmgEhifFciyVsYuER-diYl2tjN5Dli1a9hdaFiop9LQ2eL1YG67qex/s1280/larry-lake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="872" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jm6Fw-shSvQZDFCiU9-h-ekNW_5uC3QVe6j2PWH82L5jIqoYXpr_rvb2jXpbCtPyk83MIc85uqGcEsMsBLBRBBgNMt9QDueXumqlZbxhK8LV5VaM57c7Duje7YdHGxhGGJIz9UYmgEhifFciyVsYuER-diYl2tjN5Dli1a9hdaFiop9LQ2eL1YG67qex/w436-h640/larry-lake.jpg" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>things are winding down...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijQnw0vc7KKwkbkYelAra2-67hKe-YHR5Rpysb4_PxIy34QkEWnkTXZCb2nYzuuFdOv70Bo48JDlBzDeymF0CFNVdQkbMkvlBEi9A7H_louoH5gZhmieADVKqvE_oCEpBgtzQ6rI-jOuMVPt7VD0OM5G54xBelujr3vMg33kydexcjLxE3tlH0zDyzC3k/s694/lake-december.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="694" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijQnw0vc7KKwkbkYelAra2-67hKe-YHR5Rpysb4_PxIy34QkEWnkTXZCb2nYzuuFdOv70Bo48JDlBzDeymF0CFNVdQkbMkvlBEi9A7H_louoH5gZhmieADVKqvE_oCEpBgtzQ6rI-jOuMVPt7VD0OM5G54xBelujr3vMg33kydexcjLxE3tlH0zDyzC3k/w640-h296/lake-december.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...at Larry's cottage for another season</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYeua4p2h84v6olkEE-jZL8XbsN-YrgnPzMzcKxHKymkFbDsG1sF5WqsbM_NAmvRkA5Q_Ti9yLOBArgGO7U1sSF-R58NdnntR93tjFkpPN_xlc1THbpNKw-sc2Xuc5S1_GaCtUDT8NQoPbKkiVoriMmrQ3aei29J05QZN3jrpZz7cL8LvwVDD2NcmHz1M/s400/separator-xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="88" data-original-width="400" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYeua4p2h84v6olkEE-jZL8XbsN-YrgnPzMzcKxHKymkFbDsG1sF5WqsbM_NAmvRkA5Q_Ti9yLOBArgGO7U1sSF-R58NdnntR93tjFkpPN_xlc1THbpNKw-sc2Xuc5S1_GaCtUDT8NQoPbKkiVoriMmrQ3aei29J05QZN3jrpZz7cL8LvwVDD2NcmHz1M/w640-h140/separator-xmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The Christmas rush is on, with just a shade over 3 weeks until the big day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In all the seasonal panic, try to remember why we celebrate the day:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11xOr9g5DbSM5pJrwxauZ6DgIxG-7LTUIIBqv2t6e116gtiFH2n_AD53SD0RbbpbWsbR5JuqIqPJ-9Da8DNF5kmLOAkjQ5h6A8Hex9cVwb82xoxGualPoylaYdD3kkICu7bfKjPFOaumn6EfmDgrYsyvcWaX4r30X9HYBTRIajhyphenhyphenX12V7Dd8-Cx01f4AG/s584/IMG_5518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="578" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11xOr9g5DbSM5pJrwxauZ6DgIxG-7LTUIIBqv2t6e116gtiFH2n_AD53SD0RbbpbWsbR5JuqIqPJ-9Da8DNF5kmLOAkjQ5h6A8Hex9cVwb82xoxGualPoylaYdD3kkICu7bfKjPFOaumn6EfmDgrYsyvcWaX4r30X9HYBTRIajhyphenhyphenX12V7Dd8-Cx01f4AG/w396-h400/IMG_5518.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VttoUichpdXYoZ9yayU4jVk1UBXMQLEq8AvsgnED9fop22-Z_gD9ZOBTAOTbZQYdkte2aA2oL8iZ8E9mc6X9q42dfEZ4ro8pxmwoa3hyphenhyphenZtCvJcBwvJgvE5BG9aelNfbZA2ewLCZdKYOX-dyCBb0OE_AqamSv3UNolhy_RyXJTnfhYT199K7XO0HJAeoO/s540/dead-lion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="540" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VttoUichpdXYoZ9yayU4jVk1UBXMQLEq8AvsgnED9fop22-Z_gD9ZOBTAOTbZQYdkte2aA2oL8iZ8E9mc6X9q42dfEZ4ro8pxmwoa3hyphenhyphenZtCvJcBwvJgvE5BG9aelNfbZA2ewLCZdKYOX-dyCBb0OE_AqamSv3UNolhy_RyXJTnfhYT199K7XO0HJAeoO/w640-h440/dead-lion.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i>...for the 7th year in a row.</i></b></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The Lions were upended on Thanksgiving Day; depressing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Happily our celebration is not centered on the meaningless world of sports, and we enjoyed sharing some of God's bounty with beloved family members.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPm92U8bjqBNKm57KrIHagypApbBr6EmAQPKlRIBHaxujnsMXiHiMU_5uTrY76iU54bHK0xPth5mv9TVw42bFeGycW2Be8dPdqojhkZz4yHZr1lc00tE9FcL5WnplTDSaYPSkKCWwe3dvm6lTU1Kqva2NnTnXsxyvMIikgikcvdB8LTgOirds6wja-xQF/s640/tg1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPm92U8bjqBNKm57KrIHagypApbBr6EmAQPKlRIBHaxujnsMXiHiMU_5uTrY76iU54bHK0xPth5mv9TVw42bFeGycW2Be8dPdqojhkZz4yHZr1lc00tE9FcL5WnplTDSaYPSkKCWwe3dvm6lTU1Kqva2NnTnXsxyvMIikgikcvdB8LTgOirds6wja-xQF/w640-h480/tg1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>I get the cornucopia, pilgrims and native americans, but had to ask Karen, "why the escapees from santa's sleigh?" "it's deer season," she replied. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41jmkPX-nzcy0FolgRXwjVX5M_SO8pgMhYKQJlPAh0RqeUwXPrQp4b3Dtd2JSlLsazuqtIjOuSxDzUTOxDAr9l5U-SRnevf77GL4BiaGhqW7IfsFqJ892HpyZ91HuUsgpegXY85yvoQaay9QE14P0o_h2dWjj_-eWG8u1KbqJWZ0eeSxUUajgIkzvX5pq/s800/tg2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41jmkPX-nzcy0FolgRXwjVX5M_SO8pgMhYKQJlPAh0RqeUwXPrQp4b3Dtd2JSlLsazuqtIjOuSxDzUTOxDAr9l5U-SRnevf77GL4BiaGhqW7IfsFqJ892HpyZ91HuUsgpegXY85yvoQaay9QE14P0o_h2dWjj_-eWG8u1KbqJWZ0eeSxUUajgIkzvX5pq/w480-h640/tg2.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the butterball turkey breast was dee-lish</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vLy7QzuGeVNEyD6ZeQvm013G1PXH7LNaS09vy3MywZSPCPM63XcVk-vYROOWd184qOx_e-1A_6QsTPnqqz4GTM7sV8WYL2_NzgbehLVSEnCFSp03dI9FgVIjzFDQw3Nzzx-wry9h-pNDGLMikehmK4NiVcTwsBh9oaYybF_yMgIcSFAsdgANtAE0aXMY/s640/tg5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vLy7QzuGeVNEyD6ZeQvm013G1PXH7LNaS09vy3MywZSPCPM63XcVk-vYROOWd184qOx_e-1A_6QsTPnqqz4GTM7sV8WYL2_NzgbehLVSEnCFSp03dI9FgVIjzFDQw3Nzzx-wry9h-pNDGLMikehmK4NiVcTwsBh9oaYybF_yMgIcSFAsdgANtAE0aXMY/w480-h640/tg5.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>as were the 'taters, corn and green bean casserole<br /><br /></b></span><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIgnOmegF5eXgmk6tYppmp72W7yxYNGhRqt6rk2tho9fbXHd0AePRckM0NmSxOJtQdjHALLaMVUwiSnjlSXFPSZM6sd7maqHSjlz_h4kO8qpsKv2EgZu1x0mYU38AQvYNMiLcbrkqdBGYk6HS9Y3xQ60nfkjs7-IRazJIBn-1Yu1GFUkdKraCYBSxn7Jg/s640/tg4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIgnOmegF5eXgmk6tYppmp72W7yxYNGhRqt6rk2tho9fbXHd0AePRckM0NmSxOJtQdjHALLaMVUwiSnjlSXFPSZM6sd7maqHSjlz_h4kO8qpsKv2EgZu1x0mYU38AQvYNMiLcbrkqdBGYk6HS9Y3xQ60nfkjs7-IRazJIBn-1Yu1GFUkdKraCYBSxn7Jg/w640-h480/tg4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>all of which paired nicely with gravy and rolls</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VXb28QyedA6WFp1Qs6G4PRZeGvZMhyyb_-V7SCSm2ZWSxKq9MBlJOUyQGXswPXd3VIrFeidFNqo19A7wkVM4M3i1CKcWOm7wvOOY5L0ojwHWK1hIpke1GK5-9eO5oTZo_WAIjn9BQnXtPLUsOry-8mgcnhnAoCMvabmMhegHs_OYjeHTqzD1HtGAsnAO/s800/tg3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VXb28QyedA6WFp1Qs6G4PRZeGvZMhyyb_-V7SCSm2ZWSxKq9MBlJOUyQGXswPXd3VIrFeidFNqo19A7wkVM4M3i1CKcWOm7wvOOY5L0ojwHWK1hIpke1GK5-9eO5oTZo_WAIjn9BQnXtPLUsOry-8mgcnhnAoCMvabmMhegHs_OYjeHTqzD1HtGAsnAO/w480-h640/tg3.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>stuffing myself with stuffing is an annual tradition</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTez5TR5AN2CIxQgY7z-wXal2cC5oXvXduWwghcZdktUoX2js1u3pVUmh9yUn5LLirV9wukq23hLj0qL-g7PZIRk2hB1v9c2de4Rj9OmFsL318uAG0cVr1JMlPHw43b2G9gSkhyphenhyphena8DR6aTy1rmRmbrZLuolGPLP8sdOV4ZKm9ARDVg9y1mD5XXLajdb0M/s800/tg6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTez5TR5AN2CIxQgY7z-wXal2cC5oXvXduWwghcZdktUoX2js1u3pVUmh9yUn5LLirV9wukq23hLj0qL-g7PZIRk2hB1v9c2de4Rj9OmFsL318uAG0cVr1JMlPHw43b2G9gSkhyphenhyphena8DR6aTy1rmRmbrZLuolGPLP8sdOV4ZKm9ARDVg9y1mD5XXLajdb0M/w480-h640/tg6.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>gotta have cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving; the cole slaw and olives were a bonus</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Counting "his 'n hers", Karen fed 10 of us altogether; and yes I did help as much as I could without gumming up the works, but she definitely deserves the credit for our delicious meal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We gave thanks to God in heaven for the food before us, the family beside us and the love between us, then enjoyed a hearty repast.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKFzaq9VMoomZW7AJv0Xsw_v1isOZ893fYzOvdwjt7n5xR8Tpbts2FW-gH6FvgSsOhov3qc4oT6UysKxkuwSwSB5jGSepC9JMONbAoPK9-V3aDrn_JKlD_cFDm0V92Ud5pIGzkxlAzHuzbxAnrLjtZkdrCrzPdholW5topTNNhgk-_UcOMWj-YaCBKyS0/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKFzaq9VMoomZW7AJv0Xsw_v1isOZ893fYzOvdwjt7n5xR8Tpbts2FW-gH6FvgSsOhov3qc4oT6UysKxkuwSwSB5jGSepC9JMONbAoPK9-V3aDrn_JKlD_cFDm0V92Ud5pIGzkxlAzHuzbxAnrLjtZkdrCrzPdholW5topTNNhgk-_UcOMWj-YaCBKyS0/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No sooner had we stored Thanksgiving away for another year than we began ushering in Christmas 2023...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfTESbIMKb_W9PCz609fTZjQhri0m05CwyaX84wihLb0EZBTi8a8enN2cVtD8pDANpyQ_7VvUE-P7h8vP1TLVPRsrPPMy7O68LGxO2znxxkgQ8u5cEJelo98Jp5Rgda-BfK__P5n4KzoZB-EjzO4M4Buj_BCLXDPa7eZWhBnszAKUBOKOSlmsgDi64L1f/s640/xmas1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfTESbIMKb_W9PCz609fTZjQhri0m05CwyaX84wihLb0EZBTi8a8enN2cVtD8pDANpyQ_7VvUE-P7h8vP1TLVPRsrPPMy7O68LGxO2znxxkgQ8u5cEJelo98Jp5Rgda-BfK__P5n4KzoZB-EjzO4M4Buj_BCLXDPa7eZWhBnszAKUBOKOSlmsgDi64L1f/w480-h640/xmas1.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>gotta love mid century modern aluminum Christmas trees</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHldiCiH1GtyZUuIAuVxa_n53yI39s6o4AorYoZ8xGPuZh39mpbdYG8Hz7BLKAJAsTTxecsqPQPAG1CH8WhLjbSQpdOsTuL4aJObi4mw58fXLTKWGUvk8tbCMsS4BuLBTQv8tTsdrPiB5Bw9kB2l9vyOMTfMOltRNMeov8QBSUgR6ZDHLXSoJ_IFMZ6Bl6/s800/xmas3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHldiCiH1GtyZUuIAuVxa_n53yI39s6o4AorYoZ8xGPuZh39mpbdYG8Hz7BLKAJAsTTxecsqPQPAG1CH8WhLjbSQpdOsTuL4aJObi4mw58fXLTKWGUvk8tbCMsS4BuLBTQv8tTsdrPiB5Bw9kB2l9vyOMTfMOltRNMeov8QBSUgR6ZDHLXSoJ_IFMZ6Bl6/w480-h640/xmas3.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>nativity scene on the mantel</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRvyEDWbw8soHasy2AWbkXS5_fZpJXeIrOA54Yix4346iFmzcez3MMe0GsZ28ZUnViPB8FViY4P9zYCbzT81LEW0RcaFtRcO5shGZOhhjcyRM9WtR4NW6POassgLH7QEdVQ_AZfPjUg841fQZx4uhdYl-1gIwOlv2p2xchJLugd9xTypneQ7Yk1muXh_4/s800/xmas4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="743" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRvyEDWbw8soHasy2AWbkXS5_fZpJXeIrOA54Yix4346iFmzcez3MMe0GsZ28ZUnViPB8FViY4P9zYCbzT81LEW0RcaFtRcO5shGZOhhjcyRM9WtR4NW6POassgLH7QEdVQ_AZfPjUg841fQZx4uhdYl-1gIwOlv2p2xchJLugd9xTypneQ7Yk1muXh_4/w594-h640/xmas4.jpg" width="594" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>an Aldi special</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uFUXJ5S9FWN-a5N46KaSulFBTKONj1f0mfQCTGILDlkKKW7lCI4Hg5epIQZG67jTSt0OSfWntXsr1vfUMQSkphRZQsMq91BOfxK27jNISvrDvsit5rD7F8zs40V8ECcEkNaw3WKfeckAYOacfXqXi3p35Z1aCVM4yF_IhrUTm3NxCcHInEd2z715TywM/s480/xmas5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uFUXJ5S9FWN-a5N46KaSulFBTKONj1f0mfQCTGILDlkKKW7lCI4Hg5epIQZG67jTSt0OSfWntXsr1vfUMQSkphRZQsMq91BOfxK27jNISvrDvsit5rD7F8zs40V8ECcEkNaw3WKfeckAYOacfXqXi3p35Z1aCVM4yF_IhrUTm3NxCcHInEd2z715TywM/w480-h640/xmas5.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>pretty good movie, too</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozgF6JDmTD3XZee0zWbBCpCegBXkAZZVHBffyEzNa-piGCL8etbukh77ltTSu6049I_s_4Y9o7RRfWDVZpZqgijovvMh_rkbvOEqKd5d2ks-mflmee6Ix85NVCXOQY_CWRj_1ne4wKN6RoOVY6YJzgv7fCtoq3uzrFoGDVuFjLXMiABJ5U5LfJpYukiSA/s2048/xmas6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2048" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozgF6JDmTD3XZee0zWbBCpCegBXkAZZVHBffyEzNa-piGCL8etbukh77ltTSu6049I_s_4Y9o7RRfWDVZpZqgijovvMh_rkbvOEqKd5d2ks-mflmee6Ix85NVCXOQY_CWRj_1ne4wKN6RoOVY6YJzgv7fCtoq3uzrFoGDVuFjLXMiABJ5U5LfJpYukiSA/w640-h510/xmas6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Christmas wreath and curtain lights</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_sSvs8UvVIPEBDDRFxwL8IFssoyYSoJrHMpbsP8IFZ5pgSltWCZYjevbSF8nFgBhszEbjsKqWXTzOOMiiRWmWo18JQxjcSvPly_h2CZLS6_GEs9zSOcV9y4bdqtnuNhbzPZPhE_-s1o7orAKPj2MuKKz5rfglJTDtLaMLFudWYYbKe5P4Lm17MyIS7gN/s1280/xmas8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_sSvs8UvVIPEBDDRFxwL8IFssoyYSoJrHMpbsP8IFZ5pgSltWCZYjevbSF8nFgBhszEbjsKqWXTzOOMiiRWmWo18JQxjcSvPly_h2CZLS6_GEs9zSOcV9y4bdqtnuNhbzPZPhE_-s1o7orAKPj2MuKKz5rfglJTDtLaMLFudWYYbKe5P4Lm17MyIS7gN/w480-h640/xmas8.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the sacro-secular debate rages on</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's a start, anyway, with more to come I'm sure.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">How much more is still up for grabs, considering it all has to be taken down and put away in a month.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div>But even with all that barge totin' and bale liftin' I still found time to cover the last of my greens...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ12nDUC7Hf4KFZnVrxvdvqQDEK_iWoB7pR7qT60L6lCbROWPl4RSWiNHOQ9zUzTmIpgr8kJXEcvuyUJZlNHh_IlgfWr6IY9qwktsAlU2Gqh6db5iVymCc-4peW33jCkFDrd-2Tj5NMQirOUVc6MNqAD-HIm160QLDQ0Dnld1hFdRnFqrfiizAFqAZjw6d/s735/buddy-green.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="559" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ12nDUC7Hf4KFZnVrxvdvqQDEK_iWoB7pR7qT60L6lCbROWPl4RSWiNHOQ9zUzTmIpgr8kJXEcvuyUJZlNHh_IlgfWr6IY9qwktsAlU2Gqh6db5iVymCc-4peW33jCkFDrd-2Tj5NMQirOUVc6MNqAD-HIm160QLDQ0Dnld1hFdRnFqrfiizAFqAZjw6d/w486-h640/buddy-green.JPG" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Buddy checking out the tarp covered green</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>...and swat a few wiffle golf balls in my backyard.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just in time, too...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MKpMuQpCFRBxz7A17qaErh-sm56HGb1xT9lgD4xYIxE5mrXLrkoyesZv5Ky45XkI4YtnS2-7xkAqONaqSzMKRH7lHMpj_LbZYYjSAhPxCbw-5nnEQmR-6P_4oZIyHgg5LFL6Z6KrvEaAbohRdBf7vA4lNLCLjSwSAp39dfZGLlm5SPmKQSS_L74Wp8_6/s1334/IMG_5493.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MKpMuQpCFRBxz7A17qaErh-sm56HGb1xT9lgD4xYIxE5mrXLrkoyesZv5Ky45XkI4YtnS2-7xkAqONaqSzMKRH7lHMpj_LbZYYjSAhPxCbw-5nnEQmR-6P_4oZIyHgg5LFL6Z6KrvEaAbohRdBf7vA4lNLCLjSwSAp39dfZGLlm5SPmKQSS_L74Wp8_6/w360-h640/IMG_5493.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div>...'cause it's snowing today.</div><div><br /></div><div>And hey, where the Lions failed, the Michigan Wolverines succeeded...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEQym-6vJIUbpJV9taAmiER1HEavHxLSz46L0MtN_hkmtEEbXBpvxnUP8OoGdywKYqkNXB_IrG55_9Y2fxQhgNxtqnE74evoQcGuRzMwSPq0FjSzc0Wmo9R68lKChGB2t1EvMEsPMQZMKZnEgfrX_agS-OeRwLYR3x3PZbhI6TrHjrO53G9BI1VF5YF-s/s897/blake-corum.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="878" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEQym-6vJIUbpJV9taAmiER1HEavHxLSz46L0MtN_hkmtEEbXBpvxnUP8OoGdywKYqkNXB_IrG55_9Y2fxQhgNxtqnE74evoQcGuRzMwSPq0FjSzc0Wmo9R68lKChGB2t1EvMEsPMQZMKZnEgfrX_agS-OeRwLYR3x3PZbhI6TrHjrO53G9BI1VF5YF-s/w626-h640/blake-corum.JPG" width="626" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...vanquishing those evil buckeyes from Ohio.</div><div><br /></div><div>All in all, a pretty good weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYWG8jfTM3J6SfWeMvLgtjCPAMJfcNVN2n2tEWqr7CV3znWEaLdj-rRosyLDQ5HUjWfEr9GC4Qd8ZvyRScqVqEkATKuXdszEwiDd-MbBgRvDisIBjangkxI5pF4WKeBpqHxlRxGd97iiMBuFZhY1_fUtm2ec6zh2QWvcuopiyZ3yyB-77bGnk2pKVukfw/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYWG8jfTM3J6SfWeMvLgtjCPAMJfcNVN2n2tEWqr7CV3znWEaLdj-rRosyLDQ5HUjWfEr9GC4Qd8ZvyRScqVqEkATKuXdszEwiDd-MbBgRvDisIBjangkxI5pF4WKeBpqHxlRxGd97iiMBuFZhY1_fUtm2ec6zh2QWvcuopiyZ3yyB-77bGnk2pKVukfw/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div>You know what this means...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlYfYom7on03umCXmNxqa5vWjMmtxEpCm8LS4gSzH_d6sTyqqQtrweDyVhp8JEhFbngLxfboH61rw0T0hkurGF6gBQ4C89HN2nqLyzJvAQQ_xmmqCZXxYB8CxPPijcSb2kQk4BawkCz7DEmAX4eW2zuss2d9JkmwGur4uqsGrWgpsLNEV5jvyEClhecMU/s360/23-skidoo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlYfYom7on03umCXmNxqa5vWjMmtxEpCm8LS4gSzH_d6sTyqqQtrweDyVhp8JEhFbngLxfboH61rw0T0hkurGF6gBQ4C89HN2nqLyzJvAQQ_xmmqCZXxYB8CxPPijcSb2kQk4BawkCz7DEmAX4eW2zuss2d9JkmwGur4uqsGrWgpsLNEV5jvyEClhecMU/w400-h400/23-skidoo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div>...so let's get to it:</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIVgOB8TiM32DrLNa1tCjygqq5U4NP6X4em5iVkCsFNUJCotMEh0LG7_2a-PTCaLxjYRXGL8xhadQBLAd2SEir1buWvqbSq356Y7HdMwz9IbZ7cgRG71sLmtuJT0KYo9eDp99nDgf5blQDviFEBL-WuQF3cbsHsU0_CPqpYHRTP8xcCs6pE33m71VHRdS/s800/aarp-stones.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="800" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIVgOB8TiM32DrLNa1tCjygqq5U4NP6X4em5iVkCsFNUJCotMEh0LG7_2a-PTCaLxjYRXGL8xhadQBLAd2SEir1buWvqbSq356Y7HdMwz9IbZ7cgRG71sLmtuJT0KYo9eDp99nDgf5blQDviFEBL-WuQF3cbsHsU0_CPqpYHRTP8xcCs6pE33m71VHRdS/w640-h388/aarp-stones.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I'm sorry, the irony is too much...once touted for their brazen disregard for societal convention, now sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons...puh-leeze...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwguJFyEg6LqLZRF_0vZoh7L1YutTYGFfaGNPdUFMn73Tz9HGffaCi79LT1eCi_MfrIBJmhxbh_Dxe7Z2yi3NrNqWHmVDpmMJj98bne8cRRRy9XGM8IdbjKhQi-t4ZqsFD8tir68eaT_XiPoTJpmSM7cZp9p-HliC3ZWLZbp1Ma1jTfUmsmjFtphISGfle/s553/deer-blind-snow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="553" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwguJFyEg6LqLZRF_0vZoh7L1YutTYGFfaGNPdUFMn73Tz9HGffaCi79LT1eCi_MfrIBJmhxbh_Dxe7Z2yi3NrNqWHmVDpmMJj98bne8cRRRy9XGM8IdbjKhQi-t4ZqsFD8tir68eaT_XiPoTJpmSM7cZp9p-HliC3ZWLZbp1Ma1jTfUmsmjFtphISGfle/w640-h296/deer-blind-snow.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>a little snowfall outside Larry's deer blind now</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQmwOXajmw4pQzTZlkCPyQJSZFVBkgm5CFI3RCYERe9rYssjFzjNSroOLxjR40RANHb5ao-Dw9kXcwPv34cFR6nEAdCkN72-JI2VjltQPsKSklbyHdiCXhB2K4KC8zIfVXSkw6EGTSDrXRT7cfjJkjBxHUmBjC7PaqsHv_QMYlqHRB7yH8aXGH7KpHRjZ/s800/nov-sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="617" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQmwOXajmw4pQzTZlkCPyQJSZFVBkgm5CFI3RCYERe9rYssjFzjNSroOLxjR40RANHb5ao-Dw9kXcwPv34cFR6nEAdCkN72-JI2VjltQPsKSklbyHdiCXhB2K4KC8zIfVXSkw6EGTSDrXRT7cfjJkjBxHUmBjC7PaqsHv_QMYlqHRB7yH8aXGH7KpHRjZ/w494-h640/nov-sunset.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>november sunset from our courtyard</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /></div></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAjaFp3WRphheyco1dpAIdKDzcNEV9lhewMDU0u7nn4qfd7C3_PPFz0BTdDcRNbGLG_osEL7erx96hmAAYNiTG0uTcVOVU9NzSdHrFo3e4bVlwN1HS8ebQ8dmYxL74JZCaU1Nxk6MMP4A-OiRcJPWCSCVrZbn4WA54K4e1e1E98sXuDviGlrO1dH4OEFp/s513/xmas2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAjaFp3WRphheyco1dpAIdKDzcNEV9lhewMDU0u7nn4qfd7C3_PPFz0BTdDcRNbGLG_osEL7erx96hmAAYNiTG0uTcVOVU9NzSdHrFo3e4bVlwN1HS8ebQ8dmYxL74JZCaU1Nxk6MMP4A-OiRcJPWCSCVrZbn4WA54K4e1e1E98sXuDviGlrO1dH4OEFp/w368-h640/xmas2.