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Blizzard

The town of Trumbull (Connecticut) got 34.5" of snow dumped on it during this "Nemo" blizzard. The male robins "may" have come back a trifle too soon. This feller was sitting right outside the 2nd-story bathroom window.

You Kinda Hafta Be Bipartisan When You're a Conjoined Twin

So today is voting day... perhaps you'd heard?

A long time ago I made up a poem of which I am especially proud:

Vote early and often
So that you will win
Vote early and often
Pretend you are your twin.

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Carving Pumpkins in a Whole New Way

A bit of snow in my corner of the world the other night. Some downed branches, but power stayed on and that's a good thing!

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Cheeky Monkey @ the Winter Olympics: Day Off!

It's Cheeky's day off from competition, so he makes good use of his time & visits The Sock Monkey Hall of Fame.

There, he pays homage to ALL his ancestors, each of whom has won a GOLD MEDAL in EVERY event entered. It's a proud legacy for Cheeky, and one by which he feels humbled.

(This photo was actually shot in my bathroom, show & tell here: Half Black; Half White; Half Bath Blog Post).

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Cheeky Monkey Wins Olympic Gold! 2-Man Luge, Part 2

It's time for Team Sock's luge run!

While Cheeky and his giraffe sidekick, Nehi, hurtle down the track at top speed, the other competitors look on!

 

The 2-banana team, who'd had such a successful run the day before, see their chance for Gold slipping through their fingers! Or their hands! Or whatever it is that they have! Yeah!

As was perhaps to be expected, AS IT'S THE TITLE OF THIS SERIES: Cheeky Monkey (& Nehi) Wins Olympic Gold! 

Here's the rest of the medal wrap-up:

2nd place (Silver): B1 & B2 (Bananas in Pajamas, sans Jammies)

3rd place (Bronze): Thing 1 & Thing 2 (Cat in the Hat dolls)

And, since this is MY OLYMPICS and I found more toys,

4th place (Tin): 2 little Troll dolls!!! 

 

  
 

Prior to the medals ceremony, B1 & B2 were both angry AND upset by not winning. Good sportsmanship was quickly regained when they learned they weren't being called 'LOSERS", but "LUGERS".

Teammates & buddies Cheeky & Nehi "hug it out" after the award ceremony. 

Victory can be both Sweet AND Cuddly!

[A note: Yes. I'm wedging my stuffed animals into the snow in my yard and taking their pictures. And, yes, the mailman smiled kinda funny when he asked how I was.]

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Cheeky Monkey @ the Winter Olympics: 2-Man Luge, Part 1

While waiting for his luge run, Cheeky checks out his stiffest competition...

... the 2-man team from Australia, B1 and B2. 

For bananas, they make a pretty good pair.

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Cheeky Monkey Wins Olympic Gold! Today's Event: Ice Sockey!

 

I may be the only person in the world who's adding MORE ice to her driveway, but don't want to make any false claims.

Sock monkey... Monkey sock... there's a message for me in here somewhere.

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Cheeky Monkey Wins Olympic Gold! Today's Event: Curling

When you have no television reception, sometimes you just gotta imagine what's going on in the world.

 

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Yes. No. Yes.

That's how I'll be voting on the Big Questions today.

Moving here meant: different voting booths. In CT, booths are like the one I've illustrated above.
Here, they're tables with a "don't-look-at-my-answer" visor around the desktop, and votes are written on a piece of paper that then gets put in the ballot box. Still seems strange to me. There needs to be curtains and levers for me to feel like I'm actually voting.

My niece bought a "Vote for Nixon" button @ the flea market this past Sunday, so she'll be wearing that to the polls today. "I've been in a coma... who we votin' for?" Heeheehee.

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