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In case you aren’t aware, this is a Coca Cola Freestyle drink dispenser.

“Discover 100+ drink choices inside a Coca-Cola Freestyle^®.

You’ll find the brands you love and new favorites like Raspberry Diet Coke^® and Fanta^®Grape. A sleek touchscreen lets you sort through almost unlimited options to get the perfect pour. It’s made for you.” - http://www.coca-colafreestyle.com/introducing.

I have been reading about these machines for some time.  This is the first time I have seen one.  They are pretty cool and giving consumers choices is always a good thing.

One of the items,

S.Res.190 – A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.  Ok, this one makes sense.  He’s an Indiana Senator, so he should be supporting Indiana businesses.

Let’s looks at the next one:

S.Res.153 – A resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.  Really?!?!?  Come on Dick.  What the fuck were you thinking when you decided this would be good legislation to sponsor.  Hey it happened and I’m sure there’s not a person over 40 who doesn’t remember it.  Exactly why do we need a resolution to recognize the anniversary of something that happened halfway around the world.  Why does this  even need  to be discussed.

Another resolution is

S.Res.135 – A resolution remembering the 1 year anniversary of the April 10, 2010, plane crash that claimed the lives of the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and 94 others, while they were en route to memorialize those Polish officers, officials, and civilians who were massacred by the Soviet Union in 1940.  Again, really?!?!?  Why should the US residents care?

You know what Dick.  Why don’t you try and focus on fixing things that are wrong in this state and this country?  You are elected  to represent US and it looks like you’re just goofing off.  Why don’t you try to play nice with others and get something done instead of riding the political party pony.

Bill was not your average guy.  He was a large guy and took up a lot of space.  Yet, you never were uncomfortable in his space.  You just knew that as long as you were close to him, nothing could ever happen to you.  He was one of the most generous people I will ever meet.

Anyone was welcome to his house.  He was a gracious host and willing to share what he had.  My wife and I would go over and help him with his technology.  We were always greeted with a hug and a handshake. He always wanted to make sure that we were comfortable before we would get down to business.  He was always curious about what was going on and would often sit next to us, asking questions to help him understand what was going one.

Over the years we helped him set up several laptops, a couple of desktops, digital cameras,  an iPhone, and a Kindle.  He was always interested in what we were doing, even if it was only doing updates.  Often he would talk about wanting to do things and we would discuss ways in which to accomplish them.  Often, he would have a device and not fully understand what he could do with it.  He always liked having music playing and was completely delighted when I was able to setup his computer and iPhone to sync his music.

He also liked to take pictures.  We spent an afternoon showing him how to get images from his camera and saving them to his computers.  He also loved to print his favorites and had images on the walls, many depicting favored moments.

Once, I expressed concern about how much I was charging him for doing work, which I would have done for free.  He said, “I’m not paying you for doing the work.  I’m paying you because you know what to do.”

That was classic Bill Fowle.  He will be missed by many, myself included.  Rest in peace, Bill.