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2016 In Review

2016 in review January – 835 sparrows “OCCUPIED” my garden. February – I looked out my window March – They were still there April – They moved to Bernie’s ‘Garden’ May – Bernie spoke to them June – The garden fell silent July - Hillary spoke to Bill August – Bernie fell silent September – Hillary didn’t speak to the sparrows October – Bill spoke to the Attorney General November – Hillary e-mails December – Trump tweets John g. Lawless 12/28/2016

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Deborah Burch

Date: 12/28/2016 1:15:00 PM

Bahahahaha!!! John this is such a clever write!!! Hugggs. Deb

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/29/2016 6:34:00 PM

No John, no ambivalence here. Your piece was truly a remarkably clever write...

John Lawless
Date: 12/29/2016 4:57:00 AM

Thanks Deborah, I like clever.....a very ambiguous compliment in most cases....

Chris Green

Date: 12/28/2016 9:57:00 AM

Love this...the correlation between sparrows and tweets is priceless. This was great. I hope you're not storing this on a private server though...that could be trouble. : )

John Lawless
Date: 12/29/2016 4:54:00 AM

Thanks Chris, ...just having some fun with the electorate....and not all of them are in college...hehehehee