Jack’s Winning Words 7/11/08
“There is no bad in good.” (Doug Horton) Why not make a list of five things that are bad and five things that are good. Now sing the old song: “You’ve got to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.” Perhaps you can ask someone to make a similar list, and then compare them. ;-) Jack.

FROM MOLINER G.S.: My good for today is to visit Quarters One on the Arsenal this afternoon. It will be going private in August. Did you remember that that residence is the second largest home in the US inventory? The White House is 1st.

FROM M.E. IN CA: One of the "goods" for me is that Dylan Michael Elmer was born July 3 so we now have a grandson and a new generation of Elmers is on the scene. Cart and Bubs would be very pleased. I am off to meet him in 1 hour and Marilyn has been there since the birth.

FROM GOOD DEBT JON: Horton couldn’t be more wrong. To paraphrase and old bromide: Like beauty, there is no Good or Bad, but in the eye of the beholder. Consider the presidential race. What some consider good about Obama many will consider the same things bad. Young people that are ignorant of history (by design of government schools?) will get to live it in real time given the current glide path of culture, politics, and increasing apathy of the electorate. Obama is right, “What we do this next election will shape our country for the next 100 years. Repackaging 1930’s Socialism as Hope and Change is quite a stretch, a modern marketing marvel. McCain would be perhaps just a slower agent of the same result.

FROM J.L. IN MI: I've been reallyl thinking about this one. List of bad: apathy, injustice, repression, rage, violence. List of good: kindness, mercy, love, peace, freedom. When I think more, the list changes slightly. Good Winning Words to make me think. I like that! Thanks!!

MORE FROM J.L.: Personally, I think it's funny to read some of the reactions to your statements each day. Sometimes I feel I have missed the mark by a mile. I guess some people have lost the "simple-ness" of life. I'm not sure what it is, but life seems to have taken a very serious tone for some....understandably sometimes, not so understandable some other times. However, I too believe this election will be a big change...and maybe not for the best. We will have to wait and see. God is bigger than any election! Like the Veggie Tale song says..."God is bigger than the boogyman, bigger than Godzilla and the monster on tv....God is bigger than the boogyman and He's watching out for you and me!" One of my favorite Veggie Tale songs! (I like "Oh Where is my Hairbrush" too! My grandsons love the Veggie Tales..

JACKS' RESPONSE: I learn something new every day...like the Veggie Tales. I like "God is bigger than the bogeyman." One day I was walking down the sidewalk in Merrill, Wisconsin. A mother and small boy passed me. As they did, I heard him ask her, "Is that the bogeyman?"

FROM MOLINER C.F.: Then why the phrase "that's good and bad"? Kind of an oxymoron hunh?

FROM M.L. IN IL: ...and don't mess with mr. inbetween!