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, June 13, 2013

OMG we're having a Derecho

"OMG, we had a Derecho."

"Oh, NO, you've gotta be kidding, not a Derecho!"

I decided since we have been having them I should know what they are. I still don't know what a "Bodega" is, and they talk about them all the time on television.

A Derecho:
"It's a cluster of thunderstorms that congeal into a line, and that line will then start moving east or southeast, and as it progresses the winds increase and produce damage along that path."

We had one last June, and another one this June. I coined the phrase, "June Derecho." How clever is that?

Oh, I looked up Bodega: Bodega is a Spanish word that may refer to:

Oh, a Siete - Once