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They are armed now!

I do not support any rooster fighting and I am against any animal cruelty.

woohoo.. I was just looking over an upcoming project in Delano. Now i know what I can do while visiting the site!..

by Jeff Shyu on 08 Feb 2011 11:37
woohoo.. I was just looking over an upcoming project in Delano.

Don't mean to derail this thread, but Jeff mentioning Delano (never sure if it's Dell-an-o, or Dee-lane-o), brought back a flood of childhood memories. My grandfather (Dad's side) was a fire and brimstone preacher that moved from town to town in central California (Delano, Terra Bella, and Farmersville areas come to mind). As a little kid, 7-8-9 years old, going to see Grandpa and Grandma was big adventure, 5-6 hour trip from Compton, and a ride over the ridge route in our '47 Plymouth. Looking back I know my parents didn't have much, but my grandparents had a whole lot less. I really didn't understand they were dirt poor, but they surely were. Living in a 16 ft trailer parked next to the Church, and on Sunday 15 folks was huge attendance. My parents slept on blanket piles in the church, and I got the front bed in the trailer. Thought we were camping out. Eventually one of their followers let them live in a little house (maybe 600 sq ft) in one the communties they preached in. Fresh black eyed peas off the back yard vine, and unending cookies. Little kid heaven.

Going from town to town, living off the generosity of the parishioners, and dedicated to helping other folks "find the way". Makes me feel small. They were as good as anyone, ever, and never had two nickels to rub together.

Steve T.

OK to get back on track now.

I tend to think of payment in terms of what's important to the person.

Most average person values the dollar. it makes exchange easy as society generally establishes a pretty standard value for things.

some people deal in feelings though, and if they find that the value of their life is based upon the lives they change, then even if they don't have material goods, they still have a enriched and fulfilling life by their standard.

I'm reminded of my hero in Ayn Rand's book, The Fountainhead.. no, not Howard Roark, the architect. My hero was Ellsworth Toohey. His measure of success wasn't material gains, nor spiritual gains, his was the power of influence.

{Officer knocks on the door}
{Door opens]
Woman: Hello officer, can I help you?
Officer: Are you Mrs. Ochoa?
Woman: Yes.
Officer: Mam, I regret to inform you that you husband was stabbed by a cock and died.
Woman: Oh my! I didn't know he was gay...