Picketing in Madison

On Saturday, February 26th Mona and I went down to Madison to support the Wisconsin Public Workers. I had received a call from APWU National Postal Press Association President, Tony Carobine the preceding day inquiring as to whether Mona and I would like to join him and his wife in the adventure.

 
 
 
 
 
(Left) John takes a break after walking around the Capital building several times. (Right) Mona was given a sign from AFSCME. You can see the snow is coming down pretty good.
An adventure it was. There were between 70,000 and 100,000 people filling the sidewalks, the lawn, the streets and the Capital building itself. It was an experience I’ll never forget.

(L-R) John, Mona, Cathy, and Tony

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Memorial Day 2010

Our families have many ties to war and distruction down through the decades. Be sure to take a few moments this Memorial Day to remember those who have fought the battles and sacrificed their lives and limbs so that we may remain free. It's just not all about having an extra day off from work to grill some burgers and brats or to get an extra day at the cabin. Take a few moments to reflect.

Yes... We do get political

Here are some of the signs we have displayed at our house. There is no way anyone is going to say that we are undecided (As seen from Highway 22).

Obama Comes to Green Bay

Barack Obama came to Green Bay today and I had a chance to get priority seating tickets but was unable to get off of work to attend. I was really disappointed since I had two cameras ready with the batteries charged in the Van (with extra memory chips) at work for when I attended to get some pictures of history being made.

I heard from friends that were able to attend that he had spoken for about an hour and of course the message that was presented was directed at blue collar workers such as myself.

Wisconsin is considered as one of the battleground states in this election so I guess that our public media will reap the benefits of all the printed as well as broadcasted propaganda over the airwaves. The funds that they collect can only help the Wisconsin economy.

Where Can I Get A Job Like That?

The old Weatherman predicted that we would be hammered with up to 8 inches of the fluffy white stuff. (Oh my achin' back and just about every other part of my body.) I would guess we got about 3 inches or so. I'm not complaining, but where else can you get a job like that. It appears that they are wrong much of the time and they still keep their jobs.

A few years ago I spent a week in Las Vegas and in the morning while I was getting ready in my room to face the day I would have the TV on to hear the news and the weather reports. Mind you , this was in August. The Weather guy (weather person to be politically correct) would come on and say - "Today the temperature is going to be between 100 and 105 degrees with plenty of sunshine." He was correct almost every day. His job - has to be one of the easiest jobs in the world...