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, October 2, 2014

Where would we be without Henry Ford?

No vehicles at all, just bicycles and horses, no airplanes. Well, I was sitting out on the porch, drinking coffee and enjoying this beautiful Fall morning weather, a little chilly but nice. I looked out at our apartment parking lot ..... seventeen cars.

One took her boy to school, another a student heading to school, the bus, taking a load of kids to school, Charmaine, heading to work, the lady in the back, coming home from he job, and others, coming in and going out. Just got me wondering .... then, the realization, would not be sitting here, drinking coffee, if it had not been for Henry Ford.

I would probably still be in Dayton, working on the farm, or a clerk in a store, or something. None of this would have happened, little to no progress, without Henry. And, let's not forget Orville, he had a little to do with progress also. I guess it is progress.

I still find myself marveling at all that has happened during my lifetime. All that progress, in all areas, and what is tops on the news, a disease, Ebola, that is killing thousands, and, if it gets out of control, well, who knows. Many disasters happening today, have nothing to do with Henry or Orville, weather, fires and disease. All of our progress all of our advances, and Mother Nature still has her way with us. In some ways, no progress at all.

Civilization has somehow survived all of the disasters of the past, and hopefully we will all survive so that we do have ....... a future.

I imagine that Org, sitting outside his cave, gazing up at the sky, thought it was all ending, when he saw a meteor shower, or the Aurora Borealus .. "Maug, the world is ending" he shouted to his mate in the cave, who was busy trying to figure out how to prepare a 200 pound Brontosourus for dinner. She thought to herself, "I wish I had a bigger oven ...... oven ...... what is that?"