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>window aluminum Christmas tree from outside</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6i01cKnSanhxBmwvXE34lKGVP2jyUxB-HUkAR8GIy-VRjz5S-H51BuOwcpSqFWGIspFh7RDQwbTO9BqXjWQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span><span> </span></span>making their escape on Thanksgiving morning</b></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ML_N6Jm2rkN1a13UL_LpSysBjkMDRmADcXUv6pVFskEyyyIJUN8piykSF73wYOC67sVyvw70CKczciORd1YOvwrVS390InnNRa0d-lYkMiDZUb7kEL-xiqOWdB7NAmlQa2GaPUxK8o7YxuVIQa7FJuhWOIJrnPWrPCQmmVnknonvihJm6KLI3Z_byiNI/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ML_N6Jm2rkN1a13UL_LpSysBjkMDRmADcXUv6pVFskEyyyIJUN8piykSF73wYOC67sVyvw70CKczciORd1YOvwrVS390InnNRa0d-lYkMiDZUb7kEL-xiqOWdB7NAmlQa2GaPUxK8o7YxuVIQa7FJuhWOIJrnPWrPCQmmVnknonvihJm6KLI3Z_byiNI/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br />As you help yourself to Thanksgiving leftovers, a reminder from God's Word...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj0bupZ3fg7QBhjctpaox5CLTJutP6bXCDzUJXG8y01WDA1VZXP9ywxAtBFdPfCYrRFPAHyMLTnA3g7DijvVfLTp_wQHH-CmUF4539snmWtOAX1jdTaDKf6F2eF4H8blwdrc_qMXWWikmV2EhYmymSdCpRC6bk0DztR_LHG1mdd_A_aXvvD2nTwZb3ctc/s587/IMG_5460.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="587" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj0bupZ3fg7QBhjctpaox5CLTJutP6bXCDzUJXG8y01WDA1VZXP9ywxAtBFdPfCYrRFPAHyMLTnA3g7DijvVfLTp_wQHH-CmUF4539snmWtOAX1jdTaDKf6F2eF4H8blwdrc_qMXWWikmV2EhYmymSdCpRC6bk0DztR_LHG1mdd_A_aXvvD2nTwZb3ctc/w400-h340/IMG_5460.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-57720522647447639352023-11-22T13:55:00.003-05:002023-11-23T08:43:15.325-05:00And Now, A Word From President George Washington:<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QLtvf7C7aD6sex4V0C5M2xU19ieTLRkPnuoxU_yjSdWgXHHIvbLA_4bPUzokmWT2DGC3bs2RAW8uaMNh9TuyXfIk_p4OFeGv6Var6rLuIdptr876iFZd5d6zbOYJxsfYNZxIoGaQp4-1Eq307OjidpvIIzWfM1dFifyZY8aGDiMrGBEOF9J8dpWitCKc/s1318/g-washington.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1318" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QLtvf7C7aD6sex4V0C5M2xU19ieTLRkPnuoxU_yjSdWgXHHIvbLA_4bPUzokmWT2DGC3bs2RAW8uaMNh9TuyXfIk_p4OFeGv6Var6rLuIdptr876iFZd5d6zbOYJxsfYNZxIoGaQp4-1Eq307OjidpvIIzWfM1dFifyZY8aGDiMrGBEOF9J8dpWitCKc/w640-h422/g-washington.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">By the President of the United States of America.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">A Proclamation.</span></span></div><div><div class="innerdiv docbody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; overflow-x: auto;"><p style="clear: both; margin: 0.5ex 0px;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><span>Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be </span><span style="text-indent: 1.5em;">grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor-</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will <a id="GEWN-05-04-02-pb-0132" style="color: #004071;"></a>be-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-that we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks—</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation—</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us-</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">-and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Given under my hand at the City of New-York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.5ex 0px; text-indent: 1.5em;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="closer"><p class="signed" style="clear: left; margin: 0.5ex 0px; padding-right: 2em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Go: Washington</span></p></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtMv4y-RZl1cWvK9hPXi6iLFMeVLMkwdu6glMklsLSdZHKPklfQ51A56mjKEYU2ClLge0QFLmQzvc1uwlgyEAK40ukjef9WdyhUKqrE3fmum8cj4w2EPLMSN6roAI6kZ0OEODKOk0yL-OfdrAn8jrMLSiaJdYm0zc6W4A3jzCnkz43UIolcagMx8B1neP/s301/separator2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="55" data-original-width="301" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtMv4y-RZl1cWvK9hPXi6iLFMeVLMkwdu6glMklsLSdZHKPklfQ51A56mjKEYU2ClLge0QFLmQzvc1uwlgyEAK40ukjef9WdyhUKqrE3fmum8cj4w2EPLMSN6roAI6kZ0OEODKOk0yL-OfdrAn8jrMLSiaJdYm0zc6W4A3jzCnkz43UIolcagMx8B1neP/w400-h73/separator2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;">Happy</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYYo7GnHVwjYtz3whyJLNmM6d0_jFsrZDvJew7ukF89OyjYNGB709OPAi0tJ1rrUw7jA-0phNeL1jdBEh7iEsEY5eXPZ0hMeFhadYK8TWr7Lyv8FQsaQ7DZnCMrPigpsmghvIZO_OMM92R-7ga9IIRGnIw_iYKYXM4tQTpthNyp9niv4GI3J5mqxjxKUn/s1300/thanksgiving.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1300" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYYo7GnHVwjYtz3whyJLNmM6d0_jFsrZDvJew7ukF89OyjYNGB709OPAi0tJ1rrUw7jA-0phNeL1jdBEh7iEsEY5eXPZ0hMeFhadYK8TWr7Lyv8FQsaQ7DZnCMrPigpsmghvIZO_OMM92R-7ga9IIRGnIw_iYKYXM4tQTpthNyp9niv4GI3J5mqxjxKUn/w640-h424/thanksgiving.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;">Y'all...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">p.s.,</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm9CEHKTHTqDA6AuR6OEeNHVsTmkURkGGfM5B2LFQzprnN0o2WR8HHSHnd-ZJX2RfBnK7EkSfEmAHFR3a-pem7zPeGNrHLyxlmCdlJDRnGeWusQonraDtHfsaHUqYiOFQR9gLZSvUjMiooBg92AWhFHIqX4UYPAoN2YUE_xKiksFthp6nHCuT7qbp66Uy/s611/lions.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="610" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm9CEHKTHTqDA6AuR6OEeNHVsTmkURkGGfM5B2LFQzprnN0o2WR8HHSHnd-ZJX2RfBnK7EkSfEmAHFR3a-pem7zPeGNrHLyxlmCdlJDRnGeWusQonraDtHfsaHUqYiOFQR9gLZSvUjMiooBg92AWhFHIqX4UYPAoN2YUE_xKiksFthp6nHCuT7qbp66Uy/w399-h400/lions.JPG" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;"><b>G O L I O N S !</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-56008006678242184032023-11-18T19:55:00.020-05:002024-01-25T10:38:53.171-05:00Whatever Remains To Be Written...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbmhnV9EvQK2HORzxfBu_d_HrYasG-qqMiPxo26TprOuZBtsbKKYfx-7SnCqrOsXxmM_kCDtluA4h_egoyLxM4Ub60QacwFMNTNvdY5ocJTHla3puxZLY44R2bmIDC3Poma01Rt7xXeB9eC4BgtLhnrgNm2U7ExPg6l4ed12ez1Uh2_ClIzooqAWRVm0_/s727/biden-nuclear-war.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="727" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbmhnV9EvQK2HORzxfBu_d_HrYasG-qqMiPxo26TprOuZBtsbKKYfx-7SnCqrOsXxmM_kCDtluA4h_egoyLxM4Ub60QacwFMNTNvdY5ocJTHla3puxZLY44R2bmIDC3Poma01Rt7xXeB9eC4BgtLhnrgNm2U7ExPg6l4ed12ez1Uh2_ClIzooqAWRVm0_/w640-h456/biden-nuclear-war.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...of human history </i>before the Lord returns and <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/2-Peter-3-10/" target="_blank">wraps things up with a bang</a>…one thing is certain:</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Our age will be remembered as low tide; an era in which the world's preeminent superpower inexplicably embraced insanity and willfully self-destructed.</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And it's <i>almost</i> unfair to blame Dementia Joe for the current chaos in this ridiculous race to the bottom.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eOhi23Qo5j1txbE1OHMCypbQ9TwJuie35qZt86jTg4J6a5f_pk7AcULZSd2SuXMjf6q5Z5vYTQi1L07t2tFk57tIRuvPzpkGzLUYxzh9LggvGoqgZ6oFd_GFyT87kHyOLFPF85fPazgr6Ba1FN0qoAKwVamp1GPh4DULBzr7fwcBQnCN6T1sdCiLdOx5/s1037/biden-teleprompter.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1037" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eOhi23Qo5j1txbE1OHMCypbQ9TwJuie35qZt86jTg4J6a5f_pk7AcULZSd2SuXMjf6q5Z5vYTQi1L07t2tFk57tIRuvPzpkGzLUYxzh9LggvGoqgZ6oFd_GFyT87kHyOLFPF85fPazgr6Ba1FN0qoAKwVamp1GPh4DULBzr7fwcBQnCN6T1sdCiLdOx5/w640-h346/biden-teleprompter.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">It's obvious he's little more than a useful idiot, the barely functional mouthpiece for whoever's actually running this sh*t show.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreM785LQsTQvCSAaxI3S5uZ4-gejskYhi5bcX198ZgNhm6kHUItTdLqO4Vb2eaeUm29uza8iBB_hbF_WJDBraaT54XhKec9ih88Kw83ORd9_Qtf0QsfjGb6xib-r2tSM9H_hI142rETpiL5tl6wMav7M3JhK-W_Eou_kfivWq8_OEn4m_vlfZHknbzmaf/s500/psaki-oops.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="394" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreM785LQsTQvCSAaxI3S5uZ4-gejskYhi5bcX198ZgNhm6kHUItTdLqO4Vb2eaeUm29uza8iBB_hbF_WJDBraaT54XhKec9ih88Kw83ORd9_Qtf0QsfjGb6xib-r2tSM9H_hI142rETpiL5tl6wMav7M3JhK-W_Eou_kfivWq8_OEn4m_vlfZHknbzmaf/w504-h640/psaki-oops.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As the Apostle Paul penned under the inspiration of God's Spirit...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNv9WsdxyeguhKXadc14eHqmmbAaFlRoFVuPyFKySpJfggWCuarOr5pr3CJgONNwTevdUGM30kjVDhesDI6FmqXTP0HlArF1IHxzsqynzWETOz3KS0Z_WWdV1t1Pgi_n2u0NSGiyI-0_uOYPDotWysWoUW0u4FG1cXgwIi2moGUmE6neuoBOb0vqs_eNa/s569/romans-1-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="569" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNv9WsdxyeguhKXadc14eHqmmbAaFlRoFVuPyFKySpJfggWCuarOr5pr3CJgONNwTevdUGM30kjVDhesDI6FmqXTP0HlArF1IHxzsqynzWETOz3KS0Z_WWdV1t1Pgi_n2u0NSGiyI-0_uOYPDotWysWoUW0u4FG1cXgwIi2moGUmE6neuoBOb0vqs_eNa/w400-h263/romans-1-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">They're like unsupervised brats playing with firearms, and we're collateral damage of their criminal behavior.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">May God deliver us from morons in power.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPLcoLO3x9E97VCFND2-8Rg_xfWZPrvEKzwl6R9V-XwIOofXtSr8kTkVuosb-KN2-9YvF7rCg01FHkJT5zZhf8odUa1jzLCGze6-ATC6_DUueAOCUi_IbsmIQFrWBy47js0o-qeU_zhjaTyEGnbsyMLbRu-U3Mv7uWxz76P8JYiLj5_ZuCirFlYOrceQb/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPLcoLO3x9E97VCFND2-8Rg_xfWZPrvEKzwl6R9V-XwIOofXtSr8kTkVuosb-KN2-9YvF7rCg01FHkJT5zZhf8odUa1jzLCGze6-ATC6_DUueAOCUi_IbsmIQFrWBy47js0o-qeU_zhjaTyEGnbsyMLbRu-U3Mv7uWxz76P8JYiLj5_ZuCirFlYOrceQb/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In happier news, next week is...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WKfNLekqoJOzwT4466DH8yFsDn3c8obG7zCebOXhl9-C2zB1nH6GWGa2r2zeQuiTK7hq5vsfXO92nUR8T4obY4TLwsoAACcxRc77bS1m-s_oGgj7RPazfeMgO6UpHmbsDK0D07nPkPKZ1tk9liTurimjcjoZ5tbGPxeNJYoq_NvXgg8Ek3DYEU1_hFRp/s1300/thanksgiving.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1300" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WKfNLekqoJOzwT4466DH8yFsDn3c8obG7zCebOXhl9-C2zB1nH6GWGa2r2zeQuiTK7hq5vsfXO92nUR8T4obY4TLwsoAACcxRc77bS1m-s_oGgj7RPazfeMgO6UpHmbsDK0D07nPkPKZ1tk9liTurimjcjoZ5tbGPxeNJYoq_NvXgg8Ek3DYEU1_hFRp/w640-h424/thanksgiving.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Are you ready?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We're getting there...Karen has drawn up her game plan...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrPHVQiOCreu7L5gR2i0ch4YS-sCRBiDpeLlsHI_XWlUA0kaJgf1UFJO5bfGP1jHJCE-WUm8i1-eBOr50hqYCQcakXt9mEPQ2P4_DFAxIXMndgTRIbFMhxm3RaGS-AIMm6AST16vxN7gRrLqRfxUvVlTzi4-sTD99F3giJFmR2GEi8J-TyITz_nSG-7EQ/s2047/IMG_5452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="2047" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrPHVQiOCreu7L5gR2i0ch4YS-sCRBiDpeLlsHI_XWlUA0kaJgf1UFJO5bfGP1jHJCE-WUm8i1-eBOr50hqYCQcakXt9mEPQ2P4_DFAxIXMndgTRIbFMhxm3RaGS-AIMm6AST16vxN7gRrLqRfxUvVlTzi4-sTD99F3giJFmR2GEi8J-TyITz_nSG-7EQ/w640-h488/IMG_5452.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...which is often subject to change but always delicious.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Still waiting on headcounts from a few folks, but whether we're feeding few or many, we'll give thanks to God in heaven for His bounty, mercy and grace, then dig in and enjoy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And <i>this </i>year - unlike far too many years - we'll probably watch a Lions <b>win </b>on turkey day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DdyhH-1Kl7TaqrWX50GiwWOnm5EzznwMi-qpxcfbixhVL6mmHRxP7WNBoTKH2V5wOEnw6ncmZiOa1hnpL4CQ_dS3h_r-_ELG5HYdPRE6tDVbCtPmzPkOIBoCi2S4XSdBxXtUnGh_m8eWgOuscJigcM6CWBA_dxHRh_j9n_fPJb1ybhFx2kJGE9j21sVY/s832/lions-turkey-day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="826" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DdyhH-1Kl7TaqrWX50GiwWOnm5EzznwMi-qpxcfbixhVL6mmHRxP7WNBoTKH2V5wOEnw6ncmZiOa1hnpL4CQ_dS3h_r-_ELG5HYdPRE6tDVbCtPmzPkOIBoCi2S4XSdBxXtUnGh_m8eWgOuscJigcM6CWBA_dxHRh_j9n_fPJb1ybhFx2kJGE9j21sVY/w398-h400/lions-turkey-day.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Hey, they're 7-2 this year, 15-4 if you go back to November of 2022.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Under Dan Campbell they've become a different team, a winning<i> </i>team.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And if someone gets injured, Campbell looks like he could still strap on the pads...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyXSerNqBV_UB0OXYJt0xqmesoR6CiL-RCDFD3wzXvUaBh7452pZzFJnuCvbpbXEnXopUGyGjBNgvkLtlj_IlPl1Zd6_cN2GC0Kv-8sPpUwJ6ot5rNyGljdPiNaZwBVDzbB2TZO-W_kVNUshOjy-B9kMVeMcxV47DD0Czu3cAwsRF-76EqnPS4qOAvSyf/s1023/dan-campbell.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1023" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyXSerNqBV_UB0OXYJt0xqmesoR6CiL-RCDFD3wzXvUaBh7452pZzFJnuCvbpbXEnXopUGyGjBNgvkLtlj_IlPl1Zd6_cN2GC0Kv-8sPpUwJ6ot5rNyGljdPiNaZwBVDzbB2TZO-W_kVNUshOjy-B9kMVeMcxV47DD0Czu3cAwsRF-76EqnPS4qOAvSyf/w640-h562/dan-campbell.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and play a few downs.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Sure hope I didn't just jinx them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WNr6F7sZDE6qjBnJGEc0d5BpNPoAHT2xMwRUliBX4afyI5zI1Rx6hYHV_gnbpn6xoDSWdajzwi6pbgvxWoAyNHYpSbvLscyjb9rbRsfAjaHWWO6chSgli4cn0x6AMyOoshd9XBL7mpgatsAq8C8xtq5ezFSkiCUe4XcwekAkCIjNeO3My9pDep7R8uTj/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WNr6F7sZDE6qjBnJGEc0d5BpNPoAHT2xMwRUliBX4afyI5zI1Rx6hYHV_gnbpn6xoDSWdajzwi6pbgvxWoAyNHYpSbvLscyjb9rbRsfAjaHWWO6chSgli4cn0x6AMyOoshd9XBL7mpgatsAq8C8xtq5ezFSkiCUe4XcwekAkCIjNeO3My9pDep7R8uTj/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Last week was unusually sunny and warm for this late in November, so I spent quite a bit of time whacking wiffle golf balls in my backyard, trying to apply some Moe Norman principles to my dicey golf swing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjEtsI4nzcqx29IBlFyDvOSqL_ZMO7FCJRU4QH3-0MlqGNLlCKzC8_S9PebmLE-R76FCATKjso8k1GzH4Nj6h9asymujCs5dxSpSTS6QdTFntwCp4qCG3-E_E2_lgzsGXjujnn5itf3Jn-9I87RH8zeO4Nzib6u9Z35gmZevI1zcNVP38vp9hG22dqdJm/s773/moe-norman2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="773" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjEtsI4nzcqx29IBlFyDvOSqL_ZMO7FCJRU4QH3-0MlqGNLlCKzC8_S9PebmLE-R76FCATKjso8k1GzH4Nj6h9asymujCs5dxSpSTS6QdTFntwCp4qCG3-E_E2_lgzsGXjujnn5itf3Jn-9I87RH8zeO4Nzib6u9Z35gmZevI1zcNVP38vp9hG22dqdJm/w640-h624/moe-norman2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">He's been called "golf's misunderstood genius", but whatever people thought of his appearance, speech, demeanor and comportment, he was without question the best ball striker in golf.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Every shot went where he wanted it to go.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Compare that to what Bobby Jones - the best golfer in the hickory era - said about the art of hitting golf balls:</span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">"Golf is assuredly a mystifying game. It would seem that if a person has hit a golf ball correctly a thousand times, he should be able to duplicate the performance at will. But such is certainly not the case."</span></em></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">That is true for the vast majority of golfers, b</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">ut it wasn't true for M.N.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As Tiger Woods affirmed, "Moe owned his swing".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">How did he do that?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">How did he tame the Kraken...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEA_ESHFXTNG_Sjt-DeOYO-CH6Bxm88V6y5vVcoTo-qtnLiyT8TlS2gJAqYoz-DXbJ_7hkiiLVuy2ZVSV3sTa5r8Adyb-S1-YRb62GiUno1998QqCSsHX5aJjVgLtN3YrWjcXoJf-G0T-JFDUTwAytmZlsNzyPpYhD_RK7BsJBt9ZaS5rqYmAUekRj21GE/s1158/golf-kraken.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1158" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEA_ESHFXTNG_Sjt-DeOYO-CH6Bxm88V6y5vVcoTo-qtnLiyT8TlS2gJAqYoz-DXbJ_7hkiiLVuy2ZVSV3sTa5r8Adyb-S1-YRb62GiUno1998QqCSsHX5aJjVgLtN3YrWjcXoJf-G0T-JFDUTwAytmZlsNzyPpYhD_RK7BsJBt9ZaS5rqYmAUekRj21GE/w640-h414/golf-kraken.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://youtu.be/jnHttXT-J8Y" target="_blank"><click here></a> for the best golf commercial ever...thank you, Geico</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...when so many others failed?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">Self-taught in an era before TV, he didn't try to mimic someone else.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">He took club and ball, and through trial and error, figured out what worked for him.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">And then he practiced - obsessively.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">So there's the roadmap for success.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Guess we'll see what next season brings.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpLA229JSSAqWRke2OMWwFh5oPnK-8QqsHT-guAPoxb8-ooXZVEehhcvC1czewbhBgAql_Orf72rsFBabjaVufwDrtNUt7_tMB0sS9HnRFRitvi2K_bjG8Y9QMasWLgYseCuy3r7IgBHAKSPQmpBez2Iyu7BjyWxle6-xl46VfIl8jHc6NX7ZW20ykiys/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpLA229JSSAqWRke2OMWwFh5oPnK-8QqsHT-guAPoxb8-ooXZVEehhcvC1czewbhBgAql_Orf72rsFBabjaVufwDrtNUt7_tMB0sS9HnRFRitvi2K_bjG8Y9QMasWLgYseCuy3r7IgBHAKSPQmpBez2Iyu7BjyWxle6-xl46VfIl8jHc6NX7ZW20ykiys/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's time now to...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGagSYxlulD-qETo9T1pM8fmMETTpXI94RbA16l8gLm9q7-BT81U6BuhOdRRF-wD3_j3Ky8NJKiexQ_9-VAUCjwAU0t79dItB9xBA0qBNlNce61bmUPWerSXA1vJ5Y30yt_D00Mt2mIxCsqPXm-CirdL9lSzTTHAr5Vwb1EY5IK6oGwhWR1OPXYwhC9eE/s360/23-skidoo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGagSYxlulD-qETo9T1pM8fmMETTpXI94RbA16l8gLm9q7-BT81U6BuhOdRRF-wD3_j3Ky8NJKiexQ_9-VAUCjwAU0t79dItB9xBA0qBNlNce61bmUPWerSXA1vJ5Y30yt_D00Mt2mIxCsqPXm-CirdL9lSzTTHAr5Vwb1EY5IK6oGwhWR1OPXYwhC9eE/s16000/23-skidoo.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...to wit:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrLwZfnlzRDE9ncQGAgQ9blGgM6ctTgSwtDGItYwAVTp45CQo63_wZYNH8PEBDZQ3juNSdL0_WWZ4JK_F7X4jZ_ImrEX0TZJWYTGmz8K_ZKexOXgm41boNRoTHHMz3Mm5ot6NH9gGO4syBwCNQnhBSI2nefhPscpIIeAfQY87wBbSyyAemZAPh7l30yKX/s640/1960-computer.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="640" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrLwZfnlzRDE9ncQGAgQ9blGgM6ctTgSwtDGItYwAVTp45CQo63_wZYNH8PEBDZQ3juNSdL0_WWZ4JK_F7X4jZ_ImrEX0TZJWYTGmz8K_ZKexOXgm41boNRoTHHMz3Mm5ot6NH9gGO4syBwCNQnhBSI2nefhPscpIIeAfQY87wBbSyyAemZAPh7l30yKX/w640-h518/1960-computer.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>starting to contemplate life after this</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofsdW_6wlzsqOspDNFOgrJMG-udEUp900oX5XFq0OCCdlk74R8ADkQNlBm2ChQy0EaXUnIypwfbYyHGmaK4_U4yRpeMusjPjem2sDPiwSOhsMlGKuFaKzuuiXGsHJy1LN2NwFbNOPPYAg779fC7dSFC4jLpf5_ll_F9uGgNJ7snoQNYSkpsj6bbDjHO9d/s636/bidenomics.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="636" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofsdW_6wlzsqOspDNFOgrJMG-udEUp900oX5XFq0OCCdlk74R8ADkQNlBm2ChQy0EaXUnIypwfbYyHGmaK4_U4yRpeMusjPjem2sDPiwSOhsMlGKuFaKzuuiXGsHJy1LN2NwFbNOPPYAg779fC7dSFC4jLpf5_ll_F9uGgNJ7snoQNYSkpsj6bbDjHO9d/w640-h628/bidenomics.