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Gerrymandering
ger⋅ry⋅man⋅der - noun. U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible. I remember the first time as a young girl that my mom read the local paper and how upset she got about the lines of our district changing. I didn’t understand then the implications. What’s … Read entire article »
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Updating My Postcard Collection
Recently, Miranda sent me a lovely postcard from Wisconsin, so I put it together with Petra’s from Graceland and New Orleans. Also, I found an old one sent to me from Morocco and then I found one from the Mackinac Bridge, Niagara Falls, Washington D.C., and finally one from Baltimore. Barcelona, Spain 79 Sagrada Familia 13 Camp Nou 9 Montjuich 39 Barri Gotic 20 Sabadell, Spain 36 Vacarisses, Spain 5 Monsterrat, Spain 39 Sitges, Spain 4 Benasque, Spain 37 Lleida, Spain 19 Tarragona, Spain 11 Graus, Spain 16 Madrid, Spain 5 Ravenna, Italy 1 London, England 11 Holland 19 France 12 Australia 7 Iceland 2 New York 5 Niagara Falls, NY 12 Washington DC 8 Delaware 3 Maryland 20 Baltimore, Maryland 23 Ocean City, Maryland 11 Annapolis, Maryland 5 Pennsylvania 41 West Viriginia 28 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 38 Wisconsin 1 Virginia 23 Michigan 5 Indiana 2 Tennessee 5 Illinois 10 Louisiana 1 Georgia 1 Ohio 6 Maine 3 California 3 Columbia, South America 2 Bolivia, South America 5 Morocco 1 596 … Read entire article »
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Christmas Presents 2008: Birch Framed
It’s not even Christmas yet, and alread I am feeling the blessings of the season through gifts, and as usual I like to share with them to my blog readers. My very FIRST present this year was from Enric and Miranda. They noticed my reaction to the lovely birch trees in their area of Wisconsin. I was smitten with the white trunks and branches, even stopping in the road to take photos of them. What a … Read entire article »
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Wisonsin/Michigan
I am blogging for the first time, away from home, at my hotel in Michigan. This is fun! Our trip went without any incident. Here is Laura and Anna at BWI waiting for our flight with Midwest: Flying over Lake Michigan is always exciting: Miranda stopped to feed the baby on our way from Green Bay to Northland. So, Laura and I investigated this old building from 1881 in Stiles, Wisconsin. Then we got to see this fella with the dreamiest blue … Read entire article »
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Michigan Adultery
This doesn’t even seem possible, January 2007. But a recent headline says differently. Adultery could mean life, court finds. “In a ruling sure to make philandering spouses squirm, Michigan’s second-highest court says that anyone involved in an extramarital fling can be prosecuted for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony punishable by up to life in prison.” The article goes on to say no one expects prosecutors to declare open season on cheating spouses, but you got to wonder. Article … Read entire article »
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6-6-06
I suppose with a name like HELL, the towns people of Hell, Michigan, had to get into this 666 frenzy in a certain fashion – they are. They are having a big party. The souveneir shops are stocked with 666 T-shirts and mugs and everyone who comes will get a letter of authenticity saying you’ve celebrated June 6, 2006, in Hell. Most of the shop’s wares will sell for $6.66, including deeds to one square inch of Hell. How did a town get such a name? The following article explains that and more about the 666 festivities: Hell heats up for 6-6-6 party Other Link: Welcome to Hell, Michigan … Read entire article »
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