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




Sunday, June 1, 2014

Yes, a lot more, Thanks Bob ............

Funny, the things that sometimes stick in our memory, and occasionally rise to the surface. I was sitting here, watching Ladies Softball, which I love, a true, honest sport, one of the few left. Anyway, Oregon was mentioned, I lived in Oregon for a while, which led me to think of Bob Stivers.

He was a teacher at OTI, Oregon Technical Institute, and I took some courses there. I was going to become a Medical Lab Tech, until a young girl, a fellow student, came at me, and was going to draw my blood, in a school lab. I thanked everyone, and left, never went back.

I forget the course, English, perhaps, writing, or something like that. One of his teaching statements that has stuck with me .... "There is a lot more to it, than just a blue sky. What else is there, be more descriptive."

Ah, well, a blue sky, a dark blue sky,  white clouds floating, no, drifting ...... many other statements, things could be said, other than ........... a blue sky.