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Bidenomics explained by the clown-in-chief</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E-lzp_oSns4ptCJ61owJ6rrxfR7rRa4X2CVP7P0Sh4GJJ9B4Evn_Pi_JY_6JcHobuVffL6giyhvwzLR8_5fQ3hwTyv1Gq61AWxVImRF-yE0Sn4hBozhOVI2Dfx-FOxQshULH1xCLU2UYHY8e90tF10rKTeMRRIqusBDUqKvfLP-LEWLRok99Z0_clE0I/s576/rc-elk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E-lzp_oSns4ptCJ61owJ6rrxfR7rRa4X2CVP7P0Sh4GJJ9B4Evn_Pi_JY_6JcHobuVffL6giyhvwzLR8_5fQ3hwTyv1Gq61AWxVImRF-yE0Sn4hBozhOVI2Dfx-FOxQshULH1xCLU2UYHY8e90tF10rKTeMRRIqusBDUqKvfLP-LEWLRok99Z0_clE0I/w526-h640/rc-elk.jpg" width="526" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>front page of Karen's hometown paper...gotta love small towns</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vBPJdUTaVY8k4n6jRdk6A95Av7ysccoAgFW-c6Gjzj4U9YDV4_a8eQ8YpR5-_E9ct0n7asH0a5_RYO1QH8m1CoTWp4NYkelyGEV2bDJ33yUrnBcQNATsXXpZ0o9cUPuFrBzPkpBM4N7Uqn9KGxuTq357r75vy_13wrHzL29mVnvrhxnyQb_EogwLuPER/s730/ziggy-tomturkey.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="726" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vBPJdUTaVY8k4n6jRdk6A95Av7ysccoAgFW-c6Gjzj4U9YDV4_a8eQ8YpR5-_E9ct0n7asH0a5_RYO1QH8m1CoTWp4NYkelyGEV2bDJ33yUrnBcQNATsXXpZ0o9cUPuFrBzPkpBM4N7Uqn9KGxuTq357r75vy_13wrHzL29mVnvrhxnyQb_EogwLuPER/w636-h640/ziggy-tomturkey.JPG" width="636" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a fowl request...but he'd fit right in...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcha0zuhyphenhyphenTTBgw7w7QT63ai3AcqQROJMBMWiGsoxQPJFOqK9B2LDyTtwvIV-4yjozAty2XtgLXPppQCX0iHw8_Lgnbl6gD5YfIAcg1Fl0zZ_S9v-eLqThcZ7K8l2qj7wAnWgxcY2MC5xIbwUaenjHKcL0WXwV78VG3irUTML5EwrUgTdOlER-eTrHwoKS/s640/turkey-confab.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="640" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcha0zuhyphenhyphenTTBgw7w7QT63ai3AcqQROJMBMWiGsoxQPJFOqK9B2LDyTtwvIV-4yjozAty2XtgLXPppQCX0iHw8_Lgnbl6gD5YfIAcg1Fl0zZ_S9v-eLqThcZ7K8l2qj7wAnWgxcY2MC5xIbwUaenjHKcL0WXwV78VG3irUTML5EwrUgTdOlER-eTrHwoKS/w640-h550/turkey-confab.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...with the turkeys that frequent our back yard</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoy2nKTzsEHk88lERQOItgyC2qtaWVPIpM7KJ6d1knnSpapCOZfo92uu_FLrm14Jopr15mUT8-EKB39Zol5FtEa_hSHYW6A-cfvAWCye_MTBlmj05mV2OHxj5BDl0RrWo9r3Db_PPNN8rkaolYPAEMCzhyT7ke0lI_90b_O3QakVCGbEx_5Gus6ITltc_/s1600/deer-blind.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1600" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoy2nKTzsEHk88lERQOItgyC2qtaWVPIpM7KJ6d1knnSpapCOZfo92uu_FLrm14Jopr15mUT8-EKB39Zol5FtEa_hSHYW6A-cfvAWCye_MTBlmj05mV2OHxj5BDl0RrWo9r3Db_PPNN8rkaolYPAEMCzhyT7ke0lI_90b_O3QakVCGbEx_5Gus6ITltc_/w640-h296/deer-blind.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the view from Larry's deer blind...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjqVhmR6WpinyQhwBRQG21fDkjHfOLUvRsiE9GO7G4ZFBsc99BI72xIWXfd6xdubySxsMUhpzblOMVyYXeI7UUqTuALi7gxU8x3ExLYH3nUD-oG9gUqYyArpv5q75yRBP9M17hU0ZrobFeJvL2w4aM2-SI1DShcVvcZ6WsA3XZ9eZf4OVPqpQW6qJKXDD/s2048/bald-eagles.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjqVhmR6WpinyQhwBRQG21fDkjHfOLUvRsiE9GO7G4ZFBsc99BI72xIWXfd6xdubySxsMUhpzblOMVyYXeI7UUqTuALi7gxU8x3ExLYH3nUD-oG9gUqYyArpv5q75yRBP9M17hU0ZrobFeJvL2w4aM2-SI1DShcVvcZ6WsA3XZ9eZf4OVPqpQW6qJKXDD/w296-h640/bald-eagles.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...and a couple of bald eagles hangin' out by his cottage</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFc8Z-cGYo2Z6Em0RWXC-s7BvGAHtDwPmKmnrFwEvK1t9Z4fjM59GKS8irfuSQ_ro1PS7Z9mtQmE8DLPT1eF0ZuhpEsVtfNyMbya3cjLrKMe8JfuCQKspiXi_k9zP-txZbb708zd4G81N5CIU4oiIE1tX14d4vtngqdIhdPpZoeCb2vIucWmOQcQtWPXv2/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFc8Z-cGYo2Z6Em0RWXC-s7BvGAHtDwPmKmnrFwEvK1t9Z4fjM59GKS8irfuSQ_ro1PS7Z9mtQmE8DLPT1eF0ZuhpEsVtfNyMbya3cjLrKMe8JfuCQKspiXi_k9zP-txZbb708zd4G81N5CIU4oiIE1tX14d4vtngqdIhdPpZoeCb2vIucWmOQcQtWPXv2/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Fare thee well, kind reader...and as you clear out, here's a reminder from God's Word:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7sw4cZv80MKc0ivFljwFBpyPXf3lH6R_8cnvzeSU0kg16lrLGEE5w_Lq83Akkbfq8De6BC00i7MaOh0fOtwGqF5MyuS6xysM7cNl2pk9nVWyEwxFPoPMPMdxeb8Rz_vNktDRzQScd6Srbk-qoJifvF4isR-mLWFRTrfsepItHk-cNui-SLIzg4-8oGaN/s625/IMG_4461.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="625" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7sw4cZv80MKc0ivFljwFBpyPXf3lH6R_8cnvzeSU0kg16lrLGEE5w_Lq83Akkbfq8De6BC00i7MaOh0fOtwGqF5MyuS6xysM7cNl2pk9nVWyEwxFPoPMPMdxeb8Rz_vNktDRzQScd6Srbk-qoJifvF4isR-mLWFRTrfsepItHk-cNui-SLIzg4-8oGaN/w400-h351/IMG_4461.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In the "so convenient you can't stand it" department, you can purchase my books on Amazon.com<b>.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get your paperback books here:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1523453850" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Get your ebooks here:</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AR6LOLU" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Genesis</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D688DX8" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Rescue</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G82OPQI" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Long Count</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IE6XD8M" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Papa's Model T: The Gray Ghost</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KW0I11M" target="_blank"><b>Papa's Model T: The Tin Goose</b></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KK5L759" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Papa's Model T: The Amateur</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-77262061593058615342023-11-11T10:23:00.034-05:002024-01-31T15:30:33.135-05:00A Mid-November Morning...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaG1pXqr5VrljWSVpodp971HrJjeILriRNPPEyFz_FR_jJOzCYeiruflOtIcyFQXz5Ne3cKHWXM3BpqmjvSs7w1mjb3PiUstUUmMYmFrl0Q3HsrUNj59pSHs3WcB9Ga2mrrIxf-3fBdv2kXhS7smmPc8h6sMORC_10rZHuC5yBramzlEqQc0nVeql3XZH/s448/mid-november-morning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaG1pXqr5VrljWSVpodp971HrJjeILriRNPPEyFz_FR_jJOzCYeiruflOtIcyFQXz5Ne3cKHWXM3BpqmjvSs7w1mjb3PiUstUUmMYmFrl0Q3HsrUNj59pSHs3WcB9Ga2mrrIxf-3fBdv2kXhS7smmPc8h6sMORC_10rZHuC5yBramzlEqQc0nVeql3XZH/w464-h640/mid-november-morning.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...just before sunrise.</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Possessed of a fading beauty all its own, Autumn can be both glorious and melancholy, a time of endings and introspection.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But I miss the warm florescence of summer...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO566Z7vcCw6K7NqYLiP9A48BW-4dTB7gXtuITXWgdp9PcPALEx1fFuhnW05ppaEQ-qdAP1i_GpGju4lXJUKoRjBq_iR15if6oQduPppUJeD_wm5YSrhdLo6Hg5N_1AwC6nfkHFr9_bLHJVqV4XLrPIA-UQeidsESfAmlg8dScx8UrB-yFnHH5IgktmolE/s749/bayview-aerial.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="749" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO566Z7vcCw6K7NqYLiP9A48BW-4dTB7gXtuITXWgdp9PcPALEx1fFuhnW05ppaEQ-qdAP1i_GpGju4lXJUKoRjBq_iR15if6oQduPppUJeD_wm5YSrhdLo6Hg5N_1AwC6nfkHFr9_bLHJVqV4XLrPIA-UQeidsESfAmlg8dScx8UrB-yFnHH5IgktmolE/w640-h568/bayview-aerial.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...those delightful "shorts and t-shirt" days brimming with vigor, activity and excitement as life moves outdoors.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Sadly, gone for another year.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Wonder how many more I'll get to experience?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Hmm...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nKXO0FtyX_420wbjLQxseP449y4YUMSUt2POfDW1p0fVAbWkRb2DyzDu8Dk08QSjCyEvbxS9cFKegA0Eu0MqqSjCVuLSm46yriex0ga_xlMQQVB-RyseefTfDkEDKk03y4lIqScRA1gtjSBgIktZoH3fS0PJfTmu09F3DTf1IEEhTbeaoru3FP4pNpno/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nKXO0FtyX_420wbjLQxseP449y4YUMSUt2POfDW1p0fVAbWkRb2DyzDu8Dk08QSjCyEvbxS9cFKegA0Eu0MqqSjCVuLSm46yriex0ga_xlMQQVB-RyseefTfDkEDKk03y4lIqScRA1gtjSBgIktZoH3fS0PJfTmu09F3DTf1IEEhTbeaoru3FP4pNpno/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's Veteran's Day folks, time to give thanks for the brave men and women who serve in defense of our country.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyas11akGQdVgpzfQbdrIGCgaRhCjDpQdFZllJg-H5_uTeDvEUeCFrfQEmuCBl7CQrEzhPAaq1W3BDmasD0bvJU2sHiSvMGB64deEpXfXZ_3SiHq35bOyqa7vLz6ltjzY9ytVRhq0nuQPU8my3CZMv6SP_dJVOJg_lRUQaNKgyHP17wrfe4pNPsCBRqafP/s623/some-gave-all.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="623" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyas11akGQdVgpzfQbdrIGCgaRhCjDpQdFZllJg-H5_uTeDvEUeCFrfQEmuCBl7CQrEzhPAaq1W3BDmasD0bvJU2sHiSvMGB64deEpXfXZ_3SiHq35bOyqa7vLz6ltjzY9ytVRhq0nuQPU8my3CZMv6SP_dJVOJg_lRUQaNKgyHP17wrfe4pNPsCBRqafP/w640-h384/some-gave-all.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I'm not happy about the current state of our nation as it's being diminished by corrupt and morally bankrupt criminals, unworthy of their positions of leadership.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But I am thankful I live in a country that has enshrined the reality of our God given rights of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness in our founding documents.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And I'm humbled to realize I live my life in relative peace and safety thanks to heroes who spend their lives defending us.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyMtnL11Ic4GSasp8zGa6A99P2x3Z4ShUk6NjB1MBvllmEeTAvAcNkmgk66pXPzpWtC79geMlbGxBLVSIV0mKfp-2onMPHbyawVr2oWp0fYBT0h4mrFhND2Grh8daYB8ngA20vSxqj5cJ1Ysa8zKVqIrMsu18sJrQQjbWmE3PrSMfiQexsqv8ul3AHLxd/s1007/we-owe-them-all.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1007" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyMtnL11Ic4GSasp8zGa6A99P2x3Z4ShUk6NjB1MBvllmEeTAvAcNkmgk66pXPzpWtC79geMlbGxBLVSIV0mKfp-2onMPHbyawVr2oWp0fYBT0h4mrFhND2Grh8daYB8ngA20vSxqj5cJ1Ysa8zKVqIrMsu18sJrQQjbWmE3PrSMfiQexsqv8ul3AHLxd/w640-h384/we-owe-them-all.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So today, take a quiet moment to reflect on the blessings of freedom, grateful to those who safeguard it</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">And if you know any veterans, thank them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkupDr_HxomCJu4KznFWi_TqoDlvmwaUXzJYzF5b053qAXbn6SPAxfRUHsSB1Bh6PCGxhgzvFcGSl-qzEElkWiGDoxEfwrC9bBgCeNoYMtmyCCtfftK0S3mVIFWQj0Tlj_hD7T6U8stvypXwjWnCbBd5aP6aBRQWfuWr5QFOsrV1pIF1_GWCURdoklkeo/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkupDr_HxomCJu4KznFWi_TqoDlvmwaUXzJYzF5b053qAXbn6SPAxfRUHsSB1Bh6PCGxhgzvFcGSl-qzEElkWiGDoxEfwrC9bBgCeNoYMtmyCCtfftK0S3mVIFWQj0Tlj_hD7T6U8stvypXwjWnCbBd5aP6aBRQWfuWr5QFOsrV1pIF1_GWCURdoklkeo/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In spite of the falling temperatures and disappearing daylight...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xnqj0XNTmNbyDehaPkVMrnIThQHiVvK6RStPuKPRLzX3YPIWtoDp0zWZ-4DiBYBEfOgF8ZsmPvlq1IUJ1r4qNvwdvWnrjETlpjCWpXtCxzfkXnKXNn096rUBzpDXbQvVvwSGwlb1cJapsahtTw0DlVnnnxWmBG99uUHOYuFwcqVVSzKtjndOHi9FAAxw/s590/play-hickory2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="590" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xnqj0XNTmNbyDehaPkVMrnIThQHiVvK6RStPuKPRLzX3YPIWtoDp0zWZ-4DiBYBEfOgF8ZsmPvlq1IUJ1r4qNvwdvWnrjETlpjCWpXtCxzfkXnKXNn096rUBzpDXbQvVvwSGwlb1cJapsahtTw0DlVnnnxWmBG99uUHOYuFwcqVVSzKtjndOHi9FAAxw/w640-h274/play-hickory2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...I'm still swinging my hickories in my leaf covered backyard.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Closed out the season with a slimmed down playset:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-CVLVakIKR2yeUql2VJEIlkqAzPAgTHRFqX73Lblo2uqrj_lXaOlHKXlDcfY6tswGPA-YwaRhUaP7zHz-k9j4-_dcTbn0uOqfbhGKtzFif5Ouh81KcSba1ji0RP8goPcJGaPugtpTmK6GZ8hTN-UsSUfD-ssmJNuYQrNCy6TIZhDyv1MbDfRg5IctcmB/s640/IMG_5428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="523" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-CVLVakIKR2yeUql2VJEIlkqAzPAgTHRFqX73Lblo2uqrj_lXaOlHKXlDcfY6tswGPA-YwaRhUaP7zHz-k9j4-_dcTbn0uOqfbhGKtzFif5Ouh81KcSba1ji0RP8goPcJGaPugtpTmK6GZ8hTN-UsSUfD-ssmJNuYQrNCy6TIZhDyv1MbDfRg5IctcmB/w524-h640/IMG_5428.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's my Brassie...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lHwgsOWA1TP1cNEcXqn9Q4EcllPUgBsrlbjPeAjfPJtzg3QFtmZB_HcIncn9NDlAJBB8Ds3sOugvjcItjs_gh809QGyBkDuajILQG5g2k-DjwXuoFhnqgLTxG5sFkp5uI-SgvO9X7IBxEHlD3Jg4FcQhKIZA5HuIq02-xDwHhvK-n-Qg71zyAMS8F0R0/s640/IMG_5429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lHwgsOWA1TP1cNEcXqn9Q4EcllPUgBsrlbjPeAjfPJtzg3QFtmZB_HcIncn9NDlAJBB8Ds3sOugvjcItjs_gh809QGyBkDuajILQG5g2k-DjwXuoFhnqgLTxG5sFkp5uI-SgvO9X7IBxEHlD3Jg4FcQhKIZA5HuIq02-xDwHhvK-n-Qg71zyAMS8F0R0/w480-h640/IMG_5429.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...which happily I learned to hit with some success by the end of the season;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">My Mashie...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVkjUAHSiDihlviBKsn4g4EmxasHX-5C_e048sr4ClwBmBV6Uk-GzqcgpFVgb_JRiT99Z9MwXBzwN37l9NwU6BjCrI2rteFZ9C99_WGw01pAImrNxpGYufcgEuglo3OFom7TWWJtaGJJv0UKvLTbEN-7eVPpwzG0oUAF-G4S5Ht43F2FaPh4EdcwNJzHv/s640/IMG_5430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="485" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVkjUAHSiDihlviBKsn4g4EmxasHX-5C_e048sr4ClwBmBV6Uk-GzqcgpFVgb_JRiT99Z9MwXBzwN37l9NwU6BjCrI2rteFZ9C99_WGw01pAImrNxpGYufcgEuglo3OFom7TWWJtaGJJv0UKvLTbEN-7eVPpwzG0oUAF-G4S5Ht43F2FaPh4EdcwNJzHv/w486-h640/IMG_5430.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...which once again remained my most consistent club;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And Calamity Jane...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiH8ohC5P5HQ4jEKwtRhDXPgscDiEvArKPOqeMD5PQSFE0K7PxN3oe0yjvQdQi55sYR0_YJOzvz3BmpXAlP_cDzKxvyUDAA-64ascRrEuucAnVeTamL54UIGjEcHAEdXQYOovBSCuOwngJ4SOtR94UnAUoQc_wZnooLJ3KkgPt_6oka-91NFxqhUicOhW/s640/IMG_5431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiH8ohC5P5HQ4jEKwtRhDXPgscDiEvArKPOqeMD5PQSFE0K7PxN3oe0yjvQdQi55sYR0_YJOzvz3BmpXAlP_cDzKxvyUDAA-64ascRrEuucAnVeTamL54UIGjEcHAEdXQYOovBSCuOwngJ4SOtR94UnAUoQc_wZnooLJ3KkgPt_6oka-91NFxqhUicOhW/w490-h640/IMG_5431.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...which…well, what can I say about CJ?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Once in a blue moon I shock myself and drain a 30 footer, but I eat more than my fair share of humble pie, too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">Overall it was an enjoyable golf season done too soon, though </span><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">my</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"> game is anything but consistent.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">Instead of every swing being an adventure, 'twould be lovely indeed to <i>know</i> where the little white ball is going.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">Surprisingly, help may be on the horizon as I r</span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">ecently stumbled across a potential solution:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">The Moe Norman / Single Plane System.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefalDbZqLMtUWEord10bKaVNNfb6DGAPXy6dLS2YNWC0zjaTcI7IJw2I3jFvyTFl6JnS3oMgh7DhLV8Fx2o6HA7Oe1JkaeZVDmvESOAPnQJmVZgSnqhkUBv3QRaVk_Z6kVPsDx_NLIX81WrIEWOhA_obd3IAQGy_eu5eM9v35mzUe5gxlcCKVCBM3s5q5/s901/moe-norman.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefalDbZqLMtUWEord10bKaVNNfb6DGAPXy6dLS2YNWC0zjaTcI7IJw2I3jFvyTFl6JnS3oMgh7DhLV8Fx2o6HA7Oe1JkaeZVDmvESOAPnQJmVZgSnqhkUBv3QRaVk_Z6kVPsDx_NLIX81WrIEWOhA_obd3IAQGy_eu5eM9v35mzUe5gxlcCKVCBM3s5q5/w640-h400/moe-norman.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a young Moe Norman on the left, being congratulated on one of his 55 victories, including 30+ course records, and at least 17 holes in one</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">There's too much to unpack here, so I won't bore you with a novella of golf trivia.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Suffice to say, the holy grail of golf is a consistently repeatable swing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Moe Norman had it in spades.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">His self-taught swing elevated him to the status of "the game's greatest ball striker".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's not hype; it's the widely held belief among the game's best players, including two of golf's legends: Sam Snead and Tiger Woods.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">If you want to see a short, technical analysis of Moe's swing, click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uolagc6TjFs" target="_blank"><here></a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So if Moe Norman was so great - and without question or dispute, he was - why doesn't everyone swing the club like he did?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">There are answers to that question, rooted in where he played, long standing traditions of golf, the “country club” mentality and the oddities / quirks of Moe's personality.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">You can research them yourself if interested; the internet has no lack of articles and opinions re: Moe Norman.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's worth noting, however, there have been some on the pro tour who used his method; and there's one very notable pro - a real long ball hitter - whose swing looks a whole lot like Moe's:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaugVinKlGMEXwJbh6c_CS-zsUXURhydBTnzcW64taBrqpqrpY9NVFFgfTovhl2vyheSPmJkAahW7bZOu4LSCYswaQau04uR6jzxV8BtoV2dDXnwWoUpHRXqtaLgbzBFXUmqRbM1LE5aVEqxMnEvKwoZCiJdGrY8cIKeIaub-hHhhhsAC_k9Cpm85L4EO/s984/bryson-dechambeau.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="984" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaugVinKlGMEXwJbh6c_CS-zsUXURhydBTnzcW64taBrqpqrpY9NVFFgfTovhl2vyheSPmJkAahW7bZOu4LSCYswaQau04uR6jzxV8BtoV2dDXnwWoUpHRXqtaLgbzBFXUmqRbM1LE5aVEqxMnEvKwoZCiJdGrY8cIKeIaub-hHhhhsAC_k9Cpm85L4EO/w640-h322/bryson-dechambeau.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/7DR3pFxkPVg" target="_blank"><Bryson DeChambeau></a><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">His form is the picture of smooth unhurried power, but note the planted feet, reduced hip rotation, single plane swing and palm grip...all Moe Norman traits.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">For my part it's enough that it works, and when done correctly, yields consistently straight shots from the tee and fairway.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Will spend some time experimenting with this, as consistency is something I definitely need.