Monday Friends Report, Oct. 6, 08

Everyone is still talking about Palin. Everyone is also talking about the economy. There is such cynicism about both. We are also talking about the weather. An almost perfect Michigan September has turned into a chilly and much more gloomy October.
For a lot of folks, the football season is a big topic. Michigan State is doing great, MIchigan is having a tough time, and South Carolina has a season that may turn out great!
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SCOT - tells that his dog Riley is home from the hospital, and after operations and medications, he is slowly coming back to normalcy normality. Here is his beautiful self, and yes, he knows he's handsome.



BILL from WNNCO - sends this picture, which he took, and which can be more easily read if you click on the pic and enlarge it:


MARSHA- recommends an article about research, which may show that the way people vote is sometimes based on genetics. CLICK

DASHMANN - recommends a newspaper commentary on Palin: CLICK

DIG S and JERRY - sends this flow chart (click to enlarge):

Sarah Palin's Debate Flowchart

ALICE - who didn't want that dog that moved in with her is now calling it "My Dog" and speaking about it fondly. We have heard this story before. When was that? Hmm

MARSHA: posing for photo on a victory weekend. South Carolina defeated Ole Miss.

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FELIX - has returned from a stay in Virginia and sends this picture, one of his favorite places in the world.
Near Mt. Rogers, VA
fall 2008.

MIKE CARROLL almost from Carollton - has celebrated his birthday. The party was thrown by his children. It was a well-attended affair, and he says he was completely taken by surprise.