"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first." - Ronald Reagan

Aprons


I don't think our kids know what an apron is.


The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.



It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears .



From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.



When company came, those apr… Continue

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Animals are SO MUCH better than people as friends,
D

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Greenhouse Cost of Beef
September 15th, 2007

A study by the National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science in Tsukuba, Japan, showed that producing a kilogram of beef leads to the emission of greenhouse gases with a warming potential equivalent to 36.4 kilograms of carbon dioxide. That is about the same as driving the average European car for 250 kilometres. The production also consumes enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for nearly 20 days.

Over two-thirds of the energy goes towards… Continue

> Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence
> at the White House in D.C.; one from New Jersey,
> another from Tennessee and the third, from Florida.
> They go with a White House official to examine the fence.
>
> The Florida contractor takes out a tape measure
> and does some measuring, then works some figures
> with a pencil. "Well", he says, "I figure
> the job
> will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my
> crew and $100 profit for me."
>… Continue

This is the T-Shirt I wear.

Below is something to read and something to think and talk about – in my opinion – D




Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from its death throes? He has a new book, And here are some excerpts.

Lee Iacocca Says:

'Am I the only guy in this country wh… Continue