"HONESTY IS THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THE BOOK OF WISDOM." Thomas Jefferson Yes the truth can be ugly, but the denial of truth is even uglier. There are things that we do not want to admit about ourselves and yet many are so fast to seek out...
"IT IS EASIER TO IDENTIFY WITH LOSS THAN LOVE, BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH MORE EXPERIENCE WITH IT." Roger Ebert How did you get through the holidays? As I am writing this it is New Years Eve day and I watched one of the many run downs,...
"INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE." Martin Luther King Jr. So you probably did not hear the news. The case of the Bundy Ranch in Nevada. Not since the pictures of the stand off and the statements from the Government over why they would set...
"I WISH A BRIGHT STAR WOULD APPEAR IN THE EAST OVER WASHINGTON D.C. - WE COULD USE A FEW WISE MEN UP THERE!" Maxine As I write this the country has found that you can say Merry Christmas again and there is a different attitude in the country. The...
"IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AT THIS TIME WE NEED EDUCATION IN THE OBVIOUS MORE THAN INVESTIGATION OF THE OBSCURE." Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. When I set down to write my weekly column (blog), I sometimes have to follow up on previous stories. This is one of...
"THE GREATEST DECEPTION MEN SUFFER IS FROM THEIR OWN OPINIONS." Leonardo da Vinci The horror of watching the fires in California is a horror that is repeated over and over. When I was a firefighter in the 1970's the major factors in the spread of fires was well...
"INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE." Martin Luther King Jr. If there is any justice that is utilized against citizens for the purpose of political power there is no justice at all. The rights of the Constitution are rendered useless when government in the form...
"WE HAVE NOW SUNK TO A DEPTH AT WHICH RESTATEMENT OF THE OBVIOUS IS THE FIRST DUTY OF INTELLIGENT MEN." George Orwell Now set down and hold on I am about to go on a rant. If you get mad, well just tough. This is a deadly serious...
"EVERY REVOLUTIONARY ENDS UP EITHER AN OPPRESSOR OR A HERETIC." Albert Camus The deliberate division that is now a popular thing to be working for in this country owes itself to the fact that history is left out of the education of the revolutionary. If the actual truth is...
"WITH BOMBS AND FIRES, YOU ONLY GET ONE MISTAKE." Red Adair We are at the start of the winter fire season here. The last two years has taught a lot of hard lessons and I think we need to be reminded of some safety precautions that can...