Known for being always ready with a good line for the chicks and the political savvy of a Tammany Hall ward heeler or a Chicago “Community Organizer,” Jimmy was a smooth operator. When he saw the ad for a crane operator, he thought he might have found just the thing, but he was somewhat disappointed with the reality of having to go to work early every day . . .
In theory, all were equal under the law. Still, every time Jeanie (second from right, gray) dropped in, everyone looked the other way–what was that all about . . .?
911 was getting a lot of calls from folks fearing the bright lights might be nuclear holocaust or worse–but no, they were told, it’s just Congress arguing over the budget . . .
In spite of all the remodeling and improvement work Mark had done with his home, and in spite of the Government’s assurances that the recession was over, Mark still found himself upside down with his mortgage and just hanging on by a thread . . .
The reports were confusing; some said if you approached from the south, you heard “Welcome to the Hotel California,” but if you approached from the north, you heard “Stairway To Heaven.” If you approached straight on, you heard “Hail To The Chief” and the faces changed to look like the President . . .
Karl and Claudia were disappointed; while summering in northern Wisconsin, they had heard that there were shovel ready jobs in Texas, and so migrated early. Even though they were Northern Shovelers by birth (hatching?) and had their own shovels, there were no jobs; all the funding had been spent on Solyndra.
