Books That Will Change You for the Good

They are profound, one man's personal account. I've never been the same after reading #1, " Anastasia" and they only get better. Non-Fiction.

Jan 3, 2016  Amazon has #1, at least.  Google "Ringing Cedars", see all you come up with.

Ponder This in The New Year

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/christmas_plea_to_world_from_father_of_drowned_syrian_child_20151224


Although I read of many tragedies happening in our world, the picture of the tiny child washed ashore tore my guts out. Link the above and read words from his father, his hopes.  His two boys and wife were drowned trying to escape their war torn world.

Dear God, what a terrible world we've created, either by compliance or non-compliance, omission or  commission, acceptance or rejection, ignorance or possibly pure stupidity, or greed 

Hornswoggled = Hoax

Looks pretty good today after major heart surgery and  a trip with stage 4 cancer since 2010, doesn't he?  His completely white hair appeared overnight (literally) back in October

My brother giving us a laugh on Christmas day.

Do You Need a Job? Hmm, well.....

"MEN WANTED: FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS, CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS. SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON"

Old Sailing Ship  off internet

I got a kick and a grin reading the ad.  Many did apply and get a job with Shackleton's exploration voyages.  They made 'em tough back when.  Very interesting stuff to read about.

Exercising My Right to Speak (revised)

A Very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to You.  Surely I still have the right to convey my holiday greetings to my friends, don't I?  This is the mode in which I was raised; from the cradle up, to share love and good feeling with each other; others whom we rarely got to see because of the business of living. Thus our Christmas gatherings.  So the feeling still resides within my heart.  Habit, you say?  Possibly.  May you all be happy and warm this  season and share your joys.

He's Officially an 'Honorable'

Which of the candidates running has Honorable before his name?  I read of this in "American Son", the book (good read) about JFK Jr. written by Richard Blow - worked alongside JFK JR. on his magazine, "George".

I'll give you two guesses.  No cheating.  Winner wins a prize. Wink.
I don't precisely know what it means to be an Honorable but it certainly sounds impressive and worthy of consideration.


On the other hand, in a court of law, I once heard " his Honorable Judge So and So presiding".  Down the road a ways, that Judge So and So was caught red-handed being not so honorable in several instances.

I could put the candidates I trust today into a #2 paper bag!
Hmm, Who ya gonna trust!