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09/02/09 02:53 PM #834     Diane Harris (Moore) Gary, I knew you could do it! I enjoy a good "aphorism" as much as the next person, so your listing of so many made my day. Our dignity has been momentarily (yes, I'm pretty sure it won't last long) restored, and I appreciate it. Again, thanks for the humorous, yet truthful, "aphorisms". My nose is sticking so far up in the air,(due to all the dignity) if it rains I may drown. Going, going, gone...

09/02/09 03:25 PM #835     Gary Grice Diane, funny you should mention drowning! I just came across this story and thought it was time to post a little daily humor. (I'll try to maintain a respectable level of dignity.) Later. ************ All of his life Ole had heard stories of an amazing family tradition.It seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk on water on their 21st birthday. On that day, they'd walk across the lake to the boat club for their first legal drink. So when Ole's 21st birthday came around, he and his pal Sven took a boat out to the middle of the lake. Ole stepped out of the boat and nearly drowned! Sven just barely managed to pull him to safety. Furious and confused, Ole went to see his grandmother. "Grandma, it's my 21st birthday, so why can't I walk across the lake like my father, his father, and his father before him?" Granny looked into Ole's eyes and said, "Because, you dummy, your father, grandfather and great-grand father were born in January; you were born in July.

09/03/09 02:41 PM #836     Gary Grice A fellow and his wife in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where the people are all patriots, were blessed with the birth of twins, two identical girls. These twins were born on the 4th of July, and the father, being patriotic, said to his wife, "We will name them Liberty and Justice, after the pledge of allegiance". His wife said, "Are you nuts? You can't have girls going through life with names like Liberty and Justice. We are going to name them regular girl's names like Mary or Jane". Well, the argument went on for about a month, when a compromise was reached. They would each name one of the girls. The man chose Liberty and the wife picked Elizabeth. As the girls grew, they were so identical, they kept pulling tricks on people who couldn't tell them apart. Finally, when they were about 18, a young man took interest in them. He would take one out on a date but he was never sure which one he was with. He decided he would marry one of them, or both if he could get away with it, but he wasn't sure which one he would marry, if he could only get one. He went to the girls father and explained his quandary. "I love your daughters and want to marry one of them, but I can't tell them apart, so I will leave it up to you". "Give me Liberty or give me Beth" ************* I know somebody saw that one coming!! Later.

09/04/09 09:15 AM #837     Gary Grice Good Friday one and all. Today's a short day for me as I begin my extended weekend. I hope that everyone has a joyous and blessed weekend. Thought it might be fitting to leave you with some words of wisdom from old Ben Franklin. Later. Wise words from Benjamin Franklin Well done is better than well said. A place for everything, everything in its place. A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one. As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence. By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of. Half a truth is often a great lie. If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles. If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing. It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth. It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture. It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards. Life’s Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late. Many people die at twenty five and aren’t buried until they are seventy five. Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody. Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. The doors of wisdom are never shut. The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise. To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions. Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame. When you’re finished changing, you’re finished. Wise men don’t need advice. Fools won’t take it. Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.

09/04/09 08:54 PM #838     Donald Chandler Greetings all. Jim... I must agree with you about God's country in Georgia versus the big cities, especially up north. I would go nuts if I had to work everyday in one of those places like Chicago. The toll roads alone up here would drive me crazy. Liz and I had a wonderful time at the Hildreth Meiere Art Exhibit Reception & Dinner at St. Bonaventure University last night followed by a morning roundtable discussion/breakfast. I do not plan to wear a coat and tie for the remainder of our trip. But it was nice to see some of Hildreth's original work and meet many of my Grandma Meiere's cousins, and cousins I didn't even know I had. If any of you get the New York Times, there is a nice article in today's issue about the opening of the exhibit and Hildreth's career, along with a couple of photos. I must say that in general, the New York Times is too liberal for my taste, and I think that the Oglethorpe Echo is a much nicer paper. :-) Tonight we are in Pittsburgh and will visit with one of Liz's aunts and some of her cousins. Sunday morning, Liz and I will be on the road again, to Stamford, Connecticut at the invitation of Hildreth's daughter Louise to spend a couple of nights with her at her home which is also the home and art studio where Hildreth worked in the 1940's and 50's when she wasn't in her New York City studio. She died in 1961. Here's wishing that all of you have a wonderful and safe Labor Day weekend with your family and friends, doing whatever you have planned. Enjoy! See ya down the road! Go Dawgs!

