Sign of the Times

Supplemental income is not easy to come by; this summer I have resorted to calling in to radio stations during their noon time trivia offer. The calls have netted me free subway and movie tickets. This morning rain and humidity greeted Bubbles and I with a slap in the face. Neither of us likes heat so we decided to go to the movies and see "Becoming Jane." While returning from the feminist themed film we drove past several men protesting abortion at the local Planned Parenthood. Wondering what would Jane do, I promptly headed for Shopko where I purchased the supplies to make a sign. Just picture a seventy year old man standing to my left. I protested against the protesters for twenty minutes and then they decided to leave. Before leaving the knelt near me and prayed for my soul in some tongue I did not recognize. All said, it was a great day.

They Are Already Here

View the video by clicking on the link below. It is offensive but important to see.
http://view.break.com/278059
You have all heard the argument for the war that goes a little something like this - if we don't fight them over there then we are going to have to fight them in our backyards. Well, they are here and would be in my backyard if it weren't so small. I am not afraid of the terrorist from far off lands but I am afraid of the ones down the road at the local Baptist Church. Our freedom is not jeopardized by the existence of Al-Qaeda. Lets take care of what we have going on at home. After viewing the video at the above link could someone please explain the upside down Canadian flag! Are we to believe that Canada is one sinning country? At what is with the "you will eat your kids!" line?

Are you ready to deal some drugs?

That question seemed a bit funnier when asked by a Hot Cop to George Micheal. I am in need of cops, any kind will do - hot, ugly, short, tall. As long as they have a weapon of some sort, they are welcome in my neighborhood. Yes, this relates to my little yard. You would think that with a thirty-foot wide lot I wouldn't have to worry about multiple drugs deals happing in my front lawn. Superior is full of surprises. Our economy is so terrible that our drug dealers have traded in their four-wheel drives for economy cars. Great! Now Civics can park end to end in front of my house and its party time for the meth heads. Usually I don't mind the drug deals; survival of the fittest at its best. Today was different. I am mad. Trevor and I are going to have to come up with some yard ornament that deters dealers. Maybe they have an food allergy like vampires with garlic. I will look into this and let you know what I come up with. Do you think the "War is Not the Answer" sign in the yard is attracting them? Maybe I should switch to my favorite bumper sticker: CAN'T FEED 'EM! DON'T BREED 'EM!. That bumper sticker was at the dollar store and I found that quite ironic.

Community Garden

Trevor, Mackey, and I decided to rent a community garden plot. The plot is 30X40 and located on the hill in Duluth. There is only one hill in Duluth. For $25.00 your plot is tilled and you receive a bag of fertilizer. We have yet to receive the fertilizer but were please to learn that we wouldn't have to till it ourselves. The second photo is our "Socialist Gothic" portrait. In addition to our $25.00 we must complete at least two hours of community service. Everybody wins in the end. We planted tomatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers, squash, and various melons. We have a bit of space left where we plan on planting broccoli and cabbage. Our plan is to can salsa, spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, and green beans. The squash will be kept in the root cellar. Pickles will be made as soon as the cucumbers are ready and my Grandma Joann shares her sun pickle recipe. The melons will be gone right away. I might even dig in at the garden site. My summer diet consists of melons, strawberries, cucumbers, gazpacho, and ice cream. A great deal of food is also planted in our little yard. I will post photos of some of our creative space saving ideas. Until then, happy gardening.