Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."-- Thomas Jefferson

"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." .... jbd

"When once a job you have begun, do no stop till it is done. Whether the task be great or small, do it well, or not at all." .... Anon

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Television is one daylong commercial interrupted periodically by inept attempts to fill the airspace in between them.

If you can't start a fire, perhaps your wood is wet ....

When you elect clowns, expect a circus ..............




Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Spring flowers

I came to a conclusion today, around four, the greatest marketing scheme in the history of mankind, one that has cost consumers billions of dollars worldwide, and will continue to do so, only grow each year, is flowers, Spring flowers and gardening.

Just think of it, each Spring, consumers run to stores, all stores now, of any kind,  and purchase flowers, and all the other products needed to produce healthy flowers and plants. Today, I saw a rather old lady, who had a corner house, with a lot of road frontage, planting flowers, hundreds of flowers. She had stacks of "flats" of a variety of flowers, plus all the other mulches and products she needed to make her lawn look superb, this Summer, and then, they will all die in the Winter, and then, next Spring, she can start all over again. How great is that for lawn care and flower retailers.

"Hey, thanks for buying $900 worth of flowers and planting items, see you next year."