09/08/09 07:57 AM #839     Jimmy Willis Good morning everyone! Anybody know where we can get a quarterback?! I believe that had to be the worse Georgia team I have ever seem take the field! Sorry, I know Cox was sick last week, but that was a sick game! Always, next year! Or next year! What the Heck! I'm going fishing. See Ya! jim

09/08/09 07:53 PM #840     Diane Harris (Moore) Hi Everybody, Gee, it's quiet out there. I've checked in a few times the last few days, but didn't write. Don, I've enjoyed traveling along with you and Liz (in my mind) as I've read about your trip. I know you'll have even more to tell later. Jim and Don, I agree with you assessments of big city life. They can be nice places to visit, especially Chicago, but I'm glad Dick and I never had to live right in the middle of one. I am thankful that we've seen the places we have, and I hope to see more, but in the end, it's home that I love best. And where is home? I have learned that it is wherever my bed is, my closet is, and last but never least, where ever Dick is. The place my heart thinks of as home will always be the little house on Highway 77 where I spent most of my growing up years. I guess I think of two places as home--that one, and wherever Dick has taken me since I lived there. Like the old Dottie West song, "I Was Raised on Country Sunshine" says, I'm at home with the simple things. We had a great 3 day weekend which consisted of absolutely nothing special. That's pretty much our favorite kind of weekend. You know, the rare kind that only occasionally happens when you have to do only what you want to do. Nothing on the agenda, no meetings, etc. Our anniversary was Saturday and we went out for a nice breakfast. We followed that up by hanging out around the house, cleaning the garage, organizing a closet, and just puttering around. We didn't even go out later for supper. Talked about it, but decided we'd just rather not. We wanted to enjoy the beautiful day at home. Oh, we did find the Dawgs on tv, and watched the game. Sorry it didn't end the way we all wanted, but it still good to see the game that we knew most of you were also watching. Well, enough of nothing special from me. It's just that quiet time after supper, and I wanted to say "hi". Gary, thanks for your continued humor. I don't know where you find 'em, but they are always funny. Oh! Looking forward to seeing whomever shows up at Connie's on the 27th. We'll be leaving right afterwards to head back up here, but there's no way we're not gonna be there. Good Lord willing, of course. Take it easy everyone. We love you. Diane

09/08/09 08:35 PM #841     Connie Morgan (White) Hope you folks had a good Labor Day week-end. Getting back to work today was like a frantic Monday, so I treated myself to a large Chick Fil 'A peach milkshake when I got off! Definitely comfort food. Don, so glad to hear you are having such a nice trip! I still love those Dawgs, but after the first score on Saturday, there wasn't much to get excited about. Hopefully it will be better from now on.. Diane and Dick, I will be glad to see y'all and all the others that can come on the 27th.!!! Thanks for the effort you make to be here. In some ways it is hard to believe it has almost been a year since our Reunion last Oct. - I am still enjoying the warmth of renewed acquaintances. Good week wishes to you!

09/09/09 09:19 AM #842     Gary Grice I'M BACK!!! Sounds like a good weekend for all so far. I had to come back to work to get some rest!! Completed most of the items on MY to do list - would have gotten all done but SHERRON had a list also. Guess which ones got done FIRST! Well I guess I need to get back into my routine and liven things up a little. Maybe this will bring a smile to some faces. Hope everyone has a GREAT week. Later. ******** Old man Frank goes and gets a loan from the bank to buy a high priced bull. A few days later, the banker comes along and asks, “How’s our bull doing?” Frank says, “Our bull ain’t doing too good. I got him out there in the pasture with a bunch of young cows and he don’t want nothing to do with them.” The banker says, “You better call the veterinarian.” Frank agrees. A couple of days later, the banker comes along again and says, “How’s our bull doing now?” Frank says, “Plenty darn good. He has done serviced all of my cows, jumped the fence, and is working on the neighbors’ cows.” The banker says, “Wow! What did the Vet give him?” Frank says, “He gave him some pills.” The banker says, “What kind of pills?” Frank says, “I don’t know, but they tasted sort of like peppermint.”

