OT: Butch

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Hey Effie,

 

> Thanks, big guy, for the email. You are sure right as far as the safe

> part goes. I like to think I am in a pretty safe place here in north

> central Iowa. But with all the crazies around here who are setting

> fire to land mark places and another bunch have cut the wires on the

> huge Christmas display at a local state park, I sometimes wonder. Has

> been a lot of vandalism. Be nice if all that energy was put into good

> works.

 

Yep .. there's never been a shortage of crazies. Wife of a good buddy

in D.C. had a cousin and her husband down in some podunk town in Texas

gunned down in their home by a nutty next door neighbor who was upset

cause they complained of some simple crap .. noise I think it was.

 

And sure as cats got kittens come Christmas there will be the usual lot

of protests about Nativity Scenes here and there. Methinks if there is

separation of church and state then the state should have no say so as

to where any religion wants to put their symbols for holidays. How does

the state ENFORCE separation of church and state without being involved

in something they are separated from? ;-p

 

> Spent the summer scraping, sanding, priming and painting the outside

> of my house. Got most of it done. I am like the energizer battery

> (not that damn bunny), still going!!!! Use it or lose it, huh. Do

> take care and real good to hear from you.

 

Same here Effie .. glad to hear you're running on all cylinders. :-p

 

> Did have the opportunity to meet Janet Golden-Hogan when they came

> back to Iowa and I was house sitting at my daughters. Mike took a

> couple pictures of us but be darned if I can find them. Maybe Janet

> could send them to you (and also resend them to me)!?!?!?!? I know we

> aren't suppose to send attachments but maybe just this once, huh?????

 

Great idea .. and Janet can post them to the " Photos " section of this

list .. that way anybody wants to can go check'em out. I'm gonna put

some there one of these days soon.

 

> Blessings and love,

> Effie

 

And to you. And keep smiling. :-) Butch

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> >> Yo Butch:

> >> How far are you from Istanbul?

> >

> >Long way .. mebbe 250 miles. But that blast did affect some of my

> >Turkish-Jewish friends. Its a very large but close knit community;

> >throughout the country.