Faith, Folklore, and Friends

Image from Wikipedia Will Rogers, known as Oklahoma's Favorite Son, was an  American cowboy, actor, humorist, and vaudeville performer.  He was the much beloved political wit of the Progressive  Era, and is remembered best for his common sense, down- home social comments. I think the following comments from Will Rogers are timeless, and we would all benefit from remembering them. 1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. 2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. 3. There are two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither works. 4. Never miss a good chance to shut up. 5. Always drink upstream from the herd. 6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. 7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back into your pocket. 8. There are three kinds of men: The ones who learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. 9. Good judgm...

When we travel west from Alabama, the first big change I notice is the wind.  Across the plains and prairies, there is a constant breeze. There are weeks here when there is not enough wind to tinkle my wind chimes. I've always loved the old windmills, and wish we had enough wind to make one profitable here. We had not driven out west since 2005, when we drove all the way to Disney in Southern California with our son's family.  Then, we were amazed at the new wind turbines in Southern California.  Now, they seem to stretch all the way across Oklahoma and Texas. There are hundreds of them on ridges that stretch for miles and miles. I'm told the wind turbines produce clean and renewable energy, although they are expensive to install. An example of the old and new existing together.  Beautiful!