09/09/09 03:53 PM #843     Gary Grice And now a word from one of my favorite philosophers. Later. ****** Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain

09/09/09 08:26 PM #844     Donald Chandler Hi everyone. Liz and I are still on the road... exploring, dreaming, discovering... Gary, you did tell me that I needed to get out more often. And we are having a great time visiting family along the way. In Pittsburgh, we spent the day with Liz's 90-year old Aunt Martha (her father's brother's widow) who is in an assisted living home there. We had lunch with her and the other retirement residents in the facility's dining hall. She had a vegetable quiche for lunch and immediately began to pick out the mushrooms... and informed us that she would NOT "eat anything that a frog sat on." :-) Then we took her out for the day to her granddaughter's house where we had a cookout and I got to watch part of the Dawgs's game. They made it look so easy on that first drive, but after that it all went downhill. Bummer! But I'm looking forward to the next game. Go Dawgs! From Pittsburgh, we traveled to Stamford, Connecticut and spent two nights with Louise and Hilly Meiere Dunn, the daughter and grandaughter of Hildreth Meiere in her home /art studio, a real thrill and honor. They were very gracious hosts. I had the opportunity to see even more of Hildreth's artwork. If any of you are interested in seeing any of Hildreth's artwork, there is a website, hildrethmeiere.com ... if you click on the "profile" button on the home page, you will get a profile that I wrote and designed about her life and career. For those of you who may not know, Stamford is like a suburb of New York City. I thought Chicago traffic was terrible, but New York City is a driver's nightmare. Thank goodness I had a GPS. I crossed the George Washington Bridge into Manhattan going and coming. While I highly recommend visiting NYC, I would not suggest that you add "DRIVING" in NYC to your Bucket List. We left NYC yesterday morning for Washington DC, to visit another one of Liz's nephews and his family in the suburb of Sterling, Virginia. We drove into DC this morning (another driving nightmare) to see the beautiful Washington National Cathedral, which not only contains the tombs of President Woodrow Wilson and Helen Keller INSIDE the Cathedral, but also one of Hildreth Meiere's mosaics, "The Resurrected Christ", in the Resurrection Chapel. It is amazing! But it is so good to be out of the big cities (and toll roads) and in the "good ole south" again... tonight we are in a motel in Henderson, North Carolina. Tomorrow we make the last leg of our wonderful journey... back to Georgia, Home Sweet Home! See ya down the road. Don

09/10/09 08:48 AM #845     Gary Grice WOW! I'm impressed!! Quite an article!! I didn't know I was familiar with Hildreth Meiere's work, but been seeing it for years. Always wondered who did work like that. I think you have been out enough now - you can come home. Your (and other's) discussion of big city traffic brought back the nightmare of my first NY experience. January of 1975, I was headed for OCS in Newport, RI. I spent the night in New Jersey so as to avoid the NYC rush hour traffic. I headed thru the city about mid morning the next day and some how got in the middle of a funeral procession - DOING 70 MPH!!! This poor country boy saw those stripped cars sitting along the interstate and just knew I was going to break down and never be heard from again. When I made my return trip in May, I gave a fellow who was familiar with NYC a ride. (Thought I would feel a little safer with a rider also.) He had ordered a suit from a shop off 5th Avenue and we had to stop and pick it up. It was a Friday afternoon and traffic was heavy on the interstate (toll road) so he took the "back roads" RIGHT THROUGH HARLEM. Saw plenty of police - they were patroling in groups of 3 or 4. Cars stripped along the sides of the streets, open fire plugs, graffiti everywhere - Looked just like all those TV shows depicted it!! Give me the simpler life in the slow lane - thank you very much. Don, you and Liz be careful on the last leg of your journey and God's speed on your safe return. Again, GREAT article and GREAT accomplishment!!!! Later!