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO4480j2anGWsmfLqQGKR6gfn58t6DR4D-v1Tk_rhQ4I8F42G0yZAhXlDY6jHMzxkTjmb4XvRhFSo_XwjDWFJx0dWj8zcXqXl3Xg0IXTaNIM2wof1SJT1ZX7KzrmQuOLmzrlbD-Bz7EkehzD0okteXHQAaBET7H-NHewR9XxRi5JJ46YDRFLuOKjab1j6/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO4480j2anGWsmfLqQGKR6gfn58t6DR4D-v1Tk_rhQ4I8F42G0yZAhXlDY6jHMzxkTjmb4XvRhFSo_XwjDWFJx0dWj8zcXqXl3Xg0IXTaNIM2wof1SJT1ZX7KzrmQuOLmzrlbD-Bz7EkehzD0okteXHQAaBET7H-NHewR9XxRi5JJ46YDRFLuOKjab1j6/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's time for everyone's favorite slap in the face...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvuDkB-QheaDp5KLmAMFB2iMu23WVTt3sfhxZzFdyxCqs2NxAJQ1j4ELVPGcLspXWX_deqfdoO76LmvlyBwdYlLrYxDfPTTKu4gYcHk05Pg0VpLBzlZvg2iG2JZK7oBnGg0u-75r4udnSQdwXi08RSSYr56naD5oIml9tkFs6zlBjfrr3HPZyJZ6NgCgb/s350/slap.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="350" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvuDkB-QheaDp5KLmAMFB2iMu23WVTt3sfhxZzFdyxCqs2NxAJQ1j4ELVPGcLspXWX_deqfdoO76LmvlyBwdYlLrYxDfPTTKu4gYcHk05Pg0VpLBzlZvg2iG2JZK7oBnGg0u-75r4udnSQdwXi08RSSYr56naD5oIml9tkFs6zlBjfrr3HPZyJZ6NgCgb/w640-h358/slap.gif" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...so 23 Skidoo:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW2ZLfNoFAOawqo11If3ncBKkTAbb45k0ymJt0yTPks6x9nrMLfoVjauA1OdqJsJy8eRcBRqj2Iva2Jazc6hro6NWF3ZXo5b-rHl9EyGiLgG-uan2wvMZSFEt3gUAAB25wmoN4lKtnr_Nt0FekaK0iI5yCiNMx7Gkf4vQPP2PTaS3r_ZczP2OkSyg4_4I/s962/hogan-1-iron-18th-hole-merion-us-open-june-10-1950.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="962" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW2ZLfNoFAOawqo11If3ncBKkTAbb45k0ymJt0yTPks6x9nrMLfoVjauA1OdqJsJy8eRcBRqj2Iva2Jazc6hro6NWF3ZXo5b-rHl9EyGiLgG-uan2wvMZSFEt3gUAAB25wmoN4lKtnr_Nt0FekaK0iI5yCiNMx7Gkf4vQPP2PTaS3r_ZczP2OkSyg4_4I/w640-h424/hogan-1-iron-18th-hole-merion-us-open-june-10-1950.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>"The Shot" by Ben Hogan...a 1 iron on the 18th hole in the 1950 U.S. Open. That 200 yd drive to the green allowed him to 2 putt for a 3 way tie, and the next day he won the U.S. Open in a playoff. So why is it called "The Shot"? Because 16 months prior he suffered injuries in a head on crash so severe, doctors said he would never walk again.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPt_AG_R_fVVwWoXeQz7aD-RbdzirKJWPjB9rWIVPCqcmXnJHRsA_AWv0xd6GITbSUKUxm04BLaFVdDzlmj0RDiaZ3d-lHXwjRbcCoyNxTPDURe_70E8WZ_hRnZOCSE-Q9C8Rj5R46ijnM1IUTMwwxj6ANPB4KcCLul0GHelqsXuMMW-NqxNzG6xvKwrk1/s1280/IMG_5421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPt_AG_R_fVVwWoXeQz7aD-RbdzirKJWPjB9rWIVPCqcmXnJHRsA_AWv0xd6GITbSUKUxm04BLaFVdDzlmj0RDiaZ3d-lHXwjRbcCoyNxTPDURe_70E8WZ_hRnZOCSE-Q9C8Rj5R46ijnM1IUTMwwxj6ANPB4KcCLul0GHelqsXuMMW-NqxNzG6xvKwrk1/w480-h640/IMG_5421.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Honey? What's for supper?</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEios70kjj-WJMffYLMgzuUap1QRaZKCV2ha6vhJOm_cQXiDTRF35x_hABtcr5CjcFkPr9Ruwyi7NUVnCKHcaJZsDs4XmmRF5E7M3lQz1SUAJIEKCSxDqsiPbMC6tgRRW0eu-3z4Gv-V2rlrlIfcwKvjeoNVL-iFVDY21H8A6lGJ2eVGE0afDh4X6N52_BNy/s800/IMG_5423.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEios70kjj-WJMffYLMgzuUap1QRaZKCV2ha6vhJOm_cQXiDTRF35x_hABtcr5CjcFkPr9Ruwyi7NUVnCKHcaJZsDs4XmmRF5E7M3lQz1SUAJIEKCSxDqsiPbMC6tgRRW0eu-3z4Gv-V2rlrlIfcwKvjeoNVL-iFVDY21H8A6lGJ2eVGE0afDh4X6N52_BNy/w564-h640/IMG_5423.jpg" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>doesn't that look good? can't beat morning espresso</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8nN866XSH0tvm-IU6episCCS1Fy7NsBWl2BEMSVq1uuc2ULHGNjoPFDkaHD-3N8NmFLxRjcllW6J2lyzBqmhxz1EsLx34p7ImN8iOdCjPWlOQO-NZrSeG_70Po0kimcmcmxKzCMA3mNP4eopWATH7l6a8GzUYLLg4jCt25Rl-SfHUWbdcnt-R6wbTJIX/s1280/IMG_20231%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1280" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8nN866XSH0tvm-IU6episCCS1Fy7NsBWl2BEMSVq1uuc2ULHGNjoPFDkaHD-3N8NmFLxRjcllW6J2lyzBqmhxz1EsLx34p7ImN8iOdCjPWlOQO-NZrSeG_70Po0kimcmcmxKzCMA3mNP4eopWATH7l6a8GzUYLLg4jCt25Rl-SfHUWbdcnt-R6wbTJIX/w640-h296/IMG_20231%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Larry's back at his cottage for deer season</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswuGtkdo5rAxa8447y6o3XbJhxeQhoizxUM9yNh3C5_YXkNL-JAhf2o84sDfVLA4RpqLukR912FqBAnsevrzCfgy1l0gu2-WmL_hQJSpZmG9tS5-JY5VlWLgCVGL_vLpFk6eMH97jjH3HsOCy0eYHe2aXTkCacH_Y-mgBogxuSotUghcXWauYDbcSKVOf/s400/november-sunrise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswuGtkdo5rAxa8447y6o3XbJhxeQhoizxUM9yNh3C5_YXkNL-JAhf2o84sDfVLA4RpqLukR912FqBAnsevrzCfgy1l0gu2-WmL_hQJSpZmG9tS5-JY5VlWLgCVGL_vLpFk6eMH97jjH3HsOCy0eYHe2aXTkCacH_Y-mgBogxuSotUghcXWauYDbcSKVOf/w480-h640/november-sunrise.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>november sunrise</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTayh4JUT-4PzXvqvacYeoHeovhWLjII-OYqGmQQZ8UIIDtAxVvPPg1UdXY6jW2a94RNu5kg7lpF4mfznoM-hFWj9AEi37zVkV-fdWOWvN-tqFa_xUp4yypvJiM_fjfsea-4nvSCqIWg6swVCiFUpIf4HFQWAK0c5DUzeAI5z85PCPh5caikBdOAqjenH/s724/veterans-day-varvel.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="724" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTayh4JUT-4PzXvqvacYeoHeovhWLjII-OYqGmQQZ8UIIDtAxVvPPg1UdXY6jW2a94RNu5kg7lpF4mfznoM-hFWj9AEi37zVkV-fdWOWvN-tqFa_xUp4yypvJiM_fjfsea-4nvSCqIWg6swVCiFUpIf4HFQWAK0c5DUzeAI5z85PCPh5caikBdOAqjenH/w640-h468/veterans-day-varvel.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>God Bless those who serve</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNdw1D6phaMug6ukmSeCkYsyiZWGZQZUpVcnjW-DPBR-L0lwgnVeRh2147m7MG9lchIELpZo3AhPHFDIhovCS07lD3eJpzoSa7p8sEMXL6XNj08A4OfCsICMe6AxzK4vdJuRqqLI8kd1yYlavE2t7NiShagjbTFdRiUPy9URfcMpUKDikNi99ZgCq-q_j/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNdw1D6phaMug6ukmSeCkYsyiZWGZQZUpVcnjW-DPBR-L0lwgnVeRh2147m7MG9lchIELpZo3AhPHFDIhovCS07lD3eJpzoSa7p8sEMXL6XNj08A4OfCsICMe6AxzK4vdJuRqqLI8kd1yYlavE2t7NiShagjbTFdRiUPy9URfcMpUKDikNi99ZgCq-q_j/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">A reminder from God's Word:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0D_1MMjapoCoK87SirJzqFlwR2xjxjANZD7KmOmCr6Agl3KmQ7G_7pbTEi1qz6tTjnbZQ52BrKhO5W_3ddUw8hnEJ47ih3Clz9egIjoll28x9iAzkNPpiGzp-parS6IIuQadNJUxnBM2greG024NoSXpsq_-aZ81bMz0zzJ1Gut9ejz8rj_3Igx5Q3ivk/s590/IMG_5187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="590" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0D_1MMjapoCoK87SirJzqFlwR2xjxjANZD7KmOmCr6Agl3KmQ7G_7pbTEi1qz6tTjnbZQ52BrKhO5W_3ddUw8hnEJ47ih3Clz9egIjoll28x9iAzkNPpiGzp-parS6IIuQadNJUxnBM2greG024NoSXpsq_-aZ81bMz0zzJ1Gut9ejz8rj_3Igx5Q3ivk/w400-h349/IMG_5187.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Some things never change.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br style="font-size: medium;" /></div></span></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-38374090493048851242023-11-01T10:16:00.011-04:002023-11-03T15:25:21.970-04:00I'm Dreaming Of A White...<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVp1xL0Xej5yHUAIz4OK64VtqJxMH1nsT3udeJ3n1N4MJNmqhiOsGgkQk-6VGIuXkLRXRVHV0_aRkQ_EKLc5i72vgXSKaAB5W9wZ9h6GE0B-g72SIFoRngX3Bx8-06ojV1GZJ2jbIVo5eBTgwP3KO9bcnpzcliQSgbIU5uHcHiiLf6lAt6lS4gextvtUCa/s640/image000000%20(16).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVp1xL0Xej5yHUAIz4OK64VtqJxMH1nsT3udeJ3n1N4MJNmqhiOsGgkQk-6VGIuXkLRXRVHV0_aRkQ_EKLc5i72vgXSKaAB5W9wZ9h6GE0B-g72SIFoRngX3Bx8-06ojV1GZJ2jbIVo5eBTgwP3KO9bcnpzcliQSgbIU5uHcHiiLf6lAt6lS4gextvtUCa/w480-h640/image000000%20(16).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>mr. ghost looks as shocked as we were</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...Halloween?</i></span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"> Except this was no dream.</span></span><div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And boy did it snow...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlc7m_CJpp-nFhKZmbnWdHeMQ_TFImQ4WizqINrIDO3rLgzKFyDOozgVRfGqUCC0focMGhgPDOIUXQip5Hv4kRApU0J9lbkrVQIvUXhcSNeINq_RUip14ljGVHkFX_0Xyi0Wz5YAF064O_dKJn8INBgRJQiKW2YqRzr0mGmret2Egr5YVr9Pao6U3Q2ZI/s640/IMG_5363.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlc7m_CJpp-nFhKZmbnWdHeMQ_TFImQ4WizqINrIDO3rLgzKFyDOozgVRfGqUCC0focMGhgPDOIUXQip5Hv4kRApU0J9lbkrVQIvUXhcSNeINq_RUip14ljGVHkFX_0Xyi0Wz5YAF064O_dKJn8INBgRJQiKW2YqRzr0mGmret2Egr5YVr9Pao6U3Q2ZI/w480-h640/IMG_5363.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...5 inches worth here, and almost 9 inches a little north of us.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Even so, 51 determined trick or treaters (and their parents) endured the elements to brave the spine tingling </span><span style="font-family: Creepster; font-size: x-large;">Walk of fear!</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiRNVIuxkvVm2-wyWnuqVKw1eqnWr1saXQiLzukLWDoBDQdgYEpolX8T4pre34i5VGaOW8JYlWyM9UAUw8mSK266H8mcemdriiAXS0HlOimDQJnXGEmvGAHJz5OPNm0dgXIBGVHncHrjWcrgWKiUOIvtq3gWfG8_f0v1a3O-EeY7sjI0SeGIlNEeiVmXE/s1534/halloween-2023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1534" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiRNVIuxkvVm2-wyWnuqVKw1eqnWr1saXQiLzukLWDoBDQdgYEpolX8T4pre34i5VGaOW8JYlWyM9UAUw8mSK266H8mcemdriiAXS0HlOimDQJnXGEmvGAHJz5OPNm0dgXIBGVHncHrjWcrgWKiUOIvtq3gWfG8_f0v1a3O-EeY7sjI0SeGIlNEeiVmXE/w640-h272/halloween-2023.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the view as you approach from our driveway</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0zMmPPiigT_zJW5c5KEA6NUePDOl4IDr8nYGhuBV7FsHrfTTxTXLTh_Cp0t4cXSTknGAHkVYXwVI-f4zQoEbIdyaDPH6mt9OvWGhwXTPClLCrzygDRarr_-OdJ37PrGswT8sRekUlmnzfUoNn1gwyDIGuC7ELSln1uzRTUeoA8D_yRXq68OucnlWRnwM/s640/image000000%20(20).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0zMmPPiigT_zJW5c5KEA6NUePDOl4IDr8nYGhuBV7FsHrfTTxTXLTh_Cp0t4cXSTknGAHkVYXwVI-f4zQoEbIdyaDPH6mt9OvWGhwXTPClLCrzygDRarr_-OdJ37PrGswT8sRekUlmnzfUoNn1gwyDIGuC7ELSln1uzRTUeoA8D_yRXq68OucnlWRnwM/w480-h640/image000000%20(20).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>entering the Big Frank archway...he needed gloves</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9uky-8dy0VIkMqlzfKMiZCVdWnf8GPPuyaX60UGkCU3X7ksHbhOUiG-wBQjXgwpqF4o4zXglXUN5YUHHjL79P8V-b3LqGJ-CdvzKQiz5W_oDIkALeHPZ_G1nEaSMzKyXSR7ZwvibMjf9_XjHy2ecN3IGhcOBuVJxpPfbxIwahvlWMigkOydq3Ty8GHet/s1131/image000002%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9uky-8dy0VIkMqlzfKMiZCVdWnf8GPPuyaX60UGkCU3X7ksHbhOUiG-wBQjXgwpqF4o4zXglXUN5YUHHjL79P8V-b3LqGJ-CdvzKQiz5W_oDIkALeHPZ_G1nEaSMzKyXSR7ZwvibMjf9_XjHy2ecN3IGhcOBuVJxpPfbxIwahvlWMigkOydq3Ty8GHet/w480-h640/image000002%20(1).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>remember Marilyn's got her eye on you</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMk0giIOwp5t2qMmlJQ3HnqsfgNU3YtuWlXZB3P7iew2TPgjjrIynrNJfUxkX-jUGz_v3Iadq16NXQ4RUejoEuqd0S__yr6hMLHkSJNBtuQN83DlseMwmD-vFi7YJG9v2zDbbVVFTSjlbBSOqed7Pdfdgm_iTbQhsSotm466euC8lGQai_vRi-EDPAbSV/s1600/image000000%20(21).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMk0giIOwp5t2qMmlJQ3HnqsfgNU3YtuWlXZB3P7iew2TPgjjrIynrNJfUxkX-jUGz_v3Iadq16NXQ4RUejoEuqd0S__yr6hMLHkSJNBtuQN83DlseMwmD-vFi7YJG9v2zDbbVVFTSjlbBSOqed7Pdfdgm_iTbQhsSotm466euC8lGQai_vRi-EDPAbSV/w480-h640/image000000%20(21).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-weight: bold;">we summoned the tree creature from the arboreal nether regions to greet you as you enter the </span><span style="font-family: Creepster;">tunnel of terror!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mbB53dDpB815odSK32CSV3b-TYl1emcP1IC8mWnaQybgxkn0SXHi0TuN7jF6LWlRtcoZfV1G8ufie_vZCSp0aIRhixShJLXAL1Z83QNQx-0lIG0in9GF9Z1TMyfp7IPrWE_V5c4FtXVyE6ojqurDmIRjZkCziLPxPltJebbsUbYQF-hf5g9boA91dTIn/s1600/image0000.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mbB53dDpB815odSK32CSV3b-TYl1emcP1IC8mWnaQybgxkn0SXHi0TuN7jF6LWlRtcoZfV1G8ufie_vZCSp0aIRhixShJLXAL1Z83QNQx-0lIG0in9GF9Z1TMyfp7IPrWE_V5c4FtXVyE6ojqurDmIRjZkCziLPxPltJebbsUbYQF-hf5g9boA91dTIn/w480-h640/image0000.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ok, it's possible I may have exaggerated a bit about that whole "tunnel of terror" thing...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcUe-lkVsZfIk5LOnfxEkmWDBCiaYAk67CJhEj4VgonKGdTKJXAPyuR6IiGjksKnYOhbzo4U3wz3teUjJyPvUQvqWUJKm7KJCcVGh26kl4DyoK_xEB80BBAWAShXdB9l2dP9xbWu72UxvlRNoufGwO2fGlu-Bq2gxTN0PtDaUf7VTqaIR3WBldi6rMDwD/s640/image000000%20(18).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcUe-lkVsZfIk5LOnfxEkmWDBCiaYAk67CJhEj4VgonKGdTKJXAPyuR6IiGjksKnYOhbzo4U3wz3teUjJyPvUQvqWUJKm7KJCcVGh26kl4DyoK_xEB80BBAWAShXdB9l2dP9xbWu72UxvlRNoufGwO2fGlu-Bq2gxTN0PtDaUf7VTqaIR3WBldi6rMDwD/w480-h640/image000000%20(18).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...but hey, the skeleton groundbreaker, the haunted urn and clock are kinda scary...y'know, a little...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt0wuPD9MUyhvEun1Y3xGa9Qh5vlYi3_VeIW9hcgfT6HregHx0-dqRDmfss5OvT9Bw_kzzgiCkGYvUtnN5h7rCxxci7yCUbZhlRZnwtlCYAGe9BbBlKftEMQ9d1hfxDAh3mtYyk5R9qmBMKl0_VFptsu2y8xmmafD02Cmnl7U1Q297rBM0JVE7UqHPVDy/s640/IMG_5393.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="640" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt0wuPD9MUyhvEun1Y3xGa9Qh5vlYi3_VeIW9hcgfT6HregHx0-dqRDmfss5OvT9Bw_kzzgiCkGYvUtnN5h7rCxxci7yCUbZhlRZnwtlCYAGe9BbBlKftEMQ9d1hfxDAh3mtYyk5R9qmBMKl0_VFptsu2y8xmmafD02Cmnl7U1Q297rBM0JVE7UqHPVDy/w640-h394/IMG_5393.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...and there's all these other guys you have to sneak by...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnZeSlFRuWNYZu-jzIoAsR1nuC_jrT_kwoh-x_AjE66EW5uPSq8S4X5z5i7SnaI7W1TmaVAx26j04Z0hGODderF2vb2dViNVGPA8hl4YLCI1qvr98cQH4MfZExjc7wu7-m7zEFK6n7Y-a6OpyHm4WZZQZlrXJ3Y1ghSYLA1UHpbtJeuYlTXpukmXG8pX3/s640/IMG_5373.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnZeSlFRuWNYZu-jzIoAsR1nuC_jrT_kwoh-x_AjE66EW5uPSq8S4X5z5i7SnaI7W1TmaVAx26j04Z0hGODderF2vb2dViNVGPA8hl4YLCI1qvr98cQH4MfZExjc7wu7-m7zEFK6n7Y-a6OpyHm4WZZQZlrXJ3Y1ghSYLA1UHpbtJeuYlTXpukmXG8pX3/w480-h640/IMG_5373.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...plus mr. bolts...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7czNfuDw7kM2BtN8apJXKUFcEoTQqb62mcR9vfcc5hy29mF9BZd71r77FI0g6L4YVZYSvel9VscfZdjt1sP_FaBYpyXmzNNBl1NXIwXASijvKcLxKBuNAUfEccBp1VlcLbabF2ObwIE-uS1ifwR8oFGl-YezeALpv5JGDbAMY2c6z_Zhk83TOYKr68XsE/s640/IMG_5375.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7czNfuDw7kM2BtN8apJXKUFcEoTQqb62mcR9vfcc5hy29mF9BZd71r77FI0g6L4YVZYSvel9VscfZdjt1sP_FaBYpyXmzNNBl1NXIwXASijvKcLxKBuNAUfEccBp1VlcLbabF2ObwIE-uS1ifwR8oFGl-YezeALpv5JGDbAMY2c6z_Zhk83TOYKr68XsE/w480-h640/IMG_5375.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...and the st. james infirmary duo, all before you finally get to...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglD0Wpyyd4NNrxAHHq53Na3vb24iz9envxU1ojBsQfs7o3guLROitqTvU4or7vMGDcLCf-PrhXUx1aWQF6bNTuzHFjDY31FmQu4SQ06sAWdDaIO9oWMuyCDFOZJcoGIH8YaombJQKFfr6is1db8rWbpfhuArizzAghS_ooAcMyb-64AChF-ka1_jFkrrHm/s640/image000000%20(19).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglD0Wpyyd4NNrxAHHq53Na3vb24iz9envxU1ojBsQfs7o3guLROitqTvU4or7vMGDcLCf-PrhXUx1aWQF6bNTuzHFjDY31FmQu4SQ06sAWdDaIO9oWMuyCDFOZJcoGIH8YaombJQKFfr6is1db8rWbpfhuArizzAghS_ooAcMyb-64AChF-ka1_jFkrrHm/w480-h640/image000000%20(19).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...the trik-r-treat payoff</b><b>...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuDNF0ry1doCGbI4j-kAH_CdsSvkXkCIvyTH0D2tUY_N7g6ml0TXHbmUqV0oUsZwpkafk6nt7fQzHPd68fcTxY9SiThGw9Jkg6AKoYCYt49bbgkff-BxRzk9KmVjnrOg6wDCnYszbRJFfOSGL7-2Im0B8VWDPbB5iGKHVc9cHwxd8usJYeGNG37SqtLOA/s1599/image000000%20(22).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuDNF0ry1doCGbI4j-kAH_CdsSvkXkCIvyTH0D2tUY_N7g6ml0TXHbmUqV0oUsZwpkafk6nt7fQzHPd68fcTxY9SiThGw9Jkg6AKoYCYt49bbgkff-BxRzk9KmVjnrOg6wDCnYszbRJFfOSGL7-2Im0B8VWDPbB5iGKHVc9cHwxd8usJYeGNG37SqtLOA/w318-h640/image000000%20(22).JPG" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>...courtesy of the lovely Mrs. Stein...</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF54U4-CxfjQ_xqdrDqE5NhWJGdkxUn8hTK9mkF8C3gqcOBw6lj8zNDS8jtkmkKD7QDqAd5i4tgQJEX8FbpYzexAz3XoCSEGdZ3C2-DEB5J35es-GCt9_DLqzjI8JRq3SUV0iQ0EJkej6Jyf0V6zhlOd0VOx5RikDOo48RwrteGUkh4XfPq45N2_vZg0W/s1131/gramp-n-stein.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF54U4-CxfjQ_xqdrDqE5NhWJGdkxUn8hTK9mkF8C3gqcOBw6lj8zNDS8jtkmkKD7QDqAd5i4tgQJEX8FbpYzexAz3XoCSEGdZ3C2-DEB5J35es-GCt9_DLqzjI8JRq3SUV0iQ0EJkej6Jyf0V6zhlOd0VOx5RikDOo48RwrteGUkh4XfPq45N2_vZg0W/w478-h640/gramp-n-stein.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">...and that tall, green, formerly deceased icon of the silver screen, Gramp N. Stein (the crazed glare in his eyes is from the glasses he has to wear under his mask to see anything)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Alright, it's not very scary, but our target age every year is around 6 to 10 years.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We want it to be a little bit of spooky fun for the kids, not a nightmare inducing ordeal.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">Judging from the happy, albeit frozen, campers who graced our doorstep, it was mission accomplished.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">So even though the weather didn't cooperate...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGU6Fr2wMDLY21M0gc1uA3f-TkIVaLWinw6Qvcaj-vA7AM1Zr-aX3KX84QXnTOd-hJ9cXXp_IJJt_6k0Wj2uEvOOUO7n6FLc9WdvTslZbAo5j0OEmjGlLQ9xgsyFkH7xj3CPlI_WXd7Ocyw4ECGO_2OYkRFJ1KaqjLCqD7U3_C4kP_jIoYQsJ3HlhGLP7/s640/IMG_5366.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGU6Fr2wMDLY21M0gc1uA3f-TkIVaLWinw6Qvcaj-vA7AM1Zr-aX3KX84QXnTOd-hJ9cXXp_IJJt_6k0Wj2uEvOOUO7n6FLc9WdvTslZbAo5j0OEmjGlLQ9xgsyFkH7xj3CPlI_WXd7Ocyw4ECGO_2OYkRFJ1KaqjLCqD7U3_C4kP_jIoYQsJ3HlhGLP7/w480-h640/IMG_5366.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...it was still a fun evening and a good time was had by all.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Now to put all that stuff away and get ready for...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKZugXzizEHqoiZmJAWCOW9ktn3IwWBza60dM7O5SLcYhm_cq-E96-fQS1TXIJhsBF6Zh3AbM7uQPS8CBG-dVyICNyKZ9vUXx4hEAbRZJqdU2DAJqltfAZCQnZ7uWyiemNsUbUniKhSzx3EjaF0Vp_4-A4zJJKNKClC02fdjGCjmL29tzOR2dikj7KK01/s1300/thanksgiving.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1300" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKZugXzizEHqoiZmJAWCOW9ktn3IwWBza60dM7O5SLcYhm_cq-E96-fQS1TXIJhsBF6Zh3AbM7uQPS8CBG-dVyICNyKZ9vUXx4hEAbRZJqdU2DAJqltfAZCQnZ7uWyiemNsUbUniKhSzx3EjaF0Vp_4-A4zJJKNKClC02fdjGCjmL29tzOR2dikj7KK01/w640-h424/thanksgiving.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Just 3 weeks away...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_p1RF7rAf_UHLW1FWcF5IOEwk8B6ff1r679INGLqouVfLkU2vj8tsx1P5CzC-x9K9Ca2MJCgOY9AqJHz2d-b_U4PkFn4h6dSrmAsNGic0_rkPopoQGKkjpKDYQZMTae4o85vvmpl_k83YGexm8B0eSKOG1136-fRHyvXPAKyZHL5M8_P5uMCGSZD-aYe/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_p1RF7rAf_UHLW1FWcF5IOEwk8B6ff1r679INGLqouVfLkU2vj8tsx1P5CzC-x9K9Ca2MJCgOY9AqJHz2d-b_U4PkFn4h6dSrmAsNGic0_rkPopoQGKkjpKDYQZMTae4o85vvmpl_k83YGexm8B0eSKOG1136-fRHyvXPAKyZHL5M8_P5uMCGSZD-aYe/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">This has been an All Hallows E'en Breaking News report; we now return you to your regularly scheduled life.