Living Too Long….
I only fear that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me – Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson is not alone in this subject of dread. I personally have already seen this too… Read More
Gender Roles….
I noticed in our local paper recently that there were about 30 young people from our local high school who were inducted into the National Honor Society. Seven were guys, the rest were girls. This seems pretty indicative… Read More
If You’re Not Paying For It……..
Source: Facebook isn’t free – USATODAY.com. The best way I’ve ever heard Facebook’s business model described is simple: “If you’re not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.” What makes Facebook so valuable is… Read More
Memorial Day…
Memorial Day is supposed to be about remembering those who have died in our wars. Since I believe that every person is equally valuable I will mourn the innocent civilians lost in our wars as much as the soldiers… Read More
A Divine Act of Providence….
If by some divine act of providence we could get rid of both these parties and hired some good men, like any other big business does, why that would be sitting pretty. – November 1, 1932 Will Rogers… Read More
Historic battleship USS Iowa to become museum in Los Angeles
Source: U.S. News – Historic battleship USS Iowa to become museum in Los Angeles. “There’s no more ships like this in existence in the active navies anywhere in the world,” said Robert Kent, president of the Pacific Battleship Center…. Read More
Dropping Out of School….
I just saw a segment on CNN about kids, high school age and younger, who are dropping out of school to take care of a home bound love one. These kids are caring for a mother, father, grandparent,… Read More
To Take a Drink…
A few years ago we were so afraid that the poor people was liable to take a drink. Now we’ve fixed it so that they can’t even get something to eat. — Will Rogers Every time I look… Read More
The Culture of Viciousness….
What is a culture, the non-medical kind that is? The best definition I could find in relation to this post is: a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period I was recently introduced to the term “the culture of viciousness” and was immediately struck… Read More
Pentagon Budget Increases…..
I wanted to put out a “aside” quick post to update one of my earlier posts about the Republican Budget that recently passed the house. Here are some words from a Sojourner email I just received. Another week… Read More
Women try no-makeup experiment
Source: Naked face project: Women try no-makeup experiment – USATODAY.com. For nearly 60 days, two women from Charlotte, N.C., have been doing something that many women say they could never do: leave the house without makeup Given all the… Read More
I Love You All……
Everybody in America has been good to me and I love you all, even critics and Congressmen. – November 23, 1926 Will Rogers I don’t believe that Will Rogers had any strong religious convictions. In that regard he is… Read More
New form of Christian civic engagement
Source: New form of Christian civic engagement – USATODAY.com. “We are seeing head-snapping generational change,” notes conservative columnist Michael Gerson. “The model of social engagement of the religious right is increasingly exhausted.” Thank God. A distinctive way of being… Read More
Outrageous Things
Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week – Maggie Kuhn I guess I am old at least as far as this saying goes…. Read More
Class Warfare….
The leaders in the Republican party are constantly complaining that the Democrats are trying to start a class war with all their comments about how the rich are getting a free ride in the U.S. But what they… Read More
I Don’t Think I Am a Food Snob…….
Source: Foodies enjoy different tastes than the rest of us – USATODAY.com. Foodie flavor preferences are in stark contrast to that of the general population, whose favorite flavor characteristics are far more familiar: sweet (81%) and salty (67%). I… Read More
Second-Hand Thinking…..
A man in the country does his own thinking, but you get him into town and he soon will be thinking second-handed. – May 1, 1926 Will Rogers Second hand thinking seems so prevalent today especially in our… Read More
Paying For College…..
Source: Life Inc. – The upside to not saving for your child’s college education. You may want to help out somewhat, however. In her study, the kids that seemed the most focused on school and the future were… Read More
Not Spending Enough???
Source: Economy Watch – Bernanke says demand too weak to bring down jobless rate. Consumers are not spending enough and businesses are not investing enough to put a big dent in unemployment, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday… Read More
God, I think you kinda messed up….
Hi God, I know I talk to you often but usually not in so public a sphere. But I think I need to let others know about this. God, I think you kinda messed up! I know… Read More
Growing Up…
The trick is to grow up without growing old. — Casey Stengel Growing old does not insure that we are grown up. I seem to still be looking for the day when I feel like a full-blown grown-up😉… Read More
Being a Writer….
You can’t stop a person if he gets it in his head he can write. – June 11, 1933 Will Rogers You got me pegged Will! Although I am not an “official” published author in the old sense… Read More
Take a lifestyle cut in retirement — Please…..
Source: Don’t take a lifestyle cut in retirement — Fidelity Investments. I know the source article says basically the opposite of what the title is. That is because I think the article is, at its foundation, wrong. It… Read More
Youth Is Wasted on the Young…
Youth would be an ideal state if it came later in life — Herbert Asquith I paraphrased the Asquith quote in the title of this post but the message is the same. I have always had the feeling… Read More
I Need a Breather…..
History ain’t what it is. It’s what some writer wanted it to be. — Will Rogers Ok, I’m a writer, not a very well-known one but a writer just the same.😉 So, I am hereby proclaiming that all… Read More
