Electricity, Sewing Machines, Stray Cats and Scott Walker

In case you were wondering.

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[hopelessone15]

The kitty and your giant dog are so cute together. It made my day.

[TheMudbrooker]

@hopelessone15 They're good company for each other.

[debbieomi]

Congratulations, Wisconsin!!!!! Round one is over and you reign victorious! Now, on to November and making sure those same ONE MILLION recall petition signers get out to vote!

Hopefully, Michigan will be following suit this spring when Recall Snyder 2.0 begins.

We had a similar sewing machine while I was at home. I made many Barbie dresses on that machine. We also had my grandmother's treadle machine. I LOVED playing with that thing but Mom never let me sew on it. :-(

[TheMudbrooker]

@debbieomi It's pretty damned unlikely that nearly half of the signatures will get thrown out so it does look like we've accomplished the first step. The representative for my district is up for recall too, but I haven't been able to find any numbers for him.

Now to take over the polls!

[GurrenPrime]

ADORABLE KITTY!!!!! On a more intellectual note, your idea of limiting a legislator's pay to the average income is a pretty good idea. Don't think it'll happen any time soon, but it's still a great idea. Also, THAT KITTY WAS SO ADORABLE, I WANT TO SQUEEZE IT!!!!!

[TheMudbrooker]

@GurrenPrime You'd have to catch her first, Pansy is still pretty wild. She has settled down some, I can get within about a foot of her before she bolts.

Getting the pay pegged to the median income would never make it through a legislature, but I bet it would pass nearly unanimously as a referendum or ballot inititive.

[morgannicgregor]

Your voice reminds me of the guy that does the Motel 6 commercials :). I lived the first 16 years of my life in Wisconsin, and Walker revolts me-- Though Arizona isn't much better :( .

[OxTheWriter]

@TheMudbrooker,

Well, looks as though there are one million signatures for the recall, as you probably are aware. They're just awaiting verification. I was all over the state during the holidays, from the Northwoods to the Fox Valley to Milwaukee, and saw the petitions everywhere. Had to keep telling the volunteers, "Sorry, can't: already signed."

[mrlandby]

@TheMudbrooker Agreed.

[TheMudbrooker]

@ozmoroid It's hard to stop 25 pounds of cast iron and machined steel. I've heard from more than one person who works with leather that they do their sewing with an old treadle powered Singer just for that reason.