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/w320-h112/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Papa's Model T: The Genesis</span></a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1530406145" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Papa's Model T: The Rescue</span></a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1533036713" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Long Count</a> </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1534791728" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Gray Ghost</a> </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1536976393" target="_blank">Papa's Model T: The Tin Goose</a> </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TG1XG65" target="_blank">7 Fridays</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Q42YH3" target="_blank">Chrysalis</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BRF34N" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Born Out Of Due Time</span></a></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Iwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506364418741964065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778351090972813975.post-58245635809792379502023-10-29T09:51:00.005-04:002023-10-30T11:15:23.116-04:00Know What This Is?<div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKucUrWMuSyGU07tKch6roIOLRaDoNuE53j4r6k_5ri2P967CZvGC-Ah7g4KGg_BjFxMmXM_JAdpyn4gBTV312W7uEugkcupwGGpQk6z1MkcZfZwXCilBlaQwHY86EbEuvbBFaqxvBA7n20CWRBoLYav4VMzk5g2j5wafH_GfoGtH4bkkq5cLQaulyJmw1/s874/philco-relay.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="656" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKucUrWMuSyGU07tKch6roIOLRaDoNuE53j4r6k_5ri2P967CZvGC-Ah7g4KGg_BjFxMmXM_JAdpyn4gBTV312W7uEugkcupwGGpQk6z1MkcZfZwXCilBlaQwHY86EbEuvbBFaqxvBA7n20CWRBoLYav4VMzk5g2j5wafH_GfoGtH4bkkq5cLQaulyJmw1/w480-h640/philco-relay.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>...I didn't, until a couple of weeks ago.</b> </span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's when our 1956 Philco V-handle quit on us...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3AmhSL8SNtjfFaBafpCUtHmYX87aN8hg-Km66I1KTYRlTfmeRIy3y41dsm_BuL9NRpv7MbHEko1fM5V-JJuKVyBynpMYw9zhNi3dNVlSgXhMWJgP6WRor5MOJQI8sh7o0f1MbTUmeR_hN6QCQcoQ1PHmUdZa6PRKrVZxVVgD4opMvGKt7X7uUSmwVJVl/s560/IMG_5087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3AmhSL8SNtjfFaBafpCUtHmYX87aN8hg-Km66I1KTYRlTfmeRIy3y41dsm_BuL9NRpv7MbHEko1fM5V-JJuKVyBynpMYw9zhNi3dNVlSgXhMWJgP6WRor5MOJQI8sh7o0f1MbTUmeR_hN6QCQcoQ1PHmUdZa6PRKrVZxVVgD4opMvGKt7X7uUSmwVJVl/w530-h640/IMG_5087.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and our investigation into electrical mysteries from the 1950's began.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And yes, this is the same beast we just put in service again, having finally solved the problem with the sweating freezer door.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">With some pointers from a FB group, I tipped Phil over on his side, and found that <b>electrical start relay</b> you see in the first pic.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It lives underneath the fridge next to the compressor, and apparently had gone bad...at least I hoped that was the problem, and not the compressor itself.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Since I'm not an electrician, finding someone willing to deal with vintage appliances is no easy task.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">Typically when I start the conversation with, "I have a 1956 Philco V-handle refrigerator..." the next sound I hear sounds a whole lot like a dial tone.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">But the good folks at...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogGls8c49h57liCxgKTwByknqx_2M97FTh3xhy0XcaIy72QQ41Ki2Mj5Si3Fyy5Zn06Pu86BUCzAU3Bc98UXx9n0j2C2P66Dj6bdp5dpnDQ55yAbFLyL88U6BzghREGT0hBjZFP59CWO1Zsu4GA0r3se0Is7AXn_h1GRPBVKzYqSUxrsEWuGbDmLcltQ_/s1254/havemen-electric.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="1254" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogGls8c49h57liCxgKTwByknqx_2M97FTh3xhy0XcaIy72QQ41Ki2Mj5Si3Fyy5Zn06Pu86BUCzAU3Bc98UXx9n0j2C2P66Dj6bdp5dpnDQ55yAbFLyL88U6BzghREGT0hBjZFP59CWO1Zsu4GA0r3se0Is7AXn_h1GRPBVKzYqSUxrsEWuGbDmLcltQ_/w640-h240/havemen-electric.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...who've done all our residential electrical work during our restoration of The Castle Frankenstein...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqo1TyPFM0XZwxuP42i6jdNQF18AFapMVI3EGgraqyr1OxBJrMrcWtRA9yxvSY5HILFPXz6AMkZXL2Tv2SJcVsoC3PnYonCBaEwXdAcCqV-s4QBgM4EpPorcSMP6Chp3m-Ld75paP2oQ8MUKP2gFuDdGx6jK0TWt0ABVFuTVDccz8j0y3yUX6toqKyBQiy/s3048/baysweep_NHG-46-summer-fall-1961.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="2200" height="849" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqo1TyPFM0XZwxuP42i6jdNQF18AFapMVI3EGgraqyr1OxBJrMrcWtRA9yxvSY5HILFPXz6AMkZXL2Tv2SJcVsoC3PnYonCBaEwXdAcCqV-s4QBgM4EpPorcSMP6Chp3m-Ld75paP2oQ8MUKP2gFuDdGx6jK0TWt0ABVFuTVDccz8j0y3yUX6toqKyBQiy/w614-h849/baysweep_NHG-46-summer-fall-1961.jpg" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>1961 write up in New Homes Guide for Dean Bryant Vollendorf's "Baysweep" house plans</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...have one gentleman with ice water in his veins, and he was willing to have a look.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">He came out, did some analysis, we tipped Phil on his side and he removed the old relay.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We checked Amazon, I bought a replacement for $12, and a few days later he came back out and installed it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Had to wait 24 hours after standing Phil up again to let all the refrigerant settle, and then the moment of truth:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDz7I6P0LxD7OBAnrHL8NV0mdphhBF1P0jmpfP7e_F9-ax_jMOBCBwlVxsc5gcXJZ3i9mGPGaLxMZ1ikEmc9pAixTYjjYTtluHIkqpCsZvtc_fUorDDN8QzJ4yiqjcOs1kES0dmGr0OavDbGUT-M3cQ4L2t-S_5WsbW_ANmW3xkHt3wJByFeOCZLouxub/s640/IMG_5339.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDz7I6P0LxD7OBAnrHL8NV0mdphhBF1P0jmpfP7e_F9-ax_jMOBCBwlVxsc5gcXJZ3i9mGPGaLxMZ1ikEmc9pAixTYjjYTtluHIkqpCsZvtc_fUorDDN8QzJ4yiqjcOs1kES0dmGr0OavDbGUT-M3cQ4L2t-S_5WsbW_ANmW3xkHt3wJByFeOCZLouxub/w480-h640/IMG_5339.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Voila! Man Cave Fridge back in action, and all is well in MCM </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">Appliance Land once again.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">For now.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-M1EghV3-rKBDdiyZL-06bkghEodpN4k8x1lLYM9R3qULRtCW4-fjaYMP4fh0y1R9Luf5HXM3KuOwUGcX59QWVsqAEKpIYSQFL2idt6e18uMLluNafEednHIyoEloYDPH_EP6snNJ8Cjc74T3N42MDQMkEUQT2hvZ3CYIn4XIP93ZqQGUe4-WDzseICC/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-M1EghV3-rKBDdiyZL-06bkghEodpN4k8x1lLYM9R3qULRtCW4-fjaYMP4fh0y1R9Luf5HXM3KuOwUGcX59QWVsqAEKpIYSQFL2idt6e18uMLluNafEednHIyoEloYDPH_EP6snNJ8Cjc74T3N42MDQMkEUQT2hvZ3CYIn4XIP93ZqQGUe4-WDzseICC/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Well, they done dooded the dirty deed:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxAhzgCkWy9rO4aHkMSITj-q4Y1eYuAswJcEQVPMhmu8dxqLKAjSgY9hhstX0bQNBWVq0V3zpDHeGLQkmx9mWjV7twligq4CATNGuzuJ5O6e48PlQkdnONDSafMFjIk80uSqtLGY9cjors7CGz-s-W6hvC3MLLkqXIwjwBdexibqJ49XTlrcrluezIyEX/s640/image000000%20(13).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxAhzgCkWy9rO4aHkMSITj-q4Y1eYuAswJcEQVPMhmu8dxqLKAjSgY9hhstX0bQNBWVq0V3zpDHeGLQkmx9mWjV7twligq4CATNGuzuJ5O6e48PlQkdnONDSafMFjIk80uSqtLGY9cjors7CGz-s-W6hvC3MLLkqXIwjwBdexibqJ49XTlrcrluezIyEX/w480-h640/image000000%20(13).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Karen's youngest daughter tied the knot.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">She married her long time beau, but at a different park than Karen scouted.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">This park is right across the street from where the happy couple first met, so it holds some significance for them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">It was a Moms only affair; just the the bride and groom, the officiant, Karen and the groom's mother were in attendance...a </span><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";">cozy, intimate ceremony.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite";"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing the newlyweds every happiness in the years ahead.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPRzygBKxBRZPfCE15wTg-5AMsSML5ft-Kx_nvQm1w2NlYiADAEE8xniEhdbWawNhvjQ8Jjdu90-nwLl6lLVfQybpD4fFh4143BJNgZspblPWgwOBcOyhXFAdr_NZCli-RmIjBTXFh36r9_sKdJ_M-ZgqfDb38GTtFBhM8qQ-lw5g2tD9ktU77Jj1mPij/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPRzygBKxBRZPfCE15wTg-5AMsSML5ft-Kx_nvQm1w2NlYiADAEE8xniEhdbWawNhvjQ8Jjdu90-nwLl6lLVfQybpD4fFh4143BJNgZspblPWgwOBcOyhXFAdr_NZCli-RmIjBTXFh36r9_sKdJ_M-ZgqfDb38GTtFBhM8qQ-lw5g2tD9ktU77Jj1mPij/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In my last outing of the season...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHBb17dG5Qd3Ic7Xa2t91Y92yiiSuk53GaoAmIulTJwDX4MOY6x6CUT2HNLsTlZaaV9e2cWcyC0wa0WzZBvVHG06rwdnR09nawBx3KlVdyINEWmlq9XvdHIe9IT3rMJ1SZGvlvtVjDDLsFSMVEjiAa8Z5Z_n2DhciWDlk3vWa8OFtqUGWAtfT7mIFDYNu/s640/IMG_5345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHBb17dG5Qd3Ic7Xa2t91Y92yiiSuk53GaoAmIulTJwDX4MOY6x6CUT2HNLsTlZaaV9e2cWcyC0wa0WzZBvVHG06rwdnR09nawBx3KlVdyINEWmlq9XvdHIe9IT3rMJ1SZGvlvtVjDDLsFSMVEjiAa8Z5Z_n2DhciWDlk3vWa8OFtqUGWAtfT7mIFDYNu/w640-h480/IMG_5345.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...I opted for "simple golf"...a wood, a mashie and a putter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">On a par 4 using guttys, that's typically my brassie from the tee and the fairway, my mashie for a chip onto the green, and Calamity Jane for my (usually vain) attempt to 1 putt for par.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">'Twas a gorgeous, late fall day, sunny and a brisk 50 degrees, but I did ok...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu1EUTkpAnpVGDQn7oTvRrG2siVELgW4J2jK6WZJLboY3FVH3XcTwxEt6UoNSe8R2vm8wsnJ2VJ2utXCnk22M_AqWFapN81d8ccGLfp7svy4iydsyxnsAyQFTLLSie_CwnipTxLI8DdRq_48LHaTPl_DqMzNb0MdTrqAJi6Rtilab66U6P9QH2ntvxTSU/s640/IMG_5335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="367" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu1EUTkpAnpVGDQn7oTvRrG2siVELgW4J2jK6WZJLboY3FVH3XcTwxEt6UoNSe8R2vm8wsnJ2VJ2utXCnk22M_AqWFapN81d8ccGLfp7svy4iydsyxnsAyQFTLLSie_CwnipTxLI8DdRq_48LHaTPl_DqMzNb0MdTrqAJi6Rtilab66U6P9QH2ntvxTSU/w368-h640/IMG_5335.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...as I managed one unlikely par by sinking that putt on #6, and 4 bogeys.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The others were the uglier 2nd and 3rd cousins...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDjQ6fuGvmIVWIEiW-c7F5RRn_ZAs9Sf2EyqLPOK0B5SX_v3GbDlXDAxqepLvNYSqg9lJMgSCNe6OhxlvBuusvoZ29vedxxmCbLzNQMskcwkjNxoo5cwtbBFJod7mbvpcT59VNYJONQPZUXwPHUUlI524cBM8t8spfzlvEQ8r2jmsCnZZidyEv1FoZlKq/s617/hillbillies.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="617" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDjQ6fuGvmIVWIEiW-c7F5RRn_ZAs9Sf2EyqLPOK0B5SX_v3GbDlXDAxqepLvNYSqg9lJMgSCNe6OhxlvBuusvoZ29vedxxmCbLzNQMskcwkjNxoo5cwtbBFJod7mbvpcT59VNYJONQPZUXwPHUUlI524cBM8t8spfzlvEQ8r2jmsCnZZidyEv1FoZlKq/w640-h438/hillbillies.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...of the bogey family.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Hate to admit it, but we're more than just casual acquaintances.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Even so, it was an enjoyable round...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIqll3iu9hobdRyl-IPPd74R5hvArz8OESvrUOWBMy752-oISZeswe8zq57AF1EYgZV3mhkIKliM00PMiLX62_nGwSt2_ocJgiukJHRMDTgjCwA6eYngTkwQGzYNNe9lYNlTJeLTTyTZBRI9yBZyy9xDDUwkerr_P1yfiFKtxa-qG5gPpYa7Psiq1OnzU/s640/IMG_5331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIqll3iu9hobdRyl-IPPd74R5hvArz8OESvrUOWBMy752-oISZeswe8zq57AF1EYgZV3mhkIKliM00PMiLX62_nGwSt2_ocJgiukJHRMDTgjCwA6eYngTkwQGzYNNe9lYNlTJeLTTyTZBRI9yBZyy9xDDUwkerr_P1yfiFKtxa-qG5gPpYa7Psiq1OnzU/w480-h640/IMG_5331.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...due in part to the beautiful colors.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We're at peak, or maybe just a bit past now.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqd-gyrvr8KA0wDP_foFbJbnnzNKBXFzPRXNffFvznQzAZOBNIj4RXbp4HV5cQUIYUl3EpOrQaLTk80SZq8wsyTr42tcFLaLCHUu67i_N_ZT-Z3VRmWafo38xqZIzYWpBIgnjmRr7Lu4eOCcP4s_F96yKiK-maZ7k6izdDN9Daj8WE8j3HPRXSQ6fZF9u/s640/IMG_5330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqd-gyrvr8KA0wDP_foFbJbnnzNKBXFzPRXNffFvznQzAZOBNIj4RXbp4HV5cQUIYUl3EpOrQaLTk80SZq8wsyTr42tcFLaLCHUu67i_N_ZT-Z3VRmWafo38xqZIzYWpBIgnjmRr7Lu4eOCcP4s_F96yKiK-maZ7k6izdDN9Daj8WE8j3HPRXSQ6fZF9u/w480-h640/IMG_5330.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I was also striking the ball pretty well from the tees...</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFwKcCaCsW_Ex3O3iAulrjv5ZvF8RUV647nNmiXNsXsxvMu2BWhsi6RUIc4pDOq7kAoN4St3-uin4akfDqVvTUC3teMxfcelegfvkn09o4FfJE0gtTj7TttlyvscED-eo6BDyC9ifx6pKGpQtgCv5METhzuABc2EqbqGgyGIQwhqCNhb8TFg5R-G2F6PX/s640/IMG_5327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFwKcCaCsW_Ex3O3iAulrjv5ZvF8RUV647nNmiXNsXsxvMu2BWhsi6RUIc4pDOq7kAoN4St3-uin4akfDqVvTUC3teMxfcelegfvkn09o4FfJE0gtTj7TttlyvscED-eo6BDyC9ifx6pKGpQtgCv5METhzuABc2EqbqGgyGIQwhqCNhb8TFg5R-G2F6PX/w640-h480/IMG_5327.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and the fairways, mostly straight to a slight fade.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoDZIZXbZiSaB8RQ9VI6o5zwqxchhBLg3AtkWyqlOEu-cifsbiH8sfiaQeL7I5bmV1_Z9GA5nogxkBQc6ZcjReGYyv2UjNz09aXpvm6l72x7X0UgszuQ4BwLu9cnJeBLy3HKsYzX1cy87018UF6nkpP5CxPiRliz3lLFM8RCHZ6E7EX-xqzHRR-iVSf0F/s640/IMG_5329.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoDZIZXbZiSaB8RQ9VI6o5zwqxchhBLg3AtkWyqlOEu-cifsbiH8sfiaQeL7I5bmV1_Z9GA5nogxkBQc6ZcjReGYyv2UjNz09aXpvm6l72x7X0UgszuQ4BwLu9cnJeBLy3HKsYzX1cy87018UF6nkpP5CxPiRliz3lLFM8RCHZ6E7EX-xqzHRR-iVSf0F/w480-h640/IMG_5329.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Sadly, the course I play closes Monday, so it's farewell and adieu to my favorite pastime...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHVL7i9CyUcMQHsvpMBlr35GV87M03ZmGrhryEPZJ5eHmva-IwFNL3RdAhF1zSuXVntDMT4gK5BO23iRCRHxgnPl9g30ePx4loZ2URPgMIi7dK6JpY1v6_J_vmm0wEz84uCsm3m8s7LjGEgGf7jza_2swQpGjT9JnJEjzEsGkDfiJ06JUXGR0CHr0IS-z/s1023/play-hickory.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="1023" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHVL7i9CyUcMQHsvpMBlr35GV87M03ZmGrhryEPZJ5eHmva-IwFNL3RdAhF1zSuXVntDMT4gK5BO23iRCRHxgnPl9g30ePx4loZ2URPgMIi7dK6JpY1v6_J_vmm0wEz84uCsm3m8s7LjGEgGf7jza_2swQpGjT9JnJEjzEsGkDfiJ06JUXGR0CHr0IS-z/w640-h266/play-hickory.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...at least until April.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Heavy sigh.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSf4By0G-c5sNvmsM81HQVNzdh_saHy8Bi7RiqKRKbe87QtYCUCHqVeKy3mmAse0cyqVGOBePf_GW1pxAs3WebwWFIbKKirECeYyYyuGzKykpn5AMAWzaV0JRGlAFepRi2qCu7lG3jl2vq8vQhyphenhyphenWXvRSoJgC_M34gv0D-ALl9kB9y65vgvL5z7S56Uxqj/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSf4By0G-c5sNvmsM81HQVNzdh_saHy8Bi7RiqKRKbe87QtYCUCHqVeKy3mmAse0cyqVGOBePf_GW1pxAs3WebwWFIbKKirECeYyYyuGzKykpn5AMAWzaV0JRGlAFepRi2qCu7lG3jl2vq8vQhyphenhyphenWXvRSoJgC_M34gv0D-ALl9kB9y65vgvL5z7S56Uxqj/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">For no particular reason, I'm renaming Parting Shots to "23 Skidoo", so here we go:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Line up according to IQ points...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1OvJrvqkn3qHh1-lDNbL_Rupli163S3TWW488aryT28ywEEfSysRObwjLqlqPaBViwTfm38fwzBprcobiQbbH3PVIetB99E2V-DdxNolKqG5MtkGEyD7YT7YjkPHtzsyN9D3IG4OoSJu3CczC8MRTaqtBtOZd3qk6icfn-h5TyDa2ZejvoSvDUaZBL7O/s599/gilligans-island.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="599" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1OvJrvqkn3qHh1-lDNbL_Rupli163S3TWW488aryT28ywEEfSysRObwjLqlqPaBViwTfm38fwzBprcobiQbbH3PVIetB99E2V-DdxNolKqG5MtkGEyD7YT7YjkPHtzsyN9D3IG4OoSJu3CczC8MRTaqtBtOZd3qk6icfn-h5TyDa2ZejvoSvDUaZBL7O/w640-h590/gilligans-island.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and for those of you rushing to the front of the line, I didn't specify if it's high to low or vice-versa.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In any event, 23 Skidoo:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrXSDZUZ1vAgdHbOb4VrXzgCrN5mBXVzDG85cBCiASZqAhedKrHGhDJcOlG9zcn2vQbg0LonFz447GW3R68XEzZl5NyXfY2KhrStIqN3OdD8ikiPnxJIlGBaMtL9LBVZDFCZotUt9TOZJjyHtYipyFwJD4sMiAgNLZ9mfzOO9O-sYfl91eHzGBBWvmPdo/s640/vagrant-weltron.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrXSDZUZ1vAgdHbOb4VrXzgCrN5mBXVzDG85cBCiASZqAhedKrHGhDJcOlG9zcn2vQbg0LonFz447GW3R68XEzZl5NyXfY2KhrStIqN3OdD8ikiPnxJIlGBaMtL9LBVZDFCZotUt9TOZJjyHtYipyFwJD4sMiAgNLZ9mfzOO9O-sYfl91eHzGBBWvmPdo/w332-h640/vagrant-weltron.jpg" width="332" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>2023 Art Prize entry: "Anonymous Vagrant Standing On Weltron"</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpSUXlawiziTcR6GDKvtJQahwYVVPib-ByxFyMN0Gzj_rx3cW6UUnDaiCsXAr3UhjhUAAHTAds21rgE6N6vu_57kB9OT19qkGz9Es7m7XMJJ3QbiRJx53qdZqRqvDL812uWAnnOVzVaIBoHN4nbOO3XeoNW_-3Kn7Lzjp_cl5Q3ddg0wejM5W2Xt5g0F_/s1331/IMG_5318%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1331" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpSUXlawiziTcR6GDKvtJQahwYVVPib-ByxFyMN0Gzj_rx3cW6UUnDaiCsXAr3UhjhUAAHTAds21rgE6N6vu_57kB9OT19qkGz9Es7m7XMJJ3QbiRJx53qdZqRqvDL812uWAnnOVzVaIBoHN4nbOO3XeoNW_-3Kn7Lzjp_cl5Q3ddg0wejM5W2Xt5g0F_/w640-h348/IMG_5318%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>some color up north near Larry's cottage</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmunahyMaQhNc5QkHjnRWi46P-dS7NStZSQQ9RXPhfkjn2L5Nagwjtsi7FrsZ3xlrrDs6EP75Vrw2YrUpIsHE17vVMSWiXDRZLrNDOy3P6awtzQoPQlPkqCgeo-Scj4z7J73JferPdC2e-e0DaPT4OSrvz5t7_lYE9Ky0K02_R6kf-byJp7JiuRPILcG-/s641/varvel-uaw-ai.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="641" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmunahyMaQhNc5QkHjnRWi46P-dS7NStZSQQ9RXPhfkjn2L5Nagwjtsi7FrsZ3xlrrDs6EP75Vrw2YrUpIsHE17vVMSWiXDRZLrNDOy3P6awtzQoPQlPkqCgeo-Scj4z7J73JferPdC2e-e0DaPT4OSrvz5t7_lYE9Ky0K02_R6kf-byJp7JiuRPILcG-/w640-h458/varvel-uaw-ai.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>get it while you can, boys; your future's knock, knock, knocking on GM's door</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJPa5k8BjgqmcB7vh3-bDsbaN2fvAlKyCEJsaTgpWMtIC4g5WqFziOWphoYeCOGQEy38if_OdgcTWgS9YbgvvxsjydYVo7GOXX3bhndFWYbld1yQ7zC7-aTru1-PZufXAFI0-BXpAD7mRD0Uui_qk4qbalgXmJ8L5vSElkDwu_6f-TaVP4vak6HCrS99f/s1440/wedding-cake.