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Ugh – Weather Forcast
Posted on March 20th, 2010 No comments[singlepic id=159 float=center]
The above is not too encouraging after the nice Spring like weather we have been having. As I look out at the lake the skies to the North are becoming more leaden and there are indistinct shadows that imply the spreading gloom. I guess no kayaking this afternoon.
The new Project J is happening tonight at church so we will attend. The Saturday night church is aimed at young adult crowd and I hope it isa success. We need to support this effort to reach out to this group as this is the future.
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Angola Home & Garden Show
Posted on March 20th, 2010 No comments[singlepic id=157 w=240 h=240 float=left]SAM & I went to the Home & Garden Show this morning at the old AHS building (the one where I wnt to school way back then). There were lots of politicians as well as some interesting displays. I had a good talk with Dick Dodge who is the incumbent for district 51 State Legislature – he is a good guy and I think is more moderate. I also talked with James W Burns who is running for Prosecutor in Steuben County and he as a lot of experience in all three disciplines of Judge, Prosecutor and Defense – I support him for his good values. Troyer is running for Sheriff and after talking with some of the supporters, I probably will vote for him. I got to talk with him directly and he seems reasonable so I will investigate more.
On a more personal note, I talked with Josh Thrasher who is a SCUBA diver and has a shop West of Angola. He was talking to me about the new crushed neoprene dry suits that are more soft that the old tri-layer material. If I could make double duty of diving and kayaking with the wet suit it might be of interest to me. The cost is the killer though – $1200+.
I made a tour of most of the booths and met old friends and acquaintances like Dwayne Oberlin, Emericks (Diane & Ralph), Donna Thrasher, and all the other people I cannot remember now. Surprisingly, there was a lot of food this year. The most memorable booth this year was the one for Troyer for Sheriff as they were giving out snazzy T-Shirts – well, really not so snazzy, but at least they will go with blue jeans when it fades a bit. We met Tony Armey on the way out near the goat tied to a tree and had a chat with him too. After that it was up to Coachlight Coffee to get an expresso Cubano – mummm.