A Norman Rockwell moment

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

1- You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2- What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3- The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4- When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation.

5- You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

Posted in Humor, Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Little-Known Concepts?

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

I ran across these ‘core values’ in this article and thought maybe there are some folks who might not be very familiar with these very important concepts.  These were also core values held by the people who brought you the best country on Earth, and are shared by the tea party folks:

  1. Rights are not “granted” to us by the government — they are ours by our very nature, by our birthright.
  2. ALL just political authority is derived from the people — and government exists solely with our consent!
  3. We the people of the several states created the federal government — not the other way around!
  4. The Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being that which has been delegated by the people to the federal government in the Constitution — and nothing more.
  5. The People of each State have the sole and exclusive right and power to govern themselves in all areas not delegated to their government.
  6. A Government without limits is a tyranny!
  7. When Congress enacts laws and regulations that are not made in Pursuance of the powers enumerated in the Constitution, the People are not bound to obey them.
Posted in Politics | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cooking with Fresh Ingredients

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

I hear that most of our food travels an average of 1500 miles to get to your plate.  Tonight, the spinach in the lasagna roll-ups and the lettuce in our salad traveled about 40 steps.  I know exactly what chemicals were used to treat this food: NONE.  It is pretty gratifying to see food you grew in your backyard on the table for dinner, so I thought I would share this with everyone.  
Amber says she really likes the improved flavor of the spinach as compared to store-bought!
Oh, and I’m celebrating the fact that I have a wonderful wife that can make such a delicious meal, and all I had to do was unload the dishwasher to get to enjoy it.

Posted in Family, Gardening | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Garden Update: April 18, 2010

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

It’s been cold and drizzle all day, but I went ahead and built a new structure to hang more topsy turvys.  I have 4 now, and room for 3 more.  If the tomato plants do well this year, I might buy a few more for next year and save space in my raised beds.  A few near-miss slips, but no accidents, and now all of my tomato seedlings have been planted.  I’ll have to plumb up the drip system water to these new upside down planters in the next few days.

Sugar Snap Peas

Image 1 of 32