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJPa5k8BjgqmcB7vh3-bDsbaN2fvAlKyCEJsaTgpWMtIC4g5WqFziOWphoYeCOGQEy38if_OdgcTWgS9YbgvvxsjydYVo7GOXX3bhndFWYbld1yQ7zC7-aTru1-PZufXAFI0-BXpAD7mRD0Uui_qk4qbalgXmJ8L5vSElkDwu_6f-TaVP4vak6HCrS99f/w534-h640/wedding-cake.JPG" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Karen made the happy couple a wedding cake</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tRLb9XqEiAo1eHeykoILAK4JzGrn61p0NF5JXUYdX3SeKUkRGaT13UA8MvnwFn7GQ8OX5bB_loI8lX5gYo2hcNqYnT7IVRCYLGbLI-YHCY3bZJzOWD8b-dv6k4S6uX1bl19r_YrKNvJavCwVDi8kJdnnsTyAk7GWq0wmDJTB2KoGtxQrBkLQG6UxpHaP/s640/IMG_5325.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tRLb9XqEiAo1eHeykoILAK4JzGrn61p0NF5JXUYdX3SeKUkRGaT13UA8MvnwFn7GQ8OX5bB_loI8lX5gYo2hcNqYnT7IVRCYLGbLI-YHCY3bZJzOWD8b-dv6k4S6uX1bl19r_YrKNvJavCwVDi8kJdnnsTyAk7GWq0wmDJTB2KoGtxQrBkLQG6UxpHaP/w480-h640/IMG_5325.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Big Frank standing guard</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUUEHkB0LQMi3f8v5vUNaQ0tfaEmgA_rHb2HdOUUFQvaNJMhqbePf71hEP_Jizb5zjYYDz5dLri9ppakjuiP-RwN2pU58KO2gY8nABs8Xqk8L5VS2BC2KPJ25RP5osx-o5TXl24DD63kg2lgmHNHaSpC7CPzXZrbEsmGjow8ZyilrPB0IoD5FB0jvfkHa/s640/IMG_5351.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUUEHkB0LQMi3f8v5vUNaQ0tfaEmgA_rHb2HdOUUFQvaNJMhqbePf71hEP_Jizb5zjYYDz5dLri9ppakjuiP-RwN2pU58KO2gY8nABs8Xqk8L5VS2BC2KPJ25RP5osx-o5TXl24DD63kg2lgmHNHaSpC7CPzXZrbEsmGjow8ZyilrPB0IoD5FB0jvfkHa/w480-h640/IMG_5351.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the treat factory is almost done for another year</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrpQkPwVbhrDPOeUpto65Ims8mCc4EBKt4EGDnfmnT2HkBxEUDWlR-17P5gpdrBPIksQTsxhujIREaHDHzRF8tbkezr7PeqDUmDrrqqfETUlFKgvXDrM3x_epfQ0op1nHrs0kIuCxpBjv5rpH5PFz0qoRd83bU2wzyNgBK2nijP-9oHCVq1m9jgdvg3Vg/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrpQkPwVbhrDPOeUpto65Ims8mCc4EBKt4EGDnfmnT2HkBxEUDWlR-17P5gpdrBPIksQTsxhujIREaHDHzRF8tbkezr7PeqDUmDrrqqfETUlFKgvXDrM3x_epfQ0op1nHrs0kIuCxpBjv5rpH5PFz0qoRd83bU2wzyNgBK2nijP-9oHCVq1m9jgdvg3Vg/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">With All Hallow's E'en almost upon us, it's time to buckle up...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtouxGHXWc3hnEKtqd0ruNQ8u-CHqHBplfaBCmES9E72FJvFKrF27BJyatanHibsOoFKQ2KSxTsTVyChN7KvZXmaC9T7LT0WnI9FD40Tif_kxlgsI7Y5HoY72h8Qh-uB6NHHwrlGG-XFumVMuv-zubcS4CyhfdTkXhWXtyobGFHTzvCXThMqtDW_WWXaT/s698/hold-on-tight.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="698" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtouxGHXWc3hnEKtqd0ruNQ8u-CHqHBplfaBCmES9E72FJvFKrF27BJyatanHibsOoFKQ2KSxTsTVyChN7KvZXmaC9T7LT0WnI9FD40Tif_kxlgsI7Y5HoY72h8Qh-uB6NHHwrlGG-XFumVMuv-zubcS4CyhfdTkXhWXtyobGFHTzvCXThMqtDW_WWXaT/w640-h356/hold-on-tight.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and hold on tight.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The downhill race through the holidays to the end of year is about to begin.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>* Crass Commercialism Corner *</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM_ffnGhWylDt1WOz39Ewud1x-iRo83jHvKMSBVWbQJa_u0naEwYtszF72Wif0digyyuoluejGOH5j9_joOM_T3DpkIGS5K0ZhbzfWbH4qXpot3bmi58ar2Ceoy924rUHIwy0-pX7f6Ep/s1600/wild_hare_banner2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMfsSRk2ndCEYXBWy_0fsNYIa2JVw2-7Gi95qXfqUb1cmVk7SoPNahcg7uIi1JciXMh9M1lw1cFcPYaHz7qtMolRZIWnTdKWHKuBrPo9JLVKtFPvpkVPywbbY1mcc_k8mlywh0A4-YXuWzJj19jBf1gHZGCWkl5srtfItUKVISH8GMreQDaY_aNVqCiwb/s640/IMG_5301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMfsSRk2ndCEYXBWy_0fsNYIa2JVw2-7Gi95qXfqUb1cmVk7SoPNahcg7uIi1JciXMh9M1lw1cFcPYaHz7qtMolRZIWnTdKWHKuBrPo9JLVKtFPvpkVPywbbY1mcc_k8mlywh0A4-YXuWzJj19jBf1gHZGCWkl5srtfItUKVISH8GMreQDaY_aNVqCiwb/w640-h480/IMG_5301.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...the beauty of fall golf.</i> </span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Even if you're not a fan of the Old Game, you must admire the verdant manicured fairways and the russet autumn colors.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Why, you'd have to be a pointy haired cretin to disdain nature's glorious symphony of arboreal splendor.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGz2x5-ru_tPtfr29BDzxo7hqC6pyfPwg1J_Y0AuT34q068VXcocirdKLTdazgPHW-lJ7mcJ2Eb7ZjniQ66_WiQZLylLqbTLTDprJYRYAuPGsOAUK0M0EhRdWEqQuvQwIkrfkfLAPBXYF9yBtmYi8ElKtK0WmnXqjRelxWciwK-tCkla8FlyG53AMs8azS/s706/pointy-haired-boss.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="428" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGz2x5-ru_tPtfr29BDzxo7hqC6pyfPwg1J_Y0AuT34q068VXcocirdKLTdazgPHW-lJ7mcJ2Eb7ZjniQ66_WiQZLylLqbTLTDprJYRYAuPGsOAUK0M0EhRdWEqQuvQwIkrfkfLAPBXYF9yBtmYi8ElKtK0WmnXqjRelxWciwK-tCkla8FlyG53AMs8azS/w242-h400/pointy-haired-boss.JPG" width="242" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">(You're not one of <i>those</i>, are you?)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's truly a visual delight, and my enjoyment of all this vernal grandeur was enhanced by my not too terrible play.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I mean, yeah...I played ok.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjXL9EOPgr0FH638PXemdB5BRcTiN2U72Np5pt_5sojwjKmBbS9_j1P2YH8Ok5NqKmGobpg-tgtZX-jcyv-AAHbc1HSCN7WLOgj81hP_bQbifVnfc6FYE2SCPD0rdiXgLogmEQlodT0rY_LTm_13RI7ZrRgWm5zEYiyFI2gU0Pj8JEbA3SYKP1jhaQDOW/s640/IMG_5305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjXL9EOPgr0FH638PXemdB5BRcTiN2U72Np5pt_5sojwjKmBbS9_j1P2YH8Ok5NqKmGobpg-tgtZX-jcyv-AAHbc1HSCN7WLOgj81hP_bQbifVnfc6FYE2SCPD0rdiXgLogmEQlodT0rY_LTm_13RI7ZrRgWm5zEYiyFI2gU0Pj8JEbA3SYKP1jhaQDOW/w480-h640/IMG_5305.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Not great, but I managed to tame my slice into a slight fade by the third hole.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And when I teed off on 7, 8 and 9, I was hitting straight or a slight draw.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I even managed 2 legitimate pars and 1 mulligan par.</span><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: x-large;"><b>*</b></span><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"> The rest were all double bogeys.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">However, those were not my fault; Calamity Jane was being temperamental again, thus almost every green hosted my DIY tutorial for...</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AqVt2DIMlbbiys91Nx2L1oi0GczLq8bY7sg-_J7Vq3rnLkBClNGCDc5ZmmpyYlInF4CUt65BhQwgUs0Z5zuD2C-IyN-kehGDR6MWU6m9GtBbYi6a3zuureXuzl4tLBbNfbahN_rHMhzrsC86A9yMHUKI5Z0tMSDDeE2j4G_ru6boFz9VSJG0SZXz0uBc/s809/art-of-3-putt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="809" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AqVt2DIMlbbiys91Nx2L1oi0GczLq8bY7sg-_J7Vq3rnLkBClNGCDc5ZmmpyYlInF4CUt65BhQwgUs0Z5zuD2C-IyN-kehGDR6MWU6m9GtBbYi6a3zuureXuzl4tLBbNfbahN_rHMhzrsC86A9yMHUKI5Z0tMSDDeE2j4G_ru6boFz9VSJG0SZXz0uBc/w640-h509/art-of-3-putt.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: large;">Almost.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nNopj3t41iSK6A4MnpdEqWr-K1SZOiuX-71Zr6QiQJ4NfTDZ_o3-49u7zx9H16wMqZrGno0pcL03jQsN_ATYe2hB5DeVSAlxA6adSvwi4FsPpXnqwYqUz_RRTiOBDQ5wx3cEcFxeoWPxDBjXgExcMQBtSjC98S7KBci8oRyRm1WSUM7xVXWeh688l4sQ/s1177/IMG_5306.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nNopj3t41iSK6A4MnpdEqWr-K1SZOiuX-71Zr6QiQJ4NfTDZ_o3-49u7zx9H16wMqZrGno0pcL03jQsN_ATYe2hB5DeVSAlxA6adSvwi4FsPpXnqwYqUz_RRTiOBDQ5wx3cEcFxeoWPxDBjXgExcMQBtSjC98S7KBci8oRyRm1WSUM7xVXWeh688l4sQ/w408-h640/IMG_5306.jpg" width="408" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a rare tap in for par</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Even I couldn't screw that up, the result of a 40 yard chip shot with my mashie that rolled to within a foot of the pin.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Something about blind squirrels and nuts, I guess.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And I finished the round with a par in the traditional manner: on the green in regulation and 2 putt.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5odVd4S58zWwJ2S_vyOlutma-_3Dy0uW0wbHBAkanHd0KYVWCr7C2NDID2YxfJ0fTKYJEW7i8sTO7ez8o-LAttEHb2eA7g22A0uOIMU0LZxlGJ-d9HiXi_7JMbE6l0BhIcNINsuD-lgETkHWBAfmUVQC5Twwjp60bZu7WZI-2v4TK8Beaxci9HlvhrzmG/s683/IMG_5315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="683" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5odVd4S58zWwJ2S_vyOlutma-_3Dy0uW0wbHBAkanHd0KYVWCr7C2NDID2YxfJ0fTKYJEW7i8sTO7ez8o-LAttEHb2eA7g22A0uOIMU0LZxlGJ-d9HiXi_7JMbE6l0BhIcNINsuD-lgETkHWBAfmUVQC5Twwjp60bZu7WZI-2v4TK8Beaxci9HlvhrzmG/w640-h438/IMG_5315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">All was right with the world - or at least my tiny little corner of it - when I strolled off the 9th green.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Now if I could just settle my feud with you know who...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHzf0HHjTfk1sbF2aA8ot0yjr8_dB7huMQEZ7Kb-2qaoaSKWiaP2u5ugp7MS7WJozzpivVMJUOK6pt71ejZfBPdmAhfv7vN-v2xShBwChhSgW7ITNH6QR_GMNA3n3oA4MKEhPm6Nz4W7Ms6YVJVtGu-ycGZymxisArPiHwTI7BBQxBLUiF8sbis91XMT4/s915/calamity-jane.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="637" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHzf0HHjTfk1sbF2aA8ot0yjr8_dB7huMQEZ7Kb-2qaoaSKWiaP2u5ugp7MS7WJozzpivVMJUOK6pt71ejZfBPdmAhfv7vN-v2xShBwChhSgW7ITNH6QR_GMNA3n3oA4MKEhPm6Nz4W7Ms6YVJVtGu-ycGZymxisArPiHwTI7BBQxBLUiF8sbis91XMT4/w446-h640/calamity-jane.JPG" width="446" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>the real CJ</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No, not her...<i>her:</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sbmh2jFNAoZrN6Dt6R_L-429AXgKLM26l9v-zMfThk4R59glq0wlwtfjBtvV5ntfY0FAUBgE186QAFrDI9XuGeIEoclYGud0MOKqdmJDrbD6VTEH6oylHmetTIpmKPY6oHTCLBxXf04ShBAIBIuJV0todzrhG_M9od_7K6E-EJGhq-wd9apmiFmpT_QU/s640/calamity-jane-putter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="274" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sbmh2jFNAoZrN6Dt6R_L-429AXgKLM26l9v-zMfThk4R59glq0wlwtfjBtvV5ntfY0FAUBgE186QAFrDI9XuGeIEoclYGud0MOKqdmJDrbD6VTEH6oylHmetTIpmKPY6oHTCLBxXf04ShBAIBIuJV0todzrhG_M9od_7K6E-EJGhq-wd9apmiFmpT_QU/w274-h640/calamity-jane-putter.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br />Calamity Jane.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;">*</b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>mulligan par</b>, as explained in a prior post (<a href="https://www.atomicmonstercafe.com/2018/06/happy-fodders-day.html" target="_blank">Happy Fodders Day</a>), </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Special Elite"; font-size: medium;">is my name for one do-over any where on the hole, that results in a par.</span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">After a flubbed shot you must recite the appropriate petition to make the mulligan come true:</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">“O demigods of the golfing netherworld, have mercy on me a hopeless duffer...ignore my previous failed attempt and accept this, my replacement shot in its stead...may it fly straight and true and may we never speak of this again.”</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The result - you hope - will be a mulligan par.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">For obvious reasons I prefer that name to the more common and perhaps more accurate "cheater's par".</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifESW1TeG0RoL8bftWTzFnciL3OXdc8DAjS16YTPv9Wly-Tf9uNf_xEUnaYjgaOehXgP2WY8kU0RbAziLnpXfQGQiEUj566iBtIgfwUiQLumjmfNk4NEU_YxW-WXZbNitRAL4lGReblOPydLxZwEY2N7PbEcSU9wHjeGMuCBVyqehu0MxHtoxLMqeYarvB/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifESW1TeG0RoL8bftWTzFnciL3OXdc8DAjS16YTPv9Wly-Tf9uNf_xEUnaYjgaOehXgP2WY8kU0RbAziLnpXfQGQiEUj566iBtIgfwUiQLumjmfNk4NEU_YxW-WXZbNitRAL4lGReblOPydLxZwEY2N7PbEcSU9wHjeGMuCBVyqehu0MxHtoxLMqeYarvB/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In other news, Karen has been scouting around for an appropriate locale for her youngest daughter's outdoor wedding...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn277XhTVBfqv2O5mz5fmUbOy-U59VlwfrEEz_XJAYDmrSmyjTj0XROZXVHe-ep7m6LszURkHucy9XbmKxazze-RyXNKy0VQ_DDr6vJFo5rtKgZksI_3p7SZGN7G6d3jf3ADiCGLtRO2q7-Fnk-ZWj-R5WB2QLIXAYui_T0R4mx81GUT0It6R9cCwrok9/s640/image000000%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="305" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn277XhTVBfqv2O5mz5fmUbOy-U59VlwfrEEz_XJAYDmrSmyjTj0XROZXVHe-ep7m6LszURkHucy9XbmKxazze-RyXNKy0VQ_DDr6vJFo5rtKgZksI_3p7SZGN7G6d3jf3ADiCGLtRO2q7-Fnk-ZWj-R5WB2QLIXAYui_T0R4mx81GUT0It6R9cCwrok9/w306-h640/image000000%20(11).jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>absolutely stunning...and the trees aren't bad, either.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and her travels brought her to this park near where we used to live.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Gorgeous fall scenery, and seems an ideal spot to say "I do".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No idea if her daughter will agree, but in a few more days all will be revealed: she'll be married on Monday.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Stay tuned.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQmTnEpLcEhgKvEiyln0c3BvR4yPV2gj-FttANjZ6WCD3EXGcFWPogR58LsQZTsrCZLhyX-hccwaABsT19jJDBnO-WHe7EtNQ4bT0-wdbVHGxT8K-h3bkEMqzVvAxGlGvQgymKDtyemV_C5f8RyMU2x0TeMypCjDvPV_yGYOYlnbkigPee5d4_xUF8Ywe/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQmTnEpLcEhgKvEiyln0c3BvR4yPV2gj-FttANjZ6WCD3EXGcFWPogR58LsQZTsrCZLhyX-hccwaABsT19jJDBnO-WHe7EtNQ4bT0-wdbVHGxT8K-h3bkEMqzVvAxGlGvQgymKDtyemV_C5f8RyMU2x0TeMypCjDvPV_yGYOYlnbkigPee5d4_xUF8Ywe/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Just finished watching the 2016 BBC version of Tolstoy's War and Peace.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSXsZnjQebDJxB5oNvqhmkHG20pU8IHyHswW60MbAjcBOKA07gzJ_4AbDPkaoSPEe-oRvkbGu1aZRxdln50oA08JMf6WX5fJz3p8TXpOIe2DC9o8R-try-Lc12ktVdX8BV-ZpjgAB1rqW6R4gddAZd4cmGT6Xk9X7oHSkXMKIVmg9f4AG7zO4Vxbt2Mov/s640/war-and-peace-bbc-2016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSXsZnjQebDJxB5oNvqhmkHG20pU8IHyHswW60MbAjcBOKA07gzJ_4AbDPkaoSPEe-oRvkbGu1aZRxdln50oA08JMf6WX5fJz3p8TXpOIe2DC9o8R-try-Lc12ktVdX8BV-ZpjgAB1rqW6R4gddAZd4cmGT6Xk9X7oHSkXMKIVmg9f4AG7zO4Vxbt2Mov/w640-h360/war-and-peace-bbc-2016.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It stars Paul Dano as Pierre Bezukhov, James Norton as Andrei Bolkonsky, and Lily James as Natasha Rostova.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Celebrated for its in depth examination of Russia's involvement in the Napoleonic Wars...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Er3Qb1RiRxKMUctebFQ-fuAi2lfFcPns3WF9Nvo37P-H9TYcWC1zpTcK1wsME1ReQ2uImvT3vIts5oWrVNNKAa6AyyT5iJoBbfc8i2tHoytTBD32n3-OO92r9xNqLyvw4uUSsl1AdW-nwO-5f1U2Nkkx3zEH5nespo1bqPBq3S4n8VrS4KgMMVfdF7mR/s928/napoleonic-wars.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="928" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Er3Qb1RiRxKMUctebFQ-fuAi2lfFcPns3WF9Nvo37P-H9TYcWC1zpTcK1wsME1ReQ2uImvT3vIts5oWrVNNKAa6AyyT5iJoBbfc8i2tHoytTBD32n3-OO92r9xNqLyvw4uUSsl1AdW-nwO-5f1U2Nkkx3zEH5nespo1bqPBq3S4n8VrS4KgMMVfdF7mR/w640-h230/napoleonic-wars.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...as experienced through the eyes of 5 aristocratic families, Tolstoy's 1600 page masterpiece<b>*</b> was a world wide phenomenon when published in its entirety in 1869.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Quickly translated into other languages, it was hailed as a new, albeit confusing, genre of literature, blending history, fiction and philosophical essays into one massive amalgam.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As you might imagine, bringing a work of this scope to the stage or screen is no easy task, but this version from the BBC has done an admirable job.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's an aesthetic delight on multiple levels, from the glittering ballrooms of the morally bankrupt elite to the bloody battlefields of disorganized Russian military to the agrarian hardships of the beleaguered peasants.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And the acting is top notch across the board, but especially that of Paul Dano as the socially awkward but always sincere Pierre Bezukhov...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsWWQDUXCYV9vG2LbfQ5UORJNgRWKW54UgJDvXM1BAECkke82B_6yYIE_kkT5tKWSdAZoucgX8CwBCXd4nOLeFC560uPN3CDeOUiui8lGjL76VXblZTOXvoV0Mn3G6uXEdnq0qM44CtvanTkVZa_wOyPVs-YXUgMWI1-PiWeIWUcOwmDbcyURN1fL9lPP/s794/paul-dano-pierre-bezekhov.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="794" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsWWQDUXCYV9vG2LbfQ5UORJNgRWKW54UgJDvXM1BAECkke82B_6yYIE_kkT5tKWSdAZoucgX8CwBCXd4nOLeFC560uPN3CDeOUiui8lGjL76VXblZTOXvoV0Mn3G6uXEdnq0qM44CtvanTkVZa_wOyPVs-YXUgMWI1-PiWeIWUcOwmDbcyURN1fL9lPP/w640-h444/paul-dano-pierre-bezekhov.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...who endures the devastating vagaries of life and triumphs in the end.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">This one is definitely worth your time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">*</span><span style="font-size: medium;">Tolstoy considered <b>Anna Karenina </b>his first true novel.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUd4NSj7u2HQwa7P2U9HHE_O_HiF7IPX3i5a4BcYuWVdPulKhr5DSBukLEl3MRtAAlLkgmXxtGTNlpc8MAimlU37AFMD5eU-PrSpNHgvd-9tX0mk1FTYJytW0pLltQ52kVTznemRSrFSof-XLS4e14wQIJ14VOZLGzr4FCvHt_hdgezP5r61dMJXIQnzm/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUd4NSj7u2HQwa7P2U9HHE_O_HiF7IPX3i5a4BcYuWVdPulKhr5DSBukLEl3MRtAAlLkgmXxtGTNlpc8MAimlU37AFMD5eU-PrSpNHgvd-9tX0mk1FTYJytW0pLltQ52kVTznemRSrFSof-XLS4e14wQIJ14VOZLGzr4FCvHt_hdgezP5r61dMJXIQnzm/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And now, without even asking your permission, it's time to commit everyone's favorite recurring micro-aggression<b>*</b>...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Zk6HT48jld7dLtUfJmdfDb9-laaKiTdrHJMMTIT94o8LDkwdcvIdg40N8w9wQOa_nHifZSehTneKugE-WzUAmpF1xvH7R-fPxaG1sX7iuU5z_diL7vFOb262XSUxXRMcxUwYvEpO9c1ouXd62ZBHKFd_5CW7fIOan_0EJ1IPXeGVg_Y5H6TqerANdKYB/s1064/parting-shots.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="1064" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Zk6HT48jld7dLtUfJmdfDb9-laaKiTdrHJMMTIT94o8LDkwdcvIdg40N8w9wQOa_nHifZSehTneKugE-WzUAmpF1xvH7R-fPxaG1sX7iuU5z_diL7vFOb262XSUxXRMcxUwYvEpO9c1ouXd62ZBHKFd_5CW7fIOan_0EJ1IPXeGVg_Y5H6TqerANdKYB/w640-h112/parting-shots.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wKJSK_-7OjbEYqFb_3rZE4uYXJRWe8HEi_q-8LMSMqhYyTDaohYDpess3PHMeDPAE13tzoLCUOB_v1MR06SVQi1bhEmzx2iGAR3ol2tkGeFR7lZzD5_7-2NoeqzGZHM7OT13Am8EG3WFh1Dw70A4u4GnUDCRy_O5CWE6PoMZfAvYfC-E82hUfko2zIR-/s647/bc-rule-of-law.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="647" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wKJSK_-7OjbEYqFb_3rZE4uYXJRWe8HEi_q-8LMSMqhYyTDaohYDpess3PHMeDPAE13tzoLCUOB_v1MR06SVQi1bhEmzx2iGAR3ol2tkGeFR7lZzD5_7-2NoeqzGZHM7OT13Am8EG3WFh1Dw70A4u4GnUDCRy_O5CWE6PoMZfAvYfC-E82hUfko2zIR-/w640-h234/bc-rule-of-law.