Wild Cards! January 2, 2017

River Remembrance Photo(s)  For a picture of the River in Fort Pierre, SD, see FtP&River.  In this photo, you can see two landmarks.  In the lower left, you can see a large white house. For some very brief history of this DuffyHouse click on the link. Just to the right of this landmark ,sandwiched between the yellow school in back, and the maintenaince garage in front, you can see the wonderfully restored Sansarc Schoolhouse.  Click on the link to see some fun pictures (and probably revive some of your own memories!)

Krazy Pic 1 & 2  Both Krazy Pics this week are from the Ironically Perfect Mistake Department:  You’ll see what I mean.   #1: KP1.Jan2    #2:  KP2.Jan2

New Year’s Cartoon Here’s a great strategy for keeping your NY resolutions, but by the time you see this, it may be too late!  See NY.Res

BT Solutions/Submitters Here is a list of solutions & comments to the Fall’s Brain Teasers, along with a list of submitters of correct solutions. BT.Solns  New BTs coming soon!

Secretary of Education Nomination  Imagine that!  A controversial Cabinet appointment!  🙂   I took a deep breath and submitted my own thoughts for the nomination of Betsy DeVoss as Education Secretary as my column for last week:  See SecEdNom.

January Birthdays!  Do you have a birthday in January?  Here are your fellow subscribers’ January Birthdays that we know of. If you haven’t updated your birthday, we’d love to know it (and help you celebrate!)

Thought for the Week
If I am not I, who will be?
Henry David Thoreau