Humor

I had to laugh when I saw the political cartoons. The men and women who can produce these are born with a sense of fun and usually not far from the truth, as we see and hear it on the television news casts and read our newspaper and magazines. The world is a tough old place and it is not an easy place to settle in as we go from learning how to walk and talk to keeping our thoughts to ourselves in case we step on some one's foot. In the early years we learned saying 'no' got us into trouble, then in our teens we learned that saying 'yes' did the same thing. In the interim we were too busy to think about what was going on in our world because we were within a world of our own that needed our constant attention. The news was there, politics was much the same as it is today only different players and we voted for 'our' person in hopes he or she would do exactly what they promised. Live and learn.

We know that power is a magnet that pulls our politicians into a circle far over and above what they ever knew existed in their little worlds. Now the 'good old boys' are hoping to continue for a lifetime in making decisions that neither you or I have even been consulted about. Not fair...not fair....a cry we use often. We have learned to pay more attention and hopefully when we go to the poles next time, we will give some serious thought to what kind of leaders we want throwing bills into the hopper with pork steeped high.

On a lighter note, there is a retired farmer who has been building Herod's Temple (where Jesus Christ threw out the money changers.) and his name is Alec Garrard , 78 years old, and says he will never be able to complete the temple in his lifetime. The photograph was taken by Geoff Robinson and the captions tell of the size (20 X 12 feet); 4,000 biblical figures which take at least three hours to sculpt. I wonder how many of you received the e-mail attachment showing all this. Some of the most amazing pieces come over the computer for all of us to learn and to enjoy.

Mr. Garrard did three years of research and found out that King Herod the Great built the temple in 19 BC and it covered thirty-six acres of land. It was the most memorable building of its time and was destroyed six years after completion. How sad. We have Mr. Garrard to thank for the amazing work he has accomplished and those who travel can go and see it for themselves.

I hope your upcoming weekend is filled with sunshine walks, tasty salad bar delights and even a walk into a place like our "Slugs and Stone" ice cream parlor where you can have something cool and creamy, then walk it off as you continue your way home.