09/10/09 01:15 PM #846     Gary Grice Time for your daily humor with a little wisdom thrown in too. Later. **************** Red Skelton’s recipe for the perfect marriage 1. Two times a week we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, good food and companionship. She goes on Tuesdays; I go on Fridays. 2. We also sleep in separate beds. Hers is in California , and mine is in Texas . 3. I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back. 4. I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. ’Somewhere I haven’t been in a long time!’ she said. So I suggested the kitchen. 5. We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops. 6. She has an electric blender, electric toaster and electric bread maker. She said ‘There are too many gadgets, and no place to sit down!’ So, I bought her an electric chair. 7. My wife told me the car wasn’t running well because there was water in the carburetor. I asked where the car was. She told me, ’In the lake.’ 8. She got a mud pack, and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off. 9. She ran after the garbage truck, yelling, ‘Am I too late for the garbage?’ The driver said, ‘No, jump in!’ 10. Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce. 11. I married Miss Right. I just didn’t know her first name was Always. 12. I haven’t spoken to my wife in 18 months. I don’t like to interrupt her. 13. The last fight was my fault though. My wife asked, ‘What’s on the TV?’ I said, ‘Dust!’

09/10/09 01:27 PM #847     Gary Grice I know, I know ... I've already posted TOO MUCH today, but couldn't allow this bit of wisdom to slip away. Enjoy. (Much) Later. ******* If a dog were your teacher these are some of the lessons you might learn… When loved ones come home, always run to greet them Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy When it’s in your best interest practice obedience Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory Take naps and stretch before rising Run romp and play daily Thrive on attention and let people touch you Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do On warm days stop to lie on your back on the grass On hot days drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree When you’re happy dance around and wag your entire body No matter how often you’re scolded don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout Run right back and make friends Delight in the simple joy of a long walk Eat with gusto and enthusiasm Stop when you have had enough Be loyal Never pretend to be something you’re not If what you want lies buried dig until you find it When someone is having a bad day be silent ….. …sit close by. …and nuzzle them gently.

09/10/09 02:29 PM #848     Diane Harris (Moore) Gary, I loved Red Skelton, so thanks for that post. Now I reallyu loved the one about dogs, and it's so true.You've heard the saying, "I wish I was the kind of person my dog thinks I am". It's my opinion that dogs are the closest example we have on earth of what unconditional love looks like, and we can all learn from the illustration. Don, I saw the article you wrote, too, and I am impressed. With both of you! How you must have enjoyed your visit with the family. Please refresh my memory. Was she a relative? I know you told us, but I can't remember what you said the connection was. I assume you are home by now, or nearing it. If you're like me, it will take a couple of days to get rested up again. I had my flu shot this morning, so I'll be ready for the H1N1 vaccine when it comes in next month. We have some traveling coming up over the next couple of months and want to do what we can to fend off any flu bugs. Speaking of traveling, I need to enlist your help. Dick and I are driving down for my sister's 50th anniversary on the 19th, and we have decided that we want to go to Savannah for a couple of days while we're in GA, before our get together at Connie's. Can you believe we've never had a chance to go? Been lots of places, but when we come to GA it's always family time, and we don't get to go to those places we always wanted to see. This will be a delayed anniversary trip. Those of you who know Savannah well--what are some "must sees"? I've tried to read a little, and I know I want to do a historical district tour, and go to Bonaventure cemetery (know that's spelled wrong), but where are the little restaurants that we shouldn't miss? Any suggestions? Just wondering, because I know that many of you have probably been and know the area lots better than a couple of newbies like us. Oh, not interested in going to Paula Deen's. I love her, but I eat like that all the time. (Well, not ALL the time, but TOO MUCH of the time!) Catch y'all later. Diane

09/11/09 10:09 AM #849     Gary Grice Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend 'cause ..... I'm Stuck On You! Later.

09/12/09 12:37 PM #850     Kathy Carter (Campbell) Don, it sounds like you and Liz had a marvelous trip, except for the traffic. Just glad I don't even have to ride through that kind of congestion. So glad that Tech beat Clemson Thursday night. Just hope the bulldogs can pull a win tonight. Diane, you will love Savannah. It's been quite a few years since we have been to stay, just went by there last year on the way home from Fl. and had lunch downtown. We go to Charleston now when we want to go to the beach since it is nearer to us. Hope all of you have a great time watching the dogs.

09/12/09 01:09 PM #851     Donald Chandler It is so great to be back home!!! We love to travel and see new places and meet new people (and see old friends), and have new experiences and adventures, but I would agree with both Diane and Jim… there is no place like home… especially GEORGIA! To quote that great singer/songwriter John Denver… “Thank God I’m a Country Boy”! We got back to Marietta Thursday night after traveling through 15 states and the District of Columbia, and traveling 2,994 miles the last two weeks (If I had taken another wrong turn in New York City, we would have cracked three thousand). And I did take a few pictures… 1,069 of them to be exact. On the last leg of our journey Thursday, we made an unplanned stop in Charlotte, NC at the Billy Graham Library and had lunch there and took a tour. We thought we would stop an hour or two, but ended up spending three and a half hours there. Have any of you visited it? It really is a nice place to see, very inspiring and moving. Billy Graham grew up on a dairy farm, milking 75 cows each day BY HAND! The architectural design of the Library itself is in the shape of a big red barn and silo, with the entrance in the shape of a giant cross. Reverend Graham's boyhood home is adjacent to the Library. Liz and I were privileged to attend the Billy Graham Crusade in Atlanta in 1994 at the Georgia Dome. Diane… to answer your question about Hildreth Meiere… she and my grandmother, Marion H. Meiere were second cousins. They both died in 1961. Hildreth’s grandfather Lt. Ernest Meiere, and my grandmother’s grandfather, Dr. William S. Meiere were brothers. Ernest Meiere’s wedding in 1861, just days before the Civil War broke out, was attended by both President Abraham Lincoln and Senator Steven A. Douglas. President Lincoln cut the wedding cake with Lt. Meiere’s sword. Both Ernest and William enlisted in the Confederacy during the Civil War, and my ancestor Dr. William Stack Meiere, served as a surgeon and died during the war in 1864. So, Hildreth’s daughter Louise and my mother Sarah Louise were third cousins, and Hildreth’s granddaughter Hilly and I are fourth cousins. I have been corresponding regularly and working with Louise and Hilly the past three years, but this recent trip was the first time I met them face to face. Gary and Diane… I too am a big fan of RED SKELTON! He was just a wonderful comedian and a real pioneer of 20th century entertainment, starting out in traveling minstrel shows, working vaudeville, early radio and television and movies, and live shows. He was also a great artist too, a very talented man. I read a biography of his life a few years ago. Liz also grew up a big Red Skelton fan, and in 1985, when I saw an ad for a live show he was giving here in Atlanta at the Fox Theater, I immediately bought tickets. He was a legend, and if you have never heard his recording of the “Pledge of Allegiance,” add that to your bucket list. Speaking of Comic legends, on our recent trip, we were traveling through western New York State on the way to St. Bonaventure University when we pulled off the interstate for lunch at a small town called Jamestown, NY. One of the nicest things about traveling is that you never know what surprise might lie just around the bend. When I drove into town, a sign at the city limits proclaimed it to be the “Birthplace of Lucille Ball.” While eating a burger I struck up a conversation with one of the locals who told us that there was a “Lucy-Desi Playhouse and Museum” just down the street. Liz really loved Lucy and I did too, so we took a long lunch hour and enjoyed seeing the Playhouse, operated by CBS (I could not take photos). They had some interesting artifacts there, and even detailed recreations of the TV stage sets for the Ricardo apartment on the “I Love Lucy” show. A real walk down memory lane! I know this post is getting very long, but I will respond also to Diane’s inquiry about Savannah. Personally, I recommend seeing the Historic District on a Horse and Carriage tour, and a visit to Riverwalk on the Savannah River if you like a little shopping. To satisfy your sweet tooth, try River Street Sweets for wonderful pralines! Forsyth Park is beautiful too, and the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist has beautiful Stations of the Cross and Stained Glass if you like that sort of thing. Liz and I also enjoyed a trip out to Tybee Island to see the Lighthouse and lunch at the Crab Shack… great seafood outside under the beautiful live oaks, right on the marshes. Well, I’m resting today… and looking forward to seeing the Georgia/South Carolina game tonight. Last week’s game was a tough one, but I think we’ll bounce back. For you other Dawg fans out there, including Jim, Connie and Judy and Kathy, I still enjoy giving the old Florida Gator, Steve Spurrier, a good old fashioned whuppin’! Go Dawgs! No more planned trips for us for a while, except the trip to Connie’s on the 27th! Enjoy the weekend everyone!

