Jack’s Winning Words 10/23/20

“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.”  (Charles Mingus)  I came across a listing of simple inventions that have changed the world.  You might guess that the wheel was there, and so was the use of fire.  Surprises were the tooth brush, the nail and Velcro. What about humans? Are we complicated or simple? It really doesn’t matter because God, who creates everything, loves us all…it’s as simple as that.  ;-) Jack 

FROM BLAZING OAKS:  AMEN, to that!  Invention of the Microwave Oven ranks high on my list!! SO handy to have for so many uses!!===JACK:  That was one of the inventions of NASA's space age program.  Others: Dustbuster,, computer mouse, Speedo swimsuit material, smoke detector, Tang, memory foam, freeze drying...and others.

FROM JK IN NV:  Yes — simplicity is not simple! Childlike faith is not childish. Further along these lines, French philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote in his Lettres Provinciales (“Provincial Letters”) dated 1656-57:   “I would have written a shorter letter, but I didn’t have the time.”  In the legal field most courts have word count limits on written submissions (“briefs”). It is an art learned by hard work to cover persuasively all necessary detail in the fewest words. ===JACK:  So, that's the origin of the word, briefs.  It's interesting when I learn something new. 

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  As we EAT, the simpler things are the better.  We like to shop but whatever comes in means something goes out.  To keep things simple.===JACK:  Ooooh.  She has a sense of humor!===JUDY:  Hard to believe???===JACK:  There has to be a sense of humor behind that laugh of yours.