Happy Birthday to my Mom!
If my goal is to be as cool as my Mom when I get to her age, I have my work cut out for me.
Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894 after a number of Americans were murdered by the military during the Pullman Strike. After the massacre, President Grover Cleveland made reconciliation with unions a top political priority. Making Labor Day a national holiday was his form of reconciliation.
I celebrated Grover Cleveland’s political savvy and everything unions have done for this country and the memory of the 13 strikers murdered during the Pullman Strike by having the family over for a barbecue. Here are a few pictures:
Hope your Labor Day was as joyous as mine.
A few pictures from my trip to the State Fair with Nader. We met up with Mom, Carla and Alexis. Later we met up briefly with the Baiers. I won them some Upper Iowa University band aids. I’m guessing their “Thank You” is in the mail.
At the end of the day Nader thanked me for the best day he has had all year. Quite frankly I wonder why more people don’t thank me for such things.
This sand sculpture is actually more interesting than the movies.
I love this painting! I want it hanging in my house. Just not for $300 smackers.
Alexis won a medal in a tumbling competition that didn’t look the safest to me.
Nader seemed to think this sculpture was of him.
A few more pictures coming on the morrow.
The submissions for last week’s theme SILENCE:
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Carla Stensland A
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Carla Stensland B
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Carla Stensland C
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Carla Stensland D
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Becky Perkovich
Dawn’s Poetry Submission:
A Thought on Silence
Not every moment needs to be filled
Solid connection we quietly buildNo words need expressed
Nothing needs addressedContent calm fills the air
In it I hear you care
The Random Generator has been kicked on and it has kicked out a tasty theme for this week:
It is a shame that this theme didn’t get generated during the State Fair, but I still think there should be plenty of submissions. After all, everybody eats and almost everybody owns a camera. Or even a camera phone.