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>it has ever been thus, but worse than ever now</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BvZ5WLTGVrLMv0MuIVOJH641FyEyaLqeYwJIemQ7CYJ-wRdkbxo56_KdXbXsMbhLAmfEqJhJKr6WtUzRjtyMaYKAoteeifgEauBSA9U1DfxK4pOlc-sOS0eEWPI1BsPB92maSRYzdTNdgEOfAtPDdP9Zt63aAgZ48MSB-IxnXEctvOPUvTEoJXFZL8S4/s640/image000001%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="640" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BvZ5WLTGVrLMv0MuIVOJH641FyEyaLqeYwJIemQ7CYJ-wRdkbxo56_KdXbXsMbhLAmfEqJhJKr6WtUzRjtyMaYKAoteeifgEauBSA9U1DfxK4pOlc-sOS0eEWPI1BsPB92maSRYzdTNdgEOfAtPDdP9Zt63aAgZ48MSB-IxnXEctvOPUvTEoJXFZL8S4/w640-h436/image000001%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>same park where Karen's daughter *may* tie the knot</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5Ks9wNoSmDh4skmyTuAHSQKJKOCiNZpN8lPRUrSlOzxw8v42bZ8Hoe1m5TavlL1hcZ7ckqt-Mxk7mdrbaCatupKgvnHj0_nkAt_bMICeLFbZfh1oUe-zdEiYO8byacrBX_98uuHXZmuqs0E6bDuC6S9y9RKfe5qAU2-ehkXHWXswuH_3Gk4916F_39_H/s636/shoe-prostrate.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="636" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5Ks9wNoSmDh4skmyTuAHSQKJKOCiNZpN8lPRUrSlOzxw8v42bZ8Hoe1m5TavlL1hcZ7ckqt-Mxk7mdrbaCatupKgvnHj0_nkAt_bMICeLFbZfh1oUe-zdEiYO8byacrBX_98uuHXZmuqs0E6bDuC6S9y9RKfe5qAU2-ehkXHWXswuH_3Gk4916F_39_H/w640-h476/shoe-prostrate.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>another reason I no longer fly</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3qi9vUSdwSe3Cko8TlUW_TjR2bXx72GEcCsnaD1Y4ThxwJ65-_hwGUInS5KlxvVGg-FA6tVraI2Jwr4d9zgQjv6h1VHvaXRiQt0Xmfi-pUSmAz-6zjEO2s4gfT8246Id0u-FAUU8SGXDual5cxrZ-RLBoJtqCTxBx5g8kJMVl_S4b46aBoFebBI0FtiS/s640/IMG_20231021_135545224_HDR.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="640" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3qi9vUSdwSe3Cko8TlUW_TjR2bXx72GEcCsnaD1Y4ThxwJ65-_hwGUInS5KlxvVGg-FA6tVraI2Jwr4d9zgQjv6h1VHvaXRiQt0Xmfi-pUSmAz-6zjEO2s4gfT8246Id0u-FAUU8SGXDual5cxrZ-RLBoJtqCTxBx5g8kJMVl_S4b46aBoFebBI0FtiS/w640-h296/IMG_20231021_135545224_HDR.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>gorgeous foliage pic courtesy of Larry...looks like peak up north</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HDINJ_L20tHr7cWzUfbv2m3CdIlSIh2LFRBAZ2Xyu4AWTstlkqmM2p67BUc0H4GVD3thCT-3zYfoB0stDq7MImto8n8g9b0395IBot4gXcQD9ZvPow4R12tQai9tXcyetSrqKXTAOUbUbn1qR-MJGswwcW3Wldo2oEcVwklC53wc5_o3r4b_tLhiagiQ/s1140/47398371_759876_1696940117_lg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1140" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HDINJ_L20tHr7cWzUfbv2m3CdIlSIh2LFRBAZ2Xyu4AWTstlkqmM2p67BUc0H4GVD3thCT-3zYfoB0stDq7MImto8n8g9b0395IBot4gXcQD9ZvPow4R12tQai9tXcyetSrqKXTAOUbUbn1qR-MJGswwcW3Wldo2oEcVwklC53wc5_o3r4b_tLhiagiQ/w640-h638/47398371_759876_1696940117_lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>missing summer already...from the KBH files</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2MkMVzdUJCoKRm91YeK3pMH0QSqUF-DiAGQpNR-T8L23oUyC9buPEI9Lb1BiiTAkuxvEZwKM9xIe4tF5-q7ffA4fcCGb8JZDiA8JihmF2xu6CjjNa7Px2_XYxftqQvLWfUqbvaqkUV5M6o5jvXMMxYmrrTsjM17sGpjPoJCrG4Pcypfh3BhkKqYPYSYi/s1140/47398387_759876_1696940122_lg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1140" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2MkMVzdUJCoKRm91YeK3pMH0QSqUF-DiAGQpNR-T8L23oUyC9buPEI9Lb1BiiTAkuxvEZwKM9xIe4tF5-q7ffA4fcCGb8JZDiA8JihmF2xu6CjjNa7Px2_XYxftqQvLWfUqbvaqkUV5M6o5jvXMMxYmrrTsjM17sGpjPoJCrG4Pcypfh3BhkKqYPYSYi/w640-h638/47398387_759876_1696940122_lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ditto</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQsDYND_om-uZP4c2nz1lW7freqUXA7Mg8-RiNAqRqq6IwbMmvmnpVFu6JAikL5tGfYsE-tifdgIhXBZReOYYX4Z7ol99vUMZa5F3VGxT8-cBKkGKSruS9LFqDo7TAvGwK1YDvYP2X1OuCqRcWrGczXs90cujCjxfsSVUrO3mvwpy8-WpPoHmypM2ZCl1/s1140/47398407_759876_1696940127_lg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1140" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQsDYND_om-uZP4c2nz1lW7freqUXA7Mg8-RiNAqRqq6IwbMmvmnpVFu6JAikL5tGfYsE-tifdgIhXBZReOYYX4Z7ol99vUMZa5F3VGxT8-cBKkGKSruS9LFqDo7TAvGwK1YDvYP2X1OuCqRcWrGczXs90cujCjxfsSVUrO3mvwpy8-WpPoHmypM2ZCl1/w640-h638/47398407_759876_1696940127_lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>All Hallows E'en only at the St. James Infirmary: The Bones Brothers</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">*</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>micro-aggressions:</b> a fanciful array of petty infractions imagined by pathetic wimps who've never learned Life is a full contact sport. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBVQMsge23atf_YQ2Y4hkBjR40fphMFeicQxzwKgdCbPa2SEXipJUuUclu6GyeBs7_7UjpxFqkerniH1fG44_rP0xAERWuoLqMIo9lTSCnQGBbgqak-gEk4lBVB4dhX9sqL0IjbQhZFasLwIZKmcxkcC4lfwySQkU3usJKsBIDbM25gfijJXTgdROeinT/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBVQMsge23atf_YQ2Y4hkBjR40fphMFeicQxzwKgdCbPa2SEXipJUuUclu6GyeBs7_7UjpxFqkerniH1fG44_rP0xAERWuoLqMIo9lTSCnQGBbgqak-gEk4lBVB4dhX9sqL0IjbQhZFasLwIZKmcxkcC4lfwySQkU3usJKsBIDbM25gfijJXTgdROeinT/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">And that Dear Readers, brings us to the end of another foray into blogging excellence (take note: henceforth known as "blexcellence").</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We trust your stay with us was satisfactory, and if your plans should ever call for stimulation of the cerebral cortex and unabashed incitement of adrenal hormonal activity, please keep it to yourself.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We run a respectable outfit here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuflVPzKvuVANeRW2AwrS1SpFycbu8vXUqfAIdwyJUHm16HXoeudTmHKrR4F_BgMh4r__FkHm_LDzBCadlASbBVfOFeqfc8JKx2eLw8pMRQ-WbSvo2c2mwNkqKtD0iSCvuVHPdNFpOXsQuPVQtCzza1IQUNnhKlwWBqBdUBm6n05nvb2TAu3NS39KTth3C/s582/the-outfit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="582" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuflVPzKvuVANeRW2AwrS1SpFycbu8vXUqfAIdwyJUHm16HXoeudTmHKrR4F_BgMh4r__FkHm_LDzBCadlASbBVfOFeqfc8JKx2eLw8pMRQ-WbSvo2c2mwNkqKtD0iSCvuVHPdNFpOXsQuPVQtCzza1IQUNnhKlwWBqBdUBm6n05nvb2TAu3NS39KTth3C/w640-h630/the-outfit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; 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font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlHeZ3CkLLlPDdf1rlas4axsmiII9_y0Puf3LACM-5D2cWTWKr0CQ552mkrhS74HEGgxx7_lzkByDR-txq8ZrPYKGyiabegr6HvXFsMQJzYzGnIwhJcZLxgV6n5Cekln-miTiB99IvXRYgbsIJQQNOZ0bsaApTQt2IbMRXQ4RxjkreP4bH2693mOST_Fn/s1351/driving-range.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="1351" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlHeZ3CkLLlPDdf1rlas4axsmiII9_y0Puf3LACM-5D2cWTWKr0CQ552mkrhS74HEGgxx7_lzkByDR-txq8ZrPYKGyiabegr6HvXFsMQJzYzGnIwhJcZLxgV6n5Cekln-miTiB99IvXRYgbsIJQQNOZ0bsaApTQt2IbMRXQ4RxjkreP4bH2693mOST_Fn/w640-h416/driving-range.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">...at a place I'd never been before:</i> the driving range.</span><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Seems strange, but prior to this week I'd never gone to one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I didn't care enough to bother in my misspent youth, and once I took up hickory golf, a driving range wasn't a possibility.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The golf balls are way too hard for original hickory clubs from 1920's and 30's.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Not that I didn't need the practice; the one part of my game that's remained as certain as the sunrise...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwklXU1UfqZXMAn2Vcy32Yx_n-CbmhkUMpLTI29HTkSwVdnhVKV6tjpjDXmEbnFN5t1Yt_Ql9yPJTq5vNzFwFGe6NKIS4yBOJQpIo6gsgnZQzcK1g8Fk9ZbfV3pdzp3BStY0Lc7rdnPurwpDFn35cexeEp44Lww_cvo6jEhsSH7IXk8N38xIVmWTWdogI/s1331/golf-slice.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1331" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwklXU1UfqZXMAn2Vcy32Yx_n-CbmhkUMpLTI29HTkSwVdnhVKV6tjpjDXmEbnFN5t1Yt_Ql9yPJTq5vNzFwFGe6NKIS4yBOJQpIo6gsgnZQzcK1g8Fk9ZbfV3pdzp3BStY0Lc7rdnPurwpDFn35cexeEp44Lww_cvo6jEhsSH7IXk8N38xIVmWTWdogI/w640-h436/golf-slice.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...is a butt ugly slice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">My solution has been to give up on my woods, but for whatever reason, this year I resolved to deal with the problem...but how?</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">I finally decided to grab my hybrids and venture to the driving range.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">True, they're not hickories, but they're shaped like woods...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweo6pMy6OM-krbLx7l8v5kn7L4NjuRYN_xOilchDSAFtNASMP2n3HUdYLztdH7rrR-SWc_KeMCD_MM6P8januQ_l1UAel1leTBtpacZOp9iWl7RZNe4nfi4Z8eFa9wVD0Y0hKd7obDoy1JpGQGbJIqnu1Sc4GclX_SQk3mi9XON7q9InAwitfvw05BbzW/s640/IMG_5296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweo6pMy6OM-krbLx7l8v5kn7L4NjuRYN_xOilchDSAFtNASMP2n3HUdYLztdH7rrR-SWc_KeMCD_MM6P8januQ_l1UAel1leTBtpacZOp9iWl7RZNe4nfi4Z8eFa9wVD0Y0hKd7obDoy1JpGQGbJIqnu1Sc4GclX_SQk3mi9XON7q9InAwitfvw05BbzW/w300-h400/IMG_5296.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and I hoped I might learn something.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">As it happened, wish granted.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">While hitting one medium bucket of balls I changed my consistent slice into a straight drive, just by relaxing my grip a little and consciously rolling my wrists over sooner.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That eliminated the open club face that's the root cause of every slice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Probably can't pronounce the patient cured yet...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQMUg2SVzmGWcmanSGj0CfSMbZjU3VaeQ60w5GBMrC-Oh5yzczND_Vz4_-pkmxXwHlfdQsNKLDpNyLKIT7rWErsfPNJ8GOqtC31IIEEakxIMTKfm63138R9_zi1MsZO-_UYwo61mhwvraJDx3LWmZGSbtb761J5neKrxiei15ftuNLu9L4a_3cZXqO656/s798/1st-day-at-med-school.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="798" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQMUg2SVzmGWcmanSGj0CfSMbZjU3VaeQ60w5GBMrC-Oh5yzczND_Vz4_-pkmxXwHlfdQsNKLDpNyLKIT7rWErsfPNJ8GOqtC31IIEEakxIMTKfm63138R9_zi1MsZO-_UYwo61mhwvraJDx3LWmZGSbtb761J5neKrxiei15ftuNLu9L4a_3cZXqO656/w640-h634/1st-day-at-med-school.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>1st day at Med school</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">..but I <i>finally</i> have a point of view on what the problem is and how to fix it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Guess who's going to be visiting the driving range again?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr-wR0YSGaXj_BIJol1fZsEJpEt9b8h2Qv2uGCCouEwwTGbmJts6xYzlH7ivz9RAhLhDUC_WZP0MqVBpkz3qPQwRsC-QQWCkQ80ZwJozYKq_iEt_FX1BVvqJ9l8-G2lWPCdVFdJrKWZiN1EmPLXm1phSoqpw5Q8YQhKMxXqcGsJqfuPOi_m-3dEj1Ef6y/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr-wR0YSGaXj_BIJol1fZsEJpEt9b8h2Qv2uGCCouEwwTGbmJts6xYzlH7ivz9RAhLhDUC_WZP0MqVBpkz3qPQwRsC-QQWCkQ80ZwJozYKq_iEt_FX1BVvqJ9l8-G2lWPCdVFdJrKWZiN1EmPLXm1phSoqpw5Q8YQhKMxXqcGsJqfuPOi_m-3dEj1Ef6y/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It's an unhappy day here at the Castle Frankenstein...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2s7DzfofNhvFhrKs1WmZ3LPLjpgF3kxkt5CkcZUuiJEefGJz0yx3-Aj8Uu0EjAu4YExfSu7kaXe8XcqyO3N8sQkoDhAw2NuGjAoXDzvAaaVURAHsUikIC_dEADBa_fpwntz1zw2BU_NNZjrWFVrgHDCGit5l73HvfXdnpnrafmWRu7ZDOs8JBQIr55qyq/s769/castle-frankenstein.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="769" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2s7DzfofNhvFhrKs1WmZ3LPLjpgF3kxkt5CkcZUuiJEefGJz0yx3-Aj8Uu0EjAu4YExfSu7kaXe8XcqyO3N8sQkoDhAw2NuGjAoXDzvAaaVURAHsUikIC_dEADBa_fpwntz1zw2BU_NNZjrWFVrgHDCGit5l73HvfXdnpnrafmWRu7ZDOs8JBQIr55qyq/w640-h432/castle-frankenstein.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>hey, I know that guy</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and not just because it's Friday the 13th.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">No, what's really got us in a blue funk is we closed our pool:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYiTquqYwGvZrVnW9i2fwfNOjl9bOqLxE-D7B7pGIp4KPNDWqFY_pZYbCTwbEmXJvKpOu2qPlxl1mi7W32p87DgGq_HmGoIAC6Zr7DAv8CYTWONk2X8tzFGLMzdEWwkgv1tIgiLm6pl1y5BF-raGWN3v_6p3T4PZ0p1GE42NyXGgZ10J5T0wVJiRpVlt4/s640/IMG_5288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYiTquqYwGvZrVnW9i2fwfNOjl9bOqLxE-D7B7pGIp4KPNDWqFY_pZYbCTwbEmXJvKpOu2qPlxl1mi7W32p87DgGq_HmGoIAC6Zr7DAv8CYTWONk2X8tzFGLMzdEWwkgv1tIgiLm6pl1y5BF-raGWN3v_6p3T4PZ0p1GE42NyXGgZ10J5T0wVJiRpVlt4/w640-h480/IMG_5288.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsFdWkXehmrufSooZ_Ts0Ly-acAhQ2vG5wNeHUulMSwEmDAl3Bz6zMI4sZ7Lqm3dbTKrXffSQqZTm7efBji2WVEbt8qsqq0r9nrN5TjJKEKRP2D-4c6enZnHM-fFq7LYkrtz_BqoW3Ce8B5T5viPeV4xS5vkU78YTUZMBIY2F2yQozUfKN7_abgbjLTM0/s640/IMG_5289.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsFdWkXehmrufSooZ_Ts0Ly-acAhQ2vG5wNeHUulMSwEmDAl3Bz6zMI4sZ7Lqm3dbTKrXffSQqZTm7efBji2WVEbt8qsqq0r9nrN5TjJKEKRP2D-4c6enZnHM-fFq7LYkrtz_BqoW3Ce8B5T5viPeV4xS5vkU78YTUZMBIY2F2yQozUfKN7_abgbjLTM0/w640-h480/IMG_5289.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">A sure sign summer fun's in the rearview and winter's on its way.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Rats.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxgTvtkZR4wT8sMi6lVsX1-6n8JFRsWozslu1Ob17HvIMBTI9kMssCkNJbVcaUc6Y__2_UYI5ZNWH7zXQvAF7GDU01_l0Uc5k9z0YCBdDVbjzQyIosCewLrzxo8VNHIGxYlGXQUrEVFA7OxGzNN92rbgjFn0voRKlh3obpqt2jlKKnY1Mp6Cp1MyUYDi-/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxgTvtkZR4wT8sMi6lVsX1-6n8JFRsWozslu1Ob17HvIMBTI9kMssCkNJbVcaUc6Y__2_UYI5ZNWH7zXQvAF7GDU01_l0Uc5k9z0YCBdDVbjzQyIosCewLrzxo8VNHIGxYlGXQUrEVFA7OxGzNN92rbgjFn0voRKlh3obpqt2jlKKnY1Mp6Cp1MyUYDi-/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">A shout out to #1 son who's about to enjoy yet another birthday:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_mOIbWJWdULGS8mVHwD-E2VDrj1Nc22n9dLWsOs67E3E_kENg2AJISx-4Lrhe4dLjcdiEXUBpI_h5d2A9lX8ShKoO24uqVhXjIkfURatzohWpWVkl0gMiViOhOPlVnwdIxiVJTX8ZiUpkIcYodj45_hWjZdToUShtbumYfA0TatFB3wn5xrPbCOiCCYT/s320/elvis-birthday.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="320" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_mOIbWJWdULGS8mVHwD-E2VDrj1Nc22n9dLWsOs67E3E_kENg2AJISx-4Lrhe4dLjcdiEXUBpI_h5d2A9lX8ShKoO24uqVhXjIkfURatzohWpWVkl0gMiViOhOPlVnwdIxiVJTX8ZiUpkIcYodj45_hWjZdToUShtbumYfA0TatFB3wn5xrPbCOiCCYT/w640-h462/elvis-birthday.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Congrats on arriving at the perfect age; my advice is stay right there...I'd be your age forever if I could.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Love you, and have a wonderful day!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJugfeCTdNTz-0iD3P_vLf6A_B8TGphnXG53VjD6-9GTbS1MfqTy3_NFaaplJPopEzTKwzwutKksLeVYxSUouzwrtWRLAg-NilwxClE9d0aMV010GiUIH7b5CU7dK4fI2LKhPkZ9iZNSCgZIMHeKTZJH6rhGnGygQmIIXcGHLpSHtWRLD7zbzCcLS9GYKX/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJugfeCTdNTz-0iD3P_vLf6A_B8TGphnXG53VjD6-9GTbS1MfqTy3_NFaaplJPopEzTKwzwutKksLeVYxSUouzwrtWRLAg-NilwxClE9d0aMV010GiUIH7b5CU7dK4fI2LKhPkZ9iZNSCgZIMHeKTZJH6rhGnGygQmIIXcGHLpSHtWRLD7zbzCcLS9GYKX/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">We've found our way back to Danish TV, having first been hooked by the excellent Danish series, Badehotellet...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8s3RF_hT4THD4TT3iq4z_RGMQeZp0U_SSeqd4MPSf6ZEQDpDhi79rMmKqZpFrURq0bQ73A4NLyTNkeLeMvfm7DgMqqkbt0axdddOEou5SIejlA6xkz8P75-xh1oTNQ4B2vsolIsevgf8gwOia_4UvET3uax4I7jLoQfe-uGZ56fzhcNEd6Cdl2d-qVh5/s640/badehotellet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8s3RF_hT4THD4TT3iq4z_RGMQeZp0U_SSeqd4MPSf6ZEQDpDhi79rMmKqZpFrURq0bQ73A4NLyTNkeLeMvfm7DgMqqkbt0axdddOEou5SIejlA6xkz8P75-xh1oTNQ4B2vsolIsevgf8gwOia_4UvET3uax4I7jLoQfe-uGZ56fzhcNEd6Cdl2d-qVh5/w426-h640/badehotellet.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and are now enjoying another hit series, Carmen Curlers:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4Ym9TRAHPwPsqci0Mo02K3eLwzD16JdkSQilI1CSU4K-gIco1Ak6BtI57xQLU9nkq1VupbppJKRV1m-XSet68guhWq58BM2iXOG8yiKboMhsuPWSWRG7-IAwiixR0WxBZ9d_usD-6CsRH2_Ia4MS6wUyF8XqMrjbz1iistQZf2KGAZXJ55-6_vE3BYN5/s915/carmen-curlers.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4Ym9TRAHPwPsqci0Mo02K3eLwzD16JdkSQilI1CSU4K-gIco1Ak6BtI57xQLU9nkq1VupbppJKRV1m-XSet68guhWq58BM2iXOG8yiKboMhsuPWSWRG7-IAwiixR0WxBZ9d_usD-6CsRH2_Ia4MS6wUyF8XqMrjbz1iistQZf2KGAZXJ55-6_vE3BYN5/w460-h640/carmen-curlers.JPG" width="460" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>that's Rosalinde Mynster with Carmen Curlers in her hair; she played Fie in Badehotellet<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">This one's based on the true story of Arne Pedersen, a radio dealer from Jyderup...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlJ4piC5BWPgBR3kTNQS5qSDRfOha-xM2jkPoRZVEIewKgfxmVPqQBrQ65QI3NrgjZn6fMLm7tYoyA4gfNuJVtzAW2O69oiAIUv2Y3PtJm0oGdycpx9wjwMWB7-e-Swsum_aexyZdVMwhV4QmEBwRbc42NdGQadZC55SkQO7j_3djT7KnmIqFwY0kpFIx/s1055/jyderup-denmark.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1055" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlJ4piC5BWPgBR3kTNQS5qSDRfOha-xM2jkPoRZVEIewKgfxmVPqQBrQ65QI3NrgjZn6fMLm7tYoyA4gfNuJVtzAW2O69oiAIUv2Y3PtJm0oGdycpx9wjwMWB7-e-Swsum_aexyZdVMwhV4QmEBwRbc42NdGQadZC55SkQO7j_3djT7KnmIqFwY0kpFIx/w400-h294/jyderup-denmark.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...who decided in 1963 to mortgage everything, go in debt up to his eyeballs, and build a factory to produce electric hair curlers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">It was a do or die, "put it all on red" type of move...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyMUrJyDJ9c4atxbN8om-S7NSZgdYQMkRUlDK0DtGNUz_0ujRcdLA6sQe6_ce2a4XPfSUDawIq3LZgMtJ4L2662hyphenhypheny1Y9QhS784uFlwGrlQmvnkDqgS4IS7ReWZpF6lFk995xffw0WZEO8AyjZYKSniD_7wmcPo9SplZgc_T75paNcZ9nn7uiSo4h2weo/s610/all-on-red.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="610" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyMUrJyDJ9c4atxbN8om-S7NSZgdYQMkRUlDK0DtGNUz_0ujRcdLA6sQe6_ce2a4XPfSUDawIq3LZgMtJ4L2662hyphenhypheny1Y9QhS784uFlwGrlQmvnkDqgS4IS7ReWZpF6lFk995xffw0WZEO8AyjZYKSniD_7wmcPo9SplZgc_T75paNcZ9nn7uiSo4h2weo/w640-h428/all-on-red.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...and the good money was definitely not on him.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">He didn't invent the electric hair curler - that honor belongs to African American Solomon Harper in 1930 - but he did perfect it, mass produced it, gave it a cute name based on a movie...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhk0kScRmIYGKrxSeTsOkZkijBZyHZ5DeIaOfxp5jibGIQ5IXGUxcYl-7ZYV1PXO424uHvpHCqGkRcj6OXxO_eKhjHYtFzUIlKrzdWPIWXWLJqO5NbzT3wJHKhBpgY8eHjdOqyC5m1_9z7qxE_XJasCRjnBG_HB_KFzoFV-dfnBxk9ZzFJb799KN_x70-/s770/carmen-jones.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhk0kScRmIYGKrxSeTsOkZkijBZyHZ5DeIaOfxp5jibGIQ5IXGUxcYl-7ZYV1PXO424uHvpHCqGkRcj6OXxO_eKhjHYtFzUIlKrzdWPIWXWLJqO5NbzT3wJHKhBpgY8eHjdOqyC5m1_9z7qxE_XJasCRjnBG_HB_KFzoFV-dfnBxk9ZzFJb799KN_x70-/w552-h640/carmen-jones.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...came up with a brilliant advertising slogan...