Veteran’s day is upon us again.  Today is the day we remember all those who served their country.  2018 is also the 100^th anniversary of the end of World War 1.  My grandfather Chase was in the Ardennes is WW1 – stringing wire and scouting German positions.  He got gassed up there.  A quarter if a century later his son was in the Ardennes in the Battle of the Bulge in WW2.  Ultimately his tank brigade rolled up on a German concentration camp, a vision he never forgot and only whispered about in the last few years of his life and only to a couple people.  I was one.  War is hell, and we should honor all our vets.

South Florida has a house for sale for $159 million.  It has 58,000 sf.  Seriously, 58,000 sf.  That is like a Publix grocery store or half the average Walmart.  Seriously – what does one person do with 58,000 sf?  That was on page 1 of the local section.  On page 2, was a discussion about how cell phones do not reach 911 very quickly because limited funding at the local level.  The weirdness of S. Florida.

Meanwhile, thankfully the election is over, not because of who won or lost but because maybe the endless cell phone spam calls, political action groups mailings, campaign mail, endless texts and non-stop email messages will finally SLOW DOWN – I just know they will not stop but please – I cant get to my actual emails among all this mess.

These were mostly men under 21. Sent into hell at Normandy To free the world from the Nazis and dictators in europe. We do not want to go back. That is why Your vote matters!!

dday photos – Google Search
— Read on www.google.com/

apple.news/AuIZpWVGhTr-RspFW8vqNlA

How to start your morning a couple weeks ago – get up real early to get on an airplane fr a 3 hour trip for work.  Be required to use the least cost option for airfare.  Know that you will need to add $45 for your carry-on each way, $13 more each way to pick your seat (that was the cheapest option) to get your boarding pass, which means maybe not the least cost, but it is what you have to do.  Figure you will get no soda or crackers without added cost, but still be a little disappointed that your expectation was met.  Ok, not totally surprised because you knew these cheap airlines offer you a low fare so you will book them, then double it with the fees that come afterward before you can get your boarding pass.  And you expected them to skimp on crackers and sodas.  But could you please at least clean the plane overnight?  Food on the floor.  Crumbs everywhere.  Seats with stuff on them.  Tiniest tray table you have ever seen – completely useless to put anything on.  I mean the plane has been in Fort Lauderdale all night and we couldn’t sweep stuff out?  I hope I don’t pick up bugs ☹

Yellowstone’s Ear Spring geyser spews forth decades-old trash
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnn.com/travel/amp/trash-geyser-yellowstone-trnd/index.html

Infrastructure Spend by Investors Surges – Icons of Infrastructure
— Read on iconsofinfrastructure.com/infrastructure-spend-by-investors-surges/

itep.org/wp-content/uploads/whopays-ITEP-2018.pdf

New Report Finds that Upside-down State and Local Tax Systems Persist, Contributing to Inequality in Most States – ITEP
— Read on itep.org/new-report-finds-that-upside-down-state-and-local-tax-systems-persist-contributing-to-inequality-in-most-states/