Friday was the fourth in our First Friday Poetry series. Dave Lunde was entertaining and informative, reading from his translations of medieval poetry (French and English), and explaining his methods. The open mic session was fun as well.
Saturday, we went to the Democratic annual recognition dinner with featured speaker Thom Hartmann. It was great for networking, and we got a lot of thank yous for providing cookies for the dinner. Thom's speech was excellent, and the one point which really stood out to me was his statement that the war in Iraq is over, but the occupation is ongoing, and needs to be ended as well. "Historically occupation has never worked". He also mentioned that it is critical that however the primary turns out, the also-ran get fully behind the "winner" to keep the party together and strong enough to have a good shot in November. His major point was that we must have reconciliation and healing in the U.S.
On the store front, we have only one copy each of "Chainsaws, a History" and "Milestones - International Harvester, McCormick, Navistar - In the company that helped Build America" left. Both are now on sale for 25% off the retail price. Great for the men in your life - grampa, dad, uncle, spouse .... Detailed color plates.
Jerry and Jessica
"tycoonistas"
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