Posted by in Just A Thought, Uncategorized I was so glad I had read in Sunday’s paper about the latest scam about social security and Medicare. I received one of those emails saying there was a glitch in my social security. Social security will not and does not email you like that. If you place your mouse over the email address it…Read more »
Posted by in Earth's wonders, history, Just A Thought, Uncategorized As a child, I used to go on field trips to Green Lake in north Seattle. I always thought the water had a strange smell and the bottom of the lake felt yucky to my feet. My eyes popped out when I saw this little article about Green Lake today in the NW Prime Time…Read more »
Posted by in amusing & appealing, Just A Thought, wildlife I was teaching my preschoolers about the sense of hearing. To get them to understand better, we sang Old MacDonald. I went down the line and had each child pick an animal. When it came to a new boy in my class, he surprised me by picking a giraffe! What sound does a giraffe make?…Read more »
Posted by in history, Just A Thought, politics, Uncategorized With today’s remarks and abuse about people of different ethnic cultures, here is a positive account about a black couple that founded Centralia, WA. They were Mary & George Washington. Mary had African & Jewish heritage & came to Washington from Louisiana. George was born to a white woman of English descent and an African-American…Read more »
Posted by in amusing & appealing, elderly, Get Even, Just A Thought, Uncategorized Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there! Here is a simple father’s tale I heard today & thought I would share it. An elderly man saw a crow tapping at his window. “What? What is it?” His grown son said to him, “It’s a crow. It’s only a crow. I’ve told you this…Read more »
Posted by in history, Just A Thought, legends, Uncategorized In history, we hear stories about the Christians being persecuted such as in Rome, but here is a different historical fact that I hadn’t heard. At the end of the 18th century, the country of Vietnam was divided into two kingdoms. The North was ruled by the Trinh dynasty and the South ruled by the…Read more »
Posted by in history, Just A Thought, politics Have we become barbarians? Cossacks whipping people, the U.S. ripping babes from their undocumented parents, governments hurling insults and slurs at each other, road rage, and the mentally ill packing weapons seems to be the norm. How can our children learn respect when they witness these incidents? Remember children tend to mimic adult behavior. What…Read more »
