Thursday, July 22, 2010

Changing Perception

CHANGE THE STORY AND YOU CHANGE PERCEPTION;
CHANGE PERCEPTION AND YOU CHANGE THE WORLD.

~ Joan Houston
A Passion for the Possible

Of Note: This is a shot of the archway over the local Seeley Cemetery where a friend and I cleaned his family's 11 headstones in June. As we toiled away, the project afforded an opportunity to really think about death and the fact "you can't take it with you." Paul Allen, one of the founders of Microsoft who will be giving away his billions, has now joined Warren Buffet and Bill/Melinda Gates in just that recognition. Someday, there will be no uber rich people because resources will be distributed more equitably but in the meantime it is commendable that many of them are giving their money away to humanitarian causes before they die.

Today's Weather Report: Frankly, today I have no idea what the weather was doing because my son-in-law, who is a licensed plumber, and I were fixing the broken plumbing in one of our building. Two years ago the pipes froze, and we've had no water there since. We call that building the Pole Barn, and it houses hunters or others who want to get away. Thanks to Rob, the place now has running water again. The four grandkids he brought from Illinois were entertained by Grandpa and the two dogs while their mom fished. Grandpa just went to bed VERY tired. We are not sure how parents with kids do it.