Photos and accordions.

OOPS - this was suppose to be a photo of a Christmas house but I clicked on the one next to it. Some how my attention was diverted by something sparkly.   Well she is sparkly like Christmas so . . . .

I had to go through all 1500 photos looking for this one

Gotta have snow to reflect the light for good Christmas light shots.

I really have to have a blog of my favorite images.

Sold a BUNCH of these postcards

When the Mayor and I were in Washington DC

When our family would play in parades - this was our little truck.  We supersized in later editions.

and that would be me on the bottom.  I played "Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley" on stage in Fort Atkinson.  At least I have been TOLD that is me . . I still do not believe it. Although I do remember that accordion.

  ANYWAY . . . . . . .

I think the Networks figured a way to make people watched MORE commercials.  Now when a commercial comes on we have to fast forward through it . . . . and of course we are riveted to the TV and see every commercial now.  Before people would get up and do stuff for 3 minutes.  NOW we all watch the commercial fast forward.

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So Nikkie Haley is stepping down as UN Ambassador to be replaced by a woman from Fox and Friends who has never had a government experience and has never had a job as a negotiator. 

She will be busting heads with world class professionals negotiators from . . . .  the WORLD!   What could possibly go wrong.

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Looks to me that the Trump shutdown is going to happen.  Nancy Pelosi had the biggest balls in THAT room for sure.  But really - it's not a big deal unless the shutdown lasts a month or so.  Everybody still gets paid and nothing really earth shaking happens.

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Older white voters with no collage education are still solidly Republican, and you wonder why Republicans are so against helping with education?  Even when it seems everything Republicans do hurt older white voters.  I just don't understand.  The OLD school Republicans were not this way but the NEW Republicans are so anti old people it's crazy.

 Lets just get rid of all the things older white people need as a safety net when they no longer hold a job. They don't help the economy anyway.  Right?

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MEANWHILE - the Republicans who love small government have gutted the IRS. 

The rate of audits have dropped 42%.  Before Trump there were 2.4 million people caught not filing income tax.  Last year?  360,000 with $3 BILLION lost in tax revenue. People who file but do not pay?  Lost $8.3 BILLION not looking for them. 

geez - enough for a wall.

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It's baseball season . . almost.  Us SOM players are getting sneak peaks at player defense ratings. 

Yelich will be a 1 in LF and RF and a 0 (average) arm.  1 is the best you can get.  SADLY my LF is the worst so Yelich is a RF'r and Trout in CF

Mancini / Trout / Yelich

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this just happened.  DJ let Gus lick her oatmeal bowl . . . and he fell asleep in it. then we woke him up.

Nuff said for today