Franklin Crawford

 

 

corn fields and wheat fields all going fallow ... tug o' war pomes slung from an apple tree gallows ... and always always more laundry to be done! ... a few dark days but surprise dabs of sun ... the loss of our fair boy on thanksgiving eve ... cry baby cry when new souls take their leave ... trips to the drug store, trips to the mall, trips to missus tucker's -- best pie of them all ... crosses for the christians, stars for the jews, our indian holiday leaves the muslims confused ... fuzzy moons and flocks of black birds ... a myopic bison reading a book without words ... a weather hen in the hands of a man among men ... a string of green lights shooting towards next month's rent ... hard won shadows on a sandstone wall ... play a jig for us johnny, we had a rough fall ... farewell from blondie, fare thee well from poor boo ... searching for dog treats, old man in a shoe ... hello there december, how do you do? 

 

From Demo Memo by Cheryl Russell  http://demomemo.blogspot.com/

Gun Ownership

Among all adults, 47 percent report having a gun in their home or on their property, up from 41 percent a year earlier. Here are the numbers by political party identification...

Republicans: 55%
Democrats: 40%

Source: Gallup, Self-Reported Gun Ownership in U.S. Is Highest Since 1993

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A Real Horror Story

Firearm: 8,775
Knife: 1,704
Hands, feet: 745
Blunt object: 540
Asphyxiation: 98

Poison: 11
Explosives: 4
Other: 884

Source: Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

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Cheryl Russell is a demographer and the editorial director of New Strategist Publications. She is the former editor-in-chief of American Demographics magazine and The Boomer Report. She is the author of Bet You Didn't Know and other books on demographic trends. She holds a master's degree in sociology/demography from Cornell University.