Mark Twain Quote

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.

~ Mark Twain

John Adams Quote

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.

~ John Adams

The defiance starts

Lannom turns two at the end of this month. However, he has had a rough couple of days with daddy.

Last night while he was in the bathtub he started scooping up water with his measuring cup and pouring it out of the tub. I told him to stop and to keep the water in the tub. He then, scooped up some water, looked right at me, and dumped it out on the floor. He was, of course, instantly disciplined. For the rest of the night he was as obedient as could be.

This evening while at the dinner table he started spitting out his milk. I told him to stop. Once again, he took a big drink of milk, looked right at me, and let it dribble out his mouth. Oh was I mad. He was disciplined. My mother-in-law was over having dinner with us and even she commented that the look of defiance in his eyes as he spit his milk out was clear.

So, it looks like we may be entering the terrible twos a few weeks early. The poor kid though, doesn't know what he is up against. Daddy don't play.

Sadder but Wiser

At close to 36 years old, I am a fuddy-duddy. I value the characteristics of a by-gone era. That is why I love this editorial by Thomas Sowell on the subsidization of homeowners in trouble. The author hits on two "old and trite" notions of that by-gone era:

1. saving for a rainy day
2. sadder but wiser

Good read.

Best quote:

Even in an era of much-ballyhooed "change," the government cannot eliminate sadness. What it can do is transfer that sadness from those who made risky and unwise decisions to the taxpayers who had nothing to do with their decisions

Snowing...in March...in Alabama

It is snowing. Its is March in central Alabama and we have snow. A good snow too. They are nice, fat, fluffy flakes with enough moisture to stick to everything.

Mihaela and Noah are so excited. Mihaela has only seen snow a few times, and I think it has been two or three years since she last did. I don't think Noah has ever seen it before. They are running from the front of the house to the back of the house, amazed that both the front yard and backyard are getting snow.

It is sweet as they discover new items that are covered in snow. "Look daddy, the slide is covered in snow." "OH MY!!! Your grill has snow on it." "The cars have snow all over them." "It is snowing in the Thompson's yard too!!"

Noah grabs Mihaela's hand and drags her to a window..."Look, sister...its all over the trashcan"