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVC2LhVtEtmw2NIJLzG_d92pBnsTizyHVx802A127k8Ga8rv7a1-pZYT3bOv25X2qfwOpHB160Rt7bHxqrHGxBLCytfni9hI9UTuffMFovH8xG5zhEqemCZWDnIXl7OGuTXxMWowarqaivgUPhe95OxcS2LkqZxoRw0a1giz4zoxrtYJ9GixC3R3iKVNJO/s1239/arne-pedersen-carmen-curlers.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="850" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVC2LhVtEtmw2NIJLzG_d92pBnsTizyHVx802A127k8Ga8rv7a1-pZYT3bOv25X2qfwOpHB160Rt7bHxqrHGxBLCytfni9hI9UTuffMFovH8xG5zhEqemCZWDnIXl7OGuTXxMWowarqaivgUPhe95OxcS2LkqZxoRw0a1giz4zoxrtYJ9GixC3R3iKVNJO/w440-h640/arne-pedersen-carmen-curlers.jpeg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Arne, with one of his many admirers</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><b>"Become a New Woman in 10 minutes!"</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...became fabulously wealthy...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN4Kdn2-xHRFlV1D5DkO6lpsodu3Q74_GEsUnQkJLIuMhjkS1wlSSAAYkMNXD6WJxCk1NkC-D2fMKTRiPjvFmrYdsfZk5K_J-y4if9cohuFOpNuJ2Ku12qhCplCzNbZCmVeSqwSJRjYCZG7g2BaMo89ykX5GJXLdIXaNe71pvGx3nVpnXdLUOdVGJ3XFJ/s1056/arne-pedersen-rolls-royce.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1056" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN4Kdn2-xHRFlV1D5DkO6lpsodu3Q74_GEsUnQkJLIuMhjkS1wlSSAAYkMNXD6WJxCk1NkC-D2fMKTRiPjvFmrYdsfZk5K_J-y4if9cohuFOpNuJ2Ku12qhCplCzNbZCmVeSqwSJRjYCZG7g2BaMo89ykX5GJXLdIXaNe71pvGx3nVpnXdLUOdVGJ3XFJ/w640-h552/arne-pedersen-rolls-royce.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>Arne on top of his Rolls Royce, with his personal driver</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...then sold it all to Clairol in 1969.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">He moved to Switzerland for their favorable tax laws, then to Queensland, Australia where he ran a cattle farm.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">He rarely gave interviews, but when asked why he did all this, he replied, "I had the money, I had the time, and I was bored."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">So there you have it: the blueprint for success.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Next time you've got the scratch, the time, and nothing else going on, sell everything you own, start a company that becomes a worldwide sensation and retire a billionaire.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">In the meantime, check out the Danish TV series, Carmen Curlers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">They definitely take some liberties with the truth -</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">(There's a repeating theme about Arne being bullied in his youth at a boarding school which never happened...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbGE3ksADKXuYbSCE4_2K_KSEezom4LtExjHDgJASt959C93xyappSMP3ppNiJjFpLZLIlwFoN-UPz2xKgp7rpiXCpc-e1aCYcyDTOakpwRE8jWkys2s5QHdX30ybo5rsXrfzAD_C_RiXtzVaYsq9CvEcA-wAWgMPZ4vC9TRJn4DPZREVYTA0IIN5MvyS/s850/arne-pedersen-malaysia.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="850" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbGE3ksADKXuYbSCE4_2K_KSEezom4LtExjHDgJASt959C93xyappSMP3ppNiJjFpLZLIlwFoN-UPz2xKgp7rpiXCpc-e1aCYcyDTOakpwRE8jWkys2s5QHdX30ybo5rsXrfzAD_C_RiXtzVaYsq9CvEcA-wAWgMPZ4vC9TRJn4DPZREVYTA0IIN5MvyS/w640-h488/arne-pedersen-malaysia.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a young Arne at a vegetable oil plantation in Malaysia</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...the beatings he endured came from his hot tempered father.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">- but they retain the story's wild entrepreneurial spirit, and they don't coddle our hero.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">He's presented as a driven, almost manic personality who lets nothing - and no one - get in the way of his goals.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Of course there's the requisite gay subplot that advances the story not at all - Arne Pedersen would probably scratch his head in bewilderment, wondering "what's <i>that</i> doing here?"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Clearly its sole purpose is to virtue signal and appease.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Yet in spite of its failings, this series is very well acted with high production values and a whimsical sense of the 1960s that makes it irresistible.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq2gVpEt0t6n7ZbAp6VY2qsRI9YpO5aIzixzqyFLfoDvOOzFELeqkpvXS4VEcSTf4BxIE0OSvapFHpCEgkIJS2HgvMX7Sx5Vkh0YkXtvzKN_FmWkwkTx42p63SmPXlGB05F3vhsJIERjOVlozmUVDzL1ySk2hmCVJns0mueZ13Ff2VeJQ-tz1NQQEBQR_/s1446/carmen-curlers2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1446" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq2gVpEt0t6n7ZbAp6VY2qsRI9YpO5aIzixzqyFLfoDvOOzFELeqkpvXS4VEcSTf4BxIE0OSvapFHpCEgkIJS2HgvMX7Sx5Vkh0YkXtvzKN_FmWkwkTx42p63SmPXlGB05F3vhsJIERjOVlozmUVDzL1ySk2hmCVJns0mueZ13Ff2VeJQ-tz1NQQEBQR_/w640-h346/carmen-curlers2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Watch for those delightful moments when cast members break into choreographed dance moves, lending a dream like quality to the scene.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Plus the lead actor (Morton Hee Andersen)...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicg1XPfL3ebIE-nmrBB-TTAbrOikg4Hx1rTH3tjq3FPViS2hV0PubmAU1LoHxxOOF7xm9p6juRn9jux31T8Q8ew1eBOWLV0PGnW0BJtRsy95QtzAz2hA6qUZ2mo7c4Od5NlsNnEdME-urFh9451o9XmcIlSu1S5VVpqdts7wlFvsRQOYI9Kli3qAdQFkQE/s386/morton-arne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="386" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicg1XPfL3ebIE-nmrBB-TTAbrOikg4Hx1rTH3tjq3FPViS2hV0PubmAU1LoHxxOOF7xm9p6juRn9jux31T8Q8ew1eBOWLV0PGnW0BJtRsy95QtzAz2hA6qUZ2mo7c4Od5NlsNnEdME-urFh9451o9XmcIlSu1S5VVpqdts7wlFvsRQOYI9Kli3qAdQFkQE/w400-h236/morton-arne.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...really does resemble Arne.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Check it out on PBS Masterpiece as part of their "Walter Presents" international programming.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahYzrPCwYOseKd6p3uJg3dl14b2khyIJ7bCuCHjA62UtJpc3J5U_7VVKLbb1PPgXDGzjmYu07Nw6SRkk8RMYKGDLPnWex7X9vu7kXx7nHStEoZtcGFn9W0U5TdkvxBSx-ySH2wKvrTKRULsT1S_j0YyyGAsk1mrPbDl6d-Y8oWFAFYybUzp4O3HY1hWud/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahYzrPCwYOseKd6p3uJg3dl14b2khyIJ7bCuCHjA62UtJpc3J5U_7VVKLbb1PPgXDGzjmYu07Nw6SRkk8RMYKGDLPnWex7X9vu7kXx7nHStEoZtcGFn9W0U5TdkvxBSx-ySH2wKvrTKRULsT1S_j0YyyGAsk1mrPbDl6d-Y8oWFAFYybUzp4O3HY1hWud/w640-h141/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Speaking of whimsical, this poem was published in a 1930 edition of the Nebraska Star newspaper, and was quoted by the great Scottish preacher <a href="https://www.truthforlife.org/about/about-alistair-begg/" target="_blank">Alistair Begg</a> in part 3 of his "Hard Pressed But Not Crushed" sermon series.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">While the passage of years may have obscured the author's identity, its timeless message still rings true today:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>Comfortless</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>I found him underneath a tree,</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"And what is wrong?" quoth I.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"Are you so solemn seem to be</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>under this summer sky?</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"The birds above you gaily sing,</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>the wild flowers brightly bloom.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"What is this awful horrid thing</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>which seems to seal your doom?</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"Round you children romp and play,</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>the gentle breezes blow.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"Sad stranger! Tell to me, I pray,</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>the burden of your woe!"</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"I do not see the sunbeams dance,</i></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>nor hear the birds," said he.</i></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"There's something faulty in my stance,</i></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>I can't get off the tee!</i></span></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiss7wB8HvsFbObse-HfPlyhs6hMGWq_X1g8l7VpiZEcG4l39f2-FuiznbaTM6Y9UmXp-MXxQvjCJHyJpVweLNy3xYRQ9EL69EEJEVOVs93CSJr7fGFT9U61nQ4WhuCjpOjD19wLA25TIgneTfHoy0ZkM7i_SjDHUKjVdmrWisvK-fDLtEfgFf0FEcwow9t/s776/hickory-golfer2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="477" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiss7wB8HvsFbObse-HfPlyhs6hMGWq_X1g8l7VpiZEcG4l39f2-FuiznbaTM6Y9UmXp-MXxQvjCJHyJpVweLNy3xYRQ9EL69EEJEVOVs93CSJr7fGFT9U61nQ4WhuCjpOjD19wLA25TIgneTfHoy0ZkM7i_SjDHUKjVdmrWisvK-fDLtEfgFf0FEcwow9t/w394-h640/hickory-golfer2.JPG" width="394" /></a></div><i><br /></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"All day I've shanked my mashie short;</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>my putts rim every cup!</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"I'm doing something I should not!</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>I think I'm looking up."</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"Poor man!" said I, "'tis very clear</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>no help for you appears.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"The woes you bear I tried to cure</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>myself for thirty years!</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFUDGIO-X_iBFebhhnI1SimLXUx3WSxUJe_q50tLb-iPjnbLqMHGf49xgnC2_jtWl6osEkO1GUhk286QZpBPyvcPMfMujc4istF1suMJNJyKY9dUPmmdOKlNDP5e2gngGBy4iyWEYoUfa7OzWdRFi7xpeiMP10EHRNmuuXsUp1i_JeeNFA_I4JRos9TXB/s598/golfer-caddy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="598" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFUDGIO-X_iBFebhhnI1SimLXUx3WSxUJe_q50tLb-iPjnbLqMHGf49xgnC2_jtWl6osEkO1GUhk286QZpBPyvcPMfMujc4istF1suMJNJyKY9dUPmmdOKlNDP5e2gngGBy4iyWEYoUfa7OzWdRFi7xpeiMP10EHRNmuuXsUp1i_JeeNFA_I4JRos9TXB/w640-h496/golfer-caddy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"And still my mashie shots I shank,</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>and still I slice the drive.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>"And with the Dubs expect to rank</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>as long as I'm alive."</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>Though time all other griefs may cure,</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>all other hurts may mend,</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5dIWJWG3xSf4CKNLsWYTWVZ_rT385-I4rGLyePZvgtKxYcrPE6BpDRmaUDtc53KjiZ_-uGkeocc9xInqNZ05mpjKck682yR-XOl4EgkSfWgMwhu1-34VuLLuHyTV8dxxYWsD3ZDUprpglFQWdP7y9mvl-y2kYJCyhuzoWzehwCJNKpZ7NNOsSoL57S3/s737/miseries-of-golf.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="737" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5dIWJWG3xSf4CKNLsWYTWVZ_rT385-I4rGLyePZvgtKxYcrPE6BpDRmaUDtc53KjiZ_-uGkeocc9xInqNZ05mpjKck682yR-XOl4EgkSfWgMwhu1-34VuLLuHyTV8dxxYWsD3ZDUprpglFQWdP7y9mvl-y2kYJCyhuzoWzehwCJNKpZ7NNOsSoL57S3/w640-h422/miseries-of-golf.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>The miseries of golf endure:</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i>To them, there is no end.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoXn2d1NndqEn5DOXAv0F9IZBbHJEGCy4PAYFJUgiDnCtEGPT_6T7DMNMz5QK4nlAeJHxRqE87vqSAlp0dHtp6kUh_hmms-Df_ST-cjODThq3tqt97mLuzY-vWchJ0X_ZL1_f8ccqNTi8AJF-VjylCXbYE7jnUI9Htnba66NyagjAe6ckRL5IEmj8QzdE/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoXn2d1NndqEn5DOXAv0F9IZBbHJEGCy4PAYFJUgiDnCtEGPT_6T7DMNMz5QK4nlAeJHxRqE87vqSAlp0dHtp6kUh_hmms-Df_ST-cjODThq3tqt97mLuzY-vWchJ0X_ZL1_f8ccqNTi8AJF-VjylCXbYE7jnUI9Htnba66NyagjAe6ckRL5IEmj8QzdE/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">On this cold and rainy October morning, let's paddleboard our way through Parting Shots...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXfe4atsNmEIHng2MgqnnttqNGH2ZJTN9QigM54MmWxGZMpYpakqym8bG4cZh8ysppvBUDRa92AT107U1ZMUOoM6VZ2fZq64agesffR2SGAFUtqsrLkSZmOyt2lIwtFt7lpgDAv2khEOnpHR0O23iAMRLNw8UVa8OhXOMFznoKB7Hum3GgiHGq4UYH2tF/s320/dolphin-paddleboarder.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="320" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXfe4atsNmEIHng2MgqnnttqNGH2ZJTN9QigM54MmWxGZMpYpakqym8bG4cZh8ysppvBUDRa92AT107U1ZMUOoM6VZ2fZq64agesffR2SGAFUtqsrLkSZmOyt2lIwtFt7lpgDAv2khEOnpHR0O23iAMRLNw8UVa8OhXOMFznoKB7Hum3GgiHGq4UYH2tF/w640-h516/dolphin-paddleboarder.gif" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ooh, that's gotta hurt</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">...shall we?</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_MDHVoBu7Ew7Md6YfgwbSiz_qC6RFpgQUWIL6tDsgpkdvgIXerliniZMzPrv-_ZSk_q0h6r1-UD67mCAYTZ0tyBQh2RMUowu_tPfKdWNZPlUKPD_qrn3VUNoQTGgxfH_ihAko0fTOzwzkIyf-ubQyEDuCzkutgxizWzxtydDlbPN1InONTOowm2DpFRm/s1600/image000000%20(8).JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_MDHVoBu7Ew7Md6YfgwbSiz_qC6RFpgQUWIL6tDsgpkdvgIXerliniZMzPrv-_ZSk_q0h6r1-UD67mCAYTZ0tyBQh2RMUowu_tPfKdWNZPlUKPD_qrn3VUNoQTGgxfH_ihAko0fTOzwzkIyf-ubQyEDuCzkutgxizWzxtydDlbPN1InONTOowm2DpFRm/w480-h640/image000000%20(8).JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>a nighttime visitor stopping by for a snack</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdA8fSjE_qi2AeEVxQUv2eQdXvP0ZdrKL1AX2SyWJcoa3JwhRi1y7y-05cwjNjiRbtu6hRwBgsTjDYam5xpc0-1n5gf2_E_Csg1196OZZx8-7EgOVognUMLF9BBeUGPviwabZK3ymYCuVs8NSKC5wDLGBlmZnFSyRISc8hJ-jIBmP9TMprUYSIIgw5qUgg/s851/IMG_5267.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="733" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdA8fSjE_qi2AeEVxQUv2eQdXvP0ZdrKL1AX2SyWJcoa3JwhRi1y7y-05cwjNjiRbtu6hRwBgsTjDYam5xpc0-1n5gf2_E_Csg1196OZZx8-7EgOVognUMLF9BBeUGPviwabZK3ymYCuVs8NSKC5wDLGBlmZnFSyRISc8hJ-jIBmP9TMprUYSIIgw5qUgg/w552-h640/IMG_5267.jpg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>could not have seen that coming</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUwcpNmlN4JJgZxWZ2LBFfgBrp9qFMgaQEVsVgTerkytF2IH25Uug_kocd7QMcQ41lBWbDtf37Hf-jbPtPrNv32NrZsXAx212udNKf5pkA1td124Szrnj44iKqTsJwKvIhzEOv7LrEwPSqaCNwG1Fe35RF7ChYg3KnTLo8W1oFRfRVMdV4mANwh6J203t/s640/IMG_5275.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUwcpNmlN4JJgZxWZ2LBFfgBrp9qFMgaQEVsVgTerkytF2IH25Uug_kocd7QMcQ41lBWbDtf37Hf-jbPtPrNv32NrZsXAx212udNKf5pkA1td124Szrnj44iKqTsJwKvIhzEOv7LrEwPSqaCNwG1Fe35RF7ChYg3KnTLo8W1oFRfRVMdV4mANwh6J203t/w480-h640/IMG_5275.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>mr. squirrel munching acorns on my chair...hope he cleans up his mess</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7bNwyEgypS4nlTsQgQVu0aVoMOxxLSFTSD8eASfyOgcFrjCUGglBWTL5Wp86vgSZrSuoHBcuMDzaqsVcszkOxEww5KUWzsgshTn5eg26vbxU5YgNCOGHek-jfQGdkMSctBrmNRV5EfHmd0RdXvYCCpEiagIoX0KWiHY0hUd8xxhwDwcuNZQBfKunV2uk/s640/IMG_5283.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="640" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7bNwyEgypS4nlTsQgQVu0aVoMOxxLSFTSD8eASfyOgcFrjCUGglBWTL5Wp86vgSZrSuoHBcuMDzaqsVcszkOxEww5KUWzsgshTn5eg26vbxU5YgNCOGHek-jfQGdkMSctBrmNRV5EfHmd0RdXvYCCpEiagIoX0KWiHY0hUd8xxhwDwcuNZQBfKunV2uk/w640-h418/IMG_5283.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>coming back from the driving range I spotted these guys in our neighbor's yard</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEdvggwM8TXrEmRyhCE5e_ZuvJfk7HQWIz4vzPtDsSRSiDrnaN8MHor2TE0yTFvIZvR8dv18vVifvWiDQ7YfN4dP_bfljQPaHuXiYktPzC9c6OvYBE6lLlXj7yDfe37X9FkDmLRW_7S2mvCQcNJzfEdpO55h35ncfm_4KodnRVtwcgv0GokLZWMMvyxnW/s1197/IMG_5290.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="1197" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEdvggwM8TXrEmRyhCE5e_ZuvJfk7HQWIz4vzPtDsSRSiDrnaN8MHor2TE0yTFvIZvR8dv18vVifvWiDQ7YfN4dP_bfljQPaHuXiYktPzC9c6OvYBE6lLlXj7yDfe37X9FkDmLRW_7S2mvCQcNJzfEdpO55h35ncfm_4KodnRVtwcgv0GokLZWMMvyxnW/w640-h274/IMG_5290.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>sad but true</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2t62oJrOozaU4W6VHmqR3ob4E-n3YbhyOs_EtASiHuzy7WR_xTCc7EwLPLPRIBfJ717Na5DTG8m5a02igYXE3V4At32zu1M9YHqyFvgJnnpYwXrZkXe57OT88nzK__TkezvVbxyco8jlTK_bmw38EEaOnb0dcXnNg3GnCLrqBou-SEOfIpvpooHE7GmeJ/s2031/IMG_20231012_083431691_HDR.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="2031" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2t62oJrOozaU4W6VHmqR3ob4E-n3YbhyOs_EtASiHuzy7WR_xTCc7EwLPLPRIBfJ717Na5DTG8m5a02igYXE3V4At32zu1M9YHqyFvgJnnpYwXrZkXe57OT88nzK__TkezvVbxyco8jlTK_bmw38EEaOnb0dcXnNg3GnCLrqBou-SEOfIpvpooHE7GmeJ/w640-h296/IMG_20231012_083431691_HDR.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>beautiful lakeside vista at Larry's cottage</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9SoC-7Ca0h3RplwcuPWFB7YIbnUbj6Z8i9ocvI6UyioiGFpWMJ8Oz6zZsyOKaOAT_LG3KFGLlIw8fxz9M23nMJV7xDoehaDgcvEqLEi_G9Z0T2fOTEI5tirlJa0s8Wwa0nccCpyyMmW5L7w-9QzsYoFAI2i_mZWCqV3y3X8ONrZgZNWsRpMqOOY5pIGo/s1838/IMG_20231013_074843761.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1838" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9SoC-7Ca0h3RplwcuPWFB7YIbnUbj6Z8i9ocvI6UyioiGFpWMJ8Oz6zZsyOKaOAT_LG3KFGLlIw8fxz9M23nMJV7xDoehaDgcvEqLEi_G9Z0T2fOTEI5tirlJa0s8Wwa0nccCpyyMmW5L7w-9QzsYoFAI2i_mZWCqV3y3X8ONrZgZNWsRpMqOOY5pIGo/w640-h296/IMG_20231013_074843761.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><b>ditto</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwT8iEe4G3LwUFejFB1Rr4tl7uujcExrChUeoE4Y3MBuU_N8ROKQUcO1y839sYl1Uys9KbXyfp8nbxOOhZDrhFrSuOEOswJs2DM0oX-Ac301JyehwLwDQU6VISXoNhz_07HuON1U5Rd0UR0pllwYQ53bSbDCF08XcKvL1r3AV9k4ny4i7kNq0rFB7JGFc9/s500/separator-fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="500" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwT8iEe4G3LwUFejFB1Rr4tl7uujcExrChUeoE4Y3MBuU_N8ROKQUcO1y839sYl1Uys9KbXyfp8nbxOOhZDrhFrSuOEOswJs2DM0oX-Ac301JyehwLwDQU6VISXoNhz_07HuON1U5Rd0UR0pllwYQ53bSbDCF08XcKvL1r3AV9k4ny4i7kNq0rFB7JGFc9/w640-h140/separator-fall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The battle rages on between Israel and Hamas, so this one is worth a repeat:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9dH7NTwXHyDd4Ki7OA4csHP2ivMZZOuUdoDCtzO-fkAANz-oIgdqy0buOTVcrZcPg4ifOGneHHTJCpCC-Gk6j-amqQI7A7D5xV_RVVqtdFkOSo-7wAYgujFRjciRbjFS8lHlnLCFUrQ3gDnXsv2Wabx1jsCxvEgtCGZ6qOPwihDcUZBHcCI9RPbn8RNm/s589/IMG_5263.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="589" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9dH7NTwXHyDd4Ki7OA4csHP2ivMZZOuUdoDCtzO-fkAANz-oIgdqy0buOTVcrZcPg4ifOGneHHTJCpCC-Gk6j-amqQI7A7D5xV_RVVqtdFkOSo-7wAYgujFRjciRbjFS8lHlnLCFUrQ3gDnXsv2Wabx1jsCxvEgtCGZ6qOPwihDcUZBHcCI9RPbn8RNm/w400-h288/IMG_5263.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">later, mcm fans...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; 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