This Week…Back Home to Celebrate a Birthday
Larry and I were out of town last week for a visit with friends and family. No matter where we go or who we see…no matter the occasion, or how much fun we had…we love coming home!
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
John D. Rockefeller
We drove to Kansas City, which is an 11-hour trip in the car, plus any stops for gas, etc, or construction. It’s not long enough to break it up into two days, but just long enough to make it a pain in the BEHIND! (Right, Joan Cox )
Because we’re in hurricane season, I had my eyes on the weather in case we needed to head back to Houston earlier than we’d planned.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
Nelson Mandela
If you’ve never been inside a Buc-ees, I urge you to pull right in if you’re near one. It is a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach. If you stop, either never leave the gas pumps, or go inside with blinders on as you head to the Extremely Clean restrooms…or give in and grab a fan-favorite brisket sandwich.
(Larry and his new friend, Buc-ee)
Do not allow to slip away from you freedoms the people who came before you won with such hard knocks.
D. H. Lawrence
However you celebrated our country’s 249th birthday, I hope you took a few minutes between hot dogs and adult beverages to reflect on how lucky we are to be a part of this wonderful country.
(Lawrence, KS- a carved Jayhawk totem pole at a private residence)
My favorite quote…
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
Ronald Reagan
Have a celebratory weekend!!!
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