{"id":2321,"date":"2012-10-25T13:33:11","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T19:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.keloland.com\/lund\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2023-07-20T21:00:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T21:00:06","slug":"come-on-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/come-on-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Come On Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"

I guess I\u2019m glad it snowed a little; covered up the reality of a yard buried in leaves..most of them imported from up or down the street depending on which way the hurricane force winds have been blowing. We\u2019re usually the last ones in the neighborhood to get ours picked up because, like a nervous bride on her wedding night, \u00a0the giant maple in the back yard refuses to strip down to bare branches until mid-November.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0If I was that maple, I couldn\u2019t wait to shed this season\u2019s batch; the leaves are all plastered with that black tar-like substance again this year.<\/p>\n

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I can\u2019t remember what causes that..hold on..Google check:<\/p>\n

Okay, Wikipedia says, basically..don\u2019t sweat it. It\u2019s a fungus problem that\u2019s not uncommon and mostly cosmetic. Best solution; make sure all the leaves are hauled off in the autumn so the fungal spores don\u2019t get a chance to spread and infect next years batch. Yeah, that\u2019s fine except they\u2019re not goin\u2019 anywhere if they\u2019re buried in snow. The way our yard looked this past summer, it just might benefit from a blanket of dead foliage..tar stained or not..over the long winter.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Linda\u2019s pot full of geraniums on the front deck have never looked better..even with a touch of white.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of winter, Linda and I have decided to stay put this year..no piling into Big Red (That\u2019s our old Lincoln for any newbie\u2019s out there) at the end of December \u00a0hoping he\u2019ll safely get us through another journey down to the Arizona desert and back to escape the month of January. Since we didn\u2019t win the lottery, we decided the money would be better spent replacing our shelled-out roof next spring.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see, what else? Oh, yeah..the election. Well, it doesn\u2019t matter who you want for President because South Dakota, according to all the experts and our idiotic Electoral College system, say we\u2019ve already gone for Romney. In fact, there are only a handful of states, like Ohio and Florida, that will end up deciding the whole thing. Where your vote DOES matter, of course, is in all the state races and ballot issues. As usual, Linda and I will talk about all of it on election eve then go to the polls with our ballots all filled out.<\/p>\n

I do love the process, though. It is never lost on me, nor should it be on any American, what a privilege, an honor really, to have this freedom of choice. It\u2019s easy to get lost in the shouting and accusations that too often accompany campaigns for political office. Out of frustration we\u2019re likely to just decide there\u2019s not a one of them worth the powder to blow \u2018em all to smithereens. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s true. I believe most of those who run for office really do believe they can make a difference and should be admired for at least being willing to try. It\u2019s just hard sometimes to be heard above the din of a congress or state legislature filled with folks all trying their darndest to get attention too.<\/p>\n

Oh, well, I hope you\u2019ll study up on the candidates and issues then go to the polls, say a little prayer and give it your best shot. Remember, every vote counts. Oops, except for President if you\u2019re from South Dakota..<\/p>\n

Now, there\u2019s an issue I wish some of our elected officials would take on; switching presidential elections to be decided by the popular vote. At least there would be the satisfaction in knowing that one of the millions of numbers on the great big tote board represented me.<\/p>\n

Ah, darn it. The snow appears to be melting. So much for leaving the leaves to rot till spring. Now, where did I leave the number of that guy who does lawns?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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