And so, Jan and I survived the Fall-Creek-Falls-State-Park-Mountaineer-Folks-Festival-Leadership-
Van-Buren-Class-of-2012-BBQ-in-a-Jar-fund-raising-sale on Saturday and
Sunday September 8 & 9. Lots of cooking, lots of work (it takes a lot!),
lots of fun, lots of laughs, lots of rain (on Saturday), lots of sun (on
Sunday), lots of lessons learned. Not lots of, but enough, sales for there to
be a profit for the scholarship fund that the LVB Class of 2012 has started!
Many thanks to all who contributed to this effort in one way or another; the
cause, helping HS Seniors qualified to take college dual enrolment classes but
who cannot afford it, is worth the effort!
Football is here, and so are the
cheers and the heartaches... In the
college ranks, cheers for the Florida Gators and Michigan St. Spartans (the FSU
‘Noles also won but we don’t cheer for them!), and heartaches caused by the Michigan
Wolverines (that loss to ‘Bama and Nick Satan
was painful) and the Miami ‘Canes (they would look better playing in Div. III,
seriously)… In the pros ranks, cheers for the Bucs (oh yeah!) and the Lions,
and then heartaches caused by the Dolphins and the Giants… (I heard the
Dolphins would be sent to the European League, if there was still one..!) Rough
spot here: cheering for Tebow but rooting against the stinkin’ Jets!
Due to the work at the
aforementioned festival, dove hunting and music inventory were put on hold for
this past week; but there is this weekend coming up…
All political ads were pulled
from the airwaves during this Tuesday, September 11th out of respect
to the solemnity of the date; is shows respect and full understanding of the
meaning of the date. Proper statements were also produced showing dignified
leadership; well done both sides! However, that did not stop some of the
typical characters to come on radio and TV with the insinuation that another
attack is impending due to blah, blah, blah… Well, another attack has been
impending since September 12th 2001 and it has not happened; and there
are reasons for that! These people would cut their noses to spite their faces;
I think many of them wish there was another attack, regardless of the price on
human life, just to say they were right… These are the same brilliant ones
that, when economics news that affect millions of people in the world come out
and are not favorable, start high-fiving each other… Real patriots!
Recommended
book (maybe a little too serious): “The Wealth of Nations”, by Adam
Smith. The most influential book on economic policy and, by extension, the
world’s population material well being. A fundamental foundation for the understanding
of Capital and Wealth.
And now food
for thoughts:
“If you are not ready to handle the answer,
do not ask the question”
- Anonymous
So, beware
of your questions, my friends.
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