DOOLEY Observed: Rainy day thoughts .........

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 ..............

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Rainy day thoughts .........

Funny what rain will do. A variety of thoughts have been racing through my mind this rainy day, Sitting here with the laptop, Google Maps, took a trip to Klamath Falls, Oregon, Reno, Nevada, San Diego, California, Dayton, Ohio and some other spots. It is a source of amazement to me that I can sit here, in Newark, Ohio, and look at a place where I used to eat in San Diego. Even more amazing that some things are still standing, after almost sixty years.

Looked at some old places in Dayton, Ohio. My old house is gone in favor of a "freeway." Some of the adjacent streets are there, but could recognize very little.

Then, after all these years something made me think of Skidoo, I can still smell the aroma of that cleaning product, Jessie, my Mom, used it on everything. Every sink had a can of Skidoo nearby.

Some ad copy I found: Vintage cream and navy blue Skidoo cleanser tin. The household creamy cleanser. The scouring soap. Use on kitchen sinks, enameled ranges, cooking utensils, pots. etc...The cleanser with the creamy lather. No dust, no waste, no untidy odors, keeps hands smooth and lovely.... The Skidoo Co. Columbus, Ohio Copyright 1938.

Funny, the things you remember on a rainy day.