Monday blog! Nuff siad

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OK - during the weekends I put up things I see to remind me on Monday for the blog. This is what was here when I clicked on my little edit thingy.

Pretty interesting. I'm thinking I should do this more often and then have you guys think of an interesting story that goes with it. Or at least try to figure out WHAT I was thinking when I thought this would be blog-worthy. I'll come back to this!
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Then there is Charlie! This is Homeless Charlie a Vietnam Vet. Nice guy but as most homeless people, down on his luck. Being homeless is not something that is fun and while some people think they are just being lazy for the most part it's just bad luck, no job, no home living on the street!

Charlie is having surgery next month at the VA Hospital and I talked to him for a little while. Very nice guy! If you see him near the square help him out, 1 buck goes a long way for these guys.

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Public Enemies - Congrats to Johnnie Depp for being the sexiest dude IN THE WORLD!!

Also - while all of us "in" the movie were scanning the backgrounds for a split second of air time. Stop Light Dude was watching for his Stop Light!

Here is "probably the most screen time for a signal in the the movie" and he is wondering if this was in Columbus!

Well, there IS snow on the ground. No snow in Oshkosh. Anyone recognize where this was? My screen is so dark I can't tell.
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Also - did you see that some woman's ultra sound looks like LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON!!



and now thousands of fans are flocking to her womb!

I don't know - looks more like Prince Charles to me!

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I attended my very first Vendor/Craft/Art Fair Saturday just to have the experience and to learn what I need to learn. Was it a success? I suppose for me it was - I made money (more then most I believe) and learned a few things. I didn't sell any big prints but I would have been VERY surprised if I would have. Sort of out of the average price range (which was $5 I think). Smaller prints, bookmarks and postcards did nicely. It was more of a Vendor/Craft Fair . . . not really an "art" fair. Avon, Pampered Chef, tupperware, games, toys, jewelery and other home hosting party booths were the norm.

Not sure of the attendance but I would assume it was UP TO 500 people that walked through.

Here is what my little booth looked like. Some said it was a beacon calling them.


But now I have the Art Fair bug. John Wolcott complimented my work and asked if I had ever done Art Fair on the Square. Once I cleaned up the apple juice that came out of my nose I said no - this was my first experience with a "booth". He said it cost's $500 AND is juried, meaning for $35 I have to have my work AND booth pass inspection. He said my work would have no trouble passing. Of course instead of UP TO 500 attending you get 200,000 so my chances of selling 1 print goes up a little.

My goal is maybe 2013 or 2014 for AFotS. HOWEVER - I'm looking into other outdoor fairs next year and how to set up a tent booth. I have a vision of what I want - just not sure where to get the materials.

No real stories on the fair. I have suggestions for the organizers for next year and I'll attend of course AND I'll be more prepared.

One thing I had to get used to was stopping a conversion in mid sentence when someone was looking at my stuff.

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The photo above!

I was watching Modern Marvels and the episode was on Close Combat. What got me was how all Secret Service guys carry machine guns! ALL of them. They are special made and one button and it's like a transformer pops out of your arm.

Notice the dude in the photo when Regan was shot! WHERE DID THAT COME FROM!

They showed how it unfolds. A guy will look perfectly normal and BAM - in seconds he as a machine gun in his hands!

So late Friday night for some reason this struck me as blog worthy - Lesson for the day - do not mess with the Secret Service.
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Packers - good game. Yea it was close at the end but I was expecting it to get close because what Capers does is NOT to change his game plan which S.F. had too.

It's a chess match. Do you change your defense to be soft, give up yards and chew up time? or do you NOT change and gamble the other team does not have the guns to take advantage. He gambled and much to EVERYONES surprise (including the 49ers), they DID have the guns.

A win is a win and now the Packers are in a real Wild Card Race.

On the BAD side - we lost two of the best players. Sucks but this is an opportunity for some young guys to step up. Kampmen was going to be gone next year anyway as a free agent and not a good fit for the Packer Defense and how old is Harris, 34??? He was due for a season ending injury. Treman Williams who is a starter waiting for an opening will take his place. He started last year when Harris went down and had 5 INTS! And they have Underwood who seemed to have playing time.

So the Packers who had one of the best defense in the league will be a little worse but their Offense is starting to get it's act together.

It's all good!!

Rod