Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, Stuck in the middle with them!

I am terrible at Song titles and knowing who writes what song.  When you all talk about songs with Jenny and setting the mood for your WIP’s, I am fascinated and so jealous.  I can sing a lot of lyrics, but as to the other questions….clueless. 

But the above song lyrics have been running through my head a lot lately, when I don’t want to beat my head against the wall.  Why, you say?  Because I am working on a political issue for the November election.

Like I don’t have enough to do.  But in Ohio, you have to vote for EVERYTHING to fund the schools….no taxes are just levied.  So the only tax (besides a state tax issue that no legislator has the guts to put on) that people get to vote on is school taxes.  Swell.

So they hate the Iraq war- vote no on schools (clowns).  Mad about the choice of football coach and that our team sucks- vote no on schools. (jokers). And here I am, wading my way through all the objections to try to get to the heart of the matter.

Schools built in 1939, and 1967, and 1948 are not equipped for today’s needs. We can get 31.6 million dollars from our state Tobacco Settlement, if WE pass a levy to match 1/3rd of that cost.  One time offer - good for a year only.  We can rebuild those elementary schools with that money and add an auditorium to our beloved high school

 I won’t got into all the levy intracasies, but I am the one woman PR machine, cranking out fact sheets (weekly), informational booklet for the volunteers(whew- done Sunday), mailings to every voter in the district, (weekly starting next week), door hanger thingys with info on them for 2 pamphlets I need to write by Oct 17th.  Yep- just me, my computer, my two girls and the cat.  Oh- I forgot getting a website done before the developer went off and got married.

Now, you all have been a great inspiration as usual.  Whether life is dealing you lemonade or roses(with or without thorns) the CB’s are always there.  Yes, frightening but true, you are the sanity in my day.  I can be running all over dropping off info and I think about the party in Dayton, and where everyone was sitting in the room and I smile.  I think of OH and her airports, and the postcards so carefully done for everyone and I know that out there, are my real and imaginary friends!   

So by November 6th, sleep deprived and sore fingered, I am going to be a nervous wreck.  I want to punch some people and kick others in the shin.  And then high school kids donate $2 so that we can raise enough money to publicise the thing and get that auditotrium.  They need that money. I love them all.

Jokers, Clowns, be damned.  We need stuff for our schools and I am going down swinging.  After all  I volunteeered for this.

What are your causes near and dear to your heart?  How do you handle the clowns and jokers?  Play nicely amongst yourselves.  I’ll be lurking……

Oh I almost forgot- MAX!   Our College mascot is the Falcons– his VERY crafty mother made this for him for Halloween.    We can hardly stand the fun.

               Bryan–calling Bryan?

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