Grandma's Thoughts of Love: April 2009

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

TEA PARTY in Gilbert, Arizona

My Grandson was proud to hold this sign with the help of his sister.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Funny Friday!

Review the cartoons at http://sandysugar.blogspot.com/ to see funny cartoons this week.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

It seems crazy to me but everybody seems to be forgetting the obvious.

Free enterprise is one of the things that made this country great. Here's a simple illustration:

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class.

That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.

After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.

But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when government takes all the reward away; no one will try or want to succeed.

Could not be any simpler than that...

Socialized medicine? Too many taxes? Come on people, why do we want to destroy ourselves?

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Today is Boo's Birthday!

I wish I could be with you to celebrate your day.
Let me know what you will be doing to celebrate.

I hope you get our card on time. Happy Birthday, Boo!

Monday, April 6, 2009

THE BRAVE POPPY

Grandma Cris received this picture on the cover of The Program Magazine of KAET Channel 8, Phoenix, AZ. She loved watching that channel and supported it with annual donations. She received this in July 1987. The Brave Poppy, photo was the work of Esther Henderson Abbott. As a young woman Esther was a professional dancer, but at age 25 she became fascinated with photography. She later opened her own studio in Tucson and married Chuck Abbott, a fellow photographer. They spent 32 years touring and photographing the U.S., Canada and Mexico. 'Arizona Highways' magazine had used 581 of Mrs. Abbott's photographs over the years (up to 1987) making her one of their biggest contributors. THE BRAVE POPPY had been a favorite among the magazine subscribers, garnering a great amount of fan mail from people who appreciated its strong emotion and symbolism. One person may view this poppy and see the fragility of beauty. Yet another will see an intrusive weed, something easily stepped on, something out of place on a parched desert. The poppy blooms while it waits for rain to norish it. This is the "Rest of the Story" and yes, I am going to put it in a frame for Grandma Cris. (Please read my last Comment on the previous post)

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A Favorite Picture

I found this picture saved in my mother, Bernice Ruby Criswell, belongings. It is obvious that she was
impressed by it. On the envelope which she saved it in, she wrote "Picture save to frame". I am impressed and will save it, too. I'll have to get that frame for which it was meant for . I would like to read what you would name this picture or your thoughts when you view it. It has a name which I will tell you after you submit your comments. Afterwards I will tell you "the rest of the story".