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Ten Degrees and Getting Colder

  Cold Sunrise   That's just the name of the song written by Gordon Lightfoot.  It was actually -13 F when I got up this morning (wind chill -24).  Tucson may have pulled back into the lead!  There's a lot of weighing pros and cons of Colorado vs Arizona by the wood stove.  Not much else to report. I did enjoy a few games of pool and a beer with my brother this week.  We don't get together very often, so it's good to try to keep the lines of communication open, especially with my mother celebrating her 86th birthday next month.  He lives in Milwaukee and just started semi-retirement.  Our opposing politics and lifestyles keep things very casual and surface-level.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.   It's important to find common ground.  He and his wife have started going to concerts and recently saw the Steve Miller Band.  Music is one of our common interests.      
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The election didn't go the way that I was hoping but did go the way that I expected.  Our fragile democracy continues on--only because the big bully got his way and won.  The changes that are coming will hurt many of the people who voted for the president-elect, but it will take time for that recognition to kick in.  Laughter is my medicine; watching the Daily Show's commentary on YouTube has helped me to keep moving on.  

The cruise was a great success.  My mother loved every part of it, and we enjoyed being able to share that time with her.  


Sunrise

Mom and the monkeys

Piranha pedicure in Costa Maya

Cozumel port

Roatan,Honduras wildlife refuge

Bicycle Shuttle, Cozumel port

Harvest Caye

We are back to a Wisconsin gray November.  We've already completed some projects to get the house ready to sell in the spring.  We also have started sorting through what we will be taking to Colorado after we move.  We won't do any serious home searching until after our current one is sold. 

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Bill said…
Welcome back. You didn't miss anything. Oh wait, there was an election mess and filling up the clown car.
November 19, 2024 at 7:48 PM
John said…
Thanks. Wisconsin Republican dairy farmers are already complaining that they will be driven out of business if undocumented workers are deported. There is a guest worker status for some seasonal farm workers but nothing like that exists for dairy farms where cows need to be milked year round, every day. We are certain to live in interesting times.
November 19, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Bill said…
Same situation with the meat processing plants in Nebraska, including turkeys, chickens, beef and pork. Who knows if that means a shortage of meat or suppliers huge price increases. If there are tariffs on agricultural equipment (i.e. John Deere from Mexico) farmers will being paying much more also. Obviously, voters put that out of their minds.
November 19, 2024 at 11:40 PM
MFH said…
Welcome back! It sounds as if a great time was had by all. Can you share more details? Such as where you went, how you got there?
November 25, 2024 at 12:03 AM
MFH said…
Good lord!! Being trapped on a floating island with that many people is terrifying! How'd your Mom like it?
November 29, 2024 at 10:43 AM
MFH said…
Bill,

Methinks you give the voters too much credit. Minds?
November 29, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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