Beautiful Babies

These two were in a field with their moms, enjoying the fresh air and sunshine…and the company of their best friends.

Deer

To the right of the pasture there is a deer standing and peeking at me.  I’m glad he stood still long enough to get a few pictures.

Lets say I go out and get a $20,000 grant to buy and rehab a piece of property.

That’s about the gist of the sales talk I heard the other day.  Of course, this company wanted to get a fair share of the money to be made for helping you get your business going.  It sounded great, until I started wondering about the grants.  After all, I like money, too.  I’d love to be rich and I’d love to make a few million in the property market.  There’s a lot of money to be made now.  So, lets look at it closely.

I add to the community by hiring people to work on the house, so that’s good.  I provide decent housing for the community, so that’s good.  I make money, lets don’t underestimate how good that is!  So, what’s the problem?  I don’t have to pay it back!

So, where does grant money come from?  Our goverment hasn’t been working in the black for years, so the grant money is borrowed money.   Borrowed in the name of the people of the United States of America.  And, yes…somebody is going to have to pay back that $20,000 .  Who?  The taxpayer.  My children, your children, all of us.  So, what’s the big deal?  It’s only $20,000 after all.  But, it isn’t only $20,000.  It’s millions, billions…even trillions.  As it is, they’re giving away borrowed money.

One day that money is going to come due and here’s the worse part.  All those years it’s waiting to be paid, that debt is growing.  It’s seeped into every nook and cranny of the government…one department keeps track of it, the other dispenses it, the other finds more to give away, and one (our beloved IRS) sucks it out of each and every taxpayer. 

All that government overhead does nothing but build up more debt and I want no part of it. 

Not such a good deal anymore, is it?  More like, really bad karma.

I Love Money!

I’m turning this blog post over to Maj. L. Caudill USMC (Ret) because I believe our country is in a dark place right now, and it’s important to let people know what’s important about the Second Amendment.  Don’t miss his post.  It explains things perfectly. 

The Gun is Civilization, 

By Maj. L. Caudill USMC (Ret)

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Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and
force.

If you want me to do something for you, you have a choice of either
convincing me via argument, or force me to do your bidding under
threat of force. Every human interaction falls into one of those two
categories, without exception. Reason or force, that’s it.

In a truly moral and civilized society, people exclusively interact
through persuasion. Force has no place as a valid method of social
interaction, and the only thing that removes force from the menu is
the personal firearm, as paradoxical as it may sound to some.

When I carry a gun, you cannot deal with me by force. You have to use
reason and try to persuade me, because I have a way to negate your
threat or employment of force.

The gun is the only personal weapon that puts a 100-pound woman on
equal footing with a 220-pound mugger, a 75-year old retiree on equal
footing with a 19-year old gang banger, and a single guy on equal
footing with a carload of drunk guys with baseball bats. The gun
removes the disparity in physical strength, size, or numbers between
a potential attacker and a defender.

There are plenty of people who consider the gun as the source of bad
force equations. These are the people who think that we’d be more
civilized if all guns were removed from society, because a firearm
makes it easier for a mugger to do his job. That, of course,
is only true if the mugger’s potential victims are mostly disarmed
either by choice or by legislative fiat — it has no validity when
most of a mugger’s potential marks are armed.

People who argue for the banning of arms ask for automatic rule by
the young, the strong, and the many, and that’s the exact opposite of
a civilized society. A mugger, even an armed one, can only make a
successful living in a society where the state has granted him a
force monopoly.

Then there’s the argument that the gun makes confrontations lethal
that otherwise would only result in injury. This argument is
fallacious in several ways. Without guns involved, confrontations are
won by the physically superior party inflicting overwhelming injury on
the loser.

People who think that fists, bats, sticks or stones don’t constitute
lethal force watch too much TV, where people take beatings and come
out of it with a bloody lip at worst. The fact that the gun makes
lethal force easier works solely in favor of the weaker defender, not
the stronger attacker. If both are armed, the field is level.

The gun is the only weapon that’s as lethal in the hands of an
octogenarian as it is in the hands of a weight lifter. It simply
wouldn’t work as well as a force equalizer if it wasn’t both lethal
and easily employable.

When I carry a gun, I don’t do so because I am looking for a fight,
but because I’m looking to be left alone. The gun at my side means
that I cannot be forced, only persuaded. I don’t carry it because I’m
afraid, but because it enables me to be unafraid. It doesn’t limit the
actions of those who would interact with me through reason, only the
actions of those who would do so by force. It removes force from the
equation… and that’s why carrying a gun is a civilized act.

God Bless America

So, now we have eight little pullets.  Or seven pullets and a rooster…it’s a little early to be sure about one of them.    They seem very content with their little yard and water-girl.    And, it looks like we got them just in time for the cicada invasion.  The 17 year cicada are beginning to arrive.   At least, I think it’s the 17 year ones.  Could be one of the other batches…I can never remember.  At any rate, we’ll have more of them soon.  The chickens love fighting over the more vocal ones!  

 Now we look forward to fresh eggs…as do our neighbors.  In the meantime though, we’re enjoying watching “our girls” chase bugs.

Talking About How Old Everyone ELSE Looks

Nerd Table (every reunion has one)

Can you guess who was first to realize we graduated in 73 and this was our 37th reunion?

Vickie Carrico (google her) along with Andy Conners gave us some “Proud Mary”.  Great stuff! 

After 37 years, we had a lot of catching up to do.  So, what does all this have to do with feng shui?     Not a darn thing.  Just sharing a little fun, and reminding everyone that time flies.   Keep up with those who knew you way back when you didn’t know yourself.   There are important things to learn.

Thanks so much to everyone who was involved in planning this.  I was thrilled to meet so many great people.  Lets do it again soon!

When we do a Feng Shui Consultation we take into account the the landforms, the buildings around the property, any natural water features, the roads to and from that property, and the facing direction of the building to the exact degree…BEFORE we ever walk into the house. 

Drawing up the Flying Star Chart tells us where the beneficial energies are, and where the non-beneficial energies are located.

Most people think Feng Shui is all about decorating when that is only a small part of the picture.  Feng Shui is about making the most of the property.  The layout of the house is no more important than the land and forms around the house.  For good Feng Shui, both must work together.

This is not to say that you cannot have good Feng Shui in an area that is less than beautiful.  You can!  But, you’ll have to do more inside to encourage the beneficial energy to be strong and the non-beneficial energy to mind its manners.

If you have a home you need to sell, a Feng Shui Consult would be advisable.  There are Feng Shui techniques that can help you sell your house quicker.  And, if you just want to see if Feng Shui can make your life better, pick up “The Idiots Guide To Feng Shui”.  Or you can call a Feng Shui Master…  I’ll be glad to help.

859-492-0582

A View Of These Kentucky Thoroughbreds Is Good Feng Shui

Apparently Duncan thinks I should have brought a gift.

A couple of Days ago, Dan and I went for a drive in the countryside.  I wanted to introduce him to a special fellow I had met last fall.   I always feel better after chatting a bit with Duncan.

This visit though, Duncan seemed a bit miffed.  It was as though he was scolding me for being away so long…like I should have been out more often paying homage to his regal nature.  I guess I can’t argue with that.

It reminded me though how fast spring is approaching!  Flowers are starting to bloom! It’s time to start farm shopping…And, if you’re in the market for a small horse farm, I’ve got just the place.  Call me and we’ll go out and tiptoe through the horses.

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The Twelve Letter Word That Starts With r
 
Relationships have nothing to do with time
If two people get along
That is the basis for love
Let us not wait half our lives
To think there is someone better out there
And then have regretful feelings
                  
In  life there are no certainties
And when God is ready
He pushes a button
And poof we are gone
We can’t say wait I haven’t settled down yet
 
Love doesn’t wear a watch
Nor is it governed by a calendar
If two people meet and get along
Not long after
A relationship should begin
So who needs time
 
                                      Thomas F. Yancey