(Let's take it out with a little roots music. Click on them or don't, as it strikes you. I hope possum approves.)
Last Chance!
The auction ends soon on the gorgeous photos at the Jerry "Possum" Northington PHOTO AUCTION FUNDRAISER PAGE!
Don't let me underbid you on them all.
Siúl siúl siúl a rún
Go, go, go, my love
Siúl go socair 'is siúl go ciúin
Go quietly and go peacefully
Siúl go doras agus éalaigh liom
Go to the door and fly with me
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
And may you go safely, my darling
This is the final diary in the possum blogathon. But we're not going away.
There's not much left to say. These fine folks, far sharper minds than mine, have made the argument for possum in the last few days. Here are the official diaries as they actually appeared on the possum blogathon schedule:
Seneca Doane: DE-AL fundraiser: Shooting (pix) for possum AUCTION!
noweasels: Top Comments: Possum for Congress Edition $$$
Patriot Daily: Possum's More Than Enough Good
One Pissed Off Liberal: DE-AL: Standing Up for America (with possum)
Avila: DE-AL: An Interview With Jerry "Possum" Northington
Elise: Top Comments: Jerry Northington for DE-AL
blueness: A Possum In The House
A Siegel: Energy Smart Possum
OrangeClouds115: DemoCATS Want Possum for Congress!!! (a pootie diary)
pico: pico's diary: possum is the real DE-AL
srkp23: DE-AL: Send this possum to Washington D.C.
Magnifico: DE-AL: "Money is always an issue"
clammyc: Putting the "better" in "more and better Democrats"
gildareed: A New DE-AL-- A Dem progressive even after election
But there is this. A few months back, when my dog Melvin with a capital M suffered his first stroke, I was at a loss, stuck far from any relief on a Sunday evening, with no vet available.
In desperation, I emailed possum. And he calmed me down.
It meant everything to me.
That's why I'm kicking in an extra hundred bucks on top of any photos I might have the highest bid on.
Melvin has since died. The big one came, and it was pretty painless, for him.
Would anyone like to match me, in memory of my Melvin or your own pet, living or passed on?
One of the greatest defects of Congress is that it is populated almost exclusively by lawyers. The law is a fine and honorable profession. But so is plumbing. So is teaching. And so is veterinary science and medicine.
Take us on out, girls: