• Coming up on the 25th anniversary of 9-11, we are starting to hear more about Do Not Forget.    It’s getting more important as no one under 30 has any memory of that day.   We should remember those that were in the towers and planes, the first responders, and all of us who experienced the terrible day.  We need to work together as Americans to be aware and ready.  We need to invest in a strong military, that have divisions that take new technologies to the next level.   We need the smartest commanders, not just the ones that look best in a uniform or have the highest testosterone.

    We cannot forget who our friends are and help keep the US safe- where information must come worldwide and combined strength wards off those wanting to do us harm.  We should not forget on 9-11 Canada welcomed over 225 planes as we closed our airspace.  Including Gander Newfoundland that welcomed 38 planes and over 7000 people. Our Canadian friends stepped up to feed and welcome in their stranded guests.  The Royal Canadian Air Force stepped in immediately to help us get through the days and weeks ahead.   The bi-national NORAD is the eyes and ears of North America defense, then and now the most important partnership for the US.    NATO, for the first time declared Article 5 in which all members pledged to step up and help the US in whatever was needed.   At the time no one knew what had happened and what was next.   From October to May NATO AWAC radar surveillance aircraft, and 800 NATO personnel patrolled US skies.    80,000 Canadians gathered at Parliament Hill for a National Day of Mourning, to show support for their US neighbors. 

    9-11 was orchestrated by Saudi’s. And now we are going to make Saudi Arabia nuclear, because it’s a smart business move?   And we vilify Canada and our NATO allies.  Do Not Forget

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  • It has been awhile, so time for an update!  Life remains busy for us, mostly things we do to ourselves (Chris would say things I commit to!).   So it seems we are busy all weekends and many nights.   Work remains busy for us both.  So that is a good thing, we have to…

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  • It seems we keep ourselves pretty busy,  at least time gets away from me quickly.  Fall is quickly moving by here in Wisconsin.   Chris and I were camping the last 12 days with our friends Noel and Jo Ann.   And the trees and vegetation changed color a lot during that time. Someone had…

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  • Summer is slipping away.  I get up and it is dark yet and the sun sets before 8 pm now.   We have had some cool nights but this weekend should hit back near 90 degrees again.  So we still get to enjoy good weather,  we are just being warned the season will be changing…

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  • A quick note!  Cloudy and comfortable here today.   Supposed to be rain tonight and tomorrow,  but this weather worked out OK.  A good day to be working outside.  My homebrew club picnic is at our house on Wednesday night,   so it has been a weekend of cleaning and organizing.  So we made lot’s…

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  • I am way behind in updates,  if you care!   It has been a very busy summer.   Marie Chris and Mary Jane are home from Switzerland.   They had a wonderful time with wonderful friends and family.   I am working on getting pictures downloaded and will try and load them to an album.…

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  • OK,  I will work on getting the day and date correct!   I survived the weekend.   Noel and JoAnn were here to watch over me!    Thank You Thoma’s for a great fireworks show.  It is not often Bartalotta comes to your backyard to put on a show,  it was great!   It was…

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  • Time seems to go by quickly.   I have all these things I think about doing and don’t get to them all.   But I do get to a few.   Warm out in Wisconsin like pretty much the rest of the country.    But better than floods in Florida, although Duluth did have the…

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  • Just a quick update.   We have had some hot weather in the 90’s, we already have had as many days in the 90’s as a normal full year will have.  And we have the hot months of July and August ahead of us.   Not everyone likes it,  but I do OK.  You know…

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  • It feels like I need to do an update because time is flying by.  Thanks to you who put the nice comments on the last post.  Tom and Barbara are on their own adventure with Sandi,Max and grand kids.   We hope you are having a great time across Florida and up the East coast.…

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