• 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


  • Hey,  it is almost the end of the week!  And that means we are almost to Door County.  We have not got to this point smoothly but we have got there.   Chris is finally home!  Of course she was supposed to get home last night.   What did we have more of last night,  rain or…

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  • Monday again!

    If I could just find a way to not have to do Mondays.   As usual today sucked.   Just issues that pop up and everyone wants immediate answers to!  That won’t happen.   But the day did end with good news.  Mary Jane saw the doctor late in the afternoon and he says she is doing just…

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  • Well things are not going as planned.  I thought I would be in Milwaukee picking up Chris, but plans have changed.   Thursday night about midnight Mary Jane started to bleed.  So they called the doctor and he said to go the hospital   So they spent the next 12 hours there, getting home after noon Friday.  …

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  • Getting near the end of another week.   I always like the end of the week.  Even though this was a short work week it sure seemed long!  A couple of rough days mixed in.    Maybe it was a bad golf game to start the week that did it!  No even bad golf is better than…

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  • July 5th

    I hope everyone had a great 4th of July,  and are still enjoying the holiday weekend.  We had great fireworks courtesy of our neighbors the Thoma’s.  I was lucky enough to have Noel and Andy  and Sandy join me for the festivities.  We had some beer, some food and watch the fireworks from the pontoon.   …

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  • Home from Minneapolis.  We had a good weekend.  We had a better trip than John and MJ.  They had a 13 hour ride up on Thursday.  And Friday morning John got a call that his sister was being taken to the hospital.  With his Dad out of the country John then headed back to Detroit,…

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  • Made it through hump day. Actually not a bad week at work, or maybe it is because I am off Friday and it is really Friday tomorrow.   A better outlook. Last weekend went quickly as usual.  We had a great meal at Eddie Martini’s with Skip and Claire Saturday night.  The meal was excellent as…

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  • Coming up on another weekend.  This week went by pretty quickly.  And the next couple of days of course go the quickest. Lot’s of problems at work this week,  I guess that helps make the days go by quickly.  Because I never get to what I plan to do.    Last weekend we were home and…

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  • June 10th

    I guess I am over due for an update!  Last weekend we were home part of the weekend and accomplished a lot.  We did buy flowers and vegies for the garden and I got them planted.  And they have received plenty of rain since!  I think they are due for more sun and warmth before…

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