FRED LANTERN, JACK'S BROTHER

They sure didn't have pumpkins like this when I was a kid.

HOT TAMALE, CHILI TOMORROW

Saw this weather station in Canada a couple of weeks back. After studying it for a while I concluded that it is highly accurate. We can learn a lot from those people that would increase the accuracy of our own weather people.

A LEAP OF FAITH

This is an interesting wood sculpture I found in the country. A leaping deer, nicely reproduced. If you enlarge the photo, you will see he has an admirer. We should all be so lucky.

A LONG RIDE HOME

One of the interesting things about being of the road are the interesting people you meet. We met this fellow who said he lost his horse and needed a ride. We obliged and spent many hours listening to his stories about the "Old West" and how things have changed. I asked if he was from Texas or some other area of the Southwest. "No," he replied. I'm from the West Village. We let him out at the next exit. You meet a lot of strange people on the road!

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER

We had our annual Fall staff party last night. It was a tremendous success;much was accomplished. After a few too many jello shots, our Vice-President of Accounting got a little out of control. As the above photo confirms, I'm not exaggerating. Well, the local powers that be were called and suggested we leave. It was actually more like an order. They also hinted it would be a good idea if we left the state. So, we will be packing up our temporary staff car and heading back to sunny Fort Lauderdale tomorrow morning. Actually, they said they would give us 24 hours before coming after us. See you next week if our "getting is good." Good-bye Michigan!

HERE DOGGIE, DOGGIE, DOGGIE

The staff and I were taking a nice drive in the woods yesterday. It was a beautiful Fall day and we wanted to get away from the demands of our blog. So, we are taking in the beautiful Fall colors when we glance to the side and see this thing in the woods. I still don't know what it was. You must consider, we weren't near anything. After taking several photos we all decided to beat a hasty retreat to our offices. We had enough for one day. The woods can be a very scary place.

POWWOW VII

Here is the next generation of The Odawa Tribe. Seems like a fitting way to end this series. There are more photos of this PowWow which will be displayed from time to time. From what I saw, The Odawa will survive and flourish into the future.