Winding down...

Part 1

Hello,

We suppose it’s fair to share the ‘downs’ as well as the ‘ups’ on our adventure. Yesterday, was a slow day as we moved west, spending much time in the car. En route, we had the experience which is explained in the pictures. Perhaps we should have approached the matter in a ‘first-world’ manner. However, after listening to our son Robbie’s experiences in South Africa recently, we chose differently.

We now feel like real ‘dummies’. We hope you don’t ever feel the same way.

Pleading....


Tantrum...


Settlement, African style...


Hey Dummy!



Regards,

Jenni and Dummy





Part 2

We finally set off from Kalispell, leaving the Treasure State after thirteen days. It was quiet today as we sat in the car and reflected upon many things. We notice that there is much in the way of road works taking place. In fact, there is always new construction, extensions and repairs in progress. Whether it is Africa or America, we also notice four or five workers standing about watching one person performing the work. We often wonder about this but have concluded: it is the nature of the road building business. After all, what do we know about roads, we just drive upon them.


There are signboards advertising that ‘our tax dollars’ are hard at work, too. It’s nice to see that someone or thing is working diligently. We believe that we could make our tax dollars work very well ourselves and give us even more enjoyment. What do we know? That’s why we are not ruining…running the country. We have an idea though. We know that the unemployment level is very high in the USA. This is indeed sad for those struggling to find a job. We think the solution is to work on the ratios. You see, instead of having one person working and five watching, what about widening that ratio. Seven or eight watching instead of five will make a big dent in the unemployment figure.

Our editor warned us about political writings. “What are you talking about?’ we demanded to know. ‘This is about roads and bridges.’ She then muttered about ‘reading between the lines’ to us. ‘But,’ we answered, ‘we began with a blank “word document”—we don’t see any lines.’ We hate it when she rolls her eyes. She needs to take a hike…tomorrow.

We think an idea like this could save the President from having to bail out the bail-out of the stimulus packages. Life is becoming very complicated. Thinking about the President, we are amazed at how busy he is running the country, on our behalf. We are even more impressed that he finds the time to play so much golf. It cannot be easy. We wonder how he is able to concentrate on his swing with all the pressure. Imagine this picture as he starts the backswing: ‘Do I purchase more BP stock now that the leak may have stopped; let’s get that mosque in New York built soon.’ Then he begins his downswing and it’s now about the weeklong 49th birthday bash. We don’t know how he does it. ‘How was my shot?’ he might ask the secret service man with him. ‘There it is, Boss’. ‘Oh no!’ he exclaims. ‘Under that bloody Bush again. He is responsible for all my troubles. He seems to under every bu…forget it.’

We know the true test of a president has to be measured objectively. You cannot rely on this poll or that poll; many are biased and inaccurate. To this end, we have devised a system that is near perfect. In order to determine whether a President has been successful, one must gauge the following: In the four years of office, at least four strokes must be reduced from his handicap. If not, it is a failed presidency. Although the incumbent is practising diligently, it is too early to pass judgment.

We did say it was a quiet day, not having expended energy on the slopes.

Be well…