Fighting Poverty...

The Heritage Foundation has a great article today about fighting poverty. I totally agree that the greatest way to fight poverty is for fathers to be married to the mothers of their children. Our nation has changed so much. So many of our homes are broken or the mothers have never married the children's father and the government is supporting the vast majority of them with one program or another as well as welfare. This is not fair to the children or the American tax payer. Bad choices should not be rewarded. The best answer to this is marriage, but maybe the best next answer is making sure that the fathers and mothers support their children equally. This would mean if they aren't going to be married that they share parenting, income and all other costs of raising the child. It should not be a reward that the tax payer picks up. I'm not talking about the death of a parent because that is not a choice and that is a legitimate need. I am talking about choices and consequences for bad actions.

This subject is going to have to be dealt with soon because of our large public debt. This is one of America's sky rocketing costs. This is one of the issues to consider when we get around to deciding how to cust government costs.

I will be commenting on other cost cutting issues soon...

Storms Everywhere...

Yesterday afternoon and into the night we had storms everywhere. Lots of rain, rising water and lightening.

I think one of the biggest news items of the day is the lightening strike of the King of Kings statue in Monroe, Oh. Sometimes it is referred to the Touchdown Jesus statue. I like to refer to it as the King of Kings statue. I think it is neat and I am glad that they are going to rebuild it. It is certainly a landmark in Oh. It does make a statement without any words. I always look forward to seeing it when I travel south on I 75. Check out my link to read the article in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Looking For Good News...

Why is it that all we get from the main line press is bad depressing news? I just wanted to start the week off looking for good news. So, I think I'll share a little bit of what I've found.

Everyone loves diet and weight articles. So, how about this... "Can You Be Healthy At Any Size?" I think that this is a good article. Have you ever notice that heavier people laugh a lot and that, so many times, skinny people look sad and grumpy? I've heard lots of comments along those lines. Now, I'm not talking obese, I'm talking chubby... fluffy or just a little plumper than what the medical community wants. Just something to think about...

Are you having trouble sleeping? Check out, "Six Simple Tips To Help You Sleep." I think this was a sensible article on sleep helps. For some reason, the older I get the more I have trouble sleeping. I think our fast paced society has a lot to do with it and the many stresses of the day.

This is sooo cute! The LA Zoo has a new baby giraffe. It's a boy and his parents are Neema and Artimus. They are housed in the giraffe habitat. Giraffes are able to stand shortly after birth and they will grow around 4 ft their first year of life. When grown, they can reach 18 ft. Now, that's one tall animal.

"You Are Who You Work For" is a thought provoking article on your work life. Most people look for a job doing what they don't mind doing to earn a living. Everyone is different, so career choices vary as well as workforce desire. To be really happy in earning your living wage, do what you like. When you really like what you do it isn't work at all.

I knew it... we older people tend to get happier with age. Check out the results of a survey and the article, "More Wrinkles, More Smiles." Yes, we can celebrate every new gray hair. Getting old isn't so bad.

Well, I think I'll end with the good news for now, there's more out there you know. We just have to find it.

Have a good day!

Here I Am To Worship...

Here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that you're my God...

Getting Things Done...

I'm sitting here drinking my coffee and checking out the noon news. I'm thinking of things that I could share today.

I've been taking down my winter curtains and putting away a few of my winter garmets until fall. I use little clear sweater garmet storage bags and then put them in my large plastic storage containers in my little outside storage building. I did put them in my garage, but my husband got me this nice building which works well. The only thing I don't like to store in there is my Christmas decorations. When the snow is flying and it is really cold out, I don't like to be rummaging around an outdoor building. I'm ready for indoor things. So, after the garden is completely planted and the flower beds are doing good, I will rearrange my storage building and put the Christmas decorations back in the garage.

Yesterday, I received 5 different knock out roses that I ordered plus 3 white out roses. There really isn't a white knock out rose, but the same breeder that bred the knock out roses developed another rose that is called the white out. I can't wait to get them planted. I will do that later today. It is almost impossible to not raise a knockout rose. They bloom long and profuse. They also don't have a lot of rose disease problems. I'm so excited about getting them in the ground. I'll get pictures later in the season when they are blooming.

One bit of news that I found this morning is quite interesting... it seems there are some Stanford University students who have developed an inexpensive electric car. It runs about 30 miles on a 4 hr. charge. That could really be nice for short trips. Of course, it won't go very fast, but it could be a nice pleasurable trip. This little car is comparable to a dune buggy, but looks more like a flat deck lawn mower. You won't be buying it for it's looks, but fuel savings on short trips.

That's about it for now... have a great day!

One Neat Product...

I found this one neat product line that I think you would like. It is the Power Nap Machine.

Click on the box to check it out. Right now they have a limited time free US shipping offer!


I am seriously thinking about getting one. I know of others who have used it and say that it is great. I would love to hear from some of you who have used it. It is neat to find products that assist in a good quality sleep.

Wonderful Trip...

How about chatting over a nice cup of coffee? I haven't mentioned it, but we had a wonderful trip to Amish country in Ohio. We drove miles through the country looking at crops, gardens and the flowers. We also stopped in Kidron to visit Lehman's Hardware Store plus several shops.

We ate at some of the areas best places. It was a nice easy going trip over the Memorial Weekend. If you go check out the many different resturants... it is nice to try something new and it gives those merchants a chance to service new customers.


We usually stop by Heini's, but there were so many people in line that we didn't go into the cheese shop. We did get one of their great tasting ice cream cones. We will try to go to the store the next time we go.

I really don't like to travel over holidays anymore, but my husband won me over. I like it when there are less vacationers, less traffic and more time to casually shop. I guess we all have our preferences. It was a nice get-a-way for us!

The Year Is Half Over...

I can't believe that I'm saying this already, "The year is half over!" How time flies. So much has happened this year with all the economic unrest, unemployment and natural disasters. We never know what a day holds.

I'm ready for some good news!

Right now my good news is that I'm getting my garden in. Most of it has been planted, but we have had to deal with more rain than usual. I don't mind, hopefully, it will last through the summer. It is a little later than usual so that means cooler harvest times. I can handle that. It's great to can and freeze produce when it's cooler.