another lonely night at the blue lagoon...I pulled an all nighter and my youngest boy is here for a visit and so I'm wore to a nub...I did take a nap but you know how that feels...sluggish...anyway the kids are goin to bed and I have a few minutes...cause I'm not sittin' here tonight....I took John to the Mennonite lady that bakes the pies...and pumpkin cookies and bread..lol...the boy has always been a big eater...he was in hawg heaven...he come out with a pie and an apple turnover and a sack of cookies..big ole smile....he's be fat as a punkin himself if he was around here...but he is a concrete finisher and I don't think they get real fat...you all have a good night...I'm outta here

Charles Kuralt at the Cuero Turkey Trot, 1972.... ... .. .

 Thanksgiving In Prairie Mississippi... ...

 

I love this guy...I have been so outtta the loop I didn't know he had done something people had a problem with...just as well I didn't know..don't think it would have mattered...I would still like him...this is what I would like to do...in my own way...

 

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate; now what's going to happen to us with both a Senate and a House?

 

On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.

 

Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators

 

Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.

 

There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators

 

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.

 

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer

 

We are all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can.

 

If you can see with a child's eye there is a world full of color, joy and wonder to be seen. The fairy realm reminds us to keep this joy and creativity alive. Each cave and hollow tree has a doorway to another world. Every flower, leaf and blade of grass has a story to tell. Streams sing and the winds whisper ancient secrets into the ears of those who will listen. The best places to find fairies are in the "tween places" like forks in the road, where streams divide or border hedges; the best time to find them is in the "tween times" like dusk or dawn. Until you are atuned to the fairy realm you may not see their approach, however, an unexplained ripple in water or a sudden chill may indicate their presence and their wish for you to join them. They range in size from the very very tiny flower fairies often smaller than a firefly to the great stone divas and the fairies that guide the wind. They have vast storehouses of knowledge and wealth that they will bestow on us. All of the gifts and help they give have been touched with magic. They will bring us romance and true love, open doorways to success, and reveal to us all the great treasures of the earth. Above all else they work to alleviate our pain and suffering, serving as our guardians and helping us grow. Fresh flowers and laughter are the best ways of attracting fairies to you for as we know just as each flower has its own fairy each tear that is shed from laughter creates a new fairy.