good evening friends,

sunflower and i spent the afternoon at the home and garden show today. there are two of these, and there will be another in about three weeks. there was once a single show, with a single organizational committee. there was some sort of argument, and now there are two.

the most enjoyable part of these shows are the entries avaiable at each booth to win a new grill, or a new tv. by filling out these entries, you are guaranteeing that your name will be on the sales list for the booth sponsor for at least another year. i happily filled melvin's name , address and phone number on each slip.

you may remember melvin as the guy who tried very hard to interfere in my relationship with sunflower back when we were first getting aquainted. over the years i have made it a point to keep my practical joke skills sharp at his expense, sometimes pushing the envelope.

well, he will get plenty of phone calls from window, siding, roofing and various other home improvement firms, and i am sure he will enjoy the vacation plans offerred to him.

too bad it is illegal to sign the petitions to allow gay marriages, or to allow casino gambling in his name. when doing this sort of thing, it is important to remember what is legal. i learned this from my melvin campaign.