Conversation #168: Thought for the day

Yes, I am way behind on blogging. Why? Because my life has pretty much revolved around my mess of a new house with a few other things peppered into it. I will try to start posting pictures of house work, but in all honesty, at this point, it will only be phone pics because I really do not know where I packed my camera cord. Also, this house needs WAY more work than our first house, so it is kind of slow going. Anyway, I promise to post some pics of what we have been up to so far. In the meantime, I leave you with this thought for the day (I was sent this in an email so I don't know where it originated from, sorry):

Gotta love Ben Stein!!
He comes up with some good ones!

Paradoxical Quote of The Day From Ben Stein: "Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen." Now add this, "Many of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.
Think about it when you vote in November !

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