signs, signs, everywhere there's signs

A couple days ago I posted a photo of Betty Brown's campaign sign from the 2008 election, and promised to get back with a current sign from this year ... so, here it is. Eerily similar to her last election signs, not that there's anything wrong with that.

The sign for Lance Gooden is Betty's challenger in the primary election.

For those of you who do not remember who Betty Brown is, she's the Texas state district representative who suggested back in 2009 that Asian Americans should 'Americanize' their names so it would be easier for Americans to pronounce. Ahem.

If you like, you can click thru to this site that will run your name through the Betty Brown name generator and return to you an official American name that any poll worker can understand =) My official Betty Brown approved name, according to this site, is Billy-Ray 'Pabst Blue Ribbon' Brown. Sounds good to me, and it even has beer in the name!

Oh, and in all fairness between the candidates:

Fun fact about Lance Gooden: He was the valedictorian of his high school class.

(Betty Brown was a baton twirler)

promises, promises...

i know i said i'd show you betty brown's new signs today, but trust me... if you've seen them once (2 years ago) you've seen them this year too...

so, i'm posting a photo of BC and Frosty. one from the archives, along with a video i've uploaded to youtube with them fighting.

maybe snow in another day? =) i promise to build a snowman if we get snow!

political observation...

today's photo is one from the archives. it was taken on election day of november, 2008. i'll follow up tomorrow with a photo of betty brown's sign for the current election.

fun fact: in high school, betty was a baton twirler.

old time terrell

a few photos of Terrell from back in the day...

become a fan of my facebook page over to the right (or at this link=)) for more photos!

weeds

today's photo is a flower that was growing out in the middle of a field full of weeds...

when old is new again

today i've got an old photo of the First National Bank in downtown Terrell. The old photo was taken during World War II. The 'new' photo was taken on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Amazing how some things change but others remain the same =)

happy friday!

bottom's up!

tomorrow's friday, so i decided to celebrate tonight!

no flashes, please

this is a photo of Frosty taken last night. he doesn't like the flash, and he's starting to close his eyes every time i grab my point and shoot =)

Grandma asked why she hasn't seen Frosty lately, so here you go!

finish line!

well, i finished my 2nd workout in week 4 of my 'couch to 5k' running program. Supposedly, by the end of next week I'm supposed to be able to run 20 minutes without stopping. ha! i'd like to see that...

anyway, i've made it so far. also, i've had 8 months of anticipation waiting for LOST to begin the next season. And here I sit watching the recap show for the season premiere... and these last 30 minutes are excruciating!

i kind of feel like this runner about to come across the finish line. =)

taxes taxes taxes!

the Terrell Tribune reminds us that county property taxes were due feb 1st!

Today was also the deadline to register to vote in the March primaries!

You'll notice Betty Brown advertising on the Tribune links - she's been on there for several weeks... so she must have lots of cash on hand for paid ads. Her primary opponent is Lance Gooden, and more information about him can be found here.