Front yard of house with fall folliage in Nov.
Sasha driving her vehicle! 17months old.
David's birthday party at Burien Elks. Seattle WA Oct. 7
Grandmother and Sasha
Seattle viaduct which is not closed forever.
Mt. Ranier on a rather clear day,
The whole world is hers!!
Mt. lassen Oct. 15, 2011
Just home and our first sunrise over our back yard in over 3 1/2 months.
Farm in Minnesota in Oct.
Rest Area South Dakota
South Dakota
Deadwood Southwood, SD an old town famous for its outlaw days,
Antelope in Montana
Almost to Seattle.
Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling:
"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election
The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only
3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971…before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc.
Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land…all because of public pressure.
Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.
In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
1. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen.
Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!
If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete. You are one of my 20+.. Please keep it going.
Ghyslain Bistro in Richmond IN.
One of the home made pastries at Ghyslain Bistro.
Another one. World famous chocolatier makes these . Yummy
Landscape in Richmond.
Fall colors coming. Our house was just up the street. (Bottom left of picture}
Corn field in Indiana. Saw many also in Illinois, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Mississippi with Davenport Iowa on left.
Bettencourt Illinois on right.
Richmond IN old houses on Main St. across from Glenn Miller Park.
Where we got our fresh spring drinking water. So good and always cold.
Same fountain and creek that runs through the park.
Another view of park.
Another view with the creek cutting through.
Statue in front of park by Main St.