09/12/09 11:13 PM #852     Janie Etheredge (Harris) OH HOW SWEET IT IS! Can wait to wear my Georgia t-shirt to the grocery store.

09/12/09 11:53 PM #853     Diane Harris (Moore) Hilarious, Janie! You go, girl! Awesome outcome!

09/14/09 08:17 AM #854     Jimmy Willis Now that's more like it!!! Hope you guys have a great week. And by next Monday I hope we have "Wild Hog" for supper! Later Me

09/14/09 11:11 AM #855     Gary Grice HAPPY MONDAY everyone! Thought a little humor might be good to start the week. Here's one the ladies might appreciate. Hope everyone has a great week. Later. ******** Jennifer's wedding day was fast approaching. Nothing could dampen her excitement -- not even her parents' nasty divorce. Her mother had found the PERFECT dress to wear and would be the best dressed mother-of-the-bride ever! A week later, Jennifer was horrified to learn that her father's new youngwife had bought the exact same dress! Jennifer asked her to exchange it, but she refused. "Absolutely not. I look like a million bucks in this dress, and I'm wearing it," she replied. Jennifer told her mother who graciously said, "Never mind sweetheart. I'll get another dress. After all, it's your special day." A few days later, they went shopping and did find another gorgeous dress. When they stopped for lunch, Jennifer asked her mother, "Aren't you going to return the other dress? You really don't have another occasion where you could wear it." Her mother just smiled and replied, "Of course I do, dear. I'm wearing it to the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding!"

09/14/09 11:17 AM #856     Gary Grice I know I've already provided your chuckle fix for the day but couldn't pass up this one - advice especially for Rabun - Squirrels had overrun three churches in town. After much prayer, the elders of the first church determined that the animals were predestined to be there. Who were they to interfere with God's will? they reasoned. Soon, the squirrels multiplied. The elders of the second church, deciding that they could not harm any of God's creatures, they humanely trapped the squirrels and set them free outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back. It was only the third church that succeeded in keeping the pests away. The elders baptized the squirrels and registered them as members of the church. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter.

09/15/09 03:17 PM #857     Gary Grice I was reading an article on "Get Rich Slowly" and happend across the following: "We also discussed the relationship between money and happiness. Karp recently interviewed Gretchen Rubin from The Happiness Project. Karp says he’s learned that there are a number of ways you can “buy” happiness. For example, you can spend your money on experiences rather than things. Material goods depreciate. The day after you buy them, they’re worth less than what you paid. And they don’t bring a lot of happiness. Experiences, on the other hand, tend to appreciate. Our memories of the things we do become fonder with time because we tend to focus on the positives rather than the negatives." Don, sounds like you recently made a wise investment; Diane, every Tuesday doing her "thang"; and I'm sure, Connie, everyday saving lives. May we all learn from you. Have a blessed week, one and all. Later.

09/15/09 10:38 PM #858     Diane Harris (Moore) It's hard to know where to start. The last several posts are so varied. Don, your account of your trip was so enjoyable, and I can only surmise that your artistic bent is genetic. Wow! So glad you and Liz are safely home, and I hope you'll post some pictures soon. I'm here by my lonesome tonight, with Dick in Indy for the week. Well, he comes home Thursday night. I'll have everything ready for us to leave Friday for Georgia. It'll be a busy time 'till then, with mowing and packing, and cooking for tomorrow night's "Feed the Flock" at church. Hopefully it will keep me busy enough to stay out of trouble, but I've learned not to count on it. I don't have a speck of news. It's that quiet time of my night, so I wanted to check in. One of the happiest surprises of the last couple of years has been the renewal of these friendships. To think we could go 40 years, raising families, working, moving, living, and now look at us. We've picked up the threads of those old ties, and brought them back together, stronger than they were before. I think that's pretty special. Well, I'd better go. I dumped all the clothes out of my dresser drawers early this morning to "go through, throw out, and reorganize", but shortly after the dumping phase I had to leave. My upstairs staff (HA!) had the day off, so I think the piles are still there, which I think I can ignore until in the morning. Take care, everyone. If I don't write again soon, I'll see you on the 27th. Thanks, Connie! Oh, Gary, loved those last thoughts you wrote. I am a big believer in the saying, "the best things in life aren't "things". God bless.

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