Posted 8:37 AM by Bonnie

Happy Day after Turkey Day! Hope everyone had a fun thanksgiving. I know we did. With all Keith's health issues I was concerned he wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy the dinner at my brother and sister-in-laws, but things went quite well. For those who don't know my older brother Michael (Mickey to us) had been laid off and ended up finding a job here in Sumter. I found them a cute little duplex in the complex right across the street from us, and since they had the bigger kitchen thanksgiving was held there. We invited the biology teacher, as she usually has thanksgiving with us. So there were five of us for dinner. We all contributed so it was quite a spread. Cindy, the biology teacher brought the wine :-). I was very proud that I did not over indulge, except for a small piece of pumpkin pie. After dinner we all cleaned up and Keith and Mickey played chess, while me, Kathy and Cindy played scrabble. I had been telling Kathy so much about Cindy's beautiful yard that she has built into an ecological center for wildlife, that the three of us got in my car and drove to Cindy's so Kathy could see this place. When we got back we had pie and coffee and my niece Shelly (Mickey and kathy's oldest daughter) arrived with her boyfriend Todd. We were there much longer than we had planned and had quite an enjoyable day. I took a few pics of course, but don't have the capability to posts pics here, so once they are developed will post them elsewhere with a link. Now, onto Christmas!!

Posted 3:20 PM by Bonnie

Just got the latest inspirational email from NaNoWriMo and they have said we need to have 33,000 words by the end of this week... let's see.. I am at almost 18,000, so let's be generous and just make it and even 18,000. That means I only have about 15,000 words to write between now and Friday evening, or about 5,000 a day. Sure, no problem!! I am off and running!!!! maybe I should be off and writing! Hope everyone else is making better progress than I am, but even though I am behind I am proud of what I have done and will continue. My husband even won some old Koehler Beer labels off E-bay for me to make a collage cover for my book!

Posted 7:25 PM by Bonnie

Another interesting news article passed on to me by a friend...

HEAVY HANDED HEADMASTER: Residents of Richfield, Wisc., have learned why
a local school district administrator abruptly resigned this summer: at
an eighth-grade graduation ceremony, Kenneth Laudolff, 50, walked up to
School Board Clerk Mari Krueger and told her she was showing "too much
cleavage." He then allegedly shoved his hand down her shirt to
demonstrate the fact, and used a sticker to cover her decolletage.
Laudolff said the incident "has been blown completely out of
proportion" and that he acted "with humor," but resigned after he was
suspended by the School Board. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) ...And no,
we don't want to hear about the "stacked jury".

Posted 2:37 PM by Bonnie

Since I haven't much time lately to post, but do want to keep this spot interesting, I have decided to copy and paste items that capture my interest. I have often felt the same as the young woman in this article.

UNEQUAL EQUALITY: After joining the Gay Straight Alliance at her Oakley,
Calif., school, high school freshman Lisa McClelland, 15, noted the
school had a Black Student Union, a chapter of Latinos Unidos, and an
ALOHA Club for Asian Americans. Why not a Caucasian Club, wondered the
girl, who is of Scottish, German, American Indian, Latino and Irish
descent, so she got more than 300 student signatures on a petition to
start one. But "Some people would say words like 'racist' when they see
me," she said later, and the NAACP called the club's name "culturally
insensitive". She says the proposed club would be open to anyone who
wanted to talk about race, or express pride in their European heritage.
But she says she was harassed so much for her idea that she transferred
to another school. The school she left? Freedom High School. (San
Francisco Chronicle) ..."We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must
make the pledge that we shall march ahead. We cannot turn back."
--Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968), American minister and civil rights
leader.

Posted 1:24 PM by Bonnie

You will probably notice that I and a lot of other bloggers seem to be ignoring our blogs this month. Not true! A lot of us have become involved with NaNoWriMo and are working on our novels. To see how mine is developing daily please check out The Last Koehler Beer.