Ronald Reagan on Government

“Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
· If it moves tax it.
· If it keeps moving, regulate it.
· If it stops moving, subsidize it.”

(Ronald Reagan)

And the architect of this governmental view is..............

................................SuperObama

Migraines

Kate has been plagued by migraine headaches ever since she was sent home from her mission in Peru. We don't know what causes them and she hasn't found anything that prevents them, lessens the pain, or knocks them out once they come. For the past few months she has suffered virtually 24/7 with them and her normal activities have been greatly curtailed. Her neurologist has tried different medications to no avail. She has recently spent a lot of time in her bed, in the dark.

Yesterday she checked into OSU Medical Center for a barrage of tests and for a number of medicinal cocktails to try and snap the pain. Never having been in a hospital except to have her tonsils out as a child, I'm sure she is a little nervous about her stay.

Shawn and I visited her last night and saw her endure a nice, but ineffective male nurse assistant try to start an IV in her left hand, forearm and arm. He was nice, but awful if you know what I mean. In the process, she was in a lot of pain and was close to passing out a couple of times. Fortunately, he quit trying. After a while the head nurse on duty came in and without any difficulty got the IV in her arm.

Having recouped from nurse square-needle, Kate is enjoying her OSU mug. You can see the different bandages on her left hand/arm.

These pictures were specifically taken for the benefit of Beth, because of her blog entry about the OSU mugs. (http://seymourfamohio.blogspot.com/2009/06/another-reason-why-i-love-nurses.html) Kate looks like she is having a blast, right??? Good show for your sister. We love you kate.

Steve vs. The Moles

This is Steve, the female yard warrior

This is a Mole - Pesky Little Varmin


This is Steve Pouncing - go Steve go !!

Moles are the epitome of a Midwest pest. They are creepy little things that love to burrow all through your yard searching for worms and grubs. They can ruin a nice yard in nothing flat. To get rid of them, you can try noise, sonar, chemicals, traps, etc., but annually, they only seem to leave once summer is upon us and the lack of moisture forces their food source to go deeper in the soil. Until then, we have our platoon of yard warriors, with Stevie, now being the lead. They sit quietly for long periods of time and gradually get closer to the opening to a burrow. Then they stand at the ready until they calculate their pounce will yield a positive result. They rarely, if ever, are successful. Actually, I think they have only ever captured and killed one, but they are forever trying.

Personally, I am thankful for our little platoon of yard warriors. They are watching out for us, and that is a noble trait. Thank you Stevie. Tell your kids thanks from the only one who cares.