The Saturday Edition

Once again it is the weekend. I hope every one had a wonderful week.
I see my images still need some adjustment, but I was glad to be able to post a Friday Quiz this week.

Quotable and the Not So Quotable Quotes

TODAY WE HONOR OGDEN NASH on the topic of the family

Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore,
And that's what parents were created for.

To keep your marriage brimming
With love in the loving cup,
Whenever you're wrong, admit it;
Whenever you're right, shut up.

I have an idea that the phrase 'weaker sex' was coined by some woman to disarm the man she was preparing to overwhelm.

Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and anniversaries, and one who never forgets them.

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave
When they think their children are naive.

A Thought to Share

This also begins with a quote from Ogden Nash:

"Professional men, they have no cares;
Whatever happens, they get theirs..."

To which I would like to add kings and queens, elected and appointed officials, and ex-wives.

While the world teeters on the brink of global depression the haves rush on with little care about the have-nots. Small businesses fail before larger ones which fail before giant corporations. We will not all go down together, which according to some, indicates we are nor entering a depression, merely a severe recession. What is the difference if you lose your job?

Too many people in Government and high paying jobs are out of touch with the little guy who is economically hurting. Some entrepreneurs have tried lowering the cost of goods and services in the areas in which their businesses function, but they are in the minority. The vast majority of business owners and corporations do not want to be first to drop prices. In fact, some have raised them because profits have shrunk due to less sales.

WalMart has been the leader in volume sales for many years, proving profits could be made from low prices. Lately they have forgotten that, since they have dropped the "Always" from their low price strategy. People are returning to more conventional retailers who have had to drop their prices to compete with the giants and their volume sales tactics.

The way things are going, it appears that even though the year 2012 may not bring the end of the world, it may bring the end of global economy as we know it today.



The Poet's Corner

I have a hankering for food;

I want the stuff that is good.

The problem is that

I am already quite fat,

And dieting may do me no good.



The answers to the Friday Quiz will be posted on Thursday.