Probably the most epic photo of all time!!

Simple Economic Lesson

This was sent to me...from a dear friend in MISSOURI, Sasha Grove....a very simple object lesson on SOCIALISM.....

A short economic lesson...An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed asingle student before but had, once, failed an entire class. Thatclass had insisted that socialism worked; and that no one would bepoor and no one would be rich - a great equalizer. The professor thensaid ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the samegrade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After thefirst test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. Thestudents who studied hard were upset and the students who studiedlittle were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, thestudents who studied little had studied even less and the ones whostudied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. Whenthe 3rd test rolled around the average was an F.The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling allresulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit ofanyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the professortold them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when thereward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when governmenttakes all the reward away; no one will try or want to succeed.

Could it be any simpler than that...?

WISDOM

1. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
2. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong
3. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
4. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
5. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.
6. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
7. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
8. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
9. You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
10 You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they will not do for themselves.

These words are often attributed to Abraham Lincoln, but according to the book They Never Said it: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, & Misleading Attributions, they are not from Lincoln.

The quotes were published in 1942 by William J. H. Boetcker, a Presbyterian minister. He released a pamphlet titled Lincoln On Limitations, which did include a Lincoln quote, but also added 10 statements written by Boetcker himself.

People who got the pamphlet thought the 10 statements were written by Lincoln and they have been distributed widely under Lincoln's name.

I WANT ONE!

R2-D2 is a master of product merchandising. The little droid’s likeness has appeared on everything from desktop speakers to USB hubs and salt and pepper shakers. Now you can take Artoo to bed with you every night with this new alarm clock.

This October (2008), UK toy maker Wesco Limited will release these tabletop R2-D2 alarm clocks. While this pint-sized R2 unit can’t display holograms of Princess Leia, he can at least project the current time on your wall. There’s also a little LCD time read out for daytime viewing (since these LED projection clocks have a tendency to only work well in a dark room).

So far, the clocks are only available for pre-order in the UK, but hopefully they’ll find their way stateside sometime soon. In the mean time, head on over to Play.com or Amazon UK and see if they’ll ship internationally.

General Conference Weekend - April 2009

Angel made this "Sunflower" cake for Jenny's birthday

We were in Texas when Angel had her birthday...so in the course of making

Jenny's cake...there was another cake that Angel ended up making...

so, both Jenny and Angel had candles to blow out

for "belated birthdays"!

Nathan LOVES the piano

He played while Angel was playing

Interesting "duet" (smile)

Picture of Nathan taken earlier in the week

Abraham watching Conference

Jenny and Sammy

Dave and Sammy

Hyrum and Nathan - during Conference

Jared and Angel - a moment - during Conference

Sunday - During General Conference

There is nothing like...gathering the family together...during General Conference weekend...Dave and Jenny came up because his best friend (non-member) was getting married on Saturday and both Dave and Jenny were in the "wedding party"....However, the blessing of that wedding was for Papa and Granny to "babysit" SAMMY!!! (smile) I am posting a few pictures taken over the weekend...plus, one of Angel and Nathan that was taken a few days earlier...Can't think of a better combination...than "sitting at the feet of LIVING Prophets and Apostles" WITH FAMILY!!!! On Saturday, Jon, Linda, and Leah Evans joined our family for General Conference and a grand luncheon inbetween the morning and afternoon sessions!!!

We, also, celebrated Jenny and Angel's birthdays (on Sunday) - though, Angel's was in MARCH and Jenny's was on April 1st....Nevertheless, with turkey, mash potatoes, two cakes, and veggies on Sunday...Chicken and fried rices ,etc. on SATURDAY -

it was a wonderful weekend in EVERY WAY!!!

(NO ONE LOST ANY WEIGHT this past weekend) (smile)

I'm Famous!!

Okay, not really. But I like to pretend.

http://experiencingmotherhood.com

Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk is a post I wrote a while back. I will have postings pop up every few days.

How Does Your Salary Compare?

Salary Comparison

Joel and Rebekah's Wedding Invitation

I LOVE IT!!!! Beautifully done!!!

LDS and the Constitution - Ron Paul's Comments

I came across this You - Tube on the Constitution and quotes from the prophets....The person who put it together...evidentally was supporting Ron Paul...I like him, not for President, but I like him...I am glad he is a mouthpiece in our government system...Good man...

Ah....Remember when.....

Taken at the OAKLAND CALIFORNIA TEMPLE

February 20, 1982

For Dana Jones's wedding

I have been trying to find pictures for Rebekah...and came across pictures I haven't seen in years...Here is one...you will all find amusing...I am pregnant with JENNY...and your father....well, shall we say....was a DASHING young man...(smile)

Quem e que manda aqui??? SOU EU!!! "Who is it that commands here? I AM!"

Engagement Pictures

how about any of these???

I WANT ONE! NO! I NEED ONE!

Droids Make the Best Pepper

Not that you've noticed... but all fine restaurants on Tatooine feature R2-D2 pepper grinders. Usually after you order your salad of Dagobah greens a Wookie will come around and offer you some fresh ground pepper from one of these handy droid-based mills. Word to the wise... never refuse a Wookie.

Fortunately for you we've managed to pilfer a few hundred R2-D2 pepper mills from eateries all over Tatooine for your spice grinding pleasure. Simply twist R2's head and he deposits pepper onto your food. Hey, it's not a glamorous job for a droid... but much better than being abducted by Jawas.

Over at Think Geek you can pick up an officially licensed Star Wars R2-D2 Peppermill. Cooking used to be a boring Star Wars fan until little R2 showed up on the scene to provide freshly ground pepper to liven up any meal. All you need to do is twist the R2’s head around to produce that freshly ground pepper goodness. Computer hacking and beeping and booping not included.

For such a specialized droid, the $19.99 sale price makes this piece of equipment a bargain that even a Jawa with stolen droids can’t beat.

Product Features

Pepper Grinder that Looks Like R2-D2
Twist R2’s head and pepper comes out the bottom
Peppercorns Not Included
Stands 4.75″ Tall

See more at: http://www.coolest-gadgets.com

Bugs (see http://serenedesigns.blogspot.com)

Yesterday, shredded wheat sounded good for breakfast so I grabbed the box that had been open for several weeks and poured a bowlful. Along with the cereal out came a cockroach. He flicked himself out from under the shredded wheat squares and landed on his back on the counter where I left him (her?) to die. I poured in the milk and began to eat the cereal, determined to prove that cockroaches are not harmful to humans. The only really gross thing was seeing the little black spots floating in the milk that I know are not part of shredded wheat. I ate the entire bowl of cereal, but stopped short of drinking the milk from the bowl imagining more "black spots" at the bottom of the milk.

Happy Birthday Sammy

Sammy overlooking the cake project.

Time for turtle cake!

And some of everyone else's.

Birthday at the Joslyn